Quote Originally Posted by kc8ufv View Post
For some reason, it looks like the piper was leaning against something, cut out, and pasted where he is. Definitely looks weird.. If whoever did that were decent at photoshop, they would have at least tried adding a bit of a shadow to the left. The lighting on the piper and the background are from totally different directions.
Quote Originally Posted by O'Callaghan View Post
I think it's just taken from a low angle. Don't know why, because it makes it look a bit odd!
I'm pretty sure O'Callaghan is right. It's the low angle and slight off-vertical nature of the shot that makes the piper look off balance. As to the shadow, I believe that he's well lit from the front, you can see a shadow extending back from the legs.

Given the low angle, we REALLY should be seeing a lot more knee. His kilt must be riding very low indeed.