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Enamored by the photography of the mid-nineteenth century with it's attitude toward such elements as scale, linear overlapping, and presence of space, I attempted such in this composition.
I am simply astonished at what those photographers created with their early photography cameras, lenses, and developing techniques.
Sure I took a dozen shots with the digital camera - that's the luxury of what they do... quite an abomination of artistic talent.
Only one shot worked - where the central characters are composed as a stretched diamond and suspended in a jumble of converging lines.
How the masters of the nineteenth century managed to compose their masterpieces with one shot using a view camera is beyond my comprehension.
The fascinating thing of chameleons are their eyes. They could be moved in every different direction. So they could watch back and forward at the same time!
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Red-tailed Hawk. View Large On Black The Red-tailed Hawk occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes, including deserts, grasslands, coniferous and deciduous forests, tropical rainforests, agricultural fields and urban areas. It lives throughout the North American continent, except in areas of unbroken forest or the high arctic. It is legally protected in Canada, Mexico and the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. IMG_2610
Part of the stuff I get to take back to my classroom. I have thousands of marbles for a behavior system I do with my students. I've been purging my house of all the stuff I need to take back to school with me next month and hallelujah, I found my marbles.
HBW!
Made front page, yahoo :)
"If you want to express yourself you must present something tangible. But after a while this has only the function of a historic document. Objects aren't very important any more. I want to get to the origin of matter, to the thought behind it." Joseph Beuys, 1969. Ignore the Exif data, this shot was done with the Helios 44M-7 wide-open.
I must admit this hasn’t been the first time to have experienced this unique bonding, when the bird accepted my presence and wouldn’t fly away. Call it “interspecies communication" if you wish, or telepathy - I don’t know (smile).
After taking a few good shots with my 400mm f5.6, I have decided to take the chance and switch lenses, for a shallower DOF. The cute owl didn't move a bit. I must admit having experienced a feeling of acceptance and trust. I gave the owl its space by not getting too close.
Shot taken at f2.8 with Canon 5dIII coupled with canon 70-200 f/2.8 II.
Clark's Woods - Iowa
Didn't have to venture out very far to capture the early morning delights. Buds, blossoms and leaves are finally "popping" announcing that spring is here in the heartland!
The variety of colors, shapes and size makes a walk in the woods worth the effort!
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Il chiostro maiolicato o il chiostro delle Clarisse è uno dei quattro chiostri monumentali del monastero di Santa Chiara di Napoli, tra le architetture ed espressioni artistiche più celebri e note della città .
Il chiostro è opera del 1739 e si deve all'estro creativo di Domenico Antonio Vaccaro.
In questo periodo si diede inizio ad un radicale cambiamento che riguardò tutto il complesso monastico voluto dalla dinastia angioina, con il quale si cancellò tutto il circondario originario composto da edifici religiosi nonché gli interni gotici, a favore di forme artistiche barocche.
Il chiostro grande godendo di maggiori investimenti per le restaurazioni, fu completamente trasformato da Domenico Antonio Vaccaro che mantenne la struttura gotica ridisegnando solo il giardino rustico decorato da preziose "riggiole" maiolicate di Donato e Giuseppe Massa che riprendono paesaggi e scene bucoliche napoletane. L'opera di ammodernamento fu resa possibile anche attraverso le donazioni di famiglie aristocratiche e quindi grazie soprattutto all'intervento della badessa Ippolita di Carmignano, grazie alla quale, per sua volontà , fu creata una maggiore apertura verso l'esterno in modo tale che la nuova struttura rompesse l'austerità del vicino tempio gotico, rendendo dunque gli spazi più armoniosi e fondendo architettura e natura così da confondere gli ospiti. Durante questi interventi le fontane trecentesche, che un tempo abbellivano la chiesa, furono portate all'esterno e una di queste fu completamente circondata da un "mare maiolicato". Tuttavia, seppur le suore disponevano di una ingente somma di denaro, per i lavori di ristrutturazione queste chiesero ulteriori aiuti anche alla regina Maria Amalia di Sassonia, moglie di Carlo III di Borbone.
Il bombardamento aereo del 1943 che distrusse buona parte dei locali della vicina basilica, non riuscì però a deturpare il chiostro delle Clarisse di Santa Chiara e quindi, restando quasi completamente immune all'esplosione, rimane assieme a due cappelle della basilica ed al suo pavimento di Ferdinando Fuga una delle testimonianze barocche del monastero.
Dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, a causa degli ingenti danni subiti dal monastero, molti documenti storici relativi al complesso religioso furono andati perduti, non potendo così fornire alcuna informazione circa gli affreschi trecenteschi prima e seicenteschi poi che caratterizzano le pareti del porticato.
Il chiostro vede lungo il porticato 72 pilastri di varia grandezza e di forma ottagonale sormontati da archi a sesto acuto con volte a crociera, di cui 17 al lato nord e 16 lungo i restanti lati. Alle pareti sono presenti cicli di affreschi barocchi di ignoto autore su Storie francescane, mentre sul lato interno del porticato vi sono muretti decorati da riggiole con paesaggi. I pilastri del chiostro sorreggono un terrazzo caratterizzato dalle celle, mentre, al secondo piano un ulteriore terrazzo fungeva da "luogo di delizie", soprattutto perché si aveva una visuale della città e si scorgeva il mare.
Il chiostro è attraversato da due viali in croce su un piano sollevato rispetto a quello dei portici, completando la grandiosa opera di trasformazione con 64 pilastri maiolicati con figure di fiori e frutta di forma ottagonale. I viali che dividono il giardino sono fiancheggiati da sedili e colonne rivestiti anch'essi da maioliche con Paesaggi, Scene campestri, Mascherate, Scene mitologiche ed infine, tra gli aspetti più interessanti del chiostro, con le scene di vita quotidiana della Napoli del Sei e Settecento che raccontano cosa succedeva all'esterno del complesso attraverso rappresentazioni della città e le sue allegorie che comunque rimandano ai quattro elementi: terra, aria, fuoco e acqua.
Tra le aiuole ci sono due fontane con fondo maiolicato, una delle quali è ornata da quattro sculture di leoni del XIV secolo.
Sul lato di servizio del chiostro, a nord, era disposto invece un cimitero, poi scomparso durante i rifacimenti settecenteschi, mentre da questo stesso lato è l'accesso alla scala Santa voluta negli ultimi anni del XVII secolo dalla badessa Teresa Gattola, tra le nobili personalità dell'aristocrazia napoletana attive verso il restauro del chiostro.
An intentional camera movement shot of strangers visiting art studios during Hebden Bridge Open Studios.
Best viewed full screen.
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
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I can't ever recall seeing a Kookaburra with its crest raised.
No doubt a visual cue to the other family members in the area.
An ominous view over Clear Lake yesterday morning as the weather forecast was predicting freezing rain, sleet mixed with snow for our area starting late last night!
Well guess what? The weather man must know what he is doing because that is just what we are experiencing here this morning!
Sigh . . . not good!
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Despite wind gust of over fifty miles an hour, tranquility and calm prevailed as I climbed Kane Mountain's 98 year old fire tower. The views are of a small corner of the southern Adirondack mountains, but amazing from any direction. Located near Caroga Lake, New York in the 518. Pentax.
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M+ Art Museum; West Kowloon cultural district
A museum "dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries"
This image of my eye was shot by Gabrielle Mensah
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I wanted to post it here as I felt she would get more feedback from my lovely followers here on flickr!
The black-and-white treatment gives it a timeless, documentary feel, turning a mundane sidewalk moment into a compelling visual story. The repetition of the capsule toy machines creates a strong geometric pattern that contrasts perfectly with the organic presence of the people.
here is something so captivating about the bright lights and plastic bubbles of a toy dispenser—even in monochrome, you can almost feel the anticipation. It’s these small, quiet moments of decision that make city life so interesting to watch.
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Shot at an art exhibition that was celebrating interplay between ideas and cultural multiplicity. The theme was to showcase how artists do not confine themselves to a singular art-making language, medium, or style—but, rather, range across a spectrum of possibilities.
Personal note: I really did not understand most of the art work or the idea behind it, but they were nice to look at !
"Sangam/Confluence" art exhibition at NMACC, Mumbai.
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Laguna Miscanti / Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos / Deserto do Atacama / Chile.
4.300 metros de altitude.
Etta has more energy than the rest of us combined so she will play by herself; tossing and catching and worrying her dragon (or ball).
Daily Dog Challenge: Visual Interest
I tried to do a 'pretty' set up of Camellia flowers in a bowl, but Etta thought they were to play with. This is a much better photo and more 'in character'.
i was walking past a laundromat on calle de hortaleza. saw this man and thought: if only he would turn around. and then, at some point, he did.
Location: Netherwood
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One of my favorite places in SL. Such a visual delight with beautiful attention to detail! <3
An image taken when I was in New Mexico photographing an Indian Day School in Sanostee, near Ship Rock. It was a pretty breezy evening with red dust blowing. I turned around to get the wind out of my face, and this is the view I saw. That's Mitten Rock on the right and the road is Indian Service Rte 13 heading towards Arizona.