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I've missed a few of my daily photos. I was out with the dog this morning and there was an amazing view of the sun sending shafts of light through the trees and mist over the road. After bringing the dog back in and getting a camera, that scene had disappeared. You'll need to use your imagination.
Today's Project 365 pic is of the Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial in Sturt Street.
I never really took much notice of it, but I saw on a travel show on the weekend that it was dedicated to the Poet himself but also to the horses killed in World War I.
From fbbg.org.au
The Horse Statue - Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial 1969 Sculptor: Raymond B Ewery, Cast bronze, granite
At the western side of the Sturt and Lyons Street crossroads there is magnificent bronze statue by Evans of a horse mounted on a stone plinth.
In front, by the gutter, is a hitching post with a plaque inscribed "A.L. GORDON, AUSTRALIAN POET, 1833 - 1870."
He was a celebrated poet and horseman who set a record at Flemington when he won 3 steeplechases in an afternoon. At Mount Gambier in South Australia he performed an amazing feat on his horse at a place immortalised as Gordon's Leap'.
The inscriptions around the base of the statue read:
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:
He goeth forth to meet the armed men.
He mocketh at fear, and is not afraid,
Neither turneth he back from the sword.
JOB 39 V21-22
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ERECTED BY THE ADAM LINDSAY GORDON SOCIETY TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF THE POET'S LIVING IN BALLAARAT, ALSO AS A MEMORIAL TO THE 958, 600 HORSES AND MULES KILLED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR, INCLUDING 169, 000 THAT LEFT THESE SHORES NEVER TO RETURN.
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UNVEILED BY HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF BALLAARAT, CR. M.J. BROWN 1969. PRESIDENT CR W.E. ROFF, C.B.E., SECRETARY P. ABSON, ESQ.
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THE LAY OF THE LAST CHARGER
Forward, the trumpets were sounding the charge.
The roll of the kettle drum rapidly ran
That music, like wildfire spread at large
Madden'd the war horse as well as the man.
Where are they? The war steeds who shared in our glory,
The "Lanercost" colt and the "Acrobat" mare,
And the Irish division "Kate Kearney" and "Rory"
And rushing "Roscommon" and eager "Kildare".
We, too sprung from the loins of the Ishmaelite stallions,
We glory in daring that dies or prevails
From counter of squadrons, and crash of battalions,
The rendering of blackthorns and rattle of rails.
And what then? The colours reversed, the drums muffled.
The black nodding plumes, the dead march and the pall
The stern faces, soldier-like, silent unruffled,
The slow sacred music that floats over all.
BY A.L. GORDON
I wasn't in the right spot to capture the gorgeous sunset happening this evening, but I was able to grab an interesting sky image nonetheless.
It was our third time. The market was extremely crowded - probably in part due to the fact it was the last weekend before Christmas. Sadly, they did not have the special Glühwein mugs - they probably already ran out of them.
So, I borrowed a camera for a couple of days. It wasn't the best weather to really get to grips with it but it was nice to follow a process where you look for something to shoot, turn the camera on and shoot it. As opposed to taking it apart first and crossing your fingers.
Strobist:LumoPro LP 160, fired through a soft box to the camera left,triggered by Cactus V5 transceivers
Never too old for a toy! This is a bit hard to fly, but I will get the hang of it. Doing another 365 photo project, had no passion for photography last year, hope this project will rekindle my creativeness.
Acer Aspire One. The boy has been working loads and treated himself.
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There is this shaft right outside our apartment in the hallway, I've always wondered what it's for. It's the size of an elevator shaft, doesn't really let much light in, at the bottom it doesn't lead to anywhere. It's like a forgotten part of the building, every time I look down it gives me the feeling of a strange infinitely extended claustrophobic room.
Next week we start our special summer camp course -- three hours every morning for a week on top of our regular teaching schedule. The theme this year is magic. The first thing I'll be teaching is how to palm objects.It's easy to do, but getting young kids to understand the audience's point of view is a challenge.
Our summer camp has proven a nemesis to my 365 projects in the past. I'm going to give it my best shot, but if I disappear for a while, you'll know why.
At lunchtime today it looked like we were going to lose our run of nice weather, but when it was time to leave work the sun was back.
I stopped off at Lake Wendouree to catch the sunset and take a few shots.
Was very happy to choose this one as today's Project 365 pic.
No adjustments or cropping on this one.. I just slapped my watermark on it and uploaded it.
Lens: Sigma APO 50-500mm F-4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 75 mm
ISO Speed 100
Watermark-free prints of this photo are for sale on my RedBubble page www.redbubble.com/people/deanog/art/7672640-going-home