EPTNot a joke, what colors is this dress? - Page 3
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zdfgucker
China594 Posts
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Umpteen
United Kingdom1570 Posts
Look at the background: very bright everywhere. No indication at all that this dress is in shade. Look at the shiny highlights on the dress and jacket: clearly there's a fairly tight, bright light source illuminating those surfaces, not a large, dim, indirect bounce-light. | ||
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Powerpill
United States1693 Posts
I always loved this example ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/X1gP6ZQ.jpg) A and B are the same color btw Edit: someone beat me to it, doh | ||
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SKC
Brazil18828 Posts
On February 28 2015 00:23 linuxguru1 wrote: How can lighting make black appear brown/gold? Black does not reflect light rays, no matter what color the light is. You are taking it way too literally. With poor saturation/brightness/etc levels black can look gold. If you need an example, check the OP. A black dress looks gold. | ||
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Umpteen
United Kingdom1570 Posts
On February 28 2015 00:23 linuxguru1 wrote: How can lighting make black appear brown/gold? Black does not reflect light rays, no matter what color the light is. Oh come on, really? ![[image loading]](http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/coal-state-rock-west-virginia.jpg) Coal would like a word with you. | ||
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linuxguru1
110 Posts
On February 28 2015 00:30 Umpteen wrote: Oh come on, really? Coal would like a word with you. I'm not crazy, I swear  Look, wikipedia agrees with me! That coal must not be absolutely black!Black is the color of coal, ebony, and of outer space.[1] It is the darkest color, the result of the absence of or complete absorption of light. It is the opposite of white and often represents darkness in contrast with light.[2] On February 28 2015 00:30 SKC wrote: You are taking it way too literally. With poor saturation/brightness/etc levels black can look gold. If you need an example, check the OP. A black dress looks gold. Ah this makes sense. Thank you  | ||
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Umpteen
United Kingdom1570 Posts
There are several ways by which light can leave a surface and be seen, the ones we need to care about here being: 1. Reflection 2. Absorption and re-radiation When we call something 'black' we generally mean that it does not re-radiate any of the light it absorbs. But it can still reflect light, and that reflected light is, almost invariably, the same colour as the lightsource. That's how a red car can reflect a blue sky: ![[image loading]](http://milkapejovic.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/img_20131219_111739.jpg?w=750) A perfectly matte, perfectly black object would (barring lens flare or hi-iso noise) always look black. But lace is not perfectly matte. It doesn't re-radiate much light but it does reflect it, hence the yellowish reflections on the OP image. At the other extreme a mirror is, technically, also black - but it's highly reflective. Also, neon colours look so bright because the surface absorbs many different frequencies of light and then emits (nearly) all of it at one frequency. | ||
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
people that see otherwise are crazy | ||
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Technique
Netherlands1542 Posts
On February 28 2015 00:28 Powerpill wrote: Simple lighting and shadow I always loved this example A and B are the same color btw Edit: someone beat me to it, doh This is something else though... The picture of the dress is just a horrible picture. In your example the real color shows up if you either eye drop it in photoshop or isolate it. | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On February 27 2015 14:34 MarlieChurphy wrote: That was fast, What pixel is it zoomed in on thoguh? Rule #1000020 on the internet. Never ever link to buzzfeed. It is sampled on the color closest to gold and closest to white. If you average the whole picture, it says blue black | ||
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lolfail9001
Russian Federation40190 Posts
On February 28 2015 00:28 Powerpill wrote: Simple lighting and shadow I always loved this example A and B are the same color btw Edit: someone beat me to it, doh My brain honestly can't figure out how A and B are same color, considering that A is same color as every other dark cell and my brain refuses to accept that B is not light cell. | ||
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SKC
Brazil18828 Posts
On February 28 2015 01:12 lolfail9001 wrote: My brain honestly can't figure out how A and B are same color, considering that A is same color as every other dark cell and my brain refuses to accept that B is not light cell. The letters. Not the cells. | ||
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lolfail9001
Russian Federation40190 Posts
Now i can't understand how not-color-blind person would think that A and B are different colors. | ||
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marvellosity
United Kingdom36161 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On February 28 2015 01:00 Technique wrote: This is something else though... The picture of the dress is just a horrible picture. In your example the real color shows up if you either eye drop it in photoshop or isolate it. The whole point of the photo is that the "real color" is based on how your brain processes the information it receives. It can receive the same information, but based on the placement of the color, you will get vastly different outcome. It also differs from person to person. | ||
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SKC
Brazil18828 Posts
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lolfail9001
Russian Federation40190 Posts
On February 28 2015 01:16 marvellosity wrote: no, it's the cells Cells!? My brain just exploded. | ||
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JacobShock
Denmark2485 Posts
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Technique
Netherlands1542 Posts
On February 28 2015 01:16 Plansix wrote: The whole point of the photo is that the "real color" is based on how your brain processes the information it receives. It can receive the same information, but based on the placement of the color, you will get vastly different outcome. It also differs from person to person. In his example yes. The picture of the dress is nothing more than a bad photograph with very poor white balance... There is no trickery going on... if you stood infront of it you would not see what you see in the photograph. While the example he gave you can recreate in real life as well. | ||
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EquilasH
Denmark2142 Posts
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