Last Monday, two intrepid adventurers defied height and danger by climbing to the top of a 30-story building in Manhattan with the purpose of taking a stunning selfie.
The images captured of the feat soon went viral, generating controversy and skepticism among the administrators of the luxurious El Dorado condominium, who claimed that the photographs were fake.
Two daredevils climbed to the top of a 30-story building in Manhattan to take a selfie
The debate intensified after the building management, located in the Upper West Side, sent a communication to its residents dismissing the veracity of the images and labeling them as a “deep fake”.
However, an independent investigation conducted by The Post confirmed that the photos were authentic. The person responsible for capturing the shocking scenes was Jeff French Segall, an 82-year-old retired photographer, who stated that he only used enhancement tools to optimize the quality of the images.
“It is insulting that they question my honesty. It is disturbing that they doubt the truthfulness of my photographs,” declared Segall indignantly.
The images, published by the local media West Side Rag, show the daring couple standing on the tiny twin towers of the 12-story building that crown the 17-level structure. With selfie sticks in hand, the adventurers posed in risky positions, even leaning back on the tips of the towers.
Segall reported that he captured the scene from his 27th-floor apartment while taking photos of the sunset with his iPhone. It was his wife who noticed the fearless climbers. “It gave me chills just to see them. I don’t understand how they could do it without fear,” he confessed.
Quickly, he left his phone and grabbed his professional camera to capture the images, which he later processed in Photoshop and Lightroom before selling them to the media that published them.
Despite the doubts expressed by the building’s administration, the authenticity of the images has been confirmed, revealing one of the riskiest selfies taken in New York City.