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Another photo from a walk at lunch. It seems that taking pictures of food or flowers has become my go to subjects when I'm running low on motivation or ideas for my Project 365.
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Taken in my garden yesterday. The Black-eyed Susan was in bloom and up against a tall fern.
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The plant is called Speedwell, which is a hardy, upright perennial known for its long slender flower spikes. They are popular in floral arrangements and gardens for adding vertical contrast.
This cleverly customized Volkswagen Beetle, spotted in Colorado, has been transformed into a utilitarian pickup-style work vehicle. With its distinctive front end, retro beige paint, and a roof rack carrying ladders, this Beetle blends vintage charm with practical ingenuity. The custom rear bed—painted in bold magenta and equipped for hauling—makes this a standout example of creative automotive repurposing. A rare sight that turns heads and proves that with a little imagination, even a Bug can become a beast of burden.
On a morning walk / hike through one of the Eastern Sierras numerous aspen groves, I came across a group of young aspen trees taking root just beyond a much larger group of mature trees. In kind of a gesture by these mature trees, they seemed to say... "Look over here... these are our youngsters." And they seemed to say it in that "proud-parent-kind-of-way" ;)
A 200 foot tall tree stands out on the side of a volcano in Costa Rica...
The tree is nearly a mile from the camera, the background ends around 2 miles distant. This is what lots of humid air looks like...
This was a "first" for me. I heard this bird singing before I locate it and thought at first that a mockingbird was in the area due to the changing songs being sung. These Thrashers are said to have a repertoire that has more than a 1000 different songs.
There were several flowering trees visible from the path and around the lake. This struck me as an interesting scene with the green and white.
Dahlia against monochrome background.
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A standout I have not even looked at or processed until now.
Mitakon 42.5mm f1.2 Manual Lens
Wide open this lens isn't as sharp as I would like it, but ah well, I prefer to make the most of the tool.
Another shot from my visit to Bloomberg’s new European Headquarters for Open House on Saturday 22nd September. Many buildings only have one standout area for photography. For this one there are 2 with the spiral stair in the upper atrium in the previous image and this location in the ground floor reception area. It is called the Vortex and is a twisted wood-panelled structure that is part hallway and part work of art. Its 3 leaning walls with no columns to support their weight are a structural first for a building this size. The passage to the left leads to lifts to the upper floors. There is a reflective silver ceiling which is part of an artwork by Olafur Eliasson.
Places were only available by pre-booking which I secured in August as soon as booking opened. The building was only opened in October 2017 so a first in Open House. The building was certainly the highlight of the weekend for me. As with all Open House buildings it is free to visit. Good impressions were added to as while we waited for our 45 minute tour to start free hot drinks, soft drinks and biscuits were provided. Also a 50 page booklet about the building was given out to keep. The Guide told us at the start that photos were allowed but not videos. Later when I started taking shots a security guard came up to me and asked what the Guide told me about photos, I told him and he muttered he was not sure about that and he would go and check with his supervisor. He didn’t bother me again. I have heard that the following day they changed policy to allow pictures only with mobile phones but later reverted to also allowing SLR’s. Certainly from a security perspective the distinction is no longer relevant with the quality of some Smartphones these days.
The picture was taken handheld. The image was taken with a Sony A68 with a Sigma 10-20 mm lens at 10mm. I took 3 shots for HDR processed in Photomatix using Tone Balancer for a natural look. . Then I used Topaz Clarity for more detail and Topaz DeNoise to correct a little noise. Unsharp mask with settings of 42 amount and 42 radius was used for more pop on the woodwork. A layer mask was used to remove the effect from highlights. At the top of the picture one of the moveable lights was pointed towards me creating flare. I got over that by cloning some of the light panels from the left to cover it. I wanted to avoid cropping to keep in the curves at the top.
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On an overcast day, silhouetted against the distant trees this 600mm lens captured one rapeseed flower above the sea of subdued yellow ... enjoying its own light.
This female Wood Duck makes an interesting foreground picture against a diverse colored fading Autumn wallpaper back-splash
It's funny how things work out sometimes. The Baltimore Orioles at Magee Marsh, with their standout bright orange color, stayed high in the trees the entire morning, out of reach. While walking back to my car, this Oriole FOUND ME, landing about ten feet in front of me, in the blazing afternoon sun.
He didn't stay long.
Venice, Italy
The Campanile di San Marco (St Mark's Campanile) is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica and is located in the Piazza San Marco. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city and the standout landmark as you arrive via the Grand Canal.
The tower is 98.6 metres (323 ft) tall, and stands alone in a corner of the Piazza, near the front of the basilica. It has a simple form, the bulk of which is a fluted brick square shaft, 12 metres (39 ft) wide on each side and 50 metres (160 ft) tall, above which is a loggia surrounding the belfry, housing five bells. The belfry is topped by a cube, alternate faces of which show the Lion of St. Mark and the female representation of Venice (la Giustizia: Justice). The tower is capped by a pyramidal spire, at the top of which sits a golden weathervane in the form of the archangel Gabriel. The campanile reached its present form in 1514. However, the current tower is a reconstruction of that form following a total collapse in 1902. It was rebuilt and completed in 1912.
History
The initial 9th-century construction, initiated during the reign of Pietro Tribuno and built on Roman foundations, was used as a watch tower or lighthouse for the dock, which then occupied a substantial part of the area which is now the Piazzetta. Construction was finished in the twelfth century, during the reign of Domenico Morosini. Adjoining the base of the campanile is the loggetta built by Sansovino, completed in 1549 and rebuilt in 1912 after it had been destroyed by the fall of the campanile. One of the models for the tower was the St. Mercuriale's Campanile, in Forlì.
Repeated restoration
The campanile has suffered damage by lightning on many occasions. It was severely damaged in 1388, set on fire and destroyed in 1417 and seriously damaged by a fire in 1489 that destroyed the wooden spire.
The campanile assumed its definitive shape in the sixteenth century thanks to the restorations made to repair further damage caused by the earthquake of March 1511. These works, initiated by the architect Giorgio Spavento, then executed under the direction of Bartolomeo Bon of Bergamo, added the belfry, realized in marble; the attic, on which was put the sculpture of the lion of Saint Mark and Venice; and the spire, in gold leaf. The work was completed on 6 July 1513, with the placement of the gilded wooden statue of the Archangel Gabriel in the course of a ceremony recorded by Marin Sanudo.
In the following centuries numerous other interventions were made to repair the damage from fires caused by lightning. It was damaged in 1548 and 1565. In 1653, Baldassarre Longhena took up the restorations. The campanile was damaged by lightning again in 1658. More work was done after a fire caused by a lightning strike on April 13, 1745, which caused some of the masonry to crack, and killed several people as a result of falling stonework. The campanile was damaged by lightning again in 1761 and 1762. Finally, in 1776, it was equipped with a lightning rod.
In 1820, the statue of the angel was replaced with a new one by Luigi Zandomeneghi.
The collapse of 1902
In July 1902, the north wall of the tower began to show signs of a dangerous crack that in the following days continued to grow. Finally, on Monday, July 14, around 9:45am, the campanile collapsed completely, also demolishing the logetta. Remarkably, no one was killed. Because of the campanile's position, the resulting damage was relatively limited. Apart from the logetta, only a corner of the Biblioteca Marciana was destroyed. The pietra del bando, a large porphyry column from which laws used to be read, protected the basilica itself.
The same evening, the communal council approved over 500,000 Lire for the reconstruction of the campanile. It was decided to rebuild the tower exactly as it was, with some internal reinforcement to prevent future collapse, plus installing an elevator. Royal Privy Councillor and scaffolding specialist Georg Leib of Munich was the first to donate his scaffolding to rebuild St. Mark's Campanile, on July 22nd, 1902. Work lasted until March 6, 1912. The work was carried out by the construction firm of G.A.Porcheddu. The new campanile was inaugurated on April 25, 1912, on the occasion of Saint Mark's feast day, exactly 1000 years after the foundations of the original building had allegedly been laid.