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The busts of major composers adorn the walls of this salon in the Austrian State Opera House (Staatsoper) in Vienna.
The Austrian State Opera (Staatsoper) is a massive operation that employs over a thousand administrators, workers and performers. During the annual season from early September until mid June, that season's shows are performed on a rotating basis requiring a complete set change everyday since there is a show almost every night. In fact there are often two set changes in a day due to the need for dress rehearsals.
A bit of Sunday trivia
Daisy Bell" was composed by British composer Harry Dacre in 1892. When Dacre first came to the United States, he brought with him a bicycle, for which he was charged import duty. His friend William Jerome, another songwriter, remarked lightly: "It's lucky you didn't bring a bicycle built for two, otherwise you'd have to pay double duty." Dacre was so taken with the phrase "bicycle built for two" that he soon used it in a song. That song, Daisy Bell, first became successful in a London music hall.
In 1961, an IBM 7094 at Bell Labs was programmed to sing "Daisy Bell" in the earliest demonstration of computer speech synthesis. This recording has been included in the United States National Recording Registry.
Science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke witnessed the IBM 7094 demonstration during a trip to Bell Labs in 1962 and referred to it in the 1968 novel and film 2001: A Space Odyssey, in which the HAL 9000 computer sings "Daisy Bell" during its gradual deactivation.
So now you know:-))
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Composers' Quarter (Danish: Komponistkvarteret or Komponistbyen) or Strandvej Quarter (Danish: Strandvejskvarteret), confusingly also known as the Kildevæld Quarter, or the Svanemølle Quarter (Danish: Svanemøllekvarteret), is an enclave of terraced houses located just west of Svanemøllen Station, between Østerbrogade and Kildevækd Park, in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Most of the streets in the area are named after Danish or Nordic composers. The 393 townhouses were originally built by the Workers' Building Society (Danish: Arbejdernes Byggeforening) to provide affordable and healthy housing for working-class families, though latterly they have become very desirable middle-class homes.
History
The name Kildevæld Quarter refers to Kildevækrd, a country house and inn which had been located at the site since the eighteenth century. The house was located at the corner of Kildevækrdsgade and Østerbrogade. The site was acquired by Arbejdernes Byggeforening in the 1890s. The building society had already created a number of similar developments, including Kartoffelrækkerne while Humleby in Vesterbro was still under construction. The architect Frederik Bøttge was charged with designing the buildings. Construction took place between 1892 and 1903.
Extract from Wikipedia
A black and white photograph that presents a field of wildflowers, photographed with a Lensbaby. The shallow depth of field blurs the background significantly to isolate the wildflowers in the foreground to help draw your eye directly to the delicate details of the flower (their petals and stems) while simultaneously emphasizing the vastness and mystery of the surrounding field.
I intended for this photo to show a rather meditative atmosphere. The muted tones and soft focus speak to a feeling of quiet awe that shows a small moment of natural beauty, amidst a larger more complex and mysterious world.
Lensbaby Sweet 50 optic, set at F2.5
Composer Pro II with a Canon EF mount
No bend or extension tube used
Lensbaby composer pro11/ Doubleglass optic11.
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Finding a stretch of road on the Old Columbia Gorge Highway with enough sight distance to give you some warning before a car makes you a permanent resident can be challenging. Despite the yellow lines, there's something magical and ancient about this road.
The colors are astounding out there right now.
I have received a couple of questions about this photo, so here are some additional specs: I shot this on a tripod about 1 1/2' above the ground, tilting the Lensbaby down a bit to create the appearance of motion. The exposure is 1/40th of a second--no long exposure.
Lensbaby Composer
Lensbaby Composer Pro with Double Glass Optic and macro filter. Converted to Black and White in ON1 Photo Raw 2022..
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They are in my room. Beethoven-my fav. composer, and Elvis Presley-the brilliant singer. Elvis is my PHONE (: When someone calls me, He sings the song loud: Jailhouse Rock and he is dancing (: (: (:
Beethoven can not hear, because he was deaf.
Maybe it's better that way. (: Singing very loudly. (:
Look at the picture in large size.
A zseni Beethoven (kedvencem) és a szuper Elvis a szobámban. Elvis a telefonom. Ha valaki hív, nem a csengő szól, hanem Elvis ordítja a Börtön rockot és táncol is. Szerencsére a Mester nem hallja (süket), s talán jobb is így (:
Nézd meg nagy méretben is.
I John 1:5 "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all."
The composer had been so taken with the beauty of the Villa Rufolo in Ravello that he is said to have proclaimed, in reference to a character in his own opera Parsifal, "Here is the enchanted garden of Klingsor."
It's hard not to agree!
Fort Smith photographer, Karl Johnston, under a sky that is impossible to describe (without doing it injustice). Karl was a runner-up in the 2009 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. I followed in 2010.
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