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Beautiful coastline. Avoca Beach stretches between two dominating rocky headlands in coastal New South Wales. While the surf varies from one end to the other to suit the novice or more experienced surfer, it is also ideal for fishing and recreational swimming for all ages. Avoca Beach also features an ocean rock pool near the Surf Life Saving Club, perfect for young children. Avoca Beach forms part of the predominantly surfing and holiday resort area stretching along residential coastline from The Entrance down to Macmasters Beach. Situated in a quiet no through road area, it’s wooded hills and white-sandy beaches are a popular destination for Sydney’s wealthy and more discerning holidaymakers. The emphasis on Avoca Beach and surrounding areas is on relaxation and beach or surf activities. 20367
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Street scene from Ginza - it was quite hard to take photos there and then, the sun was glaring (as you can see in the background) and at the same time the street was in a deep shadow, turning everything a deep blue - I did some post-processing tweaking to get a result that at least resembled what I saw with my eyes at the time.
But let's not beat around the bush. The reason that I took this shot to begin with? It's the bag. If you know Swedish it is kind of hilarious. One of the words is a bit obscured, but it says: Ska tåget STANNA PÅ Göteborg. Which is Swedish. And a weird thing to put on a bag. First of all it sounds like something from the first page of a phrase book you take along on a trip. And secondly it is grammatically wrong. What it is supposed to mean is: Does this train stop at Gothenburg. What it actually says is: Does this train stop on Gothenburg. And why the emphasis on STOP ON? And again, why put it on a bag?
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Almost called it 6 linear gradients. I'm walking you right up to Agassiz and then slamming the door.
Handheld
There seems to be enough fear and terror in the world without me adding to it! So I hope I don't look too scary, think more emphasis on the word 'Happy' ;0)
In this digital watercolor rendition derived from one of my photographs, the essence of Bruges, Belgium, comes to life along a tranquil canal. The scene masterfully captures the captivating beauty of the city's historic architecture, with a deliberate emphasis on the charming buildings that grace the canal's edge.
Soft, pastel hues delicately wash over the canvas, replicating the gentle play of sunlight on the aged facades. The architectural gems lining the canal are rendered with intricate detail, their centuries-old stories told through the meticulous strokes of the digital brush. The buildings showcase a harmonious blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles, with the warm tones of the brick facades complemented by the subtle interplay of shadows and highlights.
The reflection of these architectural wonders is hinted at in the calm waters of the canal, but the focus remains steadfast on the majestic structures rising proudly above the waterline. Each building boasts unique features—pointed arches, ornate stonework, and stepped gables—all contributing to the city's timeless allure. The digital watercolor technique adds a touch of ethereal beauty, creating a dreamlike quality that transports viewers to a place where history and art seamlessly converge.
The composition carefully balances the elements, drawing the viewer's eye to the intricate details of the buildings while maintaining the tranquility of the canal setting. As a result, the scene becomes a digital masterpiece that not only preserves the architectural splendor of Bruges but also infuses it with a sense of artistic interpretation and contemplative beauty.
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The classic gate on the great ridge between Mam tor and Back tor with more of an emphasis on Edale this time. The colours across the view were stunning and deserved comps both ways.
Francisco de Zurbaran
Spanish, 1598-1664
Oil on canvas
He was apprenticed in 1614 to a painter in Sevilla (Seville), where he lived until 1658 when he moved to Madrid. He had a few royal commissions but remained throughout his life a provincial painter of religious pictures. His apostles, saints, and monks are painted with almost sculptural modeling, and his emphasis on the minutiae of their dress lends verisimilitude to their miracles, visions, and ecstasies. This distinctive combination of naturalism with religious sensibility conforms to the guidelines for Counter-Reformation artists outlined by the Council of Trent. He had numerous commissions from monasteries and churches throughout southern Spain, and many of his works were sent to Lima, Peru.
With emphasis being on the ‘crazy’ because we ended up here at Llangasty Tal y Llyn, in the Brecon Beacons because Llangorse Lake with its beautiful views over the Crannog to Pen Y Fan was heaving with day trippers despite the fact that many areas were inaccessible due to flooding . We came home early feeling hot and sticky to find that we had little water due to a burst water main.
Camera+, slow shutter cam; proccessed using facetune, procreate, icolorama, superimpose, flowpaper, & grunge HD.
This piece was inspired by my study of the painting 'Primavera' by Sandro Botticelli which can be seen as an elaborate mythological allegory of the burgeoning fertility of the world as shown in the spring wood nymph he painted. My idea was to show this allegory as a fall scene of a modern Wood Nymph who ruled over those who now sought her for protection over the upcoming winter worlds hazardous ways. Among those was Bird whose species was soon to die out unless Wood Nymph gave the few who remained her magical attention. Thus Bird is shown enticing Wood Nymph for her protections. With this story in mind I chose from a variety of mobile photos I had taken while also thinking of apps and processes to use. I put the chosen photos in a separate album in my photo app and started working from that album to pull the photos as I saw fit. I used superimpose to extract some of the elements from their background to create PNG files that I could add from. The wood nymphs face was put through facetune & reworked with another facial profile.. I worked back and forth in procreate and icolorama adding elements & effects as needed. Grunge HD was used to show a tear in the upper portion which was then overlapped onto the lower image and the whole reworked for linear aesthetic pause. I used flowpaper to create the blueish flowing forms coming from the birds feet to entice, encircle, the wood nymph and mirror the linear tear for emphasis. Many filters were used in combining images to get the best effects and a lot of masking in icolorama. Experimenting with my images in various apps is what fascinates me the most as so many different effects can be had and aesthetic choices made as the process grows.
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selected as one of winners in the photo/art category for mDAC, Mobile Digital Art & Creativity Summit, 2016. www.mdacsummit.org/photoart-winners-2016.html #mdac2016
Included in flicker group App Whisperer Showcase, 11/15/15.
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Included in Flicker Explore on 11/13/15.
featured in the Mob Paint Showcase at Art of Mob on December 31. artofmob.blogspot.com
An American bullfrog on top of the world. Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thank you for looking!
1/250 sec. f/7.1 600mm ISO4000
This is a simple image of an Icelandic river, well of a part of it where the sediments of the glacial water leave impressive stains in the volcanic soil.
But this is also the cover image of a world gone mad. Of a world facing global warming. Of a world losing its morals and political turmoil. Of a world with segregation and racism. Of a world fighting a pandemic. Of a world, yet so beautiful and so precious, and the only one we have. Hope!
The first name that came into my mind for this image was ‘Sauron’ (in a 3x2 crop the bottom part resembled an iris, but ultimately I decided to simplify the composition and put more emphasis on the fire like upper part. Hence the name and reference to the legendary Billy Joel song.
By Kai Hornung
This is another handheld pano of Cave's Beach from within one of the larger caves, with more emphasis on the inner rocks...
I wanted to try to create an image with different layers of light throughout the frame. While the final image looks relatively simple, I built the scene piece by piece using different flashes. Could I have gotten the same image by using a longer shutter speed and burning in the ambient? Not really. Each strobe is positioned to strike a surface in a particular way to achieve a certain emphasis or color. When you control every aspect of the scene, you can create whatever scene you like as you have limitless possibilities to alter each minute photon hitting the scene. Is it a work of art? Far from it. However, the lightning makes the shot much more interesting than it was without it.
strobist: 1 Vivitar 285HV, camera left, full power, bare, bounced off of the living room ceiling. 1 Vivitar 285HV, camera right, 1/16 power, bare, bounced off of bathroom door. 1 Vivitar 285HV, camera right (behind wall beside of subject), 1/4 power, diffused by a 15" Alzo Mini Softbox. 1 White Lightning Ultrazap 1600, camera right (behind subject), about 1/8 power, bounced off of floor (bouncing off of ceiling made the light much too cool for the scene). Vivitar flashes triggered via Cybersyncs. WL triggered via optical slave. Setup shot here.
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, "the best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain," which is exactly what we did the day before attending a garden open house, when it came pouring down all day The end result was a very soggy garden but with some interesting textures and shapes. Here, I used an aggressive edit in post to put even more emphasis on it.
This post is not dedicated to anyone in particular, but to life - with emphasis.
Also part of self-expression.
Roses are forever, or roses forever...
Yes and no. Due to their longevity, they don't last forever.
Although, yes for some people, roses are forever, due to being romantic flowers and one of the favorite flowers of many.
(By the way, not necessarily my favorite flowers, because I don't have a particularly favorite flower, or I do :-)...
I have to say that over the years I appreciate more the beauty, energy, and meanings of roses. As well as being one of the favorite flowers of different populations.
My love for the rose flower has grown over the years, like the look into its depth.
"touching each other"
A composition I created illustrating the touch of the petals in nature, as part of a natural or non-immediate natural process.
The contact is not necessarily physical, or spiritual.
A different touch can be conveyed, through words, conversations, situations, relationships, and more.
Music, art in its various forms, and more can touch.
One can touch in exact words, but not only.
It is not always necessary to use exact words to feel the touch of the soul.
BUT.. Better to use precise words.
There is the touch of being close to each other... and a different touch of being far from each other, but feeling the touch of the soul.
There can be limited and temporary contacts or permanent contact.
Touch to infinity, and forever. Close touch, or distant touch.
Touch is part of love.
Enjoy the week ahead!
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Type O Negative was an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1989 by Peter Steele (lead vocals, bass), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percussion), who was later replaced by Johnny Kelly. Their lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "the Drab Four".
The band went platinum with 1993's Bloody Kisses, and gold with 1996's October Rust, and gained a fanbase through seven studio albums, two best-of compilations, and concert DVDs.
Steele died on April 14, 2010, at the age of 48.
Hickey and Kelly stated in a November 2010 interview that Type O Negative had broken up following Steele's death.
(from wikipedia)
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The 12-hectare Arsenal site, owned by NMBS, SNCB (the Belgian railway company). The site, established in 1881, houses valuable industrial heritage such as buildings and tracks. The site will host a mix of residential, work and urban functions where the emphasis is on economy and with respect for the architectural heritage.
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Dati Tecnici
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a) Nikon D2x + Ottica Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f.2,8 G IF-ED VR HSM (Hipers Sonic Motor);
b) Filtro B+W XS-Pro Digital Filters Professional Giallo 93mm per Hasselblad Distagon FLE 40mm + anello adattatore 77/85 e 62/77;
c) Formato “24:16” – Dimensione Immagine Originale“L- 4288x2848 Dpi” – Dimensione Originale Raw File Mb 12,2 – Qualità “Raw” – Espsizione “Media a Prevalenza Centrale” – I. Dinamico “HIGH” – Spazio Colore “S-RGB” – Stabilizzazione “Si” – Messa a Fuoco “Manuale Assistita” – Impostazione Iso “200” – Bilanciamento del Bianco “Auto 1” – Regolazione Immagine Colore “0-0-0-0” – NR su ISO Elevati (Moderata - Media) – staratura intenzionale in macchina in B&W;
d) Esposizione Tempo 1/45s con apertura a f.5,6 utilizzando il monopiede n°134 Manfrotto;
e) Lettura Esposimetrica Angolo 1° con Sekonic DualSpot F-L-778 (effettuate 7 misurazioni con metodo del Sistema Zonale di Ansel Adams) a luce riflessa;
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Si è tentato di effettuare delle prove con l’esposimetro della macchina per cercare di ottenere una esposizione ottimale fra primo piano e sfondo ma l’una penalizzava fortemente l’altra e viceversa a meno di non usare un flash di schiarita (cosa che io non ho mai usato per i miei scatti preferendo la luce naturale), abbassare i toni del fondo e con il flash alzare la luminanza del primo piano ma avremmo avuto un falso della situazione reale (solo l’occhio riesce a compensare tale squilibrio luminoso). Ho provato anche ad utilizzare diverse letture come la lettura spot, media a prevalenza centrale o integrale ma purtroppo ancora l’elettronica non riesce a compensare queste situazioni estreme, solo con calcoli in manuale si riesce ad ottenere risultati egregi….ovvero:
e) Effettuate delle letture esposimetriche con esposimetro esterno (visto il controluce molto pesante - differenza in diaframmi circa 8 (con l’esposimetro della macchina dava o una figura troppo scura e fondo esposto quasi correttamente o figura esposta quasi correttamente ma sfondo slavato privo di dettagli) con Sekonic DualSpot F-L-778 –impostato a 5° (effettuate 7 misurazioni con metodo del Sistema Zonale di Ansel Adams);
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- Esposizioni:
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1) …la prima sulla parte più luminosa della scena in alto a sinistra (in corrispondenza del volto della ragazza);
2) …la seconda sulle piegature dei panni che si trovano in alto a destra (in corrispondenza della spalla destra della ragazza);
3) …la terza sullo zigomo destro della ragazza (quello in ombra e penombra);
4) …la quarta effettuata fra la ciocca dei capelli, lo zigomo sinistro e l’occhio dietro;
5) …la quinta sul dorso della spalla sinistra (questa lettura è stata sfalsata aumentando l’esposizione di n+2 per compensare la luminanza delle altre aree della scena);
6) …la sesta sul collo ed in corrispondenza della zona che sta sotto il mento ed in particolare nella parte di transizione fra la parte più chiare e quella più scura, posta proprio subito sopra il ciondolo della collana;
7) ...la lettura media ottenuta (sovraesposta di n+1,5) è stata confrontata con la settima lettura effettuata con l’esposimetro Gossen Lunalite con la calotta rivolta perpendicolarmente all’ottica di ripresa. Con il Gossen la luminanza principale è stata posta sulla zona V del Grigio Medio al 18% abbassando volutamente la scala tonale alla zona IV per attutire i grigi che risultavano di 2 valori superiori alla media ponderata della luminosità generale. Ciò ha permesso di equiparare i grigi e alzare la scala tonale generale di una zona. Vista la prevalenza delle zone basse il valore totale è stato sovraesposto di n+1/3 per evitare che l’esposizione finale impostata non penalizzasse le alte luci dello sfondo (la luce che si proiettava “nonostante il cielo limpido e soleggiato” era molto corposa “temperatura cromatica 6700°k”) o le basse luci (le luci in ombra e penombra erano troppo basse stimate in 2850°K/3200°K) nel calcolo della tecnica dell’Esposizione a Destra. Questa tecnica rappresenta un importante metodo di lavoro nella fotografia digitale, che permette al fotografo di ottenere foto meno rumorose e qualitativamente migliori;
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f) Prima Leggera Post-Produzione effettuata con Nikon Capture NX 2 (effettuando mascherature localizzate, riduzione di luminanza delle zone “zona VI-VIII e IX” e aumentando la struttura della zone “zona III-IV e V”)
g) Seconda Post-Produzione Leggerissima effettuata con Corel Photo-Paint X7 e Adobe Photoshop CC2015 per il miglioramento globale dell’immagine riducendo il divario zonale delle aree (ovvero effettuando una compressione delle zone);
h) Ultima Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2;
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Suggerisco di guardare l’immagine su fondo scuro e ascoltare questo brano
I suggest you look at the image on a dark background and listen to this song
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Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me - Mi hai perso
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….mi hai perso
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…trasparenti e sottili
le profonde emozioni
stupide debolezze
del nostro strano cuore.
E' il doloroso momento,
la speranza che
ci riscalda l'anima
ci tormenta lo spirito
in un mondo pieno
di delusioni.
E’ quella parte di noi
non indifferente, che
fa spesso gioire ma
troppo spesso soffrire.
Son tutte strane Illusioni
o…. forse…
bisogno di avere
al fianco colui che
capisca, ti consoli,
da quella tremenda
morsa che stringe la gola
che spezza
inesorabilmente il cuore.
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E’ un grande vuoto di dolore
trafigge l'anima,
scuote i sentimenti,
li puoi sentire
in ogni angolo
della tua mente.
Riecheggiano ruvide parole,
ma oramai così fragili
non si possono vedere
non li puoi più toccare,
eppure così forti,
che spezzano le emozioni.
Fanno tanto male
non tramonteranno mai
rimarranno scolpiti,
nell’anima eterni.
Non usi più quella,
per te, lontana parola
che tutti definiscono “amore”
….per sempre…. mi hai perso
e per sempre in sogno, forse,
in un’altra vita… se ci sarà,
ci farà ancora incontrare.
………………………………Luigi Mirto
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…. you lost me
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... transparent and thin
deep emotions
stupid weaknesses
our strange heart.
It is the painful moment,
the hope that
warms the soul
haunts the spirit
in a world full
of disappointments.
IS' that part of us
not indifferent, that
often it makes it rejoice
too often suffer.
They are all strange Illusions
or…. perhaps…
need to have
alongside the one who
understand, comfort you,
from that terrible
tight clutching his throat
that breaks
heart surely.
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It 'a great void of pain
It pierces the soul,
shakes the feelings,
you can feel
in every corner
of your mind.
Echo rough words,
but now so fragile
you can not see
you do not have to touch them,
yet so strong,
that break the emotions.
They are so bad
never set more
they will remain sculpted,
eternal soul.
Do not use more than one,
for you, distant word
which all define "love"
….forever…. you lost me
and forever in a dream, perhaps,
in another life ... if there will be,
we will meet again.
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Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within - La voce interiore
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Questa immagine è tratta da un reportage in continua evoluzione che sto effettuando nella ricerca di particolari volti che esprimano particolari sensazioni, scene di particolare enfasi ambientale, espressioni e sentimenti profondi trasmessi attraverso semplici sguardi, di particolari posture del corpo o anche dai semplici abiti e decorazioni fisiche.
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Tali immagini verranno raccolte in un “Manuale Artistico Tecnico Fotografico” nella quale saranno descritte le particolari tecniche di ripresa, i materiali impiegati, l’attrezzatura fotografica, i luoghi e le condizioni sceniche ambientali.
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This image is from a report in continuous evolution that I am making in the search for specific faces expressing particular feelings, scenes of environmental emphasis, expressions and deep feelings conveyed through simple look, a particular posture of the body or even from simple clothes and decorations individuals.
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These images will be collected in a "Artistic Photography Technical Manual" which will describe the special filming techniques, materials, photographic equipment, sites and scenic environmental conditions.
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A life threatening, system crumbling cybernetic plague, VIROT is a virus designed on the bacteriophage of eons past. This computer devourer is able to infect a hero’s core and either reprogram them for evil or shut them down for good.
Type A, the infection type, is small, nearly undetectable, with an emphasis on its rapid replication. Type B phages are a larger mutation that carry microscopic incision equipment used to inject nanites. These nano machines either act as miniature explosives, irreversibly damaging the hero’s Quaza Core, or act to change the materials within core, turning it into ANTI-QUAZA and sending the hero into a downward spiral of evil.
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The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as the downtown was revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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Photo captured via Minolta MD Rokkor-X 85mm F/1.7 lens. Spokane Indian Reservation. Selkirk Mountains Range. Okanogan-Colville Xeric Valleys and Foothills section within the Northern Rockies Region. Inland Northwest. Stevens County, Washington. Late October 2020.
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a) Leica M8 + Leica Summilux M 75 mm f.1,4;
b) Tempo 1/125s con apertura f.4,0 + 1/3 stop;
c) Lettura Esposimetrica con Gossen Lunalite (Effettuate quattro letture a Luce Incidente sui due lati estremi opposti del gruppo, una lettura centrale e una sul fondo);
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e) Scansione con Agfa Duoscan T2500 Pro;
f) Prima Post-Produzione Corel Photo-Paint X5 e Adobe Photoshop CS3;
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Hans Zimmer - Lost Canvas Eptesicus
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……. e gli altri
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…il pensiero dell’invecchiare,
a furia di remare con la mente,
incontra l’ossessione che è della morte
nel vasto cullata dei somiglianti.
C’è una prigione degli attimi
dalla scoscesa del trascorrere insieme
dal suo trascinarsi pian piano
di un tempo senza orizzonte.
Suona da lontananze
la sua frusciante voce
incatenata a sé e tanto vissuta
del grigio cielo l’albero
sembran salutare.
Tu che ora guardi alterata
che fa da guscio all’ignoto corpo,
falsa sicurezza loro,
la purezza delle cose fluttuante
e d’intensamente stabile
inviti il profilo a qualcosa
che piattamente porgono
concretamente erti
nel corpo come pali
tra cui perdute ondeggiano
le ombre solitarie che nel buio cancellano
ogni altra realtà ogni mattina risorgente.
L’urlante silenzio si spande
si confonde coll’aria
inizia dal cervello e dilatando…
molecole di luci d’eclisse forano
nel cielo della galassia che
piangono a rilento le stelle della notte,
cadendo, sorgendo nella terra
ridono i prati mentre scorre il sangue,
si perdono i sentimenti,
i vecchi muoiono nel suo ventre spento.
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.... the thought of aging,
by rowing with the mind,
meets the obsession that is of death
in the vast cradle of the likeness.
There is a prison of moments
from the precipitous of spending together
from his dragging slowly
of a time without horizon.
It sounds from distance
his rustling voice
chained to himself and so much lived
of the gray sky the tree
he seems to greet.
You who now look altered
that acts as a shell to the unknown body,
false security,
the purity of floating things
and intensely stable
invite the profile to something
that flatly reach out
concretely eroded
in the body like poles
including lost sway
the solitary shadows that cancel in the dark
every other reality every morning resurgent.
The screaming silence spreads
it gets confused with the air
starts from the brain and dilating ...
molecules of eclipse lights pierce
in the sky of the galaxy that
the stars of the night are slowly weeping,
falling, rising in the earth
the lawns laugh as the blood runs,
feelings are lost,
the old men die in his dull belly.
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The article below originated from:
Traditional Building Magazine
Updated: Jan 6, 2020
Original: Feb 2, 2016
Originally built in 1916, the Palm Beach courthouse was a tour de force of Neoclassical architecture. The architect Wilber Burt Talley designed a granite base, brick and stone façades, soaring Indiana limestone columns and Corinthian capitals that held up triangle pediments, and a dentil molding below the cornice. The four-story, 40,000-sq.ft. the building housed the county government offices and records, as well as the jail.
Almost immediately the courthouse ran out of space, and 11 years later an addition was constructed 25 feet to the east. Talley again served as the courthouse architect, and the 1927 addition was similar in appearance and used many of the same materials as the original building. In 1955, the two buildings were connected with usable rooms to accommodate the growing county.
Yet another addition was required in the late ’60s; it was completed in 1969. The architecture firm Edge & Powell delivered a brick building that nearly doubled the square footage to 180,000 sq. ft. This time, the addition was less than sympathetic. In fact, the 1916 and 1927 buildings were lost in the center of the new construction, which wrapped around them completely.
The building was utilized for 36 years in this configuration, until 1995, when a new courthouse opened across the street. Expansions had plagued the 1916 courthouse almost as soon as it was built, and this was no exception. “After the new courthouse opened, the old one was slated for demolition,” says Rick Gonzales, Jr., AIA, CEO and principal at REG Architects. “Since I knew about the 1916 courthouse, I recognized the potential of the site and got in touch with preservation specialists in the area. It took some time, but a group of us eventually convinced the county to fund a feasibility study, which we conducted in 2002.”
Gonzales talks about stimulating interest in the project: “We would go to the new courthouse to sell our idea and walk people up to the windows to look at the old site,” he says.
“‘Believe it or not, there’s a building inside that building,’ I’d say. That really piqued people’s interest.”
The county agreed to fund the project, and demolition of the additions began in January 2004 and was completed two years later. “It took a long time because it was a selective demolition,” says Gonzales. “We needed to be careful to salvage many of the materials from the 1927 building to use in the restoration of the 1916 structure. It resembled the original, so we took everything we could for reuse.” A number of materials were recovered, including limestone, granite, wood windows, doors, marble wainscot, mosaic floor tiles, wood flooring, trim, and hardware.
While a majority of the materials were the same from building to building, the detailing was not identical. “We were working from the drawings of the 1927 building because we couldn’t find drawings for the earlier structure,” says Gonzales. “We had thought the detailing was the same, but when we put our studies together we saw that the rhythm, proportion, and cornices were different.”
When REG Architects couldn’t apply the 1927 documentation to the restoration, the firm examined what was remaining of the building and the few images that had survived. “For a while, we had no cornice pieces, because all of the exterior ornamentations had been destroyed when the façades were smoothed for the addition,” says Gonzales. “Then a contractor found a 16-in. piece, which we used to re-create the cornice line.”
Other elements that needed to be re-created, such as the granite and limestone porticos on the north, south, and west façades, were designed using historic photographs. “We found limestone with the same vein from the same Indiana quarry that was originally used,” says Gonzales. “We were extremely lucky in that the quarry ran out of that vein right after our order.” REG Architects was also able to match the granite.
Many components of the building were salvaged and restored. The cornerstones were restored and placed in their original locations at the northwest corner. The 12 Corinthian capitals and the load-bearing limestone columns – each of which weighs 30,600 lbs. – were pieced back together and repaired. “Placement of the capitals was especially tedious,” says Gonzales, “because it needed to be precise. They were then secured with pegs and glue.”
On the north, south, and west elevations, the brick was restored and, when necessary, replaced. “We couldn’t locate replacement brick with the same hues as the existing brick hues,” says Gonzales, “so we hired artists to stain it so that it blended with the original brick.” On the east elevation, REG Architects specified new brick so the new façade clearly stood out from the old ones.
To the same point, new hurricane-proof wood windows were chosen for the east elevation, while REG Architects was careful to preserve as many old windows as possible on the other elevations. Hedrick Brothers repaired 76 original wood windows as well as the window hardware. “We found a local manufacturer, Coastal Millwork of Riviera Beach, FL, to get the original windows tested for hurricane-preparedness,” says Gonzales. “The company reinforced and laminated the windows, so we were able to reinstall them.”
The crowning achievement of the exterior work was the re-creation of an eagle crest on the west pediment.
Based on a small postcard and images of other eagle crests, Ontario, Canada-based Traditional Cut Stone designed the crest for Palm Beach. “They created a small scale model and then a full-scale model in clay,” says Gonzales. “The final piece, which took five months to produce, was hand-carved from five pieces of Indiana limestone.” Traditional Cut Stone was also responsible for all of the limestone work on the building. REG Architects based much of its interior design on the Desoto County Courthouse in Arcadia, FL, which was built by Talley in 1913.
“The dilemma about the interiors was that there was little archival material and few original photographs to give a precise vision for the interiors,” says Gonzales. “Emphasis was placed on trying to restore the character of the main courtroom and the main interior public spaces.” The main courtroom on the third and fourth floors was especially aided by the Desoto research. The millwork was re-created and the plaster ceiling and moldings, maple flooring, doors, and door hardware were restored. Replica lighting was fabricated.
Architectural elements in the corridors and staircases received similar treatment. Hendrick Brothers uncovered the original mosaic flooring and had it repaired. Only five percent of the tile needed to be replaced; in these cases, matching tile from the 1927 building was used. About 80 percent of the marble wainscoting was salvaged, while the other 20 percent was replaced with matching marble from the original quarry. Wood doors and door hardware were salvaged and reused.
All of the building code upgrades – including efficient HVAC, fire protection, and hurricane protection – were hidden as much as possible with historic finishes. The alley elevation provided an ADA-accessible entrance and space for elevators.
The newly restored Palm Beach County Court House now accommodates a museum for the historical society, as well as offices for the County’s Public Affairs Department and County Attorney. “People say this project was an alignment of the stars,” says Gonzales. “It was. We were lucky to have the opportunity to save this building, we worked with a lot of great people, and it turned out well. It was a great labor of love.” TB
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.traditionalbuilding.com/projects/courthouse-unwrapped
downtownwpb.com/things-to-do/history-museum-and-restored-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_and_Pat_Johnson_Palm_Beach_...
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