Church facade, Ashbourne

photo: Malcolm Aslett

The next half a dozen or so examples are basically including parts looking down and looking up. The perspective can alter quite suddenly as the upper parts whisk away. It is telling that this usually needs to be pointed out. Just as in life, where the brain automatically accepts these transitions of perspective and scale, when presented with a photo that does the same we will automatically adjust our perception. This appears to be scale-dependant. If the image is small enough to be seen in one glimpse (as with thumbnails) the distortion is obvious. If the image is large enough to require our eyes to scan up and down or left and right then we may shift to 'automatic perception mode' and readily accept what is presented as the truth of the scene.