• Obinice@lemmy.world
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      You know its reflective surface? Well, uh…

      I hate to be the one non-scientist that picks this up, guys…

      …What worries me is that it’s reflecting everything but us.

      • fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Could be a tilt shift lens which can distort perspective and make a photo look as if it’s being taken from a slightly different angle. Not sure what to look for to disprove that hypothesis though.

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        i noticed that in the OP too and it confused me a bit. then i noticed the dark corner bottom left, which is probably a bit of the wall of the dark room the picture was taken out of. that’s why the photographer isn’t in the reflection.

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          Just look at the center of the sphere. You see distant scaffolding and walkways. The camera could be a small one set up there.

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        I really like the book - I think it’s one of his best. Subtle ‘unreliable narrator’ mind-fuck from beginning to end, nicely written and characterised. The film of it is an abomination, though.

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          I’ve not read the book yet but I’ve seen the movie and it’s enjoyable by itself, maybe not a great adaptation, but still it was not terrible