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Although taken on the wrong side of the Pacific Ocean, this shot from Juneau, Alaska with the airstrip, boats, and islands kept reminding me of World War 2 in the Pacific for some reason. So I decided to go a bit more stylized with black and white this time around to try to invoke the feeling and emotion of a photograph from that era. I hope you enjoy it :)
The water held him as if he had always belonged there. The gentle swaying seemed to invoke an ancient language, one understood only by roots and tides.
Between the flowers that brushed his vegetal skin, there was a strange, almost hypnotic calm, as if the sea held a secret it dared not yet reveal.
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Hard to nail this kind of shot. Processed to invoke the feel of a retouched pic one might have seen in old documents. Been indoors for about a year (Feb '21) and staying sane.
Scilla (Calabrian: U Scigghiu; Greek: Σκύλλα, romanized: Skýlla) is a town and comune in Calabria, Italy, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. It is the traditional site of the sea monster Scylla of Greek mythology.
The town of Scilla has ancient origins that relate mainly to the period of the destruction of Troy and invokes the myths and legends of Odysseus with Scylla and Charybdis, of Homer and Dante Alighieri. Its name derives from the mythological figure of Scylla, a young nymph who refused Glaucus' love.
Meh, yet another Great Egret, Ardea alba, in flight against an overcast sky, no better than several I have already posted. However, it’s very encouraging as a proof of concept, because I got it with my brand new Fujifilm X-T5 on my first outing.
Manual exposure; one frame from a 7fps burst; following the subject at 300mm; continuous back button autofocus set for bird tracking; saved as RAW and HEIF on UHS-II cards; uploaded to the Cloud with my old SD card adapter, processed from HEIF in Photos on iPad; cropped from 40MP to 3, for a 6000mm full-frame equivalent reach.
Several questions remain to be answered, haven’t got a slick workflow. Had to sit on a park bench for a while and search the manual on my phone to figure out how to invoke burst mode. 😜
12-21-22; 20:00 CDT; Provia+
"I, too, know what hiraeth means. To me, it is a longing for a feeling that may not truly exist, a misty blend of nostalgia and dream, and for a place that invokes this elusive feeling. " Steve, Ohio, USA, Aug 2008.
With apologies again for not being around as much lately. I hope to visit you all tomorrow. In the meantime - have a happy and relaxed weekend my friends x
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What I present here on Flickr is a photographic account of the festival held every year in Palazzolo Acreide (Syracuse) in honor of Saint Michael the Archangel. This year the festival was celebrated on October 5th. The cult of Saint Michael the Archangel in Palazzolo Acreide seems to date back to the Arab-Norman period of Sicily (in Sicily, that period from the Arab conquest, 827 AD, which took it from the Byzantines, until the complete domination of the Normans, around 1194 AD). This is an era in which Sicily became a "container" of the most diverse cultures, Byzantine, Arab, Latin, Norman, thus creating a cultural, artistic and scientific synthesis: in this period, Christians invoked the "fighting" Archangel so that He could help them drive the Saracens from ancient Palazzolo (Palatiolum). On the eve of the liturgical feast (28 September), the “sciuta ra cammina” takes place, or what in other Sicilian feasts is called “la svelata” (the unveiled). The curtain covering the statue of the Archangel, placed in a “small room” above the main altar, is opened. Remaining behind the curtain, it is blocked from view for almost the entire year. The statue, now exposed for the adoration of the faithful, is moved forward a little (“sciuta ra cammina”, or “la svelata – the exit that walks” referring to the statue, which is carried forward). On the day of the big celebration, at 11:00 a.m., there will be a "hot air balloon launch." The organizers explained to me that the hot air balloons are made entirely of paper. The writing is also made with paper letters that are then glued together. The hot air produced beneath the balloons will make them fly. This year, the writing was in tune with the echo of the "People of Peace" movement, which hopes for an end to the war in Ukraine, waged by Russia, and for an end to Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people. At 1:00 pm the “sciuta” takes place, or the “exit” of the float with the statue of the Saint on it, carried on the shoulders of the devout bearers, to begin the procession. At that eagerly awaited moment, the fireworks are set off simultaneously, as are the “nzareddi” (long ribbons of colored paper, along with large confetti (the same ones seen during the exit of San Paolo, for his feast day, always in Palazzolo A.), the faithful explode in displays of jubilation, with their arms stretched high and invoking San Michele in a loud voice (this seems contagious to me, I too felt the need to raise my arms to the sky invoking San Michele, despite the photographic equipment….:o))…), the festive music of the marching band. Thus begins the procession toward the neighboring neighborhoods. The float is carried bare-shouldered by devout bearers. Long banners proceed at the front of the procession. Many devout women walk barefoot. Many children, both boys and girls, are lifted up and shown to the Archangel to ask for his spiritual intercession to protect them from evil. In thanksgiving, donations of banknotes or gold jewelry are made. Some typical curiosities of this celebration include: the statue of Saint Michael wears a breastplate made from gold from votive offerings donated over the centuries. It was later decided to melt them down and create his "gold-colored" breastplate. The statue of the Archangel, unlike what is seen in other Sicilian celebrations (usually from the "camera" located on the main altar, the saint, or saints, is made to descend by sliding on two tracks to reach the float, placed in front of the altar), here in Palazzolo A., instead, the simulacrum of the Archangel descends with a special ancient "elevator", placed under the small room, then behind the main altar, then lovingly carried in arms up to the float; on the shield of the Archangel, in the church that bears his name, on the T-shirts of the devotees, and on those of the boys and girls exposed to the Archangel, one reads "Quis ut Deus", it is the Latin translation of the name Michael (in Hebrew Mîkhā’ēl), which means “Who is like God?”, this expression is traditionally attributed to Saint Michael the Archangel, leader of the celestial armies, because, according to Christian tradition, it was the cry he uttered when he rebelled against Satan and his angels during the battle in heaven, affirming both the supremacy and uniqueness of God, and his devotion and loyalty towards the divine.
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Questo che presento qui su Flickr, è un racconto fotografico della festa che si tiene ogni anno a Palazzolo Acreide (Siracusa) in onore di San Michele Arcangelo, quest’anno la festa è stata celebrata il 5 ottobre. Il culto per San Michele Arcangelo a Palazzolo Acreide, sembra risalga al periodo arabo-normanno della Sicilia (in Sicilia quel periodo che va dalla conquista araba, 827 d.C, che la sottrae ai Bizantini, fino al completo dominio dei Normanni, circa 1194 d.C.), questa è un’epoca nella quale la Sicilia diviene un “contenitore” di culture le più diverse, bizantina, araba, latina, normanna, realizzandosi in tal modo una sintesi culturale, artistica e scientifica: in questo periodo i Cristiani invocano l’Arcangelo “che combatte” affinchè Egli li possa aiutare a scacciare i Saraceni dall’antica Palazzolo (Palatiolum). Il giorno della vigilia della festa liturgica (28 settembre), si ha la “sciuta ra cammina”, ovvero quella che in altre feste siciliana si chiama “la svelata”, si apre la tenda che copre la statua dell’Arcangelo, posta in una “cameretta” posta sopra l’altare maggiore, restando dietro la tenda viene preclusa alla vista per quasi tutto l’anno, la statua esposta ora all’adorazione dei fedeli, viene fatta avanzare di poco (“sciuta ra cammina”, ovvero “la svelata-l’uscita che cammina” riferita alla statua, che viene portata in avanti). Il giorno della grande festa alle ore 11:00 c’è la manifestazione del “lancio delle mongolfiere”, gli organizzatori mi hanno spiegato che le mongolfiere sono realizzate completamente con la carta, le scritte sono fatte anch’esse con lettere di carta poi incollate, l’aria calda prodotta sotto tali mongolfiere le farà volare: quest’anno le scritte erano in sintonia con quella eco del “Popolo della Pace” che spera nella fine della guerra in Ucraina ad opera della Russia, e nella fine della oppressione Israeliana verso il popolo Palestinese. Alle ore 13:00 avviene la “sciuta”, ovvero “l’uscita” della vara con sopra il simulacro del Santo, portato in spalla dai devoti portatori, per iniziare la processione, in quel momento, attesissimo, avviene in contemporanea lo sparo dei fuochi d’artificio, lo sparo degli “nzareddi” (sono lunghi nastri di carta colorata, insieme a grossi coriandoli (gli stessi si assistono durante l’uscita di San Paolo, per la sua festa, sempre a Palazzolo A.), i fedeli esplodono in manifestazioni di esultanza, con le braccia protese in alto ed invocando San Michele a gran voce (cosa questa che a me sembra contagiosa, anch’io ho sentito il bisogno di alzare le braccia al cielo invocando San Michele, nonostante l’attrezzatura fotografica….:o))…), la musica festosa della banda musicale. Inizia così la processione verso i quartieri vicini, la vara viene portata con la “spalla nuda” dai devoti portatori, lunghi stendardi procedono davanti nella processione, molte donne devote camminano a piedi scalzi, molti bimbi o bimbe, vengono alzati e mostrati all’Arcangelo, per chiedere la sua intercessione spirituale per essere protetti dal male, in ringraziamento ci sono donazioni di bancanote o monili d’oro. Alcune curiosità tipiche di questa festa sono: la statua di San Michele ha una corazza realizzata con l’oro proveniente dagli Ex Voto donati nei trascorsi secoli, poi si decise di fonderli e realizzare la sua corazza “color oro”; la statua dell’Arcangelo a differenza di ciò che si vede in altre feste siciliane (in genere dalla “cameretta” che si trova sull’altare maggiore, il santo, o più santi, viene fatto scendere scorrendo su due binari per giungere sulla vara, posta davanti l’altare), qui a Palazzolo A., invece il simulacro dell’Arcangelo scende con un particolare antico “ascensore”, posto sotto la cameretta, quindi dietro l’altare maggiore, poi portato amorevolmente in braccio fin sopra la vara; sullo scudo dell’Arcangelo, nella chiesa che porta il suo nome, sulle magliette dei devoti, su quelle dei bimbi e bimbe esposte all’Arcangelo, si legge “Quis ut Deus”, è la traduzione in latino del nome Michele (in ebraico Mîkhā’ēl), che appunto significa “Chi è come Dio?”, questa espressione è tradizionalmente attribuita a San Michele Arcangelo, capo delle milizie celesti, perché, secondo la tradizione cristiana, fu il grido che egli pronunciò quando si ribellò a Satana e ai suoi angeli durante la battaglia in cielo, affermando e la supremazia e unicità di Dio, e la sua devozione e lealtà verso il divino. .
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There are many photos of this sacred memorial, both taken on film & digital and from every angle but none have the intimate awe as what is invoked to you through your own captures.
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Engine Room is opening soon so here is a preview of the horns and tails form LVL9's Mephisto set for those that love to be more on the darker side. I'm wearing Swallow ears on a LOGO head, made possible with a handy little kit by SOUL - (advanced editing experience required) which I've had for years but never tried out before. The Aura skin by Apika includes a huge amount of extras so you can layer the face with eyebrows, makeup and even freckles. All is EvoX mapped.
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Pose my own mixed with the Wisp Willer's included poses.
High in the mountains of Nox Aeterna, where the eternal night wraps even around one’s thoughts, stands a silent guardian. Cloaked in a blend of ancient faith and embraced darkness, he does not pray—he invokes. He does not forgive—he watches. His cross is no symbol of redemption, but of burden. In his gaze, the storm of a past that still pulses. In his stillness, the calm before judgment. Is he a penitent, a prophet... or the punishment that arrives in the name of the Father?
“Not all light saves, not all darkness damns — and he bears the cross of both.” (Richard de Grataine and Sira)
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Corridor of the Ancestors &
Whispers on the Walls
The feeling of walking through a passage to the Past.
A narrow, stone-walled corridor adorned with carved hieroglyphs. The ceiling shows signs of age and some darker patches, while the walls have a warm, earthy hue.
The composition utilizes strong leading lines from the converging walls and ceiling, drawing the viewer's eye towards the brightly lit opening at the far end. This creates a sense of depth and perspective, with the light acting as a vanishing point. The symmetry of the corridor is also a key compositional element.
The image is dominated by strong backlighting from the exit, which creates a high contrast scene. The interior is dimly lit, highlighting the textures of the stone and carvings.
The color palette is warm, with various shades of brown, beige, and tan dominating the stone surfaces. The rough, carved texture of the walls contrasts with the slightly smoother, though weathered, surface of the ceiling.
The photograph was captured using a relatively wide focal length suitable for capturing the confined space of the corridor. The aperture setting provides a shallow depth of field, helping to keep the immediate surroundings in focus while leading the eye forward.
On the right side, a valuable historical document 'The Abydos Table', also known as the 'Abydos King List' and 'Abydos Canon' lists 76 Egyptian pharaohs in three rows of 38 cartouches (oval borders enclosing a king's name). The third row repeats the name of the pharaoh who built the list, Seti I.
The list was created for ritualistic purposes to invoke and honor the spirits of past kings. Some scholars suggest the list, as set down by Seti I, was to represent the royal ancestors in a ritual, performed on their behalf. Seti I himself may have constructed a grand temple worthy of the gods and filled it with the names of ancestors.
"Or perhaps you notice a congregation of ladybugs on a rose stalk. Don't invoke the old nursery saying and ask them to fly away home. Their house is not on fire. Your roses are, with aphids, which the ladybugs are feeding on - and you can bless yourself that they have come to your rescue."
— Eleanor Perenyi
The decorated ceiling of a Kali Puja pandal is done to create a sacred, festive, and immersive atmosphere that honors Goddess Kali and attracts devotees. Each year, pandals compete in creativity—ceiling designs often reflect themes from mythology, social issues, or local heritage.
Aesthetic Appeal: The ceiling is the first thing people notice when they look up inside the pandal, so it’s decorated to leave a lasting impression.
Even you can find the Swastik (or Swastika) which is one of the most sacred and ancient symbols in Hinduism, representing auspiciousness, prosperity, and well-being. It is widely used in rituals, temple art, rangolis, and even on the entrances of homes and businesses to invoke divine blessings.
The word Swastika comes from Sanskrit — su (good) + asti (to be) + ka (symbol), meaning “that which is associated with well-being.”
Right-facing Swastik (clockwise): Most common in Hinduism, symbolizing the Sun, prosperity, and growth.
Left-facing Swastik (anticlockwise): Sometimes used in tantric practices and associated with Goddess Kali or Shakti.
There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed.
Robert Kennedy
The only wooden bridge around here that I know of.
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Lookout Algonquin Park (83) by Shelly Locke: My painting “Look Out Trail-Algonquin Park”, is the first in a series of paintings from my own travel photos and one of my favourite places to decompress. Even though this is my rendition of Algonquin Park it will very easily lead one to think of many, nearby hiking trails on the escarpment. This series turns my photos into surreal, fantasy landscapes that have been reduced to colourful and vibrant, harmonizing shapes. This specific painting is a visual illusion of a rocky woodland that will speak volumes to the outdoor enthusiast as well as inspire a longing to walk amongst the trees by others less outdoorsy. Set off by a background blend of light blue and white representing a calm blue sky. The earthy undertones invoke a calm peacefulness. The warm tones of the landscape contrast perfectly with the organic lines and monochromatic cool tones of the shadowy rock face. The relaxed ambiance of nature is conjured within one’s mind.
The same design also appears on 61, 73, 75, 88.
In Norse mythology, Njörðr is a god among the Vanir. Njörðr, father of the deities Freyr and Freyja by his unnamed sister, was in an ill-fated marriage with the goddess Skaði, lives in Nóatún and is associated with the sea, seafaring, wind, fishing, wealth, and crop fertility.
Njörðr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, in euhemerized form as a beloved mythological early king of Sweden in Heimskringla, also written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century, as one of three gods invoked in the 14th century Hauksbók ring oath, and in numerous Scandinavian place names. Veneration of Njörðr survived into the 18th or 19th century Norwegian folk practice, where the god is recorded as Njor and thanked for a bountiful catch of fish.
Njörðr has been the subject of an amount of scholarly discourse and theory, often connecting him with the figure of the much earlier attested Germanic goddess Nerthus, the hero Hadingus, and theorizing on his formerly more prominent place in Norse paganism due to the appearance of his name in numerous place names. Njörðr is sometimes modernly anglicized as Njord, Njoerd, or Njorth.
Marcy Dam, Adirondacks, NY. When the view at Marcy Dam looked like this, it was a couple of weeks before Irene. Open spaces are hard to come by on the trail up here, and none matched this in serenity. When the water was glass, it was as if a parallel universe was revealed. I would always stop here to let it satuarate into me. When I close my eyes, I can invoke indescribable beauty that I've seen, stamped indelibly on my soul...places and women whose company I long for. Maybe I looked too hard, thought too much, and was punished for being unworthy. In a rage of anger, in a storm like Irene's, things can change in a matter of hours. Marcy Brook only runs through here as a brook now, the reflection is gone forever, new slides scar the mountains, the change trying to defy my love for it, like a woman who breaks your heart and dares you to hate her. But we process things both as they were and as they are, and it's hard to erase the heart when the heart of it remains. When the rivers stop running, when the mountains crumble to talus, when the forests petrify to stone, and the sky has nothing left to do, I will stop thinking about you.
Re-edited 9 Oct 2020, cropped and up-rez.
A dwarf Kingfisher of the forest, smaller even than the Common Kingfisher.
This bird has markings that looked like eyes at the back of its head.
In very dim surroundings, no choice but a tripod shot at ridiculously low SS. EFC invoked.
Wished I get to shoot this again with my Sony gear because I know that my FE 100-400mm GM lens even with 2x TC attached will produce noticeably superior results.
Walt Whitman, poet and printer, used the term to invoke the ephemeral nature of the written word. These strands established themselves on a point bar in the Brazos River during our recent long hot dry summer, and now risk burial or erosion as the river rises and falls with returning rain. Nature operates in a spirit of abundance, indifferent to risk.
Grass grows where it can.
Leaden sky dims noon shadows.
Who sees tomorrow?
Happy Mono Monday!
09:30 CST
Today, Father, this blue sky lauds you. The delicate green and orange flowers of the tulip poplar tree praise you. The distant blue hills praise you, together with the sweet-smelling air that is full of brilliant light. The bickering flycatchers praise you with the lowing cattle and the quails that whistle over there. I too, Father, praise you, with all these my brothers, and they give voice to my own heart and to my own silence. We are all one silence, and a diversity of voices…. Here I am. In me the world is present, and you are present. I am a link in the chain of light and of presence.
-Thomas Merton, CGB, 177; cf. the superbly realized “Things in Their Identity,” NSC, 29–36; also SFS, 214–15, where Merton invokes the biblical “I am” in describing the experience of communion with nature.
The trail to Point Defiance snakes through outcroppings of rock in a woodland forest heavily populated with Oak and Walnut trees. I'd be remiss if I also didn't mention the poison oak. On the right the south fork of the Yuba River glimmers through the brush. A hike along the south fork always invokes a bit of elven magic--a nice escape from the cacophony of the point-counter-point arguments taking place in our public institutions.
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The rain clouds are gathering in the sunset-lit sky over the Bolsa Chica invoking all kinds of crazy coloring only nature can produce... @ Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
As Thaipusam festival gets underway, devotees flood into the preparation site to have their bodies marked with holy ash to invoke the support of the Hindu gods. Energy is high and queues can be lengthly but in each line of people are individuals taking moments to reflect upon the elements of life that bring our communities together.
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Pilatus Love Ties
Pilatus (also often referred to Mount Pilatus) is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128 m (6,982 ft)) is named Tomlishorn
Pilatus, is one of the most legendary places in Central Switzerland. And one of the most beautiful. On a clear day the mountain offers a panoramic view of 73 Alpine peaks
Because the peaks are so steep, traversing around them called for tunneling a pathway into the mountain. In a couple of sections, the tunnel broke through the mountain wall, rendering both the inspiration and photo for “A Cave With A View”.
From the outside, those windows invoke the eyes of the old man of the mountain.
From the inside, folks commemorate their love at the top of the world with a combination of the traditional lock and the non-traditional "tie".
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What I present here on Flickr is a photographic account of the festival held every year in Palazzolo Acreide (Syracuse) in honor of Saint Michael the Archangel. This year the festival was celebrated on October 5th. The cult of Saint Michael the Archangel in Palazzolo Acreide seems to date back to the Arab-Norman period of Sicily (in Sicily, that period from the Arab conquest, 827 AD, which took it from the Byzantines, until the complete domination of the Normans, around 1194 AD). This is an era in which Sicily became a "container" of the most diverse cultures, Byzantine, Arab, Latin, Norman, thus creating a cultural, artistic and scientific synthesis: in this period, Christians invoked the "fighting" Archangel so that He could help them drive the Saracens from ancient Palazzolo (Palatiolum). On the eve of the liturgical feast (28 September), the “sciuta ra cammina” takes place, or what in other Sicilian feasts is called “la svelata” (the unveiled). The curtain covering the statue of the Archangel, placed in a “small room” above the main altar, is opened. Remaining behind the curtain, it is blocked from view for almost the entire year. The statue, now exposed for the adoration of the faithful, is moved forward a little (“sciuta ra cammina”, or “la svelata – the exit that walks” referring to the statue, which is carried forward). On the day of the big celebration, at 11:00 a.m., there will be a "hot air balloon launch." The organizers explained to me that the hot air balloons are made entirely of paper. The writing is also made with paper letters that are then glued together. The hot air produced beneath the balloons will make them fly. This year, the writing was in tune with the echo of the "People of Peace" movement, which hopes for an end to the war in Ukraine, waged by Russia, and for an end to Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people. At 1:00 pm the “sciuta” takes place, or the “exit” of the float with the statue of the Saint on it, carried on the shoulders of the devout bearers, to begin the procession. At that eagerly awaited moment, the fireworks are set off simultaneously, as are the “nzareddi” (long ribbons of colored paper, along with large confetti (the same ones seen during the exit of San Paolo, for his feast day, always in Palazzolo A.), the faithful explode in displays of jubilation, with their arms stretched high and invoking San Michele in a loud voice (this seems contagious to me, I too felt the need to raise my arms to the sky invoking San Michele, despite the photographic equipment….:o))…), the festive music of the marching band. Thus begins the procession toward the neighboring neighborhoods. The float is carried bare-shouldered by devout bearers. Long banners proceed at the front of the procession. Many devout women walk barefoot. Many children, both boys and girls, are lifted up and shown to the Archangel to ask for his spiritual intercession to protect them from evil. In thanksgiving, donations of banknotes or gold jewelry are made. Some typical curiosities of this celebration include: the statue of Saint Michael wears a breastplate made from gold from votive offerings donated over the centuries. It was later decided to melt them down and create his "gold-colored" breastplate. The statue of the Archangel, unlike what is seen in other Sicilian celebrations (usually from the "camera" located on the main altar, the saint, or saints, is made to descend by sliding on two tracks to reach the float, placed in front of the altar), here in Palazzolo A., instead, the simulacrum of the Archangel descends with a special ancient "elevator", placed under the small room, then behind the main altar, then lovingly carried in arms up to the float; on the shield of the Archangel, in the church that bears his name, on the T-shirts of the devotees, and on those of the boys and girls exposed to the Archangel, one reads "Quis ut Deus", it is the Latin translation of the name Michael (in Hebrew Mîkhā’ēl), which means “Who is like God?”, this expression is traditionally attributed to Saint Michael the Archangel, leader of the celestial armies, because, according to Christian tradition, it was the cry he uttered when he rebelled against Satan and his angels during the battle in heaven, affirming both the supremacy and uniqueness of God, and his devotion and loyalty towards the divine.
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Questo che presento qui su Flickr, è un racconto fotografico della festa che si tiene ogni anno a Palazzolo Acreide (Siracusa) in onore di San Michele Arcangelo, quest’anno la festa è stata celebrata il 5 ottobre. Il culto per San Michele Arcangelo a Palazzolo Acreide, sembra risalga al periodo arabo-normanno della Sicilia (in Sicilia quel periodo che va dalla conquista araba, 827 d.C, che la sottrae ai Bizantini, fino al completo dominio dei Normanni, circa 1194 d.C.), questa è un’epoca nella quale la Sicilia diviene un “contenitore” di culture le più diverse, bizantina, araba, latina, normanna, realizzandosi in tal modo una sintesi culturale, artistica e scientifica: in questo periodo i Cristiani invocano l’Arcangelo “che combatte” affinchè Egli li possa aiutare a scacciare i Saraceni dall’antica Palazzolo (Palatiolum). Il giorno della vigilia della festa liturgica (28 settembre), si ha la “sciuta ra cammina”, ovvero quella che in altre feste siciliana si chiama “la svelata”, si apre la tenda che copre la statua dell’Arcangelo, posta in una “cameretta” posta sopra l’altare maggiore, restando dietro la tenda viene preclusa alla vista per quasi tutto l’anno, la statua esposta ora all’adorazione dei fedeli, viene fatta avanzare di poco (“sciuta ra cammina”, ovvero “la svelata-l’uscita che cammina” riferita alla statua, che viene portata in avanti). Il giorno della grande festa alle ore 11:00 c’è la manifestazione del “lancio delle mongolfiere”, gli organizzatori mi hanno spiegato che le mongolfiere sono realizzate completamente con la carta, le scritte sono fatte anch’esse con lettere di carta poi incollate, l’aria calda prodotta sotto tali mongolfiere le farà volare: quest’anno le scritte erano in sintonia con quella eco del “Popolo della Pace” che spera nella fine della guerra in Ucraina ad opera della Russia, e nella fine della oppressione Israeliana verso il popolo Palestinese. Alle ore 13:00 avviene la “sciuta”, ovvero “l’uscita” della vara con sopra il simulacro del Santo, portato in spalla dai devoti portatori, per iniziare la processione, in quel momento, attesissimo, avviene in contemporanea lo sparo dei fuochi d’artificio, lo sparo degli “nzareddi” (sono lunghi nastri di carta colorata, insieme a grossi coriandoli (gli stessi si assistono durante l’uscita di San Paolo, per la sua festa, sempre a Palazzolo A.), i fedeli esplodono in manifestazioni di esultanza, con le braccia protese in alto ed invocando San Michele a gran voce (cosa questa che a me sembra contagiosa, anch’io ho sentito il bisogno di alzare le braccia al cielo invocando San Michele, nonostante l’attrezzatura fotografica….:o))…), la musica festosa della banda musicale. Inizia così la processione verso i quartieri vicini, la vara viene portata con la “spalla nuda” dai devoti portatori, lunghi stendardi procedono davanti nella processione, molte donne devote camminano a piedi scalzi, molti bimbi o bimbe, vengono alzati e mostrati all’Arcangelo, per chiedere la sua intercessione spirituale per essere protetti dal male, in ringraziamento ci sono donazioni di bancanote o monili d’oro. Alcune curiosità tipiche di questa festa sono: la statua di San Michele ha una corazza realizzata con l’oro proveniente dagli Ex Voto donati nei trascorsi secoli, poi si decise di fonderli e realizzare la sua corazza “color oro”; la statua dell’Arcangelo a differenza di ciò che si vede in altre feste siciliane (in genere dalla “cameretta” che si trova sull’altare maggiore, il santo, o più santi, viene fatto scendere scorrendo su due binari per giungere sulla vara, posta davanti l’altare), qui a Palazzolo A., invece il simulacro dell’Arcangelo scende con un particolare antico “ascensore”, posto sotto la cameretta, quindi dietro l’altare maggiore, poi portato amorevolmente in braccio fin sopra la vara; sullo scudo dell’Arcangelo, nella chiesa che porta il suo nome, sulle magliette dei devoti, su quelle dei bimbi e bimbe esposte all’Arcangelo, si legge “Quis ut Deus”, è la traduzione in latino del nome Michele (in ebraico Mîkhā’ēl), che appunto significa “Chi è come Dio?”, questa espressione è tradizionalmente attribuita a San Michele Arcangelo, capo delle milizie celesti, perché, secondo la tradizione cristiana, fu il grido che egli pronunciò quando si ribellò a Satana e ai suoi angeli durante la battaglia in cielo, affermando e la supremazia e unicità di Dio, e la sua devozione e lealtà verso il divino. .
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Il santuario di Maria Ausiliatrice è una basilica cattolica della città di Torino. Inaugurato il 9 giugno 1868, il santuario fu voluto da san Giovanni Bosco. Fu progettato dall'ingegnere Antonio Spezia. La chiesa venne dedicata a Maria, invocata da don Bosco come Ausiliatrice. Wikipedia
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Turin, sanctuary of Mary Help of Christians seen from inside the courtyard
The sanctuary of Maria Ausiliatrice is a Catholic basilica in the city of Turin. Inaugurated on June 9, 1868, the sanctuary was commissioned by San Giovanni Bosco. It was designed by the engineer Antonio Spezia. The church was dedicated to Mary, invoked by Don Bosco as Help of Christians. Wikipedia
Invocando a la luz... y la luz vino.
"Encontrarás lo que buscas por el camino menos transitado".
Gracias a mi colega Inma (@inmaguiradolara) por su lograda "performance"
Invoking the light, ...and the light arrived.
"The road less travelled on, is where you'll find what you're looking for."
Thanks to my colleague and fellow photographer Inma (@inmaguiradolara), for her fine "performance"
Imagen protegida por Plaghunter / Image protected by Plaghunter
© Francisco García Ríos 2022
As a child of the 1960's, I was quite familiar with the phrase Sock it to me! when it was repeated over and over to great effect in the 1967 hit recording Respect by Aretha Franklin (lyrics by Otis Redding). The phrase invokes a spirited readiness to accept a challenge, as in 'give me your best shot'.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Socket'.
I hadn't initially planned on participating this week, then I thought of the title for the image (my apologies!). All I needed was Brian to perform, showing his best attitude and looking ready for anything. I decided to use a Brian with the striped shell as it complemented the striped reflections on the sockets which was emphasised in the monochrome treatment.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Tyr is more than a warrior – he is the archetype of the one who dares to stand alone for what is right. In the seiðr tradition, he can be experienced as the force that sharpens the will and strengthens the heart when we are faced with impossible choices. He is the inner voice that reminds us of the promises we have made, and the responsibilities that follow. His rune, Tiwaz, opens the way to victory, but also to self-discipline and sacrifice. When you invoke Tyr, you call forth the clear courage, the willingness to sacrifice for the community, and the unshakable truth that cannot be bent.
Bronze Sculpture of St John Paul II in the Sacred Heart of Jesus churchyard in Karlovac. With open arms to the New Center and whole town as in prayer and invokes salvation for all of us.
Excerpt from www.artintheopen.ca/explore#tribute-to-women:
Tribute to Women
Karen Daniels
Sculpture - 2000
St. Catharines Downtown Library
54 Church Street St. Catharines
Installed on October 17th, 2000 in coordination with the YWCA’s week without violence, this multi faceted sculpture was specifically created to mark the millennium though a lenses of women and their accomplishments. The St. Catharines District Council of Women, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFYU) and the YWCA of St. Catharines all contributed to the conception and installation of the Tribute of Women. This sense of collaboration and unity is also symbolized in how the artist, Karen Daniels used metal, granite and quarry stone, welded and assembled in a manner that unifies the very different materials, so as to invoke vital elements of air, fire and earth. The dark brown, flat shapes(the curves and points of the metallic forms are perched atop a solid chunk of stone) mimic the movement of wind or water or flame. Daniels’ monument includes three benches that surround the piece, one on each side for visitors, but the front faces the large walkway that leads to the Library. This is a regular space for public gatherings, including past and present marches and an excellent site for this monument. It sits back on the grass, amidst other benches and sculptures, and this area is popular for many in the downtown to linger and enjoy. Many diverse Women’s organizations that were active at the time of the dedication in 2000 are listed on the accompanying plaque. The main criteria was that they’d been active for at least 35 years to have their organisation’s names engraved; and as new groups reach the same milestone, their names will be added. In this way, the work considers the present and future, as much as acknowledging the past. Karen Daniels’ installation serves to not only, in quoting the plaque on the lower part of the work, “celebrate the passionate spirit of women who volunteer in our community” and “recognizes the significant achievements of women's organizations.” It also hopes “to inspire young women to step forward and meet challenges that will continue to face women of all ages."
Sing my love
Darling sing
A song so new,
Fresh and chaste
So far unsung
In a tune enchanting
And melodious.
O! Let me have
My heart its calm
And its thirst too quenched
In that rhythmic charm.
A song my love
Neither imploring
Nor invoking
The celestial beings
As you had sung so long
I wish no luck
Divine love;
No heaven, no lust;
Not even bliss eternal
To covet yet.
O! Let me have it,
The music that lurks
So congenial
In the vast expanse
Of the sky sublime
Or that dwells concealed
In the fuming waves
Of the deep blue ocean.
Sing like a lark
Sweet and soothing
Soaring high and high
Free and contented
Sing my love
Darling sing.
- Anuj Nair
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All images and poems are the property of Anuj Nair.
Using these images and poems without permission is in violation of international copyright laws (633/41 DPR19/78-Disg 154/97-L.248/2000). All materials may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any forms or by any means,including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording without written permission of Anuj Nair. Every violation will be pursued penally.
East to West Hardknott Pass runs from Eskdale to the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. A view into an early morning of a slow Winter dawning.
© PHH Sykes 2024
phhsykes@gmail.com
Hardknott Roman Fort English Heritage
www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hardknott-roman-...
Hardknott Roman Fort
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardknott_Roman_Fort
The Fort at River's Bend
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fort_at_River%27s_Bend
Roman Lake District Audio Guides
English Heritage Audio Guides
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Hardknott mentioned in this Sonnet.
William Wordsworth
From, The River Duddon, A Series Of Sonnets, 1820. Numbered XVII 17
A dark plume fetch me from yon blasted yew,
Perched on whose top the Danish Raven croaks;
Aloft, the imperial Bird of Rome invokes
Departed ages, shedding where he flew
Loose fragments of wild wailing, that bestrew
The clouds and thrill the chambers of the rocks;
And into silence hush the timorous flocks,
That, calmly couching while the nightly dew
Moistened each fleece, beneath the twinkling stars
Slept amid that lone Camp on Hardknot’s height,
Whose Guardians bent the knee to Jove and Mars:
Or, near that mystic Round of Druid frame
Tardily sinking by its proper weight
Deep into patient Earth, from whose smooth breast it came!
HSS
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This striking cyanotype conversion casts the Grand Canyon in a new light, invoking the historic blue prints of photography to reflect the canyon's monumental presence. Framed by the silhouettes of resilient pines, the vast chasms and layered cliffs are enveloped in a deep, cerulean hue that mirrors the sky above. The rich blues not only add a layer of mystique but also accentuate the intricate textures and depth of the landscape. The image suggests a confluence of past and present, nature and artistry—a dreamlike vision of one of the world's most iconic natural wonders. With each line and shade telling a story of geological time, the viewer is invited to contemplate the canyon's enduring majesty through this unique and ethereal portrayal.
The two photo’s (Light in the Forest, Forest of Light) are linked by location and subject.
This one a night time view of a sculpture situated in the grounds of Keele University, Staffordshire, it is a sculpture by Diane Maclean, titled “Forest of Light”
The previous one is taken in a small wooded area close by and surrounding Keele Hall, Staffordshire it depicts the light shining through the trees and is titled “Light in the Forest”
Both images together invoke many meanings and connotations to an individual, I’ll leave it to you to decide……………...
Burgos and Toledo (Spain); and Muslim converts; invoked against cases of blood flow, falls, accident, sterility, bad luck and uterine hemorrhage
Tensions between Muslims and Christians have often existed throughout history, sometimes resulting in bloody conflict. Through her quiet, simple life Casilda served her Creator—first in one faith, then another.
The worship of Ma Durga, or Goddess Durga, is deeply ingrained in Hindu culture and mythology. There are several reasons why Indians worship Ma Durga:
Symbolism: Ma Durga is considered the embodiment of Shakti, the divine feminine energy, and represents the power of the Supreme Being that preserves moral order and righteousness in the cosmos. Her multiple arms hold weapons symbolizing various qualities needed to combat evil and protect the righteous.
Victory of Good over Evil: Durga Puja, the festival dedicated to Ma Durga, celebrates the victory of good over evil. According to Hindu mythology, Ma Durga defeated the demon Mahishasura, who symbolizes ignorance and ego, thereby restoring peace and prosperity.
Motherly Love and Protection: Ma Durga is often depicted as a loving and caring mother who protects her devotees from harm and evil forces. Worshipping her is believed to invoke her motherly blessings and protection.
Fulfillment of Wishes: Devotees pray to Ma Durga to fulfill their wishes, seek strength, and overcome obstacles in their lives.
Cultural Significance: Durga Puja is one of the most important festivals in India, particularly in the eastern states like West Bengal, where it is celebrated with grandeur and fervor. It not only holds religious significance but also cultural and social importance, bringing communities together in celebration
but not quite Fall-en despite endless rain and high winds. Part of a series of images that I have been working on invoking late autumn for a new restaurant opening soon in Edinburgh. To see more images in the series please visit: www.greenshootsphotography.com/seasonal-headers
What's a Snake Whisperer?
Snake Whisperers are associated with change, fearlessness and transformation. The snake itself invokes, power, fear and wisdom. It takes a strong Leader to control and train snakes. Snakes are often looked at as sneaky, unpredictable and un-tamable, however, snakes know more about what is happening around than any other creature, simply because it has no ears to listen, snakes intake only direct perception. Snakes are an ancient symbol of wisdom, patience, expanding of mind and growth. Therefore as a Snake Whisperer, we choose too bravely trust, and admire everything about this beautiful creature, that most tend to blindly fear. This is what makes us Snake Whisperers.
Soon after he invoked "Order 66," the Emperor issued "Order 67." Special Clonetrooper squads were deployed to secure the Galaxy's Pumpkin Spice Supplies. The Pumpkin Spice must flow!
Day 2018 Y6D191
One of three candid photos taken outside the big top. Here you see two stilt-walkers and lots of patrons milling around .
"Recognized over the world, Cirque du Soleil has constantly sought to invoke imagination, provoke senses and evoke emotions. Discover the highly creative and artistic shows from Cirque du Soleil in your city: Toronto."
An award winning Cirque du Soleil, "Circus of the Sun”, a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. It was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec on 16 June 1984 by former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. No lions or elephants here, just colourful, fanciful costumes, dramatic lighting, intense sounds, fabulous background music, and incredible human talent from the best circus acts around the world!"
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