Yesit's his arm and hand in the original picture.
He was a well-known Fortean and prankster.
(He was a well-known Fortean and prankster.
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 14 Aug 2013, 16:52,
archived)
I thought the original photo was Colonel Robert Wilson's from the 1930s?"It was a toy submarine outfitted with a sea-serpent head. This was revealed in 1994 when Christian Spurling, before his death at the age of 90, confessed to his involvement in a plot to create the famous Surgeon's Photo, a plot that involved both Marmaduke Wetherell and Colonel Wilson.
According to Spurling, he had been approached by Wetherell (his stepfather) who wanted him to make a convincing serpent model. Spurling did this, and this model was then photographed in Loch Ness. The picture was then given to Wilson, whose job it was to serve as a credible front-man for the hoax."
(According to Spurling, he had been approached by Wetherell (his stepfather) who wanted him to make a convincing serpent model. Spurling did this, and this model was then photographed in Loch Ness. The picture was then given to Wilson, whose job it was to serve as a credible front-man for the hoax."
HappyToast Groat froth,
Wed 14 Aug 2013, 16:59,
archived)
Hahaha Marmaduke Wetherell eh?Honestly I don't know the truth of any of it, but if you GIS "doc shiels photo" then a photo very much like the 'original' except in colour comes up in the results, and I know he claimed to some people that he'd made it and sold it to newspapers.
( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Wed 14 Aug 2013, 17:17,
archived)