This picture was taken at Laguna Beach on a sunny day. It was badly taken but I think it could still reflect the movement of the sea waves. They just kept going and going, nonstop. The picture, however, only captures a fraction of that moment, but our eyes can interpret the main object to be continuing its movement. Imagination, or maybe the knowledge that we learned and are accustomed to (we know the waves can't stop), makes our perception very smart and agile, so we can see movement in a still picture.
I'm reminded of the posters for New Slate, where the dance movements also seem to move within the picture, because we understand momentum and the intention that are shown in the picture. So the eyes really do a lot in our perception of the world and ourselves, by instilling a lot of information into what seems like a simple image in front of our eyes.
Great post. Yes, our eyes/brain inject movement into this photo as we know the ocean never stops. Nice observations. Please remember to put the prompt in the title as well.
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