Different color eyes...

I noted whenever I change eyes while shooting, my perception of the "color" I see changes: with any of my SLRs for example, whenever I use my left eye (within the viewfinder) to compose, the scene is "cool" but changing to my right eye, the scene is "warm" (more redish).

I've wondered thereafter does human "Stereo" vision compenate for the color differences and which monitor view is more correct?

Or does my color "infirmity" ( color preferences of either eye ) go to make up the "palette" of colors I normally see?

Razr said:

I noted whenever I change eyes while shooting, my perception of the "color" I see changes: with any of my SLRs for example, whenever I use my left eye (within the viewfinder) to compose, the scene is "cool" but changing to my right eye, the scene is "warm" (more redish).

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I have never heard of that before.... [??]

Does the same thing happen when you are NOT looking through a camera...say, just by covering one eye and then the other?

[I did have a cousin with one blue eye and one brown... and I mean very blue and very brown.... but he never mentioned anything looking different ]
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I see scenes the same way!!!. I kinda wondered if I was the only one that sees a different tint depending on which eye is open. That happens to me without having to look through a viewfinder. I Just close and open each eye.
Buzz

Razr said:

I noted whenever I change eyes while shooting, my perception of the "color" I see changes: with any of my SLRs for example, whenever I use my left eye (within the viewfinder) to compose, the scene is "cool" but changing to my right eye, the scene is "warm" (more redish).

I've wondered thereafter does human "Stereo" vision compenate for the color differences and which monitor view is more correct?

Or does my color "infirmity" ( color preferences of either eye ) go to make up the "palette" of colors I normally see?

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Human stereopsis amalgamates the visual sensory input data (ie: the images) from both eyes together within the cortex...so therefore, the final result will be a combination-mix of both different perceptions.

However, having said that...even tho most normal seeing folks are not consciously aware of it...we actually 'concentrate' our attention with just one dominant eye (at any given moment) whilst the non-dominant eye tracks in tandem with it.

Thus suggesting that the data signal from the acting 'dominant' eye will have greater influence (ie: a stronger signal) than the other eye.

So, in conclusion that would mean for you....that what you see/perceive (with regard to these colour differences)...all depends upon 'which' eye is dominant at any given moment and also that it will switch back n forth constantly as you shift concentration from one eye to the other.

In a technical sense, neither perception is more correct than the other - just different. Obviously, in your case, the neural pathways from each eye to the brain developed slightly different to one another - producing different results. Actually, this is not uncommon, but you are obviously more 'aware' of it than other folks might be.

KEV

I've noticed a red/green shift from each eye, or a warm/cool appearance.

Guess there's more chance of seeing it happen when you use one eye to look at something.

I usually see it when outside during sunny days so there's always the possibility one closed eye can get a reaction from the red-illuminated eyelid in most of the sunlight (negative of red=green).

Likely the opposite happens to the least affected eye, more of an illusion making for the redder view.

Have tried to remember if it was always the same eye with same color but never could. And I think I've seen this kind of thing in non-sunny day situations because it happens to me so often I've spent many times wondering the real reason (any lights on one side of the face?). Nothing conclusive as I recall because it can be very subtle. Just think anyone could try closing one eye in sunshine and find out how it affects them.

Reminds me of how amazing it is to close both eyes awhile outside on a fair weather day and get that incredible brilliant blue cast to everything until the eyes readjust.
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I have the same problem with my eyes to a small extent, I can notice it if I flick quickly between eyes while viewing a scene. I think the normal two eyed view is a blend. That is unless you have a lazy eye, then you would only see the dominant one.

Brian

The only problem with different colour eyes is when doing portraits.

It's very difficult to make them convincing if one is Blue, One Green and the other Red!

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Razr said:

I noted whenever I change eyes while shooting, my perception of the "color" I see changes

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I was on the field one day and, for some reason I framed with the left eye instead of the right as usual. I was amazed and even a little scared to find that there was a big difference in tone between the images perceived by each eye, one with a cold tone and the other with a very warm tone. Things returned to normal after about half an hour.

That was the only time I observed the phenomenon (but in fact I almost always use the same eye for framing).

Mapril

i was just thinking--I am red green color blind, so maybe one eye is color blind, and the other isn't, or just not as much. (see my post above) Is anyone else that sees to different tints have any type of colorblindness??
Buzz

Also, I forgot to add...that s well as pathway development being somewhat different for both eyes...there will also most definitely be a slightly different 'structural' varient in each eye too. The rods and cone placement will not be 'exactly' the same in both eyes...so hence the perceived results will present differently as well.

However, the brain is a great compensator...it's extremely good at adjusting to slight (or even sometimes severe) discrepensies in alignment or stereopsis abnormality.

The reasons that some people pay 'more attention' to these differences than others...is really because they happen to be more psychologically 'hypervigilant' to visula stimuli and thus they are more aware of slight changes, etc.

Whereas the majority of people don't consciously focus internally on such things, so they don't even notice them.

KEV

Buzzzman said:

i was just thinking--I am red green color blind, so maybe one eye is color blind, and the other isn't, or just not as much. (see my post above) Is anyone else that sees to different tints have any type of colorblindness??
Buzz

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I don't have any detectable colour blindness.

Brian