Internet trolls fire back after Nikon gives prize to badly photoshopped image
Nikon Singapore put up a Facebook post yesterday (29 Feb), awarding photographer Chay Yu Wei for capturing an impressive photo of an airplane framed by a ladder in Chinatown.
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Photographers were quick to point out that the photo was not a perfect shot, but a clear result of poor photoshop. Soon enough, hilarious and sarcastic comments flooded the post.
Nikon said,”Yu Wei chanced upon a set of ladders while on a photowalk with his friends in Chinatown, and thought the view above would make an interesting perspective. Little did he expect to catch an airplane in mid-air. We’ll try looking up too, Yu Wei; your shot has won you a Nikon trolley bag. Congratulations!
Netizens aren’t letting him go so easily
Yu Wei won a Nikon-branded trolley bag. But the online commenters were not letting him go so easily. One Facebook user showed how changing the adjustments levels reveals clearly how it was photoshopped.
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Others added their own hilarious twists.
“He should have waited longer for the coaster to add a bit of drama.”
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“He didn’t have to wait too long for a train to appear”
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“Totally NOT Photoshopped! I have the same lens!”
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“007 chanced upon a set of ladders while on a photowalk searching for a shaken and not stirred Martini.”
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“I chanced upon a set of ladders while on a photowalk with My friends in Chinatown, and thought the view above would make an interesting perspective. Little did I expect to catch John Cena on the roof peering down on me. He said “You’ve got this trolley bag now, kid”. I look up to him. Maybe you’ll try looking up too.”
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“Nikon Singapore should do better in future judging.”
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The photographer even responded on instagram to one of his trollers, saying that he didn’t have to wait long for the plane.
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Nikon has since responded to the hilarity with a safe PR response without mentioning prize will be withdrawn.
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Looks like Yu Wei really got a TROLLy.
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