The Illusion Images: 2005

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Saturday, December 31, 2005

New Year's Eve Before Image Optical Illusion

On New Year's Day last year after quite a wild party a friend found this image left on a car in the neighborhood.This is different then most optical illusions it is what I call a before-image optical illusion. You have invariably seen many after-image...

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Santa Claus Illusion?

Early Christmas day this jet reported striking a rather large bird. Upon landing it was discovered to be a large man dressed in red. The authorities are still puzzled how this man was struck by the jet at 10,000 feet. It has been speculated that he...

Saturday, December 24, 2005

Christmas Angel Illusion

Angel Of The SunsetCopyright 2005 HippieDudePart of his Christmas Art setUsed w/permissionHere is an optical illusion for the Christmas season.Do you see the angel trumpeting the arrival of Christ?Merry Christmas Everyone!For those that can't see it...

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Park Guell Architecture Illusion

This is an excellent photo. The architecture and the person blend to give the viewer a slightly brain bending feeling.What is happening in this photo?The below image is part of Park Guell in Barcelona. The Barcelona Tourist Guide says the following:Park...

Thursday, December 15, 2005

Checker Shadow Optical Illusion Revisited

It occurred to me today that the Checker Shadow Optical Illusion that I presented here could have been better presented if it fit my blogs color scheme so I decided to modify the original. I gave it a black background and changed the light source.The...

Friday, December 9, 2005

Starry Night Optical Illusion

Barbara, AKA Pandarine over on Flickr took the below illusion photo.I love this photo. She did not add or remove anything from this image. This is a real photograph, although there is the possibility that she adjusted the color slightly for effect.What...

Tuesday, December 6, 2005

Sandman's Daughter Optical Illusion

This photo was taken by Jair Ribbeiro, a Brazilian, living in Florence, Italy since 1998. Jair posed the question in his Flickr area:"Sand sculpture or real woman covered by sand?" Copyright 2004 Jair RibbeiroUsed w/permissionJair had this to say about...

Saturday, December 3, 2005

Fork Optical Illusions

Devil's ForkMarch 1965 cover of MAD Magazine by artist Norman Mingo. MAD introduced the figure as the MAD "Poiuyt." MAD magazine bought the figure from one who claimed that it was original, but MAD soon found out that the figure had been previously published.No...

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Firefox Browser Optical Illusion

On Oct 19th the internet browser wars reached a milestone, Firefox hit the 100 million download mark. I'm sure that Microsoft thought that Firefox was just an optical illusion. A year ago it was barely a blip on the radar but now it has an 11.5% global...

Monday, November 28, 2005

Moon Optical Illusion

Have you noticed that when the full moon is close to the horizon that it appears larger than when it is high in the sky. This is known as "The Moon Illusion", I have heard of this illusion before but I hadn't thought about it in a while, that is until...

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Optical Illusions in the Clouds

I believe that we have all looked up at the clouds at some point in our lives and seen images in the clouds. Some are clear as a bell, anyone could see the same thing you saw, or at least that is what you thought at the time. Since the clouds constantly...

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Thanksgiving Turkey Optical Illusion

This illusion makes the rounds every year. I can't take credit for this inventive cooking technique and since my wife and kids will be cooking for three homeless families at the church again this year I don't think experimenting with this technique would...

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

San Francisco Quake Optical Illusion

I lived in San Francisco area from 1983-87 and have many fond memories. I learned to drive a manual shift automobile, I met my wife, and I got married. My wife and I spent many a weekend in the city enjoying what this great city had to offer. While living...

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Paradoxical Pavilion Optical Illusion

I featured this previously as the Student Union Optical Illusion. At the time I had no idea who had created this illusion. Since then I discovered that this illusion was created by Walter Wick for his book Optical Tricks.Who is Walter Wick? You can...

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Young or Old Man Optical Illusion

What do you see?Do your see a young cowboy looking into the distance or a image of the face of a time worn min...

Friday, November 11, 2005

Metal Sculpture Optical Illusion

Sci-Art Bloggers Friday FavoritesI don't know what to make of this mechanical monstrosity. I don't know the origin of the piece, so I lack the who, what, when, where and why of this illusion.If anyone can fill me in on the background of this image I...

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Build This Optical Illusion Curio Shelf

Last Friday, Nov 4th, I posted a Curio Shelf optical illusion and commented that it didn't look structurally sound. I had one viewer, Daria, comment as follows"Actually, I can think of a scenario in which this would not only be possible, but provide...

Wednesday, November 9, 2005

Technical Sketching Optical Illusions

Here are a couple of interesting optical illusions. When I went through college one of the courses I had to take was Technical Sketching. Many of my sketches looked similar to the below drawings but I think all of my drawings could actually be constructed.I...

Friday, November 4, 2005

Curio Shelf Optical Illusion

Sci-Art Bloggers Friday FavoritesWould you allow your family heirlooms to be displayed on this shelf? I like the effect of this optical illusion but I'm not convinced that it would be structurally sound.If your interested in constructing this shelve...

Finalist, 2005 Weblog Awards

I was lucky to be selected as a finalist for the 2005 Weblog Awards in the category of top 5001-1000 blogs. Please go to the link below and vote for Optical Illusions Etc...Voting Begins December 5, 2005 and ends December 15, 2005Click here to vote for...

Thursday, November 3, 2005

Jesus Optical Illusion

This is an after image optical illusion. When you first look at this image it sort of looks like catwoman in her mask. But alas to see the true image you have to stare at the three dots in the center of the image for 30 seconds then focus on the white...

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Stop It! Optical Illusion

The below optical illusion photo was setup and photographed by Claudio Gatti with a Minolta DiMAGE A1 digital camera. I love the illusion of motion created in this image. Well done Claudio! Stop It!© Copyright 2003-2004, Claudio Gatti Used w/permissionClaudio...

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Scary Optical Illusion?

I don't know how many of you have seen Ghost Hunters on the Sci-fi channel. I have been watching it and they follow a group called TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) that investigates sites to disprove hauntings. Occasionally though they come across...

Friday, October 28, 2005

Recursive News Optical Illusion

Sci-Art Bloggers Friday FavoritesCheck out the headline in the newspaper that this woman is reading. They say that print news can no longer compete with the internet because the internet responds and publishes news quicker and by the time some papers...

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Fall Foliage Optical Illusion

This creation is appropriate for the season. Fall leaves are all around us and Sandro Del Prete has a way of tricking the eye with his paintings. Do you see the Lady in the leaves? "The Dream Taken by Wind and Time"by Sandro Del Pr...

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Fractal Animation Optical Illusion

This animated fractal spiral presents the illusion that you are in control. It says "Click and hold the mouse button to control the spiral movement" but let go and realize that in truth you had very little control the entire time.This is just one of...

Saturday, October 22, 2005

Lego Explorers Optical Illusion

The below is a fascinating photo created by Max Giani. This is an actual photograph not a digitally manipulated image. Can you tell me how it was done?M.C. LEGO EscherMax Giani © 2005Used w/permissionView the first comment for how I think this might...

Friday, October 21, 2005

Crayon Doodle Illusion or Life under the Microscope

Sci-Art Bloggers Friday FavoritesCould this image be the doodling of my 9 year old son?orIs this in fact "life under the microscope"?This image I believe was photgraphed by Tracy of Artsy Science. This image was once on his old blog but the blog and...

Monday, October 17, 2005

Girl Painted on Wall Optical Illusion

Below is a very interesting optical illusion effect. The questions for consideration in regard to this image are as follows:Are the clothes painted on the girl?orIs the girl painted on the wall?Artist: Martin ArmandThis is the image as I found it on...

Friday, October 14, 2005

After The War Illusion

Sci-Art Bloggers Friday FavoritesDecades after the war humans begin their long journey back to the surface of the earth. Today we can only glimpse the sun and surface through protective bubbles. However we all hope that shortly we will all be able to...

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Devil Ladies Optical Illusion

I constantly see people searching for scary optical illusions. I have a few on this sight that might be considered scary, but like the saying there's always room for Jello there is always room for the Devil in the scary list.So what do you see? Three...

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Building Mural Optical Illusion

I came across this mural art on the site of Eric Grohe. Eric's site states that he "creates mural art that transforms the environment and communities as well. He believes that his art should involve, challenge and inspire the viewer; not simply adorn,...

Friday, October 7, 2005

The Railway Bridge Optical Illusion

Sci-Art Bloggers Friday FavoritesHere is a wonderful piece of optical illusion art created by Swiss artist Sandro Del Prete. The drawing below is titled "The Railway Bridge."What do you think will these trains collide?The following is from an article...

Thursday, October 6, 2005

Ouchi Optical Illusion

The Ouchi illusion, illustrated below, is an illusion named after its inventor, Japanese artist Hajime Ouchi. Notice how the circular disk seems to float above the checkered background as your eyes scan the image. This effect can be heightened by grabbing...

Tuesday, October 4, 2005

Fire Spiral Fractal Optical Illusion

Also Known AsThe Sunrise Wake-up Call Optical IllusionThis illusion and a cup of coffee will either get you ready to meet the day head-on or cause you to get back in bed and pull the covers over your head.If you think that this might help you (or your...

Friday, September 30, 2005

Disappearing Fluff Optical Illusion

Sci-Art Bloggers Friday FavoritesHere is a great optical illusion that relies on after-image effects and the fact that your eye is always making small movements. Stare at the black dot in the center. What happens to the various colored fluff? How can...

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Optical Illusion Stroller

Here is an optical illusion that might twist your view on the world. Below we have a stroller that has the three left most wheels on the ground then cleverly the right most wheel group is off of the ground and the shadow for that wheel group is out of...

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