It's an Illusion ! - a photo on Flickriver

It's an Illusion !

            I took this photo because I liked the strong and varied grain patterns in the wooden slats. I sitll do. 

But when I got the image home and up on my computer screen, I found that I had also captured an illusion. IMO, it is a good example of how photographic abstract reality can fool the eye. It appears that the wooden slats alternate with narrow metal strips or bars, but... 

...actually, the "metal bars" are views of a glass window that is behind the slats. Here is what I think mainly created the illusion.: 

I could see that inside the room in which the window is located, something opaque (maybe paper) covered the window. There was not enough light in the room behind the window to compete with daylight and light up the window's opaque covering. Grey paper on shiny glass ended up looking like metal. 
   
The white at the bottom of the image is the window frame, lit by bright sunlight. The slats are attached to it and are not flush with the window glass surface. The slats are similarly attached to the upper part of the window frame, but this is not in view. 

So, ironically, it is the slats that are the "bars." They are apparently there to protect the window. 

Location: An office window facing on a public sidewalk. Riehen BS Switzerland. 

In my album: Dan's Funny Stuff.

Taken on: June 8, 2021

Tags:

wood

wooden objects

wood grain

windows

illusions

abstract reality

window glass

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Riehen

Canton Basel-Stadt

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Sets appears in: • Dan's Funny Stuff

Groups appears in: • Dead Wood • Surrealism more » • Doors, Windows, and Steps • Abstract Reality • *WooDenArt (P1/ C2) « less

Camera: Apple iPhone 4S, f/2.4, 1/258 sec, 4.3mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 4S
Aperture:	f/2.4
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/258)
Focal Length:	4.3mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	GraphicConverter 11 (11.4.2)
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