# Photo ID

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-id/538727>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 8, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-id/538727 "2010-05-08T05:32:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-id/538727/1 "2010-05-08T05:32:13Z")

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Maybe this is GQ. Or not.

I received an email from my uncle entitled [The advantage of rotary over fixed-wing aircraft…](http://www.flickr.com/photos/27492458@N05/4588507280/) (Link to slightly naughty photo.)

Does anyone know the context of this photo?

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-id/538727/2 "2010-05-08T10:15:55Z")

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Looks like a guy in a control tower saw a cute girl in a dress walking up to the helicopter and saw a photo opportunity to me(of which I wholeheartedly approve). What other context do you need?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-id/538727/3 "2010-05-08T17:03:59Z")

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One time a girl who worked at an airport diner [snapped a photo](http://pw1.netcom.com/%7Eheliboy/n61413crop.jpg) just as I landed, but for the most part I haven’t seen people who work at airports taking photos like that unless there’s a reason to.

The location seems a little unusual. There appears to be water at the top of the frame. Is it an oil rig? Is it a seaside hotel? There’s a little telephoto distortion, but it doesn’t appear that the picture-taker was very far away – which he wouldn’t be on a heli deck – and the elevation is not as high as it would be for a control tower.

I’m wondering if it’s just a random photo that someone shot (as you suggest), or if it’s a candid celebrity photo. Perhaps she’s an actress, and she’s leaving a location. Or maybe she’s a celeb leaving a luxury resort.