THE WHIRL OF HISTORY* (Podmaine Monastery - The Bell Tower)
ЦРНА ГОРА У ВРТЛОГУ ИСТОРИЈЕ (Манастир Подмаине - Будва)
Само пре 15-так година тако рећи из пепела монах Сава са братијом подигао је древни мaнастир и обновио га да поново заблиста у старој слави. А да се ни мало не примећује дуг период запуштености и заборава. Сада је ово место озбиљног и најбројнијег молитвеног окупљања монаха и њима блиских у целој Митрополији: чудан али истинит контраст окружењу које као да постоји само због забаве и зараде.
На слици је звоник који се користи. Обрада слике је уз помоћ ефекта "поларне координате" у одличном програму IrfanView. По замисли аутора треба да сугерише цикличну пуноћу васељене - јединство храма, неба и земље које се невидљиво успоставља у свакој евхаристији.
► █░▓ *CRNA GORA (Montenegro) is a small independent European country in which only the president is independent. But even he... isn't that independent really. He is disjointed from his country and people, untouchable so to speak. But not from his own true "big bosses" beyond his country's borders. Those remote guys make sure the "peace, democracy and stability" in Montenegro get the necessary spin.
My image symbolizes a few things. The green, the grey and the blue are for what dominates and adorns this country of natural beauty: the meadows and the woods, the limestone rock, and the (often clear) Mediterranean sky.
The swirl is for the historic turmoil. In this last one, there's attempt to swallow up the re-born Christianity in Montenegro. After many decades of repression under the communist rule, the Church has finally set foot firmly on the ground. Unlike in the West, where atheism has become a mandate; a new unofficial religion for the most natives.
The history has not been gentle with Montenegro's native citizens, the ethnic Serbs. The swirling has been there for centuries. All the major powers tried their luck. There were countless of times already when the enemy marched on to occupy the proud mountain realm and its coast.
Most of them in vain; so a new strategy had to be introduced. Starting with the Ottomans, the native's identity has been targeted in order to get it dissolved. The goal now is to crush the Serbs easy way, from within. The Venetians, the roman catholics, the communists, they all imposed their own faith or ideology upon the orthodox christians. This has worked with the half of the people already. They are trapped and pushed to believe that by solely distancing themselves from what they were, they may become better and acquire better lives (this half believes in free lunch!).
Comes the time when it's turn for their own president and his ruling party to facilitate the necessary shift in identity. After 75 years of the communist dictatorship, their knowledge of democracy has become so thorough that they've been keeping one guy in power for the last 30 years. That makes him the longest ruling dictator left in Europe at present. He already owns almost everything. So he recently plotted to lay his hand on the last property he doesn't yet control: up to 2000 year old, Orthodox Church real estate and her artefacts, by far the country's highest, most distinguished treasure. The sly guy has waited for the Church a quarter of a century: to restore the locations and rebuild the shrines that communist had brought down and left in ruins. He has waited for the (mostly poor) churchgoers to use up their last penny and spare time and put the last polish over eminent historic places, which in Montenegro almost all originate from within the Church and naturally belong to her. Now he's ready to confiscate them by using a decree he ironically calls "Religious Freedom Law".
Ever since the end of December 2019 people are non-violently resisting this blatant unprecedented grab, with a surprising, sweeping success.
PODMAINE MONASTERY is restored in full glory after centuries of neglect and communist ignorance. Coming from the town, to enter the monastery compound is an experience equal to changing the worlds in a matter of seconds. Unforgettable; and it happens each and every time. On condition of course that you've spent some time in the monastery and partaken in prayers with the monks. This image originally presented: the bell tower which dominates the south side overlooking Budva bay, next to the dorm. With this unusual edit I first tried to suggest a symbol of the universal completeness, around the central position of the Cross where the Messiah's sacrifice took place for the salvation of the world; the full unity of the edifice, the bridge from land to heaven, to which the Liturgy is extending whenever a service is being held. Being the main reason why this place exist in the first place. The popular resistance to the state confiscation now gives the image another symbolism.
Panasonic DMC-G80 with its 20 mm f/1.7 prime lens. At it's equiv. of 40 mm in 35 mm film it offers a medium to wide focal length most universally usable in my experience. Aperture f/4.5 at 1/800 of a sec. Camera's lowest ISO of 200.
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Out-of-the-camera jpeg, compressed and edited in IrfanView. This is the application of the "polar coordinates" effect in this little gem of free software which deserves highest awards for compactness, speed and UI perfection.
~~~ НЕ ДАМО †СВЕТИЊЕ !! ~~~
THE WHIRL OF HISTORY* (Podmaine Monastery - The Bell Tower)
ЦРНА ГОРА У ВРТЛОГУ ИСТОРИЈЕ (Манастир Подмаине - Будва)
Само пре 15-так година тако рећи из пепела монах Сава са братијом подигао је древни мaнастир и обновио га да поново заблиста у старој слави. А да се ни мало не примећује дуг период запуштености и заборава. Сада је ово место озбиљног и најбројнијег молитвеног окупљања монаха и њима блиских у целој Митрополији: чудан али истинит контраст окружењу које као да постоји само због забаве и зараде.
На слици је звоник који се користи. Обрада слике је уз помоћ ефекта "поларне координате" у одличном програму IrfanView. По замисли аутора треба да сугерише цикличну пуноћу васељене - јединство храма, неба и земље које се невидљиво успоставља у свакој евхаристији.
► █░▓ *CRNA GORA (Montenegro) is a small independent European country in which only the president is independent. But even he... isn't that independent really. He is disjointed from his country and people, untouchable so to speak. But not from his own true "big bosses" beyond his country's borders. Those remote guys make sure the "peace, democracy and stability" in Montenegro get the necessary spin.
My image symbolizes a few things. The green, the grey and the blue are for what dominates and adorns this country of natural beauty: the meadows and the woods, the limestone rock, and the (often clear) Mediterranean sky.
The swirl is for the historic turmoil. In this last one, there's attempt to swallow up the re-born Christianity in Montenegro. After many decades of repression under the communist rule, the Church has finally set foot firmly on the ground. Unlike in the West, where atheism has become a mandate; a new unofficial religion for the most natives.
The history has not been gentle with Montenegro's native citizens, the ethnic Serbs. The swirling has been there for centuries. All the major powers tried their luck. There were countless of times already when the enemy marched on to occupy the proud mountain realm and its coast.
Most of them in vain; so a new strategy had to be introduced. Starting with the Ottomans, the native's identity has been targeted in order to get it dissolved. The goal now is to crush the Serbs easy way, from within. The Venetians, the roman catholics, the communists, they all imposed their own faith or ideology upon the orthodox christians. This has worked with the half of the people already. They are trapped and pushed to believe that by solely distancing themselves from what they were, they may become better and acquire better lives (this half believes in free lunch!).
Comes the time when it's turn for their own president and his ruling party to facilitate the necessary shift in identity. After 75 years of the communist dictatorship, their knowledge of democracy has become so thorough that they've been keeping one guy in power for the last 30 years. That makes him the longest ruling dictator left in Europe at present. He already owns almost everything. So he recently plotted to lay his hand on the last property he doesn't yet control: up to 2000 year old, Orthodox Church real estate and her artefacts, by far the country's highest, most distinguished treasure. The sly guy has waited for the Church a quarter of a century: to restore the locations and rebuild the shrines that communist had brought down and left in ruins. He has waited for the (mostly poor) churchgoers to use up their last penny and spare time and put the last polish over eminent historic places, which in Montenegro almost all originate from within the Church and naturally belong to her. Now he's ready to confiscate them by using a decree he ironically calls "Religious Freedom Law".
Ever since the end of December 2019 people are non-violently resisting this blatant unprecedented grab, with a surprising, sweeping success.
PODMAINE MONASTERY is restored in full glory after centuries of neglect and communist ignorance. Coming from the town, to enter the monastery compound is an experience equal to changing the worlds in a matter of seconds. Unforgettable; and it happens each and every time. On condition of course that you've spent some time in the monastery and partaken in prayers with the monks. This image originally presented: the bell tower which dominates the south side overlooking Budva bay, next to the dorm. With this unusual edit I first tried to suggest a symbol of the universal completeness, around the central position of the Cross where the Messiah's sacrifice took place for the salvation of the world; the full unity of the edifice, the bridge from land to heaven, to which the Liturgy is extending whenever a service is being held. Being the main reason why this place exist in the first place. The popular resistance to the state confiscation now gives the image another symbolism.
Panasonic DMC-G80 with its 20 mm f/1.7 prime lens. At it's equiv. of 40 mm in 35 mm film it offers a medium to wide focal length most universally usable in my experience. Aperture f/4.5 at 1/800 of a sec. Camera's lowest ISO of 200.
_________________________________________
Out-of-the-camera jpeg, compressed and edited in IrfanView. This is the application of the "polar coordinates" effect in this little gem of free software which deserves highest awards for compactness, speed and UI perfection.
~~~ НЕ ДАМО †СВЕТИЊЕ !! ~~~