Optical Illusions Etc...: Illusion of Danger

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Tuesday

Illusion of Danger

I have seen this image around the net for awhile now. I thought that I would post it here because everywhere I saw this image posted people assumed it was this big shark and they all wondered if this photo had been altered in any way. The truth is this picture is real and has not been doctored in any way. After all it comes from surfshooter.com a site that specializes in surf action pictures.

The illusion of danger comes from our minds. We see this and automatically think shark, but the reality is that this is a dolphin. Click on the picture to go to surfshooter.com. They have a second shot where the tail of the dolphin is easier to see and identify.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: OMG. IS THAT WAS A FREaking shark i would have pissed my pantss. ahha. no jok. ughh.; ...
Anonymous said...: the title makes you feel thats its a shark aswl; ...

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