Everyone and their dog have kindly sent me this…..
It is great, especially if you cover up the bottom of the image with your hand.
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Everyone and their dog have kindly sent me this…..
It is great, especially if you cover up the bottom of the image with your hand.
Like it?
November 30, 2011 at 7:17 am |
nope
November 30, 2011 at 10:22 am
yep
November 30, 2011 at 7:37 am |
Wow. It’s impressive that dogs have e-mail addresses.
November 30, 2011 at 8:31 am |
I no longer find this one that impressive, now that everyone and their dog has blogged, posted and tweeted it to death by now. And yes, there are a lot of people out there who have created a blog, Facebook profile, and/or Twitter account for their dog (and/or other pet)…
November 30, 2011 at 8:55 am |
You’re working a hard house (as it would seem from the above comments), but I like it. Yet when i cover up the bottom of the image with my hand, well, it looks normal. I guess that’s the point (of reference).
November 30, 2011 at 9:07 am |
I really like it, as it is obvious that the shadow comes from a flagpole, but it still works for me..
November 30, 2011 at 9:14 am |
It would work better if there weren’t small shadows under the board itself, but when you see those it’s quite easy to see that’s it’s just an illusion.
November 30, 2011 at 9:36 am |
If the lady doesn’t cast a shadow, does that make her a vampire? How can she be out in daylight??
November 30, 2011 at 9:37 am |
This is really bizzare – it’s very obvious that the shadow comes from a flag, and the perspective doesn’t line up at all, but it’s nevertheless a very powerful illusion!
November 30, 2011 at 10:27 am |
Do you think the photographer was trying to achieve the flying carpet effect or only realized afterwards?
November 30, 2011 at 12:51 pm |
The lady is casting a shadow. It runs just slightly up and to the left. The microphone does as well. The sun must be nearly straight up, but slightly behind the photographer, who is standing near yet another flagpole.
I like it!
November 30, 2011 at 2:06 pm |
I think what is interesting with this picture is that there is no trick: it is obvious from the start that the shadow is from a flagpole. However one’s brain still tries to see what is evidently not there, and thus the flying carpet appears…
November 30, 2011 at 2:08 pm |
I cannot see what the surprise is here.
Is that the only visible audience is in wet suits and she is turned 90degrees away from them?
November 30, 2011 at 8:02 pm |
It works, well, a little for the whole picture. Kind of like Luke’s speeder in the special edition of episode IV.
When covering up the bottom shadow, I see the picture as rather mundane, and weirdly composed at that.
December 1, 2011 at 12:52 am |
Which flag is that next to the European, BTW?
December 1, 2011 at 10:23 pm |
I’m intrigued by the rather bizarre line of people along the edge of the sand! What are they about!