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'''Helicopter Shark''' is a composition of two photographs that gives the impression that a [[Great White shark]] is leaping out of the water attacking military personnel climbing a suspended ladder attached to a special forces [[UH-60 Black Hawk]] helicopter. The photo was widely circulated via an [[email]] in 2001, along with a claim that it had been chosen as "[[National Geographic]] Photo of the Year". The email in question was usually written in the following form: |
'''Helicopter Shark''' is a composition of two photographs that gives the impression that a [[Great White shark]] is leaping out of the water attacking military personnel climbing a suspended ladder attached to a special forces [[UH-60 Black Hawk]] helicopter. The photo was widely circulated via an [[email]] in 2001, along with a claim that it had been chosen as "[[National Geographic]] Photo of the Year". The email in question was usually written in the following form: |
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''AND YOU THINK YOUR [sic] HAVING A BAD DAY AT WORK !!'' ''National Geographic'' publicly disavowed the photo and the claimed award as a hoax.<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0815_020815_photooftheyear.html Shark "Photo of the Year" Is E-Mail Hoax], ''[[National Geographic]]'', [[March 8]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[September 11]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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''AND YOU THINK YOUR [sic] HAVING A BAD DAY AT WORK !! |
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The final edited photo was created by combining a photograph of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter taken by Lance Cheung for the United States Air Force ([[USAF]]), and a photo taken by South African photographer Charles Maxwell. While the helicopter photo was in fact taken in front of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], the photo of the shark was actually taken in |
The final edited photo was created by combining a photograph of a [[HH-60G Pave Hawk]] helicopter taken by Lance Cheung for the United States Air Force ([[USAF]]), and a photo taken by South African photographer Charles Maxwell. While the helicopter photo was in fact taken in front of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], the photo of the shark was actually taken in [[False Bay]], [[South Africa]]. There are no known sightings of Great White sharks in [[San Francisco Bay]].<ref>McClain, Dylan Loeb. [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F20E1FFF395F0C748CDDA90994DA404482 "Compressed Data; Another Big Fish Story Comes Unraveled"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[October 7]], [[2002]]. Accessed [[September 11]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:54, 11 September 2007
Helicopter Shark is a composition of two photographs that gives the impression that a Great White shark is leaping out of the water attacking military personnel climbing a suspended ladder attached to a special forces UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The photo was widely circulated via an email in 2001, along with a claim that it had been chosen as "National Geographic Photo of the Year". The email in question was usually written in the following form: AND YOU THINK YOUR [sic] HAVING A BAD DAY AT WORK !! National Geographic publicly disavowed the photo and the claimed award as a hoax.[1]
The final edited photo was created by combining a photograph of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter taken by Lance Cheung for the United States Air Force (USAF), and a photo taken by South African photographer Charles Maxwell. While the helicopter photo was in fact taken in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, the photo of the shark was actually taken in False Bay, South Africa. There are no known sightings of Great White sharks in San Francisco Bay.[2]
References
- ^ Shark "Photo of the Year" Is E-Mail Hoax, National Geographic, March 8, 2005. Accessed September 11, 2007.
- ^ McClain, Dylan Loeb. "Compressed Data; Another Big Fish Story Comes Unraveled", The New York Times, October 7, 2002. Accessed September 11, 2007.