Image talk:BarackObama-Basketball.JPEG

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is this picture real?

No this picture is not real. If you examine it, you can see that: -the shirt has no collar (b/c Obama's face has been photoshopped in and then blurred at the collar) -the skin tone varies from the face to the arms —Preceding unsigned comment added by WakDooD (talk • contribs) 12:48, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes it is real. There is no collar because t-shirts don't have collars. The skin tone varies because his face is more exposed to the sun than his arms are. This is called a tan.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.243.42 (talk) 04:28, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm curious as to the face. It looks as if the color changes slightly above the neck on the left bottom side. Where's the picture taken from? Kopf1988 (talk) 07:13, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
No, it is not real. Why would he look back while taking a shot? I'll tell you why. The person who photoshopped this picture couldn't find an Obama head that was looking straight forward and up.user:wjs23 19:00 EST 12 March 2008
You should take your concerns to the Department of Defense, as they are the source of the pic. (Incidentally, as described in the caption, he's not taking a shot, he's making a rebound. Why would he look at the hoop while making a rebound?) OhNoitsJamie Talk 01:19, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
I actually took my concerns to the Department of Defence, and the site that displayed the picture has since been corrected, and the picture is no longer hosted there. You wiki-Elites need to realize that sources are not always correct. Someone inside the DoD realized that it was a fake, and took the photo down.Page that formally hosted the picture in question -wjs23
I think this image should be removed from Barack Obama, as I'm pretty sure it is fake. Why else would DoD remove it from their site? They're probably going to delete the information page as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.129.237.34 (talk) 17:28, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
See, it would probably be racist to remove a picture of Obama. Also if we all can believe this picture is real, then it will be real. Yes we can. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.218.239.8 (talk) 21:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)


The image wasn't removed off DOD servers: http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/Still/2007/Navy/DN-SD-07-17803.JPEG It's a real photo, it just looks weird cause of the flash and quick shutter speed. Stop being idiots. 71.131.0.27 (talk) 22:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC)