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What’s interesting about the term perspective is how it can mean some very different things. One, according to the Merriam Webster dictionary, defines “a visible scene, especially: one giving a distinctive impression of distance.” Its other use applies to “a mental view or prospect,” or its third use stands for the interrelation of things that are mentally viewed.
So in this case, we’re gonna look at the peculiar cases that challenge the perspective and make it all just very confusing. Welcome to the subreddit Confusing Perspectives, which is a place “for puzzling perspectives, confusing angles, and missing context.”
With a whopping 1.3 million members, the community is a real powerhouse for mind-bender content that makes you look twice, thrice, and wonder if everything’s right.
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The White Lines Are Camels And The Black Are Their Shadows
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This is really cool!
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Grinch Remake
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This grinch is cute!
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The Reflection Of The Lamp On The Sunglasses
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I want one with actual googly eyes
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Perspective is a beautiful thing. Not only does it refer to our state of mind, it also applies to photography. And since they represent a viewpoint from which things are seen in a particular way, both can be altered. For the photographer, perspective is a summation of the relationship between objects in a photograph. The photograph is a two-dimensional representation of that three-dimensional world. So when we look at a photograph, we figure out spatial relationships by looking at the objects in the frame. Thanks to the camera, we are able to see a transition of a 3D scene that it captures to a 2D scene, which is its automatic and basic function. But sometimes anomalies happen and the viewers encounter perspective distortion. It is a warping or transformation of an object and its surrounding area that differs significantly from what the object would look like with a normal focal length, due to the relative scale of nearby and distant features.
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What An Amazing View!
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Annnndddd apparently I'm an artist!!!
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Dog In The Bag
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Oh damn, it took me 30 sec to realise it wasn't one😂
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#6
Dog On Bear Blanket
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3D blanket!
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And when it comes to the perspectives we have in mind, they are something fundamentally unique to every person. It’s our interpretation of information gathered through our senses of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. This is woven together to form a picture that is then tinted and shaded by society, culture, education, family beliefs, and the media as well as our individual ‘evidence’ gained throughout life. This is the reason why family members, husbands and wives, and best friends can interpret the same situation totally differently. Moreover, some of our perceptions are heavily influenced by assumptions which may or may not be correct. This is why we’re often burdened by feelings of negativity, anxiety, and frustration. The good news is that changing perspective, your own interpretation of reality, is what will make you move forward past the challenges.
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Young Girl Posing With A Bag Of Popcorn
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I SEE IT!!!
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#8
Fooled Me
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At first glance I did too! ´––`
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#9
My Frozen Windscreen
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All i see is three guys in a boat trying to figure out how they will pass the huge iceberg
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#10
A Shot Of Burning Man That Looks Like A Solar System
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Intergalactic Planetary
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#11
Alf Wearing Sunglasses
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Alf!
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#12
This Looks Hilarious!
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The permanent shoulder shrug.
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#13
Our Neighbors’ Balcony, And Their Ficus Tree Named Ben, Lined Up Perfectly With The Horizon
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Hi Ben
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#14
What In The World!
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Eva the Egg Eva the Egg Community Member Follow
This is gru as a baby
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#15
This Cat Assembling Itself
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Vicky Z Vicky Z Community Member Follow
Buy now the self assembling cat!! It comes in its own box and don't need instructions
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#16
I Swear There’s Four Of Us
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Well I can confirm that the caption is false and there is no one with camouflage
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#17
Cat Enjoying A Rock Concert
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that is one hairy arm
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#18
Any Interstellar Fans Out There?
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I thought of teh Beatles greates hits albums, taken on balconies.
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#19
If You Look Closely
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Well, crop tops are the go-to this year again, so could as well have been.
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#20
I Laughed So Hard At Myself, I Figured I Can’t Keep This From The World
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(Chewbacca noises)
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#21
My Daughter, Where's The Rest Of Her?! Ohh I See, Do You?
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Photographer is on the raised garden, she is behind the wall.
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#22
Dog On A Beach
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As an accompaniment to this: the last time this was posted, my mate tried making sense of it. Here - hope it helps ^^ dug-6124b2...da-png.jpg
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#23
So Good
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this one is great
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#24
That's A Nice Lineup
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Lol
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#25
Cat Shapes Like A Bird
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Awww, I just love black cats <3
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#26
Never Skip Arm Day
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The hand on the hip goes with his facial expression. Ha
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#27
Nice Legs
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Zoom 2020
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#28
This Is A Puddle
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I thought it was a forest... darn you captions!!!
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#29
Hate When This Happens
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Grand Theft Auto. Squirrel city
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#30
Sharp Teeth Boy
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Oh Grandma, what BIG teeth you have!
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#31
What A Beautiful Wedding Dress
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Eva the Egg Eva the Egg Community Member Follow
He rocks it
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#32
The Eagle Statue On South Station Turns Into A Pirate At Night
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Arrrr!
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#33
Close-Up View Of Jupiter
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nice try
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#34
Just Two Persons Holding A Mirror
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I saw this very different for a while 🤣
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#35
We Got A Floater
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The other horse is walking away from the crime scene…
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#36
Dog Put His Head Inside A Doll House
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Do you have a minute to talk about our Lord and Saviour... Oh, it is you, hooman. I love you <3
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#37
Despicable Me Legs
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Another stick-girl
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#38
Is That Dude Wearing Clothes?
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Bwahahaha. Looks like 3 Persons.
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#39
This Old Motherboard Looks Like An Egyptian Temple
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That is cool and the reason why you are having computer problems...
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#40
My Cat Seems To Have Misplaced His Body Somewhere
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Vicky Z Vicky Z Community Member Follow
They are so liquid that they enter the pavements now!
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#41
Congratulations, You Played Yourself
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He threw a graduation party.
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#42
I Initially Thought These Were Small Bushes In A Gravel Flower Bed. Nope. Boston Protest 2020
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At least they're not throwing away good tea this time
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#43
The Reflections Of Ceiling Lights Appear To Be Alien Ships Descending On Shreveport
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Susan Bosse Susan Bosse Community Member Follow
Would anyone notice if they did? It is Shreveport and Louisiana, after all.
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#44
Stop!what The Heck Are You Doing Over There! This Is Not A Public Toil.. Oh, Never Mind
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lol
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#45
Man With Curly Hair About To Dive Into The Water
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With 5 arms.
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#46
Just A Guy Wearing A Hoodie
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The true Mr Invisible
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#47
Just A Female Centaur Cooking
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With a dog you will never prepare or eat food alone again.
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#48
The Sky Is Missing Some Pixels
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Couldn't load, try upgrading your pc
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#49
This Cow Has No Body
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Holy cow
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#50
Girl Scratches Her Back And It Looks Like A Horror Movie
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Eva the Egg Eva the Egg Community Member Follow
WHAT. WHAT IS THIS
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Some of these are just mind blowing. Awesome pics
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My mind needs rest now.
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