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| Added | Tue, 23/06/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
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Tourist captures incredible series of photos that caused the Internet allegations that he photographed the Loch Ness monster .
Steve Challis from Southampton vacationing in Scotland in September along with his brother last year when they decided to visit Urquhart castle on the shores of the famous lake.
Seeing an opportunity to get away from most other tourists who had just arrived on two buses, Steve explained that he initially photographed the opposite shore, when he saw "a sort of ripples in the water."
First he noticed what he assumed was some kind of fish:
"I started doing a few shots, and then this big fish came to the surface, and then went back down.
It appeared only in one frame, and to be honest, it was something random. I for some time watched, as you can see from the last shot, but never saw him again".
He estimated it was 30 feet (9 m) and 8 ft (2.4 m) in length.
He said that only during the quarantine, he managed to view photos taken during a two week trip, saying that he will review "hundreds", as he's a keen photographer.
After he shared a picture of a large creature emerging from the water on the Internet. People commented that it could be a monster. Steven himself said he believes it something more mundane, like a large fish or a seal, he said:
"Personally, I know there was some interest, and some people say it's a monster, but I don't believe in it."
Steve added that at first he thought it was a catfish, and posted it just so people could identify him, he said:
"I must say, I do not believe in the Loch Ness monster, and frankly, I think if something there is, for most observations there is a logical explanation.
I assume that what I caught was a catfish or something like that. When the seals enter the lake from the sea, I expect so, and this explains why these observations are so scarce."
Author Roland Watson, host of the blog "the Mystery of Loch ness" , talks with Steve ever since they found pictures of him in Facebook.
Author and expert on monsters of Loch ness questioned the authenticity of the photos, he said
"Until this year we had only a distant spot on the web camera due to the lock in Loch ness, and then this image appeared.
If it were genuine pictures of a creature in Loch ness, they would have easily entered the top three leaders of all time. At the moment I am in constant discussion with Steve concerning the objections and concerns that I have about the fact that they can be done in photoshop. So, let's see where it takes us."
Expert on digital photography also questioned the image, saying that, probably, photoshop may have been used because of the saturation of color and fuzzy lines of the alleged animal in the main picture.
Steve defended the images, claiming that they are genuine.
He said
"In Google there are photos showing large monsters with many loops, similar to a snake or something like that, and my image doesn't look like it. I honestly think that to this day it's just a big fish."
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Original news
A tourist has captured an incredible series of photographs that have sparked online claims that he has snapped a picture of the Loch Ness Monster.
Steve Challice, from Southampton, was on holiday in Scotland in September with his brother last year, when they decided to visit Urquhart Castle on the banks of the famous loch.
Spotting the chance to get away from the majority of the other tourists who had just arrived in a couple of coaches, Steve explained that he initially photographing the opposite shore when he saw a "sort of ripple in the water".
Adding that at first he spotted what he assumed at the time was some sort of fish, he said: "I started taking a couple of shots and then this big fish came to the surface and then went back down again.
"It only appeared in one shot and to be honest that was something of a fluke. I watched for a while as you can see from the last picture but didn't see it again."
He estimated that it was 30 feet away and about 8 feet long.
He stated that it was only during lockdown that he has had time to look through the photos he had taken from his two week trip, stating that he had "hundreds" to go through as he's a keen photographer.
After sharing the image of what appears to be a large creature emerging from the water online and people commenting that it might be the monster, Steven himself stated that he believes it to be something more mundane like a big fish or a seal, he said: "Personally I know there has been some interest and some people are saying it's the monster but I don't believe that."
Steve added he initially thought it was a catfish and only posted it so people could try and identify it for him, he said: "I have to say I don't believe in the Loch Ness Monster and frankly I think if anything is there then there is a logical explanation for most of the sightings.
"My guess would be that what I captured was a catfish or something like that. As seals get in from the sea then I expect thats what it is and that would explain why these sightings are so few and far between."
Author Roland Watson, who runs the Loch Ness Mystery blog, has been in discussion with Steve since finding the pictures on Facebook.
The writer and Loch Ness monster expert is dubious about the authenticity of the photos, he said: "Up until now this year we only had distant webcam blobs due to the lockdown at Loch Ness, then this image turned up.
"If this is a genuine picture of a creature in Loch Ness, it would easily rank in the top three of all time. At this point, I am in an ongoing conversation with Steve as to the objections and concerns I have about this being a photoshop picture. So we will see where that takes us."
A digital photography expert has also cast doubts on the picture, stating that it is likely photoshop may have been used due to the colour saturation and indistinct lining of the supposed animal in the main picture.
Steve has defended the images though stating that they are genuine.
He said: "There are pics on Google showing large monsters with lots of loops like a snake or something and my image is nothing like that.
"I genuinely think, to this day, it's just a big fish."
A frame from the video
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The creature rising from the water.
Author: Steve Challis
This is probably the one referred to in article
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Investigation
Video does not apply to this case. Only picture number 3.
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News: Viral photo of the Monster of Loch ness turned out to be a catfish
In the network appeared the new image of the creature. This has sparked interest in Nessie, the large creature rumored to inhabit these waters.
There is a problem with the image, and that's what you need to know. The image was processed in digital form.
In the blog of the Loch Ness Mystery was investigated after the image was published in a group in Facebook in mid-June. The founder of the group, Steve Carrington, was the one who posted that picture.
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Photo editing began to be used almost immediately after the advent of photography techniques. They were divided into methods of photomontage without manipulation of the image after receiving the photo and retouching of the photo itself or its negative (plate, film, etc.)
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