[peacegirl]

Originally Posted by Angakuk

Is the photon that "converges at the exact image point" (whatever that is supposed to mean) the same photon that is on the film/retina?

That was what I was trying to say but I was not explaining it right. So I am back to my original explanation which is that the object must be in range. This is true and I never did vacillate. We can still use the mirror image analogy; just in a different way than the way I was describing. Let's look at the mirror image on the mountain photo once again. Each photon on the object corresponds with the image on the water. This is exactly what happens with the eyes. The only mistake made by scientists is that the non-absorbed light is traveling. A mirror image is seen instantly if the efferent model is correct. I maintain that mirror images are reflections that do not involve travel time, although according to the afferent vision model there was no other way to explain what was occurring. When we draw an imaginary line between the photon at the object and the corresponding photon at the water's surface, we can see that the light between the mountain and the reflection on the water is exactly what's happening when we look at any object that has a light sensitive surface. If we are looking at the mountain directly, the light, instead of being at the water's edge is now at the retina. This mirror image on the retina/film is instant. The only difference is that the brain, looking through the eyes, sees the object in real time using that same light, whereas the camera creates a photograph of the object using the light that is instantly at the film.

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