Nice Try National Geographic

[ceeej31]

So i was just watching a show on natgeo wild called "Capturing the Deep", a show about underwater photography, and in one of the scenes there is a shot of a photographer swimming above a coral reef when a school of what looked like giant cardinal tetras swam by, i thought i was seeing things so i rewound it and sure enough, they were cardinals superimposed over the original scene to make it look like there were more fish

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Ahahaha FAIL

 

[12 Volt Man]

did they all float up to the surface from salt intolerance? LOL

 

[Lupin]

If that's what they call education...

 

[krichardson]

did they all float up to the surface from salt intolerance? LOL

Just what were they doing on a coral reef in the first place?

 

[ceeej31]

the clip was only about a second or two long, just long enough for me to catch it. i guess they weren't expecting any fish geeks to be watching

 

[Reptilesfishbirdsmammals]

lol MFK-1 Nat Geo-0 you making us look good!

 

[ceeej31]

sent this email to national geographic.

I SEEN WHAT YOU DONE THERE

To Whom it May Concern,
Tonight while I was watching a program called "Capturing the Deep" on the Natgeo Wild channel, I noticed something strange. About 5 minutes into the show there is a brief scene where a school of large blue and red fish swim infront of the camera and into the reef below. Having been an avid aquarist for over 10 years I immediately recognized these fish as Cardinal tetras, Paracheirodon axelrodi. You may be thinking, "What's so strange about fish on a coral reef?. Well Cardinal tetras are not found on coral reefs, they are found in slow moving creeks and black water pools in the Orinoco basin of South America. upon closer inspection I discovered that the fish were added into the shot after it was recorded, for reasons I do not know. I would have expected better than this from a company so prestigious as yourselves. Next time, if you are going to alter a shot, please make sure it is geographically and biologically correct.
Sincerely Disappointed, Colin M

 

[knifegill]

Burn! That's what they get for putting salt in your sugar.

 

[krzr3000]

The producers must be from this site, there are constantly fw/sw fish being reversed in the photo lounge.