Friday, December 30, 2011

Clouds & Games

I was reminded here of a game we played as kids, laying on our backs on the lawn, looking up at the clouds to see what shapes we could make out: this one has me stumped!

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14 comments:

  1. Melbourne Australia PhotosDecember 30, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    The word for finding familiar shapes in the abstract shapes of natural features (e.g. clouds) is pareidolia!

    See: http://nicholasjv.blogspot.com/2011/06/pareidolia.html

    To me it looks like a rat skeleton head and front half!

    Have a Happy New Year, Valerie!

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  2. UnknownDecember 30, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    I thought the skeleton head of prehistoric creature!! Happy New Year from Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  3. GigaDecember 30, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Ładnie wygląda "dziura w chmurach"
    :-). Wzajemnie życzę wspaniałego 2012 roku. Pozdrawiam.

    Looks good "hole in the clouds"
    :-). I wish each other a great 2012. Yours.

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  4. WencheDecember 30, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Nice skyline, great shot ! Happy New Year ! :0)

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  5. Everything ChangesDecember 30, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    It's a keyhole into the ionosphere!

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  6. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"December 30, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    OK, so what's the word for not being able to find familiar forms in abstract shapes? You've got me beat. Happy New Year!

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  7. DianneDecember 30, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    I see the head of a dinosaur with pearly white teeth on the lower jaw!! Does that make me a pareidol?

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  8. Sylvia KDecember 30, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    It is wonderful and fun all the things we can see in the skies once we begin spending time looking up! Terrific capture for the day! As for me, I see a dragon with a big mouth and bigger teeth! Hmmmm I think I've met a few of those! Wishing you a very Happy New Year!

    Sylvia

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  9. AlDecember 30, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Compared to others I see something much more ordinary - the head of a set of pliers.

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  10. UnknownDecember 30, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    That cloud looks pretty cool!

    SWF

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  11. Colin CampbellDecember 30, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Hello fellow Adelaidean. Nice work. Have a great year coming up.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 30, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Wonderful cloud - looks like the face of a dinosaur!

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  13. eileeninmdDecember 30, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    I love wathcing the clouds and looking for shapes. Great capture. I wish you a very happy New Year!

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  14. diane bDecember 30, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    I used to do that as a kid. I still do it when a passenger in a car. his one reminds me of a bird's eye. pareidolia thats a new word for me.

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