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Coolest Creative Photos You Will See Today (LITERALLY)

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  • baalzebub, on 10/12/2007, -12/+11interesting, inspires the imagination...
  • dvryaboy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+177Dugg.. but that's not what the word "Literally" means.

    Maybe if it was photos of ice or something.. :-)
    • davidlow, on 10/12/2007, -3/+125The title was written illiterally.
    • SteveMax, on 10/12/2007, -3/+118A person who uses words he doesn't understand cannot be trusted. Literally.
    • kapowaz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+25From http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/literally.html :

      Like “incredible,” “literally” has been so overused as a sort of vague intensifier that it is in danger of losing its literal meaning. It should be used to distinguish between a figurative and a literal meaning of a phrase. It should not be used as a synonym for “actually” or “really.” Don’t say of someone that he “literally blew up” unless he swallowed a stick of dynamite.
    • Omega697, on 10/12/2007, -8/+67Buried as inaccurate. There are some photos right next to my computer that are at least several degrees cooler.
    • eobiont, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14I was watching the weather forecast on the local news and the weather man and the news anchor were sitting at a desk. The weather man said, "The wind was biting cold today" to which the news anchor added, "literally." I had some fun picturing that. Maybe that would make a good photograph.
    • commiecat, on 10/12/2007, -6/+13The photos wouldn't have to be *of* ice. They would have to *be* ice.
    • brlittle, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4@commiecat:

      Not really. Perhaps he stores his computer in the refrigerator.

      ::rimshot::
    • loneBoat, on 10/12/2007, -5/+27I literally DIE every time I see someone misuse that word!
    • mtxe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3other than ice
      it might have taken him 24 hours to load the page.
    • kevinarth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I agree. I expected something based on ice or arctic landscape or something.
    • loup, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I could put my monitor in the freezer for a while, then the image would literally be cool (well, the medium that it is on would be cool at least)
    • cogitocogito, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6FYI, about the word "literally"... I remember a segment of "On Words" on NPR that debunks the idea that 'literally' means something like "according to the meaning of the word", and is opposed to words like "figuratively". "Literally", strictly speaking, applies only to translations. A literal translation is a word-for-word translation from one language into another (as opposed to a translation which tries to capture phrase meaning or tone). Any use of the word that doesn't involve translation is a figurative use. In fact, the most common use of the word "literally" in the century leading up until the last fifty years or so was as a marker to indicate that meaning was _not_ being preserved, i.e. that the phrase being uttered was figurative. (You can see the logic in this, as literal translations are notoriously bad at preserving sentence meaning). Fitzgerald and James, to name two authors, frequently use 'literally' to mean something like 'figuratively'.
    • nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17He meant "literally" in a figurative sense, not literally literally.
    • mediaphile, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@cogitocogito:

      Every dictionary I have access to disagrees with you. NPR is not a reliable etymological source, and even if their guest was knowledgeable, that is but one source in the face of many.
    • mark1372, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I know people that always say "that literally blew me away." If only.
  • nazuraki, on 10/12/2007, -12/+45Not if you see this one:

    http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4113/coolestpictureever1ur6.jpg
    • GawtMilk, on 10/12/2007, -61/+8Hey, *****, why don't you credit the author?

      http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/5279606/
      http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/22729819/
    • PotatoSalad, on 10/12/2007, -6/+21The people from the deviantART community are some of the most vicious whiners I've ever seen. Yes, he should have given credit to the original artist, but that somehow brings "he's an *****" into the picture (excuse the pun)?
    • cooldudevamsee, on 10/12/2007, -3/+28@GawtMilk
      Hey ***** he didn't modified the photo, he just uploaded it to imageshack, check the photo bottom for your crappy copyright thing.
    • SkeletaLlama, on 10/12/2007, -25/+3Hey, *****, why don't you credit the author? (LITERALLY)
    • maf54, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Yes, he's an a-hole. (LITERALLY)
    • nazuraki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Woah, try decaf.

      I didn't know where the image originated from- I found it linked to on some random site, and therefore couldn't have credited the creator.
    • mediaphile, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5That's not a photograph.
  • frant1c, on 10/12/2007, -3/+49"BREAKING" is so yesterday. "LITERALLY" is where it's at.
    • MMulder, on 10/12/2007, -16/+5(LITERALLY)
    • sockpuppets, on 10/12/2007, -5/+54I wasn't going to share this until next month but here's a sneak peek:

      SMURFTACULAR!
    • SVPirate, on 10/12/2007, -17/+1LIT3RA!!EEXoR!!!!1111!!11!one!111!!eleven!!1!1!!!11
    • SkeletaLlama, on 10/12/2007, -11/+5[OH ZOINKS!], coming Fall '07 to a Digg near you.
    • MuffinMan, on 10/12/2007, -12/+2OMGZ LiTErAlLy!! No WAI!
    • underthelinux, on 10/12/2007, -9/+4In honor of Iwao Takamoto, I propose we use JINKIES!
  • baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24the most amazing thing i will see today huh? that not very ambitious since all i did yesterday was sit around drinking beer and eating rice.
    • SkeletaLlama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12But did you do it in an amazing or an incredible manner?
    • baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16actually, i am scheduled for an afternoon high altitude blimp ride over topless beaches and coral reefs so i guess it does have a bit of competition
    • se7en11, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3You can't fool us. You're just referring to http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2006/11/28/top-10-naked-people-on-google-earth/
    • mediaphile, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Maybe not the coolest thing you'll see today, but that's not what the headline suggests. Do you look at many creative photographs throughout the day? The chances are that if you do, these may be the coolest out of those photographs.
  • OutThisLife, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0The connection has timed out.
  • bouche, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12The worst headline I'll see today (LITERALLY)
  • griz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Direct link to Photographer's website gallery...
    http://www.chemamadoz.com/ingles/gallery1.htm?
  • fLUx1337, on 10/12/2007, -13/+8No offense to the person who took those photos....

    But those photos are DEPRESSING!
    • BarryMcCawqiner, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8While they were mildly entertaining, they were also somewhat bland - kind of like the unoffensive art you might put on your office wall. Vaguely interesting, but safely conformist. The artist seems to have excellent technical skill, so hopefully he has much higher creative ambitions than those images.
    • mark1372, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Were you expecting a little kitty jauntily dangling from a clothesline with a caption saying, "Hang In There!"?
  • crashflow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+38after looking at all the photos, my phone rang. I picked it up and some girl said "Seven days" then hung up.
    What does that mean?
  • dameetch, on 10/12/2007, -10/+5Nothing to see here folks, move along.
  • razialx, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3Those were really, really just great. Kinda set a good mood for my day.

    Great post.

    I went to Duggmirror, who is the photographer?
  • bamiller3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2When I read that headline, I couldn't help but hear Nicole Sullivan's (MadTV) voice in my head..........lllllllliterally.
  • poseitom, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Aha ! Ping (lightbulb) !! … no more words …
  • BigBill62629, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Coolest Creative Photos You Will See Today (LITERALLY)

    I missed the "ice and snow" pics -literally
  • Thisco, on 10/12/2007, -12/+2Holy cow! To think I almost missed Arty-Farty Day™. This entry exquistely combines everyday-objects and black and white photography to...erm...comment on....erm....question.....erm....say....well....nothing much really. It's a bland exercise in futility masked as pseudo-art. Well done!
    • azurechaos, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8photography/art doesn't have to provide commentary. sometimes it's just as simple as a beautiful image or intriguing concept.
    • Desolite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1people who say "erm" and "meh" should be shot repeatedly with little papers that say "erm" and "meh" on them that have been folded up and stapled closed with 4-5 staples for maximum pain via large rubber bands.
  • Chewie67, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Very nicely done.

    This is my favorite:

    http://static.flickr.com/101/311294194_441a3e3ae3_o.jpg
  • hppypnts, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I studied him in school but it appears he is so obscure that Wikipedia has no article on him.
    • dilbertmouse, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Then get to work! I would really appreciate some more info on this guy, although judging by his website, I'm unlikely to ever see an exhibit of his in the U.S.
  • noguerol, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Errr...it's Chema Madoz, one of the most celebrated contemporary photographers.
  • DreKor, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7I lived with a photography student in college. Our house was full of crap like this. Not that this is all crap mind you, but a lot of it is. Black and white pseudo-surrealism is a cop out for real photography. Sure, you can do studies in light, shadow, and form, but after a while it just gets old. You end up repeating yourself when you think you're simply exploring a theme.
    • linuxinit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why are you digging him down? He is 100% correct. There is no originality any more.
    • DreKor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Andy Warhol, is that you?
  • mapkinase, on 10/12/2007, -3/+31. A lot of it is inspired by Magritt. Some of it too close to plagiarism.
    2. It is really cool. I liked it.
  • 5hop4orce, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2I like these better:
    http://www.thelittleartfactory.com/structures.htm

    Saw them today, so the headline is inaccurate.

    I've bitched before about how one should never include "ever seen" or "ever heard about" in a headline. Expand that now to include all predictive value judgments. There is no way you can predict a) who will like these photos or b) who will not have seen (or will see) cooler photos. Even attempting to do so is arrogant and misguided.

    Also, I think those photos are pretentious tripe.
  • dyvbond, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anyone else think of the ring when they saw
    http://static.flickr.com/101/311294194_441a3e3ae3_o.jpg
  • TheJas, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11WOW! He piled sand next to books! That is incredible.
  • DarthTurducken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Looks like a cross between the works of Magritte and clips from "The Ring" video
  • Lark7, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3They're well done technically, but the images are a bit corny, in my opinion.
  • al4444, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I agree, very very interesting
  • tralalaa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I hate when people misuse "literally"
  • AileenFaced, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0most of these are really interesting, though a few do seem a little...well, like the photographer was having an off day. I really like the arch of books ^.^
  • dougm68, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3most of those photos creeped me out.

    literally.
    • SifuMoKung, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1There is a dead mouse under the hat.
      Brilliant. The man is clearly a genius.
  • Pifko, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Can somebody tell me what's so "creative" about this one?
    http://static.flickr.com/120/311294756_625b0d878d_o.jpg

    What am I not "getting"!? Oh and that violin one...wtf?

    LITERALLY!
    • OutcastJiob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The band on the hat is a strip of film. As for the violin, it's well composed, but I can't see anything odd about it either.
    • ChumpChief, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Ooh, I didn't catch the film strip when I first looked at it, but the violin has a razor blade in place of the bridge (bit under the strings).
  • fugazi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1O man black and white because we are all so color blind!
  • InfamousX241, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3OH I THOUGHT YOU WERE SPEAKING FIGURATIVELY, BOY WAS I STOKED WHEN YOU SAID "LITERALLY"!
  • pinehurst, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just another lame ad site looking to generate revenue from someone else's work. Don't be a blind digger and support sites like this. Visit the artist site directly.
  • gnosaj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yawn.

    And if you thought it wasn't possible, the comments are more inane than the photos. Such as:
    "I close my eyes and I still see half of them. Thanks for the dreams."

    Gack.

    "I close my eyes and I still see a violin with a razor blade for a bridge. Thanks for polluting my synapses, I wasn't using them anyway."
  • mcheddadi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1DIGG FAILS
  • Sumguy21, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Woah, I thought you were talking figuratively for a second.
  • a55h4t, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3The pictures suck. Abstract artsy, fartsy *****...
  • nuclearpenguins, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Is this what passes for art nowadays? Lame.
  • marinist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Very cool visual concepts. Some are rather subtle, but that makes them interesting.
    Here's a direct link to the artist's site:
    http://www.chemamadoz.com/gallery1.htm
  • CyPhiRevolution, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1These are amazing. Some people argue that photography is not art, but there is so much more than just "point and shoot". Just imagine how much effort, creativity, and timing are involved with each of these works.
  • Kirpernicus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Don't quite understand why this is #1 right now. Must be a slow day for news. Many of comments here are negative and don't reflect the amount of Diggs it's getting. The photos are pretty cool imo, but are not THAT great. Plus, the title is really, really dumb (literally).
  • Ladygreen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Amazing..wonderful photos. Inspired thought and and a desire to participate in this creativity.
  • garyh84, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1A lot of these have been done...
  • acdegroff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Good collection, I was thoroughly amused by the sardine can with the can opener fish.
  • Hellbayg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Great--those who are so mindlessly digging the ITK's art work:

    (exhibit A:)
    http://static.flickr.com/115/311294601_871f8916af_o.jpg

    You do do realize he's Biney, the SERIAL KILLER from Dexter?@! Ackkk :(
  • JohnnyRad, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Reef already makes those sandals with the grass on the soles, they even make astro turf ones. other photos are cool though.
  • Crazychipmunk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Uh...was that book in labor?!
  • Jakerius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Okay, so I have your guarantee that these photos will be both cool, and creative. Digg down if you're wrong.

    Nope, those were pretty damn cool and creative.
  • gh0st32, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1amazing...simply amazing
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