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The complexity of life, even that of a 'simple' magnolia flower, never ceases to amaze me. And the closer one looks, the more amazing it gets.
Indeed, if we looked even closer than a macro photographer's lens can see, we would observe a level of complexity far beyond our imagination. As in every other living thing, each cell in this magnolia flower contains the DNA for the entire organism. In his book (the Selfish Gene), Richard Dawkins says of human DNA:
This DNA can be regarded as a set of instructions for how to make a body, written in the A, T, C, G, alphabet of the nucleotides. It is as though, in every room of a gigantic building, there was a book-case containing the architect's plans for the entire building.
Dawkins denies that there is a God, yet admits that all living cells contain information (instructions) and even likens it to architect's plans. No matter the medium in which it is stored (paper and ink, compact disk, DNA, etc) information has to have an author or, in Dawkin's analogy, an architect.
Sadly, Dawkins appears to recognise the unavoidable truth, yet still says there is no God. But the Bible says:
For the invisible things of Him [God] from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
(Romans 1:20-22)
Fotografiando el color. El color es muy importante en nuestras vidas. Aporta una capa insustituible de información y de complejidad a la fotografía, pero a mí, me resulta fascinante intentar fotografiar el color siendo en si el color el protagonista de la fotografía.
Shooting to the color. Color is very important in our lives. It brings an irreplaceable layer of information and complexity to photography, but for me, I find it fascinating to try to photograph color when color itself is the protagonist of the photograph.
On the deck of the Kaiwo Maru at the Tall Ships Festival in Steveston (Richmond, BC).
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tall ship festival in Steveston--including the sailors up on the masts unfurling the sails--please go to this Gallery I created: www.flickr.com/photos/130881643@N04/galleries/72157681555...
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“Complexity that works is built up out of modules that work perfectly, layered one over the other”.
―Kevin Kelly
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looking for symmetry here, I didn't want that, I wanted to capture the many design levels, the absolute abundance of visual stimuli in the opulent choir gallery, which in case of doubt has no symmetry at all ... ;-) ...
fangt erst gar nicht an hier nach Symmetrie zu suchen, die wollte ich nicht, ich wollte die vielen Gestaltungsebenen, den absoluten Überfluss an visuellen Reizen einfangen in dem üppigen Chorumgang, der im Zweifelsfalle auch gar keine Symmetrie hat ...
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Sie ist eine der üppigsten Kirchen des Abendlandes ...
Der heilige Antonius setzte das Werk Franz von Assisis fort.
Die Basilika des Heiligen Antonius (italienisch: Basilica di Sant’Antonio, regional oft auch nur Basilica del Santo oder einfach Santo) in Padua ist eines der berühmtesten und meistbesuchten Heiligtümer Italiens, meint meine Freundin Wiki ...
Sie gehört zu den weltweit acht internationalen Heiligtümern.
Sie ist päpstliche Basilika und Basilica minor. Sie ist der erste große Kirchenbau mit Gewölbe in der Terraferma und wurde zwischen 1232 und etwa 1310 mit romanischen wie gotischen Stilelementen errichtet, um das Grab des heiligen Antonius von Padua († 1231 in Arcella, heute Stadtteil von Padua) aufzunehmen.
Die Basilika ist 118 m lang und 32,5 m breit, das kurze Querhaus 55 m breit. Die größte Innenhöhe beträgt 38,5 m.
Die Kirche hat ein dreischiffiges Langhaus, einen polygonalen Chor, Chorumgang und Kapellenkranz im Osten.
Langhaus und breites Querschiff sind im typischen Baustil italienischer Bettelordenskirchen.
Der Umgangschor, der Kapellenkranz (ähnlich San Francesco in Bologna) und das dem Querhaus eingefügte Zwischenjoch sind französischen Ursprungs.
Die 37 m hohe und 28 m breite Fassade, der älteste Teil des Kirchenbaus, vereint venezianisch-byzantinische, lombardische-romanische und gotische Elemente.
Die acht Kuppeln ähnlich dem 5-Kuppel-System des Markusdoms im nahegelegenen Venedig, die zwei schlanken, sechseckigen und 68 m hohen Glockentürme und zwei minarettartige Türmchen sind typische Merkmale des byzantinischen Baustils. Der Engel auf der kegelförmigen Kuppel über der Vierung thront in 72 m Höhe. Zwei weitere Fensterrosen an den Seiten des Hochaltars beleuchten das Kircheninnere.
Zuvor habe ich eine solch verworrene Komplexität kaum erlebt. Das Gebäudeensemble besitzt alleine drei Kreuzgänge und Kapellen mit berühmtesten Fresken wie einem Chor mit Kunst Donatellos.
Padua (italienisch Padova, lateinisch Patavium) ist eine italienische Gemeinde und Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Provinz Padua.
Sie liegt am Rande der Po-Ebene, 30 km westlich von Venedig, am Fluss Bacchiglione und hat 206.651 Einwohner.
Mit dem botanischen Garten und mit mehreren über die Altstadt verteilten Freskenzyklen des 14. Jahrhunderts besitzt Padua zwei Einträge in der Liste des Weltkulturerbes der UNESCO. Die Stadt beheimatet zudem mit der Universität Padua (Gründung im Jahr 1222) eine der ältesten europäischen und die nach Bologna (gegründet 1088) und Modena (gegründet 1175) drittälteste Universität Italiens.
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It is one of the most lavish churches in the Occident.
Saint Anthony continued the work of Francis of Assisi.
The Basilica of Saint Anthony (Italian: Basilica di Sant’Antonio, regionally often just Basilica del Santo or simply Santo) in Padua is one of the most famous and most visited shrines in Italy, says my friend Wiki...
It is one of the eight international shrines in the world.
It is a papal basilica and a minor basilica. It is the first large church building with a vault in the terraferma and was built between 1232 and around 1310 with Romanesque and Gothic style elements to accommodate the tomb of Saint Anthony of Padua (died 1231 in Arcella, now a district of Padua).
The basilica is 118 m long and 32.5 m wide, the short transept is 55 m wide. The greatest interior height is 38.5 m.
The church has a three-aisled nave, a polygonal choir, ambulatory and a ring of chapels in the east.
The nave and wide transept are in the typical architectural style of Italian mendicant churches.
The ambulatory choir, the ring of chapels (similar to San Francesco in Bologna) and the intermediate bay inserted into the transept are of French origin.
The 37 m high and 28 m wide facade, the oldest part of the church building, combines Venetian-Byzantine, Lombard-Romanesque and Gothic elements.
The eight domes similar to the 5-dome system of St. Mark's Basilica in nearby Venice, the two slender, hexagonal and 68 m high bell towers and two minaret-like turrets are typical features of the Byzantine architectural style. The angel on the conical dome above the crossing sits enthroned at a height of 72 m. Two more rose windows on the sides of the high altar illuminate the interior of the church.
I have rarely seen such confusing complexity before. The building ensemble alone has three cloisters and chapels with famous frescoes such as a choir with art by Donatello.
Padua (Italian: Padova, Latin: Patavium) is an Italian municipality and capital of the province of Padua of the same name. It lies on the edge of the Po Valley, 30 km west of Venice, on the Bacchiglione River and has 206,651 inhabitants.
With the botanical garden and several 14th-century fresco cycles spread across the old town, Padua has two entries on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The city is also home to the University of Padua (founded in 1222), one of the oldest European universities and the third oldest in Italy after Bologna (founded in 1088) and Modena (founded in 1175).
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A tiny Australian native bee approaches the rich nectar of a native Grevillea cultivar called 'Peaches and Cream' Grevillea. Their size and agility allows ready access through the geometric complexity of the popular Grevillea blooms. These cultivars were developed for gardens to add brilliant colour and attract native honeyeaters (and more incidentally native bees).
As I walked this old cemetery fence line, my eye was drawn to a disruption in the ironwork. A secondary gateway had been mangled by a vehicle that had left the road, crossed the berm, smashed into the fence, and continued on to destroy some nearby grave markers. Probably unfolded in a matter of a couple of seconds, but left lasting damage. Didn't appear to be the sort of accident that would have involved serious injury. Of course the driver would have been subject to ridicule by friends suggesting that they were just "dying to get into that cemetery." For me the resulting disorder in the otherwise uniform and pristine fence was a visual delight. I wouldn't normally wish for damage to happen solely for the benefit of a photo. But on the other hand I never shy away from documenting such things when I stumble upon them. As I contemplated the scene, I was distracted by the rhythmic clip-clop of horse hooves hitting pavement. It was the unmistakeable audible signal of an approaching Amish buggy. The timing could not have been better. I was already bent (no pun) on photographing the damaged gate. Coordinating this with the passing buggy I thought would really amp up the visual impact. I used to be timid about photographing the Amish, and still avoid shooting them individually. But I now figure the buggies are fair game. I exchanged waves with the driver as the buggy drew near. Then knelt down and just let the shutter go in a continuous burst as the buggy passed the gate (trying to time shots like this and trusting a single shot is doomed to fail). The resulting image was exactly what I had envisioned. The horse and buggy, along with the fence, appear out of another era. I love the funerary feel of both, and the background and sky tie in perfectly. An image of simultaneous simplicity and complexity revealed in 1/500th of second. Love when the universe tees one up for me like this.
Even though I was in the big city for ten days, I was still drawn to photograph the nature that I found there.
On the railing of one of the bridges over the river near my class I found this colorful caterpillar of the Gulf Fritillary butterfly on its host plant in full bloom, a Passion Vine.
The flowers of the Passifloraceae family are reportedly the most complex in existence.
I have manipulated this photo to look like an illustration for a book, similar to the previous fish photo. (I work in such a stream-of-consciousness mode that I don't record my multiple processes, so it's amazing I could achieve anything similar again!!)
VIEW LARGE for complexity of the tiny flowers:
I was at the Garden yesterday (not today, too hot and humid), and ran into the curator, figuratively, of course. Pointing at this three-inch sphere with nine ribs, he asked if I had seen the first and long-awaited bloom which occurred that morning. And then he gave me some background.
Euphorbia obesa is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia. It comes from South Africa, especially the Cape Province. Sometimes referred to as the baseball plant or gingham-golfball.
In the wild it is endangered because of over-collection and poaching, combined with its slow growth, and the fact that the pod contains only 2 to 3 seeds.
The Garden had five of these two weeks ago. Then, someone stole one. "Happens all the time, and it happens in all public gardens!"
The (literally) "Fat Euphorbia" has exploded in popularity as a houseplant since it was discovered in the late 1800s. Its unique appearance (unique in cacti, succulents, even among Euphorbia) and its low maintenance needs has made it the object of thieves to the extent that it is considered endangered in its native habitat. Producing only three seeds, it is simply not sustainable.
I have been watching this plant for the past six weeks. It, and now, its three companions, are nestled in a deeply shaded spot between three large boulders. Anyone who would steal one or all knows where they are, and is purposeful in their intent. Though I have not seen them, from what I understand, it is sold in nurseries around the world. In California, reputable nurseries sell them for between $27 and $45. I guess, if you're a thief, price is no object!
The man who betrays Him day after day, drunk with vanity, resentment, or reckless ambition, lives in a ghostly mist of mis-givings. Having ruined love with greed, he is still wondering about the lack of tenderness in his own life. His soul contains a hiding-place for an escaping conscience. He has torn his ties to God into shreds of shrieking dread, and his mind remains dull and callous. Spoiler of his own lot, he walks the earth a skeleton of a soul, raving about missed delight.
--Abraham Joshua Heschel, Man’s Quest for God: Studies in Prayer and Symbolism
"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."
Aristotle
A closeup look at the complex linking forming the forming the wheel and drive of an old steam locomotive.
8 July 2003 I went hiking in Hveradalir, Kerlingarfjöll, in the highlands of Iceland. I am Icelandic and have hiked in many places in my country but had never been to Hveradalir all my 50 years on this earth. It had been on my bucket list for some decades and when I finally came there it was one of those divine experiences in Icelandic nature. The weather was perfect, about 15 degrees Celsius and an almost clear sky, conditions which are rare in the highlands of Iceland. I was there for my friend's 50 years birthday and most of the group went on a hike in Hveradalir as part of the program (thanks Sævar for celebrating in Kjölur and taking us on this amazing hike). I love Icelandic summers being in nature with good friends taking pictures. I can say that those moments make me go high on life!
The mountain´s name in the picture is Mænir
P.S. Zoom in and see all the hikers in the picture :)
About this area:
Hveradalir Geothermal Area is located in the Highlands, by Kjolur Highland Road, in Iceland. One of the largest geothermal areas in all of Iceland, Hveradalir offers hot springs you can view up close and others that can be admired from a safe distance. The site is surrounded by the rhyolite mountains of the Kerlingarfjoll range, making for some spectacular and colorful surroundings and excellent hiking opportunities. Situated by the volcanic mountain ridge of Kerlingarfjoll, Hveradalir draws its name from the many hot springs in the area. From smaller, bubbling mud pools to larger springs of steaming water, the site offers visitors a glimpse into the stunning complexities of Iceland's geology.
One of Hveradalir's main attractions is the many striking natural formations created by the geothermal energy coursing beneath the surface. The hot waters flowing through the ground have interacted with the minerals, causing chemical changes that often result in unique patterns and colors appearing in the rocks above. Read more here: guidetoiceland.is/travel-iceland/drive/hveradalir