Reply #114: It definitely is forced perspective. [View All]

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Notice how in each of the pictures there is nothing in the foreground or background that is a size reference. The ground-level pix have an empty foreground and the background could either be small trees close or big trees at a distance. The picture is composed so we don't know which. also in both case, the people are behind the hog so that the hog covers their feet. As a result we don't know how close to the hog they really are. There are no shadows on the ground to tip us off. Our mind assumes that are only a little further away than the pig. If, however, they are a few yards behind and the lens is close tothe subject with the iris stopped down they will all be in focus perspective will be distorted.

For the hanging hog, likewise, the people are standing, but the post holding the pig is not attached to the ground in the photo. We have no idea how far behind the hog the people are. The whole thing is like the engine room of the Starship Enerprise original series. Forced perspective made it look a lot longer than it was. This is a normal size hog.

The gun is probably an X-frame S&W which makes it a .500 magnum or a .460 magnum. The relatively small handle compared to the frame is the give-away. I could be mistaken on that, however, as it might be a .44 magnum. I don't have a reference in front of me.