This is how the Air Force One photo op should have been done

May 1, 2009 @ 5:11 pm

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Scott, the president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) has reportedly found out that the government spent about $360,000 to do that low fly-by photoshoot of Air Force One around the Statue of Liberty that freaked out people in Lower Manhattan and Jersey City.

Being the president of an association that uses one of the most well-known photo manipulation softwares available, Scott decided to see if he could shave down that hefty pricetag and deliver similar results. Turns out that Scott managed to get the large 747 in front of the Statue of Liberty only after about 2 minutes of fiddling in Photoshop. He used a stock photo of the Statue of Liberty from iStockPhoto.com and the official Air Force One file photo from The White House.

Together, Scott estimates that the job is equivalent to a $360 freezer for an orphanage in Kenya and he’d much rather the government spend that amount of money sensibly than fly the actual 747 very low over New York City. I undoubtedly agree.

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Low fly-by of Air Force One at 30 Hudson Street

April 28, 2009 @ 9:45 pm

Here’s the view from 30 Hudson Street in Jersey City yesterday as a large 747 used sometimes to transport the President flew low over the Lower Manhattan vicinity scaring people and causing companies to evacuate their premises out of caution. The fly-by was a photo-shoot to update the image of Air Force One that the government had on file and the White House has since apologized for their bad judgment.

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Boeing 747 heading straight at you

November 4, 2008 @ 1:09 am

This is what it would look like if you were standing directly in the path of a Boeing 747-400 during takeoff. Notice that the jet used up nearly all of the runway before lifting off.

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