This is one of my photos I posted on FB. As I was fiddling with my phone I noticed the effect when you change the angle of view. This was taken on my Fujifilm x100v.
Whoa!
Viewer perception.
The "lower" rim is actually in the back, "top" rim in front.
Great optical illusion. I can see it both ways.
(Not the angle of view, but the perception on one's mind.)
Maybe the reflection in the rear rim?
Try changing it from a bright reflection in the rear rim to a darker reflection and see if that changes your perception.
My neighbor has a bench in his yard facing one direction, If I look at it and think about it, I can see it if it were sitting shifted 90°.
Thanks Longshadow for making it less illusory. Just concentrate on the rims, that’s it?
hugEDhog wrote:
Thanks Longshadow for making it less illusory. Just concentrate on the rims, that’s it?
Works for me.
I wonder if
everyone sees it as "melted" at first...
That's pretty cool. A wine glass that is canted a bit so on doesn't have to tilt it as much to get the last few drops.
--Bob
hugEDhog wrote:
This is one of my photos I posted on FB. As I was fiddling with my phone I noticed the effect when you change the angle of view. This was taken on my Fujifilm x100v.
Who cares why. Great shot. Illusion and all
Excellent observation. My eyes keep switching back and forth.
You are shooting at an upward looking angle so the whole rim can be seen through the clear glass with the far side rim appearing lower, get the camera level or above the level of the rim or use a non transparent goblet and the whole trick effect will go away.
Since I scanned the goblet from top to bottom with my eyes I never got the "trick" until I worked at seeing it. When you look at the near rim first by the time you get to the image of the far rim through the body of the goblet you: a. have the perspective true to life & b. notice the other rim is just not as sharp since you are looking through the near side glass.
Thanks robertjerl for a very nice feedback!
rmalarz wrote:
That's pretty cool. A wine glass that is canted a bit so on doesn't have to tilt it as much to get the last few drops.
--Bob
Yes, tilting the glass is such a pain.
Longshadow wrote:
....Try changing it from a bright reflection in the rear rim to a darker reflection and see if that changes your perception.....
The reflections and the rim at the rear of the glass are the most vivid part of what we see of the glass, which gives the impression that they must be on the front.
kymarto
Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy
The fact the the reflections end just at the level of the rim adds a lot to the effect
Longshadow wrote:
Whoa!
Viewer perception.
The "lower" rim is actually in the back, "top" rim in front.
Great optical illusion. I can see it both ways.
(Not the angle of view, but the perception on one's mind.)
Maybe the reflection in the rear rim?
Try changing it from a bright reflection in the rear rim to a darker reflection and see if that changes your perception.
My neighbor has a bench in his yard facing one direction, If I look at it and think about it, I can see it if it were sitting shifted 90°.
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Takes a bit of staring, but I finally could see it both ways. Yes, it looked melted at first glance. Interesting shot. Thanks for sharing.
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