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by chias 2256 days ago
Interestingly, this effect is notably visible in their example image [0]. Notice the distinctly "plasticized" appearance of the book cover, and how the text is not intelligible in the low-contrast areas of the reflection.

[0]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cchen156/Learning-to-See-i...

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Note (a) and (b) are separate photographs (different angles and everything), and that (c) is based on (a), not (b); comparing the glare between (b) and (c) isn't quite an even comparison.
Oh gosh. Taking one second to think about it, _of course_ (a) and (b) are separate photographs -- that is the entire point of that diagram. Somehow my brain farted right over that when making my previous comment.

Thank you, not only for setting me straight, but also for doing so as kindly as you did.