Mighty Optical Illusions » National Geographic http://www.moillusions.com Biggest Optical Illusions blog. Dedicated to visual phenomena and real life illusions. Daily updated. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:07:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Camouflaged Toads Optical Illusion http://www.moillusions.com/2009/08/camouflaged-toads-optical-illusion.html http://www.moillusions.com/2009/08/camouflaged-toads-optical-illusion.html#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:58:28 +0000 Vurdlak http://www.moillusions.com/?p=4035 How many toads can you see in this photograph?National Geographic is proud owner of some of the best photos in the world. Here and then a photo jumps out, containing an interesting effect which sometimes can be seen as optical illusion. Just check out this National Geographic tag, and you’ll be amazed how many illusions on this site are from NG. Anyway, today’s [...]]]> National Geographic is proud owner of some of the best photos in the world. Here and then a photo jumps out, containing an interesting effect which sometimes can be seen as optical illusion. Just check out this National Geographic tag, and you’ll be amazed how many illusions on this site are from NG. Anyway, today’s optical illusion was submitted by Urban Ambrozic and Grégory Plantard. We get many of “camouflage” illusions, but most of them don’t make it to the front page of Moillusions. This one however, took my attention. First I only saw one campuflaged toad – thought : “hm, its ok”, but after few moments I was able to spot the second and third one! How many of them are there?! Those three leaf-litter toads were collected within yards of each other, and its amazing how they almost disappear on a forest floor in Panama. For them to stay alive in the tropics (where nearly everything is food for something else), often calls for such trickery to fool a predator’s eye. Below the photo, you may see a gallery of few similar photos (by NG as well). Can you spot an insect hiding in each of them? Those little animals could very well put Liu Bolin and Emma Hack to a shame. Amazing!

How many toads can you see in this photograph?

How many toads can you see in this photograph?

Check out National Geographic’s gallery with more camouflaged insects:

toads ng1 ng3 ng4 ng5 ng6 ng7 ng8 ng9 ]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2009/08/camouflaged-toads-optical-illusion.html/feed 39 Flamingo Group Photo Optical Illusion http://www.moillusions.com/2009/03/flamenco-group-optical-illusion.html http://www.moillusions.com/2009/03/flamenco-group-optical-illusion.html#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:00:00 +0000 Vurdlak http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/flamingo-group-photo-optical-illusion/ National Geographic’s optical illusions were always among my favorite ones. Not only do their photographers create awesome illusions (from time to time), but their photographs themselves contain artistic touch which makes them perfect fit for this website. Before you continue examining below photo, I recommend seeing National Geographic Camels and NG Zebras first. The aerial [...]]]> National Geographic’s optical illusions were always among my favorite ones. Not only do their photographers create awesome illusions (from time to time), but their photographs themselves contain artistic touch which makes them perfect fit for this website. Before you continue examining below photo, I recommend seeing National Geographic Camels and NG Zebras first. The aerial photography style is identical in all of them, but this illusion works differently. What we have here is a bunch of flamingos posing together for an auto-portrait, which accidentally looks like one giant Flamingo. In a way, this is very similar to a Disney group photo we had yesterday, agree?

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2009/03/flamenco-group-optical-illusion.html/feed 33 National Geographic’s Shadow Zebras Illusion http://www.moillusions.com/2008/05/national-geographics-shadow-zebras.html http://www.moillusions.com/2008/05/national-geographics-shadow-zebras.html#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 19:34:00 +0000 Vurdlak http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/national-geographics-shadow-zebras-illusion/ Patty Winsauer sent this magnificent photo along with following text: “Hi. This is a picture my aunt e-mailed to me. It is from the Best Photo Awards by National Geographic. It took me a while to see the zebras, cuz I thought the zebras were gray and their shadows were striped. I’m not completely sure [...]]]> Patty Winsauer sent this magnificent photo along with following text: “Hi. This is a picture my aunt e-mailed to me. It is from the Best Photo Awards by National Geographic. It took me a while to see the zebras, cuz I thought the zebras were gray and their shadows were striped. I’m not completely sure it could be classified as an illusion, but it still looks kinda cool.” I decided to post this photo cause it reminded me of our previously successful Camel Shadows illusion. Previous illusion also won National Geographic’s Best Photo Award. This one is great, but little too similar (in my opinion) to win the same award again. What is your opinion? Does this count as an illusion?

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2008/05/national-geographics-shadow-zebras.html/feed 42 National Geographic’s Shadow Camels http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/national-geographics-shadow-camels.html http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/national-geographics-shadow-camels.html#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:47:00 +0000 Vurdlak http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/national-geographics-shadow-camels/ Check out what comes from National Geographic! Steve Greenwood submitted this fabulous illusion via email: “If you check out the attached photo from National Geographic you will see that the black shapes are NOT the camels, the narrow stripes below the shapes are, the black shapes are the shadows of the camels, as this photo [...]]]> Check out what comes from National Geographic! Steve Greenwood submitted this fabulous illusion via email: “If you check out the attached photo from National Geographic you will see that the black shapes are NOT the camels, the narrow stripes below the shapes are, the black shapes are the shadows of the camels, as this photo was taken from overhead. Good stuff!”. Now here’s another asignment for you: try to find one that has someone riding it. I’m not sure, but I think I even spotted two with riders on them. Another thing, is there one with two humps on it’s back? Am not sure, but let’s try t find one! Thanks Steve!

]]> http://www.moillusions.com/2006/09/national-geographics-shadow-camels.html/feed 43 ImPAWsible – Visions Of Earth http://www.moillusions.com/2006/06/impawsible-visions-of-earth.html http://www.moillusions.com/2006/06/impawsible-visions-of-earth.html#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:09:00 +0000 Vurdlak http://testvurdlak8.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/impawsible-visions-of-earth/ Alex Kirkbridge took this beautiful photo for July’s 2006 edition of National Geographic Magazine. It’s orignally called “Visions Of Earth” and shows Bubba, a big fox terrier, while he is cooling his feet during a game of swimming-pool fetch in Crystal River, Florida. Light shining into the pool creates a mirror on the underside of [...]]]> Alex Kirkbridge took this beautiful photo for July’s 2006 edition of National Geographic Magazine. It’s orignally called “Visions Of Earth” and shows Bubba, a big fox terrier, while he is cooling his feet during a game of swimming-pool fetch in Crystal River, Florida. Light shining into the pool creates a mirror on the underside of the water’s surface, giving the dog his four-legs look. Friend of mine sent me this picture, you should check more of them here.


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