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The Impossible Triangle
The Impossible Triangle
Hye5


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Challenge: Illusions II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Aug 2, 2005
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Aug 3, 2005

 Constructing the model was the hardest part of this entry... after all, it's not easy building something that is impossible to build! It didn't quite turn out as well as I had hoped, but it will have to do, as I don't have more time to devote to this challenge.

Post processing: rotated, cropped, USM, color adjustments/changes and minor cloning out of a few distracting glue spots at the joints.

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.9862
Avg (commenters): 7.0417
Avg (participants): 5.7978
Avg (non-participants): 6.0697
Views since voting: 1770
Views during voting: 657
Votes: 290
Comments: 26
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/15/2005 10:26:19 AM
well done - i thought about trying this illusion but didn't have any time for this challenge.

here are a couple i have done - maybe you'd like to try these as well?

deja vue entry

architecture entry

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/14/2005 06:23:48 PM
A classic illusion that I've never seen done in a photograph! Well lit to accentuate the illusion. Not sure the ball adds anything, but it doesn't take away either.
TC
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 08/14/2005 12:57:29 PM
Nicelly taken. How?
good luck
8
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 08/14/2005 11:13:35 AM
Textbook illusion but very well illustrated
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 08/13/2005 06:15:52 PM
would be hard to add some 'dramatic angle' on this one, since the illusion is solely based on the angle of the triangle itself, but the centeredness doesn't really work for me here. I like the additino of the ball, I think that helps a lot. background being black makes for nothing distracting. focus on the triangle seems soft, but I wonder if it's just the texture that makes it look so?
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 08/11/2005 07:43:55 PM
Good use of light and depth to get this to work.
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 08/11/2005 12:13:54 PM
These make my head hurt. Wonderfully done, a solid example of a classic illusion. 9
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 08/11/2005 02:04:12 AM
Great illusion these one's always amaze me and you have taken a sharp clean image. well done and a big bump up
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 08/10/2005 07:44:46 AM
good job creating this illusion
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 08/09/2005 09:08:59 PM
Great idea, the only observation I would make is that the triangle gives the feeling of a graphic rather than wood.
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 08/09/2005 11:13:14 AM
Things that make you go Hmmmm - 9
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 08/09/2005 09:16:58 AM
Clever idea! I would have loved to see the object fill the frame for even more impact.
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 08/09/2005 04:34:44 AM
I figured we see the triangle again in this challenge.
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 08/08/2005 09:47:09 PM
Bumping up to 6 for this age old trick :) I'm an architect and I still can't figure it out.
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 08/08/2005 05:22:57 PM
i'd leave a better comment but i've been trying to find the end for hours.
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 08/08/2005 02:28:56 PM
Nice execution of the illusion. Excellent lighting and composition.
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 08/08/2005 01:17:53 PM
First Impression: Image is a bit small. Lots of negative space and not much mid-contrast in the wood.
Was I fooled? Yes! Congratulations! Looking foreward to seeing how you made this!
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 08/08/2005 11:38:18 AM
Could have been bigger, good color, great texture. Nice illusion.
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 08/08/2005 09:08:55 AM
mystical - the ball is what has me wondering, how is it floating in the middle ;)
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 08/08/2005 08:07:06 AM
simple, interesting image.
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 08/08/2005 07:54:02 AM
This still is a "question mark" to me!
 08/08/2005 07:10:57 AM
i like this illusion. i wonder if you get the same illusion without the blue ball in the middle. I would like the simplicity of that.
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 08/08/2005 05:53:35 AM
Aaaaggghh! Make my eyes stop going around and around trying to find the end! Nice job.
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 08/08/2005 04:27:40 AM
I was thinking of doing that one. Couldn't have done it as well as yours. Excellent job!
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 08/07/2005 09:36:31 PM
very very clever... perfectly taken.. 9
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 08/07/2005 08:30:52 PM
Awesome, very good perspective, lighting on the left corner is a bit too light (could be my monitor) but over all wonderful entry and a perfect fit on the challenge. 10
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