Comments on: Hand-print In Sand

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:55:15 +0000

From looking at the stones and so on it is a “pushed down” handprint :)

By: Lea

Lea — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:56:29 +0000

I only see one. I can only the convex not the concave.

By: Pearl

Pearl — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:11:57 +0000

That was awesome! I think it is a convex hand print. Pearl

By: Alex Crowe

Alex Crowe — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:18:49 +0000

It works because, in a picture, it is impossible for your brain to differentiate which side the shadow is coming from. Is the sun on the left casting shadows on the protruded outside or on the right casting shadows on the walls on the inside. Now logically with deductive reasoning we can determine that it is PROTRUDING from the surface. We do this by looking at the divots off to the right and since those shadows are sharper and more clear they are CONCAVED since indirect illumination causes this effect. If they are concaved the hand must be protruding since the shadows are on opposite sides.

By: Pricilla Compléëté

Pricilla Compléëté — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:09:22 +0000

What???????????????????????????????????????? LOL. I feel so dumb listning to all of your comments people!

By: Pricilla Compléëté

Pricilla Compléëté — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:07:58 +0000

I did not understand anything that you just said! Could you explain it in human simple english form!

By: Sandi Eggo

Sandi Eggo — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:47:07 +0000

I think this hand print is level only seeming embossed

By: Nevil

Nevil — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:06:54 +0000

hand print is extruded.
in the holes in right side of the picture shadow is in right but on hand print shadow is in left if was embossed shadow most was in right side like the holes.and allways embossed shadow is sharper than the extruded shadow coz of indirect illumination.

By: Emil

Emil — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:52:26 +0000

It is very obviously extruded. Look at the two holes that are to the right of the hand. The shadowed part of the holes is the inside right half. That means that the light is coming from the right. Conversely, the shadows of the hand are on the left side and outside of the hand, which means it’s extruded, thus casting its shadow to the left. It’s impossible for the hand to be embossed and to cast a shadow outside of its delineation.

By: ...

... — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:44:17 +0000

Probably it’s just the way the sun was facing.

By: Gerhard Grove

Gerhard Grove — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:29:56 +0000

I want to say…. no rather not for “steph” will shake his head and laugh …. fokken engelsman…..

By: Jim Costner

Jim Costner — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:26:54 +0000

**ARGUMENT SETTLER**
It is NEITHER!
It is a two dimensional IMAGE of a hand print that could be either concave or convex. We can never know for certain whether the original hand print is concave or convex from this IMAGE, since that would require this to be replaced with a 3 dimensional image. We could construct either one that would look identical to this image.

By: ...

... — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:58:56 +0000

its gotta be UNDER the sand, whichever one that is :P because on the bottom right of the hand, the “pad” is coming out of the sand! how? For it to be inprinted in the sand, there would have to be a small shadow on that part, but there isnt! I didnt explain that very well, I know

By: Eros

Eros — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:51:27 +0000

is it just me, or are the “shadows” cast in this supposed trick-of-light/concave-convex-brain-misinterpretation inconsistent with the shadows made by the sand imprints of the surrounding objects?

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:42:45 +0000

All I can see is convex