I had this monster, and I did everything I know to avoid the fish chasers learning owt
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Social media, apps and 'big fish' security
- Thread starter Anthony Pearson
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Crop with PSP8, metadata buster 
Neil Smart
Senior Member
Peregrine, flash sod.
Stephen Crowhurst
Senior Member
I’d be delighted to catch a Barbel like that. It’s a good sign.
Tested again
PSP8 definitely strips EXIF. I use PSP8 because it does certain things (cropping and resizing) more easily than more complex programs.
My guess is that because PSP8 doesn't give access to EXIF, likely too old, it discards it when you crop and save - which is a bonus to me.
<edit> But BobG tested this and we are not now convinced that PSP8 does strip EXIF - does for me but doesn't for him, so the jury is still out
PSP8 definitely strips EXIF. I use PSP8 because it does certain things (cropping and resizing) more easily than more complex programs.
My guess is that because PSP8 doesn't give access to EXIF, likely too old, it discards it when you crop and save - which is a bonus to me.
<edit> But BobG tested this and we are not now convinced that PSP8 does strip EXIF - does for me but doesn't for him, so the jury is still out
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Anthony Pearson
Senior Member
Here's something else to bear in mind when posting photos. What may appear to be a virtually featureless, black background in your night shots....probably isn't. Take for example Paul's 'monster' in this thread: look carefully at the top right of the frame and you can just about make out a lighter area.
Now, when this image was copied from the site and photoshopped, what was barely recognisable becomes this:
(BTW Paul gave me permission to show this on the site)
Now had that been fence posts, a tree with very distinguished fork or anything else to identify the location, it could very well have given the game away.
So, think carefully and if you have photo editing facilities, lighten your images first, to see what's there.
Now, when this image was copied from the site and photoshopped, what was barely recognisable becomes this:
(BTW Paul gave me permission to show this on the site)
Now had that been fence posts, a tree with very distinguished fork or anything else to identify the location, it could very well have given the game away.
So, think carefully and if you have photo editing facilities, lighten your images first, to see what's there.
I hope no fish chasers recognise that background Anthony
Mike Hodgkiss
Senior Member
Or better still put your brolly up and use that as a background