Is it just me, or are there palm trees on that island?
Using the same technique as this one (but these are the true colors).
Now taking reservations for the ferry service.
This photo was taken on September 17, 2005.
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leenadevi, RobotJAM, 0olong, Matt Bargar, and 235 other people added this photo to their favorites.
leenadevi (93 months ago | reply)
Ah! I've always wanted to take pictures like this!
RobotJAM (93 months ago | reply)
I see embryonic chickens on an island, cool picture.
Mikaela in Action (93 months ago | reply)
Not just palm trees...We got ALIEN too!!! ;p
Awesome!
sgoralnick (93 months ago | reply)
great technique, very surreal.
Charlotte13 (93 months ago | reply)
i'm curious as to how you did this...
ImageInnovation Photography (93 months ago | reply)
Great image. Looks like ET coming in for a landing in a wicked spaceship. Talk about your little green men.
vvt (93 months ago | reply)
Thats mental.
darkmatter (93 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone - I am glad you enjoyed this surreal Sunday shot.
Charlotte13 - I added a link to the description with details on the technique
Robot, Mikaela, Dotlyc - those spirals on the big tree are weird!
Rohan Talip (93 months ago | reply)
Weird but interesting.
Anna Psalmond (93 months ago | reply)
i see a giant alien.
pfong (93 months ago | reply)
marvellous!
Riverside Dreamer (93 months ago | reply)
very cool shot!!!
Rune T (93 months ago | reply)
Very creative with an excellent result!
Tigernuts (93 months ago | reply)
interesting oddness
LynkxsTCat (93 months ago | reply)
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
mathmandan (93 months ago | reply)
Wow, this just came out very cool looking.
Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton (93 months ago | reply)
Outstanding! Imaginative, and well-executed. faved
!efatima (93 months ago | reply)
outstanding indeed.
sherIZAN (92 months ago | reply)
hermoso!!
Pixelkids (91 months ago | reply)
WoW , great picture
zenog (91 months ago | reply)
very impressive indeed !!!!!
miumomo (91 months ago | reply)
woow! awsome shot!! faved☆
-Antoine- (89 months ago | reply)
Beautiful alien landscape.
Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) (89 months ago | reply)
Amazing photo!
franknorquay (87 months ago | reply)
this is waaaaay cool
gayscguy [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
wonderfully curious!
franknorquay (86 months ago | reply)
thanks for your comment on my oil, wine, etc macro - they were inspired by this shot
earth2marsh (85 months ago | reply)
my grandmother taught me how to make "floating island" (the dessert). requires floating a meringue on top of a thin custard/pudding. yum. (always did like this shot, btw)
darkmatter (85 months ago | reply)
ile flottant! elle etais francaise alors?
chozyzzz (83 months ago | reply)
fantastic! lol
Nikon@31 (80 months ago | reply)
It looked like a different world from the thumbnail. And indeed I found islands and trees when I reached here. Beautifully done. Seen in the Most Interesting pics tagged with a "macro".
joojanta (79 months ago | reply)
surreal. great photo. very creative!
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elleinad. (77 months ago | reply)
Laputa!
pretty neat image.
pindec (77 months ago | reply)
mindblowing; i love it
DavidLucky (77 months ago | reply)
GEnial esa imagen
Randy [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
Thank you for posting this in the Top 10
Interestingness Pool!
skimble813 (76 months ago | reply)
Love your work, your invited!!
flickr.com/groups/25951778@N00/
Abstract Art, just for the unusual eye.
chibietotoro13 (75 months ago | reply)
waow it's so surreal
LoverlyHeather (74 months ago | reply)
Love it.
Laurent Filoche (74 months ago | reply)
Fantastic ! this is awesome :-)
ramparts54 (72 months ago | reply)
Wild, wonderful image!
Poe ♪ (71 months ago | reply)
daisybaxter (69 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Best of Yellow, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Vicki's Pics (69 months ago | reply)
Cool! It looks like Perelandra!
Luisa Mtz (69 months ago | reply)
Wow
Net Zoals Jij (68 months ago | reply)
So pretty... how did you do that?
When stand that link, 'cause I've seen that you have said that, that there is a link, but where?? You can mail me if you want to ;)
xx
earth2marsh (68 months ago | reply)
ile flottant! elle etais francaise alors?
Non, elle n'est pas francaise... but she is a native of Franco-influenced New Orleans, so this must be cultural "trickle down" (treacle down?).
Hmm, 17 months is a long lag for a comment response (oops).
[Edit: New Orleans related, have I ever mentioned that your Flickr URL, "cdm", makes me think of the coffee I drink every morning?]
Fer - Luthier de Victoria (68 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Rorschach test, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
darkmatter (68 months ago | reply)
aha, that explains the french cuisine!
cdm = coffee? who knew! i was thinking more along these lines.
earth2marsh (68 months ago | reply)
It may be that we're the only family that shortens it to CDM. Must be the Yankee/Rebel duality in our tree!
I enjoyed the ΛCDM link, thanks (and always wondered how DK mapped to CDM). It made me remember an idea that popped into my head over the weekend after listening to In Our Time talk about anti-matter. I was wondering if it was at all helpful to think about Matter/Anti-matter (or Darkmatter perhaps) as Form/Ground? Of course I'm much more of an artist than physicist, not that that says much! ;)