Photos that clearly show a rounded horizon from the vantage point of space
Does that not look like a flat disk to you? I mean, FErs say that that is the spot light of the sun, shining down on earth. A huge circle lit up, the rest is night and the edge, the terminator of the sun.
Hi.
First, let me present myself. I'm working in VFX shop, as lead technical director for lighting & shading.
I guess I'm part of the conspiracy, as I did some "round globe" shots for advertising in the past.
It seems that you are taking that photo as real.
You are probably right. Unlike most of FE are thinking, it's very hard to fake, even with today technology.
Assuming this photo is real, you are saying it's show a flat earth.
That might be true if you ignore two simple optics rules I'm dealing on a daily basis :
1. The law of reflection (
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/optics/lr.cfm).
Notice that water is acting is doing a rather sharp reflection of the sun in the photo, resulting in a bright spot in the middle.
According to the position of that spot, and the assumed position of the camera, you can easily determined a vector where the sun must be to produce at glare at that exact position.
Then, assuming that rule 2. is incorrect because some crazy theory, it's impossible that the sun is in a position to make a circular area like this. Actually, the specular area
2. Inverse-square law (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse-square_law#Light_and_other_electromagnetic_radiation)
Notice the terminator of the light in that photo. To have a short drop-off like this with a point light source, the light has to be :
- Very close.
But according to rule 1. that would mean that the sun would be visible in that picture, and comically small and very close to earth.
You can do the experiment very easily with a light bulb and a piece of paper.
- A spot light. But then you have to explain me how it works.
Also, why the terminator area should be so blue ?