making assumptions about familiar scenes.
We don’t consciously analyze every detail of a photograph.
Instead, we recognize the overall scene and quickly decide what we’re looking at.
Why Do We Miss Obvious Things?
This isn’t necessarily because we’re not paying attention.
Human perception is designed to work efficiently.
When we see something familiar, our brains use previous experience to fill in information that isn’t immediately available.
That’s useful in everyday life.
But it can also cause us to overlook unusual details.
A picture like this takes advantage of that habit.
