To illustrate my previous post, here is an image of the face on the Shroud. This is a 
photo negative, which brings out the image much more clearly than a positive. The original photo has been manipulated to remove distracting vertical lines of coloration from the linen, which have the effect of rendering the face more gaunt than it actually is. In addition, I have increased the contrast, decreased the brightness, and erased some of the background in an effort to make the image easier to read. Without going further into the controversy surrounding the Shroud, I will only say that if Jesus didn't look like this, he should have!
To clarify: I did not filter out the vertical lines; this was done by experts.
Click on the pic to enlarge it.
Posted by: Michael Prescott | May 21, 2005 at 09:07 PM