by darkspilver 6 Replies latest jw friends
The second in an occasional series......
Following on from Wollongong
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5753386743889920/wollongong-new-south-wales-australia
Here's Valparaíso!
From the front page of jw.org (shown as top image below)
and at bottom, the same view on google street view
737 Almirante Montt, Valparaíso, Chile
Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/ZaYf9BGQ1RC2
Street Map: https://goo.gl/maps/VQQFAPbeCEv
Another picture of same building: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3224142
I like the top version. I love photoshop. Lol
The top version does not include the church on the far left. It may not be photo-shopped. But I was thinking how exposed it would be to live in a dwelling whose front door was so publically accessible.
Hi steve2
It may not be photo-shopped. But I was thinking how exposed it would be to live in a dwelling whose front door was so publically accessible.
I think ab.ortega was referencing photoshopping the coloring - making the image 'pop' with some vibrancy in the color department, rather than actual photo manipulation.
Though, as you stated, WT have decided to crop the image a certain way, which I don't think is a probem - they also need a horizontal landscape crop for the purpose of fitting onto the JW website.
I purposefully though did include the larger image to show that the doorway was literally in the shadow of the local church - thought it would be interesting to show
I can hear the art direction now " yeah, totally pimp up the colours and make it look busier with extra car and foot traffic but sshh let's pretend the big-ass church isn't there." lol.
Hi sparrowdown
I can hear the art direction now " yeah, totally pimp up the colours and make it look busier with extra car and foot traffic but sshh let's pretend the big-ass church isn't there." lol.
Actually I wonder how old the photograph is that WT has used considering the photo from Taichung, Taiwan they are currently using on the front page of the JW website, shown below, is using an old out-of-date tract / leaflet - I think they were replaced in 2013?
Google street view lets you go back and view older versions - the picture in Valparaíso, Chile that WT is using looks much more like the the Street View image from January 2012:
Admitedly the tarpaulin on the left looks a different color? But at least something is there. Likewise with the partial cover of the balcony in the middle. But the key item would seem to be the road sign on the right hand side, which doesn't appear in the latest Street View.
WT on JW website:
Most recent Street View from July 2015:
It's not unusual for photos at travel sites and tourist advertisements to be cropped and tweeked with stuff like street signs and graffiti left out etc etc. No surprise if WT uses same techniques to maximize the fairytale witness life effect.
