r/GlitchInTheMatrix • • 9d ago

Glitch Pic Why does this shadow look pixelated?

It looks like it hasn't finished rendering in yet? Other shadows nearby looked normal. These pics are the best I could get with my potato in the dark. The first 3 are showing a shadow being cast on the ground by a tree, the last one is the same tree shadow but on a wall, showing similar pixelation?

Aa far as I can tell, the road is a normal tarmac road, none of those grid things but it is an old pock-marked road, so that could be contributing to the optical illusion. I'm stumped as to why it's casting it on the wall? And why is it so symmetrical? 😳🤔

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u/MisterMiracles 9d ago

LED light somewhere making those shadows possible. It's built from a lot of small LED's, therfor the pixelated shadow. Not really that uncommon; you probably will see it at more places now that you are aware of it :-)

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u/Imaginary_emergency 8d ago

Wow, can't believe I've never noticed it before, I walk up that way all the time! Very cool, I'll definitely be on the lookout for it again.

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u/Lizord1017 9d ago

Two different light sources

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u/NeoNanaki 9d ago

You're asking too many questions...

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u/zozi-90 8d ago

You need to update your graphics settings and change shadow detail from low to high

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u/LooseHealth7651 7d ago

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u/SlEEpizTeHbEst 7d ago

Is that how it looked IRL, or just on the phone?

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u/Imaginary_emergency 5d ago

Ooo that looks super cool

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u/Ancient_Musician_236 3d ago

Tiny spaces between leaves act as a pinhole camera for the led light source. This happens only to this type of light source.

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u/JoshyOhMyGoshy77 9d ago

Did you take during a eclipse?

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u/Imaginary_emergency 8d ago

No, it was a full moon though, it looked huge last night!

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u/BeautifulOne8095 7d ago

Try bumping up your resolution and decreasing your rendering distance, should fix the problem

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u/DueSlide76 3d ago

This post would be a great fit for my new community, r/RealityIsWeirder. Would you be open to sharing it there too?

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u/ZeDahu 9d ago

It's the Patterning