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This haunting sculpture is in the ancient city of Pompeii. It was created by artist Igor Mitoraj, and is one of 30 of his bronze statues displayed there. The art was planned in such a way that “Gods and mythological heroes will populate the streets and squares of the town that was buried by Mount Vesuvius. They will emerge like dreams from the ruins.” The visit to Pompeii is something I have wanted to do all my life, and was probably the most memorable part of my trip to Italy.
And then we were back to start
All the good hopes we had for a change in life
All the wishes we had that vanished into nothingness and stress
All the good stuff can't just disappear, we want them for a reason, so why not try to make a change this year
And if you by the way think, in the middle of the year, that you would make a change in your life, well then do it.
Postponing it is just another way of saying to yourself that you won't do it...
Aren't we lucky that get new blank sheets every January 1st (which happens to be my birthday!), change is good for you - we need to be in the flow!
Let's make the most of it this year - I wish you all a
Happy New Year!
Driving through the South Downs near Upwaltham, West Sussex, I spotted this lone telegraph pole standing in a wide, golden field beneath a sky full of shifting clouds. The light was changing fast, with dark patches rolling across the hill and bright blue breaking through in places. I pulled over and ran to get the shot before the clouds moved on and the moment was lost.
Sunset before a new storm made its way to San Francisco
©2006 Jim M. Goldstein, All Rights Reserved
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After a few days of rain I got out to explore College Woods again and found this little pool under an old oak where the water was remarkably spiraling in these foaming eddies. Luckily I'd brought my variable ND filter... annoyingly no polariser but nether mind. I think in hindsight I'd have liked some longer exposures but I was pretty pleased with the effect anyway.
Another shot from our family trip to Copenhagen last year. Probably shot wide open on the Mr/Dr Ding 50mm f1.1 Leica clone, judging by the vignetting.
Feral pigeon taken in Bushy Park, UK. Feral pigeons are descended from rock doves and can have similar plumage - various shades of grey with iridescent purple and green on their necks, though there are also many mixes of black, browns, white and piebald. They are considered a pest in most cities in the world, which shows just how successful they are.
Der Turning Torso („Drehender Rumpf“) ist ein vom spanischen Architekten Santiago Calatrava im Stil des Dekonstruktivismus erbautes Hochhaus in der schwedischen Stadt Malmö. Mit einer Höhe von 190 Metern und 54 Etagen ist das Gebäude der höchste Wolkenkratzer Skandinaviens und das dritthöchste Wohngebäude Europas. Es wurde am 27. August 2005 eingeweiht. Das Gebäude gilt seither neben der Öresundbrücke als das neue Wahrzeichen von Malmö.
Der Turning Torso steht in Västra Hamnen, dem westlichen Hafengebiet von Malmö, in unmittelbarer Nähe des Öresunds.
The Turning Torso is a skyscraper built in the Swedish city of Malmö by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in the style of deconstructivism. With a height of 190 meters and 54 floors, the building is the tallest skyscraper in Scandinavia and the third tallest residential building in Europe. It was inaugurated on August 27, 2005. The building is now considered the new landmark of Malmö, next to the Öresund Bridge.
The Turning Torso is located in Västra Hamnen, the western harbor area of Malmö, in the immediate vicinity of Öresund.
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A U.S. Navy pilot prepares for action. The Battle of Midway was the turning point of the War in the Pacific and at the the time the Grumman F4 Wildcat was the only Naval fighter aircraft capable of holding it's own against the Japanese Zero.
Sporting and meditative. Everyone wins.
The lighting, stillness, evening sounds and warmth lend to a wonderful time outside, on the water.
Star Lake, Minnesota
August 2015
Samsung Galaxy S7
In 1887 the Canadian parliament, under the urging of the Canadian Pacific Railway vice-president, William Van Horne, and the federal land agent, William Pearce, created Rocky Mountains Park, later renamed Banff National Park.
Originally 647 square kilometres (250 sq mi), it was Canada's first national park and included part of the Bow River. Eventually the park grew to include the Bow Glacier, an outflow of the Wapta Icefield and the source of the Bow River.
The designation of the national park marked a turning point in the public's perception of the Bow River. The river began to be appreciated for its aesthetic value in addition to its industrial and agricultural uses. Officials of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the company who led the development of Banff, realized this element. When work began on a new luxury hotel in Banff in 1886–87, Van Horne personally redesigned and reoriented the plans so that the guests of the hotel would be able to see the vista of the Bow River. Many early postcards from Banff, as well as some current ones, prominently featured the Bow River.
From the 1920s forward, the National Parks of Canada began to focus on the economic benefits of accessible, mass marketable tourism. Changes included new highways and the creation of storage reservoirs for the water needed to sustain the burgeoning community. The Bow River was now seen both for its aesthetic qualities and for new utilitarian aspects.
By the 1950s Banff's raw sewage began to be discharged into the Bow River. Because of the self-purification powers of the cold, braided water, however, the Bow was incredibly effective as a natural sewage-treatment facility. Tourists and residents were often unaware of the transformation of the Bow River into a sewage system.
As Banff continued to grow, the river continued to digest the increased volume of sewage. This practice, however, began to touch an ideological nerve among the tourists and residents of Banff. Pouring raw sewage into one of the main attractions of the park polluted both the river and, more importantly, the image of Banff. There was also fear that continued reliance on the Bow as a natural sewer would either cap the development of Banff or eventually have great risk to public health. By the 1960s, the town built a modern sewage facility and stopped releasing untreated waters into the Bow. The river's aesthetic qualities had increasing priority in terms of effects of development within the borders of a National Park.
I've always wanted to drive the Natchez Trace, and was finally able to do so. Just north of Jackson, Mississippi this lone bald cypress in the water caught my eye. If you ever get a chance to drive the Trace, it's a two lane road of gorgeousness, actually through a national park, with a 50 mph speed limit. There are miles and miles of destruction, too, where a tornado tore through and left the forest stripped and haunting. And, you might also see the occasional deer. Make sure you have your favorite music available, sit back, and let the beauty feed your soul.
Texture from Filter Forge.
EXPLORE Worthy, Challenge 61 - YELLOW, ORANGE & GOLD (Art from 2014)
Art Museion's Contest "Autumn Colors" (3rd Place)
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Visit my Kreative People group member : Highlight Gallery
One of my attempts at the "Macro Mondays" theme "Battery".
HSS!
Shot with a Leitz "Summicron DR 50 mm F 2" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
The new Palazzo della Ragione for Lombardy is still being constructed but promises to be an absolutely superb complex that includes Milan's tallest building and an amazing roof connecting the structures.
Thanks again to elen@c for giving me the directions I needed and to maryLou for the great title suggestion!
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