A nature photographer's scenic snapshot of a horse has left people scratching their heads - as they can't agree on which way the animal is facing.
The picture shows the stead silhouette against a beautiful crimson sunrise. However its blacked out shape has stumped the internet as they can't determine if the horse is facing towards or away from the camera.
The accidental optical illusion was captured by a Derbyshire local only known as Jim while on a morning walk last Friday. Strolling near the English town of Chesterfield, he saw the horse perfectly line up with the beautiful sunrise.
When the final image produced the mind tricking puzzle, Jim decided to put it to the test and posted the snap on social media. After challenging Facebook followers to tell him which way the mare was facing - viewers admitted they had no idea.
To frustrated guessers' relief, Jim eventually revealed the true direction the horse was facing when he took the photo.
As reported by the Mirror, Jim's caption alongside the picture read: "What a stunning sunrise this morning, the question is though is the horse looking towards me or away? Answer is in a while but I love these as the more you look the more unsure you become."
Thousands of people interacted with the post, with most people absolutely stumped at what the real answer was.
One user posted: "Beautiful. One minute horse is looking towards the sunrise, look again and it's looking towards the camera, awesome." Another wrote: "That's difficult. I first thought away but now I'm not so sure."
While another said: "Wow that's amazing it could be either. I think away but very had to tell."
Jim, who didn't want to reveal his real name, added: "People are literally split down the middle. Half the people think its looking one way and the half think the other. It's very popular.
"You become more unsure of your answer the longer that you look at it. I've had thousands interacting with it and commenting. No one really knows. It's been more popular than I expected.
"With the sunrise with the orange sky, whatever you put in front of it becomes a silhouette. The area where I go is fantastic for sunrises.
"It's at a stables and they’ve got 15 or 20 horses that look over Chesterfield. Horse's and sunrises go really well together.
"You've got to get them in the right angle. I walked along so that the sun was in the right position. He was a friendly little guy."
Are you ready to find out the real answer? The horse is facing towards the camera.
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