Post by dekeI ran across this video recently. If you go to the five minute point, it
shows Zapruder's camera panning past a lamp post. It seems strange that
the far background doesn't seem to move at all with respect to the lamp
post. I'm wondering if the lamp post is still there. If it is, it would be
worthwhile to try to duplicate that portion of the Z film.
Here are the major issues raised in his video:
The spectators not moving. He focuses only on two of the spectators on
the south infield grass. Because they are not looking at the limousine
he theorizes that the limousine was actually farther back and later
footage was inserted on top of earlier backgrounds.
His explanation is that the film is a composite. That is physically
impossible. Then the ghost images in the intersprocket hole area would
not match up with the background images.
He fails to notice other people who were looking at the limousine and
that in earlier frames and photos some people were not looking at the
limousine but behind it, maybe at another vehicle or towards the sound
of the shots from the TSBD like Rosemary Willis did.
The lack of blur in some frames when it appears that a spectator's legs
are together. In fact the legs are close together, but the blur only
make is appear that they are together. A composite would not explain the
blurs and the blurs in the sprocket hole area are in sync one frame
before or after the main image.
1. The pasted freeway sign.
Costella makes a claim that the freeway sign has been fabricated. But
other films and photos show the sign clearly.
He claims that Mary Moorman is standing on the grass when she was
supposed to be in the street when taking her photograph. But she herself
said she stepped back when she saw the cycles coming close.
And several recreations confirm the position of the camera at the moment
she took the photo was a couple of feet back from the curb.
2. The large bystanders.
He claims the bystanders appear too large. He obviously does not
realize that this is what a telephoto lens is designed to do.
3. The painted shadows.
He claims that the shadows of the bystanders were painted in because
they are not blurred when the legs are either together or apart.
They only appear together when the frame is blurred. When the frame is
not blurred we can see the light grass between their legs. The effect is
also caused by the fact that two legs far apart cast shadows touching
each other when we view it from an angle, but when viewing the bodies we
can see the bright grass between their legs.
4. The cut-out lamp.
He complains that the lamp post does not move against the background. It
should not. He says that the bottom left part of the lamp post looks
strange, like a cut-out. What he doesn't realize that he is seeing is
the back of the NO STANDING sign affixed to the lamp post.
5. The lurching passengers.
He notices the limousine slowing down and claims this is unnatural and
the limo does not show this. I have written about this often. I and
others have noticed that the existing film shows that the limousine does
slow down, but it does not stop. That was an old myth. Other films show
that it suddenly slowed down.
"The second of these brakes seems to be strong enough to throw Connally
and his wife completely to the floor of the car and the driver and
front passenger forward as well."
There was not enough room in front of the jump seats for the Connallys
to be thrown to the floor.
6. The braking motorcycle.
He claims that the motorcycle catches up with the limousine therefore
proving that the driver brought the limousine to a complete stop. Yes,
the limousine slowed down and the cycle caught up with it, but he
overlooks a clue in the those frames. Clint Hill is seen running up the
limo and barely climbing onto the back of the limousine and almost
falling off. He could not have done that if the limousine had not slowed
down and if the limousine had actually stopped he would not have tripped
and nearly fallen off.
I have addressed these issues many times before in articles on my Web
site about Assassination Science. They are spawned by a small cult of
alterationists who make up a new theory every week as their old theories
get shot down.
