On one hand, we all know that in winter a forest or a park will look black and white. But on the other, if you look closer, the pines are still green. The bark is brown, there are occasional specks of moss. So why everything looks so colorless on the big scale? Does it have something to do with the amount of visible light we get?
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The contrast is much different. From far away, your eyes only really see the difference in contrast between the very bright white snow and the “dark” objects. Up close, where you can see more detail, your eyes can tell the difference between brown bark, green leaves, and white snow. But from the distance, the dominant effect is the white vs dark of snow vs everything else.
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