The Perception of Depth : Monocular Depth Cues

• Pictorial Depth Cues : depth cues that can be reproduced on a painting or photograph
  • Examples
    
• Nonpictorial Depth Cues : monocular depth cues that usually involve motion that cannot be reproduced on a painting or photograph.
  • Motion Parallax
    • Explained : nearer objects move faster than more distant objects.
    • Illustrated
    • Example
      
  • Optic Flow: as we approach objects, they expand from the point we are moving towards.
    • Example

 

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