Photo reignites debate over existence of Loch Ness Monster

Steve Challice and his brother visited the Urquhart Castle — the ruins of which sit next to the Loch Ness — in September 2019. While he was there, he noticed a ripple in the water near the opposite shoreline. He thought it was a large, 8-foot-long fish that was about 30 feet away from him. “I started taking a couple of shots and then this big fish came to the surface and then went back down again. It only appeared in one shot and to be honest that was something of a fluke”. Challice decided to share the picture he took, sparking a discussion over whether the water creature was the Loch Ness Monster. Some people have been convinced that the creature depicted is the monster, although Challice admitted that he has his doubts. “I have to say I don’t believe in the Loch Ness Monster … My guess would be that what I captured was a catfish or something like that”. The photo also caught the attention of Roland Watson, who founded the Loch Ness Mystery blog and had his doubts. “At this point, I am in an ongoing conversation with Steve as to the objections and concerns I have about this being a Photoshop picture, so we will see where that takes us”. The Daily Record spoke to a digital photography expert, who said Challice may have altered the image’s color saturation and noted the blurry lining around the animal in the picture. Challice, however, denied that he did any retouching