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a7s + Helios 89 30/1.9
Fixed lens of the FED Mikron (ФЭД Микрон) half frame camera adapted to E-mount
This week has been really hard. My day job has picked up a lot, and there's tons to be done, especially before my manager goes to SE Asia and leaves me in charge. On Monday my boyfriend and I almost broke up, and it hurt so much. We're working through our problems (basically we just depend on each other way too much), but when I get home from work early today, I fell right asleep and passed on a birthday party in order to stay at home and edit. I hope next week is a bit less exhausting.
In other news, this photo was inspired by all the time I spent in the pool as a kid. It was frequently cloudy and overcast, which I loved, and the sun beams always fascinated me, especially under water. I thought that the beams of light were people's souls being drawn from them after death in order to be sent to a new life.
East window by William Glasby 1926 depicting Christ's Ascension surrounded by angels. Glasby's style is heavily indebted to his master Henry Holiday, in fact to such a degree that their work is usually difficult to distinguish. In this case I recognised the figure of Christ from another Glasby window I'd seen in Illston church on the Gower Pennisula during my student days, it was clearly one of his more popular images and was reused several times.
Last but not least of the day's visits was Wyverstone. After four locked churches I'd given up hope of finding any more open with little intention of trying anywhere else on my ride back, it was now nearly half seven in the evening and I just wanted to get back and relax. However my journey was interrupted by road closures (not for the first time during my Suffolk excursions either) and I groaned at the thought of another diversion adding how many more miles when I was already flagging. However the diverted route would take me through Wyverstone and I recalled it was a church worth a look and right alongside my route so it'd be silly not to stop for a quick look and an evening-light snap of the exterior at least. On arrival I thought I'd at least try the door for closure's sake, only to find to my amazement it opened!
St George's is a small but attractive building, a 14th century chancel and nave (with a 15th century clerestorey adding to its height) and a fairly squat but rather charming west tower. Inside it feels surprisingly spacious for a small church and all is light with clear-glazed windows and whitewashed walls. Two items however particularly caught me eyes looking east and I was pleasantly surprised to recognise them from Simon's Suffolk churches site as features of interest on my wishlist, and here they were in front of me, which felt like a real bonus, especially considering it was now mid-evening!
The most important antiquarian feature here is the base of the 15th century rood screen, which is most unusual in Suffolk as the imagery on it is carved rather than painted (though originally would have been coloured too). Small scenes and figure groups are carved into niches along the front but are sadly heavily mutilated, some being unrecognisable or missing altogether. Still, enough remains to indicate this was something special, and while we can only regret it being reduced to this state we can also be thankful anything of it survived at all, given how many other examples have vanished without trace. The nave also has a few fine fragments of medieval glass and a handsome font at the west end.
The other feature that made my eyes light up was the east window, a beautiful early 20th century work depicting the Ascension of Christ by the artist WIlliam Glasby. I'd known it from photos and seen similar designs by the same artist elsewhere, but this one is quite special.
Wyverstone church is well worth a short visit and it was a delight to find it open and welcoming, even so late in the day!
Landing is my FAV part! =)
I am so afraid of planes. Ever since. Not sure why. Flown a billion times. I always have a heart attack everytime, and this flight was only 45 minutes. The flight wasn't too turbulent, but only a brief couple of times. I made a single serving friend, i.e. an airplane friend. Her name was Joyce and she was about 70. I was clutching the chair for dear life the entire flight, and at one point when I thought it was all over for me, she grabbed my arm and held it. Aww... Glad I had someone to speak with to distract me. Not really sure how I am going to make it to Europe on an 8 hour flight. =(
Taken last September 2009 during our Red Sea Exploration at Yanbu KSA. I'm just doing my safety stop procedure after deep diving course. Whew! i really missed scuba, can't wait for summer to come! lol!
Wikipedia:
A decompression stop is a period of time a diver must spend at a constant depth in shallow water at the end of a dive to safely eliminate absorbed inert gases from the diver's body to avoid decompression sickness. The practice of making decompression stops is called staged decompression, as opposed to continuous decompression. A safety stop is typically 1 to 5 minutes at 3 to 6 metres (10 to 20 ft). They are even done during no-stop dives.
100518 With dartmoor as a backdrop....Arriva 125 on the 1V50 0606 Edinburgh to Plymouth nears the top of ratttery bank.
It was tougher to shoot this weekend. We caught the tail end of a clearing storm with the bright light against the snow and blue skies.
Sony NEX-6 + Touit 1.8/32
Dongdaemun Design Park by Zaha Hadid
Seoul, Korea
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A shot of the ascending staircase from the lower level of the Macy's at the Neshaminy Mall. The staircase descends to the lowest empty level.
Neshaminy Mall in Neshaminy, Pennsylvania originally opened in 1968. The Macy's building was originally Strawbridge and Clothier's which remained until going out of business in 2006. Macy's announced it will be closing this location in March of 2017. This building still has all it's unique architecture from the the 1960's and an incredible vintage interior that has never been renovated. The store also had a balcony restaurant looking down in the mall which closed in the early to mid 90's.
After a pretty cold bivynight (esprecially when you use the summer sleeping bag) in the Fuorcla Prievlusa, we climbed up the Biancograt.
Two Grand Staircases lead to the second floor of the Suzzallo Library where the Reading Room is located.
The steps in this cloud staircase light up as you step on them.
A feature of the SHIFT exhibit at Current Studio which ends Feb. 25th.