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11 Visual Confusion Photography Shots - Brain Teasers!

Stuart Frame - Monday, May 16, 2011

 
Photography is truly an art in itself. Learning the art is one thing, but to execute it perfectly is another whole dimension. As technology progresses, newer and better photography equipments are invented. This growing technological advancement has given way to different types of photography like panning,hi-speed, long-exposure, macro and even wave photography.


But today, I would like to introduce yet another amazing technique of photography to my readers that goes by the name “Visual Confusion Photography”. This trick is an interesting illusion that confuses our eyes to believe something which is actually not true. Confused??? Let me explain…different people in the pictures below are positioned and captured in such different ways, which are impossible to do in real life. Actually, most of the pictures are faked through Adobe Photoshop, but the following images are truly NOT photoshopped. I myself was amazed when I found out the trick behind these images.

Anyhow, to further clarify your confusion, you have to “CLICK” every image and enjoy the actual positioning of people in these pictures. You will be surely amazed on viewing the real shots. Time to see for yourself ;)
 

1. Floating in the air?
At a first glance, it may seem as if the 2 boys are hanging from top, while the whole scenery looks upright and relatively normal. But now when the same image is rotated 180˚, you will see the actual picture that the boys are simply lying on a ledge near the river. Surprised?
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 
 

2. Sitting or Hanging?
Anyone at first sight would believe that there is nothing peculiar about this photo and the man is simply sitting at the edge of a building. But the reality is tilted. When you rotate the picture 90˚ counter clock-wise, that is what the real picture is. You will that the man is hanging firmly from the edge of a wall.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 

3. On the Wall?
The perspective of the girl and the guy confuse us as to what is the right position. You must have thought the guy is sitting on the wall while the girl is lying on the wall. Now see the picture when it is rotated clockwise…the girl is simply leaning on the wall while the guy is on his back with his feet on the wall.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 

4. On the Bench or the Ground?
Another normal image you think? It’s just a guy sitting on a bench right? Wrong! The real picture is when it is rotated 90˚ counter clock-wise…the guy is actually lying on the road with his feet on the wall as if he were sitting on it.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 

5. On the Roof or Stairs?
This is another great example of visual confusion photography. You’re thinking he’s lying on a zigzag roof right? Wrong again…the image is simply upside down. When this picture is flipped 180˚, you will see that the guy is simply lying on the stairs of an empty arena.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 

6. Is he really Spiderman?
Are you thinking he is Spiderman to do a stunt like that? Well, for one, he doesn’t look like Tobey Maguire to me. Neither was he bitten by a spider. This image was simply taken from above and rotated enough to create an illusion that he is hanging from the wall like a spider.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 

7. Peeking from the train?
Some of you may think that this image is photoshopped. Well I’m afraid it’s not. The image was really taken from a moving train, but it is just rotated. When you re-rotate the image counter clockwise, you will see that the guy is peeking out from the window of the train.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 

8. Walking on the sky?
This is another yet another brilliant example of visual confusion photography. This is not a Photoshop manipulation and neither an illusion. What you see as men walking on the sky is just a reflection from the ricer stream running by. The image is flipped 180˚ to reveal the real picture as below.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 

9. Going down or up?
At first glance, this picture looks as if the guy is climbing down a steep hill. But the reality is entirely opposite. When this photo is flipped 180˚, you will notice that the guy is actually underneath a staircase in an upside down position, creating an illusion of climbing up.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 

10. Standing or sitting?
The guy is leaning underneath a wall with his feet on the ground…so what’s so unusual about it? When the image is rotated counter clockwise, you will see that the guy is actually sitting in a wall shelf and his feet are on the wall, creating the impression of standing.
Click the image above to see the REAL PICTURE
 
 
 

11. The “Unsolved” Brain Teaser!
Guys, this is one image that even I was unable to figure out. I have cracked the logic of the guy in front of the bed, who is leaning onto the wall and the bed in a “push-up” position. But simply cannot figure out how the ladder is stuck on the wall and the other guy has managed to balance himself up there on that ladder. I want you all to help me figure out this one…it will be real fun!!

Source: http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/visual-confusion-photography/

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