A simple lesson on PERSPECTIVE

Yes optical stuff is very interesting, but all the above has less to do with perspective, but lack of parallax. They're optical illusions. Perspective, or more specifically parallax requires binocular vision of a situation, which cannot be simulated in 2D images. They are optical illusions because they are 2D. If you actually watched the examples in real life, perspective/parallax would show them for what they are. Perspective is caused by left and right eye separation and the distance between you and the things you observe. Perspective reduces by the square of the distance, so at a certain point, you can't appreciate perspective. Only a few miles is enough.


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[edit on 3-5-2010 by waveguide3]

[edit on 3-5-2010 by waveguide3]

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