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Piano Provenzana, a verdant plain with hotels, restaurants, numerous souvenir shops, a ski school and several ski lifts has been virtually cancelled on the first day of eruption, on 27 October 2002. Less known than the tourist complex on the southern flank (which also suffered from the same eruption), Piano Provenzana mostly attracted people from the surrounding areas rather than the masses of foreign tourists and thus suffered a certain disadvantage. This was in spite of the striking beauty of the place, a symphony of colors ranging from the perennial green of the pine forest named "Ragabo" to the multicolored lava fields of various age surrounding the nearby cone of Monte Nero. Tourists who only knew the touristic area on the southern flank, which is spectacular rather for the bleakness of its recent lava flows and pyroclastic cones, missed the other face of Etna, the sweet one, which gave an impression of eternity and peace. Piano Provenzana and the surrounding forest of Ragabo had not been invaded by lava flows for many centuries; eruptions on the Northeast Rift, which looms menacingly above the plain had occurred as recently as in 1911, 1923 and 1947 but their lava flows had taken a more westerly course, leaving Piano Provenzana and the forest unharmed.
Etna Regional Park (59 000 ha) is the protected area that surrounds the highest active volcano in Europe. It was the first Sicilian protected area, established in 1987. The park is divided into four zones: zone A has maximum protection and allows nature to play its course with minimal human intervention; zone B is a general reserve and is made up of small agricultural plots and wonderful examples of rural architecture; zone C and D cover 14000 hectares and here some tourist facilities are allowed but the preservation of the landscape and nature should always be respected.Etna Regional Park is located in eastern Sicily. At the heart of the ecosystem of the park is Mount Etna, with its lithological boundary of 250 km, height of approximately 3350 m and an area of about 1260 km². The beauty of the park is not only the grandeur of eruptions and lava flows. Around the great volcano, lies a unique landscape, rich in sounds, scents and colors. The territory of the Etna Park stretches from the summit of the volcano until the upper belt of Etna villages. 20 municipalities and a population of over 250 000 inhabitants are found within the park territory.With its forests, trails, unique landscapes, typical products and its historic municipalities Etna Regional Park is an attractive place to visit all year round.
The vegetation of the park is extremely rich and varied. In the lowest regions there are vineyards, orchards, nut trees and woods of oak and chestnut trees. Gathering height you can find woods of oak, turkey oak and larch pines and higher still (above 2000 m) there are beech and birch trees.Characteristic plant species of the Etna landscape are: the symbolic Etna broom, one of the main plants that colonizes the lava; pulviniformi Holy Thorn (Astragalus), which offer shelter to other plants of the Etna mountain, such as groundsel, chickweed, and the Sicilian soap. The porcupine, fox, wild cat, marten, rabbit and hare live on the mountain along with smaller mammels. There are also many birds including the hawk, buzzards, kestrels, peregrine falcon and golden eagle and various types of owl.
La bellezza del Parco dell'Etna non sta soltanto nella grandiosità delle eruzioni e nelle colate di lava incandescente. Attorno al grande vulcano si estende un ambiente unico e impareggiabile, ricco di suoni, profumi e colori. Un comprensorio dal paesaggio incantevole, protetto da un parco naturale che chiunque si trovi in Sicilia non può mancare di visitare. Il territorio del Parco dell'Etna, che si estende dalla vetta del vulcano sino alla cintura superiore dei paesi etnei, è stato diviso in quattro zone a diverso grado di protezione: zone A, B, C e D.
Mount Etna (Aetna in Latin, also known as Muncibeddu in Sicilian and Mongibello in Italian, a combination of Latin mons and Arabic gibel, both meaning mountain) is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. Its Arabic name was Jebel Utlamat (the Mountain of Fire).Volcanic activity at Etna began about half a million years ago, with eruptions occurring beneath the sea off the coastline of Sicily. 300,000 years ago, volcanism began occurring to the southwest of the present-day summit, before activity moved towards the present centre 170,000 years ago. Eruptions at this time built up the first major volcanic edifice, forming a strato-volcano in alternating explosive and effusive eruptions. The growth of the mountain was occasionally interrupted by major eruptions leading to the collapse of the summit to form calderas.From about 35,000 to 15,000 years ago, Etna experienced some highly explosive eruptions, generating large pyroclastic flows which left extensive ignimbrite deposits. Ash from these eruptions has been found as far away as Rome, 800 km to the north.Sicily's greatest natural attraction is also its highest mountain: Mount Etna, at 10,924 feet, is the most active volcano in Europe and the oldest recorded active volcano in the world.Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing about 3329.6 m (10,924 feet)high, though it should be noted that this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21.6 m (71 ft) lower now than it was in 1865. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1,190 km² (460 square miles) with a basal circumference of 140 km.The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes of the mountain and the broad Plain of Catania to the south. Due to its history of recent activity and nearby population, Mount Etna has been designated a Decade Volcano by the United Nations.Etna lava stone is a material with unique characteristics: durable, indestructible, resistant to changes in the temperature (it’s a heat conductor), it offers infinite possibilities of uses: flooring, urban furniture, interior design.After the glazing process the product doesn’t get stained, resists to acids and doesn’t require particular maintenance: that’s why lava stone is the ideal material even to make kitchens and bathrooms countertops. The natural stone tends to grey, with the glazing process we can obtain any desired colour. Shapes, sizes and decorations can be customized . The lava stone it is formed by the solidification of cooled magma on the surface of the Etna volcano, in Sicily
L'Etna è un vulcano attivo che si trova sulla costa orientale della Sicilia (Italia), tra Catania e Messina. È il vulcano attivo più alto del continente europeo e uno dei maggiori al mondo. La sua altezza varia nel tempo a causa delle sue eruzioni, ma si aggira attualmente sui 3329.6 m (10,924 feet) s.l.m. Il suo diametro è di circa 45 chilometri.Un tempo era noto anche come Mongibello.In genere le eruzioni dell'Etna pur fortemente distruttive delle cose, non lo sono per le persone se si eccettuano i casi fortuiti o di palese imprudenza come quello dell'improvvisa esplosione di massi del 1979 che uccise nove turisti e ne ferì una decina di altri avventuratisi fino al cratere appena spento. L'Etna è un tipico strato-vulcano che iniziò la sua attività, tra 500 e 700 mila anni fa. La sua lava di tipo basaltico è povera in silice, è molto calda, densa e fluida. Per queste ragioni le eruzioni sono tranquille ed il percorso delle lave prevedibile. La velocità di scorrimento è superiore a quella delle lave acide, più ricche in silice e più viscose e leggere.La lavorazione della pietra lavica, derivante dall’industria estrattiva delle vicine cave dell'Etna, per scopi ornamentali o per materiali da costruzione, diede da vivere a molte famiglie siciliane.I "pirriaturi", anticamente, estraevano lungo i costoni dell'Etna solo strati superficiali di lava perché più porosi e più facilmente lavorabili con arnesi quali la subbia, lo scalpello, la mazzola e il martello. Sul materiale estratto interveniva lo spaccapietre che ricavava lastre di pietra, infine lo scalpellino rifiniva il materiale. Uno degli usi prevalenti cui era destinata la pietra lavica era la pavimentazione delle strade urbane
Roadside shot out the driver’s side window. You take them when you see them. The original view of this one is 3000x2000 pixels to preserve the details of all the needles. CC-licensed, so go grab your own copy.
Umpqua Lighthouse State Park is located less than a mile from Salmon Harbor on Winchester Bay. The campground and developed day use areas are centered around Lake Marie. Access to this small freshwater lake is provided for angling and non-motorized boating. There is also a small sandy beach set aside for swimming or just relaxing.
The small overnight campground offers RV and tent campsites, along with two beautiful one-room log cabins. These warm and cozy cabins sleep four comfortably. They also have covered porches which overlook picturesque Lake Marie. Rustic and deluxe yurts are also available in the campground . Showers and restrooms are centrally located.
The park is centered in the stretch of towering sand dunes protected by the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. These dunes, many of which reach heights of 500 feet or more, are ideal for the off-road enthusiast, or for the person who enjoys the magnificent wonders of nature.
The Umpqua River Lighthouse towers above the entrance to Winchester Bay. The 65-foot tower contains a distinctive lens which emits a red and white flash. The lighthouse and adjacent museum are operated and maintained by the Douglas County Parks Department. For information about museum and lighthouse tours, call (541) 271-4631.
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Her Royal Highness, of course, is less than thrilled to have the giant furbag return to her domain. Although I will say that she does a marvelous job of handling the minion. In fact, Ariel should be thrilled to have one subject that is truly subjected to her.
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We had a trip to Prague in January – for Jayne’s birthday - we don’t buy Christmas or birthday presents, we travel instead. We left snowy England for a very, very dull and grey Czech Republic. Yet again I was on a photographic downer looking at the weather forecast, grey is the colour that haunts me. Fortunately it was dull grey and not burnt highlight inducing bright grey.With the grey sky acting like a big diffuser I was going to have deep shadow and contrast to deal with. We had three very short spells of broken cloud which gave us a bit of sun and colour, which I managed to more or less anticipate so we managed to be in decent locations every time – generally somewhere high.
We had been upgraded to a five star hotel, apparently our original choice was flooded. We got compensation and five star hotel upgrade– a first for me. The Art Nouveau Palace has a beautiful interior, with beautiful rooms, the breakfast room was fantastic, as was the breakfast it has to be said. We were able to have an early breakfast so were out on foot just after eight. It was very cold – and dull! We spent the whole week well wrapped up. It drizzled for a day, but never really wet us, it snowed for a day, again we didn’t get wet and the snow didn’t settle. We walked 65 mile, spending plenty of time checking buildings and their interiors out – and coffee shop and bar interiors it has to be said. Although it was dull and sometimes wet I decided that the Camera was staying in my hands for the whole trip. Whenever I put it in my backpack for one reason or another I regret it.
Again, I didn’t look at any photographs of Prague before we got there, I like to just walk and discover, with the DK guidebook in my pocket (which is full of photos it has to be said). We like to get off the beaten track and see the grittier side of the places we visit – within reason! Prague has an incredible tram network, over 1000 trams – with many of them Tatra Eastern Bloc machines. The system seems chaotic but in reality it is incredible with one of the largest networks and highest usages in the world. The trams and cars frequently share the same road space with very little in the way of drama, none of the inexplicable and pathetic constant horn blowing one finds in many countries. Once it became apparent that buildings with a grey blanket as a background were going to be a bit un-inspirational I decided that the trams would be a good focal point instead. Where I have photographed one of the older trams against a background without clues it is easy to imagine that the photos were taken fifty years ago.
The train network also provided photo opportunities. The rolling stock ranges from old Eastern Bloc to very modern double decker’s and pendolinos. There are three stations although we visited the main station and Smichov. The main station interior is art deco and has been renovated by a private company. The exterior and the platforms are very rundown with a grim eastern bloc 1950’s feel –but it works! We discovered to our amusement that we could just walk across multiple lines, no health and safety, just keep your eyes open and don’t walk under a train – you’ll make a mess. Smichov station was grim, it didn’t help that it snowed all day and was grey and bitter. We felt like we were in a 50’s film set in Russia, broken concrete platforms and dereliction. With both stations there was another world underneath them. The underground Metro is running seamlessly and efficiently away beneath your feet. I didn’t have any problems taking photos anywhere but I was very open and obviously a tourist, I didn’t act covertly or suspiciously. There was only one occasion I was stopped and that was in a shopping centre – full of CCTV cameras filming everyone else!
We discovered old and beautiful- and very large- shopping centres hidden away in quite a few places. Brass framed windows and doors, shops thriving, there was a massive camera shop with thousands of second hand cameras, too much to look at. Many of the landmark buildings prevent photography, some make a small charge, some encourage it, the DK guide book gives a good indication regarding camera use. Nothing stops many people though, they just shoot away regardless, usually wanting a picture that includes their self. Prague is surrounded by low hills and has a fair few towers that you can pay a few pounds to go up, so viewpoints are plentiful. I think we visited most of them. I read about the Zizkov Tower, which looks like a Soviet rocket on the horizon and we headed straight for it - after crossing the rail lines! Set in a quiet residential area, there wasn’t a soul about. Two beautiful girls on reception and we parted with a few pounds, into the lift and were on the observation deck with no one else up there. There are fantastic views over the city, but! It is through two layers of not very clean glass so you go for the view rather than sharp panoramas. Still a fascinating place, with a nice café bar and very clean toilets – there are toilets everywhere, usually manned with a fee. Places are well staffed compared with home were three students are supposed to run a 20 screen multiplex cinema.
Graffiti was prominent, no matter how grand the monument, some moron would have daubed it. How do they get away with it in a 24 hour city centre with a strong police presence? The place is very clean, constantly being swept. What did surprise me, was that many buildings, that looked grand and built of stone, from a distance, were actually rendered with very low quality brickwork concealed. When restored the building look very impressive, others are missing the outer render from ground level to a fair height.
I need to cut this short really, I like to put a background story to the photos and although it would be better to individualise it to a specific photo or group of photos I don’t have the time to do that. I do try to give specific detail in the title bar after I have uploaded, this is time consuming enough although I’m pretty proficient at it by now. There are many things I would like to write that should be of interest to anyone thinking of going to Prague but I’ll have to let the pictures do the talking. As usual I am unlikely to be selective enough with my uploads, I’m not very good at leaving photos out so I just upload and be damned.
Here is my Surly Long Haul Trucker all loaded up for the tour. This was taken in the morning before work. Since my place of employment (Eagan) was more or less enroute to Preston, I simply left work a bit early and headed south.
Arkel panniers (one Bug and one Utility Basket, both outdated models now) on Jandd Expedition racks. The front rack is holding my Hennessey Hammock and summer sleeping bag. On top of the front rack is my rain jacket, cell phone holster, and GPS receiver. I had my major turns punched into the GPS ahead of time to make it harder to get lost, but I was also carrying paper maps in case I ended up having to do it the hard way.
[Girl in red chair with pumpkin]
Norwalk, Ohio : [publisher not transcribed], 1899.
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 92 x 122 cm. or less.
Notes:
Served only by appointment because the material requires special handling. For more information, see: Materials Designated "Served by Appointment Only," www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html
Title devised by Library staff or Junior Fellows, 2005-2017.
Fair Pub. House, copyright claimant.
Category designation on original folder: Children.
Product advertised: Print.
Subjects:
Girls--Chairs--Pumpkins
Format: Prints.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For information see: "Popular Graphic Arts," hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.248.pga
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Popular and applied graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2009632517
General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pga
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Call Number: PAGA 7, no. 1186
A look around the back streets of Shrewsbury Town Centre. It is much less busier around here.
As the main centre shopping area was busy on a Saturday.
On these streets it was much quieter and peaceful.
College Hill
View of the spire of St Mary's Church.
Grade I listed.
SHREWSBURY
SJ4912NW ST MARY'S PLACE
653-1/11/583 Church of St Mary
10/01/53
GV I
Parish church. Original structure C12 with several phases of
additions and alterations in C14. Red and white sandstone with
leaded roofs.
PLAN: west tower and spire, nave with clerestory and 2 aisles,
transept chapels, chancel with south chapel. Original building
probably an aisleless cruciform church with crossing tower,
and probably transept chapels.
EXTERIOR: 4-stage west tower with west door in square
chamfered stepped arch with round-arched window over, clock
and paired traceried bellchamber lights in upper storey which
is an addition in white stone. Embattled parapet with
traceried finials, and turret in NE angle. Spire with
lucarnes.
Shallow roofed Perpendicular north aisle, incoporating lean-to
structure of earlier aisle. North porch added in 1897, in
flamboyant Decorated style, and north doorway with simple
chamfered round arch. Mosaic of glass fragments incorporated
in east window, vaulted roof with central boss depicting
crucifixion. Outer arch of porch with paired shafts and ball
flower decoration, and ogee hoodmould over. Nave clerestory
and aisle are coursed and squared white sandstone. Three
3-light Perpendicular windows in aisle, which is divided into
bays by buttresses. Continuous plinth and sill band.
Clerestory also articulated by buttresses capped by finials,
with paired foiled Perpendicular windows.
North transept is coursed and squared red sandstone, the West
wall a Victorian renewal with paired lancets. Triple window in
north wall with clustered banded shafts and sill band. Stair
turret in NE angle, and blocked Romanesque window in north
wall with shafts with fluted capitals.
St Nicholas' chapel projects to east, with Perpendicular
window with heavy hoodmould and small 2-light window over,
partly cutting reticulated 3-light window of E transept
chapel, which is faced in coursed and squared white sandstone,
but clearly built over earlier structure of red sandstone.
Vestry projects from chancel, added by Paley and Austin in
1884.
Chancel c1170. Coursed and squared red sandstone, with triple
tiered lancet in north wall, paired lights in clerestory which
is an addition in white stone. East wall almost completely
filled with 7-light reticulated traceried window, renewed in
1894, and a similar window in east wall of Trinity chapel
alongside (chapel added mid C14), though stone work of chapel
is much renewed. Ornate Decorated tracery in 4 south windows
of Trinity chapel, divided into bays by buttresses with
pinnacles. Small door in western bay is Victorian insert in
Perpendicular style.
St Anne's Chapel forms south transept, c1170. Coursed and
squared red sandstone, with triple Early English window with
banded shafts, and small Romanesque doorway with chevron
decoration to archway. Panelled door is dated 1672.
South aisle contemporary with north aisle, and similarly
constructed and detailed with the earlier coursed and squared
red sandstone raised in white stone.
South porch with stair turret in east angle cutting the
2-light window over. Existing porch incorporates earlier
structure of c1200, the roofline of which is visible in the
south wall, and the main archway belongs with this early
porch, a round arch with chevron decoration and chamfered
mouldings to clustered shafts.
INTERIOR: west tower with ornate traceried screen in Early
English arch to nave with cylindrical responds with foliate
capitals. Frieze band at level of springing of arch continues
across west wall. Screen has paired ogivally-arched doors.
Royal arms over. Nave arcade of 4 bays. Round-arched arcade
carried on clustered shafts with foliate capitals. Paired
2-light clerestory windows over are C14 additions. Panelled
roof with ornate quatrefoil panels with pendants, and angels
carved on the principal cambered tie beams. Scar of earlier
roof line visible in west wall. Wide Decorated chancel arch.
Exposed stone walls reveal phasing of construction in north
aisle wall: rough rubble in lower section with coursed and
squared rubble over. Steep impression of former porch gable
visible over north-west doorway. Encaustic floor tiles
throughout.
Romanesque arch to north transept which has suspended panelled
and painted ceiling with pendants, and Gothick traceried
memorial panels on west and north walls. Monument by John
Carline, 1825-30. Deep embrasure for altar forms tiny separate
chapel with hidden upper room. Clustered shafts as responds to
east transept arch giving access to small chancel chapel: St
Catherine's chapel, containing arched tomb embrasure in north
wall, incised alabaster slab portraying 2 figures, and
medieval encaustic tiled floor.
These 2 chapels are balanced on the south by St Anne's chapel,
refurbished with C20 screens and suspended ceiling, and the
later Trinity Chapel, added in the C14, enlarging an earlier
lean-to chapel, the profile of which is visible in the west
wall. Recumbent effigy of Simon de Leburn, reputed founder of
the chapel. Altar with traceried panelled reredos
incorporating mosaic-like figures of angels etc. Painted low
relief panels of Crucifixion etc on altar frontal. Sedilia
incorporates alabaster carvings, not in situ. Early English
arches to chancel on north and south, and wide Early English
arches to transepts.
Chancel has encaustic tiled floor and tripartite lancet window
in north wall with advanced shafts. Remains of C12 sedilia
visible in south wall. Traceried reredos with gilded and
painted panels, altar with riddle posts capped by angels.
Various C18 memorial stones on walls, including memorial to
Mary Morrell by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard. Organ by Binns to
north. Panelled Perpendicular roof with gilded bosses.
Vestry to north of chancel with Mannerist timber panelling to
corner fireplace incorporating painted scene of Shrewsbury in
round-arched panels.
STAINED GLASS: north aisle: C15 glass representing scenes from
the New Testament and the lives of the saints, largely from
Treves cathedral. Glass of similar style in St Catherine's
chapel. Trinity Chapel: east window, 1846, a copy of painting
by Murillo by David Evans. The window also incorporates
fragments of earlier glass assembled as a collage. C15 glass
in south wall from Liege, with 2 replacement windows by Betton
and Evans. Chancel: Jesse window to east, 1327-1353 but
restored, from Greyfriars, Shrewsbury. Scenes from the life of
St Bernard in north wall. South aisle: from Liege and Treves,
mostly early C16 acquired in 1845, including scenes from the
Life of St Bernard and St Martin of Tours. Vestry: series of
C16 and C17 Flemish roundels portraying scenes from Old
Testament.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Shropshire:
Harmondsworth: 1958-).
Listing NGR: SJ4933312598
This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.
Source: English Heritage
Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.
There are trails through the bush behind the cottage, most less travelled than this one ... time for some exploring
Taken on 28 September 2014 and uploaded 29 September 2024.
Depending on where you are on the River Thames it is wider (or narrower) and can seem more or less wide depending on which way you look...something like that. Up river, at Northfleet, for example, the distance between shores is as little as 500m, while between where I was when I took this (Higham Creek) and Coalhouse Point across the river is about 2000m.
Here, two big ships, the vehicle carrier Morning Cornet and CPO France, are sailing down and up the river, in what is probably a fairly narrow channel, but it looks grandly wide and open...on the right of the image is Gravesend. I won't attempt a meteorological explanation of the blue tint to the river and sky...
Morning Cornet was built by Hyundai in South Korea in 2007 and is 199.98 metres long and currently sailing from Tacoma, USA to Ulsan, South Korea.
CPO France now sails as Aura Maris and seems to have been known as Huey between times: it was built in 2008, but I don't know where: it's 184 metres long. and recently arrived in Vladivostok, Russia, from Zhoushan, China.
This is a lot less morbid than it looks. Don't worry. No I'm not dying. In fact, I feel a lot better today. I made myself look more withered in photoshop. I was experimenting with different techniques. I just uploaded the other images I've taken over the past few days.
Being so sick this week really made me appreciate my health.. We tend to take it for granted until something happens.
I was contemplating my life today and reflecting on things. It started when I pulled out an old book I've had since 1997 and opened to a random page. It had me thinking and it's the inspiration for this picture..., so I thought I'd share the chapter.
Chapter 21 "Imagine your own Funeral"
"This strategy is a little scary for some people but universally effective at reminding us what's most important in our lives.
When we look back on our lives, how many of us are going to be pleased at how uptight we were? Almost universally, when people look back on their lives while on their deathbed, they wish that their priorities had been quite different. They wish they had spent more time with the people and activities that they truly loved and less time worrying about aspects of life that, upon deeper examination, really don't matter all that much. Imagining yourself at your own funeral allows you to look back at your life while you still have the chance to make some important changes.
While it can be a little scary or painful, it's a good idea to consider you're own death and, in the process, your life. Doing this will remind you of the kind of person you want to be and the priorities that are most important to you.
If you're at all like me, you'll probaby get a wake up call that can be an excellent source of change"
-Richard Carlson PHD
The thought gave me goosebumps. I realize that there is a lot I need to change.. starting now.
While I'm alive.
Day 112 of 365 days
Yes, this is Venice too.
Another titles for this scene ; "Backside" or "Reveal the invisible" which is, in fact, the intention.
Edit : due to constructive critics, the original image was replaced.
Les tatonnement et enseignements reliés à cette image on fait l'objet d'un article sur mon blog. Retrouvez en cliquant ici l'original et les essais.
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We had a trip to Prague in January – for Jayne’s birthday - we don’t buy Christmas or birthday presents, we travel instead. We left snowy England for a very, very dull and grey Czech Republic. Yet again I was on a photographic downer looking at the weather forecast, grey is the colour that haunts me. Fortunately it was dull grey and not burnt highlight inducing bright grey.With the grey sky acting like a big diffuser I was going to have deep shadow and contrast to deal with. We had three very short spells of broken cloud which gave us a bit of sun and colour, which I managed to more or less anticipate so we managed to be in decent locations every time – generally somewhere high.
We had been upgraded to a five star hotel, apparently our original choice was flooded. We got compensation and five star hotel upgrade– a first for me. The Art Nouveau Palace has a beautiful interior, with beautiful rooms, the breakfast room was fantastic, as was the breakfast it has to be said. We were able to have an early breakfast so were out on foot just after eight. It was very cold – and dull! We spent the whole week well wrapped up. It drizzled for a day, but never really wet us, it snowed for a day, again we didn’t get wet and the snow didn’t settle. We walked 65 mile, spending plenty of time checking buildings and their interiors out – and coffee shop and bar interiors it has to be said. Although it was dull and sometimes wet I decided that the Camera was staying in my hands for the whole trip. Whenever I put it in my backpack for one reason or another I regret it.
Again, I didn’t look at any photographs of Prague before we got there, I like to just walk and discover, with the DK guidebook in my pocket (which is full of photos it has to be said). We like to get off the beaten track and see the grittier side of the places we visit – within reason! Prague has an incredible tram network, over 1000 trams – with many of them Tatra Eastern Bloc machines. The system seems chaotic but in reality it is incredible with one of the largest networks and highest usages in the world. The trams and cars frequently share the same road space with very little in the way of drama, none of the inexplicable and pathetic constant horn blowing one finds in many countries. Once it became apparent that buildings with a grey blanket as a background were going to be a bit un-inspirational I decided that the trams would be a good focal point instead. Where I have photographed one of the older trams against a background without clues it is easy to imagine that the photos were taken fifty years ago.
The train network also provided photo opportunities. The rolling stock ranges from old Eastern Bloc to very modern double decker’s and pendolinos. There are three stations although we visited the main station and Smichov. The main station interior is art deco and has been renovated by a private company. The exterior and the platforms are very rundown with a grim eastern bloc 1950’s feel –but it works! We discovered to our amusement that we could just walk across multiple lines, no health and safety, just keep your eyes open and don’t walk under a train – you’ll make a mess. Smichov station was grim, it didn’t help that it snowed all day and was grey and bitter. We felt like we were in a 50’s film set in Russia, broken concrete platforms and dereliction. With both stations there was another world underneath them. The underground Metro is running seamlessly and efficiently away beneath your feet. I didn’t have any problems taking photos anywhere but I was very open and obviously a tourist, I didn’t act covertly or suspiciously. There was only one occasion I was stopped and that was in a shopping centre – full of CCTV cameras filming everyone else!
We discovered old and beautiful- and very large- shopping centres hidden away in quite a few places. Brass framed windows and doors, shops thriving, there was a massive camera shop with thousands of second hand cameras, too much to look at. Many of the landmark buildings prevent photography, some make a small charge, some encourage it, the DK guide book gives a good indication regarding camera use. Nothing stops many people though, they just shoot away regardless, usually wanting a picture that includes their self. Prague is surrounded by low hills and has a fair few towers that you can pay a few pounds to go up, so viewpoints are plentiful. I think we visited most of them. I read about the Zizkov Tower, which looks like a Soviet rocket on the horizon and we headed straight for it - after crossing the rail lines! Set in a quiet residential area, there wasn’t a soul about. Two beautiful girls on reception and we parted with a few pounds, into the lift and were on the observation deck with no one else up there. There are fantastic views over the city, but! It is through two layers of not very clean glass so you go for the view rather than sharp panoramas. Still a fascinating place, with a nice café bar and very clean toilets – there are toilets everywhere, usually manned with a fee. Places are well staffed compared with home were three students are supposed to run a 20 screen multiplex cinema.
Graffiti was prominent, no matter how grand the monument, some moron would have daubed it. How do they get away with it in a 24 hour city centre with a strong police presence? The place is very clean, constantly being swept. What did surprise me, was that many buildings, that looked grand and built of stone, from a distance, were actually rendered with very low quality brickwork concealed. When restored the building look very impressive, others are missing the outer render from ground level to a fair height.
I need to cut this short really, I like to put a background story to the photos and although it would be better to individualise it to a specific photo or group of photos I don’t have the time to do that. I do try to give specific detail in the title bar after I have uploaded, this is time consuming enough although I’m pretty proficient at it by now. There are many things I would like to write that should be of interest to anyone thinking of going to Prague but I’ll have to let the pictures do the talking. As usual I am unlikely to be selective enough with my uploads, I’m not very good at leaving photos out so I just upload and be damned.
Dar os devidos creditos, edição e fotografia: Arthur Cruz
Giving the appropriate credits, editing and photography: Arthur Cruz
Goal::
To make giving information less of a 1-sided transaction and more of a way for a church to pastor an individual
Audience:
First Time Guests to Regular Attenders
Direction
The idea behind this new updated connection card was to create something that felt very "mobile first" friendly but translated to paper.
Secondarily, I wanted to take the connection card experience which seems like a very one-sided transaction of giving an organization your information, somewhere that was a little more meaningful.
This Connection Card design is based primarily around the person's Decision so that we can pastor them better.
Later on, I will take this same design and create an online form that will sit in our website and app.
Your feedback, favorites, and comments are much appreciated!
Update:
This iteration was improved upon from this original concept. I added a map to know where to bring the card, reduced the amount of input fields to make it less daunting, and added a box for kids' names. I also move the perforation to the middle since we had room and lowered the cost of printing. Most of the Decision icons came from Life.Church - so thanks to them!
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This individual was present from Xmas Day 2014 and is the 5th and the first for 16 years for East Sussex.
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Less time than it takes to say it, less tears than it takes to die; I've taken account of everything, there you have it. I've made a census of the stones, they are as numerous as my fingers and some others; I've distributed some pamphlets to the plants, but not all were willing to accept them. I've kept company with music for a second only and now I no longer know what to think of suicide, for if I ever want to part from myself, the exit is on this side and, I add mischievously, the entrance, the re-entrance is on the other. You see what you still have to do. Hours, grief, I don't keep a reasonable account of them; I'm alone, I look out of the window; there is no passerby, or rather no-one passes (underline passes). You don't know this man? It's Mr. Same. May I introduce Madam Madam? And their children. Then I turn back on my steps, my steps turn back too, but I don't know exactly what they turn back on. I consult a schedule; the names of the towns have been replaced by the names of people who have been quite close to me. Shall I go to A, return to B, change at X? Yes, of course I'll change at X. Provided I don't miss the connection with boredom! There we are: boredom, beautiful parallels, ah! how beautiful the parallels are under God's perpendicular.
~ Andre Breton
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