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Stupid question: where does the illusion of 3D come from?

Started Jan 13, 2015 | Questions thread
TacticDesigns
TacticDesigns Veteran Member • Posts: 8,395
Re: Stupid question: where does the illusion of 3D come from?

Turbguy1 wrote:

It's a well recognized effect that warm colors tend to advance, while cool colors recede for many observers. Try reversing the colors and see what changes.

+1

Or more pure intense colours tend to come forward and more mute colours receed.

If I remember correctly this is one of the things that people say about the famous painting "Blue Boy". And some say it was in response to a painting of a boy that was wearing a more red / pink suit.

I think this images works because of the high saturation of both the red and blue colours. They seem to vibrate with intensity.

That and the fact that there is a lot of detail in the jelly fish, but no detail in the background, so it forces your eye to really concentrate on the jelly fish.

Great image! I love it!

Take care & Happy Shooting!

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