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Intersecting the brilliant Milky Way with a headlamp at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta.
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Wandering the back alleys of Vancouver's Mount Pleasant community checking out Vancouver Mural Festival (VMF) works.
"Intersect" by Cara Guri was one of the 2020 VMF entries.
Cara is a Vancouver-based visual artist whose work explores themes of identity construction in portraiture.
Guri is known for her concealed paintings -- portraits hiding the most prominent parts of a subject’s face with an unexpected object placed strategically in front.
Cara’s paintings create a barrier between the subject and the viewer, to examine the often transactional nature of portraiture.
Intended to be a play on the word “insect”, Cara’s mural, “Intersect” plays on the same idea of concealing portraiture through the emphasis of another object. The most notable feature here being the massively enchanting butterfly painted overtop of the subject’s face.
Guri's Mural Statement:
“I wanted this piece to play with the traditional expectations of portraiture, to create a playful barrier between the viewer and the subject and in doing so to invite contemplation on what it means to look and to see.
The location of this mural in a mundane parking lot made me want to produce something that is at once surreal and unexpected, to transport the viewer to an alternate imaginative environment as they go about their daily lives.”
The mural is located between Columbia & Manitoba Streets, in the alley north of West Broadway Avenue.
P.S. you need to see this on a large full screen to be able to pick up on that tiny faint sliver of a highlight on his nose and face. Which to me, changes the mood and makes the story.
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Standard Oil or Aon/The Modern Wing
Edward Durrell Stone/Renzo Piano Building Workshop
China, Xian, spiced bread in the famous "Muslim Food Street", area behind the "Drum Tower"
The main food street area is known as Huimin Street or Muslim Quarter. It's a main street with a few intersecting roads. The Xi’an Muslim Food Street is the collective name for a number of streets, including Beiyuanmen Street, North Guangji Street, Xiyangshi Street & Dapiyuan Street
Worldwide became the city “Xian” in the Shaanxi province known, depicting the sculptures of the terracotta soldiers, surrounding the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, buried in 210–209 BCE.
The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in the Lintong District.
Also acknowledged is Xian, for its City Wall of the ancient capital of China, also known as the fortifications of Xian enclosing a city centre area of approximately 14 square km with 18 city gates, is one of the oldest, largest, best preserved & complete Chinese city walls.
The rectangle of the wall is also one of the largest & most complete ancient Military Defence Systems in the World.
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The intersection of Las Vegas Blvd & Sands Avenue
Haven't had the time lately to shoot much, so here's something I took a while back and never uploaded. This intersection is one of the busiest on the strip with the Palazzo, Treasure Island, Fashion Show Mall and Wynn occupying a corner each. I get to drive through this five days a week on my way to work, happy happy joy! :)
Two type Dm12 DMUs have started their journey to Seinäjoki and they are currently accelerating away from Jyväskylä.
c. 900-1300 A.D.
Tens of thousands of stripped tree trunks were mounted to surround and intersect the Aztalan community. That was no small feat. These stockade fences, which have left round footprints in the ground, protected the residents of the town from outside invasion. It also seems to have separated gated elite sections from commoner neighborhoods within the settlement.
The innovators of Aztalan, c. 900-1300, a name that those of European ancestry gave to these ruins that partly incorporates the tourist-inviting name of Aztec, were among the first creators of the city and town living inventions of the Mississippian Culture communities. These innovators lived far to the north – in modern-day Wisconsin.
What happened to the entire civilization that dotted the eastern midwest and southeastern part of what would become the United States? It disappeared in a flash just as the first conquistadors reached the east coast of what would be the United States.
The advanced city and town life for the Mississippian Culture had a downside. Their interconnected settlements – the paths, waterways, and densely populated communities were perfect conduits and incubators of European disease when the first Europeans came. The few left living in their cities and townships finally fled for dear life.
The civilization was barely remembered among the North American tribes of nomad lifestyle in which their survivors assumedly fled. The record we have is from the ruins they left and the account from the south of conquistador Hernando de Soto, who battled against them (e.g. Coosa Cheifdom and others), dictated to their leaders, and lived in the homes of the Mississippian Culture elite. De Soto himself died of disease, described as a fever, near the western bank of the Mississippi River, near present-day Ferriday, Louisiana.
But Aztalan had long been abandoned by the time European disease devastated the Mississippian Culture. Had Aztalan farmers depleted the once-fertile soil here and so it was time to move on, build a new community elsewhere?
CSX Y221 sits on the GSA track before getting permission onto the mainline on the east side of Marion, Ohio.
Death Valley National Park.
Intrepid 4x5 MkII - modified for rear standard aft tilt with short lenses
Nikon Nikkor SW ƒ4.5 75mm
Hoya Y(K2) filter
Arista EDU Ultra 100
Ilfotec DD-X 1+9
Manfrotto MT190CXPRO3 Tripod
Kirk Enterprises BH-3 Ball Head
Osprey Atmos 35 Backpack
Minor dust and crop edits only. Very minor front/rear view camera movements employed - just enough to tidy up the focus.
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species intersect on a sidewalk in brookline.
i think most of the time, folks in a city don't think too much about how their lives exist in parallel to millions of other wild critters that call the same few square miles home. but when these existences collide, it happens in a memorable fashion: it's a rat scurrying over your foot in a dark alleyway; a raccoon flinging open a trash can with eerily human hands; a large and ancient-looking bird blocking your path. then it's something you think about a lot, and if you're lucky you take a picture of it. the birds and raccoons, that is. no one wants a picture of a rat (sorry rats).
The Texas Centennial Exposition was not only a celebration of Texas independence, but also of Texas and Western culture. The 1936-37 Exposition was also a festival of architecture, which embraced the then-new International style of architecture. Traditionally, worlds fairs are the testing grounds for new ideas in building design; Dallas and its Exposition architects chose to reflect the style of the Exposition Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris in 1925. They were also influenced by the recently completed "Century of Progress" in Chicago (1933-34), where the International style of architecture was prominently displayed.
The significance of Fair Park also extends beyond the architectural theme of the remaining buildings. Fair Park is one of the largest intact grouping of Exposition buildings remaining in the United States. Most World's Fairs or Exposition grounds in the United States have been demolished, except for one or two exceptional buildings. However, many of the original 1936 buildings and open spaces remain today from the Texas Centennial Exposition, even though several were constructed as "temporary" structures.
Fair Park is also significant in terms of urban design, open space design, and artwork and sculpture. The Exposition architecture expressed monumentality in design, but this was reinforced by the open spaces and landscaping that the buildings were sited around. The grounds were planned on two landscape design themes: a Beaux Arts theme that involved grand plazas and vistas that intersected or were terminated by major buildings, and a pastoral theme that used winding paths, random landscaping, and building siting to create a very informal atmosphere. The majority of these open spaces, both formal and informal, exist today in one of America's most well-planned parks. Four major open space areas (and their buildings) still remain: Esplanade of State (Grand Plaza—Esplanade of State—Texas Court of Honor); Agrarian Parkway and The Chute; Federal Concourse (Federal Concourse—Constitution Place—Stadium Plaza); and the Lagoon and Centennial Drive. These spaces combine to create a series of monumental spaces, formal vistas, landscaping, and pastoral images unparalleled in a planned park in Texas and the Southwest.
The sculptures, murals, and other artwork remaining from the Exposition are also significant. Often intended to be "temporary" artwork, they reinforced the monumentality of the buildings and the open space design in Fair Park. Many of the artists studied in Paris; their work remains in exterior spaces as sculpture and murals, and inside many of the buildings in the Park.
This structure, now known as the Hall of State, at the head of the Esplanade and seen in the photograph above, was constructed in 1936 and is regarded as an excellent example of Art Deco architecture and was the showpiece of the Centennial Exposition. It features a large curved central mass with lower rectangular wings. The Centennial Corporation Architects (George Dahl and staff, including Donald Nelson) prepared the design and construction documents for this building, only to have the board of Control (a State agency established to oversee the entire Centennial effort) select another group of architects to begin again. This group of architects was called the Centennial Architects Associated, and included H.B. Thomason, Dewitt and Washburn, Fooshee and Cheek, Walter P. Sharp, Ralph Bryan, Anton Korn, Mark Lemmon, Flint and Brass, T.J. Galbraith, Arthur Thomas, Donald Barthelme of Houston, and Adams and Adams of San Antonio. Donald Barthelme was the principal designer for the project, and Adams and Adams were the interior designers. Unfortunately, the building was only partially completed in time for the Centennial Exposition opening. It houses many pieces of art, including statues, friezes, murals, medallions, and stenciled ceilings. The building is dedicated to the State of Texas and her heroes. Above the entrance is a carved sculpture by Harry Lee Bigson. In relief, a female figure, which represents Texas, kneels behind the Texas flag. Below, the owl of wisdom holds the key to progress and prosperity. In the background are branches from the State tree, the pecan. Focusing attention on the entrance is an heroic bronze and gold-leaf statue of an Indian, which stands on a dais 20' high. This "Tejas Warrior" by Dallas sculptor Allie V. Tennant is 11' tall. The figure acts as a terminus for the bronze floors at the entrance. The inner wall of the niche is faced with ceramic tiles of deep blue and orange. Inside the size and drama of the art is overwhelming. In the Hall of Heroes, on marble pedestals, are six heroic-sized bronze statues of great figures of the Texas Revolution. These statues by Pompeo Coppini are considered to be the finest examples of his work. Above and along the walls is a frieze that records the battles of the Texas Revolution. The Hall of Heroes opens onto the Great Hall, which is 94' long, 68' wide, and 46' high. Murals span the north and south walls. They depict Texas history beginning in 1519 and ending with figures representing the arts and the development of the cotton, grain, oil, lumber, and agricultural industries. The murals, by Eugene Savage of New York, with the assistance by Reveau Bassett and James Buchanan Winn, Jr., both of Texas, were the largest murals in the world at the time they were painted. And, finally, a magnificent medallion representing the six nations that have ruled Texas is mounted on the far wall of the hall. Designed by Joseph E. Renier, the medallion, 25' in diameter, is a bas-relief in three tones of gold.
The Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (or more commonly referred to as Fair Park or Site of Texas State Fairs) was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on September 24, 1986 for its long standing history described above and includes The Women's Museum above. Most all of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
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Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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La Curfew Tower (tour du Couvre-feu) et la Garter Tower (tour de la Jarretière) du château de Windsor, comté de Berkshire, vallée de la Tamise, dans le sud de l'Angleterre. Une vue à partir de la Thames Street (B3022) près de l’intersection avec Castle Hill.
La Curfew Tower, située derrière le Horseshoe Cloister (cloître en « fer à cheval »), est l'une des structures les plus anciennes de la partie basse car elle date du 13e siècle. L'intérieur de la tour abrite un ancien donjon et les restes d'une poterne. L'étage supérieur accueille les cloches du château qui y furent installées en 1478 et l'horloge du château datant de 1689. Le toit conique de style français a été réalisé au 19e siècle par Anthony Salvin sur le modèle de la cité de Carcassonne remodelée par Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
Ces tours protégeaient les remparts de la Lower Ward du Windsor Castle. Ce château est la plus ancienne (900 ans) résidence royale du pays, occupée de manière permanente depuis la première construction en 1070 par Guillaume le conquérant après sa victoire de 1066.
Le village de Windsor va se constituer à proximité du château. Traversée par la Tamise et située dans le comté de Berkshire, dans le sud de l'Angleterre, Windsor se trouve donc dans la région verdoyante du Bassin de Londres, à 40 km de la capitale. Windsor est aujourd’hui connue à travers le monde pour son château qui a évolué au cours du temps. Il sert de résidence royale lorsque les souverains ne se trouvent pas à Buckingham Palace, à Londres.
With the original aim being to capture the decorations about Chinatown, we ended up catching moving lights intersecting each other like how people's lives meet.
At the intersection where your gifts, talents, and abilities meet a human need; therein you will discover your purpose
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Intersecting ripple patterns, in slow-moving shallow water. Amazing how the flow patterns reform downstream of the crossing zone.
ZLATIBOR is a mountain of exquisite beauty. It has pleasant and mild climate, large clearings, exuberant pastures intersected with mountains with mountain streams and pine trees - which this mountain is named for.
The average hight is about 1000m above sea level.
Mountain and sea gulfs encounter here which speed up the curing and the recovering from large number of lung and heart illnesses, especially from illnesses of thyroid gland and anemia.
The Balkans is the historical name of a geographic region of southeastern Europe. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains, which run through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km2 (212,000 sq mi) and a population of about 55 million people.
The ancient Greek name for the Balkan Peninsula was “the Peninsula of Haemus” (Χερσόνησος του Αίμου, Chersónisos tou Aímou).
The Balkans are adjoined by water on three sides: the Black Sea to the east and branches of the Mediterranean Sea to the south and west (including the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean and Marmara seas).
The identity of the Balkans is dominated by its geographical position; historically the area was known as a crossroads of various cultures. It has been a juncture between the Latin and Greek bodies of the Roman Empire, the destination of a massive influx of pagan Slavs, an area where Orthodox and Catholic Christianity met, as well as the meeting point between Islam and Christianity.
The Balkans today is a very diverse ethno-linguistic region, being home to multiple Slavic, Romance, and Turkic languages, as well as Greek, Albanian, and others. Through its history many other ethnic groups with their own languages lived in the area, among them Thracians, Illyrians, Romans, Uzes, Pechenegs, Cumans, Avars, Celts, Germans, and various Germanic tribes.
The Balkan region was the first area of Europe to experience the arrival of farming cultures in the Neolithic era. The practices of growing grain and raising livestock arrived in the Balkans from the Fertile Crescent by way of Anatolia, and spread west and north into Pannonia and Central Europe.
In pre-classical and classical antiquity, this region was home to Greek city-states, Illyrians, Paeonians, Thracians, Epirotes, Mollosians, Thessalians, Dacians and other ancient groups. Later the Roman Empire conquered most of the region and spread Roman culture and the Latin language but significant parts still remained under classical Greek influence. During the Middle Ages, the Balkans became the stage for a series of wars between the Byzantine, Bulgarian and Serbian Empires.