This photo of a square in Manaus, Brazil, with an undulating pattern of light and dark pebbles, was taken on 26 July 2017. For those interested in it, further information on this 'image (distortion)formation' can easily be found via Google, including three theories for reconciling the linearity of egocentric distance perception with distortion of shapes on the ground plane (search Jack M. Loomis, Three theories for reconciling the linearity of egocentric distance perception with distortion of shape on the ground plane, 2014).
I am a lawyer and legal scholar. As an (amateur) photographer, however, I look at the world very differently. Always looking for something special, surprising, or a picture or composition that otherwise catches the eye... Read more…