Stunning photos - are they real

[tanghb]

I was reading a Odonota thread which discusses National Geographic grand-prize winning photo of a dragonfly "Trithemis pallidinervis". Some beilieve that the photo is not real. Interesting points were raised on posture of dragonfly, lighting, light-streak effect of raindrops. Here is a link to the photo:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2011/entries/104493/view/

Some other nature-faking photos were also brought up:

http://www.naturephoto.hu/natgeo_english/index.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8470962.stm

[guldsmed]

It seems to happen quite regularly, a famous Norwegian photographer working in Sweden was exposed last autumn: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2038258/Missing-Lynx-Award-winning-wildlife-photographer-exposed-fraud--cat-winter-coat.html

He had won several prizes and competitions...