r/megalophobia

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While most animals have somewhere to hide during storms giraffes unfortunately just wait it out

u/Due_Yesterday_2850 — 1 day ago

Sentinel-like machines with glowing red eyes in the distance (Stuwcomplex Hagestein, Netherlands)

u/Aztekaz890 — 2 days ago

Alternate view of the Caribbean Coast behemoth apartment

with the airport in the backdrop, certainly looks smaller from up here

u/TestInteresting1600 — 2 days ago

The film that gave me megalophobia, aged nine, in a movie theatre.

The tripod on the hill, watching over the harbour evacuation, War of the Worlds (2005)

u/LoftyChops — 3 days ago
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Selected as one of the finalist of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026!!

Amazing news!!!

Sony a74
12-24 F4
Seafrogs Housing

u/JLeonsarmiento — 4 days ago
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this effect always scares me. its caused by a telephoto (long focal length) lens, and the phenomenon itself is called lens compression

It's common in horror movies where a pursuer or threat in the background looks unnervingly close to the character in the foreground. it creates a sense of being "boxed in" or trapped, since the compressed space feels smaller and more claustrophobic.

its often paired with a slow dolly/track where the camera moves while the compression stays extreme, which warps depth even further and feels disorienting.

u/Zu_Qarnine — 4 days ago