The photo looks weird because I have placed this mattress on top of another 6-in foam mattress. I wanted a low bed, but my partner decided he needed a high bed, so I decided to try this mattress and add the two together. It also gave me a chance to test out both foam mattresses to see which is better and if foam is better than spring mattress. This mattress is very good quality. It comes with all of the air suctioned out of it and rolled up. Typically, when you unroll a foam mattress, it takes 24 to 48 hours for it to puff up to its full size. This mattress did it almost instantly. The look and feel of it is very nice. After testing it out for a month, Ihave found it to be the best mattress Ive ever had.   Its very comfortable and Ive never had better sleep.  This is a firm mattress.  I thought it felt to down at first but it was exactly what I needed. I would highly recommend.