More Droste Effect Optical Illusions
March 21, 2007 by Vurdlak
Siddharth A Deshpande sent some more interesting illusions. Check the photos inside this article - It is well known technique, that occurred first time in famous cocoa packaging from Dutch Droste company. I blogged about it few times, and even posted few droste effect video clips. One of our readers also created Stillwater Reservoir with this technique, and we liked it so much, we have used it in our Optical Illusion of the Day Mac Widget icon.
Here is what the person who took the photos said: "The technique demonstrated here allows one to take very nice spherical panoramas without a pricey or bulky tripod and panoramic tripod head. The camera is kept very close to the body, and the lens is kept over a fixed spot on the ground - the tips of the shoes. The body rotates only once all the pictures in the visible area have been taken, it is imperative that you know how many pictures you need to take, so that you don't look in your camera!"
I made a big progress updating Impossible objects section. It has potential to outgrow the biggest category on this site (outdoors cat)! Don't get scared when you see it - just take your time, and check one illusion at time :) Which of the following photos you liked the most?
Here is what the person who took the photos said: "The technique demonstrated here allows one to take very nice spherical panoramas without a pricey or bulky tripod and panoramic tripod head. The camera is kept very close to the body, and the lens is kept over a fixed spot on the ground - the tips of the shoes. The body rotates only once all the pictures in the visible area have been taken, it is imperative that you know how many pictures you need to take, so that you don't look in your camera!"
I made a big progress updating Impossible objects section. It has potential to outgrow the biggest category on this site (outdoors cat)! Don't get scared when you see it - just take your time, and check one illusion at time :) Which of the following photos you liked the most?
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oh yes i'm the first one and the illusion is ok too
ok what is the big deal about being the first person to comment? personally the table with kids one at the top is the best
Pretty Nifty. Anybody know where I can find out how to do this myself? (A more detailed description...)
UGh its not that good <-_->
#2 yessss
and a cool illusio to you to.
Great! I love the guy with the camera. Great site by the way, look at it every day.
WOW!!!!
1st is the worst, 2nd is the best! Oh yeah! I'm the best! Oh, and the Illusions are rly kewl ya.
Although not technically an illusion, it's impressive nonetheless. Definitely some impressive Photoshop magic going on here.
-Paul
nice illusions...
I love the first one.
Q alguien me explique como se toman estas fotos!
I know it has been said but in spanish I would get it better.
thanks
That still creeps me out.
You'll find Chuck Norris at the end of the swirl.
wow
Stop saying everything is done in photoshop without reading the intro. Just because you can't think of a way to do it doesn't mean it can't be done.
Thanks for telling me the term "droste effect". It's new to me and by some googling and tiny researches I found a gallery below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshsommers/sets/72157594405604955/
that has some impressive droste effect pics. They should be done with GIMP with Mathmap plugin with "MM Escher-Droste code from Pisco Bandito and breic. (I haven't looked into the exact details about how to make my own yet but surely going to do =] )
The flickr album owner actually has some other works inspired by MC Escher as well that you can find in this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshsommers/sets/72157594407063144/
or we should wonder: what can Escher actually do if he's got a computer to work on?
I like th C.D. one the best...Spinny @-)
oh well, back to doing wat I was doing
Almost like endless mirrors but spirals
omg i luv it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate when people think they are first or second because you NEVER are if your lucky you are and even if u are WHAT DOES IT MATTER.
i like the camera one