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,,Considered a symbol of the city, it was built in Art Nouveau style according to the plans of Daniel Renard and inaugurated in August 1910. The last major repairs took place in 1986-1988, and the building is currently closed. It is listed as a historic monument in Romania.The casino hosted the Russian Imperial Family in 1914. During World War II, the casino was used as a hospital. It became a restaurant after the war. However, because it was too expensive to operate, the building has remained closed since 1990. The last major repairs of the building took place in 1988.''
The Sagrada Família is the symbol of Barcelona by many residents, and the one place you shouldn’t miss when you visit the Catalan capital. Initially intended to be a simple Roman Catholic church dedicated to Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the church ultimately became the most prominent example of Catalan Modernism. Pope Benedict XVI declared it a basilica in 2010. Dreamed up by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Gaudí sought to combine Christian speech and biblical allegories with complex natural symbols like organic, geometric shapes which are prominent in every column, pinnacle and stained glass window of the basilica. The end result is an astounding architectural masterpiece which, despite being unfinished and under construction for nearly 140 years, has become one of the most visited monuments in Spain – Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain.
The symbol of Vienna is Johann Strauss Jr. Monument in the Stadtpark, Vienna. Bronze with marble reliefs, 1921, by Edmund Ritter von Hellmer.
Символ Вены - памятник Иоганну Штраусу (сыну) в Городском парке Вены (из бронзы и мрамора) руки Эдмунда Хельмера, 1921.
Contemplation
What does light mean to you?
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Schriften zum Aufbau der Vorstellung von Bewusstsein.
Thema: Aufenthalt im Jenseits
Formale mystische Traditionen, von den Sufis bis hin zu den Freimaurern und Rosenkreuzern sind für mich die physischen Manifestationen einer transzendenten Energie oder Idee.
Die abstrakte Idee von Selbsterkenntnis kommt auf den Boden oder manifestiert sich in der Praxis in der Befolgung und Durcharbeitung der angebotenen Rituale.
Zu diesen Ritualen gehört zum Beispiel die Meditation auf eine brennende Kerze. Für mich geht es darum, sich über die Bedeutung von Licht bewusst zu werden und die visuellen Veränderungen der Wahrnehmung zuzulassen. Es ist nicht die Wirklichkeit die sich verändert. Form und Intensität der subjektiven Wahrnehmung verändern sich. Der eigene Geist kommt als interessante Variable mit ins Spiel. Die Wirklichkeit ist nicht das, wie sie die normale oder alltägliche Wahrnehmung erscheinen lässt.
Die erweiterte Wahrnehmung zeigt die Welt als vibrierende Energie und daraus ergeben sich weltanschauliche Konsequenzen. Aber nicht für die Welt da draußen, vielmehr für die subjektive Erfahrung der Basis aller Erscheinungen.
Die Basis ist das Nichts, doch Sein und Nicht-Sein sind ein und dasselbe innerhalb der Ganzheit oder der Totalität des Bewusstseins.
Außerhalb der Totalität herrschen Dualität, Subjekt und Objekt und alle anderen sich bedingenden Gegensätze wie Liebe und Hass.
Das Leben hat Spielregeln und einen Ablauf von Erfahrungen innerhalb der Zeit. Außerhalb der Zeit, im geistigen Zustand der Ewigkeit, existiert kein Leben vielmehr nur die mögliche oder latente Erfahrbarkeit von Leben und Zeit. Setzt diese Erfahrung wieder ein, ist die Ewigkeit oder der „Aufenthalt im Jenseits“ beendet.
Diese Beschreibung ist eine metaphorische Umschreibung einer Veränderung der Wahrnehmung. Während der Meditation kann sich das Bewusstsein sehr verändern, nicht nur die Gedanken können in Stille übergehen auch die Wahrnehmung der inneren Umgebung, Körper, Gefühle, physische Sensationen können vollkommen verschwinden.
Der innere Zeuge kann feststellen ohne festzustellen, dass Schmerz nicht mehr da ist. Und er registriert, dass Schmerz und Gefühle Erscheinungen im Bewusstsein sind, ebenso wie Gedanken.
Gedanken und Gefühle sind eins. Aus Sicht des Bewusstseins ist das so. Aus der Sicht des Egos ist das anders. Das Ego macht unterschiedliche Erfahrungen und sagt: Ich denke, oder: Ich fühle.
Bewusstsein dagegen registriert ein Gefühl oder registriert einen Gedanken oder die Ergriffenheit von einer Idee. Auch ich lasse mich von einer Idee leiten, der Idee der Mitte.
Manche lassen sich von links und andere wieder von rechts leiten, für jeden Geschmack ist das Richtige dabei, nicht mehr und nicht weniger.
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Einigkeit
Aufnahme vo unserer Andalusien-Reise in Islantilla
Skulptur-----Vereinigung Islantilla mit Lepe--
Black swan captured in Xujiahui Park, Shanghai.
Nature can be very romantic... ;o)
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Asia - Nepal - Kathmandu Valley - Swayambhunath - Swoyambhunath - Ancient religious complex atop a hill consisting of a stupa, a variety of shrines and temples, some dating back to the Licchavi period - Buddha Eyes - Wisdom Eyes - Symbol of Nepal found throughout the country
On virtually every stupa (Buddhist shrine) in Nepal, there are giant pairs of eyes staring out from the four sides of the main tower. These are Buddha Eyes (also known as Wisdom Eyes), and they look out in the four directions to symbolize the omniscience (all-seeing) of a Buddha. The Buddha eyes are so prevalent throughout the country that they have become a symbol of Nepal itself.
The mysterious eyes, painted on all four sides of the stupa's spire, represent the eyes of the Buddha and face the four cardinal directions--east, west, north, and south. Between each pair of eyes, where the nose would be, is what looks like a question mark. This is actually the Nepali character for the number 1, which symbolizes unity and the "one" way to reach enlightenment--through the Buddha's teachings. Above this is the third eye, symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
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"Symbol of freedom"
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Stilblüten---( von mir in den Mund gelegt)
irgendwann-irgendwo könnte ein Politiker gesagt haben :
"Unsere Koalition ist ein Zusammengehen von Rechts und Links
--zu vergleichen mit einer Schere -
die nur durch eine NIETE zusammengehalten wird "
A dragonfly, in some cultures a symbol of spirituality, spiritual renewal, transformation, then a circle, in spiritual teachings, as well as in psychology, Jung's teachings, a symbol of wholeness, here in the photo unfinished, and a young girl passing by without paying attention to the spiritual symbols. All that gave me the idea for the title of the photo.
Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 ISO with a Smena Symbol on the ice of Lake Balaton, 29 January 2017
The Taj Mahal, the most prominent monument of India, stands as a timeless symbol of love. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the creator of the Taj Mahal, said it made “the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes” .The seventh wonder of the modern world is an imposing white marble mausoleum built between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to perpetuate the memory of his favourite wife, explains UNESCO.
Came across this peacock on a trip to Delos a small island in Greece close to Mykonos. The peacock is a symbol of Hera, the Greek goddess. The myth is that when Hera learned that Leto had caught her husband Zeus's eye, and was pregnant, she cursed the girl so no land would accept her. Leto made her way to the island of Delos, which was supposedly not connected to the ocean floor, and thus exempt. There Leto was able to give birth to the twins, Apollo and Artemis.
There are several "readings" of this symbol.
7 eyes is a bead of "attention". As the Tibetan simply explained to me, the owner of the bead will be heard, noticed, perceived and remembered.
According to a more common version, the Tibetan dZi bead 7 eyes symbolizes the constellation Ursa Major. The 7 eyes of the Dzi bead represent the 7 stars from this constellation. In Tibet, it is believed that Ursa Major is a manifestation of the seven Buddhas of medicine.
The main task of these seven Buddhas is to free all living beings from diseases of an external and internal nature. The main Buddha of medicine, or the guru of medicine, is depicted with a blue body, which symbolizes wisdom and that he is an emanation of the healing power of all the buddhas. In his left hand he holds a bowl filled with healing nectar, and in his right hand he holds a medicinal plant.
The Buddha of Medicine helps a person to awaken bodily and mental powers that we can use to heal ourselves and help other people. These are not some external forces that help us, this is what is inside us, in our consciousness. These are the dormant forces that can be awakened by meditation, awareness of the moment "now", visualization and other spiritual practices.
When awakened, this inner source exerts tremendous healing power. It opens the reserves of the human body and spirit and is able to most fully reveal the true personal potential of a person. Tibetan dZi bead 7 eyes helps in revealing this inner potential.
L'un des symboles de Hambourg, la baroque Hauptkirche St. Michaelis a été construite en 1751-1762 sur les ruines de l'ancienne église (1648-1673) détruite par la foudre en 1750.
La tour, Der Michel, a été élevée en 1777-1786.
L'église a été reconstruite deux fois au XXe siècle, de 1907 à 1912 après l'incendie de 1906 et à la suite des bombardements de la seconde guerre mondiale.
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Thema: Symbolismus – Die Welt über Symbole interpretieren
Symbole – Sprache der Philosophie und der Religionen
Gott ist ein Bauer. Ich hörte diesen Satz von einem polnischen Landarbeiter, der als Erntehelfer tätig war. Das liegt über zwanzig Jahre zurück und doch muss ich an ihn denken, sobald ich jemanden landwirtschaftliche Tätigkeiten ausüben sehe.
Den Mann mit dem Strohballen habe ich kürzlich fotografiert und wieder fiel mir der Satz ein. Ich fragte mich, auf welche Weise ich ein Bild kreieren könnte, um meine Dankbarkeit den Bauern gegenüber auszudrücken, ihre Arbeit zu würdigen und gleichzeitig den überpersönlichen Aspekt in einem symbolischen Bild darstellen könnte. „Gott ist ein Bauer.“
Symbolik kann in allen Bildern ausgedrückt werden, doch ab einer bestimmten Zusammenstellung der Objekte verlässt das Bild seinen realistischen Rahmen und verweist auf die symbolische Ebene. Ich ziehe in diesem Zusammenhang auch gern die surreale Kunst heran.
Bei der Deutung etwa von geflügelten Wesen – Vögel hier einmal ausgenommen – geht es nicht mehr um reale Erscheinungen, sondern um mythologische, traum- und märchenhafte Gestalten. Ob Drachen oder Engel, beide fordern eine Deutungsebene, die etwas anderes als die Alltagswirklichkeit anspricht.
Abbildungen von Engeln stellen unsichtbare Kräfte dar. Die Kräfte, Emotionen, Ahnungen, Inspirationen, die von ihnen ausgehen sind durchaus real, denn sie zeigen ihre Wirkungen, ob in Form von Verliebtheit oder Aggression. Doch ihre Abbildungen nehmen unterschiedlichste Formen an, die von einem Kulturkreis zum anderen sogar entgegen gesetzte Bedeutung haben können.
In Asien werden Drachen häufig mit Glück assoziiert, während in der westlichen Kultur der Drache in zahlreichen Legenden von einem Helden bekämpft und getötet wird.
Tiere, Menschen, Gegenstände können variieren, doch der Vorgang sie einer Analyse zu unterziehen, bildet ein Bewusstsein aus, welches die „Sprache der Götter“ versteht.
Götter übermitteln ihre Weisheiten in Bildern. Götter oder die Muse inspirieren Künstler. Die Umschreibung: Kuss der Muse, ist ein Wortbild, das von vielen verstanden wird, doch nur von jemandem, der meiner Muttersprache mächtig ist.
Ein symbolisches Bild dagegen spricht für sich und ich bin sicher, dass der polnische Landarbeiter das Wohlwollen erkennt, welches das oben dargestellte Bild ausdrücken soll. Freundlichkeit, Geborgenheit, Gottvertrauen, Hingabe und vor allem das göttliche Getragenwerden wollte ich zeigen. Innere Führung, in jedem Augenblick des Lebens, auch bei der Landarbeit.
Es ist meine Dankbarkeit dafür, dass meine leiblichen Eltern mich ebenso getragen haben. Mein Vater war Unternehmer und Bauer. Er war mit seinem Besitz im positiven wie im negativen Sinn verwurzelt. Er packte an und bewegte Dinge. Er zerstörte und er schöpfte. Er war ein Macher und Pragmatiker. Intellektuelle Spekulationen waren nicht seine Sache.
Mit diesem Bild zeige ich die handwerkliche, bodenständige Seite meiner Ahnen, ihre Arbeit auf dem Lande und auch die Ansichten des Landvolkes: „Gott ist Bauer.“
Natürlich ist Gott auch Arzt, er ist Politiker und ebenso Soldat. Ob Pfarrer oder Philosoph, ich kenne keinen Menschen, der nicht Gott wäre, doch stelle ich fest, dass manche Menschen sich ihrer eigenen Göttlichkeit bewusster sind als andere.
Es gibt große Unterschiede in ihrer täglichen Handlungsweise. Manche sind stark von niederen Instinkten getrieben und bekämpfen aus Ignoranz ihre Brüder und Schwestern, andere wiederum sind sehr durchlässig für die Botschaften von geflügelten Wesen oder Außerirdischen.
Je nach Bildungs- und Bewusstseinsstand werden die Einflüsse der Wesenheiten anerkannt oder geleugnet, mit ihnen umgegangen oder ignoriert. Manche nennen Geister teuflisch, andere sehen sie als Verkünder himmlischer Botschaften und nennen sie Engel. Wie auch immer die Bewertungen ausfallen mögen, bildliche Symbole bringen die Auswirkungen der Energien dem Bewusstsein näher, da sie Unsichtbares verstehbar machen.
Symbolische Bildsprache überwindet Sprachbarrieren und hat das große Verdienst, das Unsichtbare begreifbar zu machen. Sie ist eine Sprache des „Subraumes“ denn die unsichtbaren Wesen leben in einer Welt, die hinter der unsrigen existiert.
Menschen fühlen sich von dort aus motiviert, von Ahnen verfolgt, von Musen inspiriert und von Göttern begeistert. Der Heilige Geist motiviert Propheten, und der Teufel reitet Verbrecher.
Die Sprache der Symbolik wählt übrigens für den Heiligen Geist eine Taube und ihre Schwingen, der Teufel wird meist mit den Flügel der Fledermaus dargestellt. Natürlich sind auch die Farben von Weiß und Schwarz von tiefer symbolischer Bedeutung.
Das Erlernen der Symbolsprache halte ich für eine gute Basis, um mystische Bilder zu komponieren und die Welt viel besser zu verstehen.
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Mit dem obigen Bild und dem vorausgegangenen möchte ich den Unterschied zeigen zwischen der realistischen und der symbolischen Darstellung von bildlichen Inhalten.
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Take me home
Another photo I took at the park this week! Still exploring the idea of a bird after freedom :)
Officially finished my first week of uni and so far it's okay. I still have some adjusting to do.I am going to see Taylor Swift this weekend with Nataly, I seriously can't wait! She always has amazing concerts :) Also, the weather here has been so crazy!
Oh, and I received so many lovely comments on my previous photo. Thank you all so much! Hope you're all well <3
The Zoroastrian Fire Temple, also known as Yazd/Bahram/Behram Ateshkadeh, is a temple in Yazd, to the west of Yazd in Iran. A fire temple in Zoroastrianism is the place of worship for Zoroastrians.The fire inside is said to have been burning since about 470 AD which is visible through a window from the entrance hall. The flame was transferred to Ardakan in 1174, then to Yazd in 1474 and to its present site in 1940. Above the entrance of this building, there is symbolic bird-man (Faravahar) which is symbol of Zoroaster.
The figure inside is that of an old man, representing wisdom of age. There are two wings in two sides of the picture, which have three main feathers. These main feathers indicate three symbols of "good thoughts, good words, and good deeds," which are at the same time the motive of flight and advancement. The lower part of the Faravahar consists of three parts, representing "bad reflection, bad words and bad deeds" which causes misery and misfortune for human beings. There are two loops at the two sides of the Faravahar, which represent positive forces and negative forces. The former is directed toward the face and the latter is located at the back. This also indicates that we have to proceed toward the good and turn away from bad. The ring in the center symbolizes the eternity of universe or the eternal nature of the soul. As a circle, it has no beginning and no end. One of the hands points upwards, indicating that there is only one direction to choose in life and that is forward. The other hand holds a ring and some interpreters consider that as the ring of covenant and used in wedding ceremonies representing loyalty and faithfulness which is the basis of Zartosht's philosophy.
The Goddess Ostara has the shoulders and head of a hare. The Symbols of Ostara are: In Celtic tradition, the hare is sacred to the Goddess and is the totem animal of lunar goddesses such as Hecate, Freyja and Holda - the hare is a symbol for the moon. The Goddess most closely associated with the Hare is Eostre, or Ostara.
www.goddessandgreenman.co.uk/ostara
The Goddess Wenet (Wenut, Unut) is an enigmatic figure in ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. In the earliest times Wenet was first identified as a snake headed goddess and then became associated with the hare. Her name means the Opener and also the Swift One. Both the snake and the hare are known for being swift creatures and the hare symbolized the opening of the new year, fertility, and the beginning of new life.
Wenet’s name, the hieroglyphic symbol for the Hare, was the “standard” of the 15th province in Upper Egypt.
In Egyptian history her name (“Unut”) was used by only one king, the Pharaoh Unas (circa 2350 BCE), who was the first pharaoh to have the Pyramid Texts carved and painted on the walls of the chambers of his pyramid. The Pyramid Texts are possibly the oldest known religious texts in the world.
The antiquity of Wenet’s worship is suggested by Book of the Dead spell 137A (Heku Stories 3) as well as in the Coffin Text spell 495 where the deceased states, “I extend my arm in company with Shu, I am released in company with Wenet.” In spell 720, “To become a dawn-God and to live by means of magicians,” the deceased affirms “I will act as one who is sent to the Gods, and my voice is that of Wenet.” In a fragmentary Coffin Text spell 942, an unknown deity is identified with Wenet by the phrase “…she has nothing which has been done against her, in this her name of Wenet.”
An ancient Egyptian text describes how Horus was injured after fighting with Seth, and he asks his mother (Isis) to speak words of heku on his behalf, “the name of Wenet was made, since words existed.” Elsewhere the same text refers to Wenet as “the lady of fighting of the chamber of Nunet in the high hill of Khemenu which is on the island of fire,” which means the point from which the sun rises.
Carved mythological texts found in shrines and temples to Bastet describe Bastet projecting her magical fury to destroy evildoers in the form of the “Seven Arrows.” Each Arrow was attributed to a deity who controlled a group of supernatural beings (or demons). The full list of deities has been lost to history, however Wenet is the sixth of the “Seven Arrows of Bastet.”
For a rather unknown deity of great antiquity, there remains a great deal of evidence as to the Hare Goddess Wenet’s magical powers.
Bibliography
Butler, E. P. “Goddesses and Gods of the Ancient Egyptians.” Henadology 2010
Cruz-Uribe, Eugene. 1988. Hibis Temple Project, Volume I. San Antonio, TX: Van Siclen.
Hart, George. A dictionary of Egyptian gods and goddesses. Psychology Press, 1986.
Hastings, James, John Alexander Selbie, and Louis Herbert Gray, eds. Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics. Vol. 5. Scribner, 1912.
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"The main market of Trier is the central and one of the largest squares in the city.
It is located in the historic city center directly in front of the cathedral city in today's Mitte/Gartenfeld district. The most important urban commercial streets come together here. In 958, Archbishop Henry I equipped the main market with the market cross as a symbol of sovereignty. The main market was a place for selling goods and trading in the medieval city.
Two thirds of the market conversion with houses from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism and Late Historicism have been preserved. Today, numerous large and representative urban buildings are characteristic, including the Hauptwache and the former cathedral hotel in the Neo-Renaissance style of German style. There is also the Steipe, a town house built around 1430 and (after complete destruction in the Second World War) rebuilt in the 20th century with the help of “creative monument preservation” (Dehio) and today the representative house of the city council as well as the Red House with the saying about the legendary founding Triers through Trebeta. The Church of St. Gangolf is only accessible from the market through a baroque gate and is otherwise completely rebuilt.
From the main market you can go through the Judenpforte into Judengasse and thus come to the former Jewish quarter of the city.
Trier (/trɪər/ TREER, German: [tʁiːɐ̯]; Luxembourgish: Tréier [ˈtʀəɪɐ]), formerly and traditionally known in English as Trèves (/trɛv/ TREV, French: [tʁɛv]) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Moselle wine region.
Founded by the Celts in the late 4th century BC as Treuorum and conquered 300 years later by the Romans, who renamed it Augusta Treverorum ("The City of Augustus among the Treveri"), Trier is considered Germany's oldest city. It is also the oldest seat of a bishop north of the Alps. Trier was one of the four capitals of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy period in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. In the Middle Ages, the archbishop-elector of Trier was an important prince of the Church who controlled land from the French border to the Rhine. The archbishop-elector of Trier also had great significance as one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Because of its significance during the Roman and Holy Roman empires, several monuments and cathedrals within Trier are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
With an approximate population of 110,000, Trier is the fourth-largest city in its state, after Mainz, Ludwigshafen, and Koblenz. The nearest major cities are Luxembourg City (50 km or 31 mi to the southwest), Saarbrücken (80 kilometres or 50 miles southeast), and Koblenz (100 km or 62 mi northeast).
The University of Trier, the administration of the Trier-Saarburg district and the seat of the ADD (Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion), which until 1999 was the borough authority of Trier, and the Academy of European Law (ERA) are all based in Trier. It is one of the five "central places" of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Along with Luxembourg, Metz and Saarbrücken, fellow constituent members of the QuattroPole union of cities, it is central to the greater region encompassing Saar-Lor-Lux (Saarland, Lorraine and Luxembourg), Rhineland-Palatinate, and Wallonia." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol of our remembrance of the sacrifices made in past wars?
Scarlet corn poppies (popaver rhoeas) grow naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe. The destruction brought by the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th Century transformed bare land into fields of blood red poppies, growing around the bodies of the fallen soldiers.
In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart. Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants to grow on the otherwise barren battlefields.
The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon John McCrae in his poem In Flanders Fields. The poppy came to represent the immeasurable sacrifice made by his comrades and quickly became a lasting memorial to those who died in World War One and later conflicts. It was adopted by The Royal British Legion as the symbol for their Poppy Appeal, in aid of those serving in the British Armed Forces, after its formation in 1921.
The symbol with line thru the circle is the camera's focal plane (usually where the sensor is). Lenses typically have minimum focal distance to a subject and you measure from this point on the camera to the subject to determine the focal distance.
ODC 2/5/25 - Symbols
I am a granola bar, once a symbol of health,
Now lost in the aisles of processed wealth.
I used to be a radical foodstuff, pure and true,
But now I'm caught between bars and snacks that woo.
I find myself nestled among "nutrition bars",
Surrounded by claims of health benefits and stars.
But what once made me stand out from the rest,
Is now overshadowed by products processed and dressed.
I am a granola bar, filled with nuts and grains,
A wholesome snack to fuel the body and brains.
But now I find myself next to Pop-Tarts galore,
A sugary treat that promises so much more.
Oh how the times have changed, my dear old friend,
Once a staple of health, now a trend.
But fear not, for I still hold my own,
Amongst the chaos and the sweetly overblown.
I am a granola bar, sturdy and true,
A reminder of nature's beauty for you.
So next time you're faced with a choice to make,
Remember me, the granola bar, for goodness sake.
— Poem courtesy of Editpad Poem Generator.
Tualatin Fred Meyer, 11:17 PM.
This typical symbol for Helsinki is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran cathedral of the Diocese; aka is the Helsinki Cathedral. It is situated at the Senate Square in the of Helsinki’s old city centre. The bishop of Helsinki has his seat there.
The building was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel in neoclassical style. Engel designed the entire square. The construction lasted from 1830 to 1852.
The church was initially built as a tribute to Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. Until the independence of Finland in 1917, it was called St. Nicholas Church, or as they would writer in Finnish: Pyhän Nikolain Kirkko. They changed the name to Suurkirkko (which translates into “Big church”), until the building was given the status of the bishop's church in 1959.
The church has the symmetrical plan of a Greek cross. In the middle is a round tower with a 62 m high dome, which is surrounded by four smaller domed towers. Above each of the four entrances are three statues of apostles. In this way all twelve apostles are represented.
Technical stuff
As I was traveling rather light for my worktrip, I had only a X-E3 and an Ultrapod with me. This shot was taken at F22 (to maximize the long exposure… nope, no ND with me), 16 seconds, -2/3 (so I would not over expose certain parts) and 125 ISO. I used the XF16-55mm F2.8 at 25mils. As the not convenient and stable structures to put the ultrapod on, I opted for a frog perspective which turned out better than I first had hoped. So once again, you should always take the photo although it’s perhaps not your initial plan to use a certain angle. One could easily be surprised afterwards.
Post-production was done with PS CC. It included balancing the lighting conditions, using the Clarity tool for a crisp and (film) grainy look, enhancing the texture in the sky a little by adding some contrast and cropping the composition. Finally I added the copyright watermarks. The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the frequent copying of my photos. So, don't bother commenting on that.