Originally posted by tim60 I looked again. The illusion is a result of two factors in the picture. The angle of view was from below the pallet, so the corners of the pallet are not visible. The angle of the lighting resulted in reflection from the wrapping that looked near symmetrical, resulting in a sense of squareness.
The lighting that day was abysmal. It had been raining very heavily earlier, so bad ill advised motorists were stopping in the middle of the interstate, in lanes of travel.
That is how people get killed.
Anyway, I noticed a securement strap had come loose, so I stopped to re-secure it. I stopped on an exit ramp, opened up my conestoga, reset the straps, and then had an idea to make a couple quick photos of this unique load.
I was standing on the pavement when I made the shot, and the trailer deck is about waist high from the ground (it is a stepdeck).
So dull grey skies and late afternoon fading daylight made for a poor scene.