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The canyon beyond this gate always holds my imagination. The temperatures have cooled down making life and the healing path more bearable. I hope everyone is enjoying the change of season!
Small Torii Ema at Fushimi Inari Taisha:
Fushimi Inari Taisha, located in Kyoto, Japan, is renowned for its thousands of vermilion torii gates that form a stunning pathway up the sacred Mount Inari. Among these gates, visitors can find small torii ema, which are wooden plaques shaped like torii gates. These ema hold significant cultural and spiritual meaning in Japanese Shinto practices.
The torii ema at Fushimi Inari Taisha serve as a medium for worshippers to convey their wishes and prayers to the kami (deities). The torii shape symbolizes the gateway between the physical and spiritual worlds, making it a fitting form for these prayer plaques. By writing their wishes on these ema, visitors hope to receive blessings and guidance from the kami.
Wishes and Prayers:
Visitors to Fushimi Inari Taisha write a variety of wishes and prayers on the torii ema. Common themes include:
• Health and Well-being: Many people pray for good health, recovery from illness, and overall well-being for themselves and their loved ones.
• Success and Prosperity: Wishes for success in business, academic achievements, and financial prosperity are frequently seen.
• Love and Relationships: Prayers for finding love, strengthening relationships, and family harmony are also common.
• Protection and Safety: Some visitors seek protection from harm, safe travels, and general safety in their daily lives.
The process of writing and hanging a torii ema is a ritual in itself. Visitors purchase the ema from the shrine, write their wishes or prayers on it, and then hang it on designated racks or walls within the shrine grounds. This act is believed to help manifest their desires and connect them with the spiritual realm.
Stepped stone street leading through the Monemvasia Gate, Mystras
July 1974
2400 dpi scan of VP-120 6x6 cm negative, Mamiya C220 TLR, 80 mm lens
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Iconic bridge seen from a small boat on San Francisco Bay, enjoying the constantly changing mood at the Golden Gate. 2013.
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East Anglia is, apparently, 1/5 below sea level. The coastline along this stretch is also among the fastest eroding in Europe and has been receding since documented history.
These two facts, combined with potential increases in sea levels create a huge need to re-assess how we approach environmental issues like this. Do we act differently as a nation to help reduce our contribution to such problems or continue to patch up what we can, as we can?
There's surely no easy answer, but images of such places may help contribute toward a greater knowledge of the topic for people who previously were unaware, to help them gather information from which to form an opinion.
This stretch of concrete and rip rap runs along a huge stretch of coastline here. Despite the long term connotation presented above, I find them rather impressive.
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This one is either a gate, or hurdle or fence, but whatever it is, I haven't seen one like this before. It's in Hooe, Sussex.
Torres de Serranos or Porta de Serrans
Gate built in the late 14th century that formed part of an ancient city wall* [fortification for a defensive purpose] in the old city of Valencia, Spain. It is a historic landmark and monument.
*La Muralla Cristiana (‘the Christian wall’)
Gwanghwamun Gate is the main and largest gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, first constructed in 1395. It was constructed as the main gate to Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main and most important royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty.
During the 1592 Japanese invasion, it was destroyed by fire and left in ruins for over 250 years.
Concrete Gwanghwamun with the Japanese Governor General Building, which stood until 1996.
Gwanghwamun was reconstructed in 1867 along with the rest of Gyeongbokgung Palace by the order of regent Daewongun during the reign of Emperor Gojong. The gate stood until 1926, when the Japanese government had it deconstructed and moved it just to the southeast of the current location of the National Folk Museum of Korea to make way for the massive Japanese Governor General Building.
The Korean War completely destroyed the wooden structure of Gwanghwamun, and its stone base lay in complete disrepair and neglect. In 1968, during Park Chung-hee's administration, the stone base was again relocated in front of the Japanese Governor General Building. The destroyed wooden structure was rebuilt in concrete, while the sign on Gwanghwamun was written in hangul by Park himself. Gwanghwamun remained as a concrete gate until late 2006
One of my last photos of the evening last night in the old industrial parts of Dublin. I was keen to photograph the old streets around the Guinness Brewery at St James' Gate and finally found this classic street. Had to wait until very late before it became dark enough but certainly worth it!
Gate original from the web
Texture is from a painting by Alvaro Lapa by way of Pedro Ribeiro Simões.
Modified in CS5.5 and FX Photo Studio Pro
Königliche Villa Regensburg
(Meopta Flexaret IV; Ilford HP5+ developed in Moersch Eco Film Developer; digitized with DSLR; edited with GIMP)
16.04.2022
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ET42-006, as a looser on the Węgliniec-Jaworzyna Śląska route, passes the former aggregate reloading facility in Rębiszów. Built by the Germans in 1925, it was used to load wagons with basalt from a nearby quarry. The raw material was delivered by cable car, and gravity unloading took place from platforms visible at the top of the structure. This facility likely ended around the turn of the century.
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ET42-006 jako luzak w relacji Węgliniec - Jaworzyna Śląska mija dawną przeładownię kruszywa w Rębiszowie. Zbudowana przez Niemców w 1925 roku służyła do załadunku wagonów bazaltem z pobliskiego kamieniołomu. Surowiec dostarczano kolejką linową, a grawitacyjny rozładunek odbywał się z pomostów widocznych w górnej części konstrukcji. To miejsce zakończyło prawdopodobnie na przełomie wieków.