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Location: Stiftskirche Admont
Bearbeitung: Jürgen Krall Photography
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1865, als ein verheerender Brand große Teile des Marktes von Admont verwüstete, wurde auch ein Großteil der Abtei ein Raub der Flammen, darunter auch die Stiftskirche. Nach dem Brand wurden die Kirche und das Stift wieder aufgebaut, obwohl in vereinfachter Form. In den Jahren von 1866 bis 1869 vom Architekten Wilhelm Bücher, zum Teil auf den romanischen und gotischen Fundamenten, neu errichtet, ist sie dem Regensburger Dom nachempfunden, und der erste neugotische Sakralbau Österreichs. Am 12. September 1869 erfolgte unter Abt Zeno Müller die Kirchenweihe.
There are over 200 sculptures in granite, bronze and wrought iron at the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. The park houses sculptor Gustav Vigeland's body of work.
The Monolith shown here stands at the highest point in Vigeland Park, and measures 17 meters above ground. The sculpture is carved out of one stone block.
The sculpture depicts 121 human figures clinging and floating together. There's women and men of different ages, and the top of the Monolith is crowned with children. The sculpture has been interpreted as a kind of vision of resurrection, and our longing and striving for spirituality. (Source: vigeland.museum.no/en/vigelandpark/monolith#:~:text=The%2....
Even in winter one can find many motives to take a photo of. In post processing I played a bit with colours and texture to make it look less dull.
Auch im Winter kann man viele Motive für ein Foto finden. In der Nachbearbeitung habe ich etwas mit Farben und Textur gespielt um es weniger flau wirken zu lassen.
Rolleiflex 3.5F / Kodak Portra 400
Grace and poise
These images are part of a series exploring the concept of dedication and striving for perfection. While the audience sees the effortless, gracefully composed movements and impeccable poise - they are generally not privy to the ballerinas unending dedication, drive and persistent practice.
I find interest in pursuits whereby success can only be achieved with unending work and graft. Ballet embodies this in spades with the need for incredible strength, balance, timing and intense discipline.
Portraits of Aimee Hodgkinson, Demi-Soloist with the Victorian State Ballet. Aimee was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and started dancing at the age of four.
Still striving for that perfect black and white flower shot, whatever that might be. This isn't it, but I like it.
I am not a "flower photographer", but I do enjoy the challenge of getting a good flower shot. And while I don’t always know what kind of flower I am shooting, on a good day, I can usually tell a rose from a daisy.
© Andy Brandl (2016) // PhotonMix Photography
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MACHERMORE CASTLE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT BY PETER MCDOWALL AND SITUATED ON THE EAST BANK OF THE RIVER CREE, ABOUT A MILE FROM THE TOWN OF NEWTON STEWART. MACHERMORE CASTLE IS A THREE HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND THE GREY OLD CASTLE AND BRAVELY WEATHERED THE STORMS, AND IT WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SO UNSCATHED HAD NOT MODERN TIMES NECESSITATED STRUCTURAL CHANGES. THE CASTLE NOW PRESENTS A HAPPY INSTANCE OF THE BLENDING OF THE OLD AND NEW STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE—AN ADAPTATION OF THE PAST TO PRESENT REQUIREMENTS.
MACHERMORE CASTLE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BUILT ABOUT THE LATTER END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. TRADITION SAYS THAT IT WAS AT FIRST INTENDED TO BUILD THE CASTLE ON THE HIGHER GROUND, A LITTLE TO THE NORTH-EAST OF THE PRESENT SITE, BUT THAT DURING THE NIGHT THE FOUNDATION STONES WERE ALWAYS REMOVED, SO THAT WHAT WAS BUILT DURING THE DAY WAS CARRIED OFF BY UNSEEN HANDS AND DEPOSITED IN ANOTHER PLACE. AS IT WAS NO USE TO STRIVE AGAINST THE SUPERNATURAL, THE CASTLE WAS EVENTUALLY BUILT WHERE THE MATERIALS WERE ALWAYS FOUND IN THE MORNING.
IN THE CASTLE ITSELF WAS A ROOM REPUTED TO BE HAUNTED. IN THIS INSTANCE THE PARTICULAR APARTMENT WAS IN THE NORTH-WEST ANGLE, AND WAS ALWAYS KNOWN AS DUNCAN’S ROOM. PROJECTING FROM THE TOP CORNER OF THE OUTER WALL IN THE SAME PART OF THE CASTLE WAS THE FINELY-CARVED FIGUREHEAD OF A MAN. A CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALED THE FACT THAT THE NECK WAS ENCIRCLED BY AN EXQUISITELY-CHISELLED LACE RUFFLE OF THE TUDOR PERIOD. THIS PIECE OF SCULPTURE WAS ALWAYS KNOWN AS DUNCAN’S HEAD. ON THE FLOOR OF DUNCAN’S ROOM THERE WAS THE MARK OF A BLOODY HAND, DISTINCTLY SHOWING THE IMPRESS OF THE FINGERS, THUMB, AND PALM. IT WAS SAID THAT REMOVING THAT PART OF THE FLOORING HAD BEEN TRIED SO AS TO ERADICATE ALL TRACE OF THE BYGONE TRAGEDY, BUT THE MARK OF THE BLOODY HAND APPEARED IN THE NEW WOOD AS FRESH AS BEFORE.
THE WHITE LADY OF MACHERMORE
THE WHITE LADY OF MACHERMORE WAS ONCE ALSO BELIEVED TO BE A GHOST AS SHE WAS ONLY SEEN AT VERY LOW LIGHT WANDERING AROUND THE GROUNDS OF THE CASTLE. THIS IS NOW KNOWN THAT ONE OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THE CASTLE HAD AN ALBINO DAUGHTER WHO ROAMED THE GROUNDS AT DUSK EVERY DAY AS SHE COULD NOT SEE IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT.
THERE IS A TRADITION THAT SOMEWHERE ABOUT MACHERMORE CASTLE THERE IS BURIED UNDER A FLAT STONE A KETTLE FULL OF GOLD, BUT SO FAR HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND.
We all strive to improve over time, be it a personal goal or a photo of a subject. The photo on the left is my first photo of a Marbled Godwit taken in Winderemere Basin in Hamilton in 2017. The bird was too far away. I used a 2x converter on 500mm lens to maximize the reach. The bird was barely recognizable from its shape and pink at the base of its beaks. It made my life list then. The second photo in the middle of a Marbled Godwit was taken in Stayner Sewage Lagoon near Barrie on May 27, 2019. The bird was closer, and the photo was better; however, there's still plenty of room to improve. The photo on the extreme right was taken in Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto on Aug 27, 2019. This time I managed to get a lot better picture with clear identification of a Marbled Godwit. Now, the question is am I going to stop taking photos of a Marbled Godwit? Most likely not, if the opportunity for betterment is there, so will be I.
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View from HK Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong
When hope is lost,
Death is knocking at your door
Your very last breath is being carried away on the misty wind.
one spark...
one last image appears...
The moment to strive happens
The legend lives to save
The legend kills on.
The legend is everlasting.
The pursuit of peace, happiness, and enlightenment programs your mind to believe you don't deserve these gifts.
It's not the striving, but being that changes everything.
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Instinctual Behavior shapes the Beast: Conduct and Cognition shape the Man..
Quotes On Making Choices
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Week 247 in Poetography... A weekly Inspiration. The word/theme this week is Perfection
Own photo | Texture: sevenstyles | Font: Yozakura JP Light
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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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