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03/02/2006 05:21:07 PM · #1 |
I've cut and pasted in PSP and what they say is true, it's just freaky! LOL
//web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html
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03/02/2006 05:26:01 PM · #2 |
| I have seen this before but it never fails to amaze me.. |
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03/02/2006 05:27:15 PM · #3 |
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03/02/2006 05:27:42 PM · #4 |
| it really is impressive. the first time I saw it, I refused to believe it until I checked the colors in Photoshop. Interestingly, if you squint enough to blur your vision, the colors do look the same. |
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03/02/2006 05:29:14 PM · #5 |
I've seen that also. To be honest, I've never seen a better illusion. I showed it to my dad and even after taking it into photoshop and showing him with the dropper tool that they were, for sure, the same color he still didn't believe me!
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03/02/2006 05:43:29 PM · #6 |
| Whoa... that IS weird. I wouldn't believe it either without messing around with it in Photoshop. |
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03/02/2006 05:55:54 PM · #7 |
this mutilates my brain. eick
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03/02/2006 06:38:46 PM · #8 |
I don't get the bird illusion.
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03/02/2006 06:46:43 PM · #9 |
First time I saw that one I had to bring it into PS to prove it to myself as well! It is hard to believe just looking at it.
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03/02/2006 06:51:52 PM · #10 |
| It also happens to be a fine example of why doing monitor calibration by eye or with Adobe Gamma is a waste of time |
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03/02/2006 06:54:33 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by nsoroma79:
I don't get the bird illusion. |
upside down, guy in a canoe, bumping into a whale?, island, bird feet = trees :)
Message edited by author 2006-03-02 18:56:53. |
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03/02/2006 07:13:09 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by adamweb:
Originally posted by nsoroma79:
I don't get the bird illusion. |
upside down, guy in a canoe, bumping into a whale?, island, bird feet = trees :) |
Gotcha! :) No matter how hard I looked, I only saw the bird - upside now! Haha
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03/02/2006 09:04:45 PM · #13 |
Quoted from that very same website:
"The visual system is not very good at being a physical light meter, but that is not its purpose. The important task is to break the image information down into meaningful components, and thereby perceive the nature of the objects in view."
So why bother calibrating our monitors?
Its what pleases the eyes that matters, doesn't it??? :) |
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03/02/2006 10:24:39 PM · #14 |
This is my favorite optical illusion:
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03/02/2006 10:43:49 PM · #15 |
Great online illusion site
I like that site for optical illusions. It explains why a lot of them happen.
Message edited by author 2006-03-02 23:59:10. |
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03/02/2006 11:00:06 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by theSaj:
This is my favorite optical illusion: |
That one is totally my favorite too. I had it printed on a sheet of photo paper laying on my desk for a while and people would stop and ask me how I made it move! lol
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03/02/2006 11:15:34 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by theSaj:
This is my favorite optical illusion:
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damn, never seen anything like that before, I gotta stop looking after a while or it starts playing games with my brain.
The first is good too, I still cannot believe it... |
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03/02/2006 11:36:46 PM · #18 |
my eyes are literally burning from sleepiness combined with optical illusion. they hurt actually. And all of them are outstanding. So are we defective. Can we think of any way these visual illusions can help with photography?
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03/02/2006 11:44:56 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Cutter:
my eyes are literally burning from sleepiness combined with optical illusion. they hurt actually. And all of them are outstanding. So are we defective. Can we think of any way these visual illusions can help with photography? |
Well you could use it to your advantage. If people can't see the greatness in your work just tell them it's an optical illusion. It looks like crap but really it's not. At least that's the excuse I use. :) |
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03/02/2006 11:47:37 PM · #20 |
Look at the challenges Illusions and Illusions II :) Sorry, too tired to link.
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