Weird photographic effect — can you explain it?

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, February 22, 2007 10:07 AM | permalink

 

Charles says: (Click on thumbnail for enlargement) Long time boingboing reader, first time emailer.I thought I’d solicit the help of the boing boing community in explaining a weird optical illusion in a photo I took.

I was travelling in a Bombardier turboprop plane recently, looked out my window and saw the propeller. Thought it would make a nice picture, so I took out my cameraphone.

The picture is attached. Unphotoshopped. There are propeller blades that appear to be floating, and that appear in a path that is outside the normal path of the propeller. Not sure what to make of it.

I’ve got a few other photos showing the same thing, but I’m enclosing the most dramatic one. Can anyone explain what’s going on?

Tags: effect, photographic, Weird