Illusions observed outdoors #4

since February 10, 2009


"Composite photograph illusion"

The upper half appears to be a photo different from the lower half, though this image is a single photograph.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009 (October 4)

photo taken on September 30, in Sydney


Akiyoshi's first visit to Australia



"The checker-shadow illusion in a real floor"

A appears to be darker than B in the middle photo, but A is actually brighter in luminance than B as shown in the rightmost image.

Copyright hisa and Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2009 (May 27)
Original photo from hisa, Japan, May 26, 2009

Checker-shadow illusion (Professor Adelson's webpage, MIT)



"Kariburo"

This fractal vegetable "romanesco" looks like an illusion image.

Copyright Yoshiko Oishi 2009 (February 10)
from Yoshiko Oishi, Japan, February 10, 2009



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