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This shot was taken at Lower Antelope Canyon during our last trip to Page, Arizona. My guide pointed out this formation to me which he nicknamed “wave”. You basically has to take the shot pointing the camera straight up to the sky and the light range is so varied, the only way to get anywhere near a good exposure is to use HDR. I am glad I had enough time to make this shot.
Thanks for visiting, have a great day.
Fjaðrárgljúfur is a rather well known location by now for various reasons and it is a beautiful spot as well. It is understood that it formed around 10,000 years ago so what you can see here truly are remains of time. Especially, when you consider that the foundations for its creation would have been laid by nature many many years earlier.
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A 'flipped' version of a detail of one of the yellow painted Brutalist stairs that catch peoples attention as they're walking past South Bank.
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From Wikipedia, "The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central London, next to the River Thames opposite the City of Westminster. It forms a narrow strip of riverside land within the London Borough of Lambeth (where it adjoins Albert Embankment) and the London Borough of Southwark, (where it adjoins Bankside). As such, the South Bank may be regarded as somewhat akin to the riverside part of an area known previously as Lambeth Marsh and North Lambeth.
While the South Bank is not formally defined, it is generally understood to bounded by Westminster Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge, and to be centred approximately half a mile (800 metres) south-east of Charing Cross. The name South Bank was first widely used in 1951 during the Festival of Britain. The area's long list of attractions includes the County Hall complex, the Sea Life London Aquarium, the London Dungeon, Jubilee Gardens and the London Eye, the Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, National Theatre, and BFI Southbank. In addition to their official and business functions, both the County Hall and the Shell Centre have major residential components."
© D.Godliman
P.S. Seen in Explore, no.335, 23/02/23
Under the bowered greenwood tree
when first I lay
bright starre with Thee
Under the velvet branches dear
when sun and moon both came so near
Under the starlit open dome
under the starsharp pointed lights
under the starloved greeny earth
when first I wanted to hold You
and all the world halfdead and halflive
spat into my mouth
bluesea bitterwater
and I am almost dead
and I have not understood
Under the rain and teeth of gods
under the pain and sleeping liddy eyes
under the brokkèd wetful heaven
If you are there
If you are there
If you are there
then I am singing with my eyes
Every once in a while someone inadvertently catches your attention. This colorfully dressed young lady was walking ahead of us along the top of the Elora Gorge and seemed to be in her own world as she literally danced around with smartphone in hand. I had just enough time to grab a couple of shots and as we passed by, asked her if it was OK that I had taken a photo of her. She smiled but didn't speak a word of English and called to her partner, who was just out of sight ahead of us. He came rushing over and had limited English of his own. Smiles, it seems, are universally understood so we all had a good laugh about the pictures and moved on.
When one achieves this, looking through the viewfinder, the reward is an on-the-spot confirmation that amounts to a visual orgasm :-)
Philip Jones Griffiths
HSS! Truth Matters!
rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
They understood that the innate emotions of humans were mutable. Anger didn’t have to lead to violence, hate to cruelty, fear to oppression. There was a space for change between what words were said and what deeds were done.
-Ronlyn Domingue "The Mercy of Thin Air"
On the spot we understood why so many painters were in Saxon Switzerland. It is a great pleasure to observe the landscape and to let it influence you.
Panorama with 6 x 40mm pics.
The accepted date of the foundation of the church, named for Alcmund of Derby, is 912,[5] by tradition by Queen Æthelflæd, who is understood to have translated the relics of St Alcmund to Shrewsbury around the same time.[6]
The earliest textual record of a church on the site is 1089.[4] This church was built in white stone, giving the name to the town. In 1296, the first rector of the church was instituted. In 1403 following his death at the Battle of Shrewsbury, Sir Henry Percy (Hotspur) was temporarily buried in the church.[5]
Towards the end of the 15th century the body of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, who had been killed at the Battle of Castillon in 1453, was removed to the church. His embalmed heart was buried under the porch and his bones lie under his effigy in the Lady Chapel.[7]
On 31 July 1711, the central tower of the medieval church, which dated from the 15th century, collapsed and the church had to be completely rebuilt. The foundation stone was laid on 27 March 1712 and the new church was consecrated on 8 October 1712. It was built by mason William Smith of Tettenhall to the designs of John Barker (1668-1727) of Rowsley.[4]
St Alkmund's sarcophagus, now at Derby Museum and Art Gallery: it is possible this saint was first buried at this church
The church was restored in 1877–79 and again in 1885–86.[4] Further internal alterations were made in 1894 when the organ was moved from the west gallery to its present position on the north of the chancel. At this time the organ was almost completely overhauled and rebuilt.[8]
In 1900–02, the brick internal walls were refaced with stone and the apse was redecorated. The porch was rebuilt in 1925.
The north and south galleries were removed in 1972.[4] wiki.
size ranges from 1-9 mm in length. 31-35 species north of Mexico, but only three west of Rocky Mountains. Over 300 species worldwide, most of them in Central America and tropical South America.
The distinctive character of Condylostylus is a pair of setose mounds on the frons bearing the vertical setae. When present, wing markings in the form of two bands joined along the costa will distinguish Condylostylus from other American Sciapodinae. In addition, the following combination of typical, but not universal, characters can help ID the genus:
vertex deeply excavated
M distinctly forked (unforked in Mesorhaga)
frons usually with pale bristles in addition to black (usually only black in Sciapus)
setae of calypter usually black (usually pale in Sciapus)
scutellum with two pairs of bristles (outer pair reduced or absent in Sciapus)
In many species, vein M1 is more sharply curved towards the base of the wing than in other genera. If you read to this point and understood at least quarter of this stuff- congratulation, you are a much better entomologist that I am
Le flamant rose dort debout sur une ou deux pattes, la tête cachée sous une aile. Contrairement à la plupart des oiseaux, à cause de leur taille, les flamants doivent prendre quelques mètres d'élan pour décoller des eaux. Migrateurs, ils volent en formation, en gardant cou et pattes étirés. Les battements d'ailes, puissants et réguliers, les propulsent à 60 km/h sur des étapes de plusieurs centaines de kilomètres.
Flamingos often stand on one leg, the other leg tucked beneath the body. The reason for this behaviour is not fully understood. Recent research indicates that standing on one leg may allow the birds to conserve more body heat, given that they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. However, the behaviour also takes place in warm water. As well as standing in the water, flamingos may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom.
With the spring thaw, I've been looking for new waterfalls, and old ones. This is North St. Vrain creek, in Button Rock preserve. I took a day off, got up to hike the 1.5 miles to this spot, and found this... kind of anti-climatic! But when I thought about it, I understood why this happened. This creek flows from a lake/reservoir. It is right at a split in the trail. The right hand trail leads to the lake. The left hand trail leads to the bottom of the dam. The dam has a high pressure pipe shooting water into a different stream that merges with this one just past this trickle. The pipe diverted the water.
September 26-October 2, 2010
Hello, are you still chasing
The memories in shadows
Some stay young, some grow old
Come alive, there are thoughts unclear
You can never hide
I don't know why, but those lyrics came to my mind when I uploaded this. From some odd reason, those lyrics are someway connected to the song and to the photo, even though there isn't much connection shown. It's hard to explain. Hard to put into words. But something amazing happened on week eleven. Something which change my perspective on reaching the immpossible. On striving for for something unreachable. But on week eleven, I truly understood the quote; Impossible says I m possible" . Goals can be reached. They can.
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My adorable cousin is posing for me here. ( thought I should mention that.) And please press "L".
Hugging each other, they understood what minimalism is all about.
Olympus OM-D E-M5-Mark III + Canon FD 35mm 1.8 + Extension Tube
Mexico City / CDMX
July 12, 2020
'Evet', said the white-bearded Turkish gentleman -ak sakallı dede -, 'evet'; 'yes, flowers are good for the heart', I understood him to say. And he shuffled away over the muddy path.
So at home i went to Google to look up daffodils or narcissus and Islam. There's a large literature in the East about flowers and plants in prose and in poetry as well.
But I was searching more specifically for my bulb-friends. Almost immediately I hit upon a quote attributed to the Prophet: 'If a man has two loaves of bread, let him exchange one for some flowers of the narcissus; for bread only nourishes the body, but to look on the narcissus feeds the soul'. For various reasons, it seemed to me that this quote - in circulation perhaps 150 years in the western world - must be apocryphal. Moreover, I couldn't find any reputable source traceable to either Quran or Hadith.
I carried on and saw that somtimes 'daffodil' or 'narcissus' is replaced by 'hyacinth', and that others claim the quote goes back on Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī's, Gulistan (Rose Garden), middle of the thirteenth century CE. But I couldn't find that citation there either.
Anyone out there in Flickrland in the know? Please tell me.
Regardless, my heart danced with this Late-Winter Yellow, to half-quote someone.
Lazy Sundays are for being lazy. Theoretically, I can get behind this idea. In practice, I am not very good at the execution part. Trixie, however, excels. She stayed with a friend overnight while I was doing the big cleanout and has settled right in now that she's back.
I took this when I was putting away some laundry as my safety shot for the day, but ended up really loving the result so this is day 8, done and dusted before the sun even goes down. Possibly a first for me. :)
"Surrealism is based on the belief in the omnipotence of dreams, in the undirected play of thought." Andre Breton.
Waiting behind that little cavity was a different place. Lying in the boat in order to avoid being hit by the rocks, in the brave hands of one of those Caprese boatmen who have made this dream corner his workplace. Knowing where we were going it didn´t make the surprise less amazing. Because no matter how many videos or photos you have watched before coming to this place, its majestic beauty can only be understood by visiting it in person.
We had never seen a cave like this before, never before had reality been so blue. Words are unnecessary once again, pay the entrance fee and immediately forget about the high price of such a short-term activity. Enjoy the few minutes you are inside, sharpen your senses and simply let yourself be carried away in this dream to a surreal world.
Our YouTube Travel Video with Behind the Scenes of this picture:
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"El surrealismo se basa en la creencia en la omnipotencia de los sueños, en el juego no dirigido del pensamiento". André Bretón.
Esperando tras aquella pequeña cavidad se encontraba un sitio diferente. Tumbados en la barca para no golpearnos con las rocas, en las audaces manos de uno de esos barqueros de Capri que han hecho de este rincón de ensueño su lugar de trabajo. No por saber dónde nos dirigíamos la sorpresa fue menos asombrosa. Porque no importa cuántos vídeos o fotografías se hayan visto antes de venir a este lugar, su majestuosa belleza solo puede entenderse si se visita en persona.
Nunca antes habíamos visto una cueva así, nunca antes la realidad había sido tan azul. Sobran una vez más las palabras, paguen la entrada y olvídense inmediatamente del alto precio de una actividad de tan corta duración. Disfruten de los escasos minutos que estén dentro, afinen sus sentidos y simplemente déjense llevar en este sueño a un mundo surreal.
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This warbler has been hanging around the yard for 4-5 days now.
Seems to like grapes and peanut butter suet.
Maybe it would like a p&j sandwich.
Setophaga tigrina
Striking in appearance but poorly understood, the species spends its winters in the West Indies, collecting nectar with its unique curled, semitubular tongue.
Sometimes I wish I understood bird. Can only guess what it's about. They had been checking out potential nesting hollows.
it is best understood by analogy with music, because music as an art form is playful, you don't work the piano
Not very much is understood about the Cheops Pyramid. This pyramid was robbed long before archeologists knew about it. Anything about King Cheops was taken when the tomb was robbed. King Cheops (also known as Kufu) was believed to have been the ruler of a very advanced group. He was probably very rich and well respected. Archeologists know this because his pyramid was so big.
King Cheops was buried alone in his big pyramid. His wives were probably buried in three smaller pyramids nearby. King Cheops’ Pyramid was probably built between 2589-2566 BC. It supposedly took over 2,300,000 giant stone blocks to make the Cheops Pyramid. Each stone block weighed over 2.5 tons. Researchers think it must have taken over 100,000 men to build the Cheops Pyramid.
Castles In The Air
Hoodoo Gurus
Once I built a castle in the air,
A home for you and I-
In a blue, blue sky.
We'd leave behind the weight of worldly care,
I thought we could fly
We only had to try.
Ah, I had to learn fast, (For your own good)
I had to learn fast
And when I knew at last (You understood)
I knew at last
Hell and heaven can be one and the same,
If you don't know how
You should know by now,
Every pleasure always holds an equal amount of pain
But it all works out,
I have no doubt.
A great mate of mine, and one of the original Focus South Crew Anthony Ginman is back in town for a few weeks from Japan. Myself, Ant and Paul Bartle headed down to La Perouse on Sunday morning for a shoot. Great to be back out shooting again with Ant. Really looking forward to having a few beers and shooting over three days with him this coming weekend. This one has myself in the shot, in a "reflective" pose. Good fun putting this composite together. Hope you like "Castles In The Air"
Cheers, Mike
Klenteng Welahan ~Temple of Welahan
It's named Klenteng 'Hian Thian Siang Tee' or HTST. Placed in village/sub-district Welahan, Jepara Regency. About 1 km from my home.
It was one of the oldest Chinese temple in Indonesia.
there are many legend about it. It said that it has connection with Sam Poo Kong, have some ancient heirlooms form Chinese dinasty or even ever mentioned by RA Kartini (our national hero for women emansipation) in her famous letter to Mrs. Abendanon.
I don't really know about whether is it all true or not. I'm not yet dare enough to interview the temple's guard and yeah I ever try to read Kartini's Letters: "Habis gelap terbitlah terang", but found it very difficult to understood for its different era of language style. Would try to read it again if I have time and enough patience~ :p
Well, I think, I was ever talk about shoots Klenteng (Temple) with Kang Zudi.
By that time I was lack of confident to do it, since I affraid to disturb their religious activity or perhaps they would not like me to be around in their worship place.
But one day when I pass this place, it was quite empty. I saw no human or guard.
So I quickly shoot it, and go. Hehe. Still not dare enough to talk with its guard. They (or maybe me myself) seems fierce! hehe o:-)
And then couple weeks ago Mbak Uchi was upload Cheng Ho Mosque which its architecture is seems like a Klenteng. It temp me to upload this! ^^;;
Some info about it:
edyputrajepara.blogspot.com/2009/10/klenteng-welahan.html
myzone.okezone.com/content/read/2011/04/05/4970/hut-klent...
It was raining at this time, and that is the reason why no one was in the middle of the court, otherwise....
Wikepedia:
The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance building in Granada, southern Spain, located on the top of the hill of the Assabica, inside the Nasrid fortification of the Alhambra. The building has never been a home to a monarch and stood roofless until 1957.[1][2]
The structure was commanded by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who wished to establish his residence close to the Alhambra palaces. Although the Catholic Monarchs had already altered some rooms of the Alhambra after the conquest of the city in 1492, Charles V intended to construct a permanent residence befitting an emperor. The project was given to Pedro Machuca, an architect whose biography and influences are poorly understood. At the time, Spanish architecture was immersed in the Plateresque style, still with traces of Gothic origin. Machuca built a palace corresponding stylistically to Mannerism, a mode still in its infancy in Italy. The exterior of the building uses a typically Renaissance combination of rustication on the lower level and ashlar on the upper. Even if accounts that place Machuca in the atelier of Michelangelo are accepted, at the time of the construction of the palace in 1527 the latter had yet to design the majority of his architectural works.
There is a fine line, between recklessness and courage
It's about time, you understood which road to take
It's a fine line, your decision makes a difference
Get it wrong, you'll be making a big mistake
Come on brother, all is forgiven
We all cried when you were driven away
Come on brother, everything is better
Everything is better when you come home and stay
Whatever's more important to you
You've got to change what you wanna do
Whatever's more important to be
That's the view that you've gotta see
There is a long way, between chaos and creation
If you don't say, which one of these your gonna choose
It's a long way, and in every contradiction
Seems to say it's a game that your bound to loose
Come on brother, all is forgiven
We all cried when you were driven away
Come on brother, everything is better
Everything is better when you come home and stay
Come on back
Come on back
Come on back to me
It's a fine line
I.
“As in an explosion, I would erupt with all the wonderful things I saw and understood in this world.”
II.
“The writer is the Faust of modern society, the only surviving individualist in a mass age. To his orthodox contemporaries he seems a semi-madman.”
III.
“I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.”
IY.
“That's metaphysics, my dear fellow. It's forbidden me by my doctor..."
Y.
"What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth.”
YI.
“What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup".
YII.
“A corner draft fluttered the flame, and the white fever of temptation, upswept its angel wings that cast , a cruciform shadow.”
YIII.
“Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.”
IX.
“Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.”
- BORIS PASTERNAK
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PHOTO:
Taken in Harare, Zimbabwe, october 2005.
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Walking along the Waterfront Recreational Trail, a shared path in Toronto. I'm so thankful that TO didn't get the promised snow today. I was able to get some errands done and only had cold winds to deal with.
I’ve always represented my home town. From state to state and from continent to continent. Not because I thought it was cool, but because I’ve always understood where I come from and who I am. Not even in my own city have I seen myself as a imaginary player. I’ve never miss represented what I love or who I love. Authentic City, Authentic Jersey, Authentic Communication. You don’t have to be unauthentic around others. You have to represent the footsteps you yourself, only have walked. I am, and will always be, an acquired taste. Just like my city.
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"The path isn't a straight line; it's a spiral. You continually come back to things you thought you understood and see deeper truths." Barry H. Gillespie.
After several hours contemplating some of the most incredible masterpieces in the world, the visit of the Vatican Museums ends with the exit of the building by stairs that are art by themselves. Although commonly known as the Bramante Stairs, its construction took place centuries after the death of the Renaissance master, when in 1932 Pope Pius XI commissioned Giuseppe Momo with the architectural transformation of some areas of Vatican City. This Italian architect was inspired by the original staircase built by Bramante in 1505 to connect the Belvedere Palace with the outside, which is currently closed to the public, except for a few special visits.
The main reason that gave rise to the construction of double helix staircases was to allow the ascent and descent through differentiated spaces, in order to avoid the interruption of traffic through them. Although nowadays, visitors are only allowed to go down one way, while the other remains closed, on this occasion, there were also restorers working in the part that is usually closed. So taking the photos that allowed me to create this image took a long time and a lot of patience, until I got enough shots that I was able to mix later to eliminate all the people. Of course, I did not use a tripod, so aligning the images has been essential and not very easy. However, once again, all the work and effort has been worth it when I have seen the final photograph reflecting the beauty of such a unique space.
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"El camino no es una línea recta, es una espiral. Continuamente vuelves a cosas que creías entender y ves verdades más profundas." Barry H. Gillespie.
Después de varias horas contemplando algunas de las obras maestras más increíbles del mundo, la visita de los Museos Vaticanos termina con la salida del edificio por unas escaleras que son arte en sí mismas. Aunque conocidas comúnmente como las Escaleras de Bramante, su construcción tuvo lugar siglos después de la muerte del maestro renacentista, cuando en 1932 el Papa Pío XI encargó a Giuseppe Momo la transformación arquitectónica de algunas zonas de la Ciudad del Vaticano. Este arquitecto italiano se inspiró en la escalera original construida por Bramante en 1505 para conectar el Palacio del Belvedere con el exterior, la cual se encuentra actualmente cerrada al público, salvo en contadas visitas especiales.
El principal motivo que dio lugar a la construcción de escaleras de doble hélice, fue permitir la subida y bajada por espacios diferenciados, para así evitar la interrupción del tránsito a través de las mismas. Aunque hoy en día, solo se permite la bajada a los visitantes por uno de los trayectos, permaneciendo el otro cerrado, en esta ocasión, había también restauradores trabajando en la parte que suele estar cerrada. Por lo que realizar las fotos que me han permitido crear esta imagen me llevó un buen rato y mucha paciencia, hasta que conseguí tomas suficientes que luego he podido mezclar para eliminar a todas las personas. Por supuesto, no usé trípode, así que alinear las imágenes ha sido fundamental y no muy sencillo. No obstante, una vez más, todo el trabajo y esfuerzo ha valido la pena cuando he visto la fotografía terminada reflejando la belleza de un espacio tan único.
For many years, I used an atelier to make me beautiful clothes with whom I developed an amazing bond. She understood me, knew my likes and dislikes, was creative and could bring my designs to life, since I have aptitude for the designing of clothes, but not for the sewing of them. Imagine my horror when she moved, first to Sydney, which we could manage, and then to Berlin! Even the deepest pockets couldn’t justify the price of flying to Berlin for multiple consultations and fittings! I never thought I would find another, that is until I was introduced to Kathryn, who altered an evening dress for the daughter of a friend of mine and made a silk purse from a sow’s ear. After meeting Kathryn I found her to be the perfect new atelier for me. She is friendly, an excellent sewer, consultative and very willing to try new ideas, be dynamic and work with some tough fabrics! What more could I ask for from an atelier?
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 4th of February is “clothing labels”. This label from my atelier, Kathryn Ellard, seemed the perfect choice. Sewn inside a jacket I had made for a wedding three years ago, the label is luxurious and features a nice vignette of Art Nouveau swirls, which for anyone who follows me will know is perfect, as I love Art Nouveau design. I hope you like my choice for the theme, and that it makes you smile.
Excerpt taken from the Nonfiction work by Carlo Rovelli which looks at quantum physics and gravity and which I understood probably only about a third of but was fascinated by. Rovelli is Italian and is considered to be making things like black holes sexy for the masses by some. (I thought Lee Bontecou already did that, though)
I have a very different view of mass...and gravity.
But, basically we're all really drifting through a black hole and also I'm still in the wrong timeline. In my other timeline, I've never even heard of Trump, I assure you.
This photo was taken from Rome, which might be in a slightly different location within the black hole than Chicago.
More on this mesmerizing book here:
www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/02/01/512798209/reality-is...
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“If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.” - Richard Nixon.
a self reminder. nothing but a self reminder to myself. it might not mean anything to you guys, but yeah. it does to me. it's a changing life. and the wind of change has moved my boat. and i've sailed and some people were left behind. their seasons/reasons have ended and appeared. and it's time to leave them behind and move on without them. it gives the heart some pain to leave some dear people, but it gives the heart the joy that the pain is no longer there and the lessons are well understood. Another chapter begins with a smile and a head up high. looking to the sky and praying for a better tomorrow. :) So, come the better tomorrow.
I finally understood what true love meant...
Love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.
Nicholas Sparks, Dear John
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4bjWzVoEso
Morning has come, another day....
I must say goodbye
The dawn knows no reprieve
So raise your hands to heaven and pray
That we'll be back together someday
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This is so different for me.
I love this so much though.
I miss you.
I want to be a bird so I can fly to you
I want to be able to sit in your window sill and sing you a song
if I were a bird maybe my beauty would be half as spectacular as yours.
I could comfort you, sing you to sleep.
You wouldn't know why, but you'd feel drawn to me, just a simple bird
I'd be what you needed, even if no one understood.
I would fly to you when you called
and I would love you until the end of the world.
I wouldn't have to miss you anymore, because I'd always be there
singing on your window sill.
oh by the way, the ring in the picture was given to me by Sopranosflight. She's a wonderful soul. I love her dearly.
[Explored]
I've uploaded several other photos from this stretch of road recently. I can't help but shoot it. I drive it every morning on my way to work. The sunrise always has something for me. In some ways it all looks the same... yet what the sky brings is always different.
ODC - Your corner of the world
There was blizzard yesterday and I couldn't get to my office. So everything mixed up in my mind and tonight I was in a hurry to make it for MacroMondays. But I've understood it is Tuesday today... :(
Revuenon 50/1.9 + 16&10mm macrorings.
When the boatbuilder and excellent amateur photographer Eino Antero Bergius (1884 - 1978) shot this picture of a brand new motor yacht built at this yard in Vesilahti, I think he was rather pleased with what he saw, and probably a little bit proud, too. The picture, here shown restored and digitally hand colorized by me, is not dated, but I estimate that Bergius took the photo in the early 1910s. The original BW image is in the Vapriikki museum archive (finna.fi).
The National Biography of Finland gives this background information about Bergius as a boat builder:
"During his travels abroad, Bergius had been able to taste the lifestyle of the Belle époque, which included the belief in progress and the charm of speed created by technological development. He understood that the future would belong to vehicles powered by a combustion engine. The first boat equipped with a combustion engine was built in Germany in 1886 by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz. The first actual motor boater in the waters of Tampere was apparently the linen factory manager Henrik Solin (1848 - 1902), who acquired a kerosene boat in 1899. In the fall of 1905, Tampere's first yard that manufactured motor boats began operations. These could act as inspiration when Bergius founded a boatyard in 1910 on the family farm in Suomela, Vesilahti.
Bergius boatyard specialized in fast and high-quality mahogany motor boats. Ordinary people could not afford motorboats for years, but the gentry of Tampere instead got their fine saloon boats from the Vesilahti yard, which immediately began to claim the title of the fastest boat on Tampere's waterways in the Näsijärvi Sailing Club's competitions. As early as December 1910, Tammerfors Nyheter published an illustrated presentation of Bergius' boatyard. According to the news, the shipyard had direct water connections to Tampere and Hämeenlinna, and in addition, boats could be delivered even further from the Lempäälä or Tampere railway stations. The maximum sizes of the boats were determined by the size of the railway wagons. Already from the opening year, the motorboat mentioned as the fastest in Tampere's waters, the Tarvakivi built for the bank manager Albert Snellman, had a speed of 13 knots, which means it could beat even the biggest steamships in speed. Even better was Turso, which Bergius built for himself, which won the 1911 Helsinki-Hanko race as a representative of the Näsijärvi Sailing Club, with an average speed of 19.2 knots despite the heavy waves. The journey took about half of what it would have taken for the big steamships of the time. In 1912, the Helsingin Kaiku magazine mentioned Turso as the fastest boat in this country. She was sold for a large sum to St. Petersburg. Bergius mahogany boats are known to have been sold as far as New Zealand.
Bergius's bigger boats were pretty much built based on the same, probably American drawings, and thus looked very similar to each other. It is known that none of the Bergius dream boats have survived: all that remains are the photographs taken by Bergius himself."
The Bergius boatyard in Vesilahti was destroyed during the 1918 civil war, after which he relocated it in Tampere. The activity continued throughout the 1920s, until the beginning of the depression put an end to the boatyard in 1930.