Question

Tom spent the morning taking pictures in the small coves of a local lake. What monocular cue is providing depth perception when the near objects in his photographs appear much larger than those on the opposite shore of the cove?

Answer 1

Answer: Relative Size

Explanation:

Relative Size is a very important monocular cue for depth perception. It works in tandem with the principle of size consistency which posits that closer objects project a larger image on the retina than further objects.

So essentially closer objects are larger than further objects for depth perception.

This is why near objects in Tom's photographs appear much larger than those on the opposite shore of the cove.