Comments on: Face in the lines http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/ A daily blog of photographic oddities from around the web Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:53:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: taz http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-125158 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:16:11 +0000 http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-125158 just rotate ur Iphone to ur left and u will c it just rotate ur Iphone to ur left and u will c it

]]> by: MikeW of VA http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-72554 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:55:15 +0000 http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-72554 dang it almmost appears 3D-ish or I could just be extremely tired... dang it almmost appears 3D-ish or I could just be extremely tired…

]]> by: Ana http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-43214 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:56:31 +0000 http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-43214 its john lennon!!!!!!!!!! its john lennon!!!!!!!!!!

]]> by: pat http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-42873 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:38:12 +0000 http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-42873 is that john lennon? i couldnt really tell cus it looked kinda blury when i moved back is that john lennon? i couldnt really tell cus it looked kinda blury when i moved back

]]> by: REV MARVIN E PURSER JR http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-32839 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:30:26 +0000 http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-32839 "WHO WILL BAIL ME OUT?" “WHO WILL BAIL ME OUT?”

]]> by: ilikepie http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-31400 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:56:38 +0000 http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-31400 This one's interesting. The illusion isn't in seeing the face. It's always there. The white lines aren't toally white, they contain a low-contrast grayscale image of the face. The illusion is in *not* seeing the face up close. The black lines provide such a large contrast to the grays between them that they look white. Essentailly, the low-contrast gray is "drowned out" by the sharp black. As you move away from the screen this effect diminishes... I'm not exactly sure why but I think it's because your mind can no longer focus on individual lines and must process the picture as a whole. This one’s interesting. The illusion isn’t in seeing the face. It’s always there. The white lines aren’t toally white, they contain a low-contrast grayscale image of the face.

The illusion is in *not* seeing the face up close. The black lines provide such a large contrast to the grays between them that they look white. Essentailly, the low-contrast gray is “drowned out” by the sharp black.

As you move away from the screen this effect diminishes… I’m not exactly sure why but I think it’s because your mind can no longer focus on individual lines and must process the picture as a whole.

]]> by: Bhavish http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-31394 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:34:23 +0000 http://www.thedailyweird.com/optical-illusions/face-in-the-lines/#comment-31394 Can someone explain to me how does this happen? It's amazing! Can someone explain to me how does this happen?
It’s amazing!

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