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There is true beauty in simplicity and in my newest article I give you three quick tips for creating images which are evocative and compelling not only in what they include but also in what they exclude. In photography, and in any of the visual arts, images which are simple, yet evocative, can be particularly powerful. Please feel free to read my article at this link. I hope you enjoy!
This image: There is an infinite beauty to moving water and it can be unlocked by looking beyond what we first see. The purple of a winter evening's twilight is softly reflected in the fast moving waters of the St. Lawrence River, Montreal, Canada.
It was my friend Edyta's birthday a couple of days ago. She asked me to dedicate a photo to her here on flickr, not any photo, but one with black and violet colours only. Edyta is a very, very good friend of mine for many years now. Sometimes we argue, sometimes we don't talk to each other, but we are still friends :-) So why not to paint a fog violet for here :-)
Jeszcze raz wszystkiego najlepszego Edi! :-)
Romeo is battling for his life at the emergency veterinary hospital this weekend and into next week against all odds. If miracles exist, I hope it can shower upon him.
Romeo was the inspiration for me to take up and learn photography. He was my muse (perhaps better written as "mews"). Behind the lens I discovered how to view beauty in this world differently and uniquely.
I hope the world can collectively send their positive healing energy towards him. I am lost without my mews.
His story on Facebook: bit.ly/3xHZcXH
Taken at Discovery Park in Seattle, WA.
Well, tomorrow, I am heading for a stay on Skomer for the fourth time this year!!. I am well and truly addicted to the place along with my friend Tracy who will be joining me. Can't wait
Be grateful for the recession - you can now buy a place like this (a 3 bedroom terrace house in Belgravia) for about £4 million...
NEW GALLERY - Please take a look at aki˚'s work in this new gallery. It's superb stuff!
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Today Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state, the first woman ever so honored in the US.
But then, she was always a trail blazer.
And a nation says good bye to a champion who appeared small and frail but had an inner core of iron.
She had a steely will and never shied from her intelligence even at the time it was expected of women. She never demurred. It was simply part of who she was and so she used it.
She didn't raise her voice in fiery uproar, her fire was her rock solid resolve.
She was committed, she had the courage of a lion when faced with obstacles both personal and professional, and somehow she always remained doggedly optimistic.
With her steady ferocity of spirit and Impeccable precision of thought she was a torch bearer who held our constitution accountable to its most noble intent....." to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" with equal justice for all.
So fly away now, Ruth, go be with Marty, rest in peace. Your legacy lives.
And I pray to the heavens that now hold you that your light will shine us through these "times of trials and passions"
You were unstoppable, indomitable.
You were and always will be the notorious RBG.
Thank you.
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Amboseli’s sunsets are a primordial mixture of dust and mire, serenity and struggle, consummation and genesis. Its skies are infused with the sanguine luster of lives exchanged. Immensely infrequent are those unaffected by its power and allure. Moral turpitude and greed plague those worthless and debased souls who slaughter for perverse amusement. #Elephants #Amboseli
Happy New Year, my dear friends!
Please continue to enjoy my Toronto ice storm series...
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For the 52 Weeks for Dogs challenge "Up close and personal" Poor Pokey, he's really starting to show his age (16 1/2 years old) and it seems, the older he gets, the less tolerant of having a camera in his face he gets. Sorry little man, but you've got 50 more weeks to put up with this.
This is a companion photo to the one from a few weeks ago, showing the retired lumber trucks, covered in recent snow, basking in the warm light of a setting sun. Turns out that a young man, Michel, really connected with that photo - so this one's for him.
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Last week I was in San Diego to help train some of the folks at Best Buy. One of the more extensive retail training programs I have ever seen, Best Buy takes key people out of their store for a week... flies them to someplace like San Diego. There they spend time with professional photographers and manufacturer's reps learning the gear and techniques needed to talk with you.
One of the stops was "Action".
Usual reason or street version of why shoes tied together and tossed like this is Drugs for sale. (most common) Can also mark gang territory.
Emotional scenes in Shoreham this morning for a rally in support of Ukraine
In Explore at #361 on the 6th March 2022
Waiting for a sunset you think will turn out well is always great fun, so last night at Southerndown, Wait for me by Kings of Leon, is perfect. Just a beautiful night.
Today was rainy but that didn't stop me from making another visit to Greys Rainbow Garden here in Savannah.A few new colors in bloom and WOW what colors! With an umbrella in one hand sheltered from the rain and the other with my camera in hand and finger on the shutter I managed to get some incredible new captures of these Bearded Iris.I guess if anyone was watching they would have thought what a loony lady!LOL,doesn't she know its RAINING!
My dear contact Burch has been a bit under the weather and he so loves color ,I think this aught to cheer him up what do you think?? Best wishes for your week ahead my friends...Explored many thanks dear Flickr and friends
5-19-13 # 137
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New Westminster Waterfront Esplanade, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada,
Agave americana, common names century plant,[5] maguey, or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico and the United States in Texas. It is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant, and has been naturalized in many regions, including parts of the West Indies, South America, Mediterranean Basin, Africa, Canary Islands, India, China, Thailand, and Australia.
Despite the common name "American aloe", it is not in the same family as aloe, though it is in the same order, Asparagales.
Created for the Texture for Layers Challenge #10: Demi-Manse
original from nesster
Used free stock photo given Demi-Manse, my own photo and two textures from the pool, thx to Christie Lacy and ghostbones
Seen at the Port de Ploumanac'h last weekend.
They led up to a garden gate, that was almost totally covered in greenery!
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :O)
The marker at the end of Lytham St Anns Jetty. Nice catching up with @markmcneillphoto and thank for the pointer regarding prints. I will look into that. Ohh and I have removed something from this picture, box of Jaffa cakes to who can tell me what it is.
Been a while since I've got a whole clear night to do some shooting. Got skunked last weekend up in the mountains, cloudy all weekend at night, so I spent yesterday watching the IR satellites trying to decide whether or not risking another trip up there. Wasn't looking good with the monsoonal moisture we've been getting every day here in Utah so instead I decided to make the quick trip out to Delle and shoot the infamous bus. Moon was just about set so I decided to get snapping so I could get the Rho Ophiuchi Complex still in the sky, it's getting later in the year now and there's limited time before that region sets below the horizon. Used some small puck lights to illuminate the interior of the bus and my red headlamp to light myself up. Exterior lighting is caused by the truck stop that's a few hundred yards away.
6 shots for this image, 4 for the sky, 2 for the foreground, all shot consecutively with no gaps in time/tripod location. Shot with a Nikon D800E on a Sky Watcher Star Adventurer tracking mount, sky shots are 2 minute exposures at ISO 800 and f2.8, foreground shots are 2 minute exposures at ISO 400 and f2.8. No stacking done, just stitching to create a wider field of view.
A fine example of this common species attracted to light. I followed the moth catching guide for dummies. In brief: 1) forget to switch off the light in the bathroom; 2) leave bathroom window open; 3) don't go to bed before midnight. Occationally it works as seen above. Bath, England, UK
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Παναγία Πελεκητή: Η «βασίλισσα» των Αγράφων
Είναι ένα από τα μοναστήρια που ξεχωρίζουν. Το τοπίο, η αρχιτεκτονική του, η ιστορία του καθιστούν την Ιερά Μονή της Παναγίας Πελεκητής προσκυνηματικό κέντρο. Βρίσκεται κτισμένη πάνω από την τεχνητή λίμνη Πλαστήρα στην Καρδίτσα και υπάγεται διοικητικά στη Μητρόπολη Φαναριοφερσάλων. Σύμφωνα με τα τελευταία ιστορικά στοιχεία, κτίστηκε πριν από περίπου πέντε αιώνες σε μια απόκρημνη, βραχώδη πλαγιά των Αγράφων, σε υψόμετρο 1.400 μέτρων, βορειοδυτικά του χωριού Καρίτσα.
Η ιστορία της Ιεράς Μονής Παναγίας Πελεκητής έχει συνδεθεί με την πορεία της περιοχής, η οποία συμμετείχε σε όλους τους αγώνες του Έθνους. Κατά την επανάσταση του 1821 η Καρίτσα καταστράφηκε από τους Τούρκους, ενώ το 1943 από τους Γερμανούς. Οι μοναχοί της μονής ήταν εκ των πρωταγωνιστών κατά την απελευθέρωση της Καρίτσας από τους Τούρκους, δημιουργώντας μια διαφορετική σχέση με τους κατοίκους.
Από την ίδρυσή της η μονή δέσποζε στα εκκλησιαστικά πράγματα της περιοχής αφού είχε αναγνωριστεί ως σταυροπηγιακή το 1606 από τον Οικουμενικό Πατριάρχη Ραφαήλ Β΄.
Πελεκητή ονομάστηκε καθώς τα κελιά της δημιουργήθηκαν μέσα στους βράχους σε τέσσερα επίπεδα, όπου οι μοναχοί ζούσαν και λειτουργούσαν το μοναστήρι, ενώ υπήρχε ακόμη και κρυφό σχολειό.
Ο Πορφύριος
Όπως αναφέρει ο Φώτης Κερασιώτης, που έχει ασχοληθεί με την ιστορία της μονής, η ίδρυσή της άρχισε πιθανότατα στα τέλη του 15ου αιώνα από τον Πνευματικό Πορφύριο και ολοκληρώθηκε το 1529 στη σημερινή της μορφή από τον νέο Οσιομάρτυρα Δαμιανό, ο οποίος ιστορείται ως «κτήτωρ» σε δύο τοιχογραφίες της. Το μοναστήρι αγιογραφήθηκε στα μέσα του 17ου αιώνα και έχει δύο ναούς, τον Ναό της Αναλήψεως του Χριστού και τον Ναό της Παναγιάς Φανερωμένης (το Καθολικό).
Το Καθολικό είναι ο κεντρικός και αρχαιότερος ναός, αφιερωμένος στην Ανάληψη του Κυρίου. Είναι μονόκλιτη βασιλική με νάρθηκα, στεγασμένη με κυλινδρική καμάρα, με ενισχυτικό τόξο στο μέσο. Σύμφωνα με σχετική επιγραφή που υπάρχει εντός του ναού, αγιογραφήθηκε το 1654 από τους αγιογράφους Ιωάννη, Νικόλαο Ιερέα και Ιάκωβο Ιερομόναχο.
Ο δεύτερος ναός είναι αφιερωμένος στην Παναγία Φανερωμένη. Είναι αθωνικού ρυθμού, με τρούλο και πλευρικούς χορούς, χωρίς εσωτερικούς κίονες. Οι τοιχογραφίες, όπως προκύπτει από σχετική επιγραφή που υπάρχει επάνω από τη θύρα εισόδου, ιστορήθηκαν το 1666. Ανιστορήθηκαν το 1674 από τον αγιογράφο Ιάκωβο και τον γιο του Δημήτριο.
Γνωστή είναι η μικρή αλλά θαυματουργή εικόνα της Παναγίας Πελεκητής, στην οποία έχει ζωγραφιστεί η Παναγία με τον Χριστό στην αγκαλιά της. Η εικόνα δυστυχώς εκλάπη και αναζητείται για να επιστραφεί στη φυσική της θέση, το μοναστήρι. Ο Ευρυτάνας ιστορικός Πάνος Βασιλείου το 1929 έγραψε τα εξής: «Εκτός της αρίστης Βυζαντινής τέχνης σε τοιχογραφίες, υπάρχει εδώ μια εικόνα (ελαιογραφία 0,04Χ0,03) της Παναγίας με τον Χριστό στην αγκαλιά της, έργο Ραφαηλικής τέχνης. Δεν εξηγείται πώς η μικροσκοπική αυτή εικονίτσα, που θεωρείται και σαν παλαιότερη, αλλά θαυματουργός, βρέθηκε εδώ πάνω. Φέρει χρονολογία 1654.
Η τεχνοτροπία της θυμίζει τον Χριστό του Πρωτάτου του Αγίου Όρους, το γνωστό έργο του Πανσέληνου. Μάλιστα ήταν η εικονίτσα τούτη στολισμένη με 20 πολύτιμες πέτρες από τις οποίες οι 16 αφαιρέθηκαν από… αγνώστους, χωρίς φυσικά τούτου να σημειωθεί σε κανένα, ως τα σήμερα, αστυνομικό δελτίο. Μένουν ακόμα, ευτυχώς, 4 ερυθρόχρωμες πετρούλες στο επαργυρωμένο περίβλημά της που έχει μέγεθος 0,21Χ0,23 μ. και που φέρει επάνω του σκαλισμένα αγγελούδια. Μια απέραντη καλοσύνη ζωγραφίζεται στο χαμογελαστό πρόσωπο της Παναγίας, της οποίας το παιδάκι παρουσιάζει κάτι το αληθινά Θείο και αξιοθαύμαστο για τη χαρούμενη εκφραστικότητά του. Η θαυμάσια αυτή εικόνα της Παναγίας της Πελεκητής θυμίζει Αναγέννηση».
Το μοναστήρι λόγω της περίτεχνης κατασκευής του και της ένδοξης ιστορίας του έχει ανακηρυχθεί «Ιστορικό Διατηρητέο Μνημείο». Δυστυχώς, όμως, από τον πλούτο των εκκλησιαστικών κειμηλίων και της σπάνιας βιβλιοθήκης του ελάχιστα, σήμερα, διασώζονται.
Το μοναστήρι πανηγυρίζει στις 15 Αυγούστου, της Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου. Τα τελευταία χρόνια, ύστερα από σημαντικές πρωτοβουλίες των τοπικών φορέων και άλλων παραγόντων, εξευρέθηκαν τα απαραίτητα χρηματικά ποσά και το μοναστήρι έχει ανακαινισθεί και αξιοποιηθεί, συγκεντρώνοντας πλήθος προσκυνητών από ολόκληρη την ελληνική επικράτεια.
Όταν οι μοναχοί μετακίνησαν τα σύνορα το 1831
Εντύπωση προκαλεί και το εξής περιστατικό: Μετά τη δημιουργία του ελληνικού Κράτους, το 1831, η Καρύτσα (είναι το χωριό κάτω από το μοναστήρι) και ο Μπελεκομύτης βρέθηκαν εκτός ελληνικών συνόρων γιατί καθορίστηκαν επί του Καρυτσιώτη ποταμού, ενώ αυτά τα δύο χωριά βρίσκονται μετά τον ποταμό. Τότε οι μοναχοί μαζί με τους κατοίκους των δύο χωριών μετακίνησαν αυθαίρετα τα σύνορα και τα τοποθέτησαν μετά το μοναστήρι, στο οροπέδιο του Καραμανώλη.
Panagia Pelekiti(rusticated): The "Queen" of Agrafa
It is one of the monasteries that stand out. The landscape, architecture, history make the Holy Monastery of Panayia Pelekiti a pilgrimage center. It is built above the artificial lake Plastira in Karditsa and is administratively subordinated to the Cathedral of Fanariers. According to the latest historical data, it was built about five centuries ago on a steep rocky slope of Agrafa, at an altitude of 1,400 meters, northwest of Karitsa village.
The history of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Pelekiti has been linked to the course of the region, which participated in all the struggles of the Nation. During the revolution of 1821 Karitsa was destroyed by the Turks, while in 1943 by the Germans. The monks of the monastery were among the protagonists in the liberation of Karitsa from the Turks, creating a different relationship with the inhabitants.
Since its founding, the monastery has dominated the ecclesiastical things of the region since it was recognized as a cruciform in 1606 by the Ecumenical Patriarch Raffael II.
Pelekiti was named as its cells were created in the rocks on four levels, where the monks lived and functioned the monastery, while there was even a hidden school.
Porphyrios
According to Fotis Kerassiotis, who has dealt with the history of the monastery, it was probably founded at the end of the 15th century by the Spiritual Porphyry and was completed in 1529 in its present form by the new Omar Martyr Damianos, who is described as a "builder" In two frescoes. The monastery was hagiographed in the middle of the 17th century and has two temples, the Church of the Ascension of Christ and the Church of Panagia Faneromeni (the Catholic).
The Katholikon is the central and most ancient temple, devoted to Ascension of the Lord. It is a one-aisled basilica with a narthex, sheltered by a cylindrical arch, with a reinforcement bow in the middle. According to a relevant inscription inside the temple, it was painted in 1654 by hagiographers Ioannis, Nicholas Priest and Iacob Ieromonas.
The second temple is dedicated to Panagia Faneromeni. It is of the Athonian style, with dome and side dances, without internal columns. The frescoes, as indicated by a relevant inscription above the entrance door, were discovered in 1666. They were painted in 1674 by the icon-painter Iakovos and his son Dimitrios.
Known is the small but miraculous icon of Panagia Pelekiti, in which the Virgin Mary is painted with Christ in her arms. The picture is unfortunately stolen and sought to be returned to its natural place, the monastery. Evrytanas historian Panos Vassiliou wrote in 1929: "In addition to the excellent Byzantine art in frescoes, there is an icon (oil painting 0,04x0,03) of the Virgin Mary with Christ in her arms, a work of Raphael art. It is not explained how this tiny icon, which is considered as an old but miraculous icon, was found here. It dates back to 1654.
The style reminiscent of the Christ of the Protaton of Mount Athos, the well-known work of the Full Moon. In fact, this icon was embellished with 20 precious stones, of which 16 were removed from ... strangers, of course not to mention to anyone, as today, a police record. There are still, fortunately, 4 red-colored petals in its silver-plated casing, which is 0.21 x 0.23 m in size and carved on it with carved angels. An immense kindness is painted on the smiling face of Our Lady, whose child presents something truly divine and admirable for his joyful expressiveness. This magnificent icon of Virgin Mary Pelekite reminds Renaissance. "
The monastery, due to its elaborate construction and its glorious history, has been declared "Historic Preserved Monument". Unfortunately, however, the wealth of ecclesiastical heirlooms and its rare library are scarcely preserved today.
The monastery celebrates on August 15, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In recent years, after significant initiatives by local actors and other actors, the necessary money has been found and the monastery has been renovated and exploited, gathering crowds of pilgrims from all over Greece.
When the monks moved the border in 1831
The following incident is also impressed: After the Greek State was founded in 1831, Karytsa (the village under the monastery) and Belekomytis were found outside the Greek border because they were established on the river Karytsiotis, and these two villages are afterwards River. Then the monks, along with the inhabitants of the two villages, arbitrarily moved the borders and placed them after the monastery, on the plateau of Karamanolis.
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