Comments on: Eyes or Eyelids Illusion

By: inmyshoes

inmyshoes — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:45:49 +0000

Zoom in and cover her bottom lashes.They have to be painted on.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:57:20 +0000

Great pic!
off hand, what i’m suspecting here is that this is not a long exposure, but that this image was created in the darkroom as an intentional double exposure, with the image of the iris being burned in on top of the closed eyes.
if it were the result of a long exposure, there would be a second line up from the lower edge of the eyes from when the eyes were open; the ‘open’ eyes in the photo simply appear too unnaturally large.
there aren’t many examples of early experiments in double exposures, but there are a few. one that i saw from the very early 1900s was a portrait of a local bigwig with a ghostly image of a relative hovering over his shoulder, as if a ghost. pretty convincing, but done in the darkroom. likely a secret joke between the subject of the photograph and the photographer at a time when very few people would have been aware that such manipulations could be done.
i can’t guess as to what the purpose would have been in constructing this photo, but it’s very cool. :-)

By: Missi

Missi — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:59:42 +0000

Thats great. But what popped into my head was Pirates of the Caribbean 2, when Jack Sparrow has his eyelids painted like that. XD

By: Malissa and Caden

Malissa and Caden — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:40:11 +0000

We liked your comment…Caden laughed so hard it made me laugh.

By: Alexis

Alexis — Sat, 14 May 2011 13:30:57 +0000

ummmmm i somewhat agree i think her eyes were open but the painter wanted to trick you and make you think her eyes were shut.

By: happydoodle

happydoodle — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:24:30 +0000

very very freaky and very very creepy

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:35:14 +0000

I know back in the day when a family member would die.. they would take a picture of them (seeing it was probably the only picture they would have ever been in) and would paint the eyes to make them look “alive” I personally find it terrifying haha

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:25:43 +0000

To me it looks like the bodyless women to me.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:39:54 +0000

Maybe she drew on her eyelids

By: Annastasia uses good english

Annastasia uses good english — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:49:53 +0000

she has eyes painted on? P@Darm58 – the eyelashes could’ve painted on XD

“I cant see the freakin eyes on her EYELIDS no jks just shadow so WTF”

By: Whatcamallit

Whatcamallit — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:33:06 +0000

If you look closer the eyes are shut, but if you step back it looks open.

By: ganjatoka

ganjatoka — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:50:13 +0000

if thats the case she has some big ass eyeballs

By: sjn

sjn — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:09:44 +0000

her eyes do looked closed but i do believe the eyes are real. you can see a highlight on them that you wouldnt get if it was just her eyelids. you can also see eyeliner at the top which really doesnt mean that much i guess but it does make it seem like her eyes would of been open. she probably did blink which made that Illusion like a couple ppl have said.

By: Neuronaut

Neuronaut — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:03:15 +0000

Reminds me of the paper jesus prayer rug pictures I always get in the mail. You are told to focus on Jesus suffering and then his eyes open.

By: Someone

Someone — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:33:38 +0000

Though these Victorian mourning photos are sad, i still think they’re creepy