Are they jumping

They are jumping!

hes not flying its just that there is a hill and he went on his tippytoes so the illusion makes it look like there is no hill and then your mind balances it out to make it look like hes "flying"

They look stiff and silted. I think they just jumped flat footed and the photog captured them at the top of the jump with fast film.

They just jump!

they seem to be on a zip wire!

jumping on some sort of trampoline or something it seems :)

No clue, would love an explination. :)

I think they simply jump. it's a very nice effect

These russians are just jumping; I DIDN'T KNOW JUMPING WAS AN ILLUSION.

To be honest, I didn't even get why you would think they were levetating at all.. Until I tried really hard... Which I think is opposite of what is supposed to happen...

He jumps and he retirethe feet :)

The picture was taken in the mid-air while you jumped. Nothing special. :(

I have two theories on their levitation:

1. They simply jumped and used a fast shutter on the camera to capture them in mid-air.
2. There appears to be a contraption on the wooden post that could be holding them up using a thin wire.

Just my 2 cents worth.

It looks like they're jumping... especially the second picture.

They're just jumping infront of a camera with high shutter speed.
Second one is most obvious.

Well, Charlie & Paul,
If you photograph somebody jumping in the air, that is not an optical illusion, that's a photograph of sombody jumping in the air.
And that is the reason you named your photos 'MeJump.jpg' and 'PaulJump.jpg'.
Next!

How about they jump up and the picture is taken while they are in midair?

The 2 dudes are jumping and a high shutter speed was used on the camera. You can tell by the tension in their hands and the shape of their clothes.

It seems the pictures where taken whilst jumping up, especially the second picture reveals this fact.

Well...judging by the image filenames, I think I could take a wild guess.

this thing is crappy its so dumb retards

They're jumping. simple. Done this one myself. I'm brilliant.

I think that they're just jumping... On the second picture it really looks like it because his left hand is in a really weird position.

Either the photos were edited, or these were taken while the subject is jumping. Got it from the photos' filenames: MeJump.jpg and PaulJump.jpg ;)

they jumped into the air

.........photoshop?

It looks like he jumped and the camera had a fast shutter speed.

thats weird

They're jumping in front of a high-speed camera.

I dont know...but the way You keep Your body, so tense... You must have jumped and just shot the picture at the right time ..?

this doesnt even look like they r levitating...-.-'

blue screen background offset, right ;) ?

Nice. how was it achieved?

I'd say they jumped up and as they were at the "top" of the jump, the camera took their pictures.

They just jumped in the air!

Waouh ! Very impressionnant !

Photoshop (they have moved the shadows), I guess...

JUMP!

i guess he took the shadows out in photoshop.. that's why it doesn't look real?

um yeah this ones easy, lock your knees, and jump with your feet

I would venture to say that a jump is involved in both pics. The first gent has his hands in his pockets yet stretching the trench coat, there some force that is being applied on the coat from straining, I presume. The 2nd pic, the left pant leg is not following any gravity physics that I can see in the picture, the pant leg has an upward motion (notice the creese at the bottom of pant leg). Again, this is just my opinion, I could be wrong. :)

i think i know how they did it but im not really sure..
does anybody else know?

its obvious that they are standing just right and they twist there feet in such away that it appears that they are floating. The first one's secret is the little puddle that looks like a shadow.

This is purely a guess, but since their clothes seem a bit ruffled, I'm suspecting that the pictures were taken in mid-jump. Or, it could just be wind ruffling their clothes, and they really are levitating. :)

Interestingly, the structure behind them seems to be an anchor point of a zip-line, which may be used for army training purposes. They *may* be hanging from the zip-line in a harness hidden by their clothes, and then Photoshop'ed the harness's straps. That's fairly easy to do, even in grainy photographs like these.

Just my two cents. Keep the change.
Cheers,
-Dan.

what a good idea!

I'm baffled as to how this is done.

I'm more convinced than ever that they're in mid jump, since the images are named: MeJump.jpg and PaulJump.jpg. :) The platform and structure are misdirections.

Cheers,
-Dan.

its one of those childs toys where they are on a swing and they fly along a wire

i think that you guys are just standing and at it angle it looks like ur levitating, the deal with the shadows probably edited, but idk

yeah its realy simple.
all these guys did was jump in the air and try to keep a straight face and body, and
bigo.
you've got the floating picture....
its been done..before
nothing new.
but its a realy cool trick to take a picture of and show your friends and family..
they will be blown away.

I got it!
They are on the back stones and the stones in the middle are darker looking like the shadows
so it looks like they are flying.

Their Jumping

Well, I live fairly near Duxford and have been there a lot on school trips and such since I was a kid..

That looks a lot like where I remember there once being a zipline..

Can't see any cables to the line overhead, but it could have something to do with it.

I think It is either a greenscreen or not an illusion at all..............

their both standing on the ground, but because of the color of the tiles you can't tell. Not the best illusion, somewhat lame.

I think this is achieved by the subject jumping and the photo taken at the highest point.

Gee, could it be they jumped in the air?????

it doesnt even look like theyre levitating theyre just standing on the block behind the one it looks like theyre levitating on

you were jumping when the picture was taken. Easy :)

It's quite apparent that the spies in question were simply caught in midair by the camera after they had jumped and attempted to look like they were only standing. The second spy doesn't look quite like he's just standing, as his hands and arms are a bit too rigid.

They just jump and take a picture when they are in the air.

The file names gives it away, The people are jumping and the camera snaps at just the right moment.

i dont get it!!

it appears that they might be hanging from something, or a fast shutter as they jump.

Erm . . . he's not "levitating" under the wooden poles, but in front of them? and the shadow and gorund are all painted making it look impossible lol? And I maight be first comment.

Looks like they are just standing there.

weird

So you jump up and try to look as motionless as possible . . . .
Isn't this just a matter of taking the picture at the right time?

they jump....

Considering that the files are called MeJump and PaulJump... I would guess a jumping snapshot...

Both of you have no shadows, so I think It's a photo montage.

I think they take the picture just after have jump

Why has no one responded in a while? And whats the illusion??

why has no one posted for recent illusions? And whats supposed to be the illusion??

jumping!!!

erm.. i dunno it looks like theyre standing on the ground to me....

All they did was jump and take a picture, keeping their bodies completely straight. Look at their clothes. They are rustled and moving, liked they jumped. This is stupid.

Ahh the jump technique

I cant see any levitation?

I've got two ideas:
A) it's a simple poster where you can put your head through
B) the persons are hanging on a transparent rope

Shadow

Nice one!

Can't get it figured out though...

Um... when you call the picture "mejump.jpg" it's kind of obvious how it was done.

Only the second one looks like it's floating. Pretty cool though.

Hmmm...it appears that they are simply jumping up in the air. Especially the second one.

I think they simply jumped up and took the picture at the "top" of the jump.

The real trick is trying to look natural when you do that.

That's awesome! How is this done?

I had to look hard to see levitation. Hmm.

um....no i cant

If I said jump, would they say how high?

Love this site!

they jumped.
reminiscent of a show called The Young Ones.

You are both jumping in the air.

easy. they just jumped. and i can prove my point because if you click on the 2nd picture, the title of the photo is "PaulJump.jpg" it looks cool though :]

I don't get this illutsion.

wheres the explanation of it?

the second 1 i have no clue but the first 1 it looks like hes standing on the way back of the platform

the first one isn't very good, really!

the second one is clearly edited in

this is lame, and its supposed to be illusion of the day... not 3+ days

I think they jumped up, and before they came back to the ground the picture was taken. Second picture looks like that (jacket).
But it's a great idea! :o)

Oh WOW so you jumped up and had someone take a picture. As if that's never been done before. Just look in any big fashion mag these days.... they do it all the time.

Oh! Is it one of those things where there's a painted picture and they've stuck their heads through a hole?

i really can't see how the second one could appear to be levitating. for the first one, the spy is standing on the ground, but there is a slant in the ground below, which makes him appear like he's levitating. it's really pretty ez, but still an alright ilusion

PhotoShop.

they're just jumping and taking a pic in mid flight... the shutter speed will be fairly quick...

they jumped

They jumped.

Jump, Jump, Jump, Jump up and down in space....

They jumped

The jump and take a picture while they are in the air.

Look at the funny Russian JUMPING Beans. How interesting that the photographer captured them each in mid-air.

they are jumping

I thin they are jumping, is it right?

they're standing farther back on the stones and tipping their ankles a little bit

pretty cool

This is kinda lame. Not really an optical illusion so much as a camera trick.

photo shop der

Um, did they jump?

they are simply jumping

Hahaha, nice jumping!

why isn't the shadow connected to his body

I don't know, they jumped?

what?

what the hell

they have just taken a photo while someone is jumping and have gaotten a frame when they are at the peak of the jump.

How does he do it? Photoshop