I just created this optical illusion using online gif animation creator. I combined two photos from Akiyoshi Kitaoka – the master of optical illusions, and fused them into one perpetual animation. If you stare at the animation below, you will notice it automatically switches among two different photos each 10 seconds. Your assignment is to stare at the center of it when the first picture loads (the one that is lighter at the left end, and darker at the right). Now concentrate and don’t move your head. After 10 seconds, new photo will appear – this time normal (not shaded) one. But wait! Your eyes got burned by the previous photo, so the new one will appear darker on the left side, while actually it is quite the same on both sides. I hope you understood what I was trying to explain! This is something new in the world of illusions. The best similarity I can think of, is Black and White Spanish castle illusion. Please spread this on Digg, Stumbleupon and other social websites, so we can show others this strange, new phenomenon!
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this is kinds fake even if you dont stare into the center you still see the shadow jump to the other side no illusion here buddy
I like this one, though there are better “afterimage” illusions than this one on here, look in the Optical Illusion Categories list. Don’t know why so many people can’t seem to figure it out. Thanks for the eye receptor explanation Tristan, makes sense.
does anyone else see a fish in the bottom center of the picture??? it looks like a fish with two eyes and puckered lips!!! am i going crazy
Are you guys stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont you see its animated.. Its fake
I see an owl in the down part of the image.
the flower i was staring at was a creepy evil yoda
awsome it looked like the darkerside turned light,and the lighter side turned dark, but it just was the same on both sides
ITS FAKE I THINK
i looked somewhere else on the page and in the corner of your eye the picture switches its self
WOW! Nice picture, love it!
there is no illusion. That showdow is computerized!!!!
Are those of you who do not see the illusion reading the explanation? It’s obviously computerized, but the illusion comes when the image goes back to normal because of the eye being burnt by the apparent brightness of the left side of the picture.
Read the explanation first please!
When the shadow on the right goes away… there is no longer a shade, however after staring at the middle, when the shade goes away on the right, it appears to be on the left.
just push the stop button on the top of your page next to your refresh button and youll notice the picture stops changing. its fake. animated.