Unbelievable Optical Illusions Created by Mother Nature
Mother Nature has created illusions so impressive and magical that we can’t believe all these photographs are real.
Its masterpieces are so astonishing and impressive that they seem to be part of some fantastic world outside our reality.
Scroll through the gallery above to see these unbelievable real-life optical illusions!
Rough sea
Looking at clouds like these, one may imagine a rough sea above his head instead of the sky. Undulatus asperatus are a rare type of cloud that usually look frightening like this. But don’t be fooled by the appearance, for asperatus clouds are never accompanied by a hurricane or storm.
Underwater waterfall
This illusion is created by sand deposits lying along the coast of Mauritius. They look like a huge waterfall underwater.
An underwater waterfall
On the edge of a cliff
It seems like the man in this picture is walking on the edge of a cliff, but in fact it’s the bank of a river flowing inside Glen Canyon.
Picture
In fact, this is not a picture painted by an expressionist artist. In the foreground there are dead trees during a sunset, and in the background there are red dunes of Namibia. As we can see, the tricky game of light and shadows creates a hard-to-believe image.
Phantom suns
This phenomenon is known as parhelion, and it is usually caused by the refraction of sunlight from ice crystals drifting in the atmosphere.
Mountain road
When looking at this picture for the first time, one sees a road that runs across the top of a mountain chain. But in fact, it’s a picture of the Colorado River perceived incorrectly by our vision because of the color and shades of the river.
Magic lake
Lake Uyuni is famous for the distorted perception of space it creates due to the absence of any objects on its surface. During rainy seasons alkaline soil of the lake transforms into a huge mirror; salt cells are covered by a very thin layer of crystal clear water, which reflects the sky and totally erases the skyline.
The stone waves
On the border between Arizona and Utah, you can see some unique rock formations. They have been forming for millions of years out of sand dunes, gradually turning into solid rock. The continuous impact of both winds and rains over a long period of time played a major role in the creation of this bizarre formation.
Burning tornado
What you’re seeing here is not a picture of a burning tornado (which doesn’t even exist), but a picture of the river Rio Tinto in Spain, full of waste from mining activity. As a result of mining works, the river has become acidic. The bright red color of the water is caused by the high percentage of heavy metals in it.
An abyss
Do you see two boys jumping into the abyss? In fact, it’s a picture of Jacob’s Well, which is located in the state of Texas. Jacob’s Well is a huge artesian spring with a 12-foot diameter mouth and a 30-foot descent. The water is so crystal clear that jumping in it feels like jumping in empty space.
A tree shape
Is this a creek bed or a tree? Well, it’s neither a river nor a tree. Those tree-like shapes in Baja California (Mexico) are formed in the sand due to the high amplitude of tides in the shallow waters that appear because of strong streams.
via brightside.me