Optical Illusion?
Here is a photo I took this afternoon of an egret fishing.
Look closely at the fish’s face. At a quick first glance, do you see what appears to be a fish face kind of looking down with one red eye and one black eye and the bright highlighted spots being it’s mouth?
Or… do you see a face looking up with that red spot being the fish’s mouth and that black eye is it’s left eye with a tiny portion of it’s right eye appearing at the top?
Do you see both scenes? Do you need to refocus your eyes to see both? Which did you see first?
The second scenario is the correct one, what initially may have appeared to be a red right eye is actually the fish’s open mouth. Who saw that right off from the start? 🙂
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Perfect title to your post Phil. That highlight causes my eye to not see reality. Even when I look away and return I don’t see the fish. Cool. Thanks for posting!
I know it’s odd isn’t it?! When I first looked on the back of the camera I saw it as normal, then forgot about it.
Then when I looked later on the computer monitor I was scratching my head. I still have to focus then refocus my eyes even now that I know exactly what to look for.
I admit I did not see it as a mouth! What a great shot! It just demands a good stare and is quite perplexing!
I think it might depend on exactly what you saw first. I still have to look twice! 🙂 Weird
The clarity of the photo is amazing!
Well thanks very much for looking and commenting!
I’d say perplexing is the word for it.
Oddly, I still have to look twice even though I know exactly what I’m looking for.
The complexity of the image really invites you to think about what has just happened and what is going to happen.
I just though that fish face looked more than a little unusual. Well, actually the real fish face looks perfectly fine. 🙂
I saw the fish face looking down first, then had to turn my head around to see the proper perspective. Fascinating! Watched the gannets and terns diving in the bay at Coverack, thinking of you, Phil! Great to be back with you again!
It found it easier to see the real picture zooming in on the fish face, but I still have to look twice.
Glad you are seeing the fast flyers!
Yes I saw the second scenario first. Poor little fishie looks quite surprised at the predicament he finds himself in. 😦
Now when viewing my photos of poor fishies meeting their untimely demise you have to look even harder to make out odd differences. Yikes 😀 😮
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I was thoroughly snookered by this.
I still have to look twice even though I know exactly what to look for.
I see a fish that thinks he’s doomed.
Oh there is no question about that.
I first saw the squinted eye and the red fin. Interesting!
It is funny how different folks saw two different scenes depending on their view, focus, and what first grabbed your attention. I still can easily see it two ways despite knowing what it really is.
No, I didn’t see it as a mouth – now we have a mouthgate, not a dress gate. Lol. Great shot though
Ha! That’s a good one, I didn’t think of that! 🙂 thanks and glad you liked this somewhat odd look at nature.