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Keyhole Art/Google Art
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With the new database and a much more detailed lowest resolution earth to look at, we can really see lots of abstract art pieces created by the various land and water and other features. If you see something that can be cropped down nicely to fill the viewer frame, show it to the rest of us here. There are some already placemarked in the BBS than can also be imported here. Best with roads and borders off.
EDIT: And don't miss this wonderful collection by Seer. And this by trvlnman
Favourite screenshots in Google Earth is another great one started by JosieNorden.
More from RWFG
EDIT: I just came across this thread of Earth Art locations (post # 3182 !!! - now that in Keyhole/Google Earth terms is ancient  ). These were created with .eta files, predecessor to .kml and .kmz. They had to be converted to be saved and in the process lost all tilt, altitude and direction data. Only location was retained. So they will look nothing like they originally did, also because imagery has changed in many places. But zooming in and rotating and tilting may give an idea why they were originally selected as art.
EDIT: There is another collection here by mudshark
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Here's another to get things started off..
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Re: Keyhole Art
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This is too fun - it's everywhere 
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Here are 10 abstract paintings.
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Re: Keyhole Art
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More Paintings...
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Here's a variation using Russian volcanos: an inkblot test 
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Re: Keyhole Art
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van Gogh blue
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AnimAlu
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(Explorer)
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05/17/05 08:55 AM
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Yeah, I could do this all day, must stop now
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Re: Keyhole Art
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immediately next to the location of Hills post is a great smiley face! 
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Here is another batch. I think I've found a couple Pollocks - you'd think they'd be easy but I'm finding it tricky.
This is more fun than hunting for funerals
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Picasso Alive and Well
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If you ever visit this area, bring plenty of DEET..
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Re: Keyhole Art
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It's art I tell ya 
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Salvatore Dali?
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Out of Africa
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The Blue Devil
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Out of Africa 2
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Sleeping Bear
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This picture has even been framed 
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Colorado River Delta, Mexico
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Here are three among a myriad of possibilities of abstract art to be found in the Oklahoma panhandle. Mixed media: soil, vegetation, center-pivot irrigation.
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Keyhole Art - Iceland
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Mixed media. Ice and ground rocks.
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Re: Keyhole Art
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This fishy fish can be observed in the fjord outside Oslo!
Where did I put my glasses??
Looks like art to me?!
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Re: Keyhole Art
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This looks like maybe Gauguin?
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Re: Keyhole Art--Icefield?
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There are some really strange things on this plane when seen from the air. I have no clue what this is, but it is interesting, and a little artistic.
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Hill
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(Master Guide)
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05/25/05 07:14 PM
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Lut Desert, Iran
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That has to be the #1 weirdest terrain I have ever seen. There has to be something writen about it somewhere. It's high on my list to Google. Quite a find 
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chays
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(Gamer)
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05/25/05 07:59 PM
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Lut Desert, Iran
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Might they be cirrus clouds?
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Periboob
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(Master Guide)
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05/26/05 06:39 PM
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Lut Desert, Iran
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My first thought was clouds, but it just didnt look like any clouds anywhere else. Does Iran have any Keyholers who could educate us? At very least, they are unusual clouds.
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Lut Desert, Iran
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It looks to me like some sort of erosional landform in tilted sedimentary strata. Up close it has a resemblance to some kinds of tree bark. Placemarked is a road crossing one edge of it.
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Keyhole Art--dunefield
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Then again, look at the patterns in this dune field in Libya. A mixture of depositional and erosional effects.
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Here is a Picasso in the English countryside
(roads off)
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Keyhole Art - Siberia
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Here are a few nice earth portraits from Siberia.
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Salt Lake Art
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"You should have... sent... a poet..."
This area is just plain amazing. From the main, folder view it is giant blue egg on a sunny side, but bave a look at the 4 close up croppings... I am certain you can find many many more amazing views of this relatively small area
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Isla Cozumel d'art
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"Wooden Ships on the water...."
"Guess I'll set a course and Sail!"
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Big Fish
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Welcome to the Isla Mujeres
Enjoy!
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Asian art
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(roads off)
Here's a batch of art and impossible landscapes from North Korea, China, Mongolia, and Russia
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Re: Keyhole Art
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This bit of Keyhole art - or Google Earth art - is located in the San Franciso Bay area and looks a lot like what Jumble must see all day long .
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Ozero Asaubalyk
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Brilliant Colors in Kazakhstan.
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Heres some amazing water systems.
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Heres some amazing water systems.
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Yes, Hill's Bay Area image looks just like the inside of an eye:
The retina , with its red and purple blood vessels. Yes, I do see this and its infinite variety of pattern, all day long in my work....using the Ophthalmoscope:
...and now, thanks to Hill , and Keyhole-Google, I get to see this again, at home with the GE Earthoscope!
Thanks so much!!
Homework : Where is the only place in the human body where, with just a light and some optics, you can see arteries and veins, and the blood coursing through them?
Don't bother! Answer: The retina.
(Another view of a blue eye at placemark!)
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Hows this for an in/out let
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Lut Desert, Iran
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Hi, there,
Here's an Iranian Keyholer!
It is a dune field, called Lut Desert. In fact this is a part of Lut desesrt, and you can see the other part in the attachment.
I have not visited it, nor I can give you a detailed geographical explanation.
Sirous
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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Ten more abstract pieces and pattern pieces. Media: earth,wind,fire,and water
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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i call it 'Relief Deep Blue'
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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Here are a few dogs and cats I've seen...
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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(scale up to the limit of sharpeness.)
Almost the scream of Munch!
The whole area is a complete chaos of lines, colors and all together almost art.
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Re: A salute to GE!
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Checking out the puzzling static airplane on display in Sardinia, I came upon this respectful Italian looking up at Quickbird!!
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Re: A salute to GE!
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I think you have found the true Imperial Walker
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blue draggon (Represa de Salto Grande)
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blue draggon
Americana - SP
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Jumble
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(Master Guide)
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07/26/05 10:04 PM
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Re: A salute to GE!
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number1fan , looks more like the lady in the banner add:
But that's just my opinion!
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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Rimini beach
Beppi.
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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Check out these bright colors.
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"Alien Inscriptions"
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"Alien Inscriptions", please turn terrain off
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Earth Art: Guinea Bissau
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After posting elsewhere my early Earth Art discoveries in Alaska, I discovered that Hill had created this thread for Google Art/Keyhole Art works. I have been collecting beautiful Keyhole images for some time under the heading "Earth Art", and I would like to post them here.
This is a collection of four lovely views of Guinea Bissau. West Africa is rich with Earth Artworks; I'll post some more later.
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Frozen dead meat
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See attached placemark
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Fantastic Aussie Canvas
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Here are a few ones in Australia, all created by nature. I almost want to put them up on my wall.
BB
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Earth Art: Jordan, including Dead Sea
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Here is a collection of six Earth Art canvasses from Jordan. The first of them is a view of the south end of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the planet (417m, 1369 ft below sea level).
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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Here is my contribution. Alredy posted in another subject, but now I see this thread.
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art - Nature Art
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Some beautiful spots in South America. Enjoy!
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Earth Art: Senegal
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The coast of West Africa continues to intrigue me; here are three more views, this time from Senegal.
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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This looked like the Gobi Desert to me, although the CIA factbook gives the Gobi's position much further east
(42 30 N, 107 00 E versus this one at
39 53 N, 102 07 E). Still an interesting landscape.
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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It all goes to show that from afar this earth is beautiful. Provided there's some grass in it. Try to make it look arty at less than 5000 ft.!
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More Australia Art
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Part two of my collection of natural art in Australia.
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The Colors of the World by JohnFlesh
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This is a small collection of the primary and secondary colors.
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, including Black and White as well.
Enjoy.
P.S. Yellow was hard to find so you should appreciate that one. Also I put "by JohnFlesh" because I take credit for making the file, nothing more.
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Green terraces
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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Looks a little like nerve endings in Iraq
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Phil, UK
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Hill
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(Master Guide)
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08/21/05 08:18 PM
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Earth as Art? by themarsh
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Here's another thread with some interesting images.
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Hill
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(Master Guide)
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08/21/05 08:24 PM
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Nature Art - South America by amguimar
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More Google art from South America.
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Hill
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(Master Guide)
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08/21/05 08:29 PM
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Beautiful Places by amguimar
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Another collection of beautiful images from Planet Earth.
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Hill
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(Master Guide)
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08/21/05 08:38 PM
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Google Earth Wallpaper by BlueJay
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Google Earth wallpaper by BlueJay.
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Hill
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(Master Guide)
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08/21/05 08:54 PM
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Earth Art - Alaska by Earth_Art_Lover
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A collection from Alaska
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bubo
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(Tourist)
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08/24/05 12:30 AM
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Re: "Alien Inscriptions"
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 It is just a City with large Houses.
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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I am surprised no one has pointed the Lena River delta out yet (I did search for Lena).
The delta made NASA's Visible Earth list http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3451
I suppose the GE view isn't as spectacular as printing the poster on a 36"x48". In order to see the entire delta one has to be quite high up, and that does blurr the imagery details.
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Re: More Australia Art
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Finally, part 3 of natural art and geometry in the Australian landscape.
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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That's Italy's answer to japanese Zen gardens...
Simply give them a loanmower...
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vyruss
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(Tourist)
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08/26/05 09:47 PM
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Re: "Alien Inscriptions"
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I know it's Ulan Bator, that's why I put it in quotes It just looks like alien hieroglyphics in the placemark
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Who's this guy?
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Just a face in the crowd?
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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Those are impressive satellite views, alright.
Here's about the best I could do for an Google Art/Earth Art view of Lena River.
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spiral jetty
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high,
I 've already post this but reading your posts i think it could be better to place it there.
So it' s a land art piece (earthwork) made in 1971 by an american artist named Robert Smithson; it's something famous and very visited.
This image is taken on the web because the piece had disapeared several years ans had reappeared recently , so it isn't possible to find it on Google Earth. I place an overlay on the spot of the Spiral Jetty that is on the great salt lake.
bye
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Libyan dune patterns
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These Libyan dunes almost have a tessellated pattern
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Sleeping Dragon
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Sleeping Dragon - Namibia Africa
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Zacek
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(Tourist)
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09/17/05 11:03 PM
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Re: Keyhole Art
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Looks juicy! very funny!
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Re: artistic countryside in Italy
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Ciao
I'm not sure that this one is good enough for Google Art Gallery, but I think it's nice
Bye
b
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Re: The Face in Quebec, Canada
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Something my 5-year old would draw :-)
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Re: More Australia Art
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Of course, Australia is such an amazing place, it could provide an
endless supply of such items. Here's another one, not far from some
of your other finds. I found it stunning.
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Re: Keyhole Art
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That area is called "Port Alma" near Rockhampton in Queensland, and is mostly mangrove swamp and mud around the mouth of the Fitzroy River. The square features are evaporation pools used to farm salt from seawater.
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4x at this freeway interchange I-10 & I-605
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4x at this freeway interchange I-10 & I-605 in Los Angeles County
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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I call this ''Squiggles''
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Phil, UK
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Suicide GreenHouse Art. Spain
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GreenHouse Art. Spain
As you fly in to Almeria. the ground looks like its covered in snow. However what your looking at is a polar opposite to snow.
Plastic Greenhouses, where summer temps can reach ++50'C blanket this area. 30 years ago, Almeria was a barren, dry alluvial delta. Now Its Spains richest province with the highest suicide rate in W Europe!. A lesson there somewhere?
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Now this's a really landscape
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Re: Suicide GreenHouse Art. Spain
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The lesson is: "People who work in glass houses; shouldn't..."
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Re: Suicide GreenHouse Art. Spain
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1)
borrow more money than they can possilby pay back.
2)
poison themselves with pesticides and fertilizers
3)
Poison other people with pesticides and f fertilizers
Here end the lesson for today-Amen
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Re: Keyhole Art/Many colors this an Art Man Made.!
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Many patches many colors this an art man made Color my life
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Keyhole Art/Google Art - Central Australia
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Folded rock strata in Central Australia
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Quilted Landscape by the Sea
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I wanted to add this man-made patchwork to the Google Art board. Even the clear-cut has a strange, Myst-like quality.
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Lut desert, Iran
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Lut desert is unique in the western part for the special terrain called 'Kalut' in the local language. They are, in fact, longitudinal erosions in a sedimantary field in NW to SE direction. I recently passed the road you mentioned. The road continues to the North, which passes very starnge and beautiful erosional patterns.
Sirous
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Hill
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(Master Guide)
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04/01/06 01:37 PM
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Re: Lut desert, Iran
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It is a beautiful area. Other ground-level views would be welcome.
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Re: Lut desert, Iran
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Quote:
It is a beautiful area. Other ground-level views would be welcome.
Nebka, or desert flower box:
Below are some other views.
Sirous
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Hill
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(Master Guide)
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04/08/06 03:05 PM
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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I've added another collection from mudshark .
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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My contribution to an inspiring thread.
Various from my recent travels.
Far-away/close-up and includes:-
Some straight forward, though stunning, views and bold colours.
A few obligitory fractals. I think there's a real irony with this type as the resolutions on GE increase - it could go on forever.
Visual trickery. These are in some respects my favourites and there's such a range:-
- So other-worldy that you have no idea of altitude or oriental you are or what you're looking at.
- False3DReverseThingy. When viewing from above, as I tend to do, sometimes you get a false 3D effect - things come out you when they shouldn't. Dry river basins do this alot - they look like mini-mountain ranges.
- Makes you think of something familiar. Very much down to the viewer these - you either see them or you don't. (Is there a "Famous Faces seen in the landscape" thread, with overlays, yet?).
On that note I'm off to see if I can find any 'Magic Eye' pictures hidden away anywhere - some of those Deserts look promising - hope you enjoy the views.
Nymor
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julk77
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(Tourist)
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04/18/06 02:50 PM
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Re: Keyhole Art/Many colors this an Art Man Made.!
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Hi,
For your info, this is the rail museum in Mulhouse.
Julien
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Giant printed circuit, Bratislava
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pretty good stuff for desktop...(:
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Farms in northern China
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Zoom in and out for an endless variety of quilted farmland.
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Face and bird(?), created by nature
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Negev desert, Israel.
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Plantpot on Iranian hillside?
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It's more than 100m across.
Plantpot? Lampshade? Art?
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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abstraction in the desert
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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glaciere Snaefellsjokull
It is how looks war active energy center-chakra.
That point is touristic atractive for spiritual people.
Ask for further information.
Andres
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Re: Google Art -Abstract
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Abstract art
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Re: Plantpot on Iranian hillside?
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Hello.
I was looking to your kml two weeks ago. Well. By my analyses is it some kind of key, significant made with mathematical, geography's and sacred geographies results.
From your place I went all over the world and result is exactly same as I got with another formula from another part of the world. It is Sudan. Western and mid west Sudan. There is something connecting Islam in bad or good position.
But for deeper studies I need better map, with more accuracy.
Andres
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Re: Plantpot on Iranian hillside?
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And much more. Your klm calculating with this mathematical geographical and sacred geographical way is showing interesting country. Pyongyang, North Korea, Border between South and North Korea. Line stops 100 km from Japan"s beach in their waters. If line and international pressure will be in high level, Tokyo can be out of the map. Not only Tokyo. Also Pyongyang, eastern Iran and west Sudan. But Chinese are hiding something inside of mountain. As Iran's as well.
Andres
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Re: Keyhole Art/Google Art
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Here is a large collection of randomly named beautiful views.
Many of these are low resolution areas, and will soon disappear - so see them while you can!
Don't forget to turn all layers off except "Terrain".
They are in no particular order.
The names are entirely arbitrary
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Thin ice
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Nice fractal view of ice so thin you can see through it.
In China where the Buh empties into Quighai Hu. (Thanks for my NatGeo Atlas of the World  )
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Man on Bike for MOMA
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Amsterdam is well known for its many bicycles.
Here is one,with rider, in shadow, all ready framed!
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