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The kiddie pool idea could work, but you'd have to choose your camera angles carefull or be willing to do some P-shoppin'. From the water to the beach would probably be easier than beach towards water or across the beach.

The other thing you'd have to take into consideration for a beach shot is waves, they're a bitch to scale and have look real.

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