Question

Beginning about 55 seconds into the video, you'll see an animation of a photographer looking through her camera at a man, a set of trees, and distant mountains. Notice that, as viewed through the camera, the positions of the man and the trees change (relative to distant mountains) as the photographer moves. Which of the following statements correctly describes what is really happening in this situation?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation

The concept of parallax and relative motion is responsible for this.

That is, the photographer's motion prompts her to see parallax for the man and the trees, because their positions appear to keep shifting even though they are not really moving.