Literal Illusion "Horse & 1-4" non-edited

The Optical illusion in my photo of these two horses is properly called a "Literal Illusion." Optical illusions in photos some people find them frustrating, while others just can’t get enough – optical illusions is something that will always leave you perplexed and questioning your eyesight. We all know the classic young girl turning into an old lady portrait, or sets of geometric figures that turn out to be of a different size than it appeared. Optical illusions are images that differ from the objective reality. But how do they work?

Basically, it’s our minds trying to find the easiest way to look at things. At a first glance, we try to relate the image with the most basic and close interpretation of it, and only after a few seconds do we realize that separate details of the image don’t even make sense. This element of surprise is also what gets us in the so-called perfectly timed pictures: first we see one thing, but then it can be deconstructed into something else.

Optical Illusions can use color, light and patterns to create images that can be deceptive or misleading to our brains. The information gathered by the eye is processed by the brain, creating a perception that in reality, does not match the true image.

Quoted from Buzzle - Literal Illusions: These are the simplest of all and are characterized by, the difference in the image (of what is perceived) and the actual physical objects that make the picture. That is, the picture will give you a different illusion instead of the actual objects in the picture. Physiological Illusions: When the eyes or the brain get stimulated in excess by a particular type of stimulation, mainly like motion, color, brightness, tilt, etc. These illusions are usually the afterimages, that are created due to the stimulation of the vision by a specific path of movement, or brightness and even by the stimulation of extreme long patterns in the image that keep alternating (which is also termed as contingent perceptual aftereffect). This type of illusion can be explained as - in the first stage of visual processing, the stimuli follow a dedicated neural path, and when this stimulation of an only specific type of its channel, like brightness, color or dimension is repeated, a physiological imbalance is created, that affects and alters the perception.Cognitive Illusions: These type of illusions are very common but are interesting too. They are even designed specially for kids. Cognitive illusions unlike others, are based on the interaction with different levels of perceptual processing and not physiological processing. In this type of illusion the brain relates the objects in the image to the built in assumptions or knowledge. This illusion is assumed to be a result of interaction of the brain with the assumptions or knowledge it has stored about the world. Cognitive illusions are further classified in three types. Each is described in the following: Ambiguous Illusions: These types of illusions define objects or images that will be perceived with different appearance of views or images. The perceived image in the brain will keep alternating or 'switching' between the possible illusions of the images in the picture. What the eyes will see, will not be a single view, but with alternating visions to the eye, there is alternative functioning of the perception process in the brain. Distorting Illusions: These illusions are based on the alterations of the physical aspects like the size, curve or length. In these type of images you will feel the dimensions of the objects in the picture are changing in length, shape or size, instead of remaining constant. Paradox Illusions: These illusions, just like the name suggests, contradict its concluded vision. They are generated by objects that are fictitious or paradoxical, to form in real life, or in three dimensions, but they appear to be apt and convincing enough and perplexed in two dimensional images. These illusions are based on the theory that describes the cognitive (based on all that is learned and understood) misunderstanding, which is that the edges that are adjacent must always join. Fictional Illusions: These illusions are defined as the vision or perception of an image or object by an individual in a different way, than what it could be perceived by other individuals. This is also termed as schizophrenia or hallucinations. Our brain is an interesting processor that stores information and tries to recall and relate it, to all that gets perceived by the eyes. During this, it may put all the information like a puzzle and try to fill each gap with all that is learned and stored. Sometimes, it may not fill it with what we really see. It may process the image based on its knowledge and possibilities that may not even be real in the actual world. Read more at Buzzle: https:--www.buzzle.com-articles-types-of-optical-illusions.html

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