LECTURE 2: LOOKING AT LANDSCAPES

1 VISUAL PERCEPTION

2 VISUAL ELEMENTS

3 PERCEPTUAL RELATIONSHIPS

1 VISUAL PERCEPTION

Physiology of vision

• Field-of-view (horizontal and vertical)

• Visual acuity and contrast

• Eye movement

• Light transmission

• Sources/absorption/reflection

2 VISUAL ELEMENTS

• Colour

• Texture

• Scale

• Form

• Lines/edges

• Motion

3 PERCEPTUAL RELATIONSHIPS

Temporal variations

Landscape relationships:• Distance• Observer position

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