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Thou shalt rise up...and honour the face of the old man.... Leviticus 19: 32
Rain can really bring out some unusual distortions ..This morning as I was waiting for my husband to come out of the house, so that we could go grocery shopping... I shot a few pictures through our car window .... it was pouring down rain... I could plainly see the optical illusion of the old grizzled face take shape in the tree trunk shortly before I shot this picture through the car window... I worked with it in photo shop to sharpen it and to bring out more of the contrast and I hope you can see it also..
My husband thought it resembled a "gorilla face." after he looked at my picture.. I see the face of a weathered old man with whiskers...But I think what stands out the most for me are the eyes looking through time and age.....The rain brought this optical illusion out which of course is not there otherwise...
Update* 5-1-2012 I need to make a correction...I did find the face in the trunk today again without the rain...but I really had to search hard to find it... As Barbara H. stated below, " it is always there but nature decided to reveal it in the rain." We have lived here since 1973 and never noticed it before, as I was not looking for it... It blends in with the grain of the wood but the rain gives it a new and different patina and it brought out the eyes.
The tree trunk is from our old weeping willow tree that fell down in a storm a few years ago...
23 responses
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Nadeem Shafi gave props (28 Apr 2012):
Lord of the Ring fans would call him an ENT (a tree hearder :-) So well seen and presented, Andrea.
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Michele Wambaugh said (29 Apr 2012):
Mysterious & nice!
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Iztok Urh gave props (29 Apr 2012):
Mysterious ....
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Ann Reece gave props (29 Apr 2012):
That face and eyes are awesome! Interesting how you only see it when it is raining. It is definitely creepy and perfect for the theme!
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Regenia Brabham gave props (29 Apr 2012):
Very creepy and cool!
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Deborah Downes gave props (29 Apr 2012):
I see the face. Brings on creepy chills. Perfect entry.
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (29 Apr 2012):
Wonderful!
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Susan Littlefield gave props (29 Apr 2012):
You have the best eye for finding these incredible faces! This is an amazing shot!!
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Geoff Plant gave props (29 Apr 2012):
AMAZING FIND & AN AMAZING SHOT
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Donald Garrett gave props (29 Apr 2012):
Nadeem is SO right!! Do I remember this same creature from a different occasion?
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Andrea Petersen said (29 Apr 2012):
Thank you all for your comments...No, Donald this is not the same one...In fact
it is the first time I had seen the face on this trunk...when it was raining yesterday....It was difficult to shoot it through the rain as there was such a blur
on the window from the rain streaks.. You might thinking of another optical
face on a limb that I had posted one time shooting from an upstairs window... -
Richard Hawkins gave props (29 Apr 2012):
i like shots of the moment say hi to the old man for me
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Barbara Huffert gave props (29 Apr 2012):
Of course it's always there. Nature just decided to reveal herself to you in the rain. A rare treat.
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Ken O'Brien gave props (30 Apr 2012):
Brilliant,I love it.
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James Wiley gave props (30 Apr 2012):
Oh yes. What a face!
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Donna Mullins gave props (30 Apr 2012):
Yep! i see it too! You find the neatest things Andrea.
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Kathy Costello gave props (30 Apr 2012):
I saw the face before I knew it was a tree. That is very cool. (And I agree with the commenter above. It does look like a LOTR's Ent.)
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John Linton gave props (1 May 2012):
Creepy cool entry.
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eithne mythen gave props (1 May 2012):
I love how you see these faces, this one is really amazing, love it..
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JanElle gave props (1 May 2012):
A wonderful find.. the eyes are very engaging here.. a great shot!
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JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (1 May 2012):
Looks like Teddy Roosevelt
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Ioana Caravan gave props (3 May 2012):
Amazing and creepy! Good entry, Andrea!
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Robert Versteegen (Deleted) said (6 May 2012):
wonderful and a little bit creepy
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