The Beach

10 responses to “The Beach”

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   Todd Huffman

   Dec 14, 2006 at 11:23 pm

   Whoah,,,, that is really disorienting for some reason.

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   AMagill

   Dec 14, 2006 at 11:39 pm

   I agree with oddwick. The top makes me think I’m looking straight down at the ground, but the bottom makes me think I’m looking downward at an angle and the top is actually closer to the camera. Then my eyes get confused in the middle and think there’s foamy water washing up on wet sand from the bottom.. until I look at the bottom again. Is this an archway made out of sand?

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   ▓▒░JASE░▒▓

   Dec 14, 2006 at 11:43 pm

   Yeah…bit of an illusion.

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   jurvetson

   Dec 15, 2006 at 1:27 am

   Oh, good, I was wondering if it was just me that was disoriented…

   Yes, it is an arch that I carved out of the beach sand.

   Everything in the photo is from the underworld

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   angry shock

   Dec 15, 2006 at 4:09 am

   Chris Anderson? sounds familiar… TED?

   Hey I am totally bewildered too… My mind "understands", but my eyes don´t… yet.

   !

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   oklo

   Dec 15, 2006 at 5:59 am

   If you like Underworld, check out FC Kahuna, "Machine Says Yes"

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Dec 15, 2006 at 8:21 am

   My favourite version of the illusion is of a white rounded shore surrounded by a brown muddy sea.

   Seen on your photo stream. (?)

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   jurvetson

   Dec 15, 2006 at 5:22 pm

   Alieness: yes, the Chris from TED. He introduced me to my favorite albums (Thievery Corp.: Mirror Conspiracy and Delerium: Karma) among others. And some of those familiar tunes reverberated throughout the aquarium, setting the sardines to a groove….

   

   oklo: The single or the album of that name? I very much like Hayling from that album.

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   oklo

   Dec 15, 2006 at 6:57 pm

   I had the whole album in mind — i’ve been listening to it quite a bit. For me it evokes the same response that Underworld’s "second toughest in the infants" produced back in the day.

   Delving further into semi-obscurity, try 1992’s "The Infidel" by Doubting Thomas. To 2006 ears, it relies a bit too strongly on then-still-fashionable DSP algorithms, but it’s unmatched at producing a fine grain of bleak, suggestive detail. (See also the i-Tunes review, which is remarkably perceptive).

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10. 

    borealnz

    Dec 20, 2006 at 1:33 am

    Beautiful tones and textures! Great shot and a perfect addition to our theme.
    Thanks for sharing in our "Handmade" theme at
    The World Through My Eyes

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