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I captured this double-crested cormorant during its takeoff roll. It takes a lot of energy for a bird to get into the air from the water and it shows! This bird is leaving a trail of splashes in the water behind as it gathers speed.
Taken 24 March 2016 at Conowingo Dam, Maryland.
It's freezing outside and they forecast more cold to come.
At least I can look at my photos and feel warm with my memories.
By the way.....can you spot the birds in my picture?
Happy New Year, my friends.
If you can create a carefully executed image so that your understanding of the subject comes together with the ephemeral qualities of the moment, it can create something that has more resonance, and can be more enduring, than all those thousands of fleeting impressions :-)
Frans Lanting
HBW!! Justice Matters! Indict Trump!
prunus, weeping fuji cherry, 'Shikizaki', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Baboom-Ariana-Pant
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SYNNERGY.TAVIS// Strange Domain Backdrop
Something Strange Collection - Strange Domain [360] Backdrop
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[Chris Two Designs] Basketball - Fatpack
Basketball is an interactive game to play with your friends. Launching at the N21 Event
May the melody and spirit of the holidays fill your home with love and peace. May your wish list come true. May you share joyful memories, laughter and good cheer with your loved ones. Sending you lots of love and heartfelt wishes to have a wonderful Christmas and holiday cheer. Merry Christmas !
♥ Mr & Mrs Salvatore ♥
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"Dance of the Aspens"
This has been a bucket list location for me now for over two years. Finding this somewhat secret location, mapping out the time of year I wanted to capture it, and then executing the shot were all stages of the making of this photograph. These Aspen trees are located in the San Juan Mountain range of Southern Colorado. One has to take a 4x4 vehicle on this "pass" of the mountain to get this spot. The Aspen trunks are curved due to an avalanche when they were saplings and thus makes it appear that they are dancing. Hope you enjoy.
These are courtesy of Whole Foods...and not Spring. It is still frigid here. :(
Ever feel like you run out of compositions in your mind? That's how I feel sometimes...
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Jan Hus was a Czech church reformer executed in 1415. His teachings had a profound influence on the history of the Czech nation.
Jan Hus’s contribution to the development of the Czech literary language was the introduction of diacritical marks, such as: č, š, ř, ž, á, í, é. The purpose of this innovation was representing each sound by only one symbol and eleminating digraphs (sounds represented by two letters).
The inscription on the monument reads “Milujte se, pravdy každému přejte”, which means more or less: “Love one another, wish the truth to everyone”. This is a shortened version of a quote from one of Hus’s letters from prison. The day of his execution, July 6th, is a public holiday in Czechia (Jan Hus Day).
Photo edited, background picture taken at Sacred Hills.
Lasses Birgitta (died 1550). She was the first woman executed for sorcery in Sweden. After the trial of Birgitta, the Swedish witch hunt remained more or less inactive until the 1590s, and the real witch hysteria was not to break loose until 1668. Approximately 400 people executed for the crime in Sweden. Most of these were women - but Birgitta was the only one burned alive.
September's full moon / harvest moon rising over the Empire State Building in Manhattan
The last photo I posted was of this year's Harvest full moon aligning with Edge NYC. I mentioned in the comment that I took that photo via timer while I was down the trail taking the alignment with the Empire State Building. Well... here's the shot I took live. Very cool to execute both moon alignments at the same time!
The monument has been installed in Kamenets-Podilskiy to commemorate the Gypsies executed by Hitler soldiers in the years of the World War II.
A romanticized Peter Pan-like statue of world famous conservationist John Muir born in Dunbar 1838, then emigrated to the USA in 1849. Muir became a naturalist and founded the National Parks in the States, beginning with Yosemite, California. Further details from John Muir's Birthplace museum, 128 High Street. In October 1997, the bronze statue was unveiled by Magnus Magnusson, inquisitor of the television quiz Mastermind.
Sculptor Valentin Znoba (1929 2006) was born in the Ukraine. Studied at Ukraine Institute of Fine Art between 1947 and 1953. Participated in many exhibitions in Europe, the UK and elsewhere. Between 1995 and 1997, Znoba executed several other works in Scotland, notably Freedom - a bronze of Sir William Wallace astride a rearing horse now in the possession of Abertay University, Dundee
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John Muir, April 21, 1838 - December 24, 1914, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks"] was an influential Scottish-American: naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America.
Stone bridge, constructed in 1674, at Corbridge, Northumberland.
The (original) bridge at Corbridge was built in 1235. Described in 1306 as the only bridge between Newcastle and Carlisle, it was maintained also as a link between England and Scotland. In 1674 it was replaced by the seven-arched bridge we see today. So well did the builder of this bridge execute his contract that his was the only one on the Tyne to withstand the famous flood of 1771. [Wikipedia]
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Executing my best Matrix move, here is a simultaneous view of the previous post, 90 degrees to the right, as the Sora moves through a cauldron of duckweed on Horsepen Bayou.
During the French Revolution the new revolutionary government erected the guillotine in the square, and it was here that King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793. In 1795, under the Directory, the square was renamed from Place Louis XV to Place de la Concorde as a gesture of reconciliation after the turmoil of the French Revolution. After the Bourbon Restoration of 1814, the name was changed back to Place Louis XV, and in 1826 the square was renamed Place Louis XVI. After the July Revolution of 1830 the name was returned to Place de la Concorde and has remained since.
Draw on my heart
Write on my soul
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In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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During the French Revolution the new revolutionary government erected the guillotine in the square, and it was here that King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793. In 1795, under the Directory, the square was renamed from Place Louis XV to Place de la Concorde as a gesture of reconciliation after the turmoil of the French Revolution. After the Bourbon Restoration of 1814, the name was changed back to Place Louis XV, and in 1826 the square was renamed Place Louis XVI. After the July Revolution of 1830 the name was returned to Place de la Concorde and has remained since.
Le 40 Victoria Street était autrefois un magasin de brosses. On y trouvait toute la gamme des brosses, des balais, des nettoyeurs de cornemuses aux brosses à cheminée. La famille aurait d’abord vécu au dernier étage, fabriquant des brosses et des balais dans l’atelier et les vendant dans le magasin du rez-de-chaussée. Le Robert Cresser’s Brush Shop est resté ouvert de 1873 à 2004. C’est la raison pour laquelle la boutique occupe une place particulière dans le cœur des habitants d’Édimbourg. Bien que les films d’Harry Potter n’aient pas été tournés dans cette ville, Édimbourg a longtemps été associée au monde des sorciers. Les immenses façades de Victoria Street nous rappellent l’époque où le « magicien de l’arc ouest » habitait une maison dans les environs avant d’être exécuté en 1670 pour sorcellerie. Si l’on rajoute que J. K. Rowling a écrit le tout premier chapitre d‘Harry Potter dans des cafés de la ville, à quelques centaines de mètres de Victoria Street, on peut penser que nous sommes à l’endroit où tout a commencé. Situé dans cette rue historique qui présente d’étranges similitudes avec Diagon Alley, Museum Context est un aimant pour les Potterheads qui veulent voyager dans le monde des sorciers à Édimbourg. Ce magasin de renommée mondiale a trois niveaux de marchandises magiques. Le bâtiment lui-même est assez petit, de sorte que seuls quelques moldus et sorciers peuvent entrer à la fois. Débordant de produits officiels Harry Potter et d’articles fabriqués par des artisans locaux, l’établissement offre une expérience immersive à ses visiteurs. Les curiosités vont des Hedwigs en peluche et des badges d’épingles Potter, aux grenouilles en chocolat. En remontant deux étages d’escaliers, les étagères, les murs et les plafonds sont remplis de baguettes, d’enseignes, de t-shirts et même de répliques de balais Nimbus. Ajoutant à l’authentique Diagon Alley-esque, le comptoir du magasin avec la caisse enregistreuse nationale séculaire, datant des années 1800. C’est avec regret que l’on quitte cette boutique pour se retrouver heureusement l'instant d'après dans la Diagon Alley …
40 Victoria Street was once a brush shop. It featured the full range of brushes, brooms, bagpipe cleaners to chimney brushes. The family is said to have first lived on the top floor, making brushes and brooms in the workshop and selling them in the shop downstairs. Robert Cresser's Brush Shop remained open from 1873 to 2004. This is why the shop holds a special place in the hearts of Edinburgh locals. Although the Harry Potter films were not filmed in this city, Edinburgh has long been associated with the wizarding world. The towering Victoria Street facades remind us of when the 'Wizard of the West Arc' lived in a house nearby before he was executed in 1670 for witchcraft. If we add that J. K. Rowling wrote the very first chapter of Harry Potter in cafes around the city, a few hundred meters from Victoria Street, we can think that we are at the place where it all began. Located on this historic street that bears eerie similarities to Diagon Alley, Museum Context is a magnet for Potterheads who want to journey into the wizarding world of Edinburgh. This world famous store has three levels of magic goods. The building itself is quite small, so only a few muggles and wizards can enter at a time. Brimming with official Harry Potter merchandise and items made by local artisans, the facility offers an immersive experience for its visitors. Curiosities range from plush Hedwigs and Potter pin badges, to chocolate frogs. As you ascend two flights of stairs, the shelves, walls, and ceilings are filled with wands, signs, t-shirts, and even replica Nimbus broomsticks. Adding to the authentic Diagon Alley-esque is the store counter with the age-old national cash register, dating back to the 1800s. It is with regret that we leave this shop to find ourselves fortunately the next moment in Diagon Alley...
A snowboarder executed a nice jump but then crashed into the deep snow. The hill in the foreground blocks the view of the man's torso, giving the illusion that he is buried under the deep snow.
The official snowfall for the weekend was 54 inches!
The Midland Camera club planned and executed a wonderful trip to the Jordan Valley and Leelanau peninsula in pursuit of Fall colors, landscapes, farms, sand dunes, Lake Michigan. lighthouses, and a vast assortment of interesting subjects to photograph. All the members came home with a nice collection of photographs and much joy in the adventure spent together. Visit our viewing site to see the work of the members.
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The gallows was erected in 1597 instead of a wooden gallows. The number of people executed is unclear, but there are some indications that relatively few people died there, which is also due to the relatively liberal jurisprudence of the Count House of Erbach. Only one execution in 1746 is documented in the church records, which is considered certain. Johann Adam Beisel from Unter-Sensbach was hanged for theft and adultery. [2] According to the inscription on a memorial stone next to the gallows, the "last execution in 1804, a gypsy woman for stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread" should have taken placeThree red sandstone columns about five meters high were set up so that they form the corners of an equilateral triangle. They carry three crossbars arranged in a triangle, which is why the place of execution is also known as the so-called "three-sleeper gallows". The gallows served the high court of the Oberzent under the rule of the Counts of Erbach; In 1806 they were deprived of their jurisdiction by Napoleonic law, which also ended the right to impose the death penalty. The gallows was erected in 1597 instead of a wooden gallows. The number of people executed is unclear, but there are some indications that relatively few people died there, which is also due to the relatively liberal jurisprudence of the Count House of Erbach. Only one execution in 1746 is documented in the church records, which is considered certain. Johann Adam Beisel from Unter-Sensbach was hanged for theft and adultery. [2] According to the inscription on a memorial stone next to the gallows, the "last execution in 1804, a gypsy woman for stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread" should have taken place
Une nouvelle installation de l’artiste britannique Linder Sterling dans le jardin de Chatsworth House s’inspire de l’un des épisodes les plus intrigants de l’histoire du domaine, vieille de 500 ans: l’emprisonnement de Mary, reine d’Écosse.
La «Bower of Bliss» de Sterling est une réponse du Queen Mary's Bower, une structure surélevée située dans un jardin de 100 hectares, qui aurait été construite dans les années 1570 pour permettre à Mary d'exercer son activité alors qu'elle était retenue en captivité pour son implication présumée dans des crimes d'assassinat. sa cousine Elizabeth I.
Mary fut forcée d’abdiquer en 1567 après avoir été impliquée dans le meurtre de son mari. Elle fut ensuite emprisonnée en Angleterre par Elizabeth I à partir de 1568 et exécutée en 1587.
L’installation de Sterling est l’un des points forts de la nouvelle exposition de sculptures intitulée «Chatsworth Outdoors: motifs de sculptures», qui s’ouvre dans le jardin du domaine de Derbyshire le 14 septembre. 2018.
Parmi les 35 œuvres présentées, on trouve une figurine masculine en fonte dressée par Antony Gormley intitulée «Learning to be I» et «Into the Wind», une sculpture en bronze de la tête d’un cheval réalisée par Nic Fiddian-Green.
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A new installation by British artist Linder Sterling in the garden of Chatsworth House draws on one of the most intriguing episodes in the estate’s 500-year-old history: the imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Sterling’s “Bower of Bliss” is a response the Queen Mary’s Bower, a raised structure in the 105-acre garden which some believe was built in the 1570s as a space for Mary to exercise while she was held captive for her alleged involvement in plots assassinate her cousin Elizabeth I.
Mary was forced to abdicate in 1567 after she was implicated in her husband’s murder and was then imprisoned in England by Elizabeth I from 1568 and executed in 1587.
Sterling’s installation is one of the highlights of a new sculpture exhibition called “Chatsworth Outdoors: Grounds for Sculpture”, which opens in the garden of the Derbyshire estate on Sept. 14. 2018.
Among the 35 works on show is a standing male cast iron figure by Antony Gormley called “Learning to be I”, and “Into the Wind”, a bronze sculpture of a horse’s head by Nic Fiddian-Green.
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Even as they take the sun, there's never any guarantee a Water Dragon will sit still long enough for a shot to be composed, focused and executed. This was a rare win win, but it was touch and go.
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The Mallard bursts into flight, showcasing the exceptional raw power needed to launch directly from the water. Unlike many birds that require a running start to gain momentum, Mallards rely on a perfectly synchronized thrust of their webbed feet and powerful wings, executing a swift and dynamic takeoff.
Notice that the bill is almost completely black. The bill of a Mallard chick is almost entirely black at birth and remains dark as they grow. However, after they can fly, usually around three to four months, the bill changes color. Males develop bright yellow bills, while females have a mix of black spots on an orange bill.
After executing a well timed meet with a westbound track geometry car, Montana Rail Link’s Bozeman Local scales the remainder of the west slope of Bozeman Pass and is about to duck into the tunnel at the summit which lies just a few hundred yards ahead. From there it will be smooth sailing down the other side of the mountain into Livingston, where the crew will have work at the yard and R-Y Timber before heading back to Bozeman. The two 1969 built GP35’s leading the short freight are a common sight on this job, and have undoubtedly traversed the steep grades of the Rocky Mountains many times further to the south under the ownership of the Rio Grande.
The Queen Alexandra Memorial on Marlborough Road, London was executed by the sculptor Sir Alfred Gilbert between 1926 and 1932. This bronze sculpture on a red granite plinth has the inscription "Faith, Hope, Love / The Guiding Virtues of Queen Alexandra" written on the plinth.
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The color version of the photo above is here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO:
So far there's only been one photo in my gallery that hasn't been taken in my garden ('The Flame Rider', captured in the Maggia Valley: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/53563448847/in/datepo... ) - which makes the image above the second time I've "strayed from the path" (although not very far, since the photo was taken only approximately 500 meters from my house).
Overall, I'll stick to my "only-garden rule", but every once in a while I'll show you a little bit of the landscape around my village, because I think it will give you a better sense of just how fascinating this region is, and also of its history.
The title I chose for the photo may seem cheesy, and it's certainly not very original, but I couldn't think of another one, because it's an honest reflection of what I felt when I took it: a profound sense of peace - although if you make it to the end of this text you'll realize my relationship with that word is a bit more complicated.
I got up early that day; it was a beautiful spring morning, and there was still a bit of mist in the valley below my village which I hoped would make for a few nice mood shots, so I quickly grabbed my camera and went down there before the rising sun could dissolve the magical layer on the scenery.
Most human activity hadn't started yet, and I was engulfed in the sounds of the forest as I was walking the narrow trail along the horse pasture; it seemed every little creature around me wanted to make its presence known to potential mates (or rivals) in a myriad of sounds and voices and noises (in case you're interested, here's a taste of what I usually wake up to in spring, but you best use headphones: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfoCTqdAVCE )
Strolling through such an idyllic landscape next to grazing horses and surrounded by birdsong and beautiful trees, I guess it's kind of obvious one would feel the way I described above and choose the title I did, but as I looked at the old stone buildings - the cattle shelter you can see in the foreground and the stable further up ahead on the right - I also realized how fortunate I was.
It's hard to imagine now, because Switzerland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world today, but the men and women who had carried these stones and constructed the walls of these buildings were among the poorest in Europe. The hardships the people in some of the remote and little developed valleys in Ticino endured only a few generations ago are unimaginable to most folks living in my country today.
It wasn't uncommon that people had to sell their own kids as child slaves - the girls had to work in factories or in rice fields, the boys as "living chimney brushes" in northern Italy - just because there wasn't enough food to support the whole family through the harsh Ticino winters.
If you wonder why contemporary Swiss historians speak of "slaves" as opposed to child laborers, it's because that's what many of them actually were: auctioned off for a negotiable prize at the local market, once sold, these kids were not payed and in many cases not even fed by their masters (they had to beg for food in the streets or steal it).
Translated from German Wikipedia: ...The Piazza grande in Locarno, where the Locarno Film Festival is held today, was one of the places where orphans, foundlings and children from poor families were auctioned off. The boys were sold as chimney sweeps, the girls ended up in the textile industry, in tobacco processing in Brissago or in the rice fields of Novara, which was also extremely hard work: the girls had to stand bent over in the water for twelve to fourteen hours in all weathers. The last verse of the Italian folk song 'Amore mio non piangere' reads: “Mamma, papà, non piangere, se sono consumata, è stata la risaia che mi ha rovinata” (Mom, dad, don't cry when I'm used up, it was the rice field that destroyed me.)... de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaminfegerkinder
The conditions for the chimney sweeps - usually boys between the age of 8 and 12 (or younger, because they had to be small enough to be able to crawl into the chimneys) - were so catastrophic that many of them didn't survive; they died of starvation, cold or soot in their lungs - as well as of work-related accidents like breaking their necks when they fell, or suffocatig if they got stuck in inside a chimney. This practice of "child slavery" went on as late as the 1950s (there's a very short article in English on the topic here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spazzacamini and a more in depth account for German speakers in this brief clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gda8vZp_zsc ).
Now I don't know if the people who built the old stone houses along my path had to sell any of their kids, but looking at the remnants of their (not so distant) era I felt an immense sense of gratitude that I was born at a time of prosperity - and peace - in my region, my country and my home. Because none of it was my doing: it was simple luck that decided when and where I came into this world.
It also made me think of my own family. Both of my grandparents on my father's side grew up in Ticino (they were both born in 1900), but while they eventually left Switzerland's poorest region to live in its richest, the Kanton of Zurich, my grandfather's parents relocated to northern Italy in the 1920s and unfortunately were still there when WWII broke out.
They lost everything during the war, and it was their youngest daughter - whom I only knew as "Zia" which means "aunt" in Italian - who earned a little money to support herself and my great-grandparents by giving piano lessons to high-ranking Nazi officers and their kids (this was towards the end of the war when German forces had occupied Italy).
I never knew that about her; Zia only very rarely spoke of the war, but one time when I visited her when she was already over a 100 years old (she died at close to 104), I asked her how they had managed to survive, and she told me that she went to the local prefecture nearly every day to teach piano. "And on the way there would be the dangling ones" she said, with a shudder.
I didn't get what she meant, so she explained. Visiting the city center where the high ranking military resided meant she had to walk underneath the executed men and women who were hanging from the lantern posts along the road (these executions - often of civilians - were the Germans' retaliations for attacks by the Italian partisans).
I never forgot her words - nor could I shake the look on her face as she re-lived this memory. And I still can't grasp it; my house in Ticino is only 60 meters from the Italian border, and the idea that there was a brutal war going on three houses down the road from where I live now in Zia's lifetime strikes me as completely surreal.
So, back to my title for the photo above. "Peace". It's such a simple, short word, isn't it? And we use it - or its cousin "peaceful" - quite often when we mean nice and quiet or stress-free. But if I'm honest I don't think I know what it means. My grandaunt Zia did, but I can't know. And I honestly hope I never will.
I'm sorry I led you down such a dark road; I usually intend to make people smile with the anecdotes that go with my photos, but this one demanded a different approach (I guess with this latest image I've strayed from the path in more than one sense, and I hope you'll forgive me).
Ticino today is the region with the second highest average life expectancy in Europe (85.2 years), and "The Human Development Index" of 0.961 in 2021 was one of the highest found anywhere in the world, and northern Italy isn't far behind. But my neighbors, many of whom are now in their 90s, remember well it wasn't always so.
That a region so poor it must have felt like purgatory to many of its inhabitants could turn into something as close to paradise on Earth as I can imagine in a person's lifetime should make us all very hopeful. But, and this is the sad part, it also works the other way 'round. And I believe we'd do well to remember that, too.
To all of you - with my usual tardiness but from the bottom of my heart - a happy, healthy, hopeful 2025 and beyond.
I know it is an iconic image and grossly overdone... but it is a cool view and it does taste so much better to get your own shot.
This is a 5 image HDR to properly expose the contrasted scene and then adjusted in Lightroom to match the drama as witnessed. My daughter and I set up 45 minutes early perched on rock overhang waithing for the sun to drop below the storm clouds that had just moistened the rock, increasing the contrast and saturation. It was the first time I planned and executed a shot based on the vision I could see in my mind's eye. It turned out better than I imagined.
Having executed a perfect 'rolling meet' at Bealville the Mojave Sub Dispatcher has kept an eastbound BNSF Z moving up the mountain, while Union Pacific's ZLCLT and its colorful headend consist continues on its quest for Northern California.
UP 1988 ~ ZLCLT ~ Bealville (Allard), California
Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision
05.12.2015
In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson.
This is one photograph on which I would be happy to stake my reputation as a photographer. As far as I'm aware, it is the only photograph of this historic building taken from directly in front as you see here. The reason why all the other photographs are taken from an angle is that the distance across the street is usually too short to give a complete view of the frontage. And an extremely wide angle lens will tend to distort the image too much.
In this case my plan was to photograph it at night, to take advantage of the lighting (limited though that is - especially at the very top of the building). The early Art Deco styling is truly outstanding and typical of its time of construction in 1915. This marks the architectural shift from Art Nouveau to Art Deco and this building is almost unique in Australia in that regard.
My earlier photographs of the historic Palais Theatre and Luna Park in St Kilda (Melbourne) were a model for this shot, although of course they both needed to be in colour.* The grey and white tones of The National Theatre's original paintwork meant that black and white was the obvious choice here.
*[I will do a re-edit on both those photographs tonight and post them tomorrow - as I am not happy with the original postings, given they were processed before I started using Capture One.]
Speaking of processing, there is plenty here, but no AI. Everything you see is on the original RAW file, but obviously certain parts of the photograph needed to be enhanced by using adjustment layers. Another reason for choosing this angle of shot was to incorporate the building with arched windows on the far right under the glow of the street lamp. It will surprise no art buff to see here the influence of the great Italian Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978).
The National Theatre was opened as a live theatre, but in 1934 became the first in Launceston to show "Talkie" films. It remained a successful cinema until 1969. At present it is the home of one of Tasmania's finest printing firms, Foot and Playsted.
This palace, which means ‘Stone House’, contains Khiva’s most sumptuous interior decoration, dense with blue ceramic tiles, carved wooden pillars and elaborate ghanch. Built by Allakuli Khan between 1832 and 1841 as a more splendid alternative to the Kuhna Ark, it’s said to have more than 150 rooms off nine courtyards, with high ceilings designed to catch the slightest desert breeze. Allakuli was a man in a hurry – the Tosh-Hovli’s first architect was executed for failing to complete the job in two years.
One of the most consistent photographers on Flickr and 500px is Stuart Allen. His simple uncluttered photographs are executed to perfection. Hope he forgives me my plagiarism, as it is meant as my poor attempt for a compliment.
SIM is the place, where all the sim cards come from ;-). Port Lands area east of Toronto is undergoing tremendous development. Almost all buildings like this are gone.
408. TMR Toronto 2020- June -13, P1390778; (2020 June) Uploaded 14. June 2020, Lmx -ZS100)
Édifiée en 1628, sous Richelieu, dans un contexte de guerres de religion et de conflits franco-espagnols par le Chevalier Deville, elle est ensuite remaniée par Vauban. Vauban améliore le système défensif, composé de quatre bastions, et prévoit des ouvrages extérieurs tels que les redoutes, ainsi que la fortification de l'ensemble de la ville - seuls la première partie du projet sera exécutée. Une rampe d'accès permet de l'atteindre. De la demi-lune ouest, la vue s'ouvre sur la ville et le bassin de Cize. Autour de la cour intérieure et contre le rempart, construits au-dessus de casemates souterraines voûtées, se serrent les casernes, le pavillon du gouverneur et sa chapelle, les poudrières et le puits.
With the restoration of the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, its two side altars were also revived: one in honor of St. Barbara and the second in honor of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine, which were separately consecrated in December 2000.
St. Barbara, born at the end of the 3rd century to a wealthy Roman nobleman in the Middle Eastern city of Heliopolis, was enlightened by Christian teachings and openly renounced paganism. She did not betray the Christian faith even under the most brutal tortures to which she was subjected by the governor of Heliopolis and her own father, and was executed. The entire Christian world honors her memory. In the famous painting by Raphael "Sistine Madonna" St. Barbara is depicted next to the Mother of God.
З відновленням Свято-Михайлівського Золотоверхого собору, було відроджено і два його бічні вівтарі: один на честь святої Варвари та другий на честь святої великомучениці Катерини, які були окремо освячені у грудні 2000 року.
Свята Варвара, яка народилася в кінці III століття в сім'ї багатого римського вельможі в близькосхідному місті Іліополі, просвітилася християнським вченням і відкрито зреклася язичництва. Вона не змінила християнської віри навіть під найжорстокішими катуваннями, які її піддавали намісник Іліополя і власний батько, і була страчена. Пам'ять про неї вшановує весь християнський світ. На знаменитій картині Рафаеля "Сікстинська мадонна" поряд із Богоматір'ю зображена Св. Варвара.
Історія життя Св. Влмч. Варвари описується давніми джерелами. Жила вона приблизно в 3-му столітті від Різдва Христового в Нікомідії, Малій Азії (сучасний Ізміт, Турція) і була вона, з огляду на свою надзвичайну красу, зачинена у вежі її батьком Діоскоросом, де і прийняла християнство. Згідно легенді, вона наказала пробити у вежі третє вікно, як символ Святої Трійці. Коли про це довідався батько, то віддав її на муки і смерть. Зачинена у вежі, очікуючи на страту, вона отримувала через ангела Святу Євхаристію. Св. Варвара молилася перед своїм катуванням за всіх, хто пам’ятатиме Христові муки та її смерть. Вмираючи, вона віддала себе в Господні руки та на справедливий Божий суд. І була пізніше причислена до лику святих, а саме “14-ти помічників у біді”. Зображають її на іконах на фоні вежі, символу її ув´язнення та мук, але одночасно і спасіння. В руці вона тримає чашу та Агнця, які почали зображати на її іконах з часів середньовіччя, відколи почали почитати її як покровительку в годину смерті, та на знак її з’єднання з Христом через Святу Євхаристію.
Св. Варвара разом зі Св. Катериною з Александрії та Св. Маргаритою з Антіохії належать до “Святих Дівиць”, народна любов і почитання яких не слабне з часом. Те ж саме можна сказати і про Св. Миколая, одного з найпопулярніших святих, однаково шанованого як на заході так і на сході, як Католицькою так і Православною Церквами.
The Treasure hunt is executed in sick now.
Cyber suits that I wear now can be gotten by collecting 10 mystery man's masks.
to 6th Sep.
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In 2021, the City of Conway executed a mural that also serves as a gateway sign at the foot of the Main Street bridge. The entirety of the creative process was undertaken by 315 employees of the City. The mural is based on a photograph taken by Conway Fire Chief Le Hendrick, which was edited into an impressionist style image by City Administrator Adam Emrick, and finally converted to paint-by-numbers by Deputy City Administrator Mary Catherine Hyman. The image was projected onto the wall at night so that employees could trace, number, and paint each section. The staff from 14 city departments started coming out in early October to paint the mural and would often work on the mural during nights and weekends. It took city employees four weeks to complete the project.
“This mural has done more than add another piece of artwork to the City, it allowed staff to work as a team,” the city of Conway stated. “Employees from different departments, who do not work together often, were excited to complete their daily work and join their peers and squeeze in sometimes just a couple of minutes to paint.”
‧ Artists: City of Conway Employees
‧ Dedicated: November 10, 2021
‧ Location: On the side of Rivertown Reflections Gallery, 223 N. Main St. Conway, SC
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." --Jeremiah 29:11
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EADS Airbus Military RAF A400M Atlas (ZM400) executing a "sovereignty" flight over the Gibraltar International Airport. The close proximity of the airport to Gibraltar's border with Spain generates the background of this photograph to be the heart of the Spanish border town of La Linea de la Concepcion.
one of many rewarding scenes at the "Seven Bridges" area south east of Rapid City, Michigan
The Midland Camera club planned and executed a wonderful trip to the Jordan Valley and Leelanau peninsula in pursuit of Fall colors, landscapes, farms, sand dunes, Lake Michigan. lighthouses, and a vast assortment of interesting subjects to photograph. All the members came home with a nice collection of photographs and much joy in the adventure spent together. Visit our viewing site to see the work of the members.
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En raison des attaques BRUTALES et SANGLANTES exécutés à Paris dans les dernières heures, je décide de supprimer le TITRE, la MUSIQUE, et le TEXT précédent de cette image.
Mon PLUS FORTE et ABSOLUE condamnation de ce nouvel acte de l'HORREUR et de la BARBARIE. Et mon profonde et plus sincère ESTIME et RESPECT pour toutes les victimes, leurs familles et amis, et pour tous le Peuple Français.
Alors que je suis écrivant ces lignes, Paris est encore sous le feu et la méchanceté de ceux qui ne connaissent pas la langue plus que la VIOLENCE et la TERREUR.
Nous sommes tous Paris, nous sommes tous La France.
Debido a los BRUTALES y SANGRIENTOS atentados llevados a cabo en París en las últimas horas, he decidido eliminar el TITULO, la MÚSICA y el TEXTO anterior de esta imagen.
Mi más ENÉRGICA y ABSOLUTA condena ante esta nueva muestra de HORROR y BARBARIE. Y mi más profundo y sincero RESPECTO para todas las víctimas, sus familias y amigos, y para todo el Pueblo Francés.
Mientras escribo estas líneas, París sigue bajo el fuego y la maldad de aquellos que no conocen más lenguaje que la VIOLENCIA y el TERROR.
Todos somos París, todos somos Francia.
Due to the BRUTAL and BLOODY attacks carried out in Paris in the last few hours, I decided to delete the TITLE, MUSIC and previous TEXT of this image.
My most STRONGEST and ABSOLUTE condemnation of this new act of HORROR and BARBARISM. And my deepest and most sincere RESPECT to the victims, their families and friends, and for all the French People.
As I write these lines, Paris is yet under the fire and the wickedness of those who do not know more language than the VIOLENCE and TERROR.
We are all Paris, we are all France.
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The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Abu Dhabi. It is one of the best mosque in the world. The ore we visit, the more we fell in love with it. Everything is executed with attention to details.
This image is a pano shot of three images - from bottom to top, taken during the blue hour.
I hope you'll like it. (More images from this place will follow...)
I thought the title was appropriate to the photo and the mood of the UK today. Hopefully whatever your views on the British Monarchy are everyone recognises the public service and dedication Elizabeth II demonstrated during her life.
Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
We came for sunset on the first evening of the workshop but alas never got any light. Further shot to follow with the 'death boulders' in it but this shot is a straight forward long exposure. I liked the way the clouds seemed to direct the eye to the castle.
Built on the most magnificent scale, Dunstanburgh Castle stands on a remote headland in Northumberland.
The castle was built at a time when relations between King Edward II and his most powerful baron, Earl Thomas of Lancaster, had become openly hostile. Lancaster began the fortress in 1313, and the latest archaeological research indicates that he built it on a far grander scale than was originally recognised, perhaps more as a symbol of his opposition to the king than as a military stronghold.
Unfortunately the earl failed to reach Dunstanburgh when his rebellion was defeated, and was taken and executed in 1322. Thereafter the castle passed eventually to John of Gaunt, who strengthened it against the Scots by converting the great twin towered gatehouse into a keep.
The focus of fierce fighting during the Wars of the Roses, it was twice besieged and captured by Yorkist forces, but subsequently fell into decay. www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dunstanburgh-cas...
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Little story:
I saw the funko of this guy in a target, and honestly he just looked so cool. I don't think he's going to be in any The Last Jedi sets, so I made him myself.
First Order Executioner-
The base is a regular first Order storm trooper with tons of additions.
The legs have a bunch of additional details. Arms are sculpted and have etape cause I wasn't painting a straight line.
The helmet is modded a bit, and yeah that's pretty much it.
The staff is made of a rod and chain parts.
And that's it!
Thanks!
-Boss
La catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia és la seu de l'arquebisbat de Barcelona i una de les construccions més antigues de la ciutat. La catedral es va començar a construir el 1298 per ordre del rei Jaume II al mateix lloc on hi havia hagut una catedral romànica i prèviament una de paleocristiana. El claustre es va acabar el 1448, però la façana, que també es va projectar al segle XV, no es va arribar mai a edificar. No va ser fins al 1887 que l’industrial Manuel Girona es va oferir a sufragar l’obra seguint aquell projecte original. Poc temps després s’hi van afegir les torres i el cimbori (1906-1913), coronat per una imatge de Santa Helena, de qui la família Girona n’era molt devota.
La catedral respon a la planta típica de les esglésies gòtiques, en forma de creu amb tres naus, girola i transsepte. Té nou capelles amb grans vitralls i un fals trifori des d'on es poden veure les claus de volta a una distància d'uns tres metres. La catedral té cinc portes d’accés; la més antiga de les quals, la de Sant Iu, és de 1298 i va ser durant 500 anys l’entrada principal del temple. Són especialment remarcables l’altar de marbre, consagrat el 1337 i sostingut per dos capitells del segle VI de la catedral paleocristiana, i el cor, començat el 1390. El cadirat és un dels conjunts escultòrics més notables del gòtic a Catalunya, i entre 1517 i 1518 Joan de Borgonya hi va pintar els escuts dels cavallers de l’ordre del Toisó d’Or, que es va reunir a Barcelona el 1519 per ordre de l’emperador Carles V.
El claustre és un dels elements més visitats de la catedral. Construït entre els segles XIV i XV, s’hi accedeix des de l’exterior des de dues portes, la de la Pietat i la de Santa Eulàlia, i des de l’interior per una porta romànica, l’origen de la qual es troba possiblement en la catedral anterior. És de planta quadrangular amb un jardí amb palmeres, magnòlies, un taronger i un brollador. Les tretze oques que hi viuen recorden Santa Eulàlia, que tenia tretze anys quan va ser martiritzada.
A la catedral de Barcelona hi ha les tombes, els altars i o les advocacions marianes de més de 140 sants, però els més importants són tres santes, Santa Helena, que es troba al cimbori; Santa Llúcia, a qui està dedicada la capella romànica; i Santa Eulàlia, la co-patrona de Barcelona, la tomba de la qual es troba a la magnífica cripta gòtica. També les 21 campanes de la catedral tenen nom de dona; una d’elles, l’Honorata, va passar a la història perquè va repicar per cridar a la rebel·lió de la ciutadania diverses vegades. La campana va ser malmesa durant un dels bombardejos del setge de 1714; el rei Felip V la va fer fondre com a represàlia per la revolta.
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catalan: Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia), also known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[2] The cathedral was constructed from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, with the principal work done in the fourteenth century. The cloister, which encloses the Well of the Geese (Font de les Oques), was completed in 1448.[3] In the late nineteenth century, the neo-Gothic façade was constructed over the nondescript exterior that was common to Catalan churches.[4]
Its form is pseudo-basilica, vaulted over five aisles, the outer two divided into chapels. The transept is truncated. The east end is a chevet of nine radiating chapels connected by an ambulatory. The high altar is raised, allowing a clear view into the crypt.
The cathedral is dedicated to Eulalia of Barcelona, co-patron saint of Barcelona, a young virgin who, according to Catholic tradition, suffered martyrdom during Roman times in the city. One story says that she was exposed naked in the public square and a miraculous snowfall in mid-spring covered her nudity. The enraged Romans put her into a barrel with knives stuck into it and rolled it down a street (according to tradition, the one now called Baixada de Santa Eulàlia). The body of Saint Eulalia is entombed in the cathedral's crypt.
The choir stalls retain the coats-of-arms of the knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. In his first trip into Spain, Charles, the future Holy Roman Emperor, selected Barcelona as the site of a chapter of his Order. The king had arrived for his investiture as Count of Barcelona, and the city, as a Mediterranean port, offered the closest communication with other far-flung Habsburg dominions, while the large proportions of the cathedral would accommodate required grand ceremonies. In 1518 the Order's herald, Thomas Isaac, and its treasurer, Jean Micault, were commissioned to prepare the sanctuary for the first sitting of the chapter in 1519. Juan de Borgonya executed the painted decoration of the sanctuary.
The side Chapel of the Holy Sacrament and of the Holy Christ of Lepanto contains a cross said to date from the time of the Battle of Lepanto (1571).[5]
In addition to Saints Eulàlia and Olegarius, the cathedral contains the tombs of Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Count Ramon Berenguer I and his third wife Almodis de la Marche, and bishops Berenguer de Palou II, Salvador Casañas y Pagés, and Arnau de Gurb, who is buried in the Chapel of Santa Llúcia, which he had constructed.
The cathedral has a secluded Gothic cloister where 13 white geese are kept, the number explained by the assertion that Eulalia was 13 when she was martyred.[5]
History
Parts of an early Christian and Visigothic episcopal complex including the baptistery (fourth century), a basilical hall (fifth century), a cross shaped church (sixth-seventh century) and bishop's palace (sixth-seventh century) are displayed in Barcelona City History Museum archaeological underground. Reportedly, this Visigothic chapel was dedicated to Saint James, and was the proprietary church of the Viscounts of Barcelona.[6] However, in a document from the Second Council of Barcelona in 599, it states that the cathedral was dedicated to the Holy Cross.[3] This church was severely damaged by al-Mansur (Almanzor) during his attack on Barcelona in 985.
In 1046, Count Ramon Berenguer I and his wife Almodis, together with Bishop Guislabert, began construction of a Romanesque cathedral at the site; it was consecrated in November 1058.[3] The cathedral was constructed over the crypt of the former church. It has been reported that a Viscount of Barcelona, Mir Geribert, sold the site to Bishop Guislebert in 1058,[6] though however, this date does not coincide with the reported start of construction.
The present Gothic cathedral was begun on the foundations of the previous churches on 1 May 1298; James II the Just was King of Aragon at the time, and Bernat Pelegri was Bishop of Barcelona. The church was built from the east end towards the west end, with a simple west façade completed in 1417. The cloister was completed in 1448, making the total duration of construction 150 years. In the late nineteenth century, Miguel Girona i Agrafel offered to complete the neo-Gothic façade and central tower as inspired by the original fifteenth-century design prepared by master Carlí and rearranged and drawn by the architect Josep O. Mestres. This work was completed in 1913 by Girona's children.[3]
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Vous découvrirez dans l'église Saint Gilles, place du Bouffay, 9 verrières, de composition et d'inspiration à plusieurs voix et à plusieurs mains, certaines plus que centenaires :
- L'Arbre de Jessé date du 16e et l'on ne connait pas son auteur.
- La Présentation au Temple réalisée par Ferdinant Laumonnier en 1893 à la demande de Marie Jumel, une Malestroyenne.
- Les Mystères du Rosaire, double vitrail contemporain de Hubert de Sainte Marie, de Quintin, placés en 1960.
- La Maîtresse-vitre de la Légende de Saint-Gilles est la verrière du choeur. Cette vitre de 60 m² a été exécutée au Mans par F. Huchet en 1900 à la demande du Curé Séveno.
Son thème est double, le ciel est la terre, l'ici-bas et l'au-delà.
- Les Vies de St Nicolas et de St Gilles datent du 15e et l'on ne connait pas leur auteur.
- Le Nouveau Testament, une verrière de la fin du 19e attribuée à l'atelier vannetais Laumonnier.
- La vie du Christ et de St Roch pourrait dater su début du 16e et serait attribuée à l'atelier quimpérois de Lorant Le Sodec.
- L'Eucharistie, vitrail historié composite : La Cène remonte au 16e siècle alors que la Multiplication des pains a été réalisée en 1892 par l'atelier Laumonnier.
- La rosace de la Vierge et l'Enfant date du début du 20e et est attribuée à l'atelier vannetais Laumonnier.
Signalons enfin 3 vitraux non-figuratifs, oeuvres du maître-verrier Hubert de Sainte-Marie dans les années 1970-1980
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