Comments on: Wooden Bridge Illusion

By: BG23

BG23 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:42:54 +0000

It is a single shot from a rotating panoramic camera (also called a slit scan or scanning camera) set up with the axis of rotation horizontal.

There are software based and purely mechanical/optical ones – like they use to take those very wide annual photos of school children (when you can run round the back and get in twice).

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:31:30 +0000

It’s not upside down. Look closely. you’ll notice that the tree branches on one end are different from the ones on the other end.

By: kennt---

kennt--- — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:57:05 +0000

cool, but I think I’ve seen the floss, The picture in the middle area is I think edited and its a bit abvious that its just joint together or something.

By: captian obvious

captian obvious — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:09:20 +0000

its just a panoramic shot. duhh

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:57:07 +0000

if you look really close at the middle of the pic the orange pollen things are split.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:43:21 +0000

As a graphic designer, I fail to see why this is an illusion, or the least bit interesting. It’s simply a number of photos stitched together, and the area where the two images blend together isn’t even done that well. It’s blurry and texture of the bridge is missing.

By: Aleesha

Aleesha — Sat, 07 May 2011 23:29:34 +0000

here it is zoomed out :D

By: Abagail

Abagail — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:34:00 +0000

it is upside down

By: AppaloosaGirl

AppaloosaGirl — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:42:21 +0000

Whoa… that is really amazing…. It really feels like you’re turning yourself upside-down!

By: Suor de Sapo

Suor de Sapo — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:57:32 +0000

Are we stand up or upside down? That’s the ambiguity wich makes this an illusion.

By: random

random — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:57:24 +0000

I agree with Jsld it’s a nice bit of computer artwork but it’s not an illusion because you’re not tricked into thinking anything, you’re just seeing what is actually there!

By: Shriya

Shriya — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:39:10 +0000

Umm this is confusing, can someone explain? Thank you:)

By: jsld

jsld — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:41:37 +0000

By what definition is this an illusion?

By: miranda

miranda — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:38:20 +0000

that makes my hed hurt

By: Aster

Aster — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:21:48 +0000

@ Mary — No, it’s not. Observe closely each side is different.

The photographer photo shopped this, from several series of photographs of the bridge, lined them all up and faded them together.

It’s not two pictures of the same side of the bridge.