I'm not happy about this one, but I've run in to a brick wall so far looking for more info. So I'm going to need some AI-spotters to help me figure this one out, please. Unless of course I'm wrong, and both pics are legit. But I have my doubts...

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In any case, this particular AV videotape station allegedly belonged to the US army, and in the 2nd pic, it's a PFC Mathesen who's the particular technician posing.

EDIT: Mystery seems solved thanks to a couple folks below. Evidently these are two genuine photos, likely shot the same day. I remain curious about the first person's uniform though, since it seems so different from the second person's.

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[–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I hope they're legit, because these are really good if they're not. I was looking at the reflections on all the tiny knobs (is there a word for catchlights that applies to objects instead of eyes?) and they are all in the right spots and match the reflection in shoes etc. AI often messes that up, especially across classes of objects. The second thing was that the screen reflections are perfecto. There are some key details as well, like the wrinkling of stocking around an ankle.

The only thing that seems amiss to me is the cables behind the figures are a little different between the photos. If they were taken at the same time, which I think they were given the fancy lighting, why would they shift BNC cables on a patchbay between models? They are very close, so it just might be a difference in the angle, or maybe someone bumped into them and they moved a bit.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Nice comment, Dr. Bob. Thank you.

    If they were taken at the same time

    I mean... could be days, weeks or months apart? I guess my biggest suspicions at this time is: 1) the similarity in the red pen-paper placement, and 2) their wildly different uniforms.

    Still, as Sgt Schulz famously said:
    "I know NUTHing."

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    I'm sure they were. The reels are in the same position as are the knobs and levels that I can see. Lighting like that doesn't happen by accident, there will be all kinds of diffusers and reflectors outside the frame to get that look. I also counted videotapes and they match as well. As I said, if it's not real we should be scared because it's a great fake.

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