Present & Tree Animated Optical Illusion

Animation 6 January 2014 0 Comments

Present and Tree Animation

This animated GIF optical illusion features an infinite loop of a red present with green ribbon under a Christmas tree.  As such, you could consider it the GIF that keeps on giving.  Watching this animation can be somewhat mesmerizing as it continually zooms out to reveal the exact same scene over and over again.  This […]

Christmas Tree Colors Optical Illusion

Color 24 December 2013 0 Comments

Christmas Tree Optical Illusion

Are the two Christmas trees in the image below exactly the same shade of green or does one appear to be darker than the other? While the upper Christmas tree appears to be significantly darker than the lower tree, they are indeed the same shade of green.  When a color is placed between darker colors […]

Cell Phone Towers Disguised as Trees

Miscellaneous 14 November 2013 1 Comment

Cell Phone Tower Disguised as Tree

These days, it seems like everyone has a mobile phone.  The companies that provide coverage, like Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, all talk about their nationwide coverage and the reliability of their networks.  In order to get reliable coverage, they must erect cell phone towers all over the country.  If you have seen a cell phone […]

Dirty Art by Sarah Rosado

Composite 30 September 2013 0 Comments

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In the past, we have featured images made from thumb tacks, sea shells and even Post-it Notes.  Sarah Rosado, a photographer and artist based in New York, creates her images using something that you might not expect – dirt.  She calls this series of photographs “Dirty Little Secrets”.

Brainy Tree Illusion by Igor Morski

Hidden Objects 11 July 2013 1 Comment

Brainy Tree Illusion by Igor Morski

Igor Morski is an illustrator and artist from Poland.  I only became aware of him a few days ago when I came across some of his deceptive illustrations.  The tropical scene below shows a bird perched on the branch of a tree near the water, presumably the ocean.  The odd looking foliage on the tree […]

Dancing Tree Optical Illusion

Natural 20 February 2013 0 Comments

Dancing Tree

Today’s illusion is an older one.  And although you may have seen it floating around the Internet before, it still deserves another look.  We have not featured any natural optical illusions in a while and wanted to make sure one got posted this month.  Do you see the dancer in the tree?

White Fluffy Tree

Forced Perspective 30 January 2013 0 Comments

White Fluffy Tree

A photographer gives a dead tree new life by capturing the photograph at exactly the right angle.  In all reality, you probably could not plan this picture any better than it actually turned out. Also be sure to check out this hovering tree optical illusion.