NYCkayaker Wow.

[Rich Kulawiec]

Putting aside your other points (which I think may well be
correct) just for a moment...

On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 01:37:42PM -0500, David Gottlieb wrote:
> Also, the water is much too calm and the
> background is nearly the same on all pics. 

If they were taken at the same location, then the background
*would* be nearly the same.

As to water character, I've paddled off Hawaii in the winter.  (You may
now all snicker at the hapless river paddler.)  On the lee side of the
islands, e.g. Lanikai, the sea was quite calm aside from a few near-shore
breakers and a few around the Mokalua islands.  It remained so for
several days in a row, until a northern Pacific storm kicked up.

(On other hand, up on the north shore while that storm was active,
things were not quite not so serene and I provided some...
quality entertainment for amused onlookers.

Words of wisdom from another West Virginia river guide of my acquaintance:
"It is better to watch the show than to be the show.")

When I get a chance, I'll take a close look at those photos
with ImageMagick and see if signs of tampering surface.

---Rsk