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Originally Posted by KurtSF
Or its shopped.
Okay, I just took a moment and examined the full size image.
It is DEFIANTLY Photoshopped.
1) Mask errors and artifacts.
2) Incorrect reflection displacement distance.
3) Lack of reflection distortion due to water surface irregularities.
4) Stars visible on water surface reflection map that are NOT visible in the sky.
5) Difference exclusion map indicates the reflected star field is an *exact* 180 degree mirror (pixel for pixel) - this is not possible if this were a real reflection.
6) The same iris flare is present in the reflection as well as the sky on certain stars. Real life reflection and diffusion attenuation would reduce or remove the iris flares from the reflected stars.
And then I got bored.
AB
FWIW I'm a Hollywood Visual Effects Supervisor, if those credentials matter to anyone.