Can Pictures Lie?

Recently i had uploaded to flickr a photo of a tree's branch which i shot Kodaikanal. I liked the picture very much because of the simplicity in the picture... But i was taken aback when one of my friends (Obviously wouldn't want to name him) asked me if i took this shot against a white wall. Actually he asked me whether i was holding some kind of twig against a white wall when taking this picture...



I was shocked and surprised, to clear the air i am posting a picture which would explain how this picture was shot... i shot this from a view point tower en route to Berijam lake in Kodaikanal hills...



The background is actually a mist... Phewww - photography :P!!