Game: "Hey, I have one like that!" (1/2)

[Nawitka]

Sometimes you see a photo from someone else, and you think that:"Hey, I have one like that!". Sometimes theirs is better. Sometimes theirs is what you wanted yours to be like. Sometimes they are similar in subject, but the mood is different.

So here's the game. You post two photos. One is yours. One is someone elses. The photos are visually similar in some way -- maybe you can tell us why you chose them.

My photo is on the left. I don't know why the view count is so low -- is it really that boring? But the one on the right -- wow, I like it a lot! I wish I could find that thing and take a picture of it too!

[Jay Reeve]

When it comes to similarity, these two will be hard to beat, because they were evidently taken at the same instant from the same tourist boat. Mine has been cropped for a closer view in the thumbnail. It was even more similar before cropping. When I first discovered the other one in Panoramio, I thought for a moment it was mine!

[EVA_L]

Let's start:
my photo (Ukraine)


And this one - from Italy

Flowers are different (1-buddleja, 2-lavandula?) but looks almost identically but butterflies are absolutely identical. I saw such butterfly first, therefore make a photo.

[Pierre-Jean Durieu]

Reflections in a Lyon's big store windows (but not same side).
First one is mine, the other one by Annick Restle.

I took my pic after, but posted it before (that's the first pic I took and posted on Panoramio the same day).





Great new game, Nawitka ! Thanks.

[Stenina_Irina]

I have some photos on this theme:
These are mine. These not mine.

(Ryan Calhoun)
(Jean & Co (nano13) )
It is not simply similar, it the same place only photographed on the other side, month later
(Semyonov Dmitriy)

[Jelmer Wielema]

My photo
Matthias Maerkle's photo

[Jelmer Wielema]

My photo
Guido Musch

[MHiller]

@Jelmer
Interesting, the clouds are the same...

[© SisAnnick]

I LOVE this game !!!!

Asbestos beach of Nonza (Corsica)
Diegoroma:

fcaracciolo

mine :


Ruined monastery Nonza
Akagi:

Mine:

[© SisAnnick]

What a good game ...

Corsica... Murato
Diegorama:
mine:

Nonza : Charles61
Mine:

Saleccia beach
Diegorama:
mine:

[Guido Musch]

Quote MHiller:

@Jelmer
Interesting, the clouds are the same...

yes Jelmer, what a coincidence

[Nawitka]

Jay Reeve -- that is truly remarkable! (Yours is better, the cropping makes all the difference!) I see I will have to search harder to match some of mine.

Here is one that I found a week ago. First is my striped crocus 'Pickwick' in my own garden, the second is a native blue flag iris in Ontario by bentnailz .

[Jessica G.]

Not sure if this quite counts. But my most popular photo was taken from a rather popular place, and plenty of Panoramio members have taken the same picture standing in exactly the same place! Here's mine:

And here are some others:
By Lukas Novak
By mypictures4u.com
By mabut
By jhk

And there are plenty of others, these are only the ones I recognized!

[☺Jean & Coco☺]

Marilyn

[VKeith]

three layers of winter texture by Vicky Binder
my three layers of winter texture

[kamalyn]

well, I know I have a lot of the same things posted by others, but I have to post this, because I just saw this photo by Volkan Yuksel on the 'all' tab for Boston,


and I thought it was this one I posted a few days ago!


added the day after I first made this post:

after looking at Volkan's photo, I went back to the original downloads of the photos I'd taken that night, and found this one, taken at the same location where Volkan located his photo!
I didn't crop it at all, but it frames just about the exact same buildings as on Volkan's photo. It seems that just 3 days apart, we took close to identical photos from pretty much the exact same spot!


then Volkan posted this shot:

and I countered with this one, taken less than an hour and a half before his!

[magic surf bus]

Pantheon, Roma..

Rosina Lamberti's photo:


My photo:


Of the two above I prefer Rosina's photo..

..but I like this late addition by hynekb best of all:

[matkustava_kissa]

pommard's photo:

my photo:

[isol]

Well, I guess that it is not difficult to find a picture similar to yours unless you are at the end of the world.... and once again I am wrong, because these pictures were taken at the end of the world.

It is a beaver dam at Tierra del Fuego - Argentina

Mi picture:---------->

>From RoadMode:--->

>From Polcai:-------->

>From JorgeMM:----->

[T NL]

Both taken from Kitchener's Island, with about the same background:

Photo of 'ditzi' -->
My photo: ------>

I like my one better.

[magic surf bus]

Blue Tornado, Gardaland, by Nicola Camardella:


Blue Tornado, Gardaland, by me:


I prefer Nicola's photo

[Nawitka]

Kamaly: Another remarkable pair!

First is mine from Calgary -- next is Spandau's from Brandenburg Germany. I think the German one is more spooky!

[muba]

my photo

Rosina's

[Nawitka]

Mine 1st, which is not accepted for GE and two others from almost exactly the same spot in the middle of the Straight of Georgia. But theirs was accepted for GE. Humph! They submitted theirs before mine. Guess there was a little changing of the rules afterwards.

[magic surf bus]

I think it's inevitable that many pictures of well-photographed tourist locations will be virtually identical, for example the Rialto Bridge or the Eiffel Tower. However, what I find fascinating is where two or more photographers have attempted the same 'unique' composition, or have captured moving subjects at exactly the same moment to achieve a particular effect. It confirms my belief that having an 'eye' for a photograph could be instinctive among certain people, and might even be something that can be inherited?

I'm also hugely impressed by people who take their instinct for composition one step further and produce totally unique images like this brilliant one by einstijn, which is not only smart and comical but also passes comment on the rampant tourist souvenir culture that surrounds this monument:



..and I gnash my teeth and tear my hair and wail "Why didn't I think of that when I was there?"

That is what I love about Panoramio - it inspires us all to greater things

[Don Albonico]

Their are a lot of similar shots like this one in around this spot. Here are 3.
By kylesf411

By George Sled

This one's mine

Is any one better than the other? You tell me.....

[purdey12345]

Deutschland

England

[mark_ncompass]

Quote magic surf bus:

I think it's inevitable that many pictures of well-photographed tourist locations will be virtually identical...
what I find fascinating is where two or more photographers have attempted the same 'unique' composition...

The situations where subject matter is the same are very interesting.
This slightly bizarre example is of a fairly ordinary rock (smaller than 5 metres on a side) that three of us have all decided was worthy of our time
. .
Cheers

[EVA_L]

It's my photo / by Guardio di Porta

by Laura Sayalero / by gorostiza

[Bernard Cote]

My photo of Erbalunga

and another one a few meters to the north by Erich Kahler

[EVA_L]

my photo

by cloud39

[©polytropos]

Madeira Island, Cabo Girão.
gghab ...


... and mine

[aseric]

My photo:


josh84:


liptonius:


busch63:


Martin Stolze:


Skerdi:

[Jay Reeve]

[Ruth Jensen]

>From Noud


And Mine

[Snemann]

>From Andreas Wiesner


And Mine

[© Sonny☼]

>From panzanio:


and mine:

[Jessica G.]

Rom@nce's:

Mine:


And, while neither of these are mine, the similarity was so much I had to laugh.
Bowhunter:

RHL:

[Juraj Misina]

I really love this idea! Here's my selection

mine

romanvaro:


mine

alexs7:


mine

Martin Tasky:


mine

peter bosacky:

chomko:


mine

pressburg222:

osiris:


mine

marek jagnešák:


mine

markusicek:


mine

Edo Stloukal:

Jan Carnicky:

iva:

[magic surf bus]

Sagrada Familia from La Pedrera, Barcelona by me with a telephoto lens

Sagrada Familia from La Pedrera, Barcelona by Josep Maria Alegre with what looks like a wide angle lens - nice shot. I hope Josep didn't have to wait as long as I did to get it - the place was swarming with people.


Coincidentally the same shot also appeared on the November page of the 2007 Gaudi/Barcelona calendar that my wife bought as a souvenir and put up in our kitchen!

Pont du Gard and Ancient Olive Tree by me:

Pont du Gard and Ancient Olive Tree by Pankot, who says he got the idea from me:


..I got the idea from a postcard I saw in a souvenir shop

[JKMunich]

Glas roof of the Central Post Office in Valencia/Spain

mine


from Ipfillol

[Christophe Van Hulle]

Wind in the sails by Roger Sandvik taken near Fuerteventura:


and mine taken near Aruba:


I think the clear blue sky makes Roger's picture better

[©alidabunyol]

Capilla de San Galindo, in Campisábalos, Spain
This is from fotochicho


An this is mine


Toulouse, Place du Capitole
This is from Victor Sarramalho


And this is mine

[EVA_L]

This is mine:

and this is by Roland1-(2nd-ID)

[Nawitka]

This is VKeith's -- and it's a little odd because I was inspired to try to get photos of the large flocks of crows (1) only days before he posted this (sorry if it's "she&quot -- and then I took the starlings (2) that I noticed ravaging the pumpkins a few days later.


These are mine:

[AlexMatos]

Great idea Nawitka, congratulations.
I know there's a lot of similar photos of the same place or even from different places in Panoramio.

For my first post I choose 2 of Moulin Rouge

>From me


>From Stuart Cannan

[www.tumblr.tk]

>From c.zoet



>From my collection (as nuhsarche)

[Don Albonico]

Coyote Buttes or the WAVE

By hackltom

By Bernie Mayer

By www.bloesl.de

and Mine.

[Nawitka]

Don, those are all beautiful, but it looks like you were the only one to step outside and take a slightly different shot!

Here are two more. Anyone who goes to the Vancouver Aquarium can get this shot of Moon Jellyfish. The same setup is also found in Monterey Bay, California, Japan, and France. Mine first, then another at the Vancouver Aquarium (I think the baby adds a nice touch!)



Now Monterey Bay and La Rochelle France

[Marilyn Whiteley]

Pierre-Jean Durieu's ungulates in northern Namibia look as though they're about to go head to head:


Mine, also in northern Namibia, are taking the next step:

[scenicplaces.com]

A great shot of Monument Valley, Arizona from Jeff Sullivan

My capture of the same place

[JKMunich]

View from Castle Trausnitz in Landshut (Germany/Bavaria)

>From Wim de Fries


>From Czarkowski


Mine

[hs238]

For those who have wondered about my Real Cartoon Pub here are some other photos

by V.J. Munslow


by p.rozenga


by p.rozenga


and Mine

[Pierre-Jean Durieu]

Akaroa Lighthouse (New Zealand),
by wilfried overwater :

and mine :


Greetings

[MiloAlbolote]

Virgen de las Nieves


By errece

mine

Sierra Nevada panorama


By errece

mine

Ayuntamiento de Granada


By errece

mine

Gibraltar cañón


By newtonen

mine

[pianoman4Jesus]

>From Aulo Aasmaa



>From Me



The resemblance was even more present before restoration was started on the building in my photo. Before it was light painted brick with dark windows.

[Nawitka]

Here is different underwater pumpkin patch not far from "mine". This photo was taken on a cell phone 10 days before Halloween.



Mine taken a month after Halloween.

[MHiller]

Quote scenicplaces.com:

Add that

[Nawitka]

Mine first, then Nakamura's, then Penbo's.

[EVA_L]

Italy, San Gimignano. The same plate, the same price
Mine:

by UdoSm

[Nawitka]

Eva, that is quite funny! It is obviously a popular plate!

Here are two more, first mine, and then Roland pointed out that he has almost the same one!




Perhaps not so remarkable as some others here, since the sun does set all over the world!

[Jelmer Wielema]

I think i have photographed a man and his dog twice:

the first picture is taken on 8 april 2007
and the second picture is taken on 9 april 2007

[Nawitka]

Jelmer, they do look similar, especially the dog!

Here are two, neither by me, but I have really enjoyed both so I wanted to share:


The first is by alvarokata; The second one is by An Iolar.

[Aldo Ferretto]

This is the photo of Christmas Virgin Church in Moscow from MarioTs


And this is mine, it's impressive they are the same (except from the sun)



Ciao Aldo

[Pierre-Jean Durieu]

Same place, same time ?

The first one is by Bertil M. :

and second one is mine :


Cheers

[Marilyn Whiteley]

A solitary, backlit tree in an arid land

Cheryl Parkes' sunrise in the Australian Outback


My sunset in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia

[Nawitka]

Quote Don Albonico:

Coyote Buttes or the WAVE

and Mine.

and mine ... you have to sorta squint !!

[Jay Reeve]

Marilyn's marmot:


My marmot (from the other side):

[purdey12345]

Different canals



Same weather

[Pierre-Jean Durieu]

Same hotel, but not the same car !
by aspence

and mine


Cheers

[© L K Kelley]

Guido Musch



My photo from a scanned slide 35 years ago. Deteriorated, cleaned up as best as I could, but still easily recognizable.

[© L K Kelley]

Quote Nawitka:

OK, I have a photo like these 2 as well.

[Jelmer Wielema]

Quote Smiley4554:

I think that there are a lot of these pictures

Greetings from Groningen

[purdey12345]

Same tree, different seasons

[Scotty.VOR]

I suppose doing landmarks, or photographing near them will improve the odds of similar shots, but oh well. The Ibrahim-Al-Ibrahim Mosque, Gibraltar. Mines on the left, Jyskys on the right:

[Cheryl Parkes]

Quote Pierre-Jean Durieu:

I have this photo as well, but from a different angle

[Aldo Ferretto]

Sirmione, Garda lake, Italy
Exactly the same place and the same view, only different light conditions:
This one from Pere Esquerrà

...and this one from me

[Emerson R. Zamprogno]

by kikosp:



by me:

[Nawitka]

By Rosina:



by me:

[Björn Martens]

Elbe-River, Lock in Geesthacht, by Kay Strandt


And my view (different time, distance and angle)


Great topic!
Ciao, Björn

[© Gerry]

Bridge at Inistioge, Ireland during the summer by myself


And later in the year by BundyBear



Same bridge 2005 by Inessa


And by myself in 2007 (note the same week hanging down from the arch. Things don't change much around here)

[Egor Zadereev]

My Siberian road


vs. German

[Damon Klein]

Both of these pictures were taken on the southeastern shore of Cayman Brac and focus on the spray of water seen in the feature known locally on the Brac as "The Blowhole."


This is my photograph of The Blowhole.


This is a photograph of The Blowhole by jharp.

I actually prefer jharp's photo, as it shows a greater depth of field and has better composition. The coral beaches on this part of the small Caribbean island are sharp, and one false move is certain to draw blood on unprotected skin. Ouch!

[Damon Klein]

These two photographs are of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA.


This is my photo, taken during an early season cold-snap on October 5, 2005. The snowpack was already beginning to form in the higher elevations. The steam from the springs is visible thanks to the cold air.


This photograph, taken by Uwe Stuermer, is a wider-angle view of the springs. The warmer weather conditions (no snow yet!) make the steam more difficult to discern, allowing the beautiful colors to appear more vivid.

[purdey12345]

These show the roughly the same view towards Gloucester UK about two hours apart on the same evening in mid October...

[Enrico Antongiovanni]

Cellio Church:
Mine:

>From Gianni Carioni:

[Enrico Antongiovanni]

[Enrico Antongiovanni]

Baltegora

[DozerLYP]

Mine:

by IETK

[Björn Martens]

Swertlogorsk, Kaliningrad, Russia

Mine:


And the one of andrey_70:


Ciao, Björn

[Sorta Noscia]

Quite similar shots from the TV tower in Berlin, Germany.

Mine:


And that of Daniel Meyer:


Cheers,
Sorta Noscia.

[purdey12345]

There were several of us stumbling around in the woods the same night in December

Monkfish
A Davies
me

[jhk]

Interesting topic!!

Here are two views of the Flatiron building taken from the Empire State building at night: first mine, then one taken by Graffitie.



What's more, we both have 1200-something views, to make it even more similar

[tashimelampo]

mine, Roma, colosseo

and that from Sebastien Pigneur

[© L K Kelley]

Quote Nawitka:

Don, those are all beautiful, but it looks like you were the only one to step outside and take a slightly different shot!

Here are two more. Anyone who goes to the Vancouver Aquarium can get this shot of Moon Jellyfish. The same setup is also found in Monterey Bay, California, Japan, and France. Mine first, then another at the Vancouver Aquarium (I think the baby adds a nice touch!)



Now Monterey Bay and La Rochelle France

Mine from Walt Disney World, Living Seas, Florida, USA

[© L K Kelley]

Quote aseric:

My photo:


josh84:


liptonius:


busch63:


Martin Stolze:


Skerdi:

All look the same, huh? Mine:

[© L K Kelley]

Quote magic surf bus:

Pantheon, Roma..

Rosina Lamberti's photo:


My photo:


Of the two above I prefer Rosina's photo..

..but I like this late addition by hynekb best of all:

Mine from a 1971 slide:

[jhk]

Mountain silhouettes in Switzerland,
by GandalfTheWhite and by me



(Yes, those are exactly the same mountains!)

And from the dark to the light : the Hermitage in St. Petersburg,
by Marilyn Whiteley and by me

[Nawitka]

And one by me:


But that's not why I came! Here is Igor's Mammoth in Moscow, and mine in Victoria BC

[Will51]

Dinant, belgium

Mine



By Carl Pednault