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We might kiss when we are alone
When nobody's watching
We might take it home
We might make out when nobody's there
It's not that we're scared
It's just that it's delicate
This shot is of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. It was taken on my summer vacation to the USA this year.
Delicate Arch is the state symbol of Utah and an iconic landmark. I wanted to give the arch a sense of scale and so waited until a lone back packer stood in the middle in of the arch.
My equipment is a Canon EOS 70d and Canon 70-300mm lense. This shot was taken handheld at maximum zoom.
To all mothers including myself :) and to my mother who passed away of last year ,I missed her so much .
HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY !
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"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. " ~Colossians 6 :1
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Why I believe in God - A beautiful message !
I do believe in God and of the His salvation only through Jesus Christ .
I don't believe in God because I was told to believe .
First of all I see God in nature as his creation functioning in perfect harmony .
If one don't see the glory of God in nature and creation alone , there is something wrong somewhere down the line why a person can't see .
I do believe there is God because of many personal experiences beyond ordinary . God demonstrated Himself and his love through interfering in many personal circumstances beyond reason to my favour .
We have an incredibly beautiful almighty loving God ! I do praise Him in everything He has done for me !
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Prophecy In The News with LA Marzulli
Unusual SIGNS Pointing to Jesus' SOON Return
WHY I AM NOT AN ATHEIST - Ravi Zacharias
Middleast Prophecy May 13 2012
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About the picture :
This photo was taken during our mountain walks in Spain 2011 .This is a wild flower /wild herb .
Delicate Arch ist ein 52 ft (16 m) hoch [1] freistehend natürlichen Bogen befindet Arches National Park in der Nähe von Moab , Utah .
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. Es ist das am weitesten anerkannte Wahrzeichen im Arches National Park und ist auf dargestellt Utah Nummernschilder und auf einer Briefmarke zum Gedenken an Utah hundertsten Jahrestag der Staatlichkeit im Jahr 1996. The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through the arch. [ 2 ] Der olympische Fackellauf für die Olympischen Winterspiele 2002 übergeben durch den Torbogen. [2]
Geschichte Because of its distinctive shape, the arch was known as "the Chaps" and "the Schoolmarm's Bloomers" by local cowboys. Wegen seiner markanten Form wurde der Bogen als "Chaps" und "die Gouvernante der Herbstzeitlosen" von lokalen Cowboys bekannt. It was given its current name by Frank Beckwith, leader of the Arches National Monument Scientific Expedition, who explored the area in the winter of 1933–1934. Es erhielt seinen heutigen Namen von Frank Beckers, Leiter des Arches National Monument Scientific Expedition, die das Gebiet im Winter 1933-1934 untersucht gegeben. (The story that the names of Delicate Arch and Landscape Arch were inadvertently exchanged due to a signage mixup by the National Park Service is false. [ 3 ] ) (Die Geschichte, die die Namen der Delicate Arch und Landscape Arch wurden versehentlich vertauscht aufgrund einer Verwechslung durch die Beschilderung des National Park Service , ist falsch. [3] )
This arch played no part in the original designation of the area as a US National Monument in 1929, and was not included within the original boundaries; it was added when the monument was enlarged in 1938. Dieser Bogen keine Rolle gespielt in der ursprünglichen Ausweisung des Gebiets als US National Monument im Jahre 1929, und war nicht inbegriffen Grenzen innerhalb der ursprünglichen, es war hinzugefügt, wenn das Denkmal wurde im Jahre 1938 vergrößert.
In the 1950s, the National Park Service investigated the possibility of applying a clear plastic coating to the arch to protect it from further erosion and eventual destruction. In den 1950er Jahren National Park Service untersuchten die die Möglichkeit der Anwendung einer klaren Kunststoff -Beschichtung auf den Bogen weiter zu schützen sie vor Erosion und möglichen Vernichtung. The idea was ultimately abandoned as impractical and contrary to NPS principles. [ 3 ] Die Idee wurde schließlich aufgegeben Grundsätze als unpraktisch und widerspricht NPS. [3]
[ edit ] Geology [ Bearbeiten ] Geologie Delicate Arch is formed of Entrada Sandstone . [ 4 ] The original sandstone fin was gradually worn away by weathering and erosion, eventually leaving the arch. Delicate Arch ist gebildet Entrada Sandstein . [4] Der ursprüngliche Sandstein Finne und war Erosion allmählich abgenutzt durch Verwitterung, schließlich Verlassen des Bogens. Other arches in the park were formed the same way but due to placement and less dramatic shape are not as famous. Andere Bögen im Park waren die gleiche Weise gebildet wird, sondern durch Vermittlung und weniger dramatische Form sind nicht so berühmt.
[ edit ] Hiking to the Arch [ Bearbeiten ] Wandern auf dem Bogen
The view of Delicate Arch at the end of the hiking trail . Der Blick auf Delicate Arch am Ende des Wanderweges . Delicate Arch is located at the end of a moderately strenuous, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) hiking trail from the parking area at Wolfe Ranch . Delicate Arch befindet sich an am Ende eines mäßig anstrengend, 1,5 km (2,4 km) Wanderweg vom Parkplatz Wolfe Ranch . Taking thirty to forty-five minutes each way, the round trip is slightly more than 3 mi (4.8 km) long and the Arch is completely hidden from view on this trail. Unter 30 bis 45 Minuten pro Strecke ist die Rundfahrt etwas mehr als 3 mi (4,8 km) lang und die Arch ist völlig aus dem Blick auf diesen Weg verborgen.
The first third of the hike is through rugged, brushy terrain and gains slightly in elevation. Das erste Drittel der Wanderung ist durch robuste, buschigen Gelände und gewinnt leicht in der Höhe. The middle third of the hike is along the face of an exposed slickrock outcrop and is strenuous due to the gain in elevation, but offers better views of the geology in the salt valley. Cairns (piles of rocks) have been placed by visitors and park staff to roughly suggest the otherwise unmarked trail to the top, yet visitors tend to wander all over the huge expanse of completely exposed sandstone . Das mittlere Drittel der Wanderung entlang dem Gesicht eines ausgesetzt Slickrock Aufschluss und ist anstrengend aufgrund der Gewinn in der Höhe, bietet aber eine bessere Aussicht auf die Geologie im Salz-Tal. Cairns (Steinhaufen) haben und Park gelegt von Besuchern Mitarbeiter auf rund deuten die sonst nicht markierten Weg an die Spitze, doch Besucher eher ausgesetzt wandern auf der ganzen riesigen Weiten des komplett aus Sandstein . The latter third of the trail is the most rugged, as hikers have now nearly reached the "top" of the plateau. Die letzten Drittel der Strecke ist die robuste, als Wanderer haben nun fast die "top" erreicht der Hochebene. The Arch is still invisible, and the trail runs around outcrops, through washes and between stands of twisted brush and trees. Der Bogen ist noch unsichtbar, und der Weg führt um Aufschlüsse über wäscht und zwischen Ständen von Twisted Pinsel und Bäumen. The trail may be easier to follow, but meanders as parts become muddy and difficult to walk through. Der Weg ist möglicherweise leichter zu folgen, sondern schlängelt sich als Teile schlammig und schwer zu Fuß durch geworden. During the 2004 fall season, the trail clearly followed the left (northern) side of the plateau, and brought visitors along a narrow shelf nearly 150 ft (46 m) above a dry wash. Während der 2004 Herbstsaison der Weg klar folgte der linken (nördlichen) Seite des Plateaus, und brachte Besucher auf einem schmalen Regal fast 150 ft (46 m) oberhalb einer trockenen waschen.
The arch comes into view suddenly around a corner in the trail and frames the La Sal Mountains to the southeast. Der Bogen in Sicht kommt plötzlich um die Ecke in den Weg und den Rahmen für die La Sal Mountains im Südosten. The immediate area around the Arch offers views of the southern expanse of the park, and has unguarded cliffs plunging one hundred feet or more. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Die unmittelbare Umgebung des Arch bietet einen Blick auf die südliche Ausdehnung des Parks und hat unbewacht Klippen stürzen hundert Meter oder mehr. [5] [6]
[ edit ] Wildlife [ Bearbeiten ] Tierwelt During the summer months, White-throated Swifts ( Aeronautes saxatalis ) nest in the top of the arch. [ 7 ] Während der Sommermonate, White-throated Swifts (Aeronautes saxatalis) nisten in der Spitze des Bogens. [7]
[ edit ] Controversy [ Bearbeiten ] Kontroverse Nature photographer Michael Fatali started a fire under the arch in September 2000 to demonstrate nighttime photography techniques to a group of amateur photographers. Naturfotograf Michael Fatali ein Feuer unter dem Bogen im September 2000 zu nächtlichen Fotografie Techniken, um eine Gruppe von Amateur-Fotografen zeigen. The fire discolored portions of the sandstone near the arch. [ 8 ] Fatali was given probation and forced to pay $10,900 restitution to the National Park Service for the cost of cleanup efforts. [ 9 ] Das Feuer verfärbte Teile der Sandstein in der Nähe des Bogens. [8] Fatali war Haft auf Bewährung verurteilt und gezwungen, die zahlen $ 10.900 Rückgabe an die National Park Service die Kosten für Aufräumarbeiten. [9]
In May 2006, climber Dean Potter made the first recorded free solo (no ropes or protection) ascent of this formation. Im Mai 2006 Kletterer Dean Potter hat die erste aufgezeichnete free solo (keine Seile oder Schutz) Aufstieg dieser Formation. Climbing Delicate Arch was not explicitly forbidden under the rules in force at the time. Klettern Delicate Arch wurde nicht explizit im Rahmen der geltenden Bestimmungen verboten an der Zeit. It was understood, however, that the named-arch formations should not be climbed. Es war jedoch klar, dass die genannten Formationen nicht-Bogen sollte bestiegen werden. The Park Service has since closed the loophole by disallowing climbs on any named arch within the park year-round. Slacklining and the placement of new fixed anchors on new climbs is also prohibited. Der Park Service hat seit schloss die Lücke durch das Verbot des klettert auf jedem Bogen benannt innerhalb des Parks ganzjährig. Slacklinen und die Platzierung der neuen festen Anker auf neue Aufstiege ist ebenfalls untersagt. Controversy erupted when photographs taken after Potter's climb appeared to show damage caused by a climbing technique called top roping . Kontroverse ausgebrochen, als Bilder Aufstieg genommen, nachdem Potter heißt erschien Technik, um eine Show Schäden durch Klettern Toprope . Potter has stated on several occasions that he never top-roped the Arch and no photos exist of Potter using a top rope setup on the Arch. Potter hat mehrfach erklärt, dass er nie das Toprope-Arch und keine Fotos existieren von Potter mit einem Top Rope-Setup auf dem Bogen angegeben. It is possible that a previous climber had top-roped the Arch leaving the rope scars. [ 10 ] Es ist möglich, dass ein früherer Bergsteiger Arch hatte Toprope-der verlassen das Seil Narben.
The palanquin is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons. Examples of litter vehicles include lectica (ancient Rome), kiệu [轎] (Vietnam), sedan chair (Britain), litera (Spain), palanquin (France, India, Ghana), jiao (China), liteira (Portugal), wo (วอ, Chinese style known as kiao เกี้ยว) (Thailand), gama (Korea), koshi, ren and kago [駕籠] (Japan) and tahtırevan (Turkey).
Smaller litters may take the form of open chairs or beds carried by two or more carriers, some being enclosed for protection from the elements. Larger litters, for example those of the Chinese emperors, may resemble small rooms upon a platform borne upon the shoulders of a dozen or more people. To most efficiently carry a litter, porters will attempt to transfer the load to their shoulders, either by placing the carrying poles upon their shoulders, or the use of a yoke to transfer the load from the carrying poles to the shoulder.
DEFINITIONS
A simple litter, often called a king carrier, consists of a sling attached along its length to poles or stretched inside a frame. The poles or frame are carried by porters in front and behind. Such simple litters are common on battlefields and emergency situations, where terrain prohibits wheeled vehicles from carrying away the dead and wounded.
Litters can also be created by the expedient of the lashing of poles to a chair. Such litters, consisting of a simple cane chair with maybe an umbrella to ward off the elements and two stout bamboo poles, may still be found in Chinese mountain resorts such as the Huangshan Mountains to carry tourists along scenic paths and to viewing positions inaccessible by other means of transport.
A more luxurious version consists of a bed or couch, sometimes enclosed by curtains, for the passenger or passengers to lie on. These are carried by at least two porters in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that pass through brackets on the sides of the couch. The largest and heaviest types would be carried by draught animals.
Another form, commonly called a sedan chair, consists of a chair or windowed cabin suitable for a single occupant, also carried by at least two porters in front and behind, using wooden rails that pass through brackets on the sides of the chair. These porters were known in London as "chairmen". These have been very rare since the 19th century, but such enclosed portable litters have been used as an elite form of transport for centuries, especially in cultures where women are kept secluded.
Sedan chairs, in use until the 19th century, were accompanied at night by link-boys who carried torches. Where possible, the link boys escorted the fares to the chairmen, the passengers then being delivered to the door of their lodgings. Several houses in Bath, Somerset, England still have the link extinguishers on the exteriors, shaped like outsized candle snuffers. In the 1970s, entrepreneur and Bathwick resident, John Cuningham, revived the sedan chair service business for a brief amount of time.
ANTIQUITY
In pharaonic Egypt and many oriental realms such as China, the ruler and divinities (in the form of an idol) were often transported in a litter in public, frequently in procession, as during state ceremonial or religious festivals.
The ancient Hebrews fashioned the Ark of the Covenant to resemble and function as a litter for the ten commandments and presence of God.
In Ancient Rome, a litter called lectica or "sella" often carried members of the imperial family, as well as other dignitaries and other members of the rich elite, when not mounted on horseback.
The habit must have proven quite persistent, for the Third Council of Braga in 675 AD saw the need to order that bishops, when carrying the relics of martyrs in procession, must walk to the church, and not be carried in a chair, or litter, by deacons clothed in white.
In the Catholic Church, Popes were carried the same way in Sedia gestatoria, which was replaced later by the Popemobile.
IN ASIA
CHINA
In Han China the elite travelled in light bamboo seats supported on a carrier's back like a backpack. In the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, wooden carriages on poles appear in painted landscape scrolls.
A commoner used a wooden or bamboo civil litter (Chinese: 民轎; pinyin: min2 jiao4), while the mandarin class used an official litter (Chinese: 官轎; pinyin: guan1 jiao4) enclosed in silk curtains.
The chair with perhaps the greatest importance was the bridal chair. A traditional bride is carried to her wedding ceremony by a "shoulder carriage" (Chinese: 肩輿; pinyin: jiān yú), usually hired. These were lacquered in an auspicious shade of red, richly ornamented and gilded, and were equipped with red silk curtains to screen the bride from onlookers.
Sedan chairs were once the only public conveyance in Hong Kong, filling the role of cabs. Chair stands were found at all hotels, wharves, and major crossroads. Public chairs were licensed, and charged according to tariffs which would be displayed inside. Private chairs were an important marker of a person's status. Civil officers' status was denoted by the number of bearers attached to his chair. Before Hong Kong's Peak Tram went into service in 1888, wealthy residents of The Peak were carried on sedan chairs by coolies up the steep paths to their residence including Sir Richard MacDonnell's (former Governor of Hong Kong) summer home, where they could take advantage of the cooler climate. Since 1975 an annual sedan chair race has been held to benefit the Matilda International Hospital and commemorate the practice of earlier days.
KOREA
In Korea, royalty and aristocrats were carried in wooden litters called gama. Gamas were primarily used by royalty and government officials. There were six types of gama, each assigned to different government official rankings. In traditional weddings, the bride and groom are carried to the ceremony in separate gamas. Because of the difficulties posed by the mountainous terrain of the Korean peninsula and the lack of paved roads, gamas were preferred over wheeled vehicles.
JAPAN
As the population of Japan increased, less and less land was available as grazing for the upkeep of horses. With the availability of horses restricted to martial uses, human powered transport became more important and prevalent.
Kago (Kanji: 駕籠, Hiragana: かご) were often used in Japan to transport the non-samurai citizen. Norimono were used by the warrior class and nobility, most famously during the Tokugawa period when regional samurai were required to spend a part of the year in Edo (Tokyo) with their families, resulting in yearly migrations of the rich and powerful (Sankin-kōtai) to and from the capital along the central backbone road of Japan.
Somewhat similar in appearance to kago are the portable shrines that are used to carry the "god-body" (goshintai), the central totemic core normally found in the most sacred area of Shinto Shrines, on a tour to and from a shrine during some religious festivals.
THAILAND
In Thailand, the royalty were also carried in wooden litters called wo ("พระวอ" Phra Wo, literally, "Royal Sedan") for large ceremonies. Wos were elaborately decorated litters that were delicately carved and colored by gold leaves. Stained glass is also used to decorate the litters. Presently, Royal Wos and carriages are only used for royal ceremonies in Thailand. They are exhibited in the Bangkok National Museum.
INDONESIA
In traditional Javanese society, the generic palanquin or joli was a wicker chair with a canopy, attached to two poles, and borne on men's shoulders, and was available for hire to any paying customer. As a status marker, gilded throne-like palanquins, or jempana, were originally reserved solely for royalty, and later co-opted by the Dutch, as a status marker: the more elaborate the palanquin, the higher the status of the owner. The joli was transported either by hired help, by nobles' peasants, or by slaves.
Historically, the palanquin of a Javanese king (raja), prince (pangeran), lord (raden mas) or other noble (bangsawan) was known as a jempana; a more throne-like version was called a pangkem. It was always part of a large military procession, with a yellow (the Javanese colour for royalty) square canopy. The ceremonial parasol (payung) was held above the palanquin, which was carried by a bearer behind and flanked by the most loyal bodyguards, usually about 12 men, with pikes, sabres, lances, muskets, keris and a variety of disguised blades. In contrast, the canopy of the Sumatran palanquin was oval-shaped and draped in white cloth; this was reflective of greater cultural permeation by Islam. Occasionally, a weapon or heirloom, such as an important keris or tombak, was given its own palanquin. In Hindu culture in Bali today, the tradition of using palanquins for auspicious statues, weapons or heirlooms continues, for funerals especially; in more elaborate rituals, a palanquin is used to bear the body, and is subsequently cremated along with the departed.
INDIA
A palanquin, also known as palkhi, is a covered sedan chair (or litter) carried on four poles. It derives from the Sanskrit word for a bed or couch, pa:lanka.
Palanquins are mentioned in literature as early as the Ramayana (c. 250BC).
Palanquins began to fall out of use after rickshaws (on wheels, more practical) were introduced in the 1930s.
The doli (also transliterated from Hindi as dhooly or dhoolie) is a cot or frame, suspended by the four corners from a bamboo pole. Two or four men would carry it. In the time of the British in India, dhooly-bearers were used to carry the wounded from the battlefield and transport them.
Today in numerous areas of India including at the Hindu pilgrimage site of Amarnath Temple in Kashmir, palanquins can be hired to carry the customer up steep hills.
IN AFRICA
GHANA
In Southern Ghana the Akan and the Ga-Dangme carry their chiefs and kings in palanquins when they appear in their state durbars. When used in such occasions these palanquins may be seen as a substitutes of a state coach in Europe or a horse used in Northern Ghana. The chiefs of the Ga (mantsemei) in the Greater Accra Region (Ghana) use also figurative palanquins which are built after a chief's family symbol or totem. But these day the figurative palanquins are very seldom used. They are related with the figurative coffins which have become very popular among the Ga in the last 50 years. Since these figurative coffins were shown 1989 in the exhibition "Les magicians de la terre" in the Centre Pompidou in Paris they were shown in many art museums around the world.
ANGOLA
From at least the 15th century until the 19th century, litters of varying types known as tipoye were used in the Kingdom of Kongo as a mode of transportation for the elites. Seat-style litters with a single pole along the back of the chair carried by two men (usually slaves) were topped with an umbrella. Lounge-style litters in the shape of a bed were used to move one to two people with porter at each corner. Due to the tropical climate, horse were not native to the area nor could they survive very ong once introduced by the Portuguese. Human portage was the only mode of transportation in the region and became highly adept with missionary accounts claiming the litter transporters could move at speeds 'as fast as post horses at the gallop'.
IN THE WEST
EUROPE
Portuguese and Spanish navigators and colonistics encountered litters of various sorts in India, Mexico, and Peru. They were imported into Spain and spread into France and then Britain. All the names for these devices are ultimately derived from the root sed- in Latin sedere, "sit," which gave rise to seda ("seat") and its diminutive sedula ("little seat"), the latter of which was contracted to sella, the traditional Latin name for a carried chair.The carried chair met instant success in Europe, whose city streets were often a literal mess of mud and refuse: Where cities and towns did not enjoy the presence of sewage systems left over from Imperial Roman days, it was common to empty chamber pots and discard kitchen refuse from windows down into the adjacent streets. Affluent and well-to-do citizens often found it hazardous and impractical to negotiate those avenues, and sedan chairs allowed them to remain prim and spotless while the carrying valets had to contend with the mud and the filth.In Europe, Henry VIII of England was carried around in a sedan chair — it took four strong chairmen to carry him towards the end of his life — but the expression "sedan chair" was not used in print until 1615. It does not seem to take its name from the city of Sedan. Trevor Fawcett notes (see link) that British travellers Fynes Moryson (in 1594) and John Evelyn (in 1644-5) remarked on the seggioli of Naples and Genoa, which were chairs for public hire slung from poles and carried on the shoulders of two porters.From the mid-17th century, visitors taking the waters at Bath would be conveyed in a chair enclosed in baize curtains, especially if they had taken a heated bath and were going straight to bed to sweat. The curtains kept off a possibly fatal draft. These were not the proper sedan chairs "to carry the better sort of people in visits, or if sick or infirmed" (Celia Fiennes). In the 17th and 18th centuries, the chairs stood in the main hall of a well-appointed city residence, where a lady could enter and be carried to her destination without setting foot in a filthy street. The neoclassical sedan chair made for Queen Charlotte remains at Buckingham Palace.
By the mid-17th century, sedans for hire were a common mode of transportation. In London, "chairs" were available for hire in 1634, each assigned a number and the chairmen licensed because the operation was a monopoly of a courtier of Charles I. Sedan chairs could pass in streets too narrow for a carriage and were meant to alleviate the crush of coaches in London streets, an early instance of traffic congestion. A similar system was later used in Scotland. In 1738, a fare system was established for Scottish sedans, and the regulations covering chairmen in Bath are reminiscent of the modern Taxi Commission's rules. A trip within a city cost six pence and a day's rental was four shillings. A sedan was even used as an ambulance in Scotland's Royal Infirmary.
Chairmen moved at a good clip. In Bath they had the right-of-way and pedestrians hearing "By your leave" behind them knew to flatten themselves against walls or railings as the chairmen hustled through. There were often disastrous accidents, upset chairs, and broken glass-paned windows.
Sedan chairs were also used by the wealthy in the cities of colonial America. Benjamin Franklin used a sedan chair late in the 18th century.
COLONIAL PRACTICE
In various colonies, litters of various types were maintained under native traditions, but often adopted by the white colonials as a new ruling and/or socio-economic elite, either for practical reasons (often comfortable modern transport was unavailable, e.g. for lack of decent roads) and/or as a status symbol. During the 17-18th centuries, palanquins (see above) were very popular among European traders in Bengal, so much so that in 1758 an order was issued prohibiting their purchase by certain lower-ranking employees.
THE END OF A TRADITION
In Great Britain, in the early 19th century, the public sedan chair began to fall out of use, perhaps because streets were better paved or perhaps because of the rise of the more comfortable, companionable and affordable hackney carriage. In Glasgow, the decline of the sedan chair is illustrated by licensing records which show twenty-seven sedan chairs in 1800, eighteen in 1817, and ten in 1828. During that same period the number of registered hackney carriages in Glasgow rose to one hundred and fifty.
THE TRAVELING SILLA OF LATIN AMERICA
A similar but simpler palanquin was used by the elite in parts of 18th- and 19th-century Latin America. Often simply called a silla (Spanish for seat or chair), it consisted of a simple wooden chair with an attached tumpline. The occupant sat in the chair, which was then affixed to the back of a single porter, with the tumpline supported by his head. The occupant thus faced backwards during travel. This style of palanquin was probably due to the steep terrain and rough or narrow roads unsuitable to European-style sedan chairs. Travellers by silla usually employed a number of porters, who would alternate carrying the occupant.
A chair borne on the back of a porter, almost identical to the silla, is used in the mountains of China for ferrying older tourists and visitors up and down the mountain paths. One of these mountains where the silla is still used is the Huangshan Mountains of Anhui province in Eastern China.
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I've been so blessed to have been able to visit so many wonderful parks and places last year that I've fallen behind with my photo editing and developing.
This is from a road trip I took back in Nov. 2010.
Theresa and I hiked up to Delicate Arch after our sunrise hike out to Landscape Arch.
This hike was a strenuous 3 mile hike over open slip rock, no shade, and one part was open cliff face with no barrier. Along the open sliprock there are cairns marking the trail, but I missed one and we hiked up about 1/4 mile before I realized I hadn't seen a cairn in some time so we turned around. Sure enough I missed one. I'm glad we decided to do this hike after sunrise rather than in the dark.
Having now done this hike I feel confident that I would be able to find my way up here again with my headlamp and torch.
The young woman here doing the Yoga pose Warrior 3 was fantastic. She recited poetry, and she and a friend later sang a duet standing under the arch just there. Oh, it's so long ago now I can't remember all the words, but it was about the simple things that make you happy. It was such a wonderful and spiritual experience being up here. Those of you who have climbed to high places or sat near the sea, or been deep in the forest know what I'm talking about I am sure.
Though I have forgotten the words to the song I will never forget the feeling of peace, and happiness I felt on this morning. I am grateful for the gifts of song and poetry she and her friend gave those of us who hiked up the sliprock to Delicate Arch on the morning of November 7, 2010.
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Delicate Arch at Arches National Park in Utah.
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Wilten basilica
The Wiltener Basilika (also called Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception or Our Lady under the Four Pillars) is a Roman Catholic church in the Wilten district of Innsbruck. It serves as a parish church of the parish Wilten in the bishopric of Innsbruck and is also a much visited pilgrimage church. The basilica is looked after by the Premonstratensians of the opposite Wilten Abbey.
History
Parish church and Stift Wilten, around 1840
As Wilten was the oldest Catholic parish in the region, it is also known as the Mother Parish of the city of Innsbruck. Under the present-day church building, the remains of a previous church were found, which were dated to the early Christianity, the 5th century. Legend has it that Roman legionnaires of Veldidena Castle worshiped a picture of the Virgin Mary there.
In 1140, the care of the parish of Wilten was taken over by the Premonstratensian order, and from 1259 a church of Our Lady was confirmed by documents, soon followed by an active pilgrimage.
The existing church building was built as a replacement for the dilapidated predecessor 1751-1756 under the pastor and architect Franz de Paula Penz as a new Rococo style after plans by Joseph Stapf from Pfronten, who also designed a large part of the sculptures. This church is now one of the most visited attractions in the city.
In recognition of its historical significance, the Wilten parish church in 1957 by Pope Pius XII was raised to the papal basilica minor.
Specifications
Euipments
Interior, view to the choir
The interior of the church is decorated in the most delicate colors, mixed with lots of gold and delicate Rococo pieces by Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer and Anton Gigl. Ceiling paintings by the Augsburger Matthäus Günther show scenes from the life of Mary. The high altar with its four columns is roofed by a huge crown. Underneath, in the corona, the miraculous image, a statue of the Virgin Mary with a child about 90 cm high, carved out of sandstone, in the high Gothic style from the first half of the 14th century, which gave the church its name. The Baroque façade of the church the wide space in front of it emphasises particularly beautifully.
Organ
Look at the organ
The church has an organ by Franz Reinisch II from Steinach am Brenner from 1894 with 24 registers, which was installed in the old case of 1758. In 2003, the successor company Pirchner carried out a restoration. The instrument today has 24 registers on two manuals and pedal.
I major work C-f3
1. Bordun 16 '
2. covered 8 '
3rd principal 8 '
4. Principle piano 8 '
5. Salicional 8 '
6. Gamba 8 '
7. Octav 4 '
8. flute 4 '
9. Cornett 22/3 '
10. Mixture V 2 '
11. Trumpet 8 '
II swelling C-f3
12. Principle 8 '
13. covered 8 '
14. Dolce 8 '
15. Aeoline 8 '
16. Fromo 8 '
17th tube 4 '
18. Fugara 4 '
Pedal C-f1
19. Subbass 16 '
20. Flötenbass 16 '
21. Violon 16 '
22. Octavbass 8 '
23. Cello 4 '
24. Posaune 16 '
Parish Cemetery Wilten
Around the basilica is the small cemetery of the parish Wilten. This complex, also known as the Alter (the old one) Wiltener Friedhof, should not be confused with the much larger Wilten Cemetery, which is under the administration of the Wilten Abbey and is separated from the Parish Cemetery by the Pastor street. Among the important personalities who have found their last rest on the parish cemetery, include the artist Hans Andre, the Tyrolean Governor Hans Tschiggfrey and the k.u.k. Colonel General Viktor Dankl von Krasnik.
Wiltener Basilika
Die Wiltener Basilika (auch Basilika Unsere Liebe Frau von der unbefleckten Empfängnis oder Unserer Lieben Frau unter den vier Säulen genannt), ist eine römisch-katholische Kirche im Innsbrucker Stadtteil Wilten. Sie dient als Pfarrkirche der Pfarre Wilten im Bistum Innsbruck und ist zudem eine vielbesuchte Wallfahrtskirche. Die Basilika wird von den Prämonstratensern des gegenüberliegenden Stiftes Wilten betreut.
Geschichte
Pfarrkirche und Stift Wilten um 1840
Da Wilten die älteste katholische Pfarre der Region war, gilt sie auch als Mutterpfarre der Stadt Innsbruck. Unter dem heute bestehenden Kirchengebäude wurden die Reste einer Vorgängerkirche gefunden, die auf die Zeit des frühen Christentums, das 5. Jahrhundert, datiert wurde. Der Legende nach verehrten schon römische Legionäre des Kastells Veldidena an diesem Ort ein Marienbild.
1140 wurde die Betreuung der Pfarre Wilten vom Prämonstratenserorden übernommen, ab 1259 ist eine Kirche Unserer Hohen Frau verbrieft, zu der bald eine rege Wallfahrtsbewegung einsetzte.
Das heute existierende Kirchengebäude als Ersatz für den baufällig gewordenen Vorgängerbau 1751–1756 unter dem Pfarrer und Baumeister Franz de Paula Penz als Neubau im Rokokostil nach Plänen von Joseph Stapf aus Pfronten errichtet, der auch einen Großteil der Plastiken gestaltete. Diese Kirche ist heute eine der meistbesuchten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt.
In Anerkennung ihrer historischen Bedeutung wurde die Wiltener Pfarrkirche 1957 durch Papst Pius XII. zur päpstlichen Basilica minor erhoben.
Baubeschreibung
Ausstattung
Innenraum, Blick zum Chor
Das Kircheninnere ist in zartesten Farben gehalten, vermischt mit viel Gold und zierlichem Rokokostuck von Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer und Anton Gigl. Deckengemälde des Augsburgers Matthäus Günther zeigen Szenen aus dem Leben Mariens. Der Hochaltar mit seinen vier Säulen wird von einer riesigen Krone überdacht. Darunter im Strahlenkranz das Gnadenbild, eine etwa 90 cm hohe Muttergottesstatue mit Kind, gehauen aus Sandstein, im hochgotischen Stil aus der ersten Hälfte des 14. Jahrhunderts, das der Kirche den Namen verlieh. Die Barockfassade der Kirche bringt der weite Platz davor besonders schön zur Geltung.
Orgel
Blick auf die Orgel
Die Kirche besitzt eine Orgel von Franz Reinisch II. aus Steinach am Brenner aus dem Jahr 1894 mit 24 Registern, die im alten Gehäuse von 1758 Aufstellung fand. 2003 führte die Nachfolgerfirma Pirchner eine Restaurierung durch. Das Instrument hat heute 24 Register auf zwei Manualen und Pedal.
I Hauptwerk C–f3
1.Bordun 16′
2.Gedeckt 8′
3.Prinzipal 8′
4.Prinzipal piano 8′
5.Salicional 8′
6.Gamba 8′
7.Octav 4′
8.Spitzflöte 4′
9.Cornett 2 2⁄3′
10.Mixtur V 2′
11.Trompete 8′
II Schwellwerk C–f3
12.Geigenprinzipal 8′
13.Gedeckt 8′
14.Dolce 8′
15.Aeoline 8′
16.Flauto 8′
17.Rohrflöte 4′
18.Fugara 4′
Pedalwerk C–f1
19.Subbass 16′
20.Flötenbass 16′
21.Violon 16′
22.Oktavbass 8′
23.Cello 4′
24.Posaune 16′
Pfarrfriedhof Wilten
Rund um die Basilika befindet sich der kleine Friedhof der Pfarre Wilten. Diese auch als Alter Wiltener Friedhof bezeichnete Anlage sollte nicht verwechselt werden mit dem um ein Vielfaches größeren Friedhof Wilten, welcher der Verwaltung des Stiftes Wilten untersteht und vom Pfarrfriedhof durch die Pastorstraße getrennt ist. Zu den bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten, welche auf dem Pfarrfriedhof ihre letzte Ruhe gefunden haben, zählen der Künstler Hans Andre, der Tiroler Landeshauptmann Hans Tschiggfrey und der k.u.k. Generaloberst Viktor Dankl von Krasnik.
Coming home from the dentist today, I passed rather drab yard. And yet in one corner, these delicate violet blossoms were indeed a find.
And, I did think about cropping to square. However, the petite flowers in clusters seemed so lovely there's no cropping whatsoever.
Happy Bokeh Wednesday!
"Faith is not a delicate flower which would wither away under the slightest stormy weather" - Ghandi
HFF!
The famous Delicate Arch from a different angle.
I climbed down behind it (careful good shoes are necessary).
From here it's way easier to take shot without any people in it and it's something different from the well known shot from the other side.
Taken from the Winter Camp Wash side (about 100 meters below) with the BAP, balloon aided photography. Early morning and already a good crowd is gathering.
This is the first time I had used a BAP camera with a bit of telephoto, instead of as wide angle as possible.
"Delicate Landmark"
Arches National Park, Utah, USA
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Delicate Arch, captured March 27, 2012 at Arches National Park, Utah. Sunrise light directly on the arch can be complicated due to the rising terrain on the arch's east side. This particular morning sun did not completely fill the arch until late in the morning, about 9:30AM. This shot was captured before that time, when the sun was glowing on the terrain surrounding the arch, but not on the arch itself.
This is a three-shot, tripod-mounted HDR image, captured with my Canon 40D, a rare experience indeed.
The wind is at 60mph on that day but we still hike up to the delicate arch. Not good for a photoshooting as the wind blow all the sand and cover up the entire area.
360 panorama of Sunset at Delicate Arch, probably one of the few times you'll see fewer than 100 people crowding this prime spot
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So another 50mm f1.8 shot here, really pleased with the outcome of this, I like the delicate focus on the petals and the vibrant bokeh!
Hope you like it to guys
Constructive criticism and thoughts welcome! :) I'd love to hear what you think!
...[ Camera ] ... Canon 400D
...[ Lens ] ... Canon 50mm f1.8.
...[ Settings ] ... 0.006" @ f/1.8, ISO 100.
...[ Editing ] ... 1 RAW file, tweaked in LR3.
...[ Filters ] ... None
...[ 500px ]...[ Olly's Flickr ]...[ Tumblr ]...
Will be busy printing and framing in nice large, matted formats and frames and museum glass! Five of these photos will be printed on 40" x 60" floating wall mounted metal sheets! I think I know which--will share photos of the photos hanging on the walls!
And I am mounting some on plexiglass/acryllic--front mounting them! Some I am printing on lossy fuji-crystal archival paper too, and then front mounting 40"x60" versions to plexiglass--will send photos!
The secret to HDR photography is that you want people to say, "Woe dude--that's unreal!" And not, "Dude--that's not real!" "Unreal" is the word they use when they're trying to figure out the photo--what makes it cool--is it a photo? Is it painted? How'd it come to be--how'd you bend the light that way? "That's not real," is what they say if you have the saturation/HDR/ etc. turned up too high. :)
Some (almost) final edits for my Los Angeles Gallery Show! Printing them on metallic paper at 13" x 19" and mounting and framing them on a 4mm 18x24 white mat and 2" dark wood frame. Also printing some 40" x 70" whihc is over three feet by five feet! Wish you all could come (and hang out with the goddesses)!
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Nikon D800E / D800 HDR Anelope Valley Ghosts in Slot Canyonfor Gallery Show!
Yay! I booked a major photography show at a major LA gallery in December! Will also be giving some lectures on the story--the Hero's Journey Mythology--behind the photography!
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Preparing for some gallery shows this fall to celebrate 300,000,000 views! Printing a few dozen photographs in ~ 30"x40" formats and mounting/framing. Here are some close-to-final edits. HDR photography 7 exposures shot at 1EV and combined in photomatix: 36 megapixel Nikon D800E with the awesome Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens. 45SURF Hero's Journey Mythology Photography!
Epic Scenic HDR Landscaps Shot with Nikon D800E: Hero's Journey Mythology Photography!
Shot with the Nikon Nikkor wide-angle 14-24 mm 2.8 lens!
Seven exposures @ 1EV finished in photomatix.
Enjoy the Hero's Journey Mythology Photography, and all the best on a hero's journey of your own making!
These were shot with Nikon's best D800 with the 14-24mm wide-angle Nikkor lens. 7 exposures were taken at 1 EV intervals, and combined in photomatix to bring out the shadows and highlights.
Rather large HDR (high dynamic range) photo--you can see great detail both near and far! View the detail at full size!
The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens rocks!
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos rock in capturing the full dynamic range of the scene!
All the best on your epic hero's journey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
The Delicate Arch in Arches National Park Utah! Nikon D800E Dr. Elliot McGucken Fine Art Landscape & Nature Photography for Los Angeles Fine Art Gallery Show !
Zion National Park Utah! Nikon D800E Dr. Elliot McGucken Fine Art Landscape & Nature Photography for Los Angeles Fine Art Gallery Show !
The Waterfall @ Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Beach in Big Sur!