Strange Face In The Mirror
Uploaded: August 06, 2013
As Per Google:
The old parlor trick of staring at yourself in a mirror until your face starts to change called, Strange Face In The Mirror, has now been studied scientifically. Giovanni Caputo led a study in which 50 people tried the trick and reported their reactions.
At the end of a 10 min session of mirror gazing, the participant was asked to write what he or she saw in the mirror. The descriptions differed greatly across individuals and included: (a) huge deformations of one’s own face (reported by 66% of the fifty participants); (b) a parent’s face with traits changed (18%), of whom 8% were still alive and 10% were deceased; (c) an unknown person (28%); (d) an archetypal face, such as that of an old woman, a child, or a portrait of an ancestor (28%); (e) an animal face such as that of a cat, pig, or lion (18%); (f ) fantastical and monstrous beings (48%).
I DON'T SUGGEST YOU TRY THIS AT HOME
(Or At Anyone Else's Home! HeeHee!)
* * * Monthly Theme: Self Po
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: fired, auto mode, red-eye reduction mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
Kathy Salerni
August 06, 2013
Theresa Marie Jones
August 06, 2013
Ann Coates
August 06, 2013
Laura E. Swan
August 08, 2013
Thank you LOTS! I had fun making this in my Smart Photo Editor!! :D It has just been the most fun little program and so worth every penny that I spent.
This months these is Self Portrait so I am giving it my best shot. :)
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Val Feldman
August 08, 2013
Emile Abbott
August 09, 2013
Laura E. Swan
August 09, 2013
I was sad to get a notice from BP saying that we cannot re-enter images anymore. They have to be new ones, so this excludes 98% of my work for SP's ... They said we can if substantial changes are made so I am trying to wok on this angle. Lol...
Thanks for your care and support.
I appreciate you both very much!
-Laura :) #10802204
Laura E. Swan
August 10, 2013
I love you but you already knew this. You are also so humble about your beauty. Sister, I find you very beautiful. HEY BTW I did do this as a kid (the stare in the mirror thing) and my face did change and even disappear. It was freaky and I wont do it again. Lol...You have to try not to blink. It gets more and more weird.
Thanks again for telling me your heart when you see my work and THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GREAT COMMENTS!
-Laura :D #10803124
Jeff Robinson
August 13, 2013
Rita K. Connell
August 13, 2013
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