This composite photograph of a Dassault Rafale at Sion Air Base in Switzerland earned a place in our cover competition's "best of the rest" category, although for future years we will stipulate only un-touched photos made be entered. Taken with a Canon EOS 500D by AirSpace photographer Niels_Boswinkel. Niels took the original photographs.
Look out for details next November for 2011's cover competition. Until then you can upload your photos to AirSpace for a chance to have one featured as our Image of the Week, or to be printed in our publications.
Look out for details next November for 2011's cover competition. Until then you can upload your photos to AirSpace for a chance to have one featured as our Image of the Week, or to be printed in our publications.
on January 3, 2011 4:15 PM | Reply
Fake... google image search for "Dassault Rafale"
Check my URL
on January 3, 2011 5:07 PM | Reply
The original was a better shot.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/4/2011/01/1efcdfa288a5470cc0aefd7de81c1597/340x.jpg
on January 3, 2011 5:19 PM | Reply
Shadows and reflections don't match the background. Looks like this image has been photoshopped. I'm no expert though...
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/4/2011/01/9793bae598a6e44ce1dfa1d2aab55e5d/original.jpg
on January 3, 2011 6:07 PM | Reply
The background is fake. Here is the unaltered photo:
http://tinyurl.com/23w2ubv
on January 3, 2011 6:34 PM | Reply
Apparently this photo is a fake. The source image can be found here.
http://wallpaperstock.net/dassault-rafale-wallpapers_w17357.html
on January 3, 2011 7:24 PM | Reply
Uh-oh. Me thinks this is a photoshop. http://wallpaperstock.net/dassault-rafale_wallpapers_17357_1024x768_1.html
on January 3, 2011 9:23 PM | Reply
Hi
why is it that picture looks exactly like the plane out of the wallpapers net image library?
http://wallpaperstock.net/dassault-rafale-wallpapers_w17357.html
on January 3, 2011 9:34 PM | Reply
http://wallpaperstock.net/dassault-rafale_wallpapers_17357_1024x768_1.html
Does seem awfully similar?? reflections match, and on this photo the strange shadows given the angle of the plane...
on January 3, 2011 11:26 PM | Reply
Nice shot except it's a very poor Photoshop job. See the original photo at http://wallpaperstock.net/dassault-rafale_wallpapers_17357_1024x768_1.html
on January 3, 2011 11:27 PM | Reply
http://wallpaperstock.net/dassault-rafale-wallpapers_w17357.html
on January 7, 2011 5:13 AM | Reply
Thank you for your comments, everyone. We've now noted this is a composite image. The credited photographer took the original photo. In future years we'll make clearer only non-manipulated images should be entered.