Comments on: Dali Atomicus water confusion http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/ like balloons, only with dancing Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:00:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tom Cohoe http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-11429 Tom Cohoe Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:59:49 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-11429 If you throw water out of a container like a pail, it does not come out in a stream, but breaks up into sheets. This is what has happened here. You can see the sheet breaking into drops on both ends. The sheet has its odd shape because it is flying through the atmosphere, so it is as if a wind is blowing on it causing it to wave, like a flag. The water has been thrown from the foreground and is flying towards Dali and the cats. If you fling a gallon or two of water from a pail, you will get all kinds of weird shapes that don't look like a stream of water. Try it. If you throw water out of a container like a pail, it does not come out in a stream, but breaks up into sheets. This is what has happened here. You can see the sheet breaking into drops on both ends. The sheet has its odd shape because it is flying through the atmosphere, so it is as if a wind is blowing on it causing it to wave, like a flag. The water has been thrown from the foreground and is flying towards Dali and the cats. If you fling a gallon or two of water from a pail, you will get all kinds of weird shapes that don’t look like a stream of water.

Try it.

]]> By: Nate http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-11338 Nate Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:44:29 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-11338 I read somewhere that they counted to four. On three, the bucket of water and the cats were thrown and then on four, Dali jumped into the air and the photograph was taken. My guess is that the assistant who threw the water used that second between three and four to jump backwards out of the frame. Would that explain the motion of the water? I have no idea. I read somewhere that they counted to four. On three, the bucket of water and the cats were thrown and then on four, Dali jumped into the air and the photograph was taken. My guess is that the assistant who threw the water used that second between three and four to jump backwards out of the frame. Would that explain the motion of the water? I have no idea.

]]> By: ??? http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-10027 ??? Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:53:40 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-10027 i have the original phot and you can see the strings holding the things and also the canvas mirroring the cats is empty so it was added after the shot now for the water i find no explanation... i have the original phot and you can see the strings holding the things and also the canvas mirroring the cats is empty so it was added after the shot now for the water i find no explanation…

]]> By: Halsman Archive http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-9161 Halsman Archive Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:03:33 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-9161 It is hard to imagine in our day and age that any thing in the past was actually done by hand and experimental and organic. it took 6 hours and 26 attempts to get this photograph correct. it is a frozen moment in time. beautiful in its own right. don't try too hard to dissect it. enjoy it. its all about quantum physics. how nothing in reality is actually touching, all suspended relationships. its an abstract idea. It is hard to imagine in our day and age that any thing in the past was actually done by hand and experimental and organic. it took 6 hours and 26 attempts to get this photograph correct. it is a frozen moment in time. beautiful in its own right. don’t try too hard to dissect it. enjoy it. its all about quantum physics. how nothing in reality is actually touching, all suspended relationships. its an abstract idea.

]]> By: Ed http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-8939 Ed Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:38:41 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-8939 Could the water be flowing on plastic/glass? If you look at the shadows you can see a square. Also the top cat looks like it's standing. Cats when jumping pull in their paws don't they? Ed Could the water be flowing on plastic/glass? If you look at the shadows you can see a square. Also the top cat looks like it’s standing. Cats when jumping pull in their paws don’t they?

Ed

]]> By: Andrew http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-8937 Andrew Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:11:38 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-8937 I'm not even going to think about recreating this one :-) I'm assuming it's water as that's how the photographer described the shot. I’m not even going to think about recreating this one :-)
I’m assuming it’s water as that’s how the photographer described the shot.

]]> By: Halsman archive http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-8925 Halsman archive Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:51:36 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-8925 The water was thrown from the left, the cats from the right. Dali's first idea was to stick dynamite up a duck's ass and explode it. Philippe suggested the water and cats. Good luck on your presentation! The water was thrown from the left, the cats from the right. Dali’s first idea was to stick dynamite up a duck’s ass and explode it. Philippe suggested the water and cats. Good luck on your presentation!

]]> By: Nod http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-8903 Nod Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:25:22 +0000 http://wongablog.co.uk/2007/11/21/dali-atomicus-water-confusion/#comment-8903 uhoh this means you have to recreate it? What makes you think it is all water? Could it be ice? or a transparent polymer? Or (less likely) a bubble? I think the rest just requires a correct perspective. Anyway hopefully suggested at least one new idea for you to experiment with, with any luck outside of my home :) uhoh this means you have to recreate it?

What makes you think it is all water? Could it be ice? or a transparent polymer? Or (less likely) a bubble? I think the rest just requires a correct perspective. Anyway hopefully suggested at least one new idea for you to experiment with, with any luck outside of my home :)

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