Hmm. I am unfamiliar with these markers but it looks to me as if some sort of spike was photographed from above so that the topmost part is in focus while the ground is slightly out of focus. What is the photoshopping?
Ove Zakrisson These markers are cemented in place on to very rocks (ones which are unlikely to move) for USGS surveys. At most, if there was no stable rock around for it, they will be mounted a couple inch high concert foundation burred in the ground.
Kadah this picture does look suspect and section markers (property monuments) aren’t really the full intent of allowing survey monuments but not all usgs are cemented, many are set on driven pipes like shown.
Nate Hunter It would have to be sticking up above the ground a good distance to cause that much bokeh of the surrounding ground without also capturing the photographer's feet or some sort of shading of the photographer hovering that directly over it as to not capture the edges of the marker or post.
There's no record for that marker anywhere remotely near where they claimed it to be.
Look at image full sized and check out the marker edges, that's not even blended right for the background. It has no post or marker shadow in the slightest, and the reflection off the marker doesn't match the lighting of the surrounding area. And the scale is way off, compared to the sign.
They didn't even try... and I think they used Paint.
ReplyDeleteHmm. I am unfamiliar with these markers but it looks to me as if some sort of spike was photographed from above so that the topmost part is in focus while the ground is slightly out of focus. What is the photoshopping?
ReplyDeleteOve Zakrisson These markers are cemented in place on to very rocks (ones which are unlikely to move) for USGS surveys. At most, if there was no stable rock around for it, they will be mounted a couple inch high concert foundation burred in the ground.
ReplyDeleteAhh, ok, then I understand.
ReplyDeleteKadah this picture does look suspect and section markers (property monuments) aren’t really the full intent of allowing survey monuments but not all usgs are cemented, many are set on driven pipes like shown.
ReplyDeleteNate Hunter It would have to be sticking up above the ground a good distance to cause that much bokeh of the surrounding ground without also capturing the photographer's feet or some sort of shading of the photographer hovering that directly over it as to not capture the edges of the marker or post.
ReplyDeleteThere's no record for that marker anywhere remotely near where they claimed it to be.
Look at image full sized and check out the marker edges, that's not even blended right for the background. It has no post or marker shadow in the slightest, and the reflection off the marker doesn't match the lighting of the surrounding area. And the scale is way off, compared to the sign.
It's bad in so many ways, it's laughable.
Gabe Tetrault Not the worst shop I've seen by far but indeed pretty bad and they could have tried a lot more.
ReplyDeleteGabe Tetrault you’re right but there wouldn’t be any record of a marker because this type of marker is for a property corner not a first order survey
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