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The following images may be viewed in one of at least two different ways. Which image do you see first? What is this? A beggar or a face? Can you see a dog in this jumble? Hint: The dog's tail and right back leg make up the right hand side of this image. A vase or head to head? My wife and my mother-in-law W. Hint: The old hag is looking from right to left, the white triangular shape, bottom centre, is her chin. A photographic version of the old hag or young woman image A male representation of the old hag / young woman My husband and my father-in-law ~ Jack Botwinick A variation of the face pictures above ~ this one contains three. As well as the young girl and the old woman this one also contains a mustashioed, large nosed, bald man who is looking to the right. An Indian or an Eskimo? Hint: The Indian head is looking to the left, the Eskimo to the right Duck or Rabbit? Hint: The duck is looking left, the rabbit, right Can you find it? One face or two ?

Hidden circles illusion. BREATHING SQUARE. Chromatic Adaptation - Planet Perplex. Optical Illusions. Blind Spot and the "Filling-in" phenomenon Each of eyes contains an area that has no photoreceptors because it is occupied by the optic nerve.

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This area is known blind spot. These areas are on opposite sides of visual field. Following exercise is isolate the blind spot. Instructions: Close left eye and fix right eye on the cross. Note that the dot is replaced, not by a black region, but rather blank white space. The following examples demonstrate the "filling-in" phenomenon in greater detail. Twinkle, twinkle - The Blinking Effect Try and count the dots in the diagram below. Instructions: Simply stare at the white circles and notice the intermittent blinking effect. Borders and Framing Color Colors often appear brighter and more vibrant when they are bordered by frames.

Chromatic Adaptation This "adaptation mechanism" allows eyes to recover from an oversensitivity to a particular stimuli. Follow the instructions below and see how the visual system responds to a color overload. Color Blindness. Bebe-illusion.jpg (JPEG-afbeelding, 450x320 pixels) Subliminal Messages.

The Invisible Man Optical Illusion. Optical Illusions by Visual Fun House. Optical Illusions - Kurt Wenner - Page 2. This amazing street painting, called Dies Irae, was created by Kurt Wenner in a medieval town square in Italy.

Optical Illusions - Kurt Wenner - Page 2

Again, note that it is an anamorphic image - it only works from this viewpoint. If you walked around to the other side of the painting, it just would not work at all. Here, the human figure gives a sense of scale, as he peers into the abyss. In another street painting, called Reflections, the four human figures are an essential part of the image, as they look into their painted reflection... Kurt Wenner's work is shown here with the artists permission. Visit the Kurt Wenner web site. Another artist who uses anamorphic techniques is the Hungarian István Orosz. Waves Illusion (full size) Optical Illusion - The Four Dots.jpg (JPEG-afbeelding, 398x523 p. Irregular Circles Illusion. Observations: Balls rolling uphill (or so it would appear) win B.