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On one of my trips to Lebanon to visit family members, this scene captured my eyes.... It was a November scene where the tree colors take on the fall foliage. The cloud was charged but it had some peeks of lights going through it. The assortment of light and distant rainbow made for a beautiful nature painting.
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Film: Kodak Tmax 400
Developer: Ilford Ilfosol 3
Digitized with a Canon EOS R and a Sigma 105mm macro and the Essential Film Holder
Nature image taken in the Jabal Moussa nature reserve located in the Keserwan District of Lebanon.
The Golden Lamb Inn is the oldest hotel in Ohio. It was established in Lebanon, Ohio, in 1803.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1978.
Lebanon is located on the old road between Cincinnati and Columbus. For this reason, many notables have visited the inn. The Golden Lamb has been visited by twelve American Presidents: William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush.
Other famous guests include Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Daniel Webster, Robert A. Taft, and Lord Stanley, who later became prime minister of the United Kingdom.
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The new statue in front of the Solid Rock Church in Lebanon, Ohio. In 2012, this statue, titled Lux Mundi (Light of the World), replaced the former statue, officially titled King of Kings. The latter had a number of nicknames due to various aspects of the statue itself, most famously:
Touchdown Jesus due to the pose of the statue, which resembled the signal that an American football referee uses to indicate a touchdown; and
Butter Jesus due to the color of the statue, which was made of styrofoam coated with fiberglass.
The latter was destroyed in 2010 in a lightning strike that set it on fire, leaving only a metal frame. US media had a lot of fun with this. One headline was "Butter Jesus is Toast," and others claimed that even God himself disliked the statue.
Wikipedia says that the new statue, also known as Hug Me Jesus is made of polymer composite and steel, and was mainly fabricated by Display Dynamics of Clayton, Ohio. Since the original statue at Solid Rock Church was destroyed by fire, the new statue incorporates fire resistant materials including a lightning suppression system. Following several months of work, the major pieces of the statue were assembled together at the site on September 19, 2012, and it was dedicated eleven days later.
Technical data:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Film: Kodak TMax 400
Developer: Kodak TMax Developer
Scanner: Scanned with a Canon EOS R camera with a Sigma 105mm macro and the Essential Film Holder
Well, it has again come the bitter time to say bye to another country we came to dearly love and have vowed to come back one day very soon. We’ll be heading home, to Armenia tomorrow for some rest and good sleep. On the bright side, I’ll be posting more photos of our recent adventures in Jordan and Lebanon!
We didn’t have a chance to travel around Lebanon as much as in Jordan, first because the weather on weekends wasn’t in our favour often, with heavy rains and wind, and then, of course the security situation in some parts of the country is unstable, and we had to cancel our trip to Baalbek for example, which is considered one of the must-sees in Lebanon.
Despite this, we did manage to see 3 cities and Tyre was one of them.
I must say that the history of Tyre is pretty remarkable. An ancient Phoenician city founded around 2750 BC according to Herodotus, Tyre's name appears on monuments as early as 1300 BC. It is considered to be the birthplace of Europa and Dido (Elissa).
Tyre originally consisted of two distinct urban centers, Tyre itself, which was on an island just off shore, and the associated settlement on the mainland. Alexander the Great connected the island to the mainland by constructing a causeway during his siege of the city.
It is stated in the Bible that Jesus visited the region of Tyre and Sidon and healed a Gentile.
The city was captured during the First Crusade in 1124, becoming one of the most important cities of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was part of the royal domain, although there were also autonomous trading colonies there for the Italian merchant cities.
In 1291, it was retaken by the Mamluk Sultanate, which then was followed by Ottoman rule before the modern state of Lebanon was declared in 1920. Today Tyre is the fourth largest city in Lebanon.
The city of Tyre was particularly known for the production of a rare and extraordinarily expensive sort of purple dye, produced from the murex shellfish, known as Tyrian purple. This color was, in many cultures of ancient times, reserved for the use of royalty, or at least nobility.
This structure was part of the Roman hippodrome discovered in 1967, which is linked to the ancient necropolis of Roman and Byzantine eras. On the left side of this corridor, there used to be small shops selling all kinds of things.
Thanks for your visit and have a great day!
Another old window from the historical Carriage House at Coleman Memorial Park. Today the "Homestead" stables, known as the Carriage House (1853), stands in the center of the park.
ON/OFF - Thank you very much for visiting and commenting! Really appreciated!
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Christmas wreath by the defunct Show Factory Antique Mall, Lebanon, Ohio, on a bleak and dreary day
Technical data
Camera: Zenza Bronica ETRSI
Lens: Zenzanon PE 50mm f/2.8
Film: Kodak Tmax 400
Developer: Ilford Ilfosol 3
Digitized with a Canon EOS R and Sigma 105mm macro lens and the Essential Film Holder
A CSX detour train heads west on Norfolk Southern's Harrisburg line.
The yellow of the CSX livery matches the station's brickwork. The station was built by the Reading Railroad in 1900.
Nikon D850 & Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 @ f/8
Ocean abstract image using ICM while the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Jbeil, Lebanon.
How to take Abstract Ocean Photos
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Traders World flea market in Lebanon, Ohio.
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Film: Kodak ColorPlus 200
Developed at home in Bellini Kit C-41
Digitized with Canon EOS R5, Sigma 105mm macro lens, and the Valoi Easy35 system
Converted with Negative Lab Pro 3.0
Traders World flea market in Lebanon, Ohio.
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Film: Kodak ColorPlus 200
Developed at home in Bellini Kit C-41
Digitized with Canon EOS R5, Sigma 105mm macro lens, and the Valoi Easy35 system
Converted with Negative Lab Pro 3.0
My interview on Google Local Guide Connect
All Photos Are Copyright To Paul Saad , Unauthorised Use Is Not Allowed Without Prior Permission. © Some rights reserved ©
My interview on Google Local Guide Connect
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This photo was shot on a sunny but cold winter day on Kodak Gold 200 in 135 (35mm) format. It was developed and digitized at home by yours truly. This is part of my continuing quest to achieve the best results possible from film at the lowest possible investment of production time and money. I'm not there yet, but I am quite happy with the improvements so far.
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM
Film: Kodak Gold 200 (at ISO 160)
Developer: Bellini C-41
Digitized with a Canon EOS R5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, the Valoi 360 film holder, the CS-Lite light source, and a copy stand made out of an old Durst enlarger.
Software conversion: Negative Lab Pro 3.0