| the problem with dealers is that they will try and make an orange koi with thin hi look like a red koi with thick hi by increasing the saturation contrast etc, if done well this can be near impossible to spot, however most of the time they apply the effect to the whole pic and the bowl ends up a pinkish or purple blue...then it is easy to spot.
with the show koi pro pictures such as the all japan winner comparison, without a comparison its hard to spot but then its not about being able to spot a doctored koi pic but the fact that the koi pic should not be doctored in the first place....my reasons...
how can you learn from doctored koi pics, or make comparisons...its almost a worthless pic as regards to koi appreciation where the real colour and skin quality are concerned. if the koi has a yellow head i want to see just how yellow it is, if the hi is orange i want to see that also. in fact when doctored the fish often all look the same regarding colour, which in some ways is rather boring.
also if a breeder produces a truly outstanding koi with a pure white head and perfect hi then most people will never appreciate just how outstanding that koi is as compared to the doctored pics it looks no better than other loi in the past.
kevan. |