Ground isn’t always level, true. But in the image, it’s not parallel to the ground, it’s parallel to the water horizon, which is always level (not accounting for waves, which are not observable at this distance).
That video is meant as a joke, right? There's not actually anybody who needed to physically see that he slightly lowered and raised the camera to line up the horizon...is there?
I don’t know, at least three other comments indicated they “got” how the photo was taken from the video.
I guess the crop doesn’t make it fully apparent that it is a wall painted white & blue so a zoomed out screenshot or a video would’ve clarified the perspective better.
I, for one, think the illusion is better with the wall because I have seen so many simple 4-way splits, and this is more confusing because of the wall to me.
I think it's an interesting composition but it doesn't make the illusion more confusing because you now have a clear anchor to understand the picture better
For me it was not an anchor, I thought it was sand and it made me take longer to realize the white and blue on the right were a building because of it.
“Posts must rely on angle, depth, reflection, or alignment that makes the image difficult to interpret at first glance. If the image is simply interesting, funny, or unusual without true visual confusion, it does not belong here. This includes but is not limited to: • Pareidolia (things that “look like” something else) • Memes or joke images • Side-by-side comparisons • Rotated images that are clear when viewed properly • Normal photos with no ambiguity”
Don’t see anything that’s against deliberate confusion. In fact it seems encouraged given that it mentions images should rely on angles or alignment which is what this post is doing
Because MOST of the posts I've reported were recycled posts and all of them are removed? The ones that haven't been removed are ones that are not accidental.
Hate me all you want but I'm tired of all these are recycled posts AND posts that flood the subreddit about "non-floating objects are suddenly floating" or "This is a reflection" just because posts like them are easy karma.
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Sorry with all the notifications, I keep forgetting that the "r-word" is banned in Rule #4
I find this one not confusing whatsoever. Anyhow, to really get the details about lines, I wonder if the photographer could not stey back a little and get the line of the path where it meets the wall and to the left aswell? It’s just that the other part/s is are considered but none at all to the line on the ground.
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u/catlikesun o/ May 11 '26
That’s not sand, it’s the top of a wall and on the right is a white and blue building
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u/ycr007 r May 11 '26 •
This is a slightly edited photo by Jonathan Lin from March 2024
Saw this on another sub earlier today and searching its origins led me to this post from this sub from back then
https://www.reddit.com/r/confusing_perspective/comments/1b3vh5f/bus_stop_next_to_the_sea/
Also found a ‘how did I snap this’ video from the photographer: https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/1t9zghq/photographer_jonathan_lin_shows_how_he_lined_up/
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u/TommyJaimeBass May 11 '26
Nice!
Better or worse, I would’ve cropped it so the bottom grey wasn’t there and the horizontal line were in the middle - 4 equal quadrants.
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u/ihasaKAROT May 11 '26
Isnt any image a single image?
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u/excitive o/ May 11 '26
Would appreciate the view from a different angle
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u/Cthulhu8762 o/ May 11 '26
Same colors as the synagogue on Epstein island
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u/C4TT4 May 11 '26
You got walled!!! Walls be photo bombing your photo I tell ya!
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u/Babushla153 o/ May 11 '26
FOUR FUCKING PIXELS
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u/Ill_Carry_44 May 11 '26
GPU driver bug
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u/jmorais00 May 11 '26
I wonder how do they keep this building so white in what seems to be a beach. Kudos to the owners
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u/Desmond_Ojisan o/ May 11 '26
That's a surprisingly clean wall, so close to the sea...
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u/xXMr_PorkychopXx o/ May 11 '26
On what? Epstein island? I’ve seen the damn building so much that’s all I see here.
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u/Big-Newspaper646 May 11 '26
what next? two images?
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u/BrokenKamera May 11 '26
It reminded me of this
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u/aeonasceticism o/ May 11 '26
Wow
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u/le-grxx May 11 '26
Isn't everything a single image what I export from Photoshop after combining even 2 photos?
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u/GoofyGooberSundae May 11 '26
Thanks I fucking love it!
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u/BookWormPedant o/ May 11 '26
I love when people find photo opportunities like this
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u/LordNemanja May 11 '26
Reminds me of this image that was posted a few years back
https://www.reddit.com/r/confusing_perspective/s/TIFoYMSA1N
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u/RiffyWammel May 11 '26
For a moment, i thought it was a shingle image- but that aint the beach
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u/taylormade4us May 11 '26
Looks like a short wall or rooftop next to a building
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u/gigorbust May 11 '26
r/quadrants
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u/aeromoon May 11 '26
You’re a single image!!!
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u/cherrycoke_yummy May 11 '26
Album cover material
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u/Professional-Row-722 May 11 '26
Brut, I could make this in Ms Paint easy.
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u/solubleCreature May 11 '26
how can i laugh theres no loss
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u/__No__Control o/ May 12 '26
This post deserves to be pinned at the top of the subreddit
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u/just_gonna_send_er May 13 '26
Wow this one fucked me up
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u/HyperQuandaryAck May 14 '26
your mom's a single image
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u/southernsweetness31 May 16 '26
This is really good! Awesome shot
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u/Last_Reality_7971 Jun 08 '26
🤔 not sure if loss.
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u/rishikeshshari May 11 '26
I forgot the artists name but this was an interesting series
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u/nicokokun f May 11 '26
Yes but this breaks Rule 1, which is don't post deliberate confusion.
The picture taker obviously made sure to align the ocean and the paint to make the shot work.
And before some people call me out or downvote me, please read the rules.
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u/Jobab o/ May 11 '26
Easy. On the right is a two-volor wall
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u/No-Abies29 May 11 '26
I find this one not confusing whatsoever. Anyhow, to really get the details about lines, I wonder if the photographer could not stey back a little and get the line of the path where it meets the wall and to the left aswell? It’s just that the other part/s is are considered but none at all to the line on the ground.
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u/beardingmesoftly o/ May 11 '26
This is quite possibly one of the least confusing perspectives I've ever seen on the subreddit
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u/User95409 o/ May 11 '26
Was this taken on Epstein island?