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If you're ever in the lake district Tarn Hows is well worth a visit. There is an easy 1¾ mile circular walk around the Tarn and as you can see on a bright clear day it's a beautiful location. To bring out the colours in the scene I fitted a polarising filter onto the lens.
I wonder how many people in this city
live in furnished rooms.
Late at night when I look out at the buildings
I swear I see a face in every window
looking back at me
and when I turn away
I wonder how many go back to their desks
and write this down.
- Leonard Cohen
How Majestic Is Your Name
To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.[a] A Psalm of David.
8 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings[b]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Tried something a little different today, A "How To" build video for the Batman and Robin Dodgem Cars.
Check it out - youtu.be/Z-g_VBmvfqQ
with the red light.
I placed a light on each side of him and the red light behind him.
I did the same with the blue light in the previous shot with drastically different results!
For the bluish cast, I changed my white balance to Incandescent.
Earlier today a friend made a comment about an old post back in 2011 and the subject of kumquats got a mention.
Coincidentally, I just penned a wee story about the same subject
Kumquats are one of my faved fruits. They are occasionally found in better supermarkets £14-£19 per kg. When I see them I normally resist the temptation.
A few days ago, I was passing by a small supermarket that is so close to me that I can see it from my balcony. It's run and owned by people from a number of middle eastern countries and their products, apart from staples and fruit and veg, reflects that - which is why I shop there quite often.
On the said occasion, I see on the pavement (where fresh fruit and veg are displayed) a box with a quantity of Kumquats. Oh, I exclaimed you have these? Why, one of the more senior staff (with whom I am in nodding acquaintanceship ) asks me? Well, I love them, says I. He fetched a small bag emptied all the fruit into it and presented it to me - no charge. I was well chaffed!
!!! album release in THREE days !!!
So you have to know how to pronounce 'be'auti 'mu:zek' correctly!
My name is Lobsang
and one title on the album is dedicated to me ...
Cities are fascinating places to have a walk around, whether you want straight photos of historic building or strange and quirky compositions or artworks - whatever takes your fancy. A few months ago we took a walk around the city of Brisbane, just a small section of it and shot a few scenes here and there. These are up today and next week!
Today has a bit of a Post Office flavour and starts with this shot of the Post Office Museum which is in the GPO, albeit behind glass. Being old and decrepit, it was fun to remember the "old days" when the mail was delivered by bicycle like the one in front. In those days, mail and the phone system all came under the PMG or Post Master General's department. Maybe the Postman even blew a whistle if he delivered mail or was that the "paper boy"?
At any rate, much has changed except the Magpies are still waiting to attack during breeding season if the desire takes them. Mind you, these days they (the Postmen or women, or is that Postpeople?) may ride motorbikes or even road registered motorised four wheel vehicles.
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Spirals
For how long have people depicted spiral designs in their art and architecture, and why does the image have such a provocative effect?
From magnetic fields to vast galaxies swirling in space, spirals can be seen in every aspect in nature. We see them in the physical forces which shape the Earth - the tides of the ocean, the winds in the atmosphere - and within life itself. Plants and the horns and shells of animals grow in spiral formations and some animals, especially aquatic species, possess a twisting locomotion.
The spiral phenomenon within natural forms can be explained through mathematics - the pattern is a result of complex sequences, equations and algorithms which nature utilises in her designs of the Universe. But mathematics alone cannot justify the lure of the spiral to the human mind.
Some of the oldest examples of human art are depictions of spirals, painted or carved into rock, often found in burial sites. Later, the Romans and Greeks used spirals as designs for vases and the columns in temples. The Celtic and Norse people were well known for the mysterious and repetitive designs found on their jewellery, clothing, weapons, objects of worship and everyday items. The Celts even painted spirals on their bodies with blue dye to intimidate enemies during battle. They also created forms of animals and plants twisting into impossible spirals, sometimes interlocking with other elements of the picture.
The spiral has left no human culture untouched. It is an important feature in some Australian Aboriginal works, where it is often drawn as a coiled snake. The Islamic tradition prohibits depictions of people or animals, so spirals feature as an important element in the mathematically-governed Islamic designs. Spirals also feature in oriental and Indian clothing and pottery.
Today, the spiral still runs deep within our culture. It forms the logos of a large number of companies, and has come to symbolise magic, dreams, desires and, most importantly, eternity.
It is perhaps this never-ending quality of the spiral which intrigues and draws us so greatly. When a spiral is drawn or made using paper and then turned, it creates the illusion that it is twisting forever away or towards us. The repetitive animation of a twisting spiral also evokes deep relaxation and calm, which accounts for the spiral's close association with the art of hypnotism. In some cases, people even create spirals themselves in order to ease the constantly active mind. If a person is left to "doodle" on a piece of paper in a relaxed state, it is very likely that they will draw spirals and swirls as their subconscious mind controls the pen.
As a representative of the eternal forces of nature, or simply as an attractive and interesting pattern, spirals shall always remain within the cultures of man. For as long as they surround us in every aspect of nature, the spiral will imprint itself within our unconscious psyche, and shall be reflected in our arts for all time.
Written by Megan Balanck
www.ancientspiral.com/spirals.htm
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