Accompanying the latest version of Hawk Talk was the June issue of Hawk Nest, the official Hawthorn Football Club Merchandise Issue.
On page 13 there was an item that caught my eye. In particular, item 2563, the "Hall of Fame Photographic Collage" - a limited print of just 100 retailing for $395. The centrepiece of this collage is the instant inducted as the 'Hall of Fame' moment, specifically Chris Langford showing his jumper to the crowd after our 1-point win over Melbourne in Round 22, 1996.
The blurb selling this print says:
The reason this caught my eye is I have good reason to believe the picture is a fraud, doctored together by computer imagery. On our fridge we have a poster of the moment in question, with Langford showing the jumper to the crowd with Pritchard, Jencke and Dunstall beside him. The picture is grainy because it was taken from the video because there was no actual photograph of the moment.
Hence my surprise on seeing this photo. But on closer inspection I grew more suspicious. Langford appears better definied and out of proportion compared to the other players. Even stranger, Langford is clearly walking off to the Olympic Stand rooms. Yet Hawthorn were in the Southern Stand rooms that night and Langford showed his jumper near the race there.
So I had a quick flick through We are Hawthorn - the pictorial history of the club, and found a picture of Langford removing his jumper and waving it to the crowd on page 281. However, the picture was from his last game in 1997, NOT the merger match. The picture is almost identical. It seems the club has cut this image and pasted it into another picture and are claiming it's from the night in question.
Maybe it's not a big deal, but I reckon it's a bit cheeky, and perhaps not even legal to be flogging off these prints at a high price when the picture isn't even authentic.
Anyway, have a look for yourself and tell me what you reckon. I've attempted to scan them, so apologies for the quality.
Here is the picture from We are Hawthorn.
Here is the print that they are selling at the club at the moment.
On page 13 there was an item that caught my eye. In particular, item 2563, the "Hall of Fame Photographic Collage" - a limited print of just 100 retailing for $395. The centrepiece of this collage is the instant inducted as the 'Hall of Fame' moment, specifically Chris Langford showing his jumper to the crowd after our 1-point win over Melbourne in Round 22, 1996.
The blurb selling this print says:
The reason this caught my eye is I have good reason to believe the picture is a fraud, doctored together by computer imagery. On our fridge we have a poster of the moment in question, with Langford showing the jumper to the crowd with Pritchard, Jencke and Dunstall beside him. The picture is grainy because it was taken from the video because there was no actual photograph of the moment.
Hence my surprise on seeing this photo. But on closer inspection I grew more suspicious. Langford appears better definied and out of proportion compared to the other players. Even stranger, Langford is clearly walking off to the Olympic Stand rooms. Yet Hawthorn were in the Southern Stand rooms that night and Langford showed his jumper near the race there.
So I had a quick flick through We are Hawthorn - the pictorial history of the club, and found a picture of Langford removing his jumper and waving it to the crowd on page 281. However, the picture was from his last game in 1997, NOT the merger match. The picture is almost identical. It seems the club has cut this image and pasted it into another picture and are claiming it's from the night in question.
Maybe it's not a big deal, but I reckon it's a bit cheeky, and perhaps not even legal to be flogging off these prints at a high price when the picture isn't even authentic.
Anyway, have a look for yourself and tell me what you reckon. I've attempted to scan them, so apologies for the quality.
Here is the picture from We are Hawthorn.
Here is the print that they are selling at the club at the moment.
