Monday, August 3, 2015

If you look at this frame from Muchmore, you see that that because of her angle, that BJ Martin's head looks to be slightly ahead of that of Hargis. It's an optical illusion, but that's what the image shows. 


Well, likewise, the front of his bike is optically in front of that of Hargis from this angle, and as a result, we don't see Hargis' bike at all. Think about that for a second: Hargis is in front of Martin, but in the picture, Martin's bike is covering up Hargis' bike. 

Well, Babushka was shooting at a steeper angle than Muchmore. Muchmore's line of sight was between BL's and MM's but closer to BL's. But, the point is that we can tell from looking at this that BL's line of sight, being more angular, would have thrust BJ Martin even farther forward in her picture. So, if she took a picture at that moment, Martin would register in it much more prominently than Hargis. And Martin would be even farther forward in relation to Hargis. It's simple: she's swung around more, and that pushes BJ Martin's image forward. The more she swings around to her right, the more he goes left- but only in the picture. It's an optical thing. 

I am going to post again the ridiculous artwork of Robin Unger showing Martin neatly and symmetrically behind Hargis- as if Mary Moorman- or anyone- could have captured the scene that way shooting diagonally from behind. 


But, we know the Moorman photo was taken at a sharp angle, and I'm sure the Laws of Physics were not suspended that day. From the angle at which the picture was taken, it should have looked like this:


And that's true whether it was Moorman's angle or Babushka Lady's angle. It doesn't matter. Somebody shot that picture at an angle, and the angular effect always registers. The Laws of Physics are inviolable. 

But getting back to this, notice that it's definitely Martin's bike. 

And likewise, it is Martin's bike in the Moorman photo:


That is Martin's bike in front, and you can see the guy in grey riding it in front of Hargis. That's Martin. He looks grey because they made him look grey because the background of the image is grey, and he blends in with it.  You might as well admit that you didn't notice him until I pointed him out.



He's pictured in the same relationship to Hargis as in this Muchmore frame. 



But, look at the seat behind Hargis. It isn't lined up with the front of the motorcycle. 


It's a different motorcycle that is riding next to Martin's. The front of the motorcycle that we see is Martin's. It's very shallow in the picture. The seat behind Hargis is deep, in comparison. They are on different lines; different tracks. That is two guys on two bikes, and there is not a smidgen of doubt about it. 

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