The Illusion Images: June 2012

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Sky Meets Land Illusion

and in other words, encapsulateflickr artist: turbohamsterThis is an amazing photo that has not been manipulated. The photo artist says, "no trickery just a puddle after a rainstorm in sonoma. this was just next to my mailbox. i count myself as lucky...

Watercolor Optical Illusion

This is an example of the watercolor effect. This effect was first demonstrated by Baingio Pinna in 1987.Simply put The watercolor effect is perceived when a dark (e.g., purple) contour is flanked by a lighter chromatic contour (e.g., orange). Under...

Friday, June 29, 2012

Flatiron Building Optical Illusion

This is the back side of the Flatiron building in Toronto, Canada. The mural was done by Derek Besant and installed in 1980. The building itself was built in 1892 and is unique in its own right, view it from the front. Unveilingflickr artist: David...

Ponzo Optical Illusion

The Ponzo illusion is an optical illusion that was first demonstrated by the Italian psychologist Mario Ponzo (1882-1960) in 1913. He suggested that the human mind judges an object's size based on its background.The typical example of this is the figure...

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Sailing Optical Illusion

Here is a nice beginning of Summer optical illusion. With the temperature on the rise a nice day on the lake is just what the doctor ordered, just don't forget your sunscreen.Herman J. Verwaalcopyright 2012used w/permissionHerman has a large collection...

Elephant Painted Illusion

This is similar to the painted illusion, I previously done a nude girl illusion where a author has made a amazing painting on a old man's head to create a illusion, this is something similar to the painted illusion, A annnymous has made a fantastic painting...

Hering Optical Illusion

This optical illusion was discovered by the German physiologist Ewald Hering in 1861. The two blue lines are both straight and parallel to each other. If you are like most folks you may see things differently. The lines in fact may look as if they...

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Sphere Size Illusion

A visual illusion of two spheres.Does one appear to be larger than the other?...

Create Your Own Sky Optical Illusion

This a very clever photo taken of a new product called Cumulus-in-a-Can or at least that is what the photo artist says, "Cumulus in a can... You can buy anything these days! :) "Despite appearances this image was not photoshopped. I have heard people...

Road painted illusion

What you were looking at this image? this is really confusing painted illusion, Four guys are standing in water and i think they were adjusting a pipe or may be something in water. i really enjoyed this Road Painted Illusion. What about y...

Checker Shadow Optical Illusion

This is the Checker Shadow Optical Illusion. It was developed by Edward H. Adelson of the Perceptual Science Group at MIT. The interesting thing about the below optical illusion is that square A is the exact same shade of gray as square B.One way to...

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Hidden Tiger Optical Illusion

This must be the toughest optical illusion I have ever come across, created by American wildlife artist Rusty Rust, that shows a huge Bengal Tiger standing in a bamboo forest. Your mission now is to look for “The Hidden Tiger” in the image below, where...

Acrobats in Optical Illusions

While cruising the internet I came across the Acrobats Illusion Video below, this mention of acrobats and illusions reminded me of the below painting by Rob Gonsalves. He has an excellent eye for transitioning from the normal to the surreal.Acrobatic...

Monday, June 25, 2012

Crooked Man's Optical Illusion

Here is another excellent illusion. Looking at this image things seem a little out of sorts.Is it leaning to one side?The truth is that each square that makes this image up is the exact same size. Some have white borders and some have black borders...

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Land of the Giants Optical Illusion

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } This is a wonderful photo because there was no photo manipulation done to this...

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Real World Cafe Wall Optical Illusion

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Tornado Optical Illusion

Here is a brand new creation by Herman J. Verwaal. This optical illusion has an amazing sense of motion while viewing it. As you scan your eyes across the image the tornado provides the illusion of twisting counter-clockwise.Herman J. Verwaalcopyright...

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Maxibus Designed illusion

Its really amazing painting or a trippy design in this bus.Those tires are looking like a Disk and that DJ is using it as a DJ's Disk. this is little bit similar to the truck painted illusi...

Bezold Effect Illusion

The Bezold Effect is an optical illusion, named after a German professor of eteorology, Wilhelm von Bezold, who discovered that a color may appear different depending on its relation to adjacent colors. In the above example, the red seems lighter combined...

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Jastrow Size Optical Illusion

The Jastrow illusion is an optical illusion discovered by the American psychologist Joseph Jastrow in 1889. In this image, the two figures are identical, although the bottom one appears to be larger.So you look at the above and say OK maybe they are...

Three Cubes Optical Illusion

Here is another interesting illusion. When I first looked at this image I saw three cubes that had been folded from a paper cutout. The cubes looked a little sloppy and deformed. But the truth dawned on me and I realized that these are three perfectly...

Saddam Husein’s Smiling Face Appears On The Moon Illusion

Look at the Moon properly and find what is in it? Can you see the face of Saddam Hussain? i propably see at, i think it must be a photoshopped pictur...

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

DIY Dragon Optical Illusion

Below are two videos of Dragons that have been created by folding paper. They are not motorized in any fashion and at no point in either video do the dragon's move in the slightest.However due the way they are folded and an optical illusion they will...

Hidden Face in Beans Illusion

There is a face hidden in these beans. See if you can locate it and how long does it take you. Feel free to post your comments below.I can find it within 3 seconds. How long do you take to spot the human face? Is that mean my brain is better developed...

Monday, June 18, 2012

Lady in the Smoke Illusion

I think the photographer must be very much alart to take this kind of pictures. The Smoke has producing a beautifull wom...

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Angry Biker Or Sad Rabbi Illusion?

Mind to tell me what do you see in the first illusion picture. Angry biker or sad rabbi? It all depends on how do you see the picture above. The left hand side picture showing the angry biker but the right hand side showing sad rab...

Where's Waldo Absolut Style

Here is another excellent Hidden Image illusion to have some fun with. Absolut's 82 vodka bottles image. Absolut has had many excellent ad campaigns over the years and they don't disappoint us with this one. A little viral marketing never hurt anyone.Find...

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Spiral Optical Illusion

Here is another amazing illusion with a sense of motion. As you scan your eyes across the image the spirals provide the illusion of rotating.Herman J. Verwaalcopyright 2005used w/permissionHerman has a large collection of optical illusions that he has...

Friday, June 15, 2012

Impossible Staircase of Squares Illusion

Impossible triangle has been created by using the staircase of squa...

3-D Model of Escher's Ascending and Descending Optical Illusion

The below 3-D model of Escher's Ascending and Descending was created by John Atkinson using Hash Inc.'s Animation:Master. John says, "Over the Christmas holiday of 2001, I was reading "Escher on Escher" and became taken with the notion of attempting...

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Vertigo Optical Illusion

Some people may react to this anomalous motion optical illusion and if you think you might be one of these people it is important to read the caution at the top of this page prior to proceeding.Below is an optical illusion by Miwa Miwa obviously a fan...

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Rabbits and Fox Illusion

I found this image on PD4's journal. His site is in Russian, but even so he didn't seem to provide any background on these hunters. I guess the rabbits are tougher in Russia.You can view each hunter up close by clicking here.Rabbits Turn the Table...

Zollner Motion Optical Illusion

Even though the basic illusion here is based on the Zollner illusion there is also a lot of anomalous motion indicated in this optical illusion. The four columns are all parallel to each other, but some viewing this might experience the columns as leaning...

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Tattoo Face Illusion

This is one of the best Tattoo which i sawedThe tattoo has designed so amazingly back side of the face it, I wish… I had a tattoo like this on my f...

Escheresque Waterbridge Illusion?

Here is a very unusual site. At first glance my instinct was to think there is something wrong with this picture. The image reminded me of something out of a M.C. Escher drawing.The bottom line though is that this is indeed what it looks like a waterbridge....

Monday, June 11, 2012

South Pole After Image Optical Illusion

The nature of this optical illusion is to paint a grey scale image using only your eyes.Below is Lieutenant John Bortniak out for a stroll at the South Pole.Focus on his nose in the center for 30-45 seconds then move your mouse over and the image it...

Friday, June 8, 2012

Rocket Launch Optical Illusion

Here is another wonderful illusion with a sense of motion. As you scan your eyes across the image the rocket provides the illusion of lifting off of the launch pad.Herman J. Verwaalcopyright 2005used w/permissionHerman has a large collection of optical...

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Where's Waldo 100 Films Illusion

From lovefilm.com comes this image depicting 100 films. Click the image for a larger version.How many movies can you find? (Via Giavasan) Click for larger imageHere are a few I see right off the top.Toy StoryDances with wolvesBeetle JuicePete's DragonScorpion...

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Sexy Silhouette Optical Illusion

I love good silhouettes. They are almost always ambiguous. When dealing with a silhouette the subject can be looking toward you or away from you and the lines can be drawn in to show either perspective.Which way is this lovely girl actually facing?...

Cascading Lines Optical Illusion

This optical illusion is based on the Poggendorff Illusion. In that illusion we saw that diagonal lines passing through a rectangle could be deceptive. Below we have horizontal bars passing through diagonal spaces. While viewing this illusion it is...

Gray Fuzz Illusion

Do you see gray areas in between the squares?Now where did they come fr...

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Poggendorff Optical Illusion

The below flash presentation is an example of the Poggendorff illusion.WikipediaThe Poggendorff Illusion is an optical illusion that involves the brain's perception of the interaction between diagonal lines and horizontal and vertical edges. It is named...

Castle Illusion

What do you see in this picture? this is similar to the Taj mahal pictures when you see the Taj Mahal at night at will shade like this reflect of the water. clich here to see the image of taj mahal at night...

Monday, June 4, 2012

dog or a towel Illusion

Is this really a dog, or a towel?Sure enough, this is a photograph of a dog, lying on a towel or some sort of linens. Awfully tired, the poor doggy has closed his eyes for the afternoon and must be taking a short cat-nap. Or... umm.. dog nap I guess...

Saturday, June 2, 2012

World's Largest Lightness Optical Illusion

This illusion was one of the ten finalists in the 1st annual (2005) "Best Visual Illusion of the Year" contest. It was billed as the "World's Largest Lightness Illusion." In all of the below images the letters, figures, chess pieces, and orbs and...

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