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The simplicity does appeal to me.
I know that there are many images like this on Flickr, but I ask you to contemplate if beauty can ever truly be redundant (or "cliché", as some like to call it)? Would love your thoughts on that question.
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Explorer #344 - March 30, 2008
Nothing is more wonderful that watching a sunset settle over water. Add in the ducks and simplicity and beauty at it's finest!!!
It's always the simple things that turn out to be the most difficult. 34 shots. 2 Lights. 3 different colours of green paper.
CREDITS:
Gown ~ SIMPLICITY ~ Glam Dreams
Hair ~ Modemoiselle Butterfly (No Longer Available) ~ Osmose
Skin ~ Amberly * Jamaica 02 ~ Glam Affair
Eye Makeup ~ Vixen #9 ~ Madrid Solo
Eyes ~ Sunrise * Blue Light (Small) ~ IKON Eyes
Jewelry ~ Grapa Blood ~ Finesmith Jewelry
Nails ~ Ruby Red Set ~ Bamboo Nails
Pose One ~ Grafica Poses
Pose Two ~ Apple Spice Poses
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo
Leonardo da Vinci once said that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Simplicity in design calms us and somehow inspires us, not only in architecture but also in other forms of design. Apple, for example, has refined its products over the years to such a beautiful simplicity that the products have become collectibles based on their design alone.
this is my favourite picture. I like the way all is simple...and soft. Comment please!
here is a photo from the same session >softness
Daffodil on a texture from Terry Pellmar, T25 B. Going for a minimalistic look, but still with a bit of a background.
Link to Terry Pellmar's free textures
Située au nord de la Bourgogne, l’Abbaye de Fontenay a été fondée en 1118 par Saint Bernard de Clairvaux, un des plus grands saints français, et est la plus ancienne abbaye cistercienne conservée au monde.
Classée monument historique français dès 1862, elle a été inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco en 1981. Elle a été l’un des premiers monuments français à figurer sur cette liste, qui a ainsi distingué la valeur exceptionnelle, tant de l’ensemble abbatial de Fontenay que de son environnement naturel.
L’abbatiale de Fontenay est une des plus anciennes églises cisterciennes dans le monde. Construite entre 1139 et 1147, elle est aussi l’une des rares abbatiales cisterciennes du XIIe siècle parvenue intacte jusqu’à nos jours.
Selon la volonté de Saint Bernard et du chapitre général de l’Ordre de Cîteaux, rien dans l’église ne vient distraire l’œil afin que tout l’être soit tourné vers Dieu lors des offices quotidiens. C’est pourquoi cet édifice fut construit dans une grande simplicité et constitue un modèle typique d’architecture romane bourguignonne : plan en croix latine, façade dépouillée, chapiteaux sculptés de motifs simples de feuillage, rang unique de fenêtres latérales.
Cette simplicité cache de nombreux détails et une attention particulière des moines bâtisseurs pour l’harmonie et la symbolique, notamment en ce qui concerne les proportions ou le nombre de baies.
Le chœur est couvert de carreaux émaillés des XIIe et XIIIe siècles. On y trouve également un remarquable retable sculpté du XIIIe siècle, ainsi qu’un ensemble de pierres tombales dont celle de l’évêque anglais Ebrard de Norwich, qui finança la construction de l’abbatiale.
L’abbatiale impressionne par son remarquable état de conservation, ses dimensions, sa sobriété rigoureuse et sa luminosité particulière. Il y règne une atmosphère de calme et de sérénité invitant à une contemplation admirative et au recueillement.
Located in northern Burgundy, Fontenay Abbey was founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, one of the greatest French saints, and is the oldest preserved Cistercian abbey in the world.
Classified as a French historic monument in 1862, it was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1981. It was one of the first French monuments to appear on this list, which thus distinguished the exceptional value of both the whole abbey of Fontenay as well as its natural environment.
The Fontenay abbey church is one of the oldest Cistercian churches in the world. Built between 1139 and 1147, it is also one of the rare Cistercian abbey churches from the 12th century that has survived intact to this day.
According to the will of Saint Bernard and the general chapter of the Order of Cîteaux, nothing in the church distracts the eye so that the whole being is turned towards God during daily services. This is why this building was built with great simplicity and constitutes a typical model of Burgundian Romanesque architecture: Latin cross plan, bare facade, capitals sculpted with simple foliage motifs, single row of side windows.
This simplicity hides many details and a particular attention of the building monks to harmony and symbolism, particularly with regard to proportions or the number of bays.
The choir is covered with enameled tiles from the 12th and 13th centuries. There is also a remarkable sculpted altarpiece from the 13th century, as well as a set of tombstones including that of the English bishop Ebrard of Norwich, who financed the construction of the abbey church.
The abbey church impresses with its remarkable state of conservation, its dimensions, its rigorous sobriety and its particular luminosity. There reigns an atmosphere of calm and serenity inviting admiring contemplation and meditation.
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
- Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching
June 25th 2006
Simplicity is the glory of expression.
Walt Whitman
Have a great day everyone. I see they are now going to come out with another new layout. I don't like that one either. I couldn't figure out how to get to the next photo. Making it harder and harder to come here these days.
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Today I went to the park and I saw some butterflies flying around, I really wanted to capture an image of them and this was the closest one I got I had to crop it because it didn't come out as I wanted but it's almost there. Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement flickr friends, Ill try my best to look at your wonderful streams as soon as I can.
ODC~ 6/7/12 - almost there