Nov 27, 2013

Random Thoughts- Pareidolia in rocks



Pareidolia, in simple, is a term used to seeing faces or animals in clouds and rock formations. Well, the term has much deeper and scientific meaning which you can read in Wiki. We hear about sleeping giants and rock faces which are common examples. Well, I am not an expert on this subject but, here I am posting few pictures of my pareidolia experience :) 


To me, the rock in this picture looks like a popular dog cartoon- Snoopy, ears missing. Most of these pictures I took in the recent road trip through American south-west. Most of the times, what some people see rest cannot. So give a try ...


Here is a face and a skull. There is a bird perched on the rock. Also, it looks like a person in a hat talking to another person in a gown. I have many more, may be in the next post :)

Do you see what I see in these pictures? Please tell me! Have seen such faces in your journeys? Please share!
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11 comments:

  1. Not sure where my earlier comment went.. probably spam?!

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    1. May be! If there are any hyperlinks the comment probably goes into spam!

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  2. commenting again..
    I am loving this series on southwest. Having lived in Arizona for 2 yrs, I miss it a lot. I really want to visit Utah someday.

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    1. Welcome to my Blog Avada! Thanks for sharing about yourself :)

      2 years in AZ must have given you the opportunities to visit most of the amazing places in South-West. Yes, Utah is an amazing place to visit.

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  3. That is an interesting information. Nice post, Kusum.

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  4. The rock formation in the southwest US are amazing. Great post and photos, Kusum!

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  5. I too usually try find faces/things in cloud, rock,limestone caves etc . I am always in fascination when it comes to rock formations, particularly when I can find something interesting. I agree with all of your pictures and they do depict what you've mentioned,

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  6. I learnt something new today. :)
    Great pics, as always.

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  7. Well..I learned something new today and I love the photos...Michelle

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  8. Divya and Michelle, I love when someone says "I learnt something new" after reading my article! Thank you :)

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