By Vurdlak on September 30, 2011, with 163 Comments
Couple of days ago, Luca has pointed me to the photo of Spanish minister Carme Chacón published on El Pais website. At first I couldn’t see anything strange in it, yet after I’ve read the title of Luca’s email (same as above) – it triggered my attention. Finally, after few moments I’ve noticed that minister’s feet were actually inverted one to another!
It seems as if her left leg ends with the right leg’s foot. Same goes for her right leg. At first I considered this yet another shameful Photoshop disaster, which I immediately forwarded to fellow webmaster who collects these. Yet, the twist came after I was explained there is actually nothing wrong with the photo itself! I couldn’t believe the photo was actually a “mere” optical illusion.
What has happened, is that Carme covered her left thigh in a way where it appears it’s pointing left, instead of it actually pointing up. This photo has been featured in several world sites as a wrong retouch, but after all the false spotlight it received, the agency who took the shoot explained how the legs were actually not crossed at all! I’m not sure I managed to explain what is happening here, but be sure to check the solution I created with help of the Photoshop (below) – it’s still hard to imagine, yet it should explain the illusion.
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AHH I didn’t notice the creeper in the window until someone pointed it out!! That’s so freaking creepy! Now I’m scared… :o
No one else noticed the weird creepy guy in the window???????????????????????? That’s what I noticed, but in the explanation, he kept saying something about her legs, and I am like, WHAT????? While there is some creepy stalker guy in the window!!!
Thats my thought, exactly.
sorry about my name there. it was ment to be froggy.
Creepy how the brain tries to fix that…
That’s kind of Creepy and hi Ms Dimos.
lol she has a pair of scisors in her hand
whats, no one noticed her hand on her thigh… thats a horrible blend job… pshhhh
her hand is erased??
door handle wrong side
they arnt crossed look at her legs shadow… major fail
There’s also a face in the window behind her. O thought that’s what the thing was about…it’s kind if creepy…
you must be super dumb. thats not even the part your supposed to see! theres a face in the window.and the ones above this comment, all the ways up to “Jessica”, your idiots.
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People need to be more concerned with the lack of health on this girl. EAT SOME CHICKEN!
This is ridiculous. There is no optical illusion here. I actually had to read the description just to figure out what they were talking about and even then it took me a minute to figure out why anyone would think this. Absolutely ridiculous.
I too had to read the description to “see” what the author saw in this photo. Only an idiot would see an illusion in this; her legs are just crossed. If this confuses you, please buy a helmet and don’t have children.
no no no, there is no way this is just an optical illusion. The picture taken to “prove” this fact only disproves it. In the second photo, the knees are level, and it is likely the legs are swapped behind the hands, but in the first photo, her knee is a few inches above the other, making a mere “optical illusion” impossible. Sorry, but I’m convinced this has been heavily p-shopped.
Not just any creepy face, that’s Voldemort in the window.
i dont get it… her legs are crossed at the ankles.
where’s the illusion?
it does however look like someone’s painted a blob on her left knee.
It seems that some of the commenters are not getting the photo, the skin to the right is not the uper side of her leg it is really the underside and a small portion of her ass.
i get it her legs r not crossed just beside each other and to make her seem profetional they make her arm i certin way to hide the leg and make it look crossed
Very well explained, as I was really confused and my mother tongue is not English and I’ve been able to understand what’s happening. Thank you!
TOTAL FAIL!!!
There is no “fail,” because there’s simple no photoshop/alteration work here.
Everyone lOok at the face that’s blue in the background that’s. Not an illusion
Describing yourself, eh Andrew?
left leg on the right , right leg on the left,
i don’t think i see what they’re trying to show. it just looks like someone sucks at using the clone stamp.
Problem is, there is no alteration of any kind. I’m a designer, the picture is legit.
No, PVC, it is you who suck, at comprehension.
does anyone else see the face in the background?
I do see the face in the back!! that´s kinda creepy..
The human brain evolved to be good at spotting faces hidden in the trees … so good that we are prone to false positives.
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Seriously Patrick? What the fuck does your reply have to do with the article?
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Get a freaking life Vurdlak
Damn))))))))))
I’ve seen much worse. One bad one I saw was a bones poster and one of the girls had an extra finger!
Here it is!
Clear as day folks. The Picture, NOT photoshopped!
You’ve got your left and right mixed up. Her left arm rests on her left leg, and her right arm rests on her left arm.
Nah, that’s not an illusion, I’m not buying the excuse. That’s a PS FAIL. Left thigh, left knee, not adding up. The reenactment ain’t the same. M2C
wa wa wa …what a comment
I clicked on a chick with boobs and ass to get this fuking site. WTF ?
Lol
graphicdesigner: your conclusion is correct, but outline number 3 is incorrect. You outlined the lower part of her right leg and the upper part of her left leg and left buttock. You cannot outline her entire right leg since it crosses over her left and is not in view.
“graphicdesigner: your conclusion is correct, but outline number 3 is incorrect. You outlined the lower part of her right leg and the upper part of her left leg and left buttock. You cannot outline her entire right leg since it crosses over her left and is not in view.”
Evan, you are a cretin. Her legs are not crossed — if they were, her feet would be backwards. Outline number 3 is correct — an outline of her left leg, which is tight against her right leg — they do not cross. This is really quite straightforward for reasonably intelligent people … but there are numerous morons who still think it’s photoshopped, her legs are crossed, etc. even after it has been clearly explained.
@ Graphic one your heads on straight its just a light illusion the pics the real McCoy ,’-) I do graphic design too all the way in Namibia
i can also do this but stil thinking how
There’s nothing to “do”, dummy, the photo is unmodified.
then u cant say like dat…
OWWW yEAHH very sexy
but i think her right arm is more weird at her elbow.
wtf do you mean her legs are not crossed! They clearly are! Unless of course her toes are reversed on her feet. This is F’n stupid. if her legs were not crossed then there would actually be something worth looking at because thhat would mean she has freaky reverse toes. This picture is totally normal and unremarkable.
Wwwooooowww do u see the fac e in the back round
Ok, it’s true, it’s a trick photo.
It’s been manipulated so only gay people can see the face in the background.
did u all see one of her hand is missing in the main pic
very well done……..
Took we a while 2 c y this pic looks so messed up, i c it now. Probably took so long cuz i kept staring @ her legs. Damn!
idont get the pic really her legs look crossed
ido see the face in the background so obviously big b has eye sight issues or is insecure
and as for the whole photo ive already wasted too much of my time reading these comments basically all saying the same thing
This is so difficult to comprehend…I can totally see why thighs crossed + shins crossing back over and arms crossed could be soooo incredibly hard to understand.
WTF is wrong with people?
There is nothing at all about this photo even remotely interesting, except that she picked a very weird pose, and she’s flexible.
Well, not crossed…but close enough… talk about a fail…lol.
Unknown what to said about the instigated of today.
good work and food ;)
who cares?
You guys are completely lame. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the picture. She is simply crossing her legs. It’s lame how people easily get confused these days. Stay off the internet unless you like getting scammed. You guys are easy targets.
y’all are stupid…the pic is made to look like her legs are crossed. IF they are, her toes are on backward…….look at the toes people…..
All I noticed was voldomort in the window… amiright?
Did any body eles see the face in tbe window
Wow nice tips. We have to care when we changing something in photoshop.