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Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel, San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria, Castilla y León, España.
La iglesia de San Miguel es de una gran importancia a nivel artístico ya que lo más probable es que fuera el lugar donde por primera vez se edificara una galería porticada románica. Uno de los canecillos así lo atestigua.
En él aparece un monje que sostiene un libro abierto en el que se puede leer: “Me hizo el maestro Julianus en la era de 1119 (año 1081)”. Por este motivo se trataría no solo de la galería porticada más antigua de Castilla, sino uno de los primeros templos románicos de la zona sur del Duero. Declarada Monumento Nacional desde 1976.
Se trata de un templo de una sola nave con torre adosada al lado norte y galería porticada posterior a la construcción de la iglesia. Esta galería era un espacio de valor social ya que servía de lugar de reunión.
Los capiteles del pórtico muestran animales, caballeros y fortalezas musulmanas. La portada es muy sencilla. Se compone de 4 arquivoltas cuyos capiteles representan caras, leones y piñas. El ábside posee una ventana aspillera decorada con ajedrezado.
A diferencia de la iglesia, que está construida en mampostería irregular, la torre y la galería porticada presentan sillares cuadrados.
Interiormente solo tiene una nave, un corto presbiterio y ábside semicircular. En la capilla quedan una serie de pinturas tardo góticas representando la Visitación, la Adoración de los Reyes Magos y la Huida a Egipto.
Como curiosidad durante las obras de acondicionamiento realizadas en 2009, sacaron a la luz cientos de grafitos del S. XII y XIII, inscripciones funerarias, huellas, cruces de consagración…etc. También se encontró en la galería porticada de la iglesia una tumba medieval, en la que el difunto sujetaba en la mano una cruz patriarcal del S. XII, que está expuesta en el Museo Numantino de Soria.
The church of San Miguel is of great importance on an artistic level since it was most likely the place where a Romanesque porticoed gallery was built for the first time. One of the corbels testifies to this.
In it appears a monk holding an open book in which one can read: "Master Julianus made me in the era of 1119 (year 1081)". For this reason it would be not only the oldest porticoed gallery in Castile, but also one of the first Romanesque temples in the southern area of the Duero. Declared a National Monument since 1976.
It is a temple with a single nave with a tower attached to the north side and a porticoed gallery after the construction of the church. This gallery was a space of social value since it served as a meeting place.
The capitals of the portico show animals, knights and Muslim fortresses. The cover is very simple. It is made up of 4 archivolts whose capitals represent faces, lions and pineapples. The apse has a loophole window decorated with a checkered pattern.
Unlike the church, which is built in irregular masonry, the tower and the porticoed gallery have square ashlars.
Inside it only has a nave, a short presbytery and a semicircular apse. In the chapel there are a series of late Gothic paintings representing the Visitation, the Adoration of the Magi and the Flight into Egypt.
As a curiosity, during the conditioning works carried out in 2009, hundreds of graffiti from the 12th and 13th centuries, funerary inscriptions, footprints, consecration crosses, etc. were brought to light. A medieval tomb was also found in the porticoed gallery of the church, in which the deceased held a patriarchal cross from the 12th century in his hand, which is on display at the Numantino Museum in Soria.
La natatio (piscina) de les termes romanes de Caldes de Montbui (Vallès Oriental), probablement coneguda com a Aquae Calidae ("aigues calentes"). Son les termes romanes de sorgencia més ben conservades de Catalunya. De fet la volta és una reconstrucció del s. XX, però el terç inicial de la mateixa sí és autentic, així com gran part de les grades de la piscina i les arcades de bona part del entorn.
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This is the main natatio (swimming pool) of the Roman baths at Caldes de Montbui in Catalonia. In Roman times it was know as Aquae Calidae ("hot waters", more or less the same meaning that the modern Catalan toponym Caldes).
They are the most well preserved medicinal source Roman baths in Catalonia. Most of the natatio bassin and seats are original, as well as one side of the arches and part of the vault. The waters for this baths are from a natural hot spring located just 20 meters away and still in use today in the middle of the town, the Font del Lleó (see the other picture).
deep rooted pain, probable, appropriate
not proportionate
this parable, slow blood-letting
of blossomed friendship going
a ghosting
once was dynamic digital dialogue
now short sharp snippets of words
then we opened outwards into infinity
response
reform
reduced
repose
ravished
this slow sudden ghosting of friendship lost
Calascibetta est probablement d'origine arabe, elle aurait été fondée lors du siège d'Enna par les Sarrasins en 951.
En 1087, le normand Roger Ier s'y installa afin d'assiéger à son tour les sarrasins d'Enna.
La ville compte 4800 habitants, elle est située à 2km au nord d'Enna sur un promontoire.
Ses nombreuses ruelles paisibles sont pleines de charmes.
Calascibetta is probably of Arab origin, it would have been founded during the siege of Enna by the Saracens in 951.
In 1087, the Norman Roger I settled there in order to besiege in turn the Saracens of Enna.
The city has 4800 inhabitants, it is located 2km north of Enna on a promontory.
Its many peaceful alleys are full of charms.
Probablement de retour de chez Owens Illinois, le CN 596 attends son signal afin de refouler vers le triage de Pointe-Saint-Charles.
Probably back from Owens Illinois, CN 596 is waiting for its signal to return to the Pointe-Saint-Charles yard.
Chiu Khar བྱིའུ་མཁར། / Jiu Gön བྱིའུ་དགོན།
Founding (1350 (probable)) > Nyingma (1850 - ) > Drukpa Kagyü (1350 (probable) - 1850 (probable)) བྱིའུ་མཁར། > Jiukhar - Chiu Khar > byi’u mkhar - Byi’u mkhar བྱིའུ་དགོན། > Jiu Gön > byi'u dgon Jiu Khar (`Sparrow Monastery བྱིའུ་ མཁར་ byi'u mkhar) also spelled Chiyu Gonpa at the lake`s western gateway sits atop a conical outcrop of red rock. Originally founded by the Drukpa Kagyu lama Kyapgon Gangriwa, inside there is a small shrine and cave where Padmasambhava meditated with his consort Yeshe Tsogyel before leaving this world. Various revered objects are to be found inside the cave, such as the granite rocks with clear imprints of Padmasambhava`s hands and feet. Above the cave there is a small temple containing (L-R): the reliquary stupa of Tsewang Lama who was responsible for rebuilding the complex during the 1980s, images of Vajrasattva, Padmasambhava, surmounted by a small Avalokiteshvara, and an old Padmasambhava, flanked by Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyel. The spiritual practices followed here combine the termas of the Dudjom Tersar tradition and those of Jatson Nyingpo with Drukpa Kagyu liturgies. Above the temple there is a small protector chapel. At Jiu Gon there is the source of the Sutlej River, known as the Ganga-chu or Langchen Khabab. When the fortunes of Tibet are low, it is almost dry, as is the present situation. The only water that remains is the brackish cusp of hot springs behind Jiu Gonpa, where a glass-roofed bathhouse has been constructed. The Tibetans have also created several open-air stone bath where you can wash yourself and your clothes in the clean hot water. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
Probably the most iconic village in the Lofoten, Hamnøy is a bunch of red rorbus hooked to the rocks in Moskenes. This shot is taken from the bridge going southwest to Reine, where the VERY strong wind wouldn't allow to use a tripod. You better had to hang on to the parapet that day!
Probablement le village iconique par excellence des Lofoten, Hamnøy est constitué de quelques rorbus rouges accrochés aux rochers sur l'île de Moskenes. Cette photo est prise depuis le pont qui descend au sud-ouest vers Reine, d'où le TRES fort vent ne permettait pas d'utiliser le trépied. Il fallait bien se tenir au parapet ce jour-là!
La maison Pfister est probablement la maison la plus connue de Colmar. Elle a été bâtie en 1537, comme l'indique le millésime inscrit sur une fenêtre de la tourelle d'escalier, pour un chapelier de Besançon, Ludwig Scherer, en lieu et place d'une maison dite « au coq rouge » ou « zum schwarzen Hanen ». Des modifications y ont été apportées en 1577 (ajout des fresques).
Construite en grès jaune de Rouffach et bois. Le bâtiment possède un rez-de-chaussée à arcades en segment d'arc, deux étages avec fenêtres à meneau, triplets et croisées et deux niveaux de combles. L'oriel occupe deux étages : en bas pierres d'ogives curviligne de survivance gothique, en haut galerie à balustrade en bois. La tourelle d'escalier en vis, de plan octogonal, est coiffée d'un bulbe.
Les peintures qui décorent les façades, attribuées à Christian Vacksterffer, représentent les empereurs germaniques du XVIe siècle, des blasons (l'Empire, Colmar, la Haute-Alsace), les Quatre Évangélistes, les pères de l'Église d'Occident, des scènes de la Genèse et des figures allégoriques telles que la Foi et la Justice.
The Pfister House is probably the best known house in Colmar. It was built in 1537, as indicated by the date written on a window of the stair tower, for a hatter from Besançon, Ludwig Scherer, in place of a house known as "au coq rouge" or "zum schwarzen Hanen". Modifications were made in 1577 (addition of frescoes).
It is made of yellow sandstone from Rouffach and wood. The building has a ground floor with segmental arches, two upper floors with mullioned windows, triplets and cross windows and two levels of attic space. The oriel is on two floors: the lower floor has curved arched stonework of Gothic survival, the upper floor is a gallery with a wooden balustrade. The octagonal spiral stair turret is topped by a bulbous roof.
The paintings decorating the facades, attributed to Christian Vacksterffer, represent the Germanic emperors of the 16th century, coats of arms (the Empire, Colmar, Upper Alsace), the Four Evangelists, the fathers of the Western Church, scenes from Genesis and allegorical figures such as Faith and Justice.
C'est probablement ce qu'elle pense de notre séance photo.
Je suis si contente de voir comme elle se porte bien, après avoir cru la perdre le printemps dernier.
This is probably what she thinks about our photo session.
I'm so happy to see how well she is doing. I really thought that I was going to lose her last spring.,
Probablement une variété bien colorée de Sobralia atropubescens, les fleurs de ce genre ne durent pour la plupart des especes qu'un jour. In situ durant un tour d'observation d'orchidées, d'Aracées et de nature que j'ai guidé durant une semaine dans le département du Valle del Cauca en Colombie.
Probablemente una variedad muy colorida de Sobralia atropubescens, flores de este género duran para la mayoría de las especies solamente un día. In situ durante un tour de una semana de observación de orquídeas, Araceas y naturaleza que guié en el departamento del Valle del Cauca en Colombia.
Impacto del coronavirus visto desde arriba: tráfico ligero en el Lincoln Tunnel, lotes de centros comerciales vacíos
Travel to New York City during Covid-19: What to know before you go
COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
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For effects of the pandemic in the state, see COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state).
COVID-19 pandemic
in New York City
USNS Comfort passing by Statue of Liberty, March 30, 2020.
The USNS Comfort passing by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on March 30, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak New York CSA per capita cases map.svg
Confirmed cases per 100,000 residents in the greater New York City area, as of July 3, 2020
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
New York Metropolitan Area (depending on criteria of study)
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseManhattan
Arrival date mid-December
(first case found January 1
Confirmed cases
535,700 (CSA; June 4, 2020)
2,508,916 (NYC; November 17, 2022)
Hospitalized cases 193,304
Deaths43,052 (36,836 confirmed,
6,216 probable)
Government website
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirmed as early as February. By March 29, over 30,000 cases were confirmed, and New York City had become the worst-affected area in the United States. There were over 2,000 deaths by April 6; at that stage, the city had more confirmed coronavirus cases than China, the UK, or Iran. Bodies of the deceased were picked up from their homes by the US Army, National Guard, and Air National Guard.
Starting March 16, New York City schools were closed. On March 20, the New York State governor's office issued an executive order closing "non-essential" businesses. The city's public transportation system remained open, but service was substantially reduced. By April, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers were out of work, with lost tax revenues estimated to run into the billions of dollars. Low-income jobs in the retail, transportation, and restaurant sectors were especially affected. Over the course of the year, average residential and commercial rents both declined more than 10% in Manhattan, and vacancies surged.
The first phase of reopening began in June 2020 with reduced occupancy ceilings. Schools reopened in September. The police department was ordered to enforce public health measures and conduct emergency inspections at private schools. Spikes in infection rates were observed in some neighborhoods, prompting tighter restrictions in ZIP codes that were identified as "cluster" areas. Public schools were closed again to in-person learning in November, as the seven-day rolling average positivity rate continued to rise over 3%. Indoor dining was suspended again on December 14. COVID-19 vaccinations began at nursing homes on December 21. Public health researchers estimated that 44% of all metro New York residents had been infected by December 31.
Face masks in public areas were mandated throughout New York State by an executive order on April 15, 2020. The ongoing pandemic is one of the deadliest disasters by death toll in the history of New York City. As of June 17, 2022, the city's confirmed COVID-19 deaths exceeded 35,000 and probable deaths exceeded 5,500.[4]
As of July 11, 2022, New York City has administered 17,956,430 COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Contents
1Timeline
2Government response
2.1Stay-at-home order
2.2Four-phase reopening plan
2.3Social distancing and face masks
2.4Micro-cluster strategy
2.5Public transport
2.6Education
2.6.1Colleges and universities
2.7Parks
2.8Open space
2.8.1Open streets
2.8.2Open restaurants
2.9Temporary burials
3 Economic impact
3.1Unemployment and loss of revenue
3.2Business closures
3.3Real estate
3.4Recovery
4Social impact
4.1Social distancing
4.2Police and crime
4.3Social disparities
4.4Deaths
5Public health impact
5.1Hospitals
5.2Shortages and policy changes
5.3Guidelines
5.4Variants
6 Demographics
7Data
8 Graphs
8.1COVID-19 cases over time
8.2COVID-19 deaths over time
8.3All-cause deaths over time
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Timeline
Main article: Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in New York State on March 1, 2020, in a 39-year-old health care worker who had returned home to Manhattan from Iran on February 25.Genomic analyses suggest the disease had been introduced to New York as early as January, and that most cases were linked to Europe, rather than Asia. A Queens man contracted COVID-19 via community transmission in late February, falling ill on February 29.
NYPD taping off One Grand Central Place during the early afternoon of March 3, 2020, in response to New York's first confirmed case of COVID-19 person-to-person spread
New York City Subway passengers on March 9, when there were 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York City, with NYC Transit Interim President Sarah Feinberg on the right
On March 3, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the first recorded case of person-to-person spread in New York State had been confirmed via a New Rochelle man who was working at a law firm within One Grand Central Place in Midtown Manhattan.[12] Six days later, on March 9, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that there were 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York City. Cuomo announced a New Rochelle "containment area" on March 10,[14] and the World Health Organization declared a global COVID–19 pandemic on March 11.
The virus entered its exponential growth stage.[16] At the time, the city's infection rate was five times higher than the rest of the country, and its cases were one-third of total confirmed US cases.[17] The reasons for the high infection rate continue to be discussed.On March 27, Queens was the worst-affected borough by number of deaths, with over a third of total deaths.
Refrigerated trucks filled with COVID-19 victims outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
The USNS Comfort hospital ship arrived in New York Harbor on March 30. Field hospitals were also set up in several places citywide. Refrigerator trucks were set up on city streets outside hospitals to accommodate the overflow of bodies of the deceased.
On April 4, President Donald Trump announced that 1,000 additional federal medical soldiers would be deployed to New York City.It was reported that "Urban Area Medical Task Forces" made up of army reservists would be working in the New York City field hospitals and other parts of the country.As of April 4, there were 1,200 medical military personnel serving on the USNS Comfort. 2,700 New York State National Guard forces had also been deployed.
Closed non-essential retailers in Morris Park, the Bronx, during the COVID-19 pandemic
Masks for sale in June, South Bronx
On April 5, it was reported that a Malayan tiger at the already-closed Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19. This was the first known case of an animal in the US (or a tiger anywhere) being infected with the disease. The tiger had started showing symptoms on March 27, including a dry cough, wheezing, and weakened appetite. The source of the infection was believed to be an infected zookeeper who was not yet showing symptoms. On April 22, it was reported that four additional tigers and three lions had tested positive.
By April 6, New York City had nearly 25% of the total deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S.During May, active COVID-19 cases started to decline.After the George Floyd protests in New York City started in late May, public officials expressed concern about the spread of COVID-19 via the crowded events.
On June 8, the city commenced the first phase of its reopening plan after meeting seven conditions of the stay-at-home order, which had been put in place three months earlier.On June 24, New York state, along with New Jersey and Connecticut, began requiring travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days if traveling from an area with high infection rates.
Prometheus, masked for protection
Plans to open indoor dining during the Phase 3 reopening were postponed due to the heightened risks posed by customers refusing to wear face masks and the uncertain role of air conditioning for COVID spread. Indoor dining in other states has resulted in superspreading at certain venues. To compensate in part, outdoor space was expanded by shutting down certain areas to create more space for outdoor dining. Plans to reopen museums in Phase 4 were also postponed.
On the nineteenth anniversary ceremony of the September 11 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the reading of names of victims, usually by family members, was instead recorded in advance. Mask protocols and social distance measures were also in place. The Tunnels to Towers foundation held a simultaneous memorial nearby at Zuccotti Park where around 125 family members took part in reading names.
In early October, the city was still in Phase 4 of reopening, which included museums, gardens, botanical gardens and gyms. Twenty ZIP Codes were identified as cluster areas.[38] In response, the governor's office announced what they called "direct enforcement" of COVID-19 related restrictions in high-risk neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. The mayor's office proposed closing businesses deemed "non-essential" and on-site dining. In-person schooling would have to shut down in nine ZIP Codes with 14-day positivity rates over 3%, while another eleven ZIP Codes were placed on a "watch list" because their positivity rates were 1–3%.
On October 6, Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced a "micro-cluster strategy". The new plan placed tighter restrictions in cluster areas with spikes in COVID-19 cases. The first areas to experience these new restrictions were parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
Public schools were closed indefinitely on November 19 after the rolling seven-day average reached 3%.Despite calls from health experts to close indoor dining before it was too late "to reverse the tide of new infections", the governor's office declined to impose restrictions until the statistical thresholds were met. The mayor's office took charge of closing schools only. Some epidemiologists and public health officials have criticized the decision to close schools, while allowing indoor dining to continue.The school-closure policy was partly reversed less than two weeks later, with de Blasio announcing that elementary schools would resume in-person learning from December 7.[ However, intermediate and high schools would remain closed through 2021.
COVID-19 vaccinations were authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 11.[48] New York administered the vaccine first to health-care workers, and then to nursing-home residents starting December 21.
Public health researchers estimated that 44 percent of metro New York residents had been infected by December 31, 2020, based on a combination of virus testing, antibody testing, fatality counts, and population mobility data.[50][51]
Mask vending machine in a subway station, April 2021
On February 8, it was announced that public middle schools would reopen for in-person learning on February 25.On March 8, it was announced that public high schools would reopen for in-person learning on March 22. On April 29, de Blasio announced that New York City would fully reopen on July 1.By June, the city's overall testing positivity rate had reached its lowest since the pandemic began.Cuomo reopened the entirety of New York state on June 15, two weeks ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio's planned July 1 reopening.
Healthcare workers being honored for their efforts in combating COVID-19 during a July 7, 2021 ticker-tape parade for essential workers in New York, NY.
On July 7, 2021, the city held a "Hometown Heroes" ticker tape parade to honor healthcare professionals and essential workers for their work during the pandemic.The Uniformed Firefighters Association asked its members to boycott the event, however, saying that COVID-related risks to firefighters had not yet ended, citing the case of a union member who was in the ICU with COVID-related pneumonia at the time of the parade.The Uniformed EMS Officers Union also asked its members not to attend the parade due to an ongoing dispute with the city over a lack of hazard pay during the pandemic.
On July 23, 2021, the city's health department announced that daily average cases were 32% higher than the prior week and that the Delta variant had become the dominant COVID strain, accounting for 57% of citywide samples over a four-week period. On August 2, 2021, de Blasio recommended that vaccinated people wear masks in indoor settings, following CDC guidance and a continued uptick in positive COVID cases due to the Delta variant.[61] The next day, it was announced that masks would be required indoors beginning August 16.
On August 3, de Blasio announced that New York City would become the first in the United States to require proof of vaccination for workers and customers at all indoor dining establishments, gyms, entertainment venues, and performances. As of August 16, patrons would be expected to show either their vaccination cards or one of two authorized vaccine passport apps: the city's NYC COVID Safe app or the state's Excelsior app.[63] Enforcement of the requirement began in September.[64]
Government response
See also: New York state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Woman wearing a mask walks by the Cobble Hill Cinemas in Brooklyn, which closed as a non-essential business
On March 2, de Blasio tweeted that people should ignore the virus and "go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus."[65] At a press conference the next day, New York City Commissioner of Health Oxiris Barbot said, "We are encouraging New Yorkers to go about their everyday lives." On March 4, she said, "There's no indication that being in a car, being in the subways with someone who's potentially sick is a risk factor."New York City Council members Robert Holden and Eric Ulrich wrote to Mayor de Blasio asking him to relieve Barbot of her position. (She ultimately resigned on August 4.
On March 7, Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York State after 89 cases had been confirmed in the state, 70 of them in Westchester County, 12 in New York City, and 7 elsewhere.
On April 20, de Blasio announced that major events had been cancelled through June, including the Pride March and the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
On August 5, de Blasio announced that COVID-19 checkpoints would be set up at major crossings and tunnels to help enforcement of a mandatory 14-day quarantine for travelers from areas of a high transmission rate per Cuomo's order, in coordination with the New York's Sheriff department.[71] Failure to comply with this order would result in fines ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 with de Blasio adding, "We're not going to let our hard work slip away and will continue to do everything we can to keep New Yorkers safe and healthy."
Stay-at-home order
A nearly empty street at Times Square, New York City during the pandemic. April, 2020.
On March 14, before the statewide stay-at-home order (also known as the "New York State on PAUSE" executive order) was put in place, all New York Public Library branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island were temporarily closed. The Queens Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library were also closed.Theaters, concert venues, and nightclubs in NYC have been shut down since March 17, and restaurants were restricted to take-out and delivery only. Schools were closed from March 16 until at least April 20.Gyms were closed as well.
On March 17, despiste de Blasio's message to New Yorkers that they should be "prepared right now" for the possibility of "shelter in place" orders, Cuomo expressed doubts about whether the policy would be effective. The governor's office issued a statement that the shelter in place order could only be put in place by the governor's office; the Mayor's office agreed.On March 20, with 5,683 confirmed cases in NYC, the governor's office issued the PAUSE order that would go into effect on March 22 at 8 PM. The order put in place the following restrictions, summarized in the executive order in ten points:
Effective at 8pm on Sunday, March 22, all non-essential businesses statewide will be closed;
Non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason (e.g. parties, celebrations or other social events) are canceled or postponed at this time;
Any concentration of individuals outside their home must be limited to workers providing essential services and social distancing should be practiced;
When in public individuals must practice social distancing of at least six feet from others;
Businesses and entities that provide other essential services must implement rules that help facilitate social distancing of at least six feet;
Individuals should limit outdoor recreational activities to non-contact and avoid activities where they come in close contact with other people;
Individuals should limit use of public transportation to when absolutely necessary and should limit potential exposure by spacing out at least six feet from other riders;
Sick individuals should not leave their home unless to receive medical care and only after a telehealth visit to determine if leaving the home is in the best interest of their health;
Young people should also practice social distancing and avoid contact with vulnerable populations;
Use precautionary sanitizer practices such as using isopropyl alcohol wipes.
Alv 3 is an obscure irregular probable planetary nebula in the constellation Taurus, discovered by Portuguese astronomer Filipe Alves in 2013. I believe that this is the first amateur photograph of this target.
Image captured on my dual rig in Spain.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
Blue: 21x300"
Green: 12x300"
Lum: 20x300"
Red: 20x300"
Ha: 18x900"
OIII 1x900" bin 1x1, 7x900" bin 2x2, 41x900" bin 4x4
Total Integration: 22.8 hours
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
La ICA Aviso fou probablement la càmera de plaques tipus "falling plate" més petita del món. Aquest tipus de càmeres carreguen diverses plaques fotogràfiques al darrera, usualment unes 12, i per mitjà de molles i palanques cada placa cau a la part inferior un cop exposada, d'aquí el nom "falling plate" (placa caiguda).
Aquest model es del format 6x4,5 cm, el més petit de totes les plaques (quan aquestes càmeres solen ser molt voluminoses). De fet, té diversos noms. Inicialment era la Hüttig Gnom, després coneguda com a Hüttig Aviso, empresa que passà a formar part de ICA el 1909; per tant, els models finals eren la Hüttig Aviso. Crec que data de cap al 1920. Per desgracia li manca la part que guia les plaques internament, pel que la càmera no es pot fer servir.
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The ICA Aviso was probably the smallest falling plate camera in the world. This type of camera loads several dry plates on the back, usually about 12, and by means of springs and levers each plate falls to the bottom once exposed, hence the name "falling plate".
This model is of the 6x4.5 cm format, the smallest of all plates (when these cameras are usually very bulky). In fact, it has several names. Initially it was the Hüttig Gnom, later known as Hüttig Aviso, a company that became part of ICA in 1909; therefore, the final models were the Hüttig Aviso. I think this one dates from around 1920. Unfortunately it lacks the part that guides the plates inside, so it can't be used.
Es troba ja documentat que al segle XI Besalú tenia un pont romànic que probablement no coincideix amb la forma del pont que veiem actualment. Segons els historiadors de l’UDG durant el període de Guillem el Gras comte de Besalú ( 1030-1050).
El que succeeix és que en una riuada de 1315 el pont va quedar destruit ‶dirutus i destructus”, i que fou reconstruït gràcies a l’impost que establí Jaume II sota l’avís del prohoms Besaluencs. Al llarg del temps, s’ha reconstruït diverses vegades.
Està format per set arcades de característica forma angular a causa de l’assentament dels pilars sobre les pedres del riu, medeix 105m de llarg i, amb la torre inclosa, uns 30m d’alt. A l’època medieval, a la torre fortificada s’hi va instal·lar el pagus comtal. Es precisava pagar 1 diner per passar a cavall, 1 òbol per persona a peu, i la mateixa quantitat per bèstia carregada.
L’any 1881 ja no existia ni torre de defensa ni portal d’entrada. Es creu que fou pel pas de maquinària tèxtil ja que el pont formava part de l’entrellat de comunicació principal i que la torre estava ja en un estat molt precari de conservació. Va ser dinamitat durant la Guerra Civil i reconstruït posteriorment als anys 50-60 per l’arquitecte Pons Sorolla sota els auspicis de la Direcció General d’Arquitectura. Actualment és símbol de la localitat i el punt més adequat per accedir al seu casc antic.
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Precios retrat d'una noia, probablement nord-americana, sobre ferrotip, realitzat probablement a finals del s. XIX.
Quan vaig començar a fer plaques de col·lodió em va venir la idea de obtenir alguns ambrotips i ferrotips autentics de finals del s. XIX-principis del XX. Realment resisteixen el pas del temps!
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Beautiful girl, probably American, in a tintype portrait, probably made in the later decades of the XIX Century.
The tintypes of later XIX Century can be difficult to date, as the first were made c.1852 and were dominant until around 1880 when the dry plates displaced the collodion wet plates. But tintypes continued as a cheap way to get portraits until the 1930s!
When I started making wet plate collodion images, the idea came to me to get some authentic ambrotypes and tintypes from the end of the XIX or early XX Centuries. They really stand the test of time!
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Fotografia original d'un soldat sovietic, probablement els anys posteriors a la Segona Guerra Mundial, fent servir una càmera alemana oriental del tipus Balda Baldina. Dic d'aquest tipus perquè es va produir sota diversos noms (Balda Baldina, Belca Beltica, Belca Multina). En tot cas és un model de postguerra, pel tipus de indicador d'avenç del carret. Jo en tinc una d'abans de la guerra i és molt diferent.
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Original photograph of a Soviet soldier, probably in the post-WWII years, using an East German Balda Baldina type camera. I say of this type because it was produced under several names (Balda Baldina, Belca Beltica, Belca Multina). In any case, it is a post-war model, due to the type of film advance indicator. I have this type of camera from before the war and it is very different.
camera-wiki.org/wiki/Baldina#Baldina_.2F_Beltica_.2F_Mult...
My pre-war Baldina:
It's probable there is a song about this, performed by an obscure C & W singer from the early 1950s; Red Ned And The Misty Drifters, most likely. I expect it's not very good.
[SAM_7647a]
Update: Thank you Brennan Mulrooney for likely identification.
My flycatcher identification skills are poor so I will just call this a flycatcher for now. This is possibly a different bird than in the previous photo. There were 4 or 5 of these flycatchers, probably a family. Identification help appreciated.
Photographed at McDaniel Lake, Yakima County, Washington.. IMG_5005
The two most probable empid Flycatcher species to be found up here are Cordilleran and Hammond's. The former is shown to be more olive than gray. Both have relative larger eye rings but this guy's is distinctively tear-drop shaped. This bird parked on a photo prop near our pond just beyond the minimum distance allowed by this lens (100/400 mm). Unlike most regularly visiting bird species, I have yet to see it bathe.
IMG_3211; Cordilleran Flycatcher
Probablement une Amanite tue-mouches (Amanita muscaria) très grande de couleur un peu moins uniforme, observée lors d'un tour d’observation d’orchidées et de nature de 18 jours que je viens de guider au travers de la Colombie, ici dans la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, département du Magdalena.
Probablemente una Matamoscas o Falsa oronja (Amanita muscaria) muy grande con color un poco menos uniforme, observada durante un tour de observación de orquídeas y de naturaleza de 18 días que acabo de guiar a través de Colombia, aquí en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, departamento del Magdalena.
Solidement attaché à la façade de l’Hôtel de Ville de Mons, il est probablement le plus vieux et le plus célèbre Montois. Son crâne poli est continuellement caressé par les Montois et les touristes de passage. Chaque hôte de marque de la cité est bien évidemment invité à le saluer à son arrivée en Ville.
Le Singe du Grand’Garde, bien entendu !
Le singe, animal accroupi, malicieux, qui se gratte la joue de la main gauche, est donc connu, et ce bien au-delà de son lieu de résidence. Connu ? Oui ! Mais que sait-on au juste de cette statuette qui a déjà fait couler beaucoup d’encre ? Son histoire repose en fait sur trois hypothèses largement répandues à Mons.
Il est peut-être le chef d’œuvre d’un forgeron voulant accéder à la maîtrise dans sa profession. Et on sait que le singe fut un animal particulièrement en vogue durant le Moyen Âge.
Il est peut-être l’enseigne d’une taverne qui se trouvait dans les caves de l’Hôtel de Ville. Cette « taverne » fut supprimée en 1897 ou vers 1903 / 1904
Il est peut-être aussi un pilori pour enfants « turbulents ». On disait en effet autrefois dans le Borinage : Si tu n’es nié sache, ej’té mèn’rai au sinche dé Mons.
Quelle est l’hypothèse la plus fiable ? Aucune ? Les trois ? À chacun de choisir ! Personne, en fait, ne peut dire avec certitude l’origine de ce petit animal si cher au cœur de la population et de ses invités.
Source: www.visitmons.be/a-voir-a-faire/l-incontournable/le-top-1...
Autre hypothèse très intéressante ici: curieuseshistoires-belgique.be/le-singe-de-la-grand-place...
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Firmly attached to the facade of the Town Hall of Mons, it is probably the oldest and most famous resident in Mons. His polished skull is continually caressed by the people of Mons and passing tourists. Each distinguished guest of the city is obviously invited to greet him upon his arrival in the City.
The Monkey of the Grand’Garde, of course!
The monkey, a crouching, mischievous animal, which scratches its cheek with its left hand, is therefore known, well beyond its place of residence. Known ? Yes ! But what exactly do we know about this statuette which has already caused a lot of ink to flow? Its history is in fact based on three hypotheses widely spread in Mons.
It is perhaps the masterpiece of a blacksmith wanting to achieve mastery in his profession. And we know that the monkey was a particularly fashionable animal during the Middle Ages.
It is perhaps the sign of a tavern which was located in the cellars of the Town Hall. This “tavern” was closed in 1897 or around 1903/1904
It is perhaps also a pillory for “unruly” children. In fact, it used to be said in the Borinage: If you are not denied, I will take you to the sinche of Mons.
Which is the most reliable hypothesis? None ? All three? It’s up to everyone to choose! No one, in fact, can say with certainty the origin of this little animal so dear to the hearts of the population and its guests.
Église majeure de la ville basse au Moyen-Âge, la collégiale Saint-André fait partie comme les églises Saint-Aignan et Saint-Pierre, des édifices religieux remarquables à Chartres. La construction de ce lieu a probablement débuté vers l'an 960 sur le site d’un ancien amphithéâtre gallo-romain. Même si on cite déjà deux abbés entre 1050 et 1100, l’église est promue collégiale par l'évêque Saint Yves en 1108.
La façade occidentale du 12e siècle est en pur style roman. Dépourvu de tympan, le portail s'apparente par sa structure à ceux de Saintonge (dans le sud-ouest de la France). Il comprend une porte en plein cintre encadrée par deux fausses arcades. Les colonnettes sont coiffées de chapiteaux d’où surgissent des têtes humaines très expressives et au dessus une frise de feuilles d'acanthe. Entre le portail et les baies vitrées, de style gothique, une corniche est soutenue par des mascarons grimaçants de toute évidence de la même facture que ceux qui ornent le clocher vieux de la cathédrale. Au-dessus des baies vitrées s'élève le pignon qui comportait autrefois une rose de style gothique flamboyant.
L'église Saint-André fut désaffectée et fermée en 1791. Pendant la révolution, la collégiale avait été transformée en magasin à fourrages. Le 22 février 1805, la chapelle absidiale s'écroula. Il est probable que cette chute compromit la solidité du grand chœur qui fut démoli en 1827. Le 11 mars 1861, un incendie la ravage de nouveau. À la suite de ce sinistre, probablement pour des raisons de sécurité, le pignon de la façade et la belle rose du 15e siècle furent démolis.
Pendant la seconde guerre mondiale, les occupants s'emparèrent de l'édifice pour stocker des vivres et du matériel. Ils détruisirent le tout en y mettant le feu le 16 août 1944. Depuis, la collégiale Saint-André appartient à la ville de Chartres. Régulièrement, des expositions y sont organisées dans le cadre du Chemin des Arts. Ici, l’art contemporain s’intègre parfaitement dans l’architecture sobre de cet édifice médiéval à l’histoire très riche.
A major church in the lower town in the Middle Ages, the Saint-André collegiate church, like the Saint-Aignan and Saint-Pierre churches, is one of the remarkable religious buildings in Chartres. The construction of this place probably began around the year 960 on the site of an ancient Gallo-Roman amphitheater. Even if two abbots are already cited between 1050 and 1100, the church was promoted to collegiate status by Bishop Saint Yves in 1108.
The 12th century western facade is in pure Romanesque style. Without a tympanum, the portal is similar in structure to those of Saintonge (in the south-west of France). It includes a semi-circular door framed by two false arches. The columns are topped with capitals from which very expressive human heads emerge and above them a frieze of acanthus leaves. Between the portal and the bay windows, in Gothic style, a cornice is supported by grimacing mascarons obviously of the same style as those which adorn the old bell tower of the cathedral. Above the bay windows rises the gable which once featured a flamboyant Gothic style rose.
The Saint-André church was decommissioned and closed in 1791. During the revolution, the collegiate church was transformed into a fodder store. On February 22, 1805, the apse chapel collapsed. It is probable that this fall compromised the solidity of the large choir which was demolished in 1827. On March 11, 1861, a fire ravaged it again. Following this disaster, probably for safety reasons, the gable of the facade and the beautiful 15th century rose were demolished.
During the Second World War, the occupants took over the building to store food and equipment. They destroyed everything by setting it on fire on August 16, 1944. Since then, the Saint-André collegiate church has belonged to the city of Chartres. Exhibitions are regularly organized there as part of the Chemin des Arts. Here, contemporary art fits perfectly into the sober architecture of this medieval building with a very rich history.
I followed their signs and tracks for three days and nights hoping to photograph the apex predator that is the wolf.
The constant rain though perilous to my comfort, creating slippery trails and damaging my feet... it provided me with 'time' information on the whereabouts of the pack.
In that rain on that day I think it would have been probable that the pawprint I photographed in the mud was less than twenty minutes old... I was backtracking on a trail from the end of a peninsula that I had just walked down less than an hour ago... my bootprints had been erased by the rain... the wolf's prints were still crisp and readable.
They were following me... I had no doubt... a couple of silver flashes in the woods so quick... an arching jump over a log leaving me only to wonder if I really saw what I thought I saw. There'd never be enough time to press the shutter release much less grab the camera from my side and point it at them.
These were their woods.
Each night in order to try to dry my clothes I would get down to one layer and do a quick walk around the perimeter of the site I chose to camp... I'd look for signs of the wolves... vantage points they might watch me from. The next morning I'd do the same thing to wake up and often I would see new signs that the wolves had been there in the night. Sometimes they were close. Really close.
Those signs would tell me what the wolves had been eating... how long it was since their kill... but mostly it told me that they had this ability to move around me quite closely without ever giving their presence away. I knew that the wolf was the master predator of these woods and that if he chose to take me down I would probably have no chance. I would probably never see the thing coming.
There'd only be a wooshing sound to break the silence followed by the ever quickening beats of the paw pads ripping through the undergrowth...a dead silience as the hunter leapt into the air with a lethally choreographed attack that was carefully premeditated and certain to make it's mark.
I'd been attacked by a pack of wild dogs before... when I rode my bicycle from Chicago to Carbondale... I've seen them focus on my achilles tendon... that's how they like to bring you down... their focus can be incredible, admirable even... I learned pretty quickly that the way to survive a dog attack at least was to interrupt it... watch and wait for the attack to be launched... sometimes it's all just a feint... you can tell when it's going to transition from pursuit to attack... and when it does you gotta move into it. It's counterintuitive I know but it's effective. One step into it usually does it... the canine mind has the whole thing figured out beforehand... down to the very last step... if you let the motion flow the way the animal envisions it, he's gonna get you. But if you break the flow... the canine brain's got to start all over again... reset the whole cycle. That's dogs for you... somehow I don't think a wolf would fall for that tactic. I don't think you'd see the wolf's transition into the attack. Where the dog yaps and barks and makes displays territorial, the wolf is deliberate and considerate, patient and aware.
They weren't thinking that way though or I wouldn't be telling this story. They were following me for entertainment... it was a game to them I think... seeing how close they could get without me seeing them.
They have other prey that they're used to... prey that they understand. After a few days of humiliating failure following them by yourself in the forest though and your mind recognizes them for the superior predator that they are.
The wolves on Isle Royale have never eaten anyone although in the last few years they have been losing their fear of humans somewhat and invading campsites on occaision.
That morning I woke up at McCargoe Cove and threw my backpack over my shoulders... before I took my first step I heard what sounded like the siren on a police car... it was a lone wolf... immediately joined in chorus by several others and their distinct howling... I had not heard them before and I was surprised at the primitive fear the sound elicited within me.
The thin hairs on the back of my neck stood on end and the chemical flow of instinct surged and threatened to take over the control of my muscles. The flight response had been primed the moment I heard that wailing in the forest.
They were communicating between themselves... the sound was curious... if it were human I would say that the group was lamenting something... that there was a sadness within them. I had heard a sound like this once... when my grandfather realized that my grandmother had died. Others have since told me that they had probably made a kill then.
It had crossed my mind too and I knew that the sounds came from between me and the main trail... my only way out of the area I was in.
I pondered for a moment the implications of coming across a number of wolves and their kill. It wasn't a good thought... in fact I considered staying put for a little while knowing that they would take some time to move their prize to a more discreet location if it should have been on the trail.
Dismissing that idea I began the half of a mile walk down that trail through the thick undergrowth stopping every so often only to listen for the sounds that would give away their activity or position.
As usual, they gave away nothing.
I saw or heard nothing more than their fresh footprints in the mud, dissapointed and relieved at the same time.
Someone asked me if I was dissapointed that I didn't see the wolves and I thought about it deeply before I offered this thought... my inability to observe these animals and their taunting proximity to me only created even more respect for them and their mystique... they did not give up the prize easily and yet I am certain that they were very often observing me... in my failure to return with a sighting or a photograph of these animals my curiousity and intrigue and even respect is grown to a new level.
I am no match for their ability to move silently through the dense undergrowth of the north woods on Isle Royale... I did realize there that the way to observe these creatures because of their inate curiousity and propensity for movement would have been to find a vantage point from which I could command the viewing area... to cover myself with mosquito netting and with a water bottle by my side sit there for hours.
Even if they saw me take the position there I figure either they'd become curious as to how I 'dissapeared' under the netting or that they would consider me gone and give away their presence with that conclusion.
Unfortunately the cold and the rain and the conditions on Isle Royale didn't allow me that option. Next time I will use my new understanding of this animal to 'outwolf' him.
They were smarter than I gave them credit for being. They were the better predator.
They earned my respect.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_deer
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.[2][3] In many parts of the world, the meat (venison) from red deer is used as a food source.
Red deer are ruminants, characterized by a four-chambered stomach. Genetic evidence indicates the red deer as traditionally defined is a species group, rather than a single species, although it remains disputed as to exactly how many species the group includes.[4][5] The closely related and slightly larger American elk or wapiti, native to North America and eastern parts of Asia, had been regarded as a subspecies of red deer, but recently it has been established as a distinct species. It is probable that the ancestor of all red deer, including wapiti, originated in central Asia and resembled sika deer.[6]
Although at one time red deer were rare in parts of Europe, they were never close to extinction. Reintroduction and conservation efforts, especially in the United Kingdom, have resulted in an increase of red deer populations, while other areas, such as North Africa, have continued to show a population decline.
Description
The red deer is the fourth-largest deer species behind moose, elk and sambar deer. It is a ruminant, eating its food in two stages and having an even number of toes on each hoof, like camels, goats and cattle. European red deer have a relatively long tail compared to their Asian and North American relatives. Subtle differences in appearance are noted between the various subspecies of red deer, primarily in size and antlers, with the smallest being the Corsican red deer found on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and the largest being the Caspian red deer [7](or maral) of Asia Minor and the Caucasus Region to the west of the Caspian Sea. The deer of Central and Western Europe vary greatly in size, with some of the largest deer found in the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe.[6] Western European red deer, historically, grew to large size given ample food supply (including people's crops), and descendants of introduced populations living in New Zealand and Argentina have grown quite large in both body and antler size. Large red deer stags, like the Caspian red deer or those of the Carpathian Mountains, may rival the wapiti in size. Female red deer are much smaller than their male counterparts.
The male (stag or hart) red deer is typically 175 to 250 cm (69 to 98 in) long and weighs 160 to 240 kg (350 to 530 lb); the female (hind) is 160 to 210 cm (63 to 83 in) long and weighs 120 to 170 kg (260 to 370 lb).[citation needed] The tail adds another 12 to 19 cm (4.7 to 7.5 in) and shoulder height is about 95 to 130 cm (37 to 51 in).[8] In Scotland, stags average 201 cm (79 in) in head-and-body length and 122 cm (48 in) high at the shoulder and females average 180 cm (71 in) long and 114 cm (45 in) tall.[8] Size varies in different subspecies with the largest, the huge but small-antlered deer of the Carpathian Mountains (C. e. elaphus), weighing up to 500 kg (1,100 lb). At the other end of the scale, the Corsican red deer (C. e. corsicanus) weighs about 80 to 100 kg (180 to 220 lb), although red deer in poor habitats can weigh as little as 53 to 112 kg (120 to 250 lb).[9] European red deer tend to be reddish-brown in their summer coats. The males of many subspecies also grow a short neck mane during the autumn. The male deer of the British Isles and Norway tend to have the thickest and most noticeable manes. Male Caspian red deer (C. e. maral) and Spanish red deer (C. e. hispanicus) do not carry neck manes. Male deer of all subspecies, however, tend to have stronger and thicker neck muscles than female deer, which may give them an appearance of having neck manes. Red deer hinds (females) do not have neck manes. The European red deer is adapted to a woodland environment.[10]
Only the stags have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each year, usually at the end of winter. Antlers typically measure 71 cm (28 in) in total length and weigh 1 kg (2.2 lb), although large ones can grow to 115 cm (45 in) and weigh 5 kg (11 lb).[8] Antlers, which are made of bone, can grow at a rate of 2.5 cm (1 in) a day. A soft covering known as velvet helps to protect newly forming antlers in the spring. European red deer antlers are distinctive in being rather straight and rugose, with the fourth and fifth tines forming a "crown" or "cup" in larger males. Any tines in excess of the fourth and fifth tine will grow radially from the cup, which are generally absent in the antlers of smaller red deer, such as Corsican red deer. Western European red deer antlers feature "bez" (second) tines that are either absent or smaller than the brow tines. However, bez tines occur frequently in Norwegian red deer. Antlers of Caspian red deer carry large bez tines and form less-developed cups than western European red deer, their antlers are thus more like the "throw back" top tines of the wapiti (C. canadensis), known as maraloid characteristics. A stag can (exceptionally) have antlers with no tines, and is then known as a switch. Similarly, a stag that does not grow antlers is a hummel. The antlers are testosterone-driven and as the stag's testosterone levels drop in the autumn, the velvet is shed and the antlers stop growing.[11] With the approach of autumn, the antlers begin to calcify and the stags' testosterone production builds for the approaching rut (mating season).
During the autumn, all red deer subspecies grow thicker coats of hair, which helps to insulate them during the winter. Autumn is also when some of the stags grow their neck manes.[6] The autumn/winter coat of most subspecies are most distinct. The Caspian red deer's winter coat is greyer and has a larger and more distinguished light rump-patch (like wapiti and some central Asian red deer) compared to the Western European red deer, which has more of a greyish-brown coat with a darker yellowish rump patch in the winter. By the time summer begins, the heavy winter coat has been shed; the animals are known to rub against trees and other objects to help remove hair from their bodies. Red deer have different colouration based on the seasons and types of habitats, with grey or lighter colouration prevalent in the winter and more reddish and darker coat colouration in the summer.[12] Most European red deer have reddish-brown summer coats, and some individuals may have a few spots on the backs of their summer coats.
Distribution
Cervus genus ancestors of red deer first appear in fossil records 12 million years ago during the Miocene in Eurasia.[13] An extinct genus known as the Irish elk (Megaloceros), related to the red deer, was the largest member of the deer family known from the fossil record.[14] Early phylogenetic analyses supported the idea of a sister-group relationship between fallow deer (Dama dama) and the Irish Elk.[15][16] However, newer morphological studies prove that the Irish elk is more closely related to its modern regional counterparts of the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus).[17] For this reason, the name "Giant Deer" is used in some publications.[18]
Europe and North Africa
The European red deer is found in southwestern Asia (Asia Minor and Caucasus regions), North Africa and Europe. The red deer is the largest non-domesticated land mammal still existing in Ireland.[13] The Barbary stag (which resembles the western European red deer) is the only member of the deer family represented in Africa, with the population centred in the northwestern region of the continent in the Atlas Mountains.[19] As of the mid-1990s, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria were the only African countries known to have red deer.[20]
In the Netherlands, a huge herd (around 3 000 animals by the end of 2012) lives in the Oostvaarders Plassen, a nature reserve. Ireland has its own unique sub-species. In the UK, indigenous populations occur in Scotland, the Lake District, and the South West of England (principally on Exmoor). Not all of these are of entirely pure bloodlines, as some of these populations have been supplemented with deliberate releases of deer from parks, such as Warnham or Woburn Abbey, in an attempt to increase antler sizes and body weights. The University of Edinburgh found that, in Scotland, there has been extensive hybridisation with the closely related sika deer.[21] Several other populations have originated either with "carted" deer kept for stag hunts being left out at the end of the hunt, escapes from deer farms, or deliberate releases. Carted deer were kept by stag hunts with no wild red deer in the locality and were normally recaptured after the hunt and used again; although the hunts are called "stag hunts", the Norwich Staghounds only hunted hinds (female red deer), and in 1950, at least eight hinds (some of which may have been pregnant) were known to be at large near Kimberley and West Harling;[22] they formed the basis of a new population based in Thetford Forest in Norfolk. Further substantial red deer herds originated from escapes or deliberate releases in the New Forest, the Peak District, Suffolk, Lancashire, Brecon Beacons, and North Yorkshire, as well as many other smaller populations scattered throughout England and Wales, and they are all generally increasing in numbers and range. A census of deer populations in 2007 and again in 2011 coordinated by the British Deer Society records the red deer as having continued to expand their range in England and Wales since 2000,[23] with expansion most notable in the Midlands and East Anglia.[24]
New Zealand
In New Zealand, red deer were introduced by acclimatisation societies along with other deer and game species. The first red deer to reach New Zealand were a pair sent by Lord Petre in 1851 from his herd at Thorndon Park, Essex, to the South Island, but the hind was shot before they had a chance to breed. Lord Petre sent another stag and two hinds in 1861, and these were liberated near Nelson, from where they quickly spread. The first deer to reach the North Island were a gift to Sir Frederick Weld from Windsor Great Park and were released near Wellington; these were followed by further releases up to 1914.[25] Between 1851 and 1926, 220 separate liberations of red deer involved over 800 deer.[26] In 1927, the State Forest Service introduced a bounty for red deer shot on their land, and in 1931, government control operations were commenced. Between 1931 and March 1975, 1,124,297 deer were killed on official operations.
In New Zealand, introduced red deer have adapted much better and are widely hunted on both islands; many of the 220 introductions used deer originating from Scotland (Invermark) or one of the major deer parks in England, principally Warnham, Woburn Abbey or Windsor Great Park. Some hybridisation happened with the closely related American elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) introduced in Fiordland in 1921. New Zealand red deer produce very large antlers and are regarded as amongst the best in the world by hunters. Along with the other introduced deer species, they are, however, officially regarded as a noxious pest and are still heavily culled using professional hunters working with helicopters, or even poisoned.
Australia
The first red deer to reach Australia were probably the six that Prince Albert sent in 1860 from Windsor Great Park to Thomas Chirnside, who was starting a herd at Werribee Park, south west of Melbourne in Victoria. Further introductions were made in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. Today, red deer in Australia range from Queensland south through New South Wales into Victoria and across to South Australia, with the numbers increasing. The Queensland, Victorian and most New South Wales strains can still be traced to the early releases, but South Australia's population, along with all others, is now largely recent farm escapees. This is having adverse effects on the integrity of wild herds, as now more and larger herds are being grown due to the superior genetics that have been attained by selective breeding.
Argentina and Chile
In Argentina and Chile, the red deer has had a potentially adverse impact on native animal species, such as the South Andean deer or huemul; the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources has labelled the animal as one of the world's 100 worst invaders.[27]
Migration
Red deer in Europe generally spend their winters at lower altitudes in more wooded terrain. During the summer, they migrate to higher elevations where food supplies are greater and better for the calving season.
Taxonomy
Until recently, biologists considered the red deer and elk or wapiti (C. canadensis) the same species, forming a continuous distribution throughout temperate Eurasia and North America. This belief was based largely on the fully fertile hybrids that can be produced under captive conditions.[28][29][30]
Genetic evidence clearly shows the wapiti and western red deer form two separate species.[31][32][33] Among western red deer, the easternmost forms (from the Caspian Sea to western China) form a primordial subgroup, which includes the Yarkand deer and Bactrian deer (the two may be synonymous).[31]
Another member of the red deer group which may represent a separate species is the C. corsicanus.[34] If so, C. corsicanus includes the subspecies C. c. barbarus (perhaps a synonym of C. c. corsicanus), and is restricted to Maghreb in North Africa, Corsica, and Sardinia.[31][34]
The International Union for Conservation of Nature originally listed nine subspecies of red deer (Cervus elaphus): three as endangered, one as vulnerable, one as near threatened, and four without enough data to give a category (Data Deficient). The species as a whole, however, is listed as least concern.[1] However, this was based on the traditional classification of red deer as one species (Cervus elaphus), including the wapiti. The western European red deer is also known as simply red deer.
Selected members of the red deer species group are listed in the table below. Of the ones listed, C. e. hippelaphus, C. e. scoticus, and C. e. bactrianus may all be junior synonyms.
Behaviour
Mature red deer (C. elaphus) usually stay in single-sex groups for most of the year. During the mating season, called the rut, mature stags compete for the attentions of the hinds and will then try to defend the hinds they attract. Rival stags challenge opponents by belling and walking in parallel. This allows combatants to assess each other's antlers, body size and fighting prowess. If neither stag backs down, a clash of antlers can occur, and stags sometimes sustain serious injuries.[19]
Dominant stags follow groups of hinds during the rut, from August into early winter. The stags may have as many as 20 hinds to keep from other, less attractive males.[38][citation needed] Only mature stags hold harems (groups of hinds), and breeding success peaks at about eight years of age. Stags two to four years old rarely hold harems and spend most of the rut on the periphery of larger harems, as do stags over 11 years old. Young and old stags that do acquire a harem hold it later in the breeding season than those stags in their prime. Harem-holding stags rarely feed and lose up to 20% of their body weight. Stags that enter the rut in poor condition are less likely to make it through to the peak conception period.[19]
Male European red deer have a distinctive "roar"-like-sound (not to be confused with actual roars made by lions, panthers and the like) during the rut, which is an adaptation to forested environments, in contrast to male (American elk or wapiti) stags which "bugle" during the rut in adaptation to open environments. The male deer roars to keep his harem of females together. The females are initially attracted to those males that both roar most often and have the loudest roar call. Males also use the roar call when competing with other males for females during the rut, and along with other forms of posturing and antler fights, is a method used by the males to establish dominance.[10] Roaring is most common during the early dawn and late evening, which is also when the crepuscular deer are most active in general.
Breeding, gestation and lifespan
Red deer mating patterns usually involve a dozen or more mating attempts before the first successful one. There may be several more matings before the stag will seek out another mate in his harem. Red deer are among mammals exhibiting homosexual behavior.[39] Females in their second autumn can produce one or very rarely two offspring per year. The gestation period is 240 to 262 days, and the offspring weigh about 15 kg (33 lb). After two weeks, fawns are able to join the herd and are fully weaned after two months.[40] All red deer fawns are born spotted, as is common with many deer species, and lose their spots by the end of summer. However, as in many species of Old World deer, some adults do retain a few spots on the backs of their summer coats.[6] The offspring will remain with their mothers for almost one full year, leaving around the time the next season's offspring are produced.[10] The gestation period is the same for all subspecies.
Red deer live over 20 years in captivity and in the wild they live 10 to 13 years, though some subspecies with less predation pressure average 15 years.
Protection from predators
Male red deer retain their antlers for more than half the year, and are less gregarious and less likely to group with other males when they have antlers. The antlers provide self-defence, as does a strong front-leg kicking action performed by both sexes when attacked. Once the antlers are shed, stags tend to form bachelor groups which allow them to cooperatively work together. Herds tend to have one or more members watching for potential danger, while the remaining members eat and rest.[10]
After the rut, females form large herds of up to 50 individuals. The newborn calves are kept close to the hinds by a series of vocalizations between the two, and larger nurseries have an ongoing and constant chatter during the daytime hours. When approached by predators, the largest and most robust females may make a stand, using their front legs to kick at their attackers. Guttural grunts and posturing is used with all but the most determined of predators with great effectiveness. Aside from humans and domestic dogs, the gray wolf is probably the most dangerous predator European red deer encounter. Occasionally, the brown bear will prey on European red deer.[10] Eurasian lynx and wild boars sometimes prey on the calves. The leopard in Asia Minor (now extinct) probably preyed on eastern European red deer. Both the Barbary lion and the Barbary leopard probably once preyed on Atlas stags in the Atlas Mountains, although the Barbary lion is now extinct in the wild, and the Barbary leopard is either very rare or extinct. In the past they were also hunted by the now extinct Caspian tiger.
Red deer in folklore and art
Red deer are widely depicted in cave art found throughout European caves, with some of the artwork dating from as early as 40,000 years ago, during the Upper Paleolithic. Siberian cave art from the Neolithic of 7,000 years ago has abundant depictions of red deer, including what can be described as spiritual artwork, indicating the importance of this mammal to the peoples of that region (Note: these animals were most likely wapiti (C. canadensis) in Siberia, not red deer).[41] Red deer are also often depicted on Pictish stones (circa 550–850 AD), from the early medieval period in Scotland, usually as prey animals for human or animal predators. In medieval hunting, the red deer was the most prestigious quarry, especially the mature stag, which in England was called a hart.
Red deer products
Red deer are held in captivity for a variety of reasons. The meat of the deer, called venison, was until recently[date missing] restricted in the United Kingdom to those with connections to the aristocratic or poaching communities, and a licence was needed to sell it legally, but it is now widely available in supermarkets, especially in the autumn. The Queen still follows the custom of offering large pieces of venison to members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and others. Some estates in the Scottish Highlands still sell deer-stalking accompanied by a ghillie in the traditional way, on unfenced land, while others operate more like farms for venison. Venison is widely considered to be both flavourful and nutritious. It is higher in protein and lower in fat than either beef or chicken.[42] In some countries in central Asia, wapiti is still hunted as a primary source of meat.[citation needed]
The red deer can produce 10 to 15 kg (22 to 33 lb) of antler velvet annually.[citation needed] On ranches in New Zealand, China, Siberia, and elsewhere,[43] this velvet is collected and sold to markets in East Asia, where it is used for holistic medicines, with South Korea being the primary consumer. In Russia, a medication produced from antler velvet is sold under the brand name Pantokrin (Russian: Пантокри́н; Latin: Pantocrinum).[citation needed] The antlers themselves are also believed by East Asians to have medicinal purposes and are often ground up and used in small quantities.
Historically, related deer species such as central Asian red deer, wapiti, Thorold's deer, and sika deer have been reared on deer farms in Central and Eastern Asia by Han Chinese, Turkic peoples, Tungusic peoples, Mongolians, and Koreans.[citation needed] In modern times, Western countries such as New Zealand and United States have taken to farming European red deer for similar purposes.
Deer antlers are also used for decorative purposes and have been used for artwork, furniture and other novelty items. Deer antlers were and still are the source material for horn furniture. Already in the 15th century trophies of case were used for clothes hook, storage racks and chandeliers, the so-called "lusterweibchen". In the 19th century the European nobility discovered among others the red deer antlers as perfect object for fashioning their manors and hunting castles. This fashion trend splashes over to upper- and middle-class households in the mid of the 19th century.
With the increasing popularity of the World Expositions mainly producers of horn furniture in Germany, Austria and the United States showed their ideas of horn furniture and a kind of series manufacturing began. Heinrich Friedrich Christoph Rampendahl and Friedrich Wenzel are only two acknowledged companies to be named. In recent times deer antler home decors can be found in home styling magazines.
Some pictures taken by the late Michael Cleary. Summer 1979 I believe. Possibly this trip was combined with his visit to Northern Ireland, pictures of which I posted earlier.
This Expressway bus was on its way to Killarney. Probable location indicated below.
Unfortunately, its probable that we won't see class 37/97's at Pwllheli this April/May, but back in 2010, 37069 and 37218 were present with a Spitfire Railtour from Preston.
Pel Mingyur Lhüngyi Druppé Toding Tsuklakkhang དཔལ་མི་འགྱུར་ལྷུན་གྱིས་གྲུབ་པའི་མཐོ་ལྡིང་གཙུག་ལག་ཁང་།
Founding (996 (probable)) > Geluk (1450 - ) > Sangngak Sarma (996 (probable) - 1450 (probable)) དཔལ་མི་འགྱུར་ལྷུན་གྱིས་གྲུབ་པའི་མཐོ་ལྡིང་གཙུག་ལག་ཁང་། > Pel Mingyur Lhüngyi Druppé Toding Tsuklakkhang > dpal mi 'gyur lhun gyis grub pa'i mtho lding gtsug lag khang The temples and religious buildings of Toling are the most significant in Far-West Tibet. They were constructed under the guidance of the great Tibetan translator Rinchen Zangpo around 1014-1025, although some sources suggest an earlier date of 996. During his lifetime he is said to have built 108 temples trhoughout Far-West Tibet and Ladakh, and although few still exist, those at Toling (along with Tsaparang) are considered to be the finest examples of the Guge style of Buddhist art. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
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Foto presa amb una càmera de plaques de caixa Houghton Holborn Ilex No.2, en format 4x5 i probablement fabricada cap al 1905; objectiu Aldis No.8; pel·licula Ilford FP4+.
Aquesta és l'esglèsia parroquial de Barruera, cap de la Vall de Boí. Al igual que les altres esglèsies de la vall forma part del Patrimoni Mundial de la UNESCO, tot i que està més modificada que altres, especialment per el campanar i part de la nau.
La Vall de Boí, a l'Alta Ribagorça, compta amb el conjunt romànic més extraordinari de Catalunya, així com un dels més importants d'Europa. Per això forma part del Patrimoni de la Humanitat de la UNESCO. I amés la natura que ho envolta és preciosa.
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esgl%C3%A9sies_rom%C3%A0niques_de_l...
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Feliu_de_Barruera
www.centreromanic.com/les-esglesies/sant-feliu-de-barruera
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Picture taken with a falling plate box camera type Houghton Holborn Ilex No.2 (4x5), made c.1905; Aldis No.8 lens; Ilford FP4+ film sheet.
This is the church of the village of Barruera, in the valley of Boí. It's a XI Century romanesque church with several baroque modifications, specially in the tower.
The Vall de Boí, in the Catalan Pyrenees, is home to one of the most unique romanesque churches in Europe. There are 9 churches part of the UNESCO World Heritage, all of them with most of the structure dating from the XI Century, and including precious frescoes, wooden sculpture and other religious elements, all in romanesque style. All this survived for a thousand years thanks to the extreme isolation of this Catalan valley, surrounded by 3000 m. hight mountains. Obviously, now modern roads make the comunications much easier. Also, the nature surrounds all the churches with beautiful peaks and forests.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Romanesque_Churches_of_the_...
I picked up this little hollow, transparent thing on the beach. It was somewhat firm in texture, but with little to keep its shape. The only feature I could distinguish was a ridge down opposite sides, which may have helped me stand it upright for a few seconds to try to show its hollow nature. As shown, ~1" tall, 1/2" dia. at one end and 3/8" dia. at the other. I have run it by a few marine biologists with no ID offered closer than "salp test" (the outer covering of a pelagic tunicate).
Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
Aquesta càmara és probablement una de les més antigues amb les que encara pots fer fotos amb formats de pel·licula en producció actualment, el format mitjà 120. De fet, aquest format va neixer per a ser emprat en la Kodak No.2 Brownie, de la que la Folding Pocket Brownie n'és una variant rara i inicial.
Concretament es tracta del model A, amb frontal i estructura de fusta, el que clarament el distingeix de models posteriors, metal·lics. Es va produir entre 1904 i 1907, però amb l'obturador Brownie Automatic es deixà de produir el 1905. Per tant, data del 1904-1905, ja fa uns 113 anys! En el moment que escric això, és la 2ª camara més antiga que tinc, i aparentment funciona bé.
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This is one of the oldest cameras you can use with modern, still being produced, film. Because this camera is one early variant of the Kodak No.2 Brownie, which introduced to the World the 120 format.
It's a more complex model of the Brownie, the No.2 Folding Brownie model A, and it's interesting because still retains most of the structure in wood. The model A was produced from 1904 to 1907, but with that Brownie Automatic shutter only to 1905. So this camera is about 113 years old right now. And apparently still in working order!
www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=a...
It´s probable that some day the sky will fight against our smoke. The original was taken in Lisbon, it´s a view over the river Tajo estuary.
Es probable que algún dia el cielo luche contra nuestro humo. La toma original está hecha en una vista desde Lisboa hacia el estuario del Tajo.
I begin my holidays today and since I´ll be "on the road", I wont be able to practice flickring. So, have a great end of year and an even better begining of 2007!!
¡¡Me voy de viaje así que felíz salida y entrada de año compañeros/as!! ¡A disfrutar con salud!
Probablement no l'hauria fotografiat aquest petit llagut, de no ser que curiosament duu el nom de la meva filla, Marta.
Em va sorprendre gairebé amagat sota la infraestructura de l'embarcador quan m'hi vaig atançar per poder prendre una imatge més panoràmica del riu Ebre.
Aleshores si, ja vaig tenir un bon motiu per fer-li aquesta foto...
Probablemente no habría fotografiado a este pequeño laúd, de no ser que curiosamente lleva el nombre de mi hija, Marta.
Me sorprendió casi escondido bajo la infraestructura del embarcadero cuando me aproximé para poder tomar una imágen más panorámica del río Ebro.
Entonces sí, ya tuve un buen motivo para hacerle esta foto ...
Peinture murale 'Le Sacrifice d'Isaac' probablement par BONOM au 22, Boulevard Berthélémy à Bruxelles. Inspirée par l'oeuvre du même nom par Le Caravage.
Un article publié en 2017 par rtbf.be
>> La Ville de Bruxelles n'interviendra pour faire couvrir ou effacer une fresque jugée violente par certains, le long du canal, au coeur de la capitale, que si cela donne lieu à des tensions entre les communautés, mais elle n'agira pas dans ce sens a priori, a affirmé dimanche le bourgmestre de la Ville Yvan Mayeur, interrogé sur ses intentions à ce propos. La fresque dont il est question a été réalisée sur le mur latéral aveugle d'un immeuble située non loin de la Porte de Flandre, le long du canal, à Bruxelles. Elle représente une main, armée d'un couteau, prête à égorger une personne mais retenue par une autre main. "Le caractère artistique de la fresque est incontestable, tout comme la référence au sacrifice d'Isaac. Il s'agit d'un gros plan du tableau de l'artiste italien Le Caravage", a commenté le bourgmestre de la Ville de Bruxelles. "Mais ce gros plan peut être mal vécu ou mal interprété. Si cela donne lieu à des tensions entre communautés, alors nous demanderons de la couvrir ou de l'effacer", a ajouté Yvan Mayeur. Il n'y aura donc a priori pas d'intervention de la Ville "mais nous restons vigilants". "Ce sont plutôt les risques de troubles à l'ordre public qui doivent être appréciés dans ce contexte", a-t-il encore dit.<<
Source: www.rtbf.be/article/nouvelle-fresque-de-rue-a-bruxelles-l...
Photo prise en été 2022 - mural pas (encore) couvert, ni effacé ;-)
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Wall painting 'The Sacrifice of Isaac' probably by BONOM at 22, Boulevard Berthélémy in Brussels. Inspired by the work of the same name by Caravaggio.
An article published in 2017 by rtbf.be
>> The City of Brussels will only intervene to cover or erase a fresco considered violent by some, along the canal, in the heart of the capital, if this gives rise to tensions between the communities, but it will not act in this sense a priori, said Sunday the mayor of the City Yvan Mayeur, questioned on his intentions in this regard. The fresco in question was made on the blind side wall of a building located not far from the Porte de Flandre, along the canal, in Brussels. It represents a hand, armed with a knife, ready to cut the throat of a person but held back by another hand. "The artistic character of the fresco is indisputable, as is the reference to the sacrifice of Isaac. It is a close-up of the painting by the Italian artist Caravaggio", commented the mayor of the City of Brussels. "But this close-up can be badly experienced or misinterpreted. If it gives rise to tensions between communities, then we will ask to cover it up or erase it," added Yvan Mayeur. There will therefore be no intervention from the City a priori "but we remain vigilant". "It is rather the risk of disturbing public order that must be assessed in this context," he said.<<
Photo taken in summer 2022 - mural not (yet) covered nor erased ;-)
A 500m en amont du village, au dessus de la grotte du Lourdou, un fort probablement du 5e siècle témoigne de ce passé lointain de Belcastel.
Il est composé d'un système de fortification d'environ 20mètres de diamètre, perché à 50 mêtres à pic sur la rivière.
Constructions diverses en plusieurs compartiments, plates-formes et fossés faisaient de cet ensemble un poste de défense très efficasse.
Il protégait la vallée de l'Aveyron et a servi plus tard de poste avancé à la forteresse de belcastel.
La vue y est inprenable sur l'Aveyron qui serpente en contrebas.
At 500 metres from the village sitting on top of the cave of Lourdou is a Fort of the 5th century which testifies to Belcastels long past
The system of fortification is about 20 metres in diameter & is perched 50 metres straight up from the river. It has several compartments, platforms & ditches making it a very efficace defense
It protected the Aveyron Valley & later served as an advanced fort for Belcastel
The views of rhe Aveyron are impregnable down below
Thank you for your visits & comments , they are much appreciated
L'adulte, probablement le mâle n'a pas arrêté d'appeler pour inciter le jeune à sortir ... sans succès ! Il reste dubitatif !
The adult, probably the male, didn't stop to call the young to invite teh chick to come out ... without success ! He stays quite dubious !
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Entre els nombrosos forts i fortificacions que envolten el Grand Harbour de Malta, probablement el punt més fortificat del Mediterrani i potser de tot el Món, destaca curiosament el Fort Ricasoli (Forti Rikażli).
Es tracta d'una de les ultimes fases de fortificació moderna del Grand Harbour, datant del 1670-1698 en la seva fase inicial. Posteriorment fou força modificat pels britanics al llarg del s. XIX i XX, ja que la seva posició és la més exterior de totes les fortificacions del port, i la única que domina el mar obert inmediat (juntament amb Sant Elmo). Com a elements militars més moderns destaquen els observatoris d'artilleria de formigó, drets com girafes que miren al mar.
Però el fort no és famos per la seva historia militar, pràcticament limitada a les guerres napoleoniques. No, el fort s'ha fet famós a finals del s. XX i més endavant, per ser un gran plató de cinema, on s'hi han rodat pel·licules com Gladiator, Troia, Àgora, Napoleó, Gladiator II, etc...
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Among the numerous forts and fortifications that surround the Grand Harbour of Malta, probably the most fortified point in the Mediterranean and perhaps in the whole world, Fort Ricasoli (Forti Rikażli) stands out curiously.
This is one of the last phases of modern fortification of the Grand Harbour, dating from 1670-1698 in its initial phase. It was later significantly modified by the British throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, since its position is the outermost of all the fortifications of the port, and the only one that dominates the immediate open sea (along with St. Elmo). As more modern military elements, the concrete artillery observatories stand out, standing like giraffes looking out to sea.
But the fort is not famous for its military history, practically limited to the Napoleonic Wars. No, the fort became famous at the end of the 19th century. XX and later, for being a great film set, where films such as Gladiator, Troy, Agora, Napoleon, Gladiator II, etc...
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Ningú havia vist aquestes fotos fins ara, sobretot els que les varen fer. Fins que jo les he revelat ara.
És tracta d'un rodet exposat probablement cap als anys 70 o 80. Pel context (originari de la RDA, emulsió d'origen sovietic) i la identificació del lloc, es tracta de les vacances d'una familia alemana de la RDA a les ribes del llac Balaton, a Hongria (també dins de l'Europa del Est, aleshores).
Aquesta foto en concret els mostra en el vaixell Kelén, al llac Balaton. Aquest vaixell, construit el 1891 (i enfonsat durant la II Guerra Mundial), encara continua actualment en ús.
S'anomena "found film" a aquelles fotografies en pel•licula o placa que es troben sense revelar dins càmeres velles o per altres racons. La gracia és que ningú ha vist mai aquestes fotografies.
Aquest rodet prové un conjunt comprat a algú de Dittersdorf, a la antiga RDA, actual Alemania.
Aquest rodet, de format 35mm, està marcat com a 1СВЕМА М8 76Г. Sembla clar que és del tipus sovietic СВЕМА (Svema), però no he trobat cap referencia a una emulsió que es digués M8 i/o 76G. El vaig revelar amb HC110 durant 4:30 minuts a 23º.
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No one had seen these photos until now, especially those who took them. Until I revealed them now.
It is about a reel exhibited probably around the 70s or 80s. From the context (undeveloped film bought in the former East Germany, emulsion of Soviet origin) and the identification of the place, it is about the holidays of a German family from the GDR in shores of Lake Balaton, in Hungary (also within communist Eastern Europe at the time).
This particular photo shows them on the Kelén tourism boat on Lake Balaton. This ship, built in 1891 (and sunk during World War II), is still in use today.
It's called "found film" to those photographs on film or plate that are undeveloped in old cameras or in other corners. The funny thing is that no one has ever seen these photographs.
This reel is from a set bought from someone in Dittersdorf, former GDR, now Germany.
This reel, in 35mm format, is marked as 1СВЕМА М8 76Г. It seems clear that it is of the Soviet СВЕМА (Svema) type, but I have not found any reference to an emulsion called M8 and/or 76G. I developed it with HC110 for 4:30 minutes at 23º C.