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    10 months ago

    Thanks for the great snaps as always, Ada! I’m sharing this because I realize it’s probably a really strange reaction and I’m curious if anyone else feels the same. When I see the two pictures in the body of the post, I think “Nice-looking pels!” But I find the main shot - and particularly the pel staring straight into the camera - unsettling. I think it partly reminds me of Jigsaw from the Saw movie franchise. Perhaps more so, I think there’s also an uncanny valley effect with the pel looking like a cross between an animal and machine to me. My guess is that no one else will have the same reaction as me, but let’s see

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      10 months ago

      That pelican looks like a big doofus with a silly smile to me! Fascinating how you see it so differently