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Delicate Arch is a 65-foot-tall (20 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, US. It is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and on a postage stamp commemorating Utah's centennial anniversary of statehood in 1996. The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through the arch. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicate_Arch
Delicate like words
Delicate how time
So delicately runs
Then delicately dies
Delicate how eyes
So delicately breathe
Delicate like you my dear
Delicate like me my love
Delicate like you and
Delicate like me and
Delicate like
Delicate like you and me
Terence trent d'arby...
Yes, the nights in the middle of Utah, like in Arches NP are really dark. This is a single shot, I only adjusted graduation and colors a little bit.
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It is very rare for me to post more that one photo in a day, but then it is very rare for me to get some passable lightning shots.
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This very delicate wildflower didn't last very long. the winds knocked the petals off very quickly. Processed with Topaz Detail
This bust portrays a youth of about ten to twelve years old. Atop a long neck sits a delicate head, bearing the characteristics of the Julio-Claudians. The brow is wide, the nose fine, the mouth delicate and the chin small. The front of the head is carefully articulated while the back is only summarily modeled. A smooth fringe of locks frames the forehead. Curls are swept in front of the ears. Traces of discoloration around the lower edges of the bust suggest that it had an attachment, probably a calyx of leaves affixed with solder as on 89.AB.67.1.
Who do these two bronze portrait busts represent? They are very similar in appearance, although one appears slightly older than the other. Both boys have a hairstyle with a distinctive wave across the forehead, which was popular during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero. The busts originally had long, separately made locks of hair, which were attached to the back of the heads. Their long locks may indicate that they represent a pair of attendants in a youth organization called the Iuventus, which held special favor under Nero. If so, these busts are the only known portraits of such attendants in the Iuventus and were probably created to be displayed in one of the organization's shrines.
The other bust has an acanthus band at the bottom; while this feature is missing here, traces of solder may indicate its original presence. Also missing from both heads are the original inlaid eyes made of colored stone or glass paste. The emphasis on the front view, the simplistic treatment of the back of the head, and the overall style indicate that this pair of busts was made in the Roman province of Gaul.
These busts are said to have been found in France along with the Offering Box and the Statuette of Mars/Cobannus. The pieces were probably all displayed together in a local shrine of the Iuventus.
Gallo-Roman, from eastern Gaul, ca. 40-60 CE.
Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, California (89.AB.67.2)
Alpenglow on Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. We missed the actual sunset and got a lot of smug looks from the other tripod bearors who proceeded to leave...but the real color came about 20 minutes later as we were kicking ourselves for missing sunset, and getting ready to go. The good light crept up on us and everything began to glow, and for 5 minutes, give or take, we had spectacular color. It's about a mile walk back down the slickrock to your vehicle, and a bit hairy in January. My brother went over the side on the icy shelf leading down the backside of this bowl, and luckily managed to catch himself before a drop of a good 20 feet or so that might have been disastrous. The cold didn't bother us much, as our adrenalin by that point was running pretty high.
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles. Audrey Hepburn
*happy delicate bokeh wednesday*
Putting Delicate Arch in context, it is on the very right of this view, almost missable in all the other sandstone.
Let’s do that magical little lift that brings so much joy. Not too rude though; this is a delicate task that can easily turn tasteless. Key is to go slow, act with grace and keep it elegant. Sweet subtle seduction, all in good taste. That’s the way I like it and I hope you like my style too.
As usual, photos are a dish best served large and on black!
What a crowded place!
I suppose if we were up at the crack of dawn, we might have had it to ourselves. It's particularly surprising how crowded it was given that it's a 1.5 mile hike (I think each way... can't remember).
Regardless, given its popularity, I should have known.
The light was rather blah on that day, and the clouds were casting a funny color to the light.
I didn't really shoot much suitable for monochrome on this trip, so I figured I'd convert this one to save myself the trouble with getting the colors right... plus, I think it just looks stunning in B&W!
I found this cool spider web in the garden and sprayed it down with a mist of water. I love all the droplets caught in the web. Webs are definitely delicate.
I think this might be the Red-spotted Delicate (Epicyme rubropunctaria). Seen at the Central Tablelands, New south Wales. Happy Moth Monday everyone! I hope the week has been off to a good start for all of you. :)
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These looked so delicate, pure, shy and elegant with their little flirty beauty marks.
Thanks for your visit and kind remarks.
P.S. I don't know their name, any help??!!!
Thank you champbass2: These are Snow Drops
Arches National Park is a true gem. On my quest to visit all 59 National Parks in the United States I hope that any of the other parks I come across are half as splendid as Arches. Yes, I used the word splendid. I notice that photographers really tend to gravitate towards icons that are already named, and that’s typically what I end up looking for as well. The trails are usually well-versed and the hikes are usually relatively short. Usually is the key word. The hike to Delicate Arch was anything but short, and I know there are other trails that are much longer in Arches… (I really wanted my wife to write her summary of the hike and trail to Delicate Arch because she really despised the hell out of it. But, I suppose I can have her write that up later with some of the photos that she took there instead.)
I’d like to start off by saying that the 1.1 mile hike to Delicate Arch is worth it. Bring Water. One liter for each person. Even in the evening when things cool down the hike can be quite exhausting. The first quarter mile of the trail head is well defined and quite calm. After that; good luck. They say that the vertical increase is 481 feet. I have no idea who measured that, but thank you. It honestly feels like 1,000 feet. The path starts to become more of an open race to the top once you meet the slick rock. At this point you are following cairns. Cairns are rocks piled on top of rocks that sort of lead you to the next set of cairns. I’m sure you may have seen them and wondered what they were doing or what the purpose of said rock formations meant. You’ll think of me next time you see one. I know it.
After you reach the top of the slickrock it levels off a little bit. Then you reach the final pass. It’s a cliff hanger. Seriously. It’s a five foot wide walkway for about 100 feet to the viewing area of Delicate Arch. Once you’ve made the turn on the five foot wide path you’ve made it to Delicate Arch. Congratulations, Indy.
This arch is massive. Honestly a lot of photos including mine probably don’t showcase the massiveness of this arch. The interesting things I noticed while at Delicate were that people are crazy about taking their photo underneath the Arch. They can’t get enough of it. It was like collecting POGS all over again. The other thing is that the viewing area at Delicate is in a bowl shaped rock. This means that if you leave items unattended they will slide down the rock into the desert pit. It’s like the Sarlacc from Return of the Jedi. If I can relate it to Star Wars I will. Everything you see on TV usually does anyways.
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"It is sweet to dance to violins
When love and life are fair:
To dance to flutes, to dance to lutes
Is delicate and rare:
But it is not sweet with nimble feet
To dance upon the air!"
— Oscar Wilde
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Next time I'm here i want to walk under the arch and take a picture back at the crowd! There must have been 100? People there waiting for the sunset. Of course you have to be patient because every other person there wanted their picture taken under the arch.