Optical Illusions Extravaganza
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 "QUANTUM SHOT" #15Let's start with a well-known illusion, which does not fail to amaze me every time I look: Believe it or not, square A and B are actually the same color!  A lot of people find it hard to believe, but if you open the picture in Photoshop and measure the color values, you will see that it's true...  (image credit: Rebas) The next one is rather less known, and also very weird: Click here to see this illusion... Fake 3D Perspectives Mirror Illusions: This drawing seems to be a (more or less) normal depiction of a shipwreck on an island, but if you put a cylindrical mirror in a certain place, you'll see Jules Verne portrait... (more of these here)  Impossible 3D Sculptures These are specially designed shapes, which morph into an impossible structure when seen at a particular viewing angle (Courtesy Impossible World)   Pavement and other urban art Such 3D illusions are fast becoming the feature of an urban landscape; the following are only a few examples: (courtesy J. Beever) Anamorphic illusions drawn in a special distortion in order to create an impression of 3 dimensions when seen from one particular viewpoint.        (images credit: J. Beever)   Sometimes it gets even scarier, as this "floorless" elevator testifies. Of course, it 's also a trick painting on the floor...   or you can see such confusing stuff on a highway:   It's not what it seems... It's easy to see why these paintings are quite unique. (Guido Daniele is the artist who makes these, and more)     (images credit: Guido Daniele) And finally, these are not illusions, but mind-bending "reality" nevertheless :)    (original unknown) CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: |
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A couple of years ago, my father bought me a puzzle of one of those cylindrical mirror pictures. I haven't had the guts to even try it yet!
Wow Avi, those are some really trippy artworks! Thanks for sharing, and providing the links.
thanks omninaif... there are more out there, will do as a series. Most amazing is how people MAKE that stuff.
Where did those last two pictures of the octopus and crab come from? I'd love a desktop-sized copy
Those trucks are of a photoshop contest, they're not real. You can also tell by the fact that it's the same picture for both trucks.
that picture of the octopus is just Grosssss !!! ewwwww !!! i would be getting out of that place PRetty darn fast !!!!
are you sure that A and B are the same colour I see they have different color!
I would think that since we see & perceive A & B as differnt colors then logically they are different colors. If you open the picture in Photoshop and measure the color values the later may be true but i still think that certainly in this case seeing is believing. Thats just my personal opinion & observation.
Btw, Excellent Web-Site & Thank You for posting all this wonderful stuff...
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a and b are of same color....its just light on dark in a and dark on light in b....this perceives our eyes...else they are truly same color
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