Comments on: How many rowers?

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:58:17 +0000

False. You can cleary see that 5 seats hand is not on that oar. It appears that the eighth person is hiding behind him in this picture.

By: GP

GP — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:30:47 +0000

Hmmm…. a bucket might be a good idea. You’d need someone rowing starboard side between what I’ve labeled 3 and 4 to hold onto that mysry oar, conveniently hidden behind 3’s body, but then what’s going on in bow four? It looks like three people in a row are rowing port.

Stroke (label #1): Starboard
7 (label #2): Port
6 (label #3): Starboard
5 (not labeled): Starboard
4 (label #4): Port
3 (label #5): Port (since the pink oar is held by 5-seat)
2 (label #6): Port
1 (label #7): Starboard

Not likely. It makes more sense for stroke seat to be off the left side of the image and that first shoulder be 2-seat rowing starboard. It may just be a trick of perception that has the oarlock of each starboard seat show up below the outside hand of the person in front. It looks okay for 3 seat and 4 seat, but towards the back it looks like, for example, bow’s oar is in front of 7-seat’s body. It’s still suspicious.

By: Rower

Rower — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:03:01 +0000

Have you ever considered the boat rowing a bucket? That would explain the picture.

By: David

David — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:15:27 +0000

i used to always photoshop. most of the time, people won’t analyze it enough to realize, and even if they did, why would they care? :-P

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:04:18 +0000

Nevermind,
I just zoomed in on the image and there are only four in that one.

“motivational poster has just taught me that it’s okay to falsify photographs if it gets the job done.”

You should create your own demotivational poster with this explanation.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:59:45 +0000

Looks like this Inspirational poster may be a blown up image of the one you have pictured.
http://www.wallsthatspeak.com/product/TEAMWORK_ROWERS