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It's Macro Mondays and this weeks theme is Pareidolia.For those of you not familiar with the term, (I certainly wasn't) Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon that makes a simple sound or image into something far more noteworthy. The human brain is masterful in organizing visual data into meaningful and significant shapes. It is a way to make sense of random or ambiguous patterns where none really exists.
Common examples are animals in clouds or faces in electrical appliances.
When I looked at this mop head, my first thought was the movie Predator with his hunter looks and "dreadlocks" Of course, my colleagues are saying "Dreadlocks? It has to be Bob Marley!! "
HMM :)
A dragon fly rests on a plastic rod sticking out of the ground waiting for small flies and mosquitoes to cross it's path (re-released for download without watermarks).
Colas 70806 brings its train of new timber sleepers wards Wivelsfield Station and the end its booked working, from where it will pass the red signal (I watched it) and carry on into the occupation of the line down towards the tunnels between Hassocks and Preston Park north of Brighton for this weekend's work. A nice surprise to see a 70 as I'd not seen one down here before although i understand that they've worked a few trains for the last couple of weeks... it certainly blended well with the autumn colours in the evening light.
Well hidden in shallow water, this Pike was surprised to see me instead of the usual unsuspecting minnows.
This new generation Toa is only a sketch model. For now...
This is my fourth entry to this year's Iron Forge.
The Marsh Harrier had been circling high up for some time. Eventually he came lower and went over a particular area several times. He then went down and as he did an adult hare rose up from the long grass. The Marsh Harrier went back up and came down towards the hare several times. The hare did not move at all from the spot it was in. The Marsh Harrier was not after the adult but the Leverette's the hare was protecting. Although the Harrier did go down and got hold of a dragonfly he was unsuccessful in getting a Leverette.
The original photo was of a gazebo roof that was full of cobwebs. Photoleap was used to create this image.
Going through some old shots, teaching my assistant how to edit. We edited this photo from the McLaren shoot from last year.
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One last trip to my first ever NHL game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville...and as I browsed through the photos that I took on that night when I knew nothing about hockey and even less about the players on the Predators team, I discovered this photograph of #30 Chris Mason. At the time in 2013, 'Mace', as he is known, was on his 3rd stint with the Predators and was serving as the back-up goalie to none other that Pekka Rinne. And...at the time I took this, he is on a headset talking to the television crew mid-game about the on-ice action. This is significant because after this season (and a little more playing overseas), Mason announced his retirement from playing hockey in Sept 2015 to join the Nashville Predators Radio Network as a color commentator for select games during the 2015–16 season. This eventually lead to another position as TV Color Analyst for the Nashville Predators television broadcasts on the local sports network (formerly FOX Sports and now Bally's Sports). And, here I was, knowing nothing about anyone involved with this game, snapping a photo of a guy on the bench talking to the television crew who, today, does this on a every game night basis and is good at it in my opinion...
Also seen in this photo are Mace's teammates (right to left) #33 Colin Wilson, #57 Gabriel Bourque, #18 Brandon Yip, #22 Scott Hannan, and a babyfaced #59 Roman Josi (current Captain of the Predators).
This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D5000 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 640
Aperture – f/5.6
Exposure – 1/160 second
Focal Length – 300mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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