Comments on: Skunk Ape Photographer Speaks Out

By: kittenz

kittenz — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:16:32 +0000

The best way to disguise a hoax is to throw up a smokescreen around it and bury the fact that the whole thing is fake in a barrage of diversion. This trip of skunkapehunter’s, for instance. Get a lot of people wondering why they weren’t “the chosen one”, do a lot of stroking and flatterring to shmooze that person, and keep talking so that people will quit looking too closely at the photos.

I still don’t buy it. A fake is a fake. It’s awfully good publicity for Judy Caseley’s eco-tour and photography business though. As long as everybody spells the name right.

By: TorchFoot

TorchFoot — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:24:41 +0000

Oh come on! I have seen more convincing photos of Bigfoot/Skunk Ape on the Scooby Doo Mystery Hour!

I have been a wildlife photographer for over 15 years, and I am telling you right now that this is a BigFake! Nice that she took the time to compose the photo, placing the skunkape in the upper-left power corner! If you’re gonna switch sides, at least do it based on real evidence!

By: ilexoak

ilexoak — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:46:51 +0000

The arms aren’t long as you’d expect and the left forearm appears exposed with something held in it’s hand? Could it be a 2-way communication device?

Wayne

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:03:50 +0000

It appears as though the suit has mange on the left forearm and hand.

By: ilexoak

ilexoak — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:14:26 +0000

The is a recent SA sighting report posted on the BFRO site from the coastal Everglades area from earlier this past Spring. The witness was a passerby who saw a group of people with binoculars and camera looking in the direction of a brown colored hairy biped. There was a Blue Jeep nearby.

Just a coincidence I suppose?

Wayne

By: Giant_Catfish

Giant_Catfish — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:46:20 +0000

Its a fakeroonie. Judy, how could you expect anyone to believe this photo is real? Then make a lame case for it?

By: Rillo777

Rillo777 — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:42:46 +0000

I, too, am a photographer. I have also won many awards and sold several photos. I use film exclusively as I detest digital photography (in part for the very reasons brought out here, ease of manipulation, etc.) That is why I always keep negatives-to prove what I photographed. Primarily, I am struck that, as a nature photographer, she was not using a zoom lens. If I am shooting nature I use one almost exclusively especially in a locale like the one she describes. Second, I would have shot several pictures at different focal lengths, up close and backing off to show the overall area. Further, I would have taken shots as the creature moved about to give some idea of how it walked. A good photographer forgets everything but the shot, and I remain very sceptical of this alleged encounter.

By: sasdave

sasdave — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:11:44 +0000

A note to Judy.

I understand why some of the feedback hasn’t been all good. Most of the experts on the subject have never seen a sasquatch or skunkape. If I had photographed the sasquatch I seen I probably would have made a postcard of it just like P/G’s photo was. I never talked to anyone about my sighting for years, until I had witnessed part of the P/G film. More people have used and made money off of this picture than P/G did. The common cry from people that haven’t witnessed what you did always quote it as someone wearing a gorilla suit. The problem people don’t realize is as humans are similiar; yet, have many differances. So are the sasquatch or as this one is a skunkape. If you believe what you saw even if the lighting caused a not so clear photo, stick to your what your gut and experience says. P/G went through worse than the above. I know what you’re going through as I still do; eventhough, I never was able to photograph my sighting. They that haven’t seen one will, when they get out of there little pink monkey suit(s).

By: carnivore

carnivore — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:44:38 +0000

airforce47 has the right idea. Can’t do much with a low res pic from the papers, and kodak easy share.

By: airforce47

airforce47 — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:45:03 +0000

Hi Judy,

I just read through the story and the posts. Interesting pic, but I see where Loren Coleman’s skepticism is coming from.

The picture is vaguely reminiscent of another one which was offered up several years ago by a known hoaxer named Cliff Crook out of Washington State. Cliff supposedly bought the picture from another source.

I agree with Loren about your bio and your photographic ability. I don’t doubt that you took the picture convinced the subject is the notorious swamp ape.

However, because of the low resolution of the pics in the blog it’s impossible to reach any kind of conclusion about the quality of the pic.

In response to your offer please do the following:

1. Have a photographic scientist verify your original negative is in fact an original. This can be done in writing or by email. Most pro labs have one or more employees with degrees in photographic science.

2. Make arrangements to allow the negative to be examined by one of the scientists involved in Bigfoot research. Your provided verification will give this person an opportunity ask the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena to examine it using their Planetary Image Enhancing Software to improve the resolution and detail.

If this is done from the original I suspect enough detail will be found to determine if the image is someone in a suit pulling a hoax or if the image is really a swamp ape.

Also, we have associated with our community one person in Alabama who would probably be willing to scan and enhance your negative. While his equipment and software aren’t quite as good as JPL’s he’s done some really good things with the Patterson-Gimlin Film from October 1967 without an original.

In the meantime, my best,

Larry Lesh