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Protest demonstration 7Nov2016
Hongkongers opposed to an interpretation of the Basic Law by Beijing’s top lawmaking body took to the streets to voice their anger with the central government.
Situated at the top of Singuttara Hill and overlooking the city, this incredibly sacred place has witnessed Myanmar’s dynamic, ever-changing history over the course of an estimated 2,500 years. The Shwedagon has endured severe natural disasters, military occupation, been the site of historic public speeches and protests; and yet, its grandeur exists today to tell each century’s story in the faintest sounds of bells and the loudest patters of bare feet.
Surrounding the towering bell-shaped stupa, referred to as a zedi in Burmese, are 64 smaller stupas and four larger cardinal corner ones. 12 planetary posts representing days of the week and the moon’s ascension also encompass the zedi’s base.
Pilgrims from other countries and throughout Myanmar add to the vibrancy with their traditional clothes and offerings. You will witness moments of prayer, meditation and the ‘bathing of the Buddha’ by day of the week. Labels with the days of the week surround the stupa and dictate the placement of offerings. The Monday corner is reserved for those who were born on a Monday, Tuesday corner for Tuesday, and so on. Washing the Buddha at the corner of your birthday is considered lucky and good for karma.
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Out of the corner where the river makes a sharp turn below Lasalle falls. I like the three boulders and the longer shutter speed to emphasize their texture and steadfastness against the relentless flow.
Berlin, East Side Gallery
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Zenza Bronica S2A; Nikkor-Q 135mm f/3.5; Bregger BRF-15 exp 2009 rated @ISO10;
Semistand Developement; 2min presoak,30s rotation, 2x inversion@30min, Adox Adonal 1:100 for 1h; Adofix 5 min
The Henderson Swasey Town Forest is a great example of why NH is the Granite State. Tons of boulders, ledge and even a possible glacial erratic or two are on display. Tough to photograph well though.
Double exposure combining two images shot within yards of each other in the area around Plaza Catalyuna in Barcelona recently.
One image is of a mural depicting a woman's face and eye while the other is of a little-known plaque celebrating the life of a mystical Jewish astrologer and healer called Astruc Sacanera,who lived in the area in the 15th century.
Thailand / Doi Angkang
Women of the ethnic group Palong, working in fields.
About the Palong
The Palong call themselves "Ta Ang". They belong to the Mon - Khmer branch of the Austro-Asiatic linguistic family. At present the total population of the Palong is about 250,000. There are very few Palong villages in Thailand, all of them came from Burma.
In general, the Palong can be found in Burma, in the mountainous north-western corner of the Shan State, in the southern part of the Kachin State, and a few - perhaps 20, 000 - in the ,est of China's Yunnan province. About thousand Palong people are to be found in Thailand, all of them in the northern part of Chiang Mai province along the border to Myanmar .
The Palong are subdivided the Gold (Shwe) and Silverer (Pale) Palong, a distinction based on slight differences their costumes.
Their main livelihood is the cultivation of tanatep, a large leaf to wrap burmese cigars, and Tea. Besides tea, the they also grow rice, beans, yams, sugar cane, hemp, chillis and other crops. Both men and women decorate their teeth with gold. They [men and women] smoke tobacco and chew betel nuts.
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The final sunset of eastern standard time in spring 2020 found me on this lonely rural road. I wanted to witness this moment in person rather than merely glance out of a window. I love the sense of being overwhelmed by darkness as nightfall descends. Of watching the last colors of sunlight being squeezed out of the horizon. It's a sensory experience as much as a visual one. Walking a mile or so to get here adds tremendously to the experience. Popping in and out of cars mitigates the depth of feeling at a moment like this. Hiking in (and out under the ensuing darkness) adds a sense of investment in the process and heightens the effect of transition. Times like this the 'life experience' component seems to outweigh the photography aspect that brought me here in the first place. The moment is largely symbolic; just the annual clock change into daylight time. Yet it's a definite time marker in a life that has become full of mileposts that rush past in an ever increasing blur. I suppose this is my way of trying to exert control over the process, to slow things down even if just for a moment. And it truly is just a moment. The inevitability of time is inescapable. Seems just a short while since I was in this same spot in the dead of winter, icy winds swirling over a couple feet of snow. Now spring is racing into view. My normal exuberance this time of year seems tempered. It's as if a new set of life rules went into effect on January 1. Over the holidays I read an astrological forecast that called out a moon-Neptune-Saturn alignment that was equated with sickness and disease. Not a week later I read an article about a new virus that had appeared in Wuhan China and was spreading rapidly. Barely two months later and here we are, standing on the brink of what is likely to be a tsunami of ICU patients overrunning the nation's hospitals. Difficult to gauge the impact, but buckle up. It's likely to be a rough ride between now and the next clock change in November.
A performance by Company Chameleon as part of the City Encounter event for Salisbury International Arts Festival.
A new and brave choreography from Company Chameleon, this must-see piece features a rich mix of dance and movement styles performed by Kevin Edward Turner and three dancers. Athletic lifts, dynamic movements and moments of fragility and sensitivity, combine to create a view of mental health, which you simply won’t forget. Touching, sad, funny and absurd, this is relevant and up-to-the-minute dance theatre.
my heart's intention: bear witness to the pain of others without losing myself in the process. i'm working toward equanimity--compassionately being with people while not trying to save, control, or cling. trying to keep my heart open through the sorrows and the joys.
Should children witness childbirth? Good question.
Here's your answer.
Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl , to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby...
Very diligently Kathleen did as she was asked. Heidi pushed And pushed and after a little while, Connor was born.
The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry.
The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had just witnessed..
Kathleen quickly responded, 'He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place ... smack his butt again!'
Evening walk, 17.04.2022.
Fantastic forest nearby - especially in spring there is a feel for forgotten times where ties to nature were closer for the human species.
There was some beautiful light this afternoon, and i found myself in a positin to nip out, of course by the time I got anywhere the light disappeared, so I did a quick mono instead
As I walk on along the Arakawa river bank leaving the "New Arakawa Great Bridge" behind, I take a look back. The grass is lit up by the sun behind me. The blue sky is covered in wispy white clouds. The trees, the grass, and me, all are facing a head-on breeze. I see my own shadow on the path I just walked. And instead of trying to avoid it in the frame in a typical landscape capture, I thought it would be nice this time to include it.
What kind of a composition is this? The usual "rules" of composition have all gone out of the window. Yet it somehow works for me. YMMV.
Seventeen years ago, astronomers witnessed supernova 2001ig go off 40 million light-years away in the galaxy NGC 7424, in the southern constellation Grus, the Crane. Shortly after, scientists photographed the supernova with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in 2002. Two years later, they followed up with the Gemini South Observatory, which hinted at the presence of a surviving binary companion. As the supernova’s glow faded, scientists focused Hubble on that location in 2016. They pinpointed and photographed the surviving companion, which was possible only due to Hubble’s exquisite resolution and ultraviolet sensitivity. Hubble observations of SN 2001ig provide the best evidence yet that some supernovas originate in double-star systems.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Ryder (Australian Astronomical Observatory), and O. Fox (STScI)