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It pays to look up. Admittedly, when I went to the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul (where this was taken), it was largely the exhibits I had in mind to photograph.
However, this was pretty spectacular. As I recall, there weren't any particularly dazzling exhibits in this section...but perhaps that was because they didn't want to distract from the architecture? :-)
You can see more shots of this historic city in my Istanbul set.
It's been awhile since I've posted on flickr. As I welcomed in the New Year, I took time also to reflect upon 2015. It's always a very important time for me to think about what the past years experiences were ... geographically, but more importantly spiritually, emotionally, and personally. It is at that point that one can look forward to the new year ... goals, strategies, challenges, all the while knowing that you must keep an open mind for the unexpected. More on that in just a few.
One of the most beautiful places for sunrise photography in south Florida is from Cutler Bay ... specifically the Deering Estate. It's not often that the estate grounds are open for sunrise photo shoots, so I always anticipate them. As you can see, the views are amazing ... those gorgeous royal palm tree lines landscaping leading out to the bay on the calmest of days too. Sure we could have used more of those puffy white clouds, but it didn't matter. Departing quite early in the morning to arrive an hour before official sunrise on this fall equinox, knowing that the sun should rise right in the center of lined trees, all add to the excitement. Each time I've been there for this event, it's always been very different, but always beautiful.
As I eluded to before, sometimes life throws us a curveball that we didn't plan for. It's hard to say why and often difficult to accept. We struggle to make sense of it all. We search for the right words, vow to stay strong, and offer support as best as we can. As hard as it is for me, I know that it has been immensely harder for my best friend ... since childhood. I dedicate this image to the memory of her husband and remind her and her family that new days will dawn and celebrating the happy memories of loved ones will help in the healing. RIP CLS.
To everyone who has read this far into the image story ... Life is short and our time in this world is unknown. Live life to the fullest, make happy memories with friends and family, don't be afraid or otherwise remiss in telling those whom you care about exactly how much you love them and what they mean to you. You never know when your chances to do so will run out. That being said, my flickr family and friends are so amazing and I appreciate all of you. :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by to view and for sharing your thoughts and comments.
© 2015 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
Monastère d'Arkadi en Crète : l'église actuelle date du xvie siècle et est marquée par l'influence de la Renaissance, l'île étant vénitienne à cette époque. Cette influence est visible dans l'architecture, qui mélange éléments romans et baroques.
Tetbury church.
This is one of those ones where whichever way up it is the perspective takes a bit of working out. Blame the cameraman I guess :)
I decided to rotate it to landscape, partly because that works better with Flickr, but also to avoid the "uncertainty fail" problem where something slightly out looks a mistake rather than the creative decision which it was {cough}.
I could also pretend that changing the perspective encourages us to see the textures and patterns anew. Maybe. If I were brave...
Tetbury is an interesting little town about ten miles away. It became wealthy on the wool trade and had the unusual advantage that the townspeople managed to negotiate to buy the town from the local aristocrat who owned it. Which meant they kept the profits from the wool trade. Good move.
So the church is unusually large and splendid. This is a picture of the gallery taken from below with a lovely carved balustrade.
The name Tetbury means Tet's hill in Anglo-Saxon. Who Tet was is anyone's guess but presumably he's a distant cousin of the Egyptian Pharoah Tut. Anyway the moral of the story is if an ancient Angle approaches you and professes to be about to hill you, be alarmed :)
Oh and did I mention that Prince Charles lives in Tetbury? I usually do :) (Sorry. Old joke...)
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image! Happy Friday :)
[Taken in dim sunlight through the church windows; handheld by contortionist.
Developed in Photolab 3 emphasising the wood textures in the fore and accentuating the colours (the stonework behind was yellow against the cyan of the wood), so that I could then control the strength of the background in the B&W conversion.
Into Affinity for sharpening (not USM; High Pass/Linear blend and a touch of Clarity).
Cropped to accentuate the gallery and get rid of distractions like spotlights in the ceiling.
Converted in Silver Efex going for a low key look with a colour filter to take down the background masonry.
Toned with Orange/Teal but lightly.
Slight dark burnt (darkened) edges.]
Doing a little exploration can yield some unusual perspectives. This small overhang with arch was tucked into a wall near the Grand View Point trail in Canyonlands National Park. After climbing onto the ledge I noticed, to my surprise, the Juniper tree framed perfectly with the hole in the wall.
Mercato delle Stampe,
piazza Borghese, Roma.
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Agora este silêncio
imenso grave e escuro
sobre os telhados
ora adere ao chão molhado
o mar que espreita
ora enternece ao som do pio frágil
nas folhagens.
Impossível ser tudo.
Na pele a aragem fria
de uma delicadeza de açucena
prediz a madrugada
como um estado de graça.
O mundo é simples
vivemos muito pouco
e apenas cremos que dure mais um dia.
Ao meio-dia o mar invade as ruas.
[Não sei de quem é este poema, quem souber me passe a autoria]