In his latest post http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index. ... -Test.html he basically repudiates any fakery in the ‘fireman in the rubble’ image, and questions the legitimacy of the Gradient Map test iteslf:
He says:
what?!My site admin regularly watches the logs and lets me know when there is a sudden increase in unexpected activity. Recently there has been an increase in people searching for something called a "Gradient Map Test.
A new photo analysis algorithm? I'm intrigued!
The First Clue
Most of the requests were coming from a site called the Clues Forum. As far as I can tell, this site focuses on conspiracies. In some threads they debunk hoaxes, in others threads they promote them.
He links to my post http://www.cluesforum.info/viewtopic.ph ... 1#p2359142 where I’d listed all the various tests I’d read about. He’s saying my post attributes the algorithm to him, but I think anyone can see I’m just blundering around in the dark here, and simply added the Gradient Map test to the list. My mistake for not being clearer - sorry, Dr. Krawetz!
he gives us a serve:
his conclusion on the image:As far as I can tell, people in the Clues Forum want there to be a conspiracy so badly, that they will provide a false graphical analysis. Moreover, they have attributed their mysterious algorithm to me in order to give it some kind of credibility.
Finally, I want to make this very clear: I am not interested in conspiracies around 9/11, Kurt Sonnenfeld, empty vaults, missing black boxes, or the death of his wife. I only want to point out that I can find no basis for this "Gradient Map Test" that the Clues Forum attributed to me
“In contrast, I do not detect splicing. I do not detect blending. I do not detect selective color corrections. I do not detect lighting abnormalities, missing shadows, or inconsistent focal points. Frankly, I'm not seeing anything abnormal or suspicious in this image.”
What do you think, Simon?