Showing posts with label perspective. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perspective. Show all posts

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Vintage Perspective Illusion

Judging from the story accompanying this image this photograph must have been taken in the 1930s. The timing was excellent. I wonder if they got this on the first shot. I am also curious what the conversation was like working up to this shot.

optical illusion
Bob jumping over Adgate's house
Flickr Artist: gnosis / john r
Used w/permission

Some rights reserved.


Flickr user John Robinson shared this with the community under the Creative Commons license. John commented on this photo as follows,
"My uncles loved playing with cameras and even had a darkroom in the basement of the house in the picture. This is my Uncle Jim, who, last April, drove me all over Manhattan in his Buick at 86 years old. He and my Aunt Delores are hardcore New Yorkers - they have lived there since after the war, minus a decade in Tel Aviv."
Thanks for sharing John and and best wishes to Uncle Jim.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Good Night Sweet Sun Illusion

I love the amazing colors and superb composition of this photo. The silhouette suggests this is a young lady saying good night to the sun, but we can never really be sure can we?

Great work Nicole!

optical illusion
souffler
Flickr Artist: Nicole.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Fountains Abbey Obelisk Illusion

This is the third item that Dave Barlow sent me. He took this photo while on holiday at Fountains Abbey, UK, last year. When he got home he realized there was an illusion that the obelisk seemed as tall or taller than the church.

My question is, how tall is the obelisk seen here?

Taller than the church?
As tall as the church?
3/4 as tall as the church?
1/2 as tall as the church?
1/4 as tall as the church?

obelisk Optical Illusion

Dave Barlow
copyright 2012
used w/permission



Now view the following from a different angle. How close was your guess?


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St Marys Church @ the Abbey
Flickr Artist: JuanJ

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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Coke Balancing Illusion

Another Do it Yourself (DIY) optical illusion. Send in your own and you to will see yourself here.

optical illusion
coke balancing
Flickr Artist: kneilp

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Visual Paradox

This is a fun picture that might cause a second look to figure out what is actually going on.

By the way, there has been no manipulation of this photo

optical illusion
Proportions
Flickr Artist: the_good_old_haku

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

DIY Tower Topple Illusion

Every time I see a do-it-yourself optical illusion with the Leaning Tower of Pisa the people are trying to hold the tower up.

optical illusion
SerĂ¡ que cai ?!
Flickr Artist: André Gustavo

It is refreshing to to see someone trying to kick the tower over. I think with a couple more well placed kicks we can finally be rid of this eye sore.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Tea Cup Ride Illusion

A coffee counter, a tea cup, just the right angle, and voila these men are sharing Disney's Tea Cup ride while at lunch.

Excellent juxtaposition.

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"Would You Care to Join Me in a Cup of Coffee?"
Flickr Artist: SF buckaroo

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Trompe l'oeil Ad

This is an ad for ramen in the causeway Bay Station in Hong Kong. I love this kind of art. I would love to see this from a angle that reveals how distorted this image needs to be to get this one perfect view.

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Trompe d'oeil Ad
Flickr Artist: djwerdna
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Friday, May 4, 2012

The Terrace Optical Illusion

This illusion was created by David MacDonald. He describes the process,
"All my images are made the same way. I create a "matrix" in CorelDRAW according to strict rules of perspective, except for the false connections. This is then brought into Photo-Paint where it is "rendered" with purpose-taken, digitally photographed textures and objects. A print-out of the matrix is used as a reference guide during photography to help ensure that the objects are photographed with the correct point of view to fit."
This illusion took "in the region of sixty purpose taken photographs."

A wonderful blend of photography and digital imaging.

The Terrace Optical Illusion

The Terrace
Used with Permission
Copyright 1998, 1999 David MacDonald
Any use without express permission is prohibited

Update: David MacDonald recently put launched a new presence on the web called Cambiguities, check out his other amazing creations.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Lego Impossible Object Optical Illusions

Like the impossible triangle illusions of the past here is a modern day impossible object. Utilizing legos, a Sony Cybershot camera and some old fashioned know how the artist created this exceptional optical illusion.


Impossible!
by bbzippo
(c)2004

He isn't the first to create illusions out of Legos. Andrew Lipson has done some amazing optical illusions using Legos...

Here is Escher's Balcony


(c) Andrew Lipson ........................ (c) M.C. Escher

Here is Escher's Relativity


(c) Andrew Lipson ................................... (c) M.C. Escher

The amazing aspect of Andrew's work is his behind the scenes photos and explanations go to his site and check out all of the illusions that he has created.


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Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Leaning Tower of Pisa Optical Illusion

Approximately 200 years in the making and about 800 years since the first block was laid the Leaning Tower of Pisa has stood as a unique architectural land mark.

Recently it has been discovered that in fact the Tower is not leaning it just looks that way due to a unique optical illusion effect of the surrounding buildings. You can see in the below image that the tower is relatively straight it is obviously the building to the right in this photo that is leaning.

Leaning Tower of Pisa optical illusion

And to think of all of the time and money invested over the years in trying to keep the wrong building from falling over. The city council is embarrassed and promised to immediately hire a consulting firm to study the new situation.
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Monday, January 17, 2005

Bridge Optical Illusion

In 2002 Professor Lastra of the University of North Carolina was invited to speak at SIBGRAPI, the Brazilian graphics conference, in Fortaleza. While there he photographed this bridge which lead to the Cultural Center. At first glance this seemed like an extremely long foot bridge. He was kind enough to allow me to use these two pictures he took.


Anselmo Lastra
Copyright October 2002
Used w/permission


On his web page he stated "Interesting illusion that also works when you're actually there."


Anselmo Lastra
Copyright October 2002
Used w/permission

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