The dress that sparked WWIII

[rizzzzzzzzzzzz]

Anyone did what I did? Look hard at the picture and cannot fathom how people can actually see the dress as white and gold

[earmuffs]

Cherry red.

[Mathilda]

(27-02-2015 08:26 PM)rizzzzzzzzzzzz Wrote:  Anyone did what I did? Look hard at the picture and cannot fathom how people can actually see the dress as white and gold

Almost. I can't see how anyone could see it as blue and black. OK the white has a blueish tinge, but black rather than brown / gold??

Maybe it's something to do with the monitor? I've looked at the picture in the morning and the evening and it's the same each time.

[Mathilda]

OK so husband now says that it's blue and black. So I copied a section of the gold into gimp and pasted it onto a white background and he saw it as gold / brown. I changed the background to black and he still saw it as gold / brown.

I then did the same for the white section and he saw pale blue. I changed the background to black and he saw blue. I admit that it's a pale blue, pearlescent blue, but more like an off-white. But then he looked back at the original picture and just saw a blue and black dress. His perception of the picture changed. He thinks that his brain is automatically adjusting for it being over-exposed.

[JDog554]

Color constancy.

Edit: Also mood does not affect what colors we see. My walls in my bedroom are white and whether I'm sad or happy they have been and always will be white.

[WeAreTheCosmos]

I was a little sad that the illusion is lost on me... Then I stopped being sad and returned to being the awesome, true colour detective I am.

...well maybe still a little sad that I literally CAN'T see it as gold/white or black/blue

[Cathym112]

Hehe. I saw this on FB this am.

[dancefortwo]

(28-02-2015 12:36 PM)Cathym112 Wrote:  Hehe. I saw this on FB this am.

Um......it's green and it looks like whoever is taking the photo is wearing.......a purple Bigfoot costume.

[earmuffs]

Cherry red.

[dancefortwo]

(28-02-2015 04:51 PM)earmuffs Wrote:  Cherry red.

No no no no no. It's blue. I say it's blue for one reason.

So I can post this great old song.