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[Lord Error]

Here:

The first patch is from the white shirt in the shadow here:

Note that the half of the shirt in the sun still looks white.
The second patch is from the dress.
The white shirt in the shadow looks bluer than the blue in the dress.

The image is from here:
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2...-and-in-camera-solutions-for-any-situation/3/

But that grass photo looks contextually correct. That dress doesn't look like it's in the shadow to begin with, and even if I'd force myself to think it is, despite every other element of the photo telling me otherwise, the color shade of it, and its highlights do not correspond to something that is in the shadow.

 

[Costia]

uh right because the part of the shirt in the shadow is under exposed. If exposed properly for the shadows it will be very pale blue.

The dress image is over exposed, making the deep blue lighter than it is IRL.

The shirt in the shadow is not under-exposed.
The dress being over exposed is your interpretation of the image. It can also be seen as properly exposed with the over exposed parts being outside the shop in the sunlight (while the dress is properly exposed in the shadow).

Just to be clear. I can see them as both, and due to the bbc article - the blue/black is the correct way to see it. I just don't understand people who are insisting that there is only one way to interpret this photo (as a photo by itself, without the story from the bbc).

 

[Celcius]

Looks white and gold to me.

 

[Phreaker]

I wish I could see Black...but it's just not happening...i see lightish blue and golden brown...that people are seeing it as black is blowing my mind still...

Try scrolling the picture on to your screen where you start at the bottom of the dress. That's how I first saw it as blue/black(ish). Now I can't make it go back to white/gold(ish) anymore.

 

[ostrichKing]

Try scrolling the picture on to your screen where you start at the bottom of the dress. That's how I first saw it as blue/black(ish). Now I can't make it go back to white/gold(ish) anymore.

Tried every tip in this thread and still can't make it change...it's light blue and golden brown (although I deal with color balance a lot with some of the work i do...so I wonder if it's because of that that I'm seeing what photoshop is seeing)...

 

[M0nochromatic]

Like my avatar is very clearly black and red and I don't get how anything besides color blindness would change that

 

[Fuu]

Haha I was stuck on blue and black for hours today but it's back to white and gold for me. Feels totally crazy when you look at it again and it's "changed".

 

[garath]

Haha I was stuck on blue and black for hours today but it's back to white and gold for me. Feels totally crazy when you look at it again and it's "changed".

Um wow. I'm the same way but opposite. This morning I looked at this pic and it was CLEARLY white and gold. Ok. Np. Now here at the end of the day I'm looking at it and it's black and blue, clear as day. Wtf. lol

 

[helloresolven]

Overexposed picture takes over internet.

 

[Despera]

oh wow we're still talking about this XD

 

[Africanus]

I believe when people say "black" they do not literally mean that the direct color they are observing is black, but rather a black with a gold tint added from the lighting that they can see past. Those who are saying blue/black or blue/brown or blue/black-gold or blue/brownish-gold are all equally correct by various definitions.

The only ones who are incorrect are those insisting on the white/gold of the dress.

 

[Zoe]

I believe when people say "white" they do not literally mean that the direct color they are observing is white, but rather a white with a blue tint added from the lighting that they can see past.

Fixed.

 

[FStop7]

oh wow we're still talking about this XD

We're still talking about the plane treadmill thing, too. And that's been settled for years.

 

[Flo_Evans]

The shirt in the shadow is not under-exposed.
The dress being over exposed is your interpretation of the image. It can also be seen as properly exposed with the over exposed parts being outside the shop in the sunlight (while the dress is properly exposed in the shadow).

Just to be clear. I can see them as both, and due to the bbc article - the blue/black is the correct way to see it. I just don't understand people who are insisting that there is only one way to interpret this photo (as a photo by itself, without the story from the bbc).

Its over exposed!

The camera looks for 50% grey, this is textbook over exposure of a dark object.

 

[Fried Food]

On my monitor at work this was white and gold, at home it's blue and black

 

[Costia]

Its over exposed!

The camera looks for 50% grey, this is textbook over exposure of a dark object.

Looks like you didn't read my reply. The dress isn't necessarily overexposed. Only the parts of the image that are further away in the sunlight are.

In reality the dress is actually over exposed (and it's due to the yellow spotlight and not the sun outside), but it's not the only way to see it.

 

[NJDEN]

Saw this last night... White and gold

Saw it this morning while eating at Perkins... BLACK AND BLUE.

madness.

 

[Putyouinmyoven]

I don't get it - doesn't it just depend on settings of the display? This was on the news on the TV earlier and I saw it as black and blue, but in the OP it looks white and gold.

 

[Costia]

I don't get it - doesn't it just depend on settings of the display? This was on the news on the TV earlier and I saw it as black and blue, but in the OP it looks white and gold.

It does depend on the settings.
But the point is that it can be seen both ways by the same person looking at the same photo on the same device, or seen differently by different people on the same device like in the bbc video.
So it's not just a settings thing.

 

[Conkerkid11]

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[StylesClash]

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There are four colors in that. Lol

 

[SCReuter]

https://vine.co/v/O2rvPnlEzqi

 

[John Kowalski]

oh wow my mother is a blue and black person........ i didn't want to do anything rash but something has got to be done........

The camera looks for 50% grey, this is textbook over exposure of a dark object.

pretty sure it's 18% not 50

 

[Xun]

I see it as light blue and gold now that I'm on my home computer instead of my phone.

Strange.

 

[Green Mamba]

It's blue and black and using photoshop color swatches to prove something like this in a photograph is not the smartest way to go about it because color is derived in part from context.

But it is seriously just an overexposed picture of a blue and black dress and I can't even begin to comprehend how someone could see it as white and gold.

 

[Who]

So have we finally reached the conclusion that those who see white and gold are just genetically superior to those who see black and blue?

 

[Conkerkid11]

It's blue and black and using photoshop color swatches to prove something like this in a photograph is not the smartest way to go about it because color is derived in part from context.

But it is seriously just an overexposed picture of a blue and black dress and I can't even begin to comprehend how someone could see it as white and gold.

We're not arguing about what color the dress may or may not actually be.

We're arguing about what color the dress is in the photo, and it's obviously white and gold.

The very fact that the only way you can make it look blue and black is by making the picture smaller, and literally viewing a thumbnail of it should tell you enough.

And black doesn't become gold because of overexposure.

Even the pictures attempting to fix it and make it blue and black again don't fix the gold.

So have we finally reached the conclusion that those who see white and gold are just genetically superior to those who see black and blue?

Black and blues are in denial.

 

[The Beard]

So have we finally reached the conclusion that those who see white and gold are just genetically superior to those who see black and blue?

*Adjusts Monocle*

You are correct sir.

*combs mustache*

 

[Africanus]

Fixed.

See, but a person seeing white wouldn't being seeing past it to the correct color. The dress is objectively blue and black.

In that photo, the dress is light blue and blackish gold, but just because the sun or light is shining on an object does not make me change my statement of what color it is, blue/black.

We're not arguing about what color the dress may or may not actually be.

We're arguing about what color the dress is in the photo, and it's obviously white and gold.

This goes against the original picture gradient, which is light blue and black/brown-gold.

 

[Bold One]

So have we finally reached the conclusion that those who see white and gold are just genetically superior to those who see black and blue?

yeah, pretty much

 

[The Silver]

still pissed I can't go back to superior team White/Gold, just looks straight black/blue to me now and I can't imagine how I could ever see it as white/gold despite thinking the exact oppposite when I first saw it.

 

[Hale-XF11]

Click on OP, white and gold.

Scroll down and then back up again, blue and black.

I'll just be over here in a corner rocking back and forth for a while....

 

[Green Mamba]

We're not arguing about what color the dress may or may not actually be.

We're arguing about what color the dress is in the photo, and it's obviously white and gold.

The very fact that the only way you can make it look blue and black is by making the picture smaller, and literally viewing a thumbnail of it should tell you enough.

And black doesn't become gold because of overexposure.

Even the pictures attempting to fix it and make it blue and black again don't fix the gold.

Essentially you are arguing that you're wrong? You've lost me.

 

[Conkerkid11]

See, but a person seeing white wouldn't being seeing past it to the correct color. The dress is objectively blue and black.

In that photo, the dress is light blue and blackish gold, but just because the sun or light is shining on an object does not make me change my statement of what color it is, blue/black.



This goes against the original picture gradient, which is light blue and black/brown-gold.

The dress is in shadow. Not light.

Essentially you are arguing that you're wrong? You've lost me.

Black and blue supporters have absolutely no evidence.

Even Wired's stupid "color corrected" image shows a white and gold dress just darkened.

There is plenty of support for white and gold. Just accept that your eyes suck.

 

[Flo_Evans]

oh wow my mother is a blue and black person........ i didn't want to do anything rash but something has got to be done........



pretty sure it's 18% not 50

You are confusing the source with the what the meter is trying to set it at.

 

[Lynd7]

We're not arguing about what color the dress may or may not actually be.

We're arguing about what color the dress is in the photo, and it's obviously white and gold.

The very fact that the only way you can make it look blue and black is by making the picture smaller, and literally viewing a thumbnail of it should tell you enough.

And black doesn't become gold because of overexposure.

Even the pictures attempting to fix it and make it blue and black again don't fix the gold.


Black and blues are in denial.

No your wrong, it can appear a pale blue and blackish with full size images. It can be either, many including myself have seen both versions. I started off seeing white/gold, then later I could see the other.

It's a fairly dramatic change when it happens. Its cool.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Inferior cone crew getting very salty in this thread

 

[Africanus]

The dress is in shadow. Not light.


Black and blue supporters have absolutely no evidence.

Even Wired's stupid "color corrected" image shows a white and gold dress just darkened.



There is plenty of support for white and gold. Just accept that your eyes suck.

Now you are speaking in the realm of falsehoods.
The dress is clearly illuminated as it's the only reason it would have any such gold color on a blue and black dress.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Holy shit, we are back to square one. At least as the day gets darker people who hasn't will hopefullyl start seeing the blue

 

[Fusebox]

Inferior cone crew getting very salty in this thread

It has nothing to do with cones or mood!

 

[Green Mamba]

Black and blue supporters have absolutely no evidence.

Even Wired's stupid "color corrected" image shows a white and gold dress just darkened.



There is plenty of support for white and gold. Just accept that your eyes suck.

The actual dress itself is blue and black. People who see blue and black in the picture correctly identified it to be blue and black before the source was found.

You're seeing it incorrectly, sorry.

EDIT: There's a distinct possibility that there are more than one light source in the picture in question, rendering the concept of "in shadow" and "in light" completely meaningless.

 

[Conkerkid11]

Now you are speaking in the realm of falsehoods.
The dress is clearly illuminated as it's the only reason it would have any such gold color on a blue and black dress.

Then explain the various white highlights within your blue that show where the dress is being hit by light rather than shadow.

All of the light in the picture is coming from the other side of the dress. The person taking the picture is in the store, and the store has less light in it than outside the store.

Black doesn't become gold in light.

White however does become blue in shadow.

The actual dress itself is blue and black. People who see blue and black in the picture correctly identified it to be blue and black before the source was found.

You're seeing it incorrectly, sorry.

Once again, no support. Just, "you're wrong, I'm right, that's it."

Really says something about your opinion...

 

[Fuu]

https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/571434857936457728

lmao

 

[Conkerkid11]

https://twitter.com/officialjaden/status/571434857936457728

lmao

lol

 

[Green Mamba]

Once again, no support. Just, "you're wrong, I'm right, that's it."

Really says something about your opinion...

I would think the dress actually being blue and black would be evidence enough...?

 

[Flo_Evans]

Then explain the various white highlights within your blue that show where the dress is being hit by light rather than shadow.

All of the light in the picture is coming from the other side of the dress. The person taking the picture is in the store, and the store has less light in it than outside the store.

Black doesn't become gold in light.

White however does become blue in shadow.

Insane.

How do you explain the shadows and highlights in the blue and black without a light source?

Have you ever lit anything?

I don't understand how you can accept blue light turning something white to blue, but yellow light is a myth?

 

[Conkerkid11]

I would think the dress actually being blue and black would be evidence enough...?

 

[Costia]

The dress is in shadow. Not light.
Black and blue supporters have absolutely no evidence.
Even Wired's stupid "color corrected" image shows a white and gold dress just darkened.
There is plenty of support for white and gold. Just accept that your eyes suck.

The evidence is here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31655696

"We forgot about it until we saw it at the wedding which the mother of the bride was wearing and it was obviously blue and black."

The only argument now is about color perception.

 

[The Beard]

Now you are speaking in the realm of falsehoods.
The dress is clearly illuminated as it's the only reason it would have any such gold color on a blue and black dress.

It's white and gold, but if I tilt my phone far enough, it becomes black and blue. Try it. I love you.

 

[Partition]

conkerkid needs a visit to the eye doctor get dem crones examined