Hybrid Images

Hybrid image.What do you see in the above picture? A thoughtful woman right! Try stepping back and look at the picture again. What do you see now? An angry man! Incredible isn’t it? The explanation is as follows.

Hybrid images, a technique that produces static images with two interpretations, which change as a function of viewing distance. Hybrid images are based on the multiscale processing of images by the human visual system and are motivated by masking studies in visual perception. These images can be used to create compelling displays in which the image appears to change as the viewing distance changes.

More of such images can be found at the following site.

Link & Image: MIT
Image: © Aude Oliva
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