Comments on: Photos of Wisconsin Mountain Lion

By: Craig Woolheater

Craig Woolheater — Tue, 22 May 2007 23:17:52 +0000

The first photo has been exposed as a photoshop hoax. See Update: Photos of Wisconsin Mountain Lion.

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Tue, 22 May 2007 23:09:53 +0000

Forget edge detection! Just magnify the first image using Microsoft Paint (LOL) and you will see halo effects and other cropping phenomena around the cougar. Officially fake.

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Tue, 22 May 2007 23:04:59 +0000

See what you’ve done? I was the open minded one. Now I’ve become a skeptic like the rest of you. I guess I’ve been around the wrong company for too long. Both look fake, especially the second one. I did edge detection on the first picture (not with Photoshop) but nothing suspicious showed.

By: CrimsonFox79

CrimsonFox79 — Tue, 22 May 2007 23:02:40 +0000

The first pic looks pretty real. But the 2nd one, IMO, is just screaming ‘fake’.

By: calash

calash — Tue, 22 May 2007 22:23:22 +0000

Even though I still lean towards this being real if you look up the company on the internet, ( pen-and-inc.com) you will find it is involved in the packaging industry doing graphic design work. Probably just a coincidence.
Best Regards

By: calash

calash — Tue, 22 May 2007 22:11:21 +0000

One of the most refreshing things about this photo is that the animal is so clearly a cougar. It would be most educational if someone versed in photo shop could take the picture of it walking downhill and put the animal in a different setting with the same degree of realism that this photo has.
Best regards

By: ShefZ28

ShefZ28 — Tue, 22 May 2007 22:05:12 +0000

the first pictue has hints of photoshopping. The second picture the cat is too small, and has absolutely no shadow.

Photoshopped.

By: DARHOP

DARHOP — Tue, 22 May 2007 21:34:14 +0000

Milwaukee…. Why not Milwaukee….?

By: DARHOP

DARHOP — Tue, 22 May 2007 21:32:53 +0000

It’s strange how different people see different things…. Look’s like it’s just plain ol walking to me in the first photo… the second photo look’s like it is checking something out… Most likely the people in the building…
I’ve seen deer in the middle of the city…. Why not a cougar in a parking lot….? They have been seen in school yards, why not a parking lot… Where was this photo taken I wonder…?

By: fallofrain

fallofrain — Tue, 22 May 2007 21:07:30 +0000

I work with Photoshop too. The second photo especially looks awkward, but I’ve seen a lot of awkward-looking real shots, too. If Photoshopped, they’re very well done. My only minor criticisms…the animal’s coat doesn’t appear wet, and why is it so interested in the building? There doesn’t appear to be much edible there. Unless it’s attracted to the people behind the glass. How many witnesses were there? Sorry…the jury’s still out here. Maybe real, or not.