Faces..
“A Pareidolic Face”
Yes this is what I was doing when I was out the back of my house with a full moon and a flag pole and all of a sudden they took on a ” TRON” persona; well that is what I called it. Hope you can see my face in the image I decided on today.
This is the full moon just recently. I even videoed this same scene and made the moon move along the bar like a ball. It was a crude amateur video and an after thought.
Pareidolia is patternicity, matrixing or cognitive illusion. There are many schools of thought on the subject. Too many to discuss in this post.
I have “Pareidolia”. Why? This is when we see faces in clouds or electric sockets or in cars or any other obscure place for a face. This occurs because of the general shape of the grill and lights etc. This is pareidolia. Because I spend a lot of time looking at everything that is going on around me with expectancy, I tend to see these images often. When I bring this to the attention of others, they do not share my enthusiasm. Quite often I am left feeling a little silly. Despite the dispute from my peers, I still see enjoying watching out for the next quirky image that jumps out at me.
Pareidolia refers to the human habit of looking for the familiar in the unfamiliar.
http://www.weird-encyclopedia.com/pareidolia.php
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wow, a very deep and unique take on this week’s challenge. thanks for the info about pareidolia, now I know the term….
bet you do it too aRvee.. I do set it a lot more while day dreaming and thats when and if I get time that is to day dream! Glad you liked it and you were informed of something you had wondered about! and now to find something as equally spectacular! It may be a tough one if I want to use only one human face
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yeah and thanks for the term Mezza… Nice to have you on my site too. 🙂
Anytime, I am glad you drop in!
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Brilliant! I love the face that appeared in those electric poles and the one eye is awesome… Loved this. 🙂
It is awesome hey! I was just standing there taking the moon and it just happened and I was really funny as i said taking it i was shaking with excitement! The vid is funny as where the moon rolls along the bar coz i move it! wordpress wouldnt accept the format not sure what to do other wise i would have put it up as well! for fun!
Awesome sight you captured! I learned something new…I have “Pareidolia”. I’ve always liked looking up at the clouds and seeing familiar shapes in them. Glad to know there is a name for it. 🙂