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Forced perspective is defined as ‘a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.’

I read about forced perspective photography and i Googled it, saw a lot of examples, and is feeling very eager to try this out soon.

Then i came across this picture, a great example from 1918 - Human Statue of Liberty - which really impressed me. I doubt any other photographer will be able to recreate a masterpiece this good.

Please click on the picture for larger and detailed view.

If you study the picture properly, you'll notice that the feet if the statue is only composed by a few men, while in the head and flames - NUMEROUS! The photographer make full use of his knowledge of perspective and beautifully executed this piece of artistic photograph.

The picture is composed of 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge, in Iowa.

A few very interesting facts about the image:

• Length from base to Shoulder: 150 feet
• Right Arm: 340 feet
• Length of Torch and flame: 1000 feet
• Total Length: 1490 Feet
• Number of men in body and head of figure: 2,000
• Number of men in right arm: 1,200
• Number of men in torch: 2,800
• Number of men in the flame only: 12,000
• Total men: 18,000

I can't stop feeling amused by this photograph.