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Bliss – The story behind one of the most famous photographs (2012)

by susam on 6/8/25, 9:08 PM with 7 comments

• by metalman on 6/12/25, 9:36 AM

  ...instantly unrememberable.. ...perfect example of asymetric infuence.... it's not actualy famous, no one has ever.......

  .....paused.....when they see it ubiquitous grot! and honestly I did not recognise it without the caption, and personaly treat all forced "options" as evidence of the mass attempt to instiutionalise everything. proof would be in the form of having to choose/create a background image durring initial set up, or having the default a black background

  but hey, it's 2025, and there are cults of everything, so if there is actualy a fan base for that image, welllllll, ok, but then they have to know that this has not got much general traction

• by esafak on 6/12/25, 3:54 AM

  It doesn't look real because it's oversaturated and overexposed. Look at the clouds. I don't think it is a good picture because there's no detail to hold your attention. Certainly not for years on end, as the Windows desktop picture.