Each shows the image of just one other astronaut, not the several we would expect. There are some questionable cast shadows. This is the original photograph used to create the digital photomonatage. Such flaws and inconsistencies are obvious once they have been pointed out, but they often go unnoticed at first glance. There's an inherent honesty to photographs .
Photographs reveal everything.
There's no lying to a camera. Photographs tell a complete story and communicate details. Luckily, image scanners have decreased so much in price that they represent a realistic investment for even part-time desktop publishers using Apple Macintosh and PC computers. In the future, scanners might become obsolete. Already, numerous digital cameras are available which can take a picture and directly download it to your computer.