Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details

This week’s photo challenge asks its participants to dig in to the details of something you’ve photographed. OK. Well.

When I was in Baltimore this past December we walked around the neighborhoods looking at houses decorated with Christmas lights and illuminated statues. We saw this one house with some Santa Claus yard ornaments, a snowman, and a Mrs. Claus.

Ho ho ho! Happy holidays! Peace on Earth, yata yata.

Ho ho ho! Happy holidays! Peace on Earth, yada yada.

Pretty tame, right? I mean, it’s Christmas! It’s the Claus family! Right? Only, I found something strangely compelling about Mrs. Claus’s face.

She just looks so…

…I can’t stop looking…

…It’s like I’m caught in her gravitational pull…

…or a tractor beam, can’t break free.

OH MY GOD! I CAN SEE FOREVER!!

The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be.
Photo from celestronimages.com

(With my humblest apologies to HP Lovecraft.)

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Rivers Renee on March 2, 2013 at 8:50 am said:

What a great comparison… what the eye brings to the soul and vice versa is amazing!

Renee

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- beyondpaisley on March 2, 2013 at 9:41 am said:
  
  Thanks! I couldn’t believe how detailed they’d made the eyes in this light-up yard figure. Crazy!
  
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Christopher Martin on March 2, 2013 at 4:15 pm said:

Fun – great story told through these lit creations. Thank you for sharing.

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- beyondpaisley on March 2, 2013 at 4:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks for your comment! I was really happy with this.
  
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- beyondpaisley on March 3, 2013 at 10:57 am said:
  
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vastlycurious.com on March 3, 2013 at 9:25 am said:

Now thats some detail right into the universe- fun!

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- beyondpaisley on March 3, 2013 at 10:57 am said:
  
  Haha! Thanks. I was really glad to find a home for these photos. Bonus! I’m always happy to work in an HP Lovecraft joke whenever possible. Because I am a giant nerd.
  
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Amar Naik on March 3, 2013 at 1:09 pm said:

nice captures.this photos just remind me of holiday season. waiting for December again

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- beyondpaisley on March 3, 2013 at 1:42 pm said:
  
  I used to dread the Christmas season when I worked retail but now I adore it. Thanks for stopping by!
  
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- beyondpaisley on March 4, 2013 at 11:33 am said:
  
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Madhu on March 4, 2013 at 4:37 pm said:

Clever interpretation

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- beyondpaisley on March 4, 2013 at 5:08 pm said:
  
  Thanks! When I saw the challenge I knew what I wanted to do. So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by.
  
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