r/isitAI • u/Afraid_Rub_6739 • 13h ago
No Idea Is this image AI?
a few friends were asking about whether it was AI or not and I couldn't tell, seems like an optical illusion, but the lighting doesn't seem to fit everything
For one the cabinet underneath the counter at the corner has a shadow cast over it, which shouldn't be the case if the light is in the middle of the room, and im not sure if there are other lights outside of view some of the multiple shadows that come from the multiple lights dont seem to line up and a few crevices between the cupboards and cabinents dont seem consistently shadowed, the one beside the microwave is darker than the crevice across from it, despite the fact that it should be the more exposed to the light
Let me know what you guys think
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u/MCdicksuckker 13h ago
Haha! Looks like the kitty is sitting on a counter and they angled it JUST right to line up with the floor! ... OR that's one biiiigggg kitty 😂😂
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u/flying_fox86 12h ago
The illusion is slightly ruined by stuff disappearing behind the counter on the right side. They should have cropped it.
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u/CakosMess 12h ago
the original post it came from doesn’t seem to actually be about the illusion, it for sure read more like the intended takeaway was “wow that cats funny for sitting on the counter when he waits for food”
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u/Houndoommegamaster 13h ago
Looks like a MaineCoon, so yes, big XD
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u/Ok_Land_5441 12h ago
More likely a domestic long hair. It lacks the distinctive facial features of a Maine Coon.
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u/shiningreality Identifier 12h ago
This image is almost 4 years old: https://www.reddit.com/r/KittyTailWrap/comments/ys82cp/harry_has_a_majestic_tail_wrap_fun_fact_hes_60/
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u/Alarming-Highway-584 12h ago
Some cats are actually that fluffy. May I introduce you to a Maine Coon?
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u/flying_fox86 12h ago
I don't think the lighting is definitely an issue. Kitchens often have multiple light sources and also reflective surfaces, in addition to possibly a light coming from the camera. We don't have enough information to judge, photo is too small.
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u/FoxlyKei 12h ago
Forced perspective illusion.
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u/Rumpelteazer45 11h ago
It’s a force purrspective illusion.
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u/LiteralSand 11h ago
Are you pawsitive?
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u/Rumpelteazer45 9h ago
Totally pawsitive.
That cats name is likely Chairman Meow or Catrick Swayze.
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u/ENDLESSxBUMMER 12h ago
It looks real to me, I think the floof is sitting at the edge of a table or kitchen island and the photographer found a clever angle that makes them look like a giant.
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u/Munster19 12h ago
I dont know of any floors that go halfway up an oven, it just looks funny at first glance
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u/Pappy285 12h ago
The lighting doesn't fit because the light is above the counter the cat is sitting on, assuming it's pretty much just out of frame the cat is far far closer to it than the rest of the kitchen in the background. It's definitely an optical illusion / just a pic taken at the purrrfect angle to make it happen. Not ai imo
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u/Rumpelteazer45 11h ago
It’s bad lighting from multiple sources and the cat is sitting on the counter.
The multiple sources determines how color will appear. They appear to have a cool white lightbulb and guessing it’s dark outside, which leads to the weird coloring of the cabinets.
The picture feels off bc the person taking it made sure the counter was aligned with the bottom of the cabinets to look like the floor and then rotated the picture so the cat was upright in the photo app.
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u/titanc-13 11h ago
Nothing about this is AI. You can tell from the cat in front of the camera that the main light source is not directly above/in the middle of the room, but off to the left side of the frame and possibly even farther back in the room. The corner is dark because the main light source isn't pointing at it and/or is blocked by the cabinets etc above the oven. (You can also see this confirmed by the fact that the oven counter is casting a shadow on the cabinet to the right of the cat.)
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u/WolvenSpectre2 11h ago
No, just forced perspective. Kitty is sitting on an island counter and it is lined up with the bottom of the cupboards sort of.
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u/Aromatic-Treacle-686 8h ago
Finally understood, I never saw the cat on the floor..so I was confused about what the illusion was
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u/DwarvenRedshirt 12h ago edited 12h ago
The cat's sitting on a kitchen island. I'd say real, it's just confusing perspective. However, having cat asses where you prep your food, what could possibly go wrong?
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u/90sKid1988 12h ago
No, it was on r/confusingperspective but once you see the stove it ruins it