On 22-8-2011 15:21, Mike the Elder wrote:

> Being a great Escher fan, I love it. One idea did occur to me that I'd like to
> share. Many of Escher's illusions worked all the better for the fact that the
> images were either monochromatic or rendered in a limited color palette. The
> bright blue background, although appealing for such a scenic image generally,
> may be wowrking against the illusion. The high-contrast diagonal between the
> land and sea cuts right across the bit where the "trick" occurs and tends to
> focus the viewer's attention just in the wrong spot.  As the various landscaping
> elements used in the land area are quite attractive, why not use them for the
> entire background and allow the illusion bit to blend in? Just a thought - great
> image either way.

That would be indeed a very Escher-like solution. And with a bit of fog 
or media in the background the construction would stand out like in many 
works of Escher.

Thomas

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