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One Deceiving Reflection (PIC)

deputy-dog.com — A stunning photo of Tokyo from inside a skyscraper (particularly the ceiling).

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  • keitarofujiwara, on 10/13/2007, -13/+266One deceiving title.
  • geeshock, on 10/10/2007, -16/+16The sheng fui minimalist thing looks like it went a bit too far..
    • chewbacca77, on 10/10/2007, -2/+17Actually, I don't think that's proper Feng Shui at all.
      • dnacid, on 10/10/2007, -5/+25I don't think Feng Shui CAN be considered "proper" at all. You can make anything mean anything, it is just a bunch of BS.
        • ShrimpCrackers, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10Not to mention Feng Shui is Chinese not Japanese. The cultures are vastly different.
          • Nereus90, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Japanese culture was heavily influenced by Chinese culture. They grew more and more different as time went on however.
    • aariel, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Yeah, looks like a good old 'good pic' to me :P check out the reflection of the city on the ceiling dude; you're clearly missing out on some cool stuff..
    • RealmDown, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Looks to me like it is right on the Earth Turtles back.
    • m1tch37, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It is Roppongi Hills in Tokyo. It is a art gallery on the 80-something floor. When i was there i sat in that exact spot for atleast an hour.
  • Rikushix, on 10/10/2007, -2/+59The "particularly the ceiling" was a bit unimportant.
    • capiCrimm, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16oh... Oh! That's what it was. My God, I thought it was just about the old women on the far right jumping.
  • crackedplastic, on 10/10/2007, -2/+61Link to actual picture (larger): http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/1506651245_9c6 ...
    • willemmulder, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1and see, if you look on the large picture, that the lines on the floor that are coming toward you, are NOT reflected on the ceiling... what's up with that?
      • kholburn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Ummmm,.. yes they are.
        • willemmulder, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Oh I see now... they start at the very 'top' of the reflection... thanks!
    • idconvict, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9Is 973x976 still considered massive? I was expecting some crazy 100mb tiff file or something, lol
      • sgoogle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8I don't recall anyone saying massive. Larger, yes, massive, no
        • NeMoD, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3(click for massive version)

          first line on the page :)
          • sgoogle, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Not really in relation to the comment, anyway, massive link gives option for 2000x2000, which most people would call massive
          • sgoogle, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Not really in relation to the comment, anyway, massive link gives option for 2000x2000, which most people would call massive
    • Jugalator, on 10/10/2007, -1/+32000x2000:
      http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1053/1038464701_979 ...
  • ilovepoop, on 10/10/2007, -10/+1truly of striking beauty or excellence. or not...
  • penneyisok, on 10/10/2007, -13/+5Direct link: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/1506651245_9c6 ...
  • sheepster, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10that photo gives me a headache
  • EricJD, on 10/10/2007, -7/+2Wow, that's really cool!
  • thcobbs, on 10/10/2007, -2/+86OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH a MIRROR!
  • emptybucket, on 10/10/2007, -0/+44Thats Amazing!! Who knew a wordpress site would still be up after being dugg.

    Oh, and the photo is pretty cool too.
  • RadicalEdward, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Far out man....
  • BadassCheese, on 10/10/2007, -9/+1http://duggmirror.com
  • sniperboy67, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1its star trek all over again
    • BlueSkyfish, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I was thinking more along the lines of Evangelion
  • Computer_Kid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Hey, I thought is was cool, minus the blog spam.
  • thailand1972, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I think that's Yoyogi park in the reflection...
  • RyanParrish, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0SWEET!
  • Goobernutz, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2"That’s one of the pictures I wish I had taken." What a strange thing to say.
  • nepawoods, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3Did anyone else notice there seem to be some lines in the tile floor (running straight from front to back) that seem not to be reflected in the ceiling? And the size of the reflections of the tiles doesn't seem right either (relative to the size of the people in the chairs).
    • OMGIAMTHEMAN, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2no man, they're all there, this really isn't a deceiving photo after all
    • kholburn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1There's a big square on the floor. You see the sides and the "top" on the floor but only the top in the reflection.
    • OYAHHH, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I believe you are correct about the lines. They do not seem to be in the ceiling reflection.

      And if you look closely, there seems to be some issue with the height of the people. They are not proportional as far as I can tell.
      • gullevek, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2That might be, because I used a wide angle lens and slightly moved it up. Things on the edges get distorted then ...
    • pinkxmastree, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Ya it's the stripes going down you can see them in the very bottom of the picture and aren't reflected at the top
    • Saiing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4You're looking at the wrong part of the floor.
      Don't worry though. In a few years you might learn to look a a photo for enjoyment, as the photographer intended without your anal infatuation about whether it might be photoshopped.
    • gullevek, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It can be confusing, plus its a sldie, so highlights are burned.

      But I didn't retouch the photo in any way at all.
  • EmperorAnton, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4It makes me nauseated..good photo if it can illicit nausea. Not sure if I had the nausea words used correctly, but if anyone would like to correct me, please do so.
    • SinisterBunni, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15illicit
      One entry found for illicit.


      Main Entry: il·lic·it
      Pronunciation: (")i(l)-'li-s&t
      Function: adjective
      Etymology: Latin illicitus, from in- + licitus lawful -- more at LICIT
      : not permitted : UNLAWFUL
      - il·lic·it·ly adverb
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      WOW - Illegal puke. How did you manage that?
    • Komgol, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Wait, a picture is good if it can make you nauseated? You have... interesting standards.
  • HunterTV, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Cooler if you rotate it 180deg in Photoshop.
    • sgoogle, on 10/10/2007, -5/+4Just so you know, you don't need Photoshop to do this. GIMP or MSPaint (Shudders) are fine.

      • CATSCEO, on 10/10/2007, -4/+4Or Preview.app if you're on a Mac.
      • resplence, on 10/10/2007, -6/+2Unnecessary plug.
        • sgoogle, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Just leveling the playing field
          • Renton, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Not really. When ever someone says "photoshop" you automatically connect it with "image manipulation program" I use GIMP, and I say "photoshop" all the time.

            Whenever somebody asks for a Kleenex, I know they mean tissue.
            Whenever they want to play my Nintendo, I know they mean Wii.
            Whenever somebody wants me to Google something, I know they mean search.

            We just live in a corporate society.
  • trollick, on 10/10/2007, -1/+35So...? What's so "deceiving" about it? Lame.
    • nuggetboy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Totally agreed. It's a reflective ceiling. BFD. Is it because at that angle we can't see the ground directly? Should we be more familiar with Tokyo to be "deceived"? OMGWTFBBQ! A cool pic, but not deceptive.
  • Sharky35, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Vertigo
  • mebepin, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Pretty sure this is Roppongi Hills observatory. (http://www.dsphotographic.com/g2/japan/tokyo/roppo ... Can anyone confirm?

    Bleh. Not a fan of Mori's buildings, but I gotta admit this picture is quite nice.
  • copyland, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8i was not all that stunned, sorry
  • edwartica, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Wasn't that decieving, considering the ground on the ceiling looks like a reflection.
  • PieterOpie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Now that’s what I call good photography capturing a brilliant architectural feature. The reflection ceiling suspended where it dramatically allows anyone on the floor to experience the scene beyond the striking frame of the window and still keeping it within that visual framework. The ceiling is the perfect width so it barely reveals its presence and is virtually “invisible” except for picture it reflects and projects deep into the space from where the scene cannot be viewed. Quite brilliant.

    I want one……..
  • donkeySays, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Hey, that's Web 2.0!
  • mihkeltt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1ok, if that's the floor and these are the reflection of people on the floor and up there is the reflection of the reflection of people sitting on the reflecting floor, then what's the city doing up there?
    • gullevek, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Thats the reflection from the outside. You cannot see the city outside, because a slide has only a very limited brightness range. So the window is "burned out", but you can see the actual thing on the ceiling
    • gullevek, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Thats the reflection from the outside. You cannot see the city outside, because a slide has only a very limited brightness range. So the window is "burned out", but you can see the actual thing on the ceiling
  • anewname, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Original artist: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gullevek/1038464701/
  • Homoomo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Would have been better if they flipped the photo upside down...
  • DrummerAndrew, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Not deceiving. It's a reflection. Things are usually opposite in reflections. Deceiving would be a reflection of the sky on the ceiling.
  • mapkinase, on 11/11/2007, -1/+4digg, you are impressed easier than my 2-year old boy.
    • SonicRush, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1No friggin kidding. Top 3? Gimme a break.
  • icegoddess13, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1very cool pic :)
  • Shenanigans, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3A cool picture, maybe, but definitely not digg worthy.
  • gullevek, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Internet fame :D

    And to get over 2000 diggs is really impressive.
  • Renton, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nerv HQ?
  • Renton, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Nerv HQ?
  • maelstromwar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2DECEPTIVE! It's a DECEPTIVE reflection, goddamnit!
  • xquizit, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1i don't think anyone got deceived...
  • manonfire285, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12641
  • sweetsfoods, on 10/19/2007, -0/+0Excellent perspective!
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