starfish abstract
Asterodiscides truncatus
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This photo was taken on June 28, 2006 in Clovelly, Sydney, NSW, AU.
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Arne Kuilman, *omnia*, MarTiSh, jay_kilifi, and 123 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Arne Kuilman (70 months ago | reply)
That's an excellent abstract!
Faerie brains [deleted] (70 months ago | reply)
Wow! superb picture
*omnia* (70 months ago | reply)
amazing!
this would go well in the group - natural abstractions
also australian natural & textures AND
Please add this to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
Lily_fl (70 months ago | reply)
Beautiful colours! what is it?
doug.deep (70 months ago | reply)
Thanks Lily_fl, it's the upper surface of a sea-star, Asterodiscides truncatus. They are found at depth of 14m - 800m on reefs from Eucla, Western Australia to Solitary Island, New South Wales.
Lumiere2005 (70 months ago | reply)
Great photo...love the colors and the abstract.
TrombaMarina (70 months ago | reply)
This looks like one of those tests to see if you are colorblind or not. I always loved the look of those things. This is great. This is inspiring me to shoot more textures and patterns - and it's a good reminder to fill the whole frame with the pattern for maximum effect.
It still looks like a number "2" to me in yellow and purple on a red background. Do I pass the test?
I found a test to show you what this reminds me of.
doug.deep (70 months ago | reply)
Thanks, Tromba Marina - your eyesight appears to be normal ; )
bobj03054 (70 months ago | reply)
Wild and beautiful.
NG Richard (70 months ago | reply)
Oh Yes, nice one!
Another fav in the bag for me.
Lynn_EL/UnaOdd (69 months ago | reply)
Really neat! Great colors. A favorite.
Bob Whorton (69 months ago | reply)
Shot of the day on the front page of
FLICKR WILD DIVERSITY
Top Job Doug.
dobar (69 months ago | reply)
wow! spectacular!!!! I had no idea what this was! Nature is amazing, ain't it! Love the way you've captured it.
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iwasfixin2 (69 months ago | reply)
this is super-duper brilliant. you must have just about lost your breath when you saw this down in the deep. one of my contacts referenced this in one of his images and i had to check it out in larger sizes. really remarkable!
fluffie-bunnie (69 months ago | reply)
That is beautiful
freef0cus (69 months ago | reply)
amazing photo!
freef0cus (69 months ago | reply)
This gets a trophy!
doug.deep (69 months ago | reply)
Thanks to all for the encouraging comments!
@omnia - thanks for the BIg Fave
@freefOcus - thanks for the trophy
@FUJIBOB - thanks for the 'shot of the day'
semireality (69 months ago | reply)
Wow! It's amazing!
livinginacity (69 months ago | reply)
A stunning and interesting image. Nothing that man can create comes close to the beauty of this.
Zombie37 (68 months ago | reply)
amazing!
Licorice Bella (67 months ago | reply)
Lovely colour. I have swam at Clovelly beach so often, yet never knew that all these beautiful creatures were living so close by :)
WIlly Volk (66 months ago | reply)
I liked this image so much, I had to mention it on Divester!
www.divester.com/2006/12/20/this-is-why-we-di ve/
doug.deep (66 months ago | reply)
Thanks Willy!
Zombie37 (66 months ago | reply)
I had the same thought as TrombaMarina - the #2 in an old colorblindness test. I love those too. Here's another 2, but not as pretty as yours:
daawn (66 months ago | reply)
Stunningly awesome
carissapod :: the science factory (65 months ago | reply)
How cool! Super-wow. Very beautiful.
photoholic1 (64 months ago | reply)
I think this photo would make a great addition to the Natural Patterns, Shapes, and Textures (moderated) group. Please consider posting it there!
turbopascual (64 months ago | reply)
Great colors and texture.
Mr. Greenjeans (61 months ago | reply)
Stunning and wonderfully abstract!!!
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Allyeska (59 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ~Envy of Flickr~ (please, invited images only)!, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
ajwpip (56 months ago | reply)
wow! beautiful
Raadtsel & Walls.... (52 months ago | reply)
Its sooo sixties! I think of sonny and cher...... oh this would have been a shot for that seventies show.
MIREILLE美麗 (50 months ago | reply)
Fantastic.This is a colourful wonder! Please add it to the
Colour Art Awards ~*Post 1, Award 4 (Contests Open)
Please tag with "ColourArtAward"
carine_07 (49 months ago | reply)
Great colors! Beautiful
Marshall Alsup (45 months ago | reply)
wow thats awesome!
Eddi van W. (41 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Textures only - We have a winner, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
JimC_1946 (40 months ago | reply)
I've loved this shot ever since I first saw it a couple of years ago.
It reminds me of one of those vision tests for colorblindness where you have to say what number or letter you see. I think "2" is the answer in this one.
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Mr.Enjoy (36 months ago | reply)
Awesome detail and focus...fabulous colours!
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sun*n*rain (35 months ago | reply)
It is just amazing!
There are cute tiny white stars in-between the gaps.
Wow!
memcking? (29 months ago | reply)
I love how this could be viewed from any direction and still be fresh and interesting. Also the colors blow my mind.
red bicycle design (3 months ago | reply)
love this shot, you should think of entering into City Year's Art Competition: www.artofidealism.com, this, for example, would work perfectly for The Starfish story:
artofidealism.wordpress.com/stories/the-starf ish-story/