The Backyard Photo Paradox

[Jack Trojan]

There is no paradox here. All the BY photos were real but the money shot, CE-133a, was different from the rest. Oswald knew he was being sheep-dipped as the patsy, which is why the BY photos exist at all. I mean come on, the assassin poses for >7 photos (Marina only recalled taking 1) holding commie lit and both murder weapons? Give me a break.

As it was, the photos taken with the Imperial Reflex camera didn't resolve LHO's face well enough and you couldn't read the headline on the commie lit. That's why they took other photos at the same time with a different camera with a better lens. It's one of those photos that became the infamous CE-133a. Without a doubt, that photo was not taken with the Imperial Reflex camera. There is no way in hell that you can alter the spherical aberration of a lens by slightly changing the POV or the distance from the camera. Note the differences in distortion between the Imperial Reflex camera and the camera that took the money shot CE-133a below. These photos were taken at approx. the same distance from the camera and nearly the same POV.



These photos were not taken with the same camera, and being a photogrammetrist, I should know. This is why Oswald claimed the photo was a fake because his head had been enlarged and the shot was in focus with minimal spherical aberration. Oswald obviously did not have access to the photos that were taken with the other, higher quality camera and that CE-133a was planted with the rest to frame him as the patsy.

[Gerry Down]

There is no paradox here. All the BY photos were real but the money shot, CE-133a, was different from the rest. Oswald knew he was being sheep-dipped as the patsy, which is why the BY photos exist at all. I mean come on, the assassin poses for >7 photos (Marina only recalled taking 1) holding commie lit and both murder weapons? Give me a break.

As it was, the photos taken with the Imperial Reflex camera didn't resolve LHO's face well enough and you couldn't read the headline on the commie lit. That's why they took other photos at the same time with a different camera with a better lens. It's one of those photos that became the infamous CE-133a. Without a doubt, that photo was not taken with the Imperial Reflex camera. There is no way in hell that you can alter the spherical aberration of a lens by slightly changing the POV or the distance from the camera. Note the differences in distortion between the Imperial Reflex camera and the camera that took the money shot CE-133a below. These photos were taken at approx. the same distance from the camera and nearly the same POV.



These photos were not taken with the same camera, and being a photogrammetrist, I should know. This is why Oswald claimed the photo was a fake because his head had been enlarged and the shot was in focus with minimal spherical aberration. Oswald obviously did not have access to the photos that were taken with the other, higher quality camera and that CE-133a was planted with the rest to frame him as the patsy.

What you're saying is is that all the backyard photos were blurry (ie you could not read the headlines on the paper) and so someone faked one photo, CE-133a, so that the headlines of the papers could be read which were then made out to be communist newspapers.

But what difference do the newspaper headlines really make? Isn't the main thing that he is holding the assassination rifle? Who cares about the newspaper headlines.

[Jack Trojan]

What you're saying is is that all the backyard photos were blurry (ie you could not read the headlines on the paper) and so someone faked one photo, CE-133a, so that the headlines of the papers could be read which were then made out to be communist newspapers.

All the photos were taken at the same time with both cameras. They made a judgement call whether to include any non-Imperial Reflex shots in the mix, depending how the Imperial Reflex shots turned out.

But what difference do the newspaper headlines really make? Isn't the main thing that he is holding the assassination rifle? Who cares about the newspaper headlines.

Oswald was being sheep-dipped as a lone, rogue commie gunman, so as not to start any World Wars against the Commies. Hence the LN narrative throughout. IOWs, no conspiracy. Oswald was fully aware he was being set up as the patsy, but he was probably told by his handlers that he would be allowed to escape and given safe passage to Mexico. But he got double-crossed at the theater and the rest is history.

An interesting tidbit is that the wonky scope was left on the rifle so it would match the BYPs. But they forgot to sight it in, which is what any sharpshooter would have done prior to assassinating the POTUS.

[Walt Cakebread]

There is no paradox here. All the BY photos were real but the money shot, CE-133a, was different from the rest. Oswald knew he was being sheep-dipped as the patsy, which is why the BY photos exist at all. I mean come on, the assassin poses for >7 photos (Marina only recalled taking 1) holding commie lit and both murder weapons? Give me a break.

As it was, the photos taken with the Imperial Reflex camera didn't resolve LHO's face well enough and you couldn't read the headline on the commie lit. That's why they took other photos at the same time with a different camera with a better lens. It's one of those photos that became the infamous CE-133a. Without a doubt, that photo was not taken with the Imperial Reflex camera. There is no way in hell that you can alter the spherical aberration of a lens by slightly changing the POV or the distance from the camera. Note the differences in distortion between the Imperial Reflex camera and the camera that took the money shot CE-133a below. These photos were taken at approx. the same distance from the camera and nearly the same POV.



These photos were not taken with the same camera, and being a photogrammetrist, I should know. This is why Oswald claimed the photo was a fake because his head had been enlarged and the shot was in focus with minimal spherical aberration. Oswald obviously did not have access to the photos that were taken with the other, higher quality camera and that CE-133a was planted with the rest to frame him as the patsy.

Oswald knew he was being sheep-dipped as the patsy, which is why the BY photos exist at all. I mean come on, the assassin poses for >7 photos (Marina only recalled taking 1) holding commie lit and both murder weapons?

So you believe that the plot to kill JFK was in motion in February of 1963?

[Rick Plant]

All the photos of Lee Harvey Oswald have been determined to be authentic. 

[John Iacoletti]

The very fact that it was the DPD who admitted Oswald made this allegation is evidence against the idea that they faked the photo.

That's just what the DPD would want you to think!

[Walt Cakebread]

That's just what the DPD would want you to think!

Mr Down's rebuttal doesn't make sense.....

Mr Down:..."The very fact that it was the DPD who admitted Oswald made this allegation is evidence against the idea that they faked the photo."

Perhaps he can explain ......

[Alan Ford]

There is no paradox here. All the BY photos were real but the money shot, CE-133a, was different from the rest. Oswald knew he was being sheep-dipped as the patsy, which is why the BY photos exist at all. I mean come on, the assassin poses for >7 photos (Marina only recalled taking 1) holding commie lit and both murder weapons? Give me a break.

As it was, the photos taken with the Imperial Reflex camera didn't resolve LHO's face well enough and you couldn't read the headline on the commie lit. That's why they took other photos at the same time with a different camera with a better lens. It's one of those photos that became the infamous CE-133a. Without a doubt, that photo was not taken with the Imperial Reflex camera. There is no way in hell that you can alter the spherical aberration of a lens by slightly changing the POV or the distance from the camera. Note the differences in distortion between the Imperial Reflex camera and the camera that took the money shot CE-133a below. These photos were taken at approx. the same distance from the camera and nearly the same POV.



These photos were not taken with the same camera, and being a photogrammetrist, I should know. This is why Oswald claimed the photo was a fake because his head had been enlarged and the shot was in focus with minimal spherical aberration. Oswald obviously did not have access to the photos that were taken with the other, higher quality camera and that CE-133a was planted with the rest to frame him as the patsy.

A very interesting take, Mr Trojan!