(Hoax) Ryan Reading New York Game Camera Photo

Ryan Reading New York Trail Cam Photo evaluation

Please note, we are not calling Ryan out for hoaxing, this is a misidentification that was proclaimed by Ryan as a Bigfoot, although the proof later showed that it was not.

If the correct date is set on the Moultrie Trail Cam used for this photo, it was taken on February 7, 2016 at 12:17 pm. Ryan proceeded posting it on Facebook, claiming that the subject in the photo was a Bigfoot. Ryan met with a lot of skepticism from many in the Bigfoot Community and proceeded to lash out at many of them. Ryan claimed that 2 scientists have looked at the photo so far and that they have proclaimed it to be a Bigfoot, whoever, Ryan will not name the two scientists. With many proclaiming Ryan as a hoaxer, I have asked for the original photo and additional information in order to evaluate the photo. I am keeping an open mind on this photo, but viewing it with a skeptical attitude. I have also agreed not to reveal the location where this photo was taken, and will keep my word. I have spent thousands of hours reviewing, evaluating and investigating photos, video, audio and thermal captures, and with over 4,000 times in the field with 26 encounters with what I have concluded to be a Bigfoot, I feel qualified enough to render an opinion on this photo.

To start with, let’s show the original photo.

EXIF Information

I first made several copies of the original file, renaming them as working files in the following format. Original_Working_File_3-26-2016_File1.jpg Original_Working_File_3-26-2016_File2.jpg Original_Working_File_3-26-2016_File3.jpg Original_Working_File_3-26-2016_File4.jpg Original_Working_File_3-26-2016_File5.jpg

The reason for this, is that any filters applied to the photo will be done to each of the working files, keeping the original file in its original state.

These files were put in a working folder on my computer desktop for easy access, and all additional work is placed in the same directory.

The following programs were used in the analysis of this photo: Photoshop CS3 Windows Photo Viewer SnagIt v12 Smoothdraw

Original_Working_File_3-26-2016_File1.jpg was opened first in Photoshop CS3, and enabled at 100% view. SnagIt was used to take two screen captures of the subject in the photo, one in color, the other in black and white adjustment.

The next step was to save these with the file name 100%.jpg (for the color) and 100% BW.jpg (for the black and white), I would continue doing this for each of the different zoom ins that I did.

200% Zoom follows.

300% Zoom

400% Zoom

600% Zoom

1200% Zoom

After 1200% the pixilation of the photo increased to a point to make it unusable for evaluation, so going any higher on the zoom in would not be of value.

I took the 500% zoomed photo and brightened it 100%, the saved photo is shown below.

What details that are noticeable is the following points as shown in the photo below.

1. Shoulders have straight edges 2. Hand clenched around something 3. Hand clenched around something 4. Head gets bigger half way up. 5. Foot is raised.

The points were examined further in detail. The first area in question is he shoulder area with the straight edges.

Biological creatures who have fur do not have straight edges, so we have to look at the reason there is straight lines/edges on the subject’s back.

1. Is the left shoulder area, it has two distinct edges at the shoulder, with it extending down the left side of the figure to the middle of the back. 2. The right shoulder area has two distinct edges at the shoulder, with it extending down the right side of the figure to the middle of the back. 3. This appears to be a straight edge along the length of the right side, just further back from the figure.

The next points we look at are 2 and 3, which are the clenched fists of both hands. Clearly the hands are holding something, what is being held deserves to be looked at closer.