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Here is my newest favorite from the snow camping trip with Aaron last weekend. It's nowhere near as dramatic as the others, but that's what I love about it. There's a gentleness to this. Less of a mountaineer braving the storm and more of a baby in a crib, peacefully sleeping. ...cheesy? yeah, a bit. I get like that :-P Or maybe it's because Aaron is sleeping in the tent and he's just a big baby?
But, looking at this, the snow covered trees seem peaceful, like a guarding fence line...rather than towering harbingers of frostbitten death..
I probably should be honest and say, contrary to the "Baby in the Crib" feeling- the forest was making LOUD exploding noises. Really loud. Just randomly. It was freaky. Aaron and I think it was due to moisture inside the tree freezing and expanding from the deep cold, and then the expanding moisture was cracking the tree trunks. *laughing* I've got a funny story to tell about the popping trees, but I'll save it for another post.
Heads up to all of you- I am working hard on making a bundled video tutorial about "Processing Star Shots." After seeing my video tutorial on how to shoot stars, so many of you emailed me and asked, "Ok, but now what the heck do I do with this super noisy image??!" Yeah, surprise! That's ANOTHER challenge of star shooting.... But, I am making a tutorial that will give you a front row seat to my computer screen while I am editing star pictures.
It will deal with:
-High ISO Noise
-Light pollution on the horizon
-Exposure balance between sky and foreground
-Color balance in starfield
-And! you guessed it- much, much more ;-)
Today, Valorie and I are going out of town to do photography for a friend's wedding. So, I will get back on the tutorial tonight when I get back- and hope to have a final bundled package by Sunday.
Heads up- this one will not be free. I wish it could, but I need to put some money back into the bank after 3 yrs of relentless trips far from the city to go shoot stars. I am making it a priority to keep this very affordable! And, for you, very valuable. I am a frugal person (aka cheapskate) so, I can relate to not wanting to pay needlessly for things. But, if you want to get pictures of stars, I promise you, the tutorials are a very valuable thing to learn from BEFORE you go. Learning on your own- usually the first 3-5 trips are a bust before you start getting something you like. So, save gas money and wasted sleep loss by checking out the tutorials. You'll be glad you did when you finally do make it 3 hours out of town, under a deep starry sky with your camera.
In case you haven't seen it, here is my first tutorial, it is a guide to watch before you go out shooting stars that will show basic techniques and common mistakes to avoid:
Put a comment below if you are interested in getting a message notifying you when I have finished the tutorial.
Thanks for taking a look!
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Kotor, Montenegro, at the end of a very rainy day. I thought I'd give closure to the Kotor series by these final 3 photos from that evening, happy weekend to all, I'm in a much better mood now that I'm no longer on call for jury duty for a couple more years, only USA citizens can relate or understand the story, but it was a stressful week not knowing whether you're going to go to work or court the next day, they kept me hanging for the entire week.
There are plenty of things I could tell you about this image but what I am going to relate tonight is only going to involve the mistake I made.
One of the risks to habits is that you can come to rely on them overly much. A case in point would be that by an unofficial rule I generally keep my Hasselblad backs loaded with 400 ISO film, one back for color and the other for b&w. When I do load a different speed film in one of my backs I try to make a note because I am so used to 400 speed film in them that I have mis-exposed film before because of mistaken assumption.
Before this latest trip up to the Olympic Peninsula I had been working a lot and photographing only a little. As such by the time I got up there my black and white back was halfway through a roll of film I could not remember loading and so I could not remember which film was in it. Normally no note would mean 400 speed but something in my brain was tickling away that this was not true, that I had loaded something out of the ordinary in terms of film speed in this back.
So what are my options at this point with about six frames left to expose? Well I could trust my habits and expose at 400. I could attempt to second guess motives and backtrack through memory to deduce which film I might have loaded. I could meter somewhere in between. This latter is what I did. I figured the only other speed I would have loaded would have been 100 ISO film. So if I metered at 200 then I would only be wrong by a stop. If it was 100, I would be a stop under and considering that I normally overexpose by habit anyway, all would be ok. If it was 400, then I would be a stop over (or two with my usual overexposure). and film so readily forgives overexposure. Seriously, you can get away with three or four stops over and still produce reasonable images. Additionally I was going to be a bit less choosy with those six frames and try to blow through them quickly so I could confirm the film and if necessary backtrack to re-expose any images.
Thus I set off. Unfortunately it was sunny and clear and conducive to heavy ND shooting so "blowing through" half a roll takes on a slightly different meaning when shooting through 18 stops of neutral density. It took a few hours but I managed, wound the roll and unloaded it... to find a roll of Rollei RPX 25. Umm yeah. So metering for 200, maybe overexposing by design by a stop I was still going to be two stops under. That was a bit disappointing. Usually I defer to the decisions that past-Zeb makes. He often seems to think of things that present-Zeb appreciates. But this time I was wondering what in the heck that past me was thinking by loading a roll of 25 speed film in a camera that usually uses 400 speed and not putting a note on it to warn present-Zeb how to expose it properly. Sheesh.
So I had a bit of a sinking feeling in my stomach, figuring not even the forgiveness of film was going to save me this time. Luckily I was still on the same beach and did backtrack to re-expose the images I felt most strongly about. I debated having the roll pushed when I got back but then the first half had theoretically been exposed accurately and I couldn't really remember what was on it, so I didn't want to push process that stuff, so I just let it go, morbidly curious to see how thin the negs would be. Imagine my surprise when the stuff that came back turned out to be fairly usable... at least some of it. This image for example was metered somewhere around 100 to 200 ISO, which means I probably overexposed it to begin with due to the deep shadows in the frame. But that is ok, I wanted the cliffs to be black anyway.
So what to take from all this? I guess mostly that we all make mistakes. In fact you ought to find opportunities to make mistakes. They keep us sharp, they are opportunities to learn, they sometimes show us things we may not have discovered on our own, they remind us that we are fallible in our decision-making. And I tell you about this one in particular so that you know that I am not above making such silly errors. I tend to curate out most of the images I don't consider worth the time to post or your time to see. I edit down to the good stuff, which really means the stuff that I like for one reason and another. And I think with practice and by limiting how much I post I tend to only share the stuff that is noteworthy for good reasons. But that can easily lead to the mistaken perception that maybe I don't make the same mistakes you make. That I don't screw up my calculations or forget something simple and obvious. Well trust me, I do. And sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. On this case I got lucky, no thanks to my past self.
Hasselblad 500C
Rollei RPX 25
...relating to the first in comments!
A few things can be described about this. The location is Bingsjö in Sweden, Päckosgården to be more exact. Once the home of a musician...
This year I will try to stay away from the cruising nights and concentrate on this place ;) More to come on that...
June 05, 2016
Villatic:
[vi-lat-ik]
adjective
1. of or relating to the country or to a farm; rural.
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It's a cool, gray and rainy Sunday here which is perfect for some quality time in the kitchen!
We desperately need the rain, and I really needed to get caught up and ready for the work week ahead by preparing food so the rain is working out just fine for me.
The garden is being watered and I'm not tempted to go sit out in the sun with a good book. Win, win!
I bought a lot of basil plants this week and so I was on the hunt for a recipe that would work for Sweet Sunday, then I got it in my head that I needed scones for the week which narrowed down my search until I came across this!
In the future, I think I would double the basil, lessen the strawberries and maybe throw some jam in the mix for additional flavour, but this reccipe is not a bad starting point!
Recipe:
Ingredients:
3 cups of flour
1/3 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
3/4 cup of unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
1 cup of buttermilk
1 cup chopped of fresh strawberries
1/4 cup of fresh chopped basil
1 tablespoon of buttermilk, for brushing
Brown sugar for sprinkling
Directions:
01. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
02. Mix together dry ingredients in a large bowl from flour - baking soda.
03. Add butter and mix using pastry cutter, a knife or your hands, until mixture resembles coarse meal.
04. Add buttermilk and mix until just combined. Fold in strawberries and basil.
05. Lightly dust flour onto work surface. Divide dough in half. Working with one batch at a time, shape dough into 3/4 inch thick circle. Cut into 8 wedges.
06. Lay on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
07. Repeat with other dough.
08. Brush tops of scones with buttermilk and sprinkle with brown sugar.
09. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Hope everyone is having a Sweet Sunday!
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With deadlines coming up,
the overwhelming numbing sensation
is oddly alarming
If only time could cease to be.
I need 6 photos to put in my portfolio in which relate to a theme. I was thinking maybe "conceptual" as a theme...
any ideas?
no graphics please! they'll be deleted. comments are more than welcome :) encouraged, even.
Explored # 43
Another Image relating to History. This is a statue of Queen Victoria holding her regalia. In the background is an example from the centre of Birmingham of the sort of buildings of visual power that she managed to lead over decades.
This video “MIX 9” is another selection of images, both graphic, design and Photographic. The idea is to show the range of styles and techniques from right across my wide range of styles. It is followed in my Photostream by individual images taken from the video, but shown as single images at full size. These will appear on my photostream spread over the following week.
There are more examples of these Mixes on my portfolio website :-
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) a memorial relating the historical impact of and on Bomber Command during the Second World War. Located on Canwick Hill, overlooking the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire.
The city of Lincoln was selected for the location of the IBCC because 27 RAF Bomber Command stations (over a third of all Bomber Command stations) were based in the county during World War II. The large amount of airfields led to Lincolnshire being nicknamed the "Bomber County".
Located at Canwick Hill, the centre is just under two and half miles from RAF Waddington, which suffered the greatest losses of any Bomber Command station, and close to the former Avro aircraft production facility at Bracebridge Heath. A view of Lincoln Cathedral, a prominent landmark for aircrews, forms an important part of the vista from the centre of the Memorial Spire.
The aim of the IBCC is to tell the personal stories of members of the RAF Bomber Command, ground crew and civilians impacted by the bombing campaigns during the Second World War. The centre will also provide a comprehensive record of the role of Bomber Command's squadrons and to digitally display historical documentation and photographs relating to the activity of Bomber Command.
Within the grounds of the International Bomber Command Centre the Spire Memorial was erected on 10 May 2015. The memorial is a spire, reflecting the connection to Lincoln Cathedral. Created out of Corten A weathering steel, it is based on the dimensions of the wingspan of a Lancaster bomber, being 102ft high and 16ft at the base. The Spire was officially unveiled in October 2015 to an audience of 3,600 guests including 312 Bomber veterans.
The spire is encircled by walls carrying the names of all 57,871 men and women who gave their lives whilst serving in or supporting Bomber Command. This is the only place in the world where all these losses are memorialised.
Information Source:
Blythe a Day - How to Sell a Haunted House (Bewitched) - 10/1/25
For Sale in Spookytown: Classic Haunted Beauty
About the Property:
Beautiful classic 4 bed 3 bath tri-level in coveted Spookytown. Original fireplaces and staircases. Hard wood flooring throughout. Old creaky windows, attic ghosts, furnace, updated electrical and much more!
Features:
Actual clawfoot tubs
2 ghosts
Secret staircase & door
Creaky floors
Large windows
Attic bats
Real skeletons in the closets
Call Drusilla, our expert relator, for a private tour.
House photo I took on a fall drive and recolored
Daunting Drusilla Blythe
ho ho ho lovely friends & family ;o)
we are here...just recooping from another head injury in the house...yes sparkly k was dancing and lost her balance into the arm of our wrought iron bar stools and put a good inch gash there. let's just say me & we are over all the sweet little girls with bloody head injuries this year. as a matter of fact we are so very happy to see a fresh new year come. it has been a wild one this year and we are all ready for a clean fresh new 2007.
and the other time has been devoted to being santa's helper at home and in school. it is a big whirlwind of activity around the holiday's. fun, but non stop for sure. they are on a three week break now....yipee for sleeping in and staying in jommies until we want to get dressed ;o)
and the new floors are a whole other story, those who have had construction issues can relate...
we are good. here at home. staying healthy. enjoying the holidays. in our crazy fun never boring lovely boggs home ;o) i will try to get some uploads going. and for those of you that email me and it seems as though i do not respond... it is not that i do not want too. it is that there are not enough hours in the day.
so cheers to everyone's holiday celebration...may it be overflowing with warmth, family & friends that make you giggle until it hurts...
June 25, 2011.
This is my sister
I'm only getting started. I won't blackout
Thank you so much Meggie for the testimonial :)
I've been thinking for a long while over the topic of meeting new people, and watching the previous ones leave as new ones enter.
Maybe everyone is meant to meet one monster in their lives, the ghost of their past that whispers in the haunting darkness, the one shadow that will never let them go. It awakens in the night, waiting for the hours to tick by so it can press its suffocating weight onto your shoulders. Insomnia keeps your eyes wide open, allowing you to feel the pressure from the shadow.
There's no escaping, because nightmares only materialise in pure silence, when your thoughts are fleeing in hurried bursts from your mind. When the only sound is the jagged edge of your breath catching in the ragged air. When your hands are clenched in tight little grips on the sheets, and you feel an inconsolable sense of grief.
All that you have lost, and the pain you have gone through, slowly collected in that one shadow, all weighing down on you. All the memories. All the recollections. They're all waiting in the dark to come back and haunt you.
Remembering a memory is akin to taking a blurred photograph and putting it in your pocket. You will always remember what happened in that instant, but not too clearly; yet clearly enough to know the general details. And try as you might, you will never be able to change the memory. Because it has already been printed, and it has become a fact of life.
I met this giraffe doing a feeding type of this and boy was he only there for the food and that’s it which is obviously pretty relatable I think
The chapel features, on its three walls, frescoed scenes relating to the Universal Flood, the Entrance of the Animals into the Ark, the End of the Flood and Noah's Drunkenness. The compositions are characterised by outdoor visions marked by the presence of human figures and animals, both depicted on a small scale. The painter's attention seems to be focused on the description of the variety of animals and birds, without, however, failing to dwell on the more intensely dramatic scenes, such as the cases of those who drown, going as far as the cold analysis of the corpses strewn on the ground after the Flood. The stories of the Flood are linked to the fresco of the Baptism of Christ that faces them in the cloistered church, as a foreshadowing of that moment of salvation, according to what St Peter makes clear in the First Epistle (3:20-21): "God in his longsuffering waited in the days of Noah for the ark to be built, in which eight people in all found escape from the water, a figure, this one, of the Baptism that now saves us".
Historical-critical information: In these frescoes, Aurelio Luini displays an unprecedented propensity for storytelling and narration for its own sake, which results in a smug amusement directed above all at the descriptive rendering of the various animal species, rendered with an almost lenticular meticulousness. As the son of Bernardino Luini, who was active for many years in San Maurizio, Aurelio showed undisputed talent for painting, which led him to collaborate with his older brother Giovan Pietro from 1555 onwards. Here, as in other cases, Aurelio exhibits the peculiar characteristics of his painting, sustained by an exuberant expressive emphasis that is fully in line with contemporary 'Mannerism'. The naturalistic taste manifested in the frescoes of the Noah's Ark chapel also reflects the interest that Aurelio, a member of the Accademia della Val di Blenio (run by Giovan Paolo Lomazzo), had always shown in Leonardo's research.
Taking a photograph that you want is often a compromise between ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture.
Within each of those parameters they are a compromise.
ISO, relates to light sensitivity of the sensor or film and the higher it is the more electronic noise or grain will be composed with your photograph, which is distracting and renders a subject "fuzzy". I chose ISO800. ISO determines what Aperture to set.
With Shutter Speed, a photographer must consider the focal length and weight of the lens and overall balance or center-of-gravity of the camera body and lens combination and he or she would the intent of the image, that is, to stop all motion or leave sufficient motion-blur to show action. I chose 1/4,000 second, to freeze the motion of the bee's body in flight and leave sufficient motion-blur of the bee's wings to show it flying and suspended in air by the Lift and turbulence its wings generate. Shutter Speed determines what Aperture to set.
Aperture focuses the desired light onto the sensor or film. Aperture determines the amount of light that focuses onto the sensor or film. Aperture determines what ISO and Shutter Speed too set. Aperture determines the amount of Bokeh in the background. Aperture determines Depth of Field and at f/8.0 I was able to achieve sharp focus on the bee's body, as it flew toward me, but its head and bum are out of focus as are the flowers. Also, using too fine an Aperture setting, more sensor spots and dust and lens imperfections will appear in a photo, as well as diffraction, as well as needing a higher ISO and slower Shutter Speed.
Lastly, timing is everything. If I focused and released the shutter a millisecond sooner, the bee's head would be in focus, but it's body wouldn't be.
Some of these decisions can be made in advance of approaching your subject, but may not be accurate and would need to be adjusted.
A gentle reminder about copyright and intellectual property-
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Eidetic: relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible. Gainesville Florida 9/8/24
Am sure most photographers can relate to this. As soon as I awake, it was straight to the window to see what’s it doing out there. It was about 6:30am and it was light enough to see the clouds were clearing out and there was some blue-sky peeking through as well. I swiftly got dressed, grabbed the camera bag and promptly headed over the scenic spot to shoot Glen Canyon dam with a moody sky behind it. As soon as I got to the spot, I knew it was going to be a remarkable weather day for Photography. The early light along with the moody sky really displayed the colors and details of the rusty brown and earth tone rocks of the desert southwest. Since Mother Nature was being so generous this morning, let’s pop on over to Horseshoe bend and see if I could take advantage of the phenomenal morning light and sky. As I was driving over to the bend, the sun was covered up a bit with a low hanging clouds. But with the speed in which the clouds were moving, it would soon be flooding horseshoe bend and it was a race for me to get there. Barely doing the speed limit, I made my way there and paid for parking. I rapidly geared up again and speed walked my way to the rim of the bend. All the while glancing behind me to see if the sun was going to pop out before I got there. And in a matter of a few steps, Horseshoe bend lit up as if the Sun had a new fresh set of batteries and I was there, speechless. And that was just the start of one of my most memorable days behind my camera. To see and read about more of that spectacular day, jump on over to my blog.
For more of my adventure in Arizona, look here
here Antelope Canyon 2.0
La vie de Martha Desrumeaux est relatée par exemple dans cette video :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdFB2fYszg8
Pour les amateurs de street art en Ile-de-France, il faut faire un tour place du colonel Fabien à Paris. Devant le bâtiment symbole et siège du parti communiste français sont affichés 11 grands portraits de figures résistantes du parti, portraits réalisés par le street artiste C215, pour fêter à sa façon le centenaire du PCF (le parti communiste français fut créé à l'issue du congrès de Tours qui se déroula du 25 au 30 décembre 1920...).
C'est plutôt l'aspect "résistants de la seconde guerre mondiale" qui est mis en avant, plutôt que l'aspect communiste. Le PCF est malgré tout très visible puisque les portraits sont réalisés sur des fac-similés de pages de l'Huma de 1945, un temps alors fort stalinien.
April 10, 2016
Bohemian:
[boh-hee-mee-uh n]
noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Bohemia.
2. (usually lowercase) a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices.
3. the Czech language, especially as spoken in Bohemia.
4. a Gypsy.
adjective
5. of or relating to Bohemia, its people, or their language.
6. (usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of the unconventional life of a bohemian.
7. living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
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Every morning at work I have some granola, yogurt and whatever fruit was on the sale that week for breakfast. It's my routine and it seems to be a hearty enough breakfast to get me through to lunch.
This week however as I was standing in front of the pre-made granola at the grocery store I was annoyed, $5 a bag. It's expensive and I thought to myself, there must be a way to make this at home for less.
I think I was right, since I had the majority of the ingredients already, it was pretty cost effective and it made a lot more than I get from the store.
It took hardly any time, and it tastes great! So I believe I've found myself a great alternative! It could even be used as a cereal if I wanted, so that's another plus for this recipe!
I had to combine a few recipes to get my desired results, simple is always best for me and that's really what this turned out to be!
Recipe for those interested:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of almonds
- 3 cups of old fashioned oats
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/3 cup of brown sugar
- 1/3 cup of honey
- 3 tablespoons of coconut oil (I used olive oil, it tastes fine and saved me the expense of buying an oil I didn't already have in the pantry)
- 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon of almond extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a food processor (or blender), finely chop half the almonds and pour them into a larger bowl. Chop the remaining almonds coarsely and add them to the same bowl. (I'm lazy and ran the whole cup of almonds through the processor.)
3. Pour the oats, salt and brown sugar into the bowl and stir to combine.
4. In a small (microwave safe) bowl, mix the oil and honey and heat for about 40 seconds.
5. Stir to dissolve the oil and add the vanilla and almond extracts.
6. Pour the honey mixture into the oats and stir so they are evenly coated.
7. Pour the oats onto a baking sheet (I used a jelly roll sheet) lined with parchment paper.
8. Bake the oats for 5 minutes, then stir them around and bake for another 5 minutes. (My oven likes to lose heat, so I added an additional stir and 5 minute bake, but if your oven is functional, you can probably skip this)
9. Remove from oven and let cool.
10. Break the granola into clusters as needed and store in an airtight container.
Hope everyone is having a good day!
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Elysian (E•ly•sian): relating to, or characteristics of heaven or paradise. | Model: @ktmkvi
So I'm finally posting personal work. Took this awhile ago with my friend. I really really wanted to get out and go explore. We decided to go check out these waterfalls by my house & do a shoot. It was super cold. So cold that nobody was even at this park. We climbed down to the base and walked right over the ice. Large portions of the water was frozen so it made it easy getting over by the waterfall. After a while we both started getting cold and packed up.
Legend relates that in 1127, while King David I was hunting in the forests to the east of Edinburgh during the Feast of the Cross, he was thrown from his horse after it had been startled by a hart. According to variations of the story, the king was saved from being gored by the charging animal when it was startled either by the miraculous appearance of a holy cross descending from the skies, or by sunlight reflected from a crucifix which suddenly appeared between the hart's antlers while the king attempted to grasp them in self-defence. As an act of thanksgiving for his escape, David I founded Holyrood Abbey on the site in 1128.
In the church was preserved, in a golden reliquary, an object said to be a fragment of the True Cross brought by David's mother, St. Margaret, from Waltham Abbey, and known thereafter as the Black Rood of Scotland (the Holyrood (cross)). At the battle of Neville's Cross, in 1346, this precious relic fell into the hands of the English, and it was placed in Durham Cathedral, from where it disappeared at the Reformation.
Sanctuary marker for Holyrood Abbey, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
The abbey was originally served by a community of Augustinian Canons Regular from Merton Priory. The layout of the original church at Holyrood, now known only from excavations, probably came from the 1125 church at the priory. In 1177 the papal legate Vivian held council here. In 1189 the nobles and prelates of Scotland met here to discuss raising a ransom for William the Lion.
The completed building consisted of a six-bay aisled choir, three-bay transepts with a central tower above, and an eight-bay aisled nave with twin towers at its west front. Some scholars believe the high vaults to be sexpartite (though this is not clearly supported by the 17th century illustrations of the interior). Such a design was probably archaic in that period, and difficult to execute or maintain. Evidence of the construction qualitiesof the stonemasons has remained on the S aisle vaults, which are set on an almost square plan of 4.4 m (14 feet), but built relatively roughly, with thin flagstones and not much attention to keeping the vertices straight. They were probably plastered, with exposed thin ribs.
Among the chief benefactors of Holyrood during the four centuries of its existence as a religious house were Kings David I and II; Robert, Bishop of St. Andrews; and Fergus, Lord of Galloway.
Around the abbey was a five mile area of sanctuary, taking in much of Holyrood Park, where debtors and those accused of crimes could appeal to the Bailie of Holyroodhouse for protection. Brass sanctuary stones mark the boundary of the sanctuary on the Royal Mile. Those granted sanctuary would be given lodgings in the buildings around the abbey and obtained the nickname 'Abbey Lairds'.
The Parliament of Scotland met at the abbey in 1256, 1285, 1327, 1366, 1384, 1389 and 1410. In 1326, Robert the Bruce held parliament here, and there is evidence that Holyrood was being used as a royal residence by 1329. The Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton (1328), which ended the First War of Scottish Independence, was signed by Robert I in the "King's Chamber" at Holyrood in March 1328. The abbey's position close to Edinburgh Castle meant that it was often visited by Scotland's kings, who were lodged in the guest house situated to the west of the abbey cloister. In the mid-15th century, with the emergence of Edinburgh as the main seat of the royal court and the chief city in the kingdom, the Kings of Scots increasingly used the accommodation at Holyrood for secular purposes. James II and his twin brother Alexander, Duke of Rothesay, were born there in October 1430. James was also crowned at Holyrood in 1437 and building works were carried out before his marriage there in 1449. Between 1498 and 1501, James IV constructed a royal palace at Holyrood, adjacent to the abbey cloister.
A corps of guards were instituted at the end of the 15th century to guard the monarch and enforce law and order within the precincts of the palace and Abbey Sanctuary called the High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Royal influence over the abbey further increased when in 1538 Robert Stewart, the infant, illegitimate son of James V, was appointed as commendator of Holyrood.
The ruins of the abbey church
During the War of the Rough Wooing, the invading English armies of the Earl of Hertford inflicted structural damage on Holyrood Abbey in 1544 and 1547. Lead was stripped from the roof, the bells were removed, and the contents of the abbey were plundered. In 1559, during the Scottish Reformation, the abbey suffered further damage when a mob destroyed the altars and looted the rest of the church. With the reformation and the end of monastic services, the east end of the abbey church became redundant. In 1569, Adam Bothwell, the commendator of Holyrood, informed the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland that the east end was in such a state of disrepair that the choir and transept should be demolished. This was done the following year, retaining only the nave, which by then was serving as the parish church of the burgh of Canongate. Between 1570 and 1573 an east gable was erected, closing the east end of the former nave, all but two of the windows in the nave were blocked up, the royal tombs were removed to a new royal burial vault in the south aisle and the old east end was demolished.
The abbey was extensively remodelled in 1633 for the coronation of Charles I.
In 1686, James VII established a Jesuit college within Holyrood Palace. The following year, the Protestant congregation was moved to the new Kirk of the Canongate, and the abbey was converted into a Roman Catholic Chapel Royal and the chapel of the Order of the Thistle. The abbey church was remodelled according to the plans of James Smith, and was fitted with elaborate thrones and stalls for the individual Knights of the Thistle, carved by Grinling Gibbons. However, in 1688, following the Glorious Revolution, the Edinburgh mob broke into the abbey, entered the Chapel Royal and desecrated the royal tombs.
The association of the church with these events and the absence of a royal court left the building out of public interest. The ageing timber roof trusses were replaced by stone vaults and outer stone slabs in 1758-60 by the architect John Douglas and the stonemason James McPherson. However this proved to be a disastrous change. The excessive weight of the stone could not be supported by the walls. The strength of stone vaults depends on the containment of their thrusts, which the decayed flying buttresses could not contain any more, and a small movement can cause severe deformation and collapse. It took six years for the deformation to become alarming. This forced the Barons of the Exchequer (the administrators of the Palace) to close the church on safety grounds in 1766, following inspection by William Mylne.
On 2 December 1768 the roof collapsed in two stages, leaving the abbey as it currently stands, a roofless ruin.
The restoration of the abbey has been proposed several times since the 18th century – in 1835 by the architect James Gillespie Graham as a meeting place for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and, in 1906, as a chapel for the Knights of the Thistle – but both proposals were rejected.
Relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but rather seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, colors, and textures.
The 1890 Empress Flour Mill on Queen Street is category C industrial heritage building, which means that its removal is a permitted activity. There are two plaques on the front of the building, one relating to the 118 year old structure and the other to the 1921 grain silos. With a height of 35 metres the category B listed heritage silos are the town's most prominent landmark. They're still in use and will not be demolished.
Relating to a blog I posted today about how I'm fine taking my clothes off in abandoned buildings yet totally afraid to pose clothed in public view, I went outside to take a photo. Granted, it was just on the corner of my street, but someone even walked by while I was setting up the camera and nothing bad happened! Baby steps. That's what it's all about.
(Cropped only)
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
© Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, 1927
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The Little Charmer… (not about me…)
Oh! What a person can get, with the right charm!
And all those tales, she'll tell, regardless of harm...
Convinced to help out, by her little sweet song -
You won't be aware, of the fun ride, you're on...
The heart and the purse strings will soon be untied,
To meet her own needs - you'll not know, that she's lied....
You! Unwittingly taken, to be a soft touch,
While She! cannot believe such a run of good luck,
Congratulating herself, that it's all under wraps -
Not thinking, two stories conflicting, at some stage, perhaps,
Might collide with each other, when they shall reveal
How dishonest, she is, to give you a raw deal...
If end results turn awry, I think, she would not relate,
Be conscious enough, to differentiate -
When inflow outweighs the exit amount,
Leads to, sooner than later, a surplus account...
To get something for free, someone else always pays,
Universal Laws never cease to amaze...
Regarding her ongoing greed, her delight to connive...
It may not ever happen, but she could realise:
All those things, she does have, and did so crookedly earn,
Karma's decided, This Little Charmer, just did not deserve!
© Pearl, 25th April, 2013.
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Two photos today relate to an exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, in 2011. This first one is of a replica poster in our own collection. It is one of the costume designs by Russian artist Léon Bakst (1866-1924) for Sergei Diaghilev's Les Ballet Russes production of Shéhérazade (1910). The music was written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
nga.gov.au/exhibition/balletsrusses/default.cfm?MnuID=4&a...
The costume was to be worn by the character Shah Zeman, the brother of the ruler of Persia, in one of the stories from "The Arabian Nights". nga.gov.au/exhibition/balletsrusses/Default.cfm?IRN=74158...
Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929) was the impresario who founded Les Ballet Russes.
Dreams produce symbolic images which picture the objective state of the dreamer. Usually, the general aim is to provide a starting point to make any appropriate adjustments to passing or fixed attitudes, prejudices, behaviours and other aspects of oneself or the environment which could tend to interfere with one’s overall self-development over time (if these were to become too strong and one-sided in nature).
A long-time colleague of C. G. Jung, analyst Marie-Louise von Franz, estimated that approximately 85% of images of other persons in our dreams relate to psychological aspects of ourselves. The other 15% or so depict actual outer persons and our relationships with them. Sometimes there is a mixture of the two in a given dream.
Analyst Mary Ann Mattoon in “Jung and the Human Psyche: An Understandable Introduction” explores this idea of “subjective” as opposed to “objective” interpretations.
For example, if the person’s image in the dream is an exact photographic likeness and not “different” from the outer person in some way, then it’s possible the dream could more likely be commenting on the actual person and his or her effect on the dreamer.
If an image similar to the above appeared in the dream of a male, the Jungian approach would be to carefully explore whether it represented his “inner woman” or “anima” as opposed to an outer person with whom he might be acquainted.
As a very general example, if it was believed that an image similar to the one above appeared to symbolize an inner aspect of the man, it could potentially relate to an overall feeling tone of boredom, malaise or even an encroaching depression.
This could be the result of ignoring or actively rejecting his values and emotional side too much of the time. As a result, he could even be attracted to a morose woman because of his unconscious depressed woman within.
If on the other hand, a comparable image appeared in the dream of a woman, it might potentially reflect a “shadow” side of her personality, something about which she was not adequately aware too much of the time.
For instance, she could be putting on a very animated, happy and interactive front with others when in reality, she was feeling anything but a genuine sense of contentment and a liking for others.
This state of affairs could also tend to result in a depression ranging from a low to severe nature, depending on the actual individual circumstances involved. She might even find herself befriending a gloomy woman because of this unconscious inner situation which could lead to outer complications as well.
Yorkville District, Toronto.
Les rêves produisent des images symboliques qui montrent l’état objectif du rêveur. Généralement, le but est de fournir un point de départ pour faire des ajustements appropriés aux attitudes fixes ou éphémères, les préjugés, les comportements et les autres aspects de soi-même ou de l’environnement qui pourrait tendre à gêner son auto-développement global au fil du temps, s’ils sont devenus trop forts et partials.
Un collègue de longue date de C. G. Jung, analyste de Marie-Louise von Franz, estime qu’environ 85 % des images d’autres personnes dans nos rêves se rapportent à des aspects psychologiques de nous-mêmes. Les autres 15 % ou plus représentent des personnes extérieures et nos relations avec eux. Parfois, il y a un mélange des deux dans un rêve donné.
Analyste Mary Ann Mattoon dans « Jung and the Human Psyche: An Understandable Introduction » explore cette idée de « subjectif », par opposition aux interprétations « objective ».
Par exemple, si l’image de la personne dans le rêve est une exacte ressemblance photographique et pas « différente » de la personne extérieure d’une certaine façon, il est alors possible le rêve pourrait vraisemblablement être commentant la personne réelle et son effet sur le rêveur.
Si une image semblable à ce qui précède est apparu dans le rêve d’un mâle, l’approche jungienne serait d’étudier attentivement si elle représentait sa « femme intérieure » ou « anima » par opposition à une personne extérieure avec laquelle il pourrait être la connaissance.
Un exemple très générale, si on croyait qu’une image semblable à celui ci-dessus semble symboliser un aspect interne de l’homme, il pourrait potentiellement concerner un ensemble ton sentiment d’ennui, malaise ou même une dépression envahissante. Cela pourrait être le résultat d’ignorer ou rejeter activement ses valeurs et le côté émotionnel trop du temps.
Si en revanche, une image comparable est apparu dans le rêve d’une femme, il pourrait potentiellement représenter un côté lié à « l’ombre » de sa personnalité, quelque chose dont elle ne connaissait pas bien trop de temps.
Par exemple, elle pourrait apparaître très animée et heureuse quand en réalité, elle se sentait tout sauf un véritable sentiment de contentement et un goût pour les autres. Cet état de choses pourrait aussi avoir la tendance à provoquer une dépression allant d’un minimum de caractère au sévère, selon les circonstances individuelles impliquées.
Arrondissement Yorkville, Toronto
"The name Ladybird arises from the vernacular name for the common 7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) in Europe. Our Lady's Bird, the Lady in this case being 'The Virgin Mary' from Christian Mythology. The red base colour of the elytra is said to represent her cloak and the 7 black spots to represent the 'Virgins' 7 joys and 7 sorrows. Relating Ladybirds to the Virgin Mary is not unusual, in 1991 Dr. A.W. Exell published his book "History of the Ladybird" in which he cites 329 common names for the Ladybird from 55 countries, of which over 80 refer to the Virgin Mary and more than 50 are dedicated to God. Contrarily one Italian name is 'Galineta del Diaolo' or 'The Devils Chicken'. Other names include the Swedish Himelska nyckla or 'The Keys of Heaven' and the Cherokee 'Great Beloved Woman'."
Found on www.earthlife.net
Which explains to me why in German it is called a Marienkäfer. But I like the Cherokee name best of all.
Il s'agit d'un château dont la fondation par la famille de Malval remonte au XIIe siècle. Il est construit dans un vallon au bord d'un gué de la Petite-Creuse dont il percevait les droits de passage. Les ruines actuelles très pittoresques datent essentiellement des XIV et XVe siècle.
L'historique du château relate que lors de la guerre de Cent-Ans, Louis de Malval resté fidèle au roi de France aurait accueilli les troupes de Bertrand du Guesclin. Le château fut assiégé par les anglais et restauré par la suite. Deux autres sièges dus à des querelles familiales l'endommagèrent. Enfin au XIXe siècle, le château fut utilisé comme carrière de pierres par les habitants du village.
It is a castle whose foundation by the Malval family dates back to the 12th century. It is built in a valley at the edge of a ford of the Petite-Creuse from which he perceived the rights of way. The present very picturesque ruins date mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries.
The history of the castle tells that during the Hundred Years War, Louis de Malval remained faithful to the king of France would have welcomed the troops of Bertrand du Guesclin. The castle was besieged by the English and later restored. Two other seats due to family quarrels damaged him. Finally in the 19th century, the castle was used as a stone quarry by the inhabitants of the village.
Yashica Electro 35 GS,
Film Rollei RPX 100
Développement Rodinal R09 1+50
Can anybodyout there relate to this adult burrowing owl (dad)? I feel that I can ... seems to me that it's just looking for a little bit of shade from the heat and a bit of solitude from its routine busy day duties.
See, this dad had numerous burrowing owlets to provide for and a mate that also requires a bit of attention. The owlets can be quite demanding at times ... not to mention noisy. Where better can there be than to fly off to a nearby tree that the young can't quite navigate yet. LOL
It's an absolutely gorgeous day here on the western slope of Colorado, though I honestly wish it would be a bit cooler. Hopefully it won't be that long, though the cold weather from a few weeks ago got me anxious for more.
Happy Weekend everyone. Hope that you're out there enjoying it.
© 2017 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
I can relate, LOL! This made me laugh, as did the yellow squash in the previous post. I mean, usually you see them in a more passive pose at the grocery store. This was at the roadside market on Hwy 60 in east Brandon, FL. Hugs and thanks for viewing! I hope this makes you smile as it did me! =o)
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I came across the quote used in the title somewhere - I rather relate to it - although I'm not sure I quite fit the 'antique' model (others will disagree I'm sure!)
This is me and my youngest grandaughter Melody playing together. she had spied my Lego men and wanted to play with those - so, knowing who would have the job of putting those fiddly arms and legs back on after she'd pulled them apart, I steered her in the direction of some of my boyhood toys - no stereotyping in this house!
Quite nice really because when I grew out of them my little bro used them, then my son played them to near death, and now my grandaughter loves them
The photo was taken by my 30 year old son (Uncle Ben to Melody) and edited by moi.Oh, and your'e looking at the room where I do all my editing - my study/music room.
Have a fab day - it's nearly weekend!
It is not very hard to relate human behaviour to plant behaviour, but is it really true? It is all in the eye of the believer.....
NB. This image is made for large monitors
In a split second after I took this photo she walked away, and I couldn't help but wonder what her thoughts were as she had lingered at the artwork for quite a while before I took this photo. The white clothing she wore, plain and simple, made me think she could relate to the minimalistic and simple artwork she seemed to be admiring.
Frankreich / Provence - Gorges du Verdon
South Rim
Südrand
The Verdon Gorge (French: Gorges du Verdon Occitan: Gòrja de Verdon) is a river canyon located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is about 25 km (15.5 mi) long and up to 700 metres (0.4 mi) deep. It was formed by the Verdon River, which is named for its turquoise-green colour, one of the location's distinguishing characteristics. In between the towns of Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, the river has cut a ravine to a depth of 700 meters through the limestone mass. At the end of the canyon, the Verdon flows into the artificial Lake of Sainte-Croix.
The gorge is very popular with tourists, who can drive around its rim, rent kayaks to travel on the river, or hike. The limestone walls, which are several hundreds of metres high, attract many rock climbers. It is considered an outstanding destination for multi-pitch climbing, with 1,500 routes available ranging from 20 metres (65 feet) to over 400 metres (1,300 feet).
History
During the Triassic period, the Provence subsided and was covered by the sea, leaving thick layers of various limestone deposits. Several million years later, with the arrival of the Jurassic period, the area was covered by a warm shallow sea, which allowed the growth of various corals. The Cretaceous period saw what is now Basse Provence being raised and the sea reaching the current location of the Alps, which were themselves erected during the tertiary era. As a result of the large-scale geological activity, many of the Jurassic limestone deposits fractured, forming relief with valleys and other such features. The origins of the Verdon Gorge can be traced to this era.
The dawn of the Quaternary period had large-scale glaciation, transforming water pockets and lakes into rivers of ice, which remodeled the topography, scouring and striating the landscape. At the end of this activity, erosion by rivers continued, forming the Gorge as it is today. The Verdon's riverbed was scoured for a second time of the accumulated coral and limestone sediments, by a water delivery rate nearing 2000 to 3000 cubic metres per second.
Discovery
The gorge was described in printed form from 1782 and 1804. By the second half of the 19th century, it was featured in French tourist guides. According to Graham Robb's book The Discovery of France, the gorge did not become known outside France until 1906.
Recent developments
On 10 July 2006, the Council of State annulled the declaration of public use of a project by EDF relating to a proposed high-voltage line which would have had to pass through the Verdon Gorge. This decision ended 23 years of struggle by public groups and associations of environmental defence to preserve a site of exceptional natural interest, of which a part contains protected animal and plant species.
During the 2022 European drought, the water levels in the river were very low and dried up completely in some parts.
Geography
The source of the Verdon is close to the col d'Allos hill in the Trois Eveches mountain range, whence it continues, flowing into the Durance river near Vinon-sur-Verdon after traveling 175 kilometres. Between Castellane and the Galetas bridge, the river passes through the lake of Sainte-Croix, created by the construction of a dam of the same name. Before the dam was constructed, the village of Les Salles-sur-Verdon occupied the river plain. To create the reservoir, the village was destroyed in 1973. Les Salles-sur-Verdon was reconstructed as a more modern settlement higher up the valley. Today, it is the youngest village in France.
For some distance the Verdon Gorge forms the border between the départements of Var to the south and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to the north in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région.
This region between Castellane and the Lac de Sainte-Croix is called the Gorges du Verdon, or Verdon Gorge. It is split into three distinct parts:
"Prégorges" ('pre-gorge'), from Castellane to Pont de Soleils,
the deepest part of the Gorge, from Pont de Soleils to l'Imbut, and
the Canyon from l’Imbut to the Pont du Galetas.
The Verdon Gorge is narrow and deep, with depths of 250 to 700 metres and widths of 6 to 100 metres at the level of the Verdon river. It is 200 to 1500 metres wide from one side of the Gorge to the other at the summits. The Gorge has been compared to the Grand Canyon in the United States.
Hydro-electric dams
Between 1929 and 1975, five dams were erected on the course of the Verdon, between Castellane and Gréoux-les-Bains. These dams hold back water in the following reservoirs:
Lac de Castillon, which was created by flooding the village of the same name
Lac de Sainte-Croix, flooded the village of des Salles-sur-Verdon.
Lac d'Esparron-Gréoux, known locally as "lac d’Esparron".
Reservoir at Chaudanne
Reservoir at Quinson, sometimes improperly called the "lac de Montpezat", the name of the village over which it dominates.
Notable features
The Styx du Verdon, associated with the river Styx of Greek mythology, is an area of sub-canyon within the gorge.
The Imbut, also known as Embut or Embucq, is an area where the Verdon disappears underground, beneath enormous rock structures, before re-emerging above ground.
Tourism
The Verdon Gorge attracts numerous tourists, especially during the summer period. The river's turquoise colour is associated with glacial sources and the minerals of rock flour suspended in the water.
It is easily accessible on its right bank from the north (via route D952 from Castellane to Moustiers-Sainte-Marie), and on its left bank from the south (via routes D71, D90 and D955 from Aiguines to Castellane).
Sport
The Verdon Gorge attracts many rock climbers for its more than 1,500 climbing routes on good limestone rock.
The Verdon and its Gorge are also a favoured destination for fishermen, particularly for fly fishing.
Hiking, canoeing, paragliding, rafting, climbing and canyoning are some of the sports practised in the region.
Hiking and scenic walks
The most common hikes in the gorge include:
Le sentier (pathway) de Martel
Le sentier de l'Imbut
Le sentier du Bastidon
Le belvédère de Rancoumas par le pont de Tusset (the Rancoumas panoramic viewpoint near the Tusset Bridge)
The Sentier Martel, was laid out in 1928 by the Touring Club de France.[citation needed] It was named in 1930 to honor the explorer Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859–1938). Martel had visited the Verdon in 1905 as an employee of the Southeast Electricity Company, carrying out precise geological surveys of the river. On 11 August, he and his team (explorer Armand Janet, schoolmaster Isidore Blanc, geographer Cuvelier, plaus Baptistin Flory, Fernand Honorat, Prosper Marcel, and Tessier Zurcher) began an expedition of the region. Their successful arrival at the Pas de Galetas marked the completion of the first expedition of the Verdon Canyon.
Other expeditions to the Verdon included Martel's team the following year; followed by Robert de Joly, who in 1928 was the first to completely cross the Verdon Gorge.
(Wikipedia)
Die Verdonschlucht, französisch Gorges du Verdon, umgangssprachlich auch Grand Canyon du Verdon, ist eine Schlucht in der französischen Provence, Département Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sie beginnt flussabwärts nach der Stadt Castellane und endet nahe Moustiers-Sainte-Marie im Stausee Lac de Sainte-Croix. Durch den etwa 21 km langen und bis zu 700 Meter tiefen Canyon fließt der türkisfarbene Fluss Verdon. Die Gorges du Verdon sind neben der Tara-Schlucht einer der größten Canyons Europas und Hauptbestandteil des nach ihm benannten Regionalen Naturparks Verdon.
Geographische Lage
Der Verdon entspringt in der Nähe des Col d’Allos im Bergland Trois Évêchés und mündet nach etwa 175 km in der Nähe von Vinon-sur-Verdon in die Durance. Das interessanteste Stück seines Laufes befindet sich zwischen Castellane und der Galetas-Brücke kurz vor dem Lac de Sainte-Croix. Die Schlucht von Verdon definiert über weite Strecken die Grenze zwischen den Départements Var im Süden und Alpes-de-Haute-Provence im Norden. Das Gebiet ist in drei Teilabschnitte gegliedert:
Die „Prégorges“ zwischen Castellane und der Brücke bei Soleils
Die Schlucht zwischen der Brücke und l’Imbut
Der Canyon zwischen l’Imbut und der Brücke von Galetas
Die Schlucht ist am Grund zwischen 6 und 100 m breit, die gegenüberliegenden Flanken sind zwischen 200 und 1500 m voneinander entfernt und die Tiefe variiert zwischen 250 und 700 m.
Entstehung
In der Trias-Zeit senkte sich die Provence ab und wurde vom Meer bedeckt. In der Folge lagerten sich am Grund verschiedene Schichten von Kalk (abgestorbene Muscheln u. ä.) ab. Im Jura wurde die Provence erneut von einem warmen, wenig tiefen Meer überflutet, was die Entstehung mächtiger Korallenbänke begünstigte.
In der Kreidezeit hob sich die Provence, und das Meer zog sich in den Bereich der heutigen Alpen zurück. Erst im Tertiär wurden die Alpen aufgefaltet. Die in der Folge zerbrechenden Kalkmassive aus der Jurazeit bestimmten das Relief und die Täler. In dieser Zeit suchte sich auch der Verdon sein Bett.
Im Quartär überformten die eiszeitlichen Gletscher die Landschaft. Am Ende der Vereisung nehmen die Flüsse ihre Erosionstätigkeit wieder auf. Bedingt durch die Eisschmelze waren die Wassermengen gewaltig: bis zu 3000 m³/s. Diese Mengen ermöglichten die tiefen Einschnitte im weichen Gestein.
Jüngere Geschichte
Auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Stausees, der durch den Bau des Sainte-Croix-Staudamms entstand, befand sich vor 1973 die Ortschaft Les Salles-sur-Verdon, die kurz vor der Flutung des Tals vollständig zerstört und an anderer Stelle neu aufgebaut wurde. Heute ist sie eine der jüngsten Gemeinden Frankreichs.
Seit dem 7. Mai 1990 ist die Schlucht offizielles Naturschutzgebiet.
Am 10. Juli 2006 beschloss der Conseil d’État, dass die geplante 400.000-Volt-Hochspannungsleitung der Électricité de France durch den Canyon nicht gebaut werden dürfe. Damit endete ein über 23 Jahre andauernder Kampf verschiedener Umwelt- und Naturschutzorganisation, die sich für den Erhalt der ursprünglichen Schlucht einsetzen.
1905: Erste vollständige Durchquerung der Schlucht durch den Speläologen Martel
1929: Grundsteinlegung des Castillon-Staudamms
1932: Unterbrechung der Bauarbeiten
1936: Ein Brand beschädigt den Staudamm
1948: Fertigstellung des Castillon-Staudamms
1951: Fertigstellung des Chaudanne-Staudamms
1960: Fertigstellung des Esparron-Gréoux-Staudamms
1973: Flutung des Sainte-Croix-Stausees
1973: Wiederaufbau der gefluteten Ortschaft Les Salles-sur-Verdon etwa 400 m entfernt
1974: Beginn der Stromproduktion des Wasserkraftwerks in Sainte-Croix
1975: Flutung des Quinson-Stausees
Aktivitäten
Auf dem Wasser
Teilweise lässt sich die Verdonschlucht mit Wildwasser-Kajaks befahren, im Unterlauf am Lac de Sainte-Croix auch mit größeren Booten. Der Wasserabfluss der oberen Stauseen ist zumindest während der Hauptreisezeit Juli und August einheitlich festgelegt. Um den Wassersport wie Wildwasserschwimmen, Rafting etc. zu unterstützen, wird an zwei Tagen der Woche (meist dienstags und freitags) mehr Wasser abgelassen. Der Abfluss beträgt dann 10–16 Kubikmeter Wasser pro Sekunde, an den anderen Tagen ca. 0,5 Kubikmeter Wasser pro Sekunde. Es existiert eine Hotline zur Information über aktuelle Wasserstände. In der Vor- und Nachsaison hingegen wird deutlich unregelmäßiger Wasser abgelassen, in manchen Jahren wochenlang bis zu 40 Kubikmeter pro Sekunde, in anderen wochenlang nur 0,5 Kubikmeter pro Sekunde. Bei Wassermengen über 2 bis 3 Kubikmeter wird im Wildwasserschwimmen Ungeübten vom Baden in der Strömung abgeraten. Durch unberechenbare Hindernisse wie Siphone, Unterspülungen und Holzverblockungen besteht dann Lebensgefahr.
Wandern
Das Wandern in den unzugänglicheren Regionen der Schlucht ist beliebt und gilt als ungefährlich. Die bekannteste Wander-Route durch den Verdon-Canyon beginnt und endet in der Mitte des Canyons an einem Aussichtspunkt, von dem es relativ steil über Serpentinen bergab geht. Sie führt entlang des Sentier Martel (benannt nach dem Erstdurchquerer Martel). Der Abstieg beginnt von der Route de Crête, am Vereinshaus La Maline. Unten am Fluss angelangt sollte man sich an der dortigen Weggabelung nach Norden halten und dort zügig dem Wegverlauf stromaufwärts folgen. Im Verlauf der fast sechsstündigen Wanderung – ohne Möglichkeit eines Zwischenausstieges – führt der Wanderweg beständig bergauf-bergab und über einige künstlich angelegte Leitern und Treppen abwärts. Eine davon (Brèche Imbert) ist recht steil und führt über 252 Stufen von einem Aussichtspunkt hinunter. Kurz vor Ende der Route führt der Weg durch zwei hintereinander liegende Tunnel, die als einzige Möglichkeit weiterführen. Hier sollte ursprünglich der Fluss komplett umgeleitet werden, doch das Projekt wurde nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg aufgegeben. Die Länge des ersten Tunnels beträgt 110 m, die des zweiten 657 m.
Insgesamt ist für diese Bergwanderung mit etwa fünf bis sechs Stunden reiner Gehzeit zu rechnen. Am End- bzw. Ausgangspunkt Point Sublime im Norden befindet sich ein weiterer Parkplatz. Für die Rückfahrt zum Ausgangspunkt besteht die Möglichkeit, ein Schluchtentaxi oder einen allerdings selten verkehrenden Linienbus zu benutzen.
Klettern
Die Verdonschlucht war in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren eines der bedeutendsten Klettergebiete. In den 1970er Jahren wurden zahlreiche ausgesetzte technische Linien erstbegangen, in den 1980er Jahren gelang dann Kletterern wie Patrick Berhault und Patrick Edlinger die freie Begehung vieler dieser Routen. Auch heute wird in dem Gebiet noch intensiv geklettert.
Weitere Aktivitäten
Auf der Ringstraße um den Verdon-Canyon sind immer wieder Aussichtspunkte zur Schlucht hin, aber auch auf die Lavendel-Felder, für die die Region berühmt ist, angelegt. Über der Schlucht kreisen häufig Paraglider, Drachen und Segelflieger, wenn das Wetter dies zulässt. Die Pont de l’Artuby wird sehr stark von Bungee-Jumpern frequentiert. Ebenso ist die Schlucht mit ihren Pässen Ziel vieler Motorradfahrer.
(Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontsticill_Reservoir
Pontsticill Reservoir or Taf Fechan Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Taf Fechan lying partly in the county of Powys and partly within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.[1]
The 110 ft high embankment has, since its completion in 1927, been holding back 3400 million gallons of water for supply to industry and population to the south. The modern reservoir incorporates the earlier Pentwyn Reservoir (sometimes referred to as Dol-y-gaer Reservoir or Lake) which suffered major water losses after completion due to the presence of major fractures in the bedrock beneath its dam relating to the Neath Disturbance, a major geological fault which runs northeast to southwest through the area.[2]
The reservoir is popular with sailors, anglers and picnickers. The Taff Trail has been developed for walkers and cyclists and runs through the woods on the western side of the Reservoir. Merthyr Tydfil sailing club is based on the eastern bank and the Brecon Mountain Railway which runs up its eastern side from Pant Station to Dolygaer with plans to extend its run to Torpantau. This steam railway runs on the route of the former Brecon and Merthyr Railway.
Most of the banks of the reservoir have been heavily afforested by Welsh Water though management of these woods is undertaken by the Forestry Commission on behalf of the company.
Part of the 2011 film Submarine was filmed on the reservoir walkway.
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OMG! Today was a rather frustrating, challenging and entertaining day as it relates to my photography adventures.
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Modestine was reluctant to climb the 'interminable hill" out of Goudet and frankly we can relate her to point of view! In fairness to Modestine, by all reports she was seriously overload by Robert Louis Stevenson.
We paused on the climb to look back and take in the view of Goudet.
Day 2 of 12 - Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille to Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas: Walking the Chemin de Stevenson (GR 70 Robert Louis Stevenson Trail) in the south of France.
The title can relate to the car or this man's low riding pants. Decide for yourself. I have no idea what these two are talking about. For all we know, he may have a lesion on his stomach or maybe he painted a smiley face on his chest, or maybe he's just proud of his abs. In any event, it was an unusual moment in an interesting setting. The old 1958 Chevy Bel Air completes the scene. And yes, the horizon is off purposely. Havana, Cuba, March 2019
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