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A piece of antiquated farm machinery abandoned in a field in Alberta. Such are the sights Albertans see every day.
I have been fairly much absent from Flickr because I had a novel to finish, my 2nd in a year: the sequel to Martha's Vine. I have done the 1st and 2nd drafts, the hardest ones to do. Now moving into the 3rd draft in preparation for publication.
I will be announcing the title of the book and showing the cover designed by creative genius, Fred SanFilipo, very soon.
In the meantime, I wanted to share a bit more of the Alberta that I love so much.
Cheers and blessings,
Sheree
AAW November 26 - December 2: Iconic Shot
WIT: Well, I've always admired this iconic shot of the Apple iPod, so I thought I would try to replicate it. Peter Belanger, the photographer, had a really elaborate set-up for the shot, with lots of clamps, little speed lights, and all manner of equipment, so I had to improvise. I used a black background, and set the phone up on my Gorilla Pod, wrapping the legs around the phone so it would stand up (it's the first time I've used the Pod since I got it as a gift many years ago, haha!).
I put my camera on a timer, so I would have the hands to set up my mag light and my phone's flashlight (a Samsung, by the way), to light the iPhone close to the way it was in the original photo. In post, I converted to bw, cropped, and increased the contrast so the black would look darker, and the light would be more highlighted.
An iconic view of the double peaks of Mt Ararat overlooking Yerevan, Armenia.
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Former Poolbeg power plant photographed in 2021 with a Yashica Mat twin lens on Fomapan 400 film and developed with Kodak HC-110.
I love this new Dasha! She has got a wonderful hair color and I adore her soft makeup palette.
Jewels are available on etsy.
This was a test for something. Probably won't end up using it, but thought it was worth sharing. Rendered in Photoshop.
'Iconic Site', at Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock, was part of the 2021 'River of Light' programme and was one of 12 installations in Liverpool City Centre. This large illuminated sign was approx 7 metres tall and 10 metres wide.
About the artist - Sans façon was the collaborative practice of artist duo Charles Blanc and Tristan Surtees.
Musée national éthiopien d'Addis Abeba.
J'ai entendu ce matin sur France Culture une interview du conservateur du nouveau département des Arts byzantins du musée du Louvre, département qui devrait ouvrir en 2027. La conception retenue de l’art concerné est assez large puisque ce département présentera, outre des œuvres d’art, en particulier des icônes, des pays classiques se réclamant de la religion orthodoxe au sens large, également des œuvres de pays pouvant s’y rattacher. Parmi eux, le conservateur a cité l’Ethiopie, historiquement un des premiers pays chrétiens. Autrefois rattachée à l’Eglise copte d’Egypte, la religion éthiopienne, mâtinée de judaïsme et qui ne reconnait pas les décisions du concile de Chalcédoine, est maintenant autocéphale et son art religieux très riche est très original et souvent d’une grande qualité artistique. Je me réjouis qu’une place soit faite au Louvre à cet art assez méconnu et qui mérite d’être mis en valeur.
Outre les peintures et fresques murales recouvrant le murs des églises, l'art éthiopien s'est exercé dans les exceptionnelles enluminures des manuscrits qui étaient présents dans toutes les églises, souvent hélas sans protection particulière, et qui ont fait l'objet des nombreux vols.
Cette photo d’une icône éthiopienne (probablement du XIXe siècle) a été prise dans des conditions de lumière difficile au Musée national éthiopien, qui renferme des collections certes très riches (dont le squelette de la fameuse Lucy, en ce moment exposé à Prague) mais dont les conditions de présentation n’ont rien de commun avec les plus grands musées des pays occidentaux.
On notera en particulier les yeux en amande des personnages, caractéristiques de l'art éthiopien.
From left to right the following peaks: Escalavrado, Dedo de Nossa Senhora, Dedo de Deus, Cabeça de Peixe, Pedra do Sino. Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgãos, Teresópolis, RJ, Brazil.
Clouds streak past the famous dome of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
The present church dating from the late 17th century was built to an English Baroque design of Sir Christopher Wren.The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognizable sights of London, with its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominating the skyline for 300 years.
Car manufacturers would retool to produce a new and fresh design every year. This image shows and easily recognizable year and model.
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I find out by chance about a procession “that is not marked on the web maps”, I can’t find anything about it even though I searched for a long time on the Internet, and yet the “report” seems true, a procession so little known is something I can’t let slip, I’ll go, then we’ll see; the procession, a mix of devotion and deep respect between the priest and the villagers, is there, it is celebrated in the village near Novara di Sicilia, called Badiavecchia, and “the Saint” is Saint Hugh the Abbott, patron saint of the village and of Novara di Sicilia itself. Personally, I am always fascinated by how events that happened centuries ago remain alive in popular devotion. In the film “Gladiator”, General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) incites his legionaries against the barbarians in one scene and says, “What we do in life echoes in eternity!”, and this is exactly what happens with Sicilian religious processions and festivals. The celebrated Saints resemble an inexhaustible echo that reverberates in popular traditions. The story of Saint Hugh the Abbot (or Saint Hugh of Novara of Sicily) deserves an important historical preview, with Roger II, king of Sicily, (called the Norman), a unique figure especially if compared to his time, he was an enlightened and liberal king, who distinguished himself in the political panorama of those times, where massacring each other with the many wars seemed to be the only interest of the tyrants of the time; he was not interested in wars, Sicily under his guidance became a commercially and culturally flourishing island, also favored in this by its location in the center of the Mediterranean, a crossroads-hinge of three continents, between North and South, between East and West; the rest of the continent is at war against the infidels, Roger II instead welcomed all religions on the island, leaving freedom of worship to one's own god, thus a peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians is achieved, at the court of King Roger there are men of culture, intellectuals, even of Muslim origin, architects, masters of the arts and science, philosophy and politics; the three great cultures of the Mediterranean collaborated with each other, in Sicily the racial harmony and tolerance of King Roger, materialized in a unique reality present only in the his Sicily, which will last only 64 years, a happy period that will end with his death: Roger had demonstrated that an alternative was possible (this consideration is also valid for the terrible current events ...). This is to introduce Ugo (who was not yet a Saint in his lifetime), King Roger II wanted the construction of a monastery in Novara di Sicilia, begun in 1137, to be completed, and to do this he asked the abbot of Chiaravalle to send his monks (belonging to the Cistercian order) to the kingdom of Sicily. Ugo, a disciple of Saint Bernard of Chiaravalle, was among these monks, and he was entrusted with the management of the monastery; he died in Novara di Sicilia on November 17, but the year of his death is unknown; he was proclaimed patron saint of Novara di Sicilia in 1666, also becoming patron saint of the village of Badiavecchia. The procession I photographed was held in Badiavecchia, two things struck me, the relationship that existed between the priest Father Mario and his parishioners, a sincere relationship, of esteem, of brotherhood, comparable to that which can be experienced in a large extended family, the second thing, that unlike many processions-patron saint festivals, here there was no musical band, but a skilled violinist, followed by a collaborator who carried with her an amplified speaker, which served to spread and the poignant music made with the electronic violin, and the words of Don Mario amplified with a microphone, words that were said going to the various small neighborhoods (of Badiavecchia, and of Vallancazza, another village) stopping in front of the houses, with the parishioners listening at the door or in front of the windows, listening to the words of comfort said by Don Mario. I wanted to “tell with images” this very sweet procession, made above all with the heart, of a Sicily that has the appearance of a dizzying dive into the past, of a Sicily that still, evidently exists, but nevertheless difficult to find easily.
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Vengo a sapere in maniera del tutto casuale di una processione “che non è segnata sulle mappe del web”, non trovo nulla a riguardo pur avendo cercato a lungo su Internet, eppure la “segnalazione” sembra veritiera, una processione così poco conosciuta è una cosa che non posso lasciarmi sfuggire, vado, poi si vedrà; la processione, un misto di devozione e di profonda stima tra il sacerdote ed i paesani, c’è, si celebra nel borgo di Novara di Sicilia, chiamato Badiavecchia, ed “il festeggiato” è Sant’Ugo Abate, santo protettore del borgo e della stessa Novara di Sicilia. Personalmente sono sempre affascinato per come, eventi accaduti secoli addietro, restano sempre vivi nella devozione popolare, nel film “il Gladiatore” il generale Massimo Decimo Meridio (Russell Crowe) in una scena del film, incita i suoi legionari contro I barbari e dice ”ciò che facciamo in vita, riecheggia nell'eternità!”, ed è proprio questo quello che accade con le processioni-feste religiose Siciliane, i Santi festeggiati assomigliano ad una inesauribile eco, che si riverbera nelle tradizioni popolari. La storia di Sant’Ugo abate (o Sant’Ugo di Novara di Sicilia) merita una importante premessa di carattere storico, riguardo Ruggero II, che fu re di Sicilia, (detto il Normanno per le sue origini), figura unica soprattutto se rapportata al suo tempo, egli fu un re illuminato e liberale, distintosi nel panorama politico di quei tempi, ove il massacrarsi a vicenda con le tante guerre in corso sembrava essere l’unico interesse dei monarchi dell’epoca), a lui le guerre non lo interessavano, la Sicilia sotto la sua guida diviene una isola fiorente commercialmente e culturalmente, favorita in ciò anche dal suo trovarsi al centro del Mediterraneo, crocevia-cerniera di tre continenti, tra Settentrione e Meridione, tra Oriente ed Occidente; il resto del continente è in guerra contro gli infedeli musulmani, Ruggero II invece accoglie sull’isola tutte le religioni, lascia la libertà di culto nel proprio dio, si realizza così una serena convivenza tra musulmani e cristiani; alla corte di re Ruggero vi sono uomini di cultura, intellettuali, anche di origine musulmana, architetti, maestri nelle arti e nella scienza, nella filosofia e nella politica; le tre grandi culture del Mediterraneo collaborano tra loro, in Sicilia l’armonia razziale e la tolleranza volute da re Ruggero, si concretizzano in una realtà presente unicamente nella sua Sicilia, che durerà solo 64 anni, periodo felice che terminerà con la sua morte: Ruggero aveva dimostrato che una alternativa era possibile (questa considerazione vale anche per i terribili fatti d’attualità con le tante vittime civili a causa di guerre assurde…). Questo per introdurre Ugo (in vita ancora non era Santo), re Ruggero II desidera che venga completata la costruzione di un monastero a Novara di Sicilia iniziato nel 1137, per far ciò egli chiede all'abate di Chiaravalle di inviare nel regno di Sicilia i suoi monaci (appartenenti all’ordine dei cistercensi), Ugo, discepolo di san Bernardo di Chiaravalle, era tra questi monaci, ad gli venne affidata la conduzione del monastero; egli morì a Novara di Sicilia il 17 novembre, ma non se ne conosce l'anno della morte; egli fu proclamato patrono di Novara di Sicilia nel 1666, divenendo anche patrono del borgo di Novara detto Badiavecchia. La processione che ho fotografato si è tenuta proprio a Badiavecchia; due sono le cose che mi hanno colpito di questa processione (con giochi pirotecnici finali), il rapporto che c’era tra il sacerdote padre Mario ed i suoi parrocchiani, un rapporto sincero, di stima, di fratellanza, paragonabile a quello che si può vivere in una grande allargata famiglia, la seconda cosa, a differenza di molte processioni-feste patronali Siciliane, qui non c’era la banda musicale ad accompagnare la vara col santo, ma un abile, virtuoso violinista, al cui seguito una collaboratrice recava con se una cassa amplificata, la quale serviva a diffondere sia le struggenti musiche realizzate col violino elettronico, sia le parole di don Mario pronunciate con un microfono, parole che venivano dette ai fedeli in processione, recandosi tutti nei vari piccoli quartierini (di Badiavecchia, e di Vallancazza, altro borgo) soffermandosi di tanto in tanto davanti ad alcune abitazioni, con le parrocchiane/parrocchiani intenti ad ascoltare sull’uscio di casa o davanti alla finestra, ascoltando commossi le parole di conforto dette dal sacerdote don Mario. Ho desiderato “raccontare con immagini” questa dolcissima-serenissima processione, fatta soprattutto col cuore, di una Sicilia che ha l’aspetto di un vertiginoso tuffo nel passato, di una Sicilia che ancora esiste-e-resiste, ma purtuttavia non certo comune, da trovare non con estrema facilità.
Ms Neveah Niu rocking her iconic group gift (group closed) and meghindo's Trina skin with phat as appliers.
Few of the Universe’s residents are as iconic as the spiral galaxy. These limelight-hogging celestial objects combine whirling, pinwheeling arms with scatterings of sparkling stars, glowing bursts of gas, and dark, weaving lanes of cosmic dust, creating truly awesome scenes — especially when viewed through a telescope such as the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. In fact, this image from Hubble frames a perfect spiral specimen: the stunning NGC 2903.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1917a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Ho et al.
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Jumpy’s baby-sitter is BACK!
Former Slut Magazine Editor-In-Chief and two time Slut Magazine Cover Girl, Candace Flossberg becomes Virtual Icon Magazine’s premiere Virt Icon Cover Girl. Somebody has to be the first!
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One of my favourite photos from my first roll of Ilford HP5 Plus 400, featuring a couple of Vancouver landmarks of very different proportions, The Steam Clock and Harbour Centre. There's also a tour trolley down the street, and the artist on the corner of Cambie and Water Street does wood burning art with a magnifying glass. He is there all the time, and tourists were crowding and watching him work earlier. Maybe he was going to get up and stretch his legs, but saw me taking a photograph and stayed still for a pose. I was just concentrating in trying to get everything into the frame, so I didn't notice he was looking at me, but I'm really happy how the shot came out.
Olympus XA2
Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Blazinal 1:25, 6 minutes, 68°F/20°C
We photographers are always on the lookout for that special shot! When I photographed this statue of Marylin Monroe among other memorabilia . I spared a thought for the photographer who captured this iconic moment - a shot that tens of millions have seen and admired and that still stands the test of time! A shot that hangs in rooms and garages all over the world and that is even reproduced as a statue!! Wow! Imagine being able to say "I took that shot!"
Happy Hump day!