What You See
Might not be what you get. In order to make sense of the world it is necessary to organize incoming stimuli into information which is meaningful. Sometimes even photographs can be creative enough to distort reality. I said even because photography is popularly synonymous with truth - 'the camera doesn't lie.' What about false perspective?Don't trust your eyes, they can fool you!
See what I mean? :) This illusion is apparently called the Gestalt effect based on general assumptions the brain makes during perception, which is more fully described as
"the form-forming capability of our senses, particularly with respect to the visual recognition of figures and whole forms instead of just a collection of simple lines and curves."Discuss what assumptions you made.
12 thoughts:
If you enjoyed this picture, take a look at this collection of 14 photos as well (recently made popular on the Internet, so you might have already seen them).
I assumed this kitty had an exceptionally huge, incredibly messed up ear on the right side!
I called it! MAN!! My superior extraordinary intellect sometimes frightens even me!!!
LOL, I called it as well. Honestly, it was like, the incoming stimuli and my ninja quick front bus processed the picture and I said, WAIT< There is something not right, looks like the fella is laying down... Then I scrolled down. Yes, my head is a computer, no, it is not as fast as my PC. ;)
I assumed something like what Julia suggests in her comment.
When we do ideation work with clients we often include "change of perspective" exercises for this very reason.
Good post.
My first time to your site - thanks for enlarging such good conversations.
Keep creating,
Mike
Um...how did you do it? I mean, was the cat cooperative to be in that pose???
nice though!!! *grin*
What a refreshing, thought-provoking site. This is my first time visiting the "thinking" blog.
One of the reasons I like to blog is that "sharing knowledge" enables the culturally diverse members of humanity's global village to dialogue in a safe environment.
Blogging also allows " critical thinkers" to share our life experiences in a manner that provokes thought until the knowledge we share becomes meaningful and insightful.
Poor kitty.. Interesting pose. It's my first time visiting here too. Love the content.
Ha :) Had me fooled. Before I scrolled down I thought the cat was leaning against a wall or something.
Then scroll down and saw the next picture...that was a good one.
Where do you get this stuff?
I like it though, keep it coming.
Das Brain
MoneyAccumulator.com
A very good point. ;)
My first impression: Cute!!!
I thought it had a terribly itchy ear though (LOL, I've seen my dogs do weirder things).
I think the second picture is weird, like how did you get the feet to stay that way?
Thanks for the link ilker (14 photos collection). Amazing & hilarious :)
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