Comments on: Friday Funny: What's Wrong with this Photo?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:58:34 +0000

I always wanted to know how you did it. I didn’t care much of what it was…

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:38:14 +0000

Hmm… at that compression I cannot really pin it down, but something feels (pardon the expression) fishy. Maybe it is that the background reflects towards the camera, but not the subject. Maybe that the angle between upper and lower body don’t quite seem to match – but they are not off enough to be made by the different light-breaking qualities of water and air. Or is it that the point of view seem to be slightly different for the water surface and the upper body.
And no, i have no ideas about the terminology of the financing world
Am just a cameradude.

By: Susan Jones

Susan Jones — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:42:32 +0000

wheeeeeeeeee
such a bunch of smarty-pants!

By: SenorKaffee

SenorKaffee — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:02:32 +0000

HeÂ´s drowning and it looks like he doesnÂ´t care. Someone to give your money to.

By: Justin Goff

Justin Goff — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:49:32 +0000

and I hope he took his cell out of his pocket

By: Justin Goff

Justin Goff — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:48:40 +0000

What a waste of a good suit!

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:14:21 +0000

At least he’s not underwater. The picture is effective because it’s unusual

By: Berry

Berry — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:14:08 +0000

Hum,
I agree Alaska, the funny part is that the guy let the photographer talk him into wading into a pool in a suit. It’s like Revenge of the Photographer. Goes to show the camera wields great power!

It’s also a good lesson of how easy it is to do something that gets construed the wrong way. Call in the PR Firefighters!

By: Brian Berliner

Brian Berliner — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:09:14 +0000

It’s all about the CEO.

1) By positioning his upper body above the water, he indicates that he is not “wet behind the ears”.

2) By positioning his lower body under the water, he indicates that he is a busy man who cannot take the time out to go to the restroom to urinate.

3) By placing his hands in his pockets, he indicates that his brain has evolved to include telekinetic powers, rendering his arms and hands useless and weak.

4) The lack of shoes indicates that he is of sufficient stature that he has no need for a heel to artificially raise his appearance as the dominant person in the company. He’s confident and secure in himself.

5) The hairdo (or hairpiece?) is decidedly non-mullet, indicating that he is all about “business in the front” but no “party in the back”.

6) The lack of socks sends the subliminal message that he is also not wearing any underwear.

7) The fact that he is standing indicates that he doesn’t know how to swim or tread water. Follow his trading methodologies and you don’t need to know how to swim or tread water either.

-Brian

By: Alaska Miller

Alaska Miller — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:25:31 +0000

It’s hard to pin it down. I saw it more as he was floating since he isn’t actually submerged. But yeah I think the gist of why it’s a wrong picture is there.

Maybe they think they’re just being snarky by running the picture. Those silly photographers and their silly creative ideas.