Sometimes we only see what we expect to see.
Intense study of incense
It’s reasonable to expect that, in a Japanese temple, we’ll see a group of people gathering around a dish of burning incense.
The pictures make a nice composition, with everyone’s attention on the flames and smoke, and the viewer is drawn to the rapt faces.
Richard Wiseman’s book “Did You Spot the Gorilla?” encourages us to expect the unexpected, so that we can learn to see hidden opportunities.
It’s a great read, and it can also change our way of doing things – and even our lives!
When I took this photograph I didn’t realise the gift within it. And it was only after several times of looking at the finished article that I spotted an extraordinary irony: the enthusiastic Japanese participant holding up the little girl to see burner, has a shoulder bag emblazoned in English with the words “Fire Fighters”.
If you spotted it, you may just have read the ‘Gorilla’ book, or be a genius . . . . . .
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