Do you see what I see?

TSC Pareidolia
Seeing recognizable objects or patterns in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns is called pareidolia. It’s a form of apophenia, which is a more general term for the human tendency to seek patterns in random information. Everyone experiences it from time to time. Seeing the famous man in the moon is a classic example from astronomy. The ability to experience pareidolia is more developed in some people and less in others.
earthsky.org/human-world/seeing-things-that-arent-there

Indycaver (Norm), Valfal have particularly liked this photo

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Valfal ^club

I see the ghost of a face centered on the trunk; great find, Gillian :-)

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Valfal ^club

Thanks Val, glad you saw it too :-)

10 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv…

Interesting find! =) The face I see, seems to change all the time. In other words, I see more than one face there.

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…

Thanks Sami, I only saw one large face at first :-)

10 years ago.

Diederik Santema

Don't see anything here, but I guess it's me.But it's an nice pattern on the bark and I like the two different backgrounds here

10 years ago.

Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club has replied to Diederik Santema

I am with you on this one Diederik.

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Diederik Santema

Thanks Diederik, I see a large face with chubby cheeks almost filling the frame :-)

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

Thanks P, I see a large face with chubby cheeks almost filling the frame :-)

10 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

a very imaginary type of picture, well seen

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thanks Wierd :-)

10 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

i see lots of faces here.

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Thanks Chrissy, I only saw one large face at first :-)

10 years ago.

PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

strange, I have the same experience as Paul; in the thumbnail it's pretty clear

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

Thanks Luc. It was very clear in the camera LCD :-)

10 years ago.

Dida From Augsburg ^club

I see a ghost in the middle and at least 3 other faces (see my notes)! ;-DD

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Dida From Augsburg ^club

Well spotted Dida, especially no 3, I didn't see that one :-)

10 years ago.

Jan

I'm not sure that I am seeing what you can see but I have put a note on of one I see. Is this the one? ( feel free to delete my note)

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Jan

Thanks Jan, I hadn't spotted that one. I could see the chubby cheeked face and two ears which basically fills the frame, clearer in the thumbnail than on the large screen :-)

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has added

Actually your note covers a chubby cheek :-)

10 years ago.

autofantasia ^club

I see a ghost face too Gillian! :)

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Thanks Paul, for me it's a big chubby cheeked face almost filling the frame :-)

10 years ago.

LutzP ^club

... bit hard to find, but yes. Once spotted it does not go away!

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to LutzP ^club

Thanks Lutz :-)

10 years ago.

Shuttering Yukon

I also see a puffy white cheeked dude in the thumbnail, but I can't find it when it's big.

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Shuttering Yukon

Thanks Wendi. I could see the face clearly in the camera LCD but more difficult on the large screen :-)

10 years ago.

Esther ^club

Cool patterns.

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thanks Esther :-)

10 years ago.

???

I'm like Wendi, I see a face in the thumbnail but hard to see in the large image. ... oops did see the face that Dida pointed out in No. 2. Certainly had to work at this one. lol

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to ???

Thanks Chris. yes more apparent in the thumbnail. When viewing on the large screen you need to stand back :-)

10 years ago.

??? has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Oh standing back really does make it more visible!! :)

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to ???

:-)

10 years ago.

Amazingstoker

I see a big monster face in the upper right . . .

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

I hadn't spotted that one, but can see it now :-)

10 years ago.

Coco

Oh my gosh. This is erie (and cool).

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Coco

Thanks Coco :-)

10 years ago.

Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Great find and photo, but I flunked ink blots! :-)

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club has replied to Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Thanks Norm :-)

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Thanks everyone. I could see the face clearly in the camera LCD but more difficult on the large screen :-) I liked the bark texture anyway :-)

10 years ago.

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