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Covering an area of about 14 square kilometers, statues - human figures - are stationed along the ocean floor and provide shelter to fish, algae and coral, among other underwater organisms. Throughout the years, they have deteriorated and been heavily modified by the swirling ocean water, but the semblance of humanity still present in their faces is nothing short of remarkable.

They have become a tourist attraction in recent years, but very recently the government has had to intervene and restrict human presence in the area - the heavy daily ammount of tourist groups and divers, particularly during the Summer months, was starting to stress coral reef and affecting the local wildlife.

As the night wore on, so did my patience and time to colour these. The water reflections are actually a recent adition, suggested by ~thanoodles. Wise girl, she is.

Also for A Handful of Wonders.

The Whale Cemetery
The Edenbird Hive
The Giant Hourglasses of Abuya
The Glowing Lakes of Cape York

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~tilwen Jan 24, 2012
beautiful, and haunting too! :D this could be a real place - it would be very weird to swim above.
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~ilfie Jan 10, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
This is so beautiful and cool!
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~Kyendo Jan 11, 2012  Professional
Thank you :)
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Mood: Pleased ~OranReiji Oct 26, 2011
Wow, very nice. In the thumbnail I thought the people were corral, but it's even cooler like this!
I like the way you did the light ripples on the stone people.
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~Kyendo Nov 2, 2011  Professional
Thank you! The light ripples were my friend's idea, and a great one at that!
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Mood: Wow! ~weasselK Oct 26, 2011
Wow! really powerful set!
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~Kyendo Nov 1, 2011  Professional
Thank you! I definitely had a lot of fun writing and researching for these articles.
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~lybrus Jun 8, 2011
ADORO! Excelente série =)
Tenho é uma sugestão/pergunta.
Apesar de se distinguir claramente como oceano (sem dúvida), falta-lhe a "atmosfera": aquela poeira típica do fundo do oceano e uma bolhinha ou outra nos seres vivos.
Por outro lado, tb fica bem porque a ausência destes elementos puxa a humanidade das estátuas.
Daí a pergunta... É mesmo assim?
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~Kyendo Jun 22, 2011  Professional
É assim: [link]

:P
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~lybrus Jun 25, 2011
'tou a ver...
tens toda a razão
mas aqui a foto não faz tanta "confusão" pq o mergulhador denuncia logo o meio
acho que a piada da foto é também essa... nada indicar que é aquático

mas o que é que interessa o que estou para aqui a palrear?
tudo o que há para dizer é que a tua img está super awsome e que kickas mto ass :D
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