So why was the picture taken at an angle? Well, it has a lot to do with a simple photographic and scientific phenomenon called parallax:
Parallax is an apparent displacement or difference of orientation of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.
A simple everyday example of parallax can be seen in the dashboard of motor vehicles which use a “needle” type speedometer gauge (when the needle is mounted in front of its dial scale in a way that leaves a noticeable spacing between them). When viewed from directly in front, the speed may show 60 (i.e. the needle appears against the ’60’ mark on the dial behind); but when viewed from the passenger seat (i.e. from an oblique angle) the needle can appear against a slightly lower or higher mark (depending on whether it is viewed from the left or from the right), because of the combined effect of the spacing and the angle of view.
Thus ends the Confederate Flag controversy!
Couldn’t resist. But if this picture were legitimate, you can bet the staffer taking the picture would have taken the picture head on, right? But a little parallax, a blog, maybe a gullible MSM reporter or two… who knows?