tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post2210560070790562684..comments2024-03-28T18:39:59.184-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Wednesday Search Challenge (10/31/12): What beach am I on?Dan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-50021185169780992272012-11-01T18:36:18.595-07:002012-11-01T18:36:18.595-07:00Copacabana Beach
I had no idea where it was, but ...Copacabana Beach<br /><br />I had no idea where it was, but thought the cityscape with the hill behind it (on the left edge of the picture) was defining enough. So, I cropped the picture down, plugged it into Google's image search and out popped this similar photo:<br /><br />http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/197/copacabanadbutdelaplagejr5.jpg<br /><br />on this website:<br /><br />http://michel.blog.over-blog.com/article-13719892.html<br /><br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257423557123411106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-35348038488841051522012-11-01T12:55:07.662-07:002012-11-01T12:55:07.662-07:00just noting that you said you cant see a moutnain ...just noting that you said you cant see a moutnain from ipanema beach. ye, you can, numerous mountains, gavea, the brothers etcgharakhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519312647444040611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-7171525774862324342012-11-01T12:20:05.880-07:002012-11-01T12:20:05.880-07:00hehe!! I never thought I was going to be able to f...hehe!! I never thought I was going to be able to figure out at the first attempt!! I searched 'beach mosaic tiles pattern', Then clicked aon the first image with the same pattern as your picture and that was it... Copacabana! It took no more than 30 seconds. Greetings from Chihuahua MexicoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828198692601095551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-51500564143436412112012-11-01T11:51:08.305-07:002012-11-01T11:51:08.305-07:00Didn't use any hints from post. Used only the...Didn't use any hints from post. Used only the image to find location. <br /><br />Sectioned off the distinctive sidewalk and ran though image processing to bring out colors/brightness (picasa worked find). Did a google image search then added search words of sidewalk and beach. Result came up with an article about Rio's beaches. Googled name of beach to verify.<br /><br />10 mins.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09912306155575929511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-72403051725320437742012-11-01T10:44:11.968-07:002012-11-01T10:44:11.968-07:00Analyze picture- lush hills on coastline, white sa...Analyze picture- lush hills on coastline, white sandy beach, dark skinned people (but then everyone probably is at most tropical beaches), time of day looks like nearing sunset.<br />Statue- male, made from steatite, arms pointing.<br />Step one- world famous statues in southern hemisphere<br />Step two- world famous statues made of steatite<br />Step three- country producing known for steatite, also known as soapstone<br />Step four- cross reference statues, steatite country, southern hemisphere<br />Step five- Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro<br />Step six-beaches in Rio<br />Step Seven- google maps for confirmation that statue overlooks Ipanema.<br />Step Right- not satisfied that it is Ipanema so check other beach Copacabana.<br />Step Nine - mountain where statue is Corcovado Mountains.<br />Step Ten- google maps, mountain range- locating of statue I now believe it is Copacabana.<br />Step Eleven -did you take cable car to Sugarland mountain for sunset tour?Rosemary Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291661159622665464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-26166976512813172782012-11-01T09:02:41.835-07:002012-11-01T09:02:41.835-07:00Posting this after the solution has been detailed,...Posting this after the solution has been detailed, but you can get to the answer purely with an image search using the actual image if it is cropped.<br /><br />I was interested in what google image search would turn up with just a copy of the image. <br />The image url on it's own did not turn up anything of use - too many images that were not similar enough. <br /><br />Cropping the image down to just the building and the mountain in the background from the left hand side and dragging that cropped picutre into the Google image search returns search page: http://goo.gl/Qt24u<br /><br />At time of writing this returned 1 result:<br /> http://royandjillonthehoof.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/23-rd-june-2012-rio-dejaniero-brazil-at.html <br /><br />Specifically:<br /> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-feLvOr36kLI/T-yz1WgagMI/AAAAAAAAAn8/pIEPbDDPr3k/s400/RIO+229.jpg <br />(which is labelled as Copacabana beach on that website). <br /><br />Image recognition had wonders in this case!<br /><br />Afterwards I also tried this with the disctictive pavement section, but that did not identify anything useful.<br /><br />As image recognition of google image search improves, the ability to crop the image you wish to search on from the google image search interface might be a useful tool - to remove any dynamic elements from the content (such as the people). Alternatively a way to mark a certain section of the image - to assign a higher relevance priority to certain sections of the image for the returned results.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675718951791526833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-82051021142568276912012-11-01T08:56:21.438-07:002012-11-01T08:56:21.438-07:00If it was the beach of song and story fame, it is ...If it was the beach of song and story fame, it is Ipanema. The photo is from "around the corner" at Copacabana.<br /><br />It took me about 5 min in total.<br /><br />I first searched for [Beach statue clad with an exterior of steatite] and found:<br />http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Christ-The-Redeemer-Statue-In-Rio-De-Janeiro-Brazil/2204398<br /><br />I then searched images for [rio de janeiro beach] and found: <br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/CopacabanaPavement.jpg/220px-CopacabanaPavement.jpg<br /><br />I them used Google Maps street view to find this location:<br />https://dl.dropbox.com/u/23015116/copa.jpg<br /><br />also in Google Maps I saw that Ipanema is near Copacabana.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073141296867115174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-39741149124258747782012-11-01T07:53:12.315-07:002012-11-01T07:53:12.315-07:00You'll notice in my third "paragraph"...You'll notice in my third "paragraph" that I say that "Copacabana has the same view as in the picture of the hills and towers", and that I mention in the next paragraph that "I spent a lot of time in Street view comparing tiles and views from the beach". And I did notice the difference in the views.<br /><br />You'll notice in the challenge above that he never directly says that the picture used is the beach he was on - so if you were ONLY using the text of his challenge, Ipanema would be correct. But since the photo differed from the text, I decided to search both.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976190406783277421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-28046141855361725152012-11-01T07:29:50.059-07:002012-11-01T07:29:50.059-07:00this is a bit difficult for me but thanks Mr. Russ...this is a bit difficult for me but thanks Mr. Russell for the challenging post.<br /><br />My answer: Promenade Beach of Pondicherry (the statue referred to is the Statue of Joan of Arc)<br /><br />not quite sure with my answer above, but here is my process:<br /><br />1. tried this query [statue "right-hand" beach song story]...looked at the Iracema Beach, promising, but when I did take a closer look at the statue referred, it is NOT pointing to the direction given as a clue. So I moved forward.<br />2. [statue "right hand" pointing beach] did not give me the result I was looking neither is this one [statue "right hand" pointing]<br />3. tried this one with sucess, [famous beach song story statue] led me to this site:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Pondicherry. Read about Promenade beach. Search for it specifically on Google Image and I was looking exactly at the design of the walkway presented in the image clue. The image is this one: http://www.gogobot.com/tel-aviv-israel 13/40 images on the site. For me, it looked the same.<br />4. finally, to reference with the statue mentioned. I looked up for the image of the statue of Joan of Arc but I was a bit disappointed because her right hand did not exactly point to any direction.<br /><br />Generally, like i said i'm not quite sure with my answer but i did like the challenge. Thanks again Mr. RussellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466778634280858270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-5041807200189140442012-11-01T07:27:54.227-07:002012-11-01T07:27:54.227-07:00Ipanema Beach
I looked at the picture and figured ...Ipanema Beach<br />I looked at the picture and figured the pavement pattern was quite unique so I google-image-searched "beach side pavement patterns". Three matching pictures all named this beach.<br />It took almost 1 minute<br />(it took another 10 minutes to change browsers and be able to comment ;-))Willem Lodewijkxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922319784306713049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-7735045067533168232012-11-01T07:26:07.868-07:002012-11-01T07:26:07.868-07:00Copacabana beach. Just searched "beach wave p...Copacabana beach. Just searched "beach wave pattern boardwalk"Obliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923216871706741057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-27857222476342711332012-11-01T07:21:55.165-07:002012-11-01T07:21:55.165-07:00did a search for famous beaches with a statue usin...did a search for famous beaches with a statue using google image search. found the tile from the search picture on page 3 of my search. 7 minutes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703796448130114526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-21943409046222386382012-11-01T07:19:51.358-07:002012-11-01T07:19:51.358-07:00Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. I first search...Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. I first searched "steatite statue beach" then scrolled to the first result that included both a statue and a beach. To confirm the location I looked at google images of Copacabana beach and matched the tile pattern to your picture. Took about 2-3 minutes. Ali O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185754524458605015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-45175222767386582122012-11-01T07:08:48.765-07:002012-11-01T07:08:48.765-07:001) I started with a reverse image search, and then...1) I started with a reverse image search, and then clicked on visually similar images, scrolling through several pages opening a new tab with every image that seemed likely. I soon had a strong hunch that this was in Rio. 2) I then searched for 'steatite' followed quickly by 'seatite rio' and then opened the wikipedia article on soapstone. 3) Next step was google maps, I spent for ever trying to get google street view to open around the statue of Christ the Redeemer, for some reason it never opened, but I eventually realized that I could see the face and hands of the statue from google maps (without opening street view.) Whoops. and of course traced the right hand down to the beach. 4) next I looked up Ipanema wikipedia article, because I couldn't think of any songs, - because I didn't know how Ipanema was pronounceated, but of course I had heard that song. I am guessing that took me six or seven minutes, not entirely sure. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066114543916888304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-76744308482040110952012-11-01T06:58:30.750-07:002012-11-01T06:58:30.750-07:00It looks a lot like Guilin, China. It looks a lot like Guilin, China. Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489981377945216848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-46046519066024155492012-11-01T06:57:37.300-07:002012-11-01T06:57:37.300-07:00ipanema beach
advanced search on google with
a...ipanema beach <br /><br />advanced search on google with <br /><br />all these words : beach statue <br />any of the words: steatite soapstone<br /><br />got link #7: http://www.brazilcultureandtravel.com/rio-de-janeiro-christ-the-redeemer-statue.html<br /><br />researched more about "christ the redeemer" statue on net and found it matched with your description<br /><br />took about 5 min<br />Manujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196011034804077431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-23777309576031696722012-11-01T06:53:49.986-07:002012-11-01T06:53:49.986-07:00Copacabana beach.
Google image search - most famo...Copacabana beach.<br /><br />Google image search - most famous promenade mosaic<br /><br />This is about halfway down http://www.flickr.com/photos/twiga_swala/4579093726/<br /><br />Click through to see geotag info on flickr then confirm with other photos taken nearby.<br /><br />about a minuteWilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424075856270879613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-35877578918382539332012-11-01T06:26:18.793-07:002012-11-01T06:26:18.793-07:00about three minutes...
Did not scroll down the pa...about three minutes...<br /><br />Did not scroll down the page, which rather gives the game away.<br /><br />Searched for steatite statue beach, found Christ the Redeemer statue, searched for Rio de Janeiro beaches, went to images, found the right mountains and the right pavement decorations.<br /><br />Copacabana. http://www.worldtourismplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/brazil-tourism-in-copacabana-beach.jpg<br /><br />Thought about Ipanema, but a quick check found no beach images with *that* mountain, which is obviously widely photographed. Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830804073039706579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-2762961802291365612012-11-01T06:16:00.639-07:002012-11-01T06:16:00.639-07:00Copacabana beach
put image in Google search - onl...Copacabana beach<br /><br />put image in Google search - only your site/lifehacker<br />cut image up and put wavy tiles in Google search - lots of clouds<br />cut image up and used mountains in Google search - found rio<br />also found someone's Portuguese blog with a similarly framed shot<br />translated their blog into English<br />read half their blog to find you were at Copacabana beach<br />~10 minsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342420208764248336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-82567648035635947882012-11-01T06:08:02.875-07:002012-11-01T06:08:02.875-07:00took me 1 second. lol
I live there! i mean, here! ...took me 1 second. lol<br />I live there! i mean, here! lol<br />Copacabana Beach - Rio de Janeiro.<br /><br />Btw, it's very far from being the most beautiful beach in Rio. "The only good thing" about it is that it's placed in "the middle" of the city, so, basically u r close from everything.<br />If u wanna see beautiful beaches, try "Prainha" and Grumari, for example. These are top! But a bit far from the center of the city.<br />And if u have the time, pay a visit to Buzios and Arraial do Cabo. Wonderful beaches there! But it's out of the city of Rio de Janeiro.<br /><br />Did you like it? :PPunkfxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775005493900846200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-51244770319253464222012-11-01T05:58:42.102-07:002012-11-01T05:58:42.102-07:00Just came across this blog thanks to a link on lif...Just came across this blog thanks to a link on lifehacker. This is Copacabana beach. Here's how I found it:<br /><br />Google Search: steatite statues<br />--->This gave me a listing of some soapstone statues, second result in google images happened to be the 'Christ the Redeemer' statue!<br /><br />Knowing this statue was right near the coastline in Rio De Janero and the mountains in the area look very similar to those in the picture I started a second Google Query...<br /><br />Google Search:Rio De Janero Beaches<br />--->This gave me many pictures of beach in Rio and I looked through them until I found one with the unique pattern on the path in the picture. <br /><br />On a side note I highly recommend using my method for this search. My reason? A Google Image Search of Rio De Janero Beaches, while it will help you find the answer, there's MANY other beautiful pictures to look at as well. The women walking on those beaches are quite the sight!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808689486008031848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-68578448525612721872012-11-01T05:57:33.656-07:002012-11-01T05:57:33.656-07:00I will trust solely in my memory... so I decided f...I will trust solely in my memory... so I decided for Barra de Tijuca Beach. I think that the Corcovado looks bigger from Copacabana and Ipanema. And I remember the sidewalk of Ipanema of being wider.<br /><br /><br />Sebastián Fernández Ellerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160928073640023686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-1292971688076670182012-11-01T05:55:43.603-07:002012-11-01T05:55:43.603-07:00Leme Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Searched "...Leme Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Searched "wavy sidewalk" in Google Images, one of the pictures had the location in its description. It took about a minute.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888504349026166545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-10453371567100371422012-11-01T05:46:17.865-07:002012-11-01T05:46:17.865-07:00Copacabana beach. Just confirmed using Google Stre...Copacabana beach. Just confirmed using Google Street View. I'm Brazilian.Tchuldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795510030587627834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-30324512406232610842012-11-01T05:42:18.011-07:002012-11-01T05:42:18.011-07:00Took about a minute. I flew through Rio a couple o...Took about a minute. I flew through Rio a couple of years ago, so I was familiar with the Cristo Redentor statue being nearby. The picture confirmed the landscape and the hints about the song basically sealed it. I google-mapped down to confirm that the statue's right hand pointed where I was thinking, and then I wikipedia-ed Copacabana to get the wavy pavement and make sure I had the right beach. Daniel Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506056302471444053noreply@blogger.com