to see fall, or not too . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by tomzinho:
illusion can be captured in many ways. in this case, the photo is not a trick photo, but the main subject matter, the red tree, contrasted against the surrounding subject matter, the green trees, presents two starkly different perspectives of the same image, and of the season (spring/summer or fall). in accepting the red tree you have to accept a reality (it is fall) that the surrounding trees oppose (its still spring/summer), hence the illusion is that one or the other should be correct, but not both at the same time in the same picture.

to see fall, or not too . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by Gracious:
The one strong element I see here is the coloring. Wonderful! I have no way of knowing what is an illusion here though since there are no real clues that I can see. On one hand that can be very good, if the illusion is so good that I can't tell it is an illusion.
The composition would be better, I think, if the pretty little red tree were not quite centered. Of course that's just my own opinion. Anyway, this sure does reflect the season. Good luck in the challenge. Grayce aka Gracious

to see fall, or not too . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by emorgan49:
still can't load this one, tried all week, 10 for now

to see fall, or not too . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by catpixel:
This is one of thiose I just don't know how to score. Is there an illusion going on? certainly the image is striking.

to see fall, or not too . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by PTLParsons:
The red tree looks totally out of place, but I see the spot on the ground where it goes in. I see the shadow. I see everything else around it. Pretty good photo also.

to see fall, or not too . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by kosmikkreeper:
The colors are wonderful and the theme original. 7

to see fall, or not too . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Your illusion is.....I don't know. This is a very nice shot, but I don't see the challenge aspect. I will gladly re-consider my score. 6 Swash

to see fall, or not too . . .
by tomzinho

Comment by jmsetzler:
I looked for quite a while here and can't determine what the illusion is... - setzler

rubber ducky
by tomzinho

Comment by FranziskaLang:
wow, i would've never guessed this was underwater. sorry i didn't get around to voting on this one ... well done. just wish it was a little bit lighter on my monitor. love the warm color :)

rubber ducky
by tomzinho

Comment by jellokitty01:
Nicely lit.