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Look what I saw on the east shore of Lake Berryessa, on inauguration day! Not close enough for a great picture, but still I hope shows a favorable augury.
Lake Berryessa, Ca. Jan. 20, 2021.
finally got this picture scanned. it's from when i went to DC for the re-inauguration of Barack Obama with a Hasselblad XPAN in hand.
I'm pleased to announce that this shot was 'Highly Commended' by the judges of the Take a View - Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 competition in the Urban Category. Hugely chuffed about this. It's going to be on display as a printed copy at the National Theatre in London from the 12th November until the 12th January 2013. The shot also appeared in yesterdays Sunday Times - which is just fabulous - over the moon.
Apparently the book is out already - I haven't seen a copy - but judging from the shots in the Times yesterday its going to be fabulous - some really amazing shots - very much looking forward to seeing them.
As for the shot - well this was pretty much the last shot before my ill fated trip to the bottom of the Thames on the Shard's Inauguration night, so its the last shot I have with my D300 - which was smashed up in the fall. It was taken from across the river - slightly elevated along with hundreds of other photographers - I was surprised at just how many had turned out - it seems such a long time ago now.
Technical Details
Nikon D300
Nikon 50mm @ f2.8
1.6 seconds
ISO 200
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Chiranjiv Singh inaugurates the Attendance Award 24 ceremony at Alliance Francaise, Bengaluru.
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Sri Chiranjiv Singh, former Ambassador of India to
UNESCO in Paris, joined the Indian Administrative
Service in 1969. He retired in 2005 as Development
Commissioner of Karnataka and Additional Chief
Secretary to Govt. of Karnataka."
Post-inauguration, we decided it was easier to walk back to Virginia rather than try to fight for a spot on the shuttle bus or metro train. They had mostly blocked off the 14th Street bridge for pedestrians to do just that. I think we had about a mile left to go at this point.
These are some of the fireworks that happened today on Inauguration Day for Joe Bidden and Kamala Harris.
Yesterday my brother in law got installed as Professor, of course I took some pictures... :-)
We are all very proud on his achievement!
A tiny section of the massive crowd that was at the event. We got there around 11:00 a.m. These were a few of the folks behind us.
inaugurate verb: to put something into use
Turn up on election day in Australia and I'll bet London to a brick on you'll be offered a democracy sausage. There'll be equal odds that it will be cooked on a flat barbecue plate by someone from a local service club or school auxiliary, slapped diagonally on a piece of square, fluffy, characterless, sliced white bread, buried beneath undercooked onions if you're there early, or cremated ones if you're there late, and garnished with dead horse.
celebrate verb: to honour or praise
The sausage is a wondrous thing; a mystery bag of bits and pieces — whether it's upper class or as down-to-earth as a Scottish haggis. It is never celebrated more democratically than when it's laid down in the embrace of a bun, dressed here in a simplified form that you might encounter in København; a world away from the queue to vote.
This wiener is a pale simulacrum of the frankfurter it could be. Stuffed with ground bits rejected then selected for their inferiority, and wrapped in a dyed orange/brown skin, it'll have to do for this inauguration. Dressing this dog is the first, the inaugural task of a new batch of red kraut — fermented in the Danish-style with fennel seeds. The mustard is sweet, in the Swedish-style, and the onions are just a few metres from where they grew in this green land.
commemorate verb: to mark or celebrate
Here's to the not so humble hotdog! It commemorates its disparate parts, its humble origins in Germany, its adoption and adaptation around the World, symbol of getting together, getting along and the whole made better than the sum of its parts.
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Archway resp. arcade of the Château de Hautefort, connecting its western with its eastern wing, Dordogne, France
Some background information:
The Château de Hautefort (in English: "Hautefort Castle") is situated on a plateau in the northern part of the French department of Dordogne. It overlooks the village of Hautefort and is located approximately 34 kilometers (21 miles) northeast of the town of Périgueux. The building complex is the largest Baroque castle in southwestern France and one of the most significant castles in the Périgord region. Located in the far eastern part of the White Périgord (in French: "Périgord blanc"), the castle was classified as a historic monument in 1958. Since 1967, its French formal gardens and the landscaped park have also been listed as historic monuments.
As early as the 9th century, a fortress was located at the site of the present-day Hautefort Castle, belonging to the viscounts of Limoges. In 1030, the castle became the property of Guy de Lastours after he defeated the rebellious viscounts at Arnac on behalf of the Count of Périgord. Following his death in 1046, his sole daughter Aloaarz brought the property into her marriage with Aymar de Laron, who adopted the Lastours name.
Through the marriage of Agnes de Lastours in 1160, the castle passed to the family of her husband, Constantin de Born. Constantin and his brother Bertran de Born, quarreled over the castle, as they supported opposing factions of the English princes Henry the Young King and Richard the Lionheart. Bertran sided with Prince Henry, while Constantin aligned himself with Richard's camp. In 1182, Bertran managed to expel Constantin from the castle, but in the following year, after Henry's death, Richard the Lionheart laid siege to the fortress. After eight days, he captured it, took Bertran prisoner, and demolished the fortifications.
However, King Henry II of England granted Bertran his freedom and even restored the castle to him. In 1184, the rebuilding of the castle began. By 1196, Bertran retired to the Cistercian Abbey of Dalon and became a monk, while the grounds passed to his son. At that time, the structure consisted of a large donjon and several smaller towers connected by curtain walls and battlements.
In the course of the Hundred Years' War, English soldiers occupied the castle in 1355 and forced its owners to recognize the English king as their liege lord. However, in 1406, the castle returned to French control. Shortly before, the last male representative of the family, Bertrand, had died, and the property passed to his sole daughter, Marthe. Her son Antoine, from her second marriage to Hélie de Gontaut, adopted the name of the Hautefort lordship when he became the new lord of the castle. In 1588, the northwestern entrance wing of the castle was altered and fortified – perhaps influenced by the French Wars of Religion. This renovation likely replaced a less defensible Renaissance-style structure.
In 1614, under François de Hautefort, the seigneurie was elevated to a marquisate. Accordingly, he sought to replace the outdated structure with a representative château. In 1633, the marquis commissioned Nicolas Rambourg, an architect from Périgueux, to undertake a major renovation of the estate. When François passed away in 1640, the work was far from complete, leaving the task of continuing the project to his successor, his grandson Jacques-François. Jacques-François' sister, Marie, gained fame at the Parisian royal court as the platonic companion of King Louis XIII.
The death of Nicolas Rambourg in 1649 temporarily halted construction, but in 1651, the inauguration of a château chapel on the ground floor of the new logis was celebrated. In 1669, the marquis resumed the renovation project, enlisting the Parisian architect Jean Maigret. Maigret completed the château as a symmetrical three-wing complex in the style of classical Baroque, adding the current south tower and relocating the chapel there in 1670. Although the second marquis died in 1680, Maigret's work on the château continued until 1695. During the renovations, the defensive elements that had still been present at the beginning of the 17th century were gradually dismantled.
During the French Revolution, the citizens of Hautefort prevented the château's destruction. From 1793 to 1795, the estate was used as a prison. But after the revolutionary period, Sigismonde Charlotte Louise de Hautefort, the daughter of the last marquis, Louis Frédéric Emmanuel, regained control of the family seat. In 1853, the redesign of the château's gardens was commissioned and the plans were drawn up by Paul de Lavenne, one of the most renowned landscape architects in France at the time. He reimagined the baroque gardens on the terraces surrounding the château and designed a large English landscape garden with broad sightlines into the surrounding countryside.
After the death of Maxence de Hautefort in 1887, his second wife sold the estate in 1890 to wealthy industrialist Bertrand Artigues. Artigues undertook various restoration projects and demolished the old outbuildings to the northwest of the château. Despite these efforts, the structural condition of the château remained poor. After Bertrand Artigues passed away in 1908, his heirs sold the château in 1913 to a real estate speculator. Between then and 1925, the speculator sold off all the furnishings and interior elements, including paneling and parquet floors. Subsequently, the parceled estate was sold off piece by piece.
In 1929, Baron Henry de Bastard and his wife Simone, the daughter of banker and patron David David-Weill, purchased the château. They began extensive restoration work in 1930, which continued until 1965. The couple undertook a complete restoration of both the interior and exterior of the buildings and also worked to restore the baroque garden parterres based on historical plans. While the flowerbeds were replanted, the design created by Paul de Lavenne was preserved.
After the death of the baron in 1957, his widow opened the château to the public. However, this decision proved disastrous for the estate. In 1968, a major fire broke out, caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette butt from a visitor. The fire devastated the main northeastern wing, including its interiors and furnishings. Only the side wings with their round towers at the ends remained intact. But the baroness wasted no time and began restoration work as early as September of the same year. Using old photographs, the destroyed wing and its rooms were faithfully reconstructed and refurnished.
Today, the Château de Hautefort, along with its park and large sections of the French gardens, can be visited for an admission fee. Visitors can explore the interior rooms, including the grand reception hall, the château lord’s bedroom, Marie de Hautefort’s room in the Louis Quinze style, the chapel, and the kitchen. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that the palace has also served as a film location for several productions. The last one was the movie "Ever After" from 1998, starring Drew Barrymore and Anjelica Huston.
Inauguration of Asian Jewellery Fair 2018 by Harshika Poonacha, Actress Kannada Film Industry in Bengaluru.
So I spent the day in DC during the inauguration just allowing the day to take me where it would. Met a lot of nice folks on both sides of vastly differing opinions. All ballpoint. All in-situ. Very lucky with the weather. www.newsillustrator.com
La construction du plus grand amphithéâtre de Rome débute en 72 ap. J.C. sur la demande de l'Empereur Vespasien. Ses deux fils, Titus et Domitien poursuivent sa construction qui s'achève en l'an 82. L’édifice s'appelle alors amphithéâtre Flavien, du nom de la dynastie de ces empereurs. Le nom de Colisée n'apparaît qu'au Moyen Age, en référence à la gigantesque statue de Néron de 35 mètres (appelée colosse) situé à côté de l'amphithéâtre. Avec ses 187 mètres de long, 155 mètres de large et 50 mètres de hauteur, le Colisée pouvait probablement accueillir 50 000 spectateurs avides de spectacles tels que les venationes (combats d'animaux sauvages), les munera (combats de gladiateurs) et autres spectacles publics. Pour améliorer le confort, le Colisée était équipé de 70 fontaines à eau et des marchands de nourriture passaient pendant les spectacles. Il est resté en service pendant près de 500 ans, les derniers jeux se prolongeant jusqu'au VIe siècle. Pour l'inauguration du Colisée, Titus donna une naumachie dans le Colisée transformé en bassin reconstituant la bataille navale de Corinthe contre Corcyre. Le bâtiment a finalement cessé d'être utilisé au cours du haut Moyen Âge. Il a plus tard été réutilisé pour des usages variés tels que des habitations, des ateliers d'artisans, le siège d'un ordre religieux, une forteresse, une carrière et un sanctuaire catholique chrétien.
En forme d’œuf, le Colisée présente 4 étages. Les trois premiers sont portés par des colonnes des différents ordres : Dorique (Rez-de-chaussée), Ionique (Premier étage) et Corinthien (Second étage). L'utilisation de ces trois styles montrent les évolutions artistiques connues durant l'antiquité. Cette succession d'arcades n'existent que sur les trois premiers niveaux, le quatrième, postérieur, est un mur plein (une pièce d'architecture que l'on appelle "attique") percé de petites fenêtres rectangulaires au rythme d'une arcade sur deux. L'attique servait à exposer de grands boucliers décoratifs, un peu comme un mur d'exposition. Au sommet, des excroissances encore visibles, permettaient de tendre une toile (le velarium) au-dessus du Colisée pour protéger les spectateurs du soleil. Ce voile était manœuvré par un détachement de marins de la flotte impériale basés à la caserne Castra Misenatium !
Le Colisée utilise plusieurs matériaux. Le principal est le travertin (piliers), le marbre pour des décorations, les murs rayonnants sont en briques ou en tuf, et les voûtes en béton romain. On s'est également servi de métal pour lier les pierres entre elles : pour s'assurer que deux blocs contigüs ne bougent pas on les perçait de deux trous et on y fixait une agrafe. Durant le Moyen-âge ces agrafes furent récupérées et fondues. On peut observer de nos jours sur la quasi-totalité des blocs des trous indiquant les emplacements des anciennes agrafes.
L'espace entre l'amphithéâtre et la façade est fait de deux couloirs circulaires mitoyens par étage. Le nombre de couloirs (vomitorium) permettait de faire sortir les spectateurs en 5 minutes. Chaque classe sociale avait sa tribune et ses couloirs avec leurs propres entrées. Les classes sociales pouvaient donc ne jamais se croiser dans le Colisée. Il existe un couloir spécial derrière le podium interdit au public, une sorte de galerie de service permettant de positionner des archers en charge de la sécurité des spectateurs.
La Cavea (gradins) est fortement dégradée et seule une toute petite partie des gradins a été reconstruite. Les gradins étaient répartis le long de la courbe de l'amphitéâtre. Les sièges les plus proches de l'arène étaient séparés par un mur de 3 mètres de hauteur (le podium), les plus hauts sièges étaient situés à plus de 40 mètres de haut. Les spectateurs étaient assis dans un arrangement hiérarchisé qui reflète la nature rigide et stratifiée de la société romaine. L'empereur était bien sûr tout en bas alors que la plèbe était au sommet. L'arène mesure 83m de long sur 48 m de large. Le sol était un plancher, parfois remplacé par de la brique sur certains endroits. L'arène couvre une vaste structure souterraine appelée « hypogée » (caves d'un bâtiment antique, partie souterraine) qui a été créé après l'inauguration, sous l'empereur Domitien et correspond à nos coulisses modernes. L'hypogée était divisés en 15 couloirs réalisés en brique et en blocs de tuf, bâtis parallèlement à une galerie centrale.
The construction of Rome's largest amphitheater begins in 72 AD. J.C. at the request of Emperor Vespasian. His two sons, Titus and Domitian continue his construction that ends in the year 82. The building is called Flavian Amphitheater, named after the dynasty of these emperors. The name of Colosseum appears only in the Middle Ages, in reference to the gigantic statue of Nero of 35 meters (called colosse) located next to the amphitheater. With its 187 meters long, 155 meters wide and 50 meters high, the Colosseum could probably accommodate 50 000 spectators eager for shows such as venationes (fights of wild animals), munera (gladiator fights) and other shows public. To improve comfort, the Colosseum was equipped with 70 water fountains and food vendors were running during the shows. It remained in service for nearly 500 years, the last games lasting until the sixth century. For the inauguration of the Colosseum, Titus gave a naumachie in the Colosseum transformed into a pool reconstituting the naval battle of Corinth against Corcyra. The building finally ceased to be used during the High Middle Ages. It was later reused for various uses such as dwellings, craftsmen's workshops, the seat of a religious order, a fortress, a quarry and a Christian Catholic sanctuary.
In the shape of an egg, the Coliseum has 4 floors. The first three are carried by columns of different orders: Doric (Ground floor), Ionic (First floor) and Corinthian (Second floor). The use of these three styles show the artistic evolutions known during antiquity. This succession of arcades only exist on the first three levels, the fourth, posterior, is a solid wall (a piece of architecture that we call "Attic") pierced with small rectangular windows to the rhythm of an arcade On two. The attic was used to expose large decorative shields, much like an exhibition wall. At the top, still visible growths, allowed to stretch a canvas (the velarium) above the Colosseum to protect the spectators from the sun. This sail was maneuvered by a detachment of sailors from the imperial fleet based at the Castra Misenatium barracks!
The Colosseum uses several materials. The main one is the travertine (pillars), the marble for decorations, the radiant walls are in brick or tuff, and the vaults in Roman concrete. Metal was also used to bind the stones together: to make sure that two contiguous blocks did not move they were pierced with two holes and a staple attached. During the Middle Ages these staples were recovered and melted. Almost all blocks of holes can be seen today, indicating the locations of the old staples.
The space between the amphitheater and the facade is made of two adjoining circular corridors per floor. The number of corridors (vomitorium) allowed to get the spectators out in 5 minutes. Each social class had its gallery and corridors with their own entrances. Social classes could never cross in the Colosseum. There is a special corridor behind the public banned podium, a kind of service gallery for positioning archers in charge of spectator safety.
The Cavea (bleachers) is heavily degraded and only a very small portion of the bleachers has been rebuilt. The bleachers were distributed along the curve of the amphitheater. The seats closest to the arena were separated by a wall 3 meters high (the podium), the highest seats were located more than 40 meters high. Spectators sat in a hierarchical arrangement that reflected the rigid and stratified nature of Roman society. The emperor was of course at the bottom while the plebs was at the top. The arena is 83m long by 48m wide. The floor was a floor, sometimes replaced by brick on some places. The arena covers a vast underground structure called "hypogeum" (cellars of an ancient building, underground part) that was created after the inauguration, under the emperor Domitian and fits our modern backstage. The hypogeum was divided into 15 corridors made of brick and blocks of tufa, built parallel to a central gallery.
Explore #189 May 24,2008
Is the oldest theatre in Central America. Its construction was started November 3, 1911, by the French architect Daniel Beylard; and inaugurated March 1, 1917. It is of French Renaissance style with modern touches. It was decorated by the Italian architect Lucio Capellaro, and its Great Hall is the most beautiful and elegant in Central America.
An elephant, the symbol of the U.S. Republican Party, is paraded as a sign of protest in McPherson Square on inauguration day, 20 January 2017.
Loco Pilot Waves The Flag, Signifying Historic Moment For The Two Distant Regions !!
Beautifully Decorated Red Beast Taking Off The Highly Demanded Train, Bhagalpur Jaynagar Inauguration Special Express Departing From Bhagalpur Railway Station !!
The U.S. Capitol is centered among the "Field of Flags" at night during the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washingtion, D.C. The Field of Flags represents the victims of COVID-19. CBP Photo.
So I spent the day in DC during the inauguration just allowing the day to take me where it would. Met a lot of nice folks on both sides of vastly differing opinions. All ballpoint. All in-situ. Very lucky with the weather. www.newsillustrator.com
So I spent the day in DC during the inauguration just allowing the day to take me where it would. Met a lot of nice folks on both sides of vastly differing opinions. All ballpoint. All in-situ. Very lucky with the weather. www.newsillustrator.com
Thursday, on the eve of the inauguration, this group of protesters marched on the streets of WDC. The police largely expedited the safe movement of this group through the streets.
Pro-environment demonstrators on the streets of Washington, D.C.. during the 20 January 2017 Trump inauguration.
So I spent the day in DC during the inauguration just allowing the day to take me where it would. Met a lot of nice folks on both sides of vastly differing opinions. All ballpoint. All in-situ. Very lucky with the weather. www.newsillustrator.com
In summer 1993 the Great Arctic Rerserve (Zapovednik) was established at the northern coasts of Taymyr. An international (WWF) delegation took part in the inauguration in Dudinka and in the field. The Taymyr peninsula is covered by the most extensive and northernmost tundra habitats in Siberia. These enormous wetlands are used during the short Arctic summer by millions of waterbirds, which winter in Southern Europe, Southern Asia and Africa. The biodiversity of the Taymyr peninsula is with 20% well covered with different kinds of protected areas. However, there may be need to connect them by South-North corridors to secure adaptation of biodiversity moving North with climate change. With increased warming and thawing of tundra massive release of methane stored in the ground could trigger further climate change.
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Inauguration of the new 'NNO2' acquisition antenna at ESA's deep-space tracking station, New Norcia, Western Australia, 11 February 2016.
"..old hatreds shall someday pass; the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve."
from Obama's Inauguration speech
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