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A close-up of one of the iconic towers of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The vibrant International Orange color stands out against the misty sky, highlighting the bridge’s monumental design and timeless beauty. The perspective emphasizes the harmony between engineering and nature, as the steel giant rises proudly above the coastal landscape.
Former Secretary of Defense and CIA director Robert Gates has served presidents of both parties. In recent
years, he’s warned against cutting the U.S. defense budget, citing threats from China and North Korea. He
also cited that it’s the responsibility of the United States to maintain security around the world: “This is an
exceptional responsibility and something we must never lose sight of.” Gates has become a flashpoint for
criticism by some who see him stuck in a Cold War-mentality and argue that China is bidding their time while
we bankrupt ourselves with military spending, much in the same way we did with the Soviet Union a generation
ago. The United States is currently responsible for about half of the world’s military spending annually.
Photo by Tia Gemmell, Riverview Media Photography
On the other side of the gate was sheer cliff and water.
Taken in Newport.
This will be my last vivid photo for a week as I have decided to only do black and white photos starting now for 7 days.
More about this small resolution in my upcoming 365.
The huge Imperial City which is 2.5 K on its perimeter is filled with courtyards and doors and arches. Each building was designed to serve the Emperor in specialized ways. The gates were always decorated by reliefs and mosaics created in the prime colors. All of the elements of the earth an also be found in the complex.
May 2017
Fujifilm X-T10
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Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Miyajima, Hiroshima pref Japan
Sunrise Golden Gate - it is simply incredible to be there.
The light in California is beautiful - this is almost out of cam.
My travel compagnion - 24-70 L f/2.8. 24mm.
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As I arrived into the medieval old town of the capital of Lithuania, the sun had just set and the blue glow of twilight was mixing smoothly with the street lights and illuminated Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, I checked directions to my Airbnb and thought to myself... 3G sucks in Vilnius #firstworldproblems #itraveltoomuch
..... Loraine and I chatted a bit but then we each went our separate ways.
I wished her all the luck with her upcoming test. I had a feeling she was gonna need it!
I remember the poisonous apple exam was one of the toughest ones.
I continued my journey and finally arrived at the city gates.
After their little encounter with me, the guards had tightened security.
Everybody was to turn out their pockets.
Damn! I would have to find another way into the city.
Well, just a minor setback.
However I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being followed .....
This is my gringo tourist shot....I know it cheesy but I love bridges and this is a gorgeous piece of metal. There is an easter egg of some dude's foto op with his girl ;)
The Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate) is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps. It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The name Porta Nigra originated in the Middle Ages due to the darkened colour of its stone; the original Roman name has not been preserved. Locals commonly refer to the Porta Nigra simply as Porta.
The Porta Nigra was built in grey sandstone after 170 AD[1]. The original gate consisted of two four-storied towers, projecting as near semicircles on the outer side. A narrow courtyard separated the two gate openings on either side. For unknown reasons, however, the construction of the gate remained unfinished. For example, the stones at the northern (outer) side of the gate were never abraded, and the protruding stones would have made it impossible to install movable gates. Nonetheless, the gate was used for several centuries until the end of the Roman era in Trier. It serves as an entrance to town.
In Roman times, the Porta Nigra was part of a system of four city gates, one of which stood at each side of the roughly rectangular Roman city. The Porta Nigra guarded the northern entry to the Roman city, while the Porta Alba (White Gate) was built in the east, the Porta Media (Middle Gate) in the south, and the Porta Inclyta (Famous Gate) in the west, next to the Roman bridge across the Moselle. The gates stood at the ends of the two main streets of the Roman Trier, one of which led north-south and the other east-west. Of these gates, only the Porta Nigra still exists today.
In the early Middle Ages the Roman city gates were no longer used for their original function and their stones were taken and reused for other buildings. Also, iron and lead braces were broken out of the walls of the Porta Nigra for reuse. Traces of this destruction are still clearly visible on the north side of the gate.
After 1028, the Greek monk Simeon lived as a hermit in the ruins of the Porta Nigra. After his death (1035) and sanctification, the Simeonstift monastery was built next to the Porta Nigra to honor him. To save it from further destruction, the Porta Nigra was transformed into a church: the inner court of the gate was roofed and intermediate ceilings were inserted. The two middle stories of the former gate were converted into the church naves: the upper story being of the monks and the lower story for the general public. The ground floor with the large gates was sealed, and a large outside staircase was constructed alongside the south side (the town side) of the gate, up to the lower story of the church. A small staircase led further up to the upper story. The church rooms were accessible through former windows of the western tower of the Porta Nigra that were enlarged to become entrance doors (still visible today). The top floor of the western tower was used as church tower, the eastern tower was leveled, and an apse added at its east side. An additional gate (the much smaller Simeon Gate) was built adjacent to the East side of the Porta Nigra and served as a city gate in medieval times.
Porta Nigra (aka Porta Martis) in 1670
In 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the church in the Porta Nigra and the monastery beside it, along with the vast majority of Trier's numerous churches and monasteries. On his visit to Trier in 1804, Napoleon ordered that the Porta Nigra be converted back to its Roman form. Only the apse was kept, but the eastern tower was not rebuilt to its original height. Local legend has it that Napoleon originally wanted to completely tear down the church, but locals convinced him that the church had actually been a Gaulish festival hall before being turned into a church. Another version of the story is that they told him about its Roman origins, persuading him to convert the gate back to its original form.
In 1986 the Porta Nigra was designated a World Heritage Site, along with other Roman monuments in Trier and its surroundings.
Trier or Treves is a southwestern German city in the Moselle wine region, near the Luxembourg border. Founded by the Romans, it contains several well-preserved Roman structures like the Porta Nigra gate, the ruins of Roman baths, an amphitheater just outside the center and a stone bridge over the Moselle River. The Archaeological Museum displays Roman artifacts. Among Trier’s many Catholic churches is Trier Cathedral.
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The old Toll House at Ferrybridge with the power station. Converging verticals corrected in Photoshop C.S.6.(Beta)
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