Green Eyed People ...

Yet another example of me spending too much time in the 'processing room'.

About 2 percent of people have green eyes. They are most common in Northern, Central, and Western Europe with about 16 percent of people with green eyes being of Celtic and Germanic ancestry. The iris contains a pigment called lipochrome and only a little melanin.

Green eyes are associated with passion, good and bad. People with this colour of eyes are thought to be deviant, wild, and curious.

Green eyes have also been at the centre of many superstitious beliefs worldwide relating to witches, magic, vampires, and evil spirits, the most dangerous of which live in caves!

Please view on black for best effect.

© 2021 Paul Davidson. All rights reserved.

Deborah Lundbech, Don Sutherland, sea-herdorf, Doug Shepherd and 11 other people have particularly liked this photo

18 comments - The latest ones

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

good!

4 years ago.

Annalia S. ^club

Bewitching indeed! I have absolutely no objection to your spending time in the processing room ...

4 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Fusionnelle et fantastique a la fois.

4 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Really appreciate those kind words Malik ... glad you like it so much!

4 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

A striking image, Paul!

4 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Much appreciated Andy!

4 years ago.

raingirl ^club

This would be perfect in a graphic novel! So intense.

I had never researched green eyes. Fascinating.

4 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to raingirl ^club

Pleased you like it and, no, neither had I until I created this image. I knew obviously that you don't see that many people with green eyes, certainly not those who live in caves, but I'd never have thought it was only 2% of the world's population!

4 years ago.

John Sheldon ^club

I will pass this information on to my wife, who is one of the 2%.
Processing room time well spent!

4 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to John Sheldon ^club

You do that John! ;)

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

I didn't know I was in such a minority;-)
Spend as much time in the processing room as you like if the result are such photos, this one's mesmerizing, especially viewed on black!

4 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Thanks for the kind comments Gudrun and I'll try to output something else from the 'processing room' as soon as I get a chance.

As for viewing it large, I'm glad you took time to do so because I've just realised as a thumbnail it looks like nothing more than a black square - lol!

4 years ago.

Annalia S. ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

I don't know if that works also for other people, but that black square (with what appeared as a hint of three whitish dots on it) piqued my curiosity and was just irresistible :) Nor was my instinct wrong, because your photo is one of the most powerful I have seen in a while. I can read the darkness of depression in it and it had me trying to pinpoint a sense of dejavue until I realised it makes me think of Grendel in Beowulf ("a creature of darkness, exiled from happiness and cursed by God, the destroyer and devourer of our human kind") and of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, with his claim to humanity effaced in everything but his eyes.

4 years ago.

Berny ^club

great work and interesting story!

4 years ago.

Doug Shepherd ^club

Carry on processing I say Paul. Your creation is fascinating and very striking, especially when viewed on black as recommended. Thanks also for the interesting notes.

Enjoy your week, Doug

3 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Doug Shepherd ^club

Just seen your comment Doug, glad to hear you like what I've done. Hope you guys have an enjoyable Bank Holiday weekend!

3 years ago.

Annalia S. ^club

Hey, Paul. Everything ok? Haven't seen you around for some time. Hopefully just spending time in the processing room and not in some dark cave.

3 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Outstanding photo.

3 years ago.

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