View allAll Photos Tagged Unsolved
Facebook Fan Page | Twitter | Formspring | My Blog | Getty | Tumblr
"Machu Picchu is a trip to the serenity of the soul, to the eternal fusion with the cosmos; where we feel our fragility. It is one of the greatest marvels of South America. A resting place of butterflies in the epicentre of the great circle of life. One more miracle." - Pablo Neruda, The Heights of Machu Picchu.
Located 120 km northwest of Cusco, the Inca city of Machu Picchu lay hidden from the world in dense jungle covered mountains until 1911. This 'Lost City' is one of the world's archaeological jewels and is one of South America's major travel destinations.
The well preserved ruins of Machu Picchu seem to almost cling to the steep hillside, surrounded by towering green mountains overlooking the Vilcanota River Valley. Even after having seen the classic photos of Machu Picchu in guide books, web sites and postcards you still cannot fail but to be impressed by the awe-inspiring location of the ruins.
When you read about its discovery and the unsolved mystery of its purpose and how it came to become 'lost to the world' you will realize why so many people make the pilgrimage to visit this fascinating and spiritual site.
Why do so many people want to get to Machu Picchu by 6am in the morning? Climbing Huayna Picchu.
A few years ago you could wake up in Aguas Calientes, have breakfast and stroll down to where the buses depart, buy your ticket, have another coffee and easily get on the first bus at 6:30am arriving at Machu Picchu for just before 7am. You'd be one of the first people there. The next bus wouldn't arrive for another 20 minutes. Although officially sun rise at Machu Picchu is at about 5:30am the sun doesn't actually start to break out from behind the mountains until about 7:20am (give or take 10 minutes due to variations throughout the year). So arriving at Machu Picchu for about 7am in the morning is ideal as it takes about 10 minutes to walk up to the Watchman's Hut which offers the best views over Machu Picchu.
As from May 2007 the government has put a limit of 400 on the number of people who can climb Huayna Picchu, the mountain that you see rising up behind Machu Picchu. This means that during the peak season if you really want to be among the lucky (or mad!) 400 you really have to make the effort to get up early. As soon as you enter Machu Picchu its recommended that you make your way over to the base of Huayna Picchu where you'll find a small hut handing out the tickets to climb. The tickets are free. The first 200 people can climb Huayna Picchu straight away, however they all have to be back down by 10am when the 2nd group of 200 can make the climb. It takes about an hour to reach the top climbing slowly - not recommended for sufferers of vertigo. The narrow trail can be quite dangerous at times after wet weather. Unfortunately if you are arriving by the Inca Trail or by train the same day then it is becoming increasingly difficult (in fact almost impossible in the peak months) to climb Huayna Picchu the same day. You'll just have to spend the night in Aguas Calientes and return early the following morning.
Derry City Cemetery, Northern Ireland
There is a very mysterious grave in the Derry City Cemetery that has no headstone nor surround. It is on the cemetery records yet there are curiously no names or details of the deceased. Even stranger is that this unknown grave is only discoverable by looking for this ancient, dead & twisted limbed tree because it grows straight out of the unknown grave plot! This mystery is currently unsolved & whoever lies here is sadly unknown… “John Doe”
"John Doe" - A fictitious name used to identify an unknown man or body.
*Major Update*
Today I am saddened to bring you all the news that this tree has now gone forever :( Last night on 22 August 2017 a terrible storm had tumbled it over & broke it to pieces. I will sadly miss this old mysterious twisted tree, its now taken its secrets with it :(
Hope you enjoy! Please Favourite & Follow to view my newest upcoming works, Thank you
What made this person so happy? There are clues: she's probably a girl, and her name probably starts with P, because you always write your initial first, right? Maybe J just told her he loves her. Maybe he asked her to marry him! Maybe he bought her tickets to see her favorite band. The mystery is delicious, and probably better left unsolved. HFF!
This was the railway arch on Pinchin Street where an unidentified female torso was found inside (before it was bricked up, I'm not sure when that happened), by PC William Pennett on 10 September 1889.
She was sadly never identified, & isn't considered to have been a victim of Jack the Ripper, although is listed as one of the 11 unsolved Whitechapel Murders in the official police file.
Taken in 2016 while on a private Ripper tour with historian/guide Richard Jones. This street is also still really creepy at night.
Nikon F4. ADOX Color Implosion 100 35mm C41 film.
If we could only unravel this man's secret to come out of this hole on the ground with his shoes on his head first, we wouldn't have to cut collages all day to earn a living!
Collage made for the latest theme "A Secret" on kollagekit.blogspot.com/
The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 7038 wind languidly across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 7038 lies around 220 million light-years from Earth in the southern constellation Indus. This image portrays an especially rich and detailed view of a spiral galaxy, and exposes a huge number of distant stars and galaxies around it. That’s because it’s made from a combined 15 hours worth of Hubble time focused on NGC 7038 and collecting light. So much data indicates that this is a valuable target, and indeed, NGC 7038 has been particularly helpful to astronomers measuring distances at vast cosmic scales.
The distances to astronomical objects are determined using an interconnected chain of measurement techniques called the Cosmic Distance Ladder. Each rung in the ladder is calibrated by earlier steps, based on measurements of objects closer to us. This makes the accuracy of distances at the largest scales dependent on how accurately distances to nearby objects can be determined. Hubble inspected NGC 7038 with its Wide Field Camera 3 to calibrate two of the most common distance measurement techniques: type 1A supernovae and Cepheid variables.
One of Hubble's original science goals was to accurately establish distances to night-sky objects, and over its three decades of operation Hubble’s increasingly precise distance measurements have contributed to one of the most intriguing unsolved problems in astronomy. Distance measurements are used to derive a quantity known as the Hubble constant, which captures how fast the Universe is expanding. As astronomer’s measurements of the Hubble constant have become more precise, their value has become increasingly inconsistent with the value of the Hubble Constant derived from observations of the Big Bang’s afterglow. Astronomers have been unable to explain the mismatch between the two values of the Hubble constant, which suggests that a new discovery in cosmology is waiting to be made.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Jones; CC BY 4.0
"Now let it all in
Cover up the arm that holds the weight
Raging on too long and all will stay
Unsolved
I let it throw me off my feet
I let it put me on my knees
What do I know
I ought to grow
But do I ever?
Can’t sit around hiding all my scars
Let them all show
Let them all know about go in and embrace the inevitable
Now let it all in"
E.V.E {Team} Noctiluca Stars
E.V.E Noctiluca Flower
Letea forest is a natural reservation, covering an area of approximately 2,825 ha (6,980 acres). It is the oldest protected area in Romania. It was established in 1930, and not by accident: it is the northernmost subtropical forest in the world, and only of its kind in Europe, home of about 3,500 species of plants and animals.
It has a rich flora and fauna, described incompletly, but it is sure that rare and endangered species including endemic species (found only here) find their home here, such as Centaurea pontica. Visiting the forest is a unique experience as in a continental climate you will find a subtropical deciduous forest, interwoven with lianas. We can admire 4-700 years old oaks, poplars, elms, alders or lindens, but going in forest we can see sand dunes too. The sand dunes are home to many rare and endangered flora species as well.
The fauna of Letea forest is also rich, about 70% of the Danube Delta fauna can be found here: is the nesting site of over 150 species of birds such as the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), tawny eagle (Aquila rapax), black kite (Milvus migrans), herpetological rarities such as the steppe racer (Eremias arguta), or meadow viper (Vipera renardi).
The forest is famous for its “wild horses” that are actually released by locals and become broncos (semi-feral horses). Approximately 2,000 broncos are found in the forest, unfortunately causing serious damage to the local biosphere. The capture and transportation of these horses is an unsolved problem.You can find a detailed descriptions of the species from Danube Delta here.
Access: we arrive to Letea from Tulcea by navigating on the Sulina branch, then the Magearu canal. Transport through the forest can be done with dray. Locals make available tractors for transportation, but keep in mind that tractors disturb the flora and fauna of the forest. Even outside the forest, we are passing by many canals and we can see nesting birds!
On the wall outside, there was a statue of Bom-Bane, built by her brother-in-law, John Jostins, who worked on R2-D2 in The Empire Strikes Back. On the night of 1 December 2012, thieves stole the statue. Jane Bom-Bane told the Argus, "I feel like my alter ego has been snatched. It has no use or value to anyone else, but it is a part of us." With the theft unsolved, puppeteer Isobel Smith organised a collection from café regulars to raise money for a new statue. The second one, built by the artist Paul Harrison, was unveiled on 11 January 2015. Vandals attacked the replacement on 22 July 2017, stealing the statue's head and tray. The original statue was recovered, restored with a new tray, and replaced on the wall on 9 May 2021 (wikiwand.com)
I spent hours trying to solve a maths problem, then found some required information was missing. This picture shows the similar thing. Some parts are missing to complete the expected geometrical shape.
Facebook Fan Page | Twitter | Formspring | My Blog | Getty
"Machu Picchu is a trip to the serenity of the soul, to the eternal fusion with the cosmos; where we feel our fragility. It is one of the greatest marvels of South America. A resting place of butterflies in the epicentre of the great circle of life. One more miracle." - Pablo Neruda, The Heights of Machu Picchu.
Located 120 km northwest of Cusco, the Inca city of Machu Picchu lay hidden from the world in dense jungle covered mountains until 1911. This 'Lost City' is one of the world's archaeological jewels and is one of South America's major travel destinations.
The well preserved ruins of Machu Picchu seem to almost cling to the steep hillside, surrounded by towering green mountains overlooking the Vilcanota River Valley. Even after having seen the classic photos of Machu Picchu in guide books, web sites and postcards you still cannot fail but to be impressed by the awe-inspiring location of the ruins.
When you read about its discovery and the unsolved mystery of its purpose and how it came to become 'lost to the world' you will realize why so many people make the pilgrimage to visit this fascinating and spiritual site.
Why do so many people want to get to Machu Picchu by 6am in the morning? Climbing Huayna Picchu.
A few years ago you could wake up in Aguas Calientes, have breakfast and stroll down to where the buses depart, buy your ticket, have another coffee and easily get on the first bus at 6:30am arriving at Machu Picchu for just before 7am. You'd be one of the first people there. The next bus wouldn't arrive for another 20 minutes. Although officially sun rise at Machu Picchu is at about 5:30am the sun doesn't actually start to break out from behind the mountains until about 7:20am (give or take 10 minutes due to variations throughout the year). So arriving at Machu Picchu for about 7am in the morning is ideal as it takes about 10 minutes to walk up to the Watchman's Hut which offers the best views over Machu Picchu.
As from May 2007 the government has put a limit of 400 on the number of people who can climb Huayna Picchu, the mountain that you see rising up behind Machu Picchu. This means that during the peak season if you really want to be among the lucky (or mad!) 400 you really have to make the effort to get up early. As soon as you enter Machu Picchu its recommended that you make your way over to the base of Huayna Picchu where you'll find a small hut handing out the tickets to climb. The tickets are free. The first 200 people can climb Huayna Picchu straight away, however they all have to be back down by 10am when the 2nd group of 200 can make the climb. It takes about an hour to reach the top climbing slowly - not recommended for sufferers of vertigo. The narrow trail can be quite dangerous at times after wet weather. Unfortunately if you are arriving by the Inca Trail or by train the same day then it is becoming increasingly difficult (in fact almost impossible in the peak months) to climb Huayna Picchu the same day. You'll just have to spend the night in Aguas Calientes and return early the following morning.
Explored: Highest Position: 226
I borrowed ovit's kiev because of my bronica's unsolved focusing problems. focusing is one fine thing.
Missouri Mystery Motel – you can check out, but you can never leave. 🏨
In 1972, two teenage lovers set out on a fateful road trip along Route 66, stopping for a night at the infamous Madry Wise Motel. They were never heard from again, and their bodies were never found. Now, it's up to you to enter the eerie motel, follow the clues, and solve this chilling cold case. Will you uncover the truth behind their disappearance, or will the mystery remain unsolved? 🔍
This week only, snag the full building, snap-in furniture, and a full mystery game at 50% OFF at the Today is the Good Day 2 Play Sale! ️🎉
Weekend Sales: bit.ly/4f7Khd4
For this week, I thought of this idea with a regular rubik's cube, when I saw this one besides and thought, those strange shapes and light reflections could look great!
I used my 50mm f1.4 focusing only on the upper left corner in the nearest face of the cube, getting nice blurry lines elsewhere.
It has been more than 130 days since the beginning of the protest in Hong Kong. The pro-demoracy movement is not coming to the end yet since the government is not answering to the demands of people. This is like a difficult and unsolved chess game.
It is now the turn for the Hong Kong government to make a move.
Chess player is trying to decide on the move in a game.
Fuji X-T1
Fuji XF 35mm F2
In-camera B&W with yellow filter
From one of my favorite authors - Alexander McCall Smith and his fabulous lady detectives! No crime goes unsolved - at least in Botswana! HMM.
It has been a year since the earthquake and tsunami happened in Japan.
The tragic event is like distant memories yet very close.
So many questions unanswered. Such as radioactive pollution, the economic and psychological recovery for the people, the safety of nuclear power etc. Like the debris of the earthquake coming to North America after a year, the consequences of the tsunami as a partly human-made disaster are far-reaching.
I took the three mushrooms shot on the day I heard the tsunami news in 2011. I made this also in memory of the people who died and survived this catastrophe on the first anniversary.
The shot was taken with my Fuji X10 in its super-macro mode.
Wish everyone has a good Sunday!
This week I wanted to create something surrealistic. When I described the idea to my friends it just sounded weird. But I wanted Rubik’s cube to symbolize the amount of order and control a person has in his/her life. The perfectly solved cube represents a secure and well-ordered life. In this photo, that way of living is the norm. In the end of the line one person hasn’t got everything figured out yet. In fact, there’s pretty much chaos in her head. But that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. That just means that anything could happen.
“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Model: Jenny Forsberg
Just some trivia: At 17, I figured out how to solve Rubik’s cube. That was before solutions were easily found on Google. But I soon realized that knowing how to solve the cube wasn’t cool at all, and wasn’t to any help when I wanted boys to like me ;)
My Facebook page (To see behind the scenes, before & after etc.)
Instagram: victoria_soderstrom
Now it's not just the love that is in the air..
HBW!
A big credit to Ines for her inspiring photo and idea!
Explored! May 26, 2009 #32
Thank you very much friends!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwjp8-9iPAQ
It started out as one love one passion
Now it's bursting out into a chain reaction
My sinful deeds I will never confess!
This dead man will make out to be a useless witness
This is just what we wanted which is why it feels so right
Cut slice dig as deep as you can
Look into her eyes and know his blood is on your hands
My new lead is the reaper, and my anger is my scythe
Together we will make this life
Together we will hide!
Hide and seek a sick game of destiny
And this round you will never win (You know you'll never find him!)
Here we go, count to ten let's start this show
Where you've gone she will never know!
Cut-throat executioner, I aspire to survive
It's a case of an unsolved murder
Baby now you're all mine
No services, coffin, no hearse
I'll find a place to hide his corpse!
Under the world
Bury my secrets, evidence will burn
The deed is done I've lost my mind
Last sense of my conscience starts to fade and die
Under the world
Are the sins committed for this girl
This man who died, it's justified
He's out of sight now you're all mine
Now you're all mine...
An unsolved Rubik's cube + water droplets + a transparent jar cover = Day 93: Colorful
For instructions on how to do this, click here.
There is something so mysterious about how nature has taken over the temples of Ta Phrom. How the tree roots and trunk bind together the structure and become a part of it. No matter how many times you see it, every time you look at it and gawk in wonder.
See Magical Ta Phrom.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
2008
Sam and Konoto head for Nosmo King's shop. The detectives had cleared the scene, gathering what evidence they needed, but Sam was looking for something very specific after learning about a second mystery that remained unsolved.
"Aha!" he exclaimed, looking at the one costume remaining in the window. It was like he found the most important clue to solve that mystery.
"What did you find?" Konoto asked inquisitively. By now, she had grown accustomed to Sam Shoegum's method of searching out clues.
"Do you see this?" he asked, holding his magnifying glass in just the right position for her to observe something on the one costume. "Nosmo was leaving us a clue all the time, and this is it!" Sam was excited as he further explained to Konoto just what he found and how this will help point him to the right place to wrap up the one mystery as well as finding the missing Oriental Gem.
"Wow!" Konoto exclaimed. "When can we go in and get that gem?"
"Hold on, " Sam said cautiously. "We have to build our case so this thief will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
From the Loretto Chapel Website:
When the Loretto Chapel was completed in 1878, there was no way to access the choir loft twenty-two feet above. Carpenters were called in to address the problem, but they all concluded access to the loft would have to be via ladder as a staircase would interfere with the interior space of the small Chapel.
Legend says that to find a solution to the seating problem, the Sisters of the Chapel made a novena to St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters. On the ninth and final day of prayer, a man appeared at the Chapel with a donkey and a toolbox looking for work. Months later, the elegant circular staircase was completed, and the carpenter disappeared without pay or thanks. After searching for the man (an ad even ran in the local newspaper) and finding no trace of him, some concluded that he was St. Joseph himself, having come in answer to the sisters' prayers.
The stairway's carpenter, whoever he was, built a magnificent structure. The design was innovative for the time and some of the design considerations still perplex experts today.
The staircase has two 360 degree turns and no visible means of support. Also, it is said that the staircase was built without nails—only wooden pegs. Questions also surround the number of stair risers relative to the height of the choir loft and about the types of wood and other materials used in the stairway's construction.
Over the years many have flocked to the Loretto Chapel to see the Miraculous Staircase. The staircase has been the subject of many articles, TV specials, and movies including "Unsolved Mysteries" and the television movie titled "The Staircase."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Toscan_du_Plantier
Okay so my unsolved murder was on Sophie Toscan Du Plantier she was a French Movie producer , she was killed/beaten to death infront of her house on Dec 23rd , the original murder was in winter but I did mine in more in May, considering there's no snow :P
Hope you like the pic ;D <3
found in a pond at Buscot (National Trust
Buscot Park is a country house at Buscot near the town of Faringdon in Oxfordshire. It was built in an austere neoclassical style between 1780 and 1783 for Edward Loveden Townsend. It remained in the Loveden Townsend family until sold in 1859 to Robert Tertius Campbell, an Australian. Campbell's daughter Florence would later be famous as Mrs Charles Bravo, the central character in a Victorian murder case that remains unsolved to this day.[1] On Campbell's death, in 1887, the house and its estate were sold to Alexander Henderson a financier, later to be ennobled as Baron Faringdon.
Following the death of the 1st Baron in 1934, the house was considerably altered and restored to its 18th-century form, by the architect Geddes Hyslop, for his grandson and successor, Gavin Henderson, 2nd Baron Faringdon, during this era, the art collection founded by the 1st Baron was considerably enlarged, although many of the 1st Baron's 19th-century works of art were sold immediately following his death.
The house and estate was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1956. The contents (which include works of art by Rembrandt and Burne-Jones) are owned by the Faringdon Collection Trust. The house is occupied and managed by the present Lord Faringdon. The mansion and its extensive formal and informal gardens and grounds are open to the public each summer.
(((dream – reality – vision)))
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rilke again:
Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And last but not least:
Imagionation is the mother of all possibilities.
(I'm not absolutely sure, but I suppose C. G. Jung said or wrote this once.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart, and learn to love the questions themselves.”
- Rainer Maria Rilke
This image was taken in the cemetery at Gatton, Queensland, Australia. The large monument marks the graves of Michael, Norah (Honara) and Ellen (Theresa) Murphy, who were brutally murdered in mysterious circumstances. The unsolved triple murder is one of the most intriguing chapters in Gatton's history and is known as 'The Gatton Murders', 'The Gatton Tragedy', 'The Gatton Mystery' or 'The Murphy Murders'.
Late on a bright moonlit night on Boxing Day, Monday 26th of December 1898 or early in the morning of Tuesday 27th, tragedy struck this small country town, in the form of a triple murder, the worst crime perpetrated in any of the colonies to that time. Although thoroughly investigated by the Queensland Police, who were assisted by Aboriginal trackers brought in from Fraser Island, the investigators remained baffled and the crime remained unsolved and remains a mystery to this day.
source: www.gattonmurders.com
I was excited about the 2018 New Mexico Geological Society Fall Field Conference because I have always been curious about the Organ Mountains. Maybe you are or would be too.
When I stood on the dunes at White Sands when I was 9 and looked west at the mountains there, I noticed a dramatic change in them as I slowly scanned southward. The mountains to the north had relatively smooth crests and a slowly undulating topography.
The mountains to the south, however, were very different - they were very jagged and rough in profile.
Why was this?
Fast forward 30 years and I was standing on the same dunes photographing them at sunset and I noticed this abrupt change again and it reminded me of the same question I had 30 years earlier. Now however, I could find the answer and the Fall Field Conference would stop at the mountains and discuss and examine them in detail.
First however, a little cultural history. Cueva is Spanish for cave and, indeed, there is a cave in the rocks in the foreground. A cave is not really a cave unless there is a hermit or ascetic that lives there.
The hermit was Giovanni Maria de Agostini who traveled throughout South and North America on foot. In 1867, he walked to Las Vegas (The Meadows) New Mexico and lived atop a spectacular mountain above the town. This Mountain is now named: Hermits Peak after him.
After a couple of years, he walked south to Las Cruces and took up residence in a cave in the nearby Organ Mountains. In 1869 he was murdered in his cave and his murder has remained unsolved.
The jagged peaks of the Organ Mountains in the background, also look different than the red, smooth, massive rocks in the foreground. While we are looking, what are those smooth, multilayered rocks just above the black tree on the left side of the photograph? Stay tuned...
D0A9781
Shot from the Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street in the City, looking out over West London from 35 floors up. Unsure about this one as I've been staring at it all day... but hey-oh I might as well dive in and post it despite my reservations. Let me know what you think?
Rather high resolution on this - 24 frames stitched together for this panoramic to make a nearly 12,000 x 6,000 image. Why I rarely make it easier on myself in the field to capture something more simple will be a mystery left unsolved.
5DII + 135L
Crappy photos here: Instagram
Jungfrau Park is an amusement park located near Interlaken, Switzerland. It opened as the Mystery Park in 2003, and closed in November 2006 due to financial difficulties and low turnout. The park was designed by Erich von Däniken, and consisted of seven pavilions, each of which explored one of several great "mysteries" of the world. Von Däniken opened the theme park to present his interpretations of unsolved mysteries involving extraterrestrial life that he believes took place around the world.
"HAVE PATIENCE WITH EVERYTHING THAT REMAINS UNSOLVED IN YOUR HEART... LIVE IN THE QUESTION."
Rainer Maria Rilke, "Letters To a Young Poet"
Ladakh (Himalaya), giugno 2009. Meraviglioso, aggirarmi silenziosamente tra i cortili interni e le scale buie e le suggestive sale dei gompa (monasteri), seguendo a volte un canto di preghiera distante. Ho scoperto spesso monaci, a volte giovanissimi come quello qui ritratto, assorti in istanti di introspezione assolutamente privata.
Ladakh (Himalaya), June 2009. Wonderful, to stroll silently through the inner courtyards, dark stairs and charming halls of the gompas (monasteries), sometimes following a distant chant. I've often found monks, sometimes very young ones like the one portrayed here, absorbed in moments of private introspection.
Music/Commento musicale davvero in tema: Bruno Coulais, Le Lac - Himalaya
E' la colonna sonora del film: "Himalaya - L'infanzia di un capo", di Eric Valli.
It's the soundtrack of the film "Himalaya - The Rearing Of A Chief", by Eric Valli.
Per chi non conoscesse questa straordinaria colonna sonora di un film altrettanto straordinario, ecco qualche informazione: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalaya_-_L'infanzia_di_un_capo
Information about the film: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalaya_(film)
Explore #08, June 21th 2013 (highest ranking)
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without noticing it, and live along some distant day into the answer.
"O, how incomprehensible everything was, and actually sad, although it was so beautiful. One knew nothing. One lived and ran about the earth and rode through forests, and certain things looked so challenging and promising and nostalgic: a star in the evening, a blue harebell, a reed-green pond, the eye of a person or a cow. And sometimes it seemed that something never seen yet long desired was about to happen, that a veil would drop from it all; but then it passed, nothing happened, the riddle remained unsolved, the secret spell unbroken, and in the end one grew old and looked cunning...or wise...and still one knew nothing perhaps, was still waiting and listening."
( Hermann Hesse - Narcissus and Goldmund)
Nikkon D 700, Nikkor 17-35mm @ 19 mm,
1/20 s @ f 11, ISO 100,
Singh Ray 3 stop soft and Lee 0.3 hard GND
52/52
And... that's the end of my 52 project!
The model is my friend Maëva, one of the most beautiful persons I know, inside and out. I wanted to shoot something, anything, with her, so badly. I finally did!
This picture means a lot to me, it means a lot that it's the one that ends my 52 project. I had the most difficult time editing it. At first, the picture meant nothing to me. It didn't want to tell me its story, it refused to let me know its secret. I edited it once, then deleted everything. I edited it once more, and still wasn't happy. When I tried for the third time, suddenly everything got clear. This was my picture, I loved it, it meant something to me.
This very same day, things got hectic in my life, and long time unsolved problems got solved. Maëva told me: 'that's the end of your 52 project, and suddenly new adventures come your way. Everything seems to be falling into place perfectly.' This is so true. Perfectly.
Where is this girl in red? Where does she go? Is she waiting for something, someone? Will she jump, will she dive?
Jump! Jump little girl! New adventures are coming your way!
Thank you for reading me! <3
This juvenile White Tailed Kite used this perch in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area for a week or so. An adult would frequently call to it from behind the row of trees; it would fly off and return to the perch shortly. I never did figure out what was going on. One of the things that excites me about photographing wildlife is putting my detective skills to work - trying to use what I've learned to identify and maybe even predict interesting behavior patterns, but this case remains unsolved...
Delicate blue and sentimental flower
who escaped the cruel grip
of death
which persued you without surrender in the darkest hour of the night
so many tears you cryed
as a result of that close encounter
glory be to god
you are safe
The White Pass & Yukon Rotary Fleet breaks out of Canadian Shed (approx MP 21.5) and heads north toward Fraser, British Columbia under a wintry sky. In this going-away view of the plow train, you can more clearly see the two pusher engines and their crews as they carefully push the 1898-vintage rotary in snow that is roughly 3 ft deep. Immediately behind the plow is the superheated, 1947-vintage Mikado #73. Behind her, and closer to the camera, is the saturated, 1908-vintage Consolidation #69. Close coordination between the crews of all three machines is important. The rotary pilot is in charge and is continually issuing both hand and whistle signals to the pusher crews as the snow conditions vary. If the pushers apply too much pressure, the rotary may stall...or even derail. In this neck of the woods a derailment would definitely be a bad day. If you look carefully out ahead of the train, you'll see she's being led by a large Caterpillar Bulldozer, which is breaking up the snowpack ahead. One of the great, unsolved mysteries of my rotary experience is how the bulldozer pilot knows where the tracks are in this featureless wilderness.
From: John O'Donohue
May this be a morning of innocent beginning,
When the gift within you slips clear
Of the sticky web of the personal
With its hurt and hauntings,
And fixed fortress corners,
A morning when you become a pure vessel
For what wants to ascend from silence,
May your imagination know
The grace of perfect danger,
To reach beyond imitation,
And the wheel of repetition,
Deep into the call of all
The unfinished and unsolved
Until the veil of the unknown yields
And something original begins
To stir toward your senses
And grow stronger in your heart...
John O'Donohue -
Excerpt from, 'For the Artist at the Start of Day'
BENEDICTUS (Europe) / TO BLESS THE SPACE BETWEEN US (US)
Guess what it is :o).
Hint: only cropped and contrast slightly enhanced. Otherwise not touched.
Looks better on black