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Thetis, mother of Achilles and Triton, discovered in Saint Rustice. Saint-Raymond Archaeological Museum, Toulouse, France
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Aldwych Underground Station (Formally Strand Underground Station), London, England
Different composition today compared to my previous uploads. This was taken at the Aldwych Underground station tour run by the London Transport Museum. As you know (or guessed) I am absolutely fascinated with the Tube as it is but to get the opportunity and go on a tour of a disused station which awesome, the tour just was not long enough, I could have spent all day at this station.
You maybe wondering what you are looking at here, well this is one of the two lifts that were in operation at Aldwych Underground station which date back to 1907. When you stand in them they are massive, not sure how many people they fit it but they make modern lifts look small. Sadly the demise of this station was due to these ageing lifts. In the late 80s and 90s it was estimated that it would cost £3 million pounds to restore these lifts to modern standards and was deemed financially not viable as passenger numbers were very low so hence the station closed its doors for the final time in 1994. This is why I have called this image Achilles Heel.
Oh just on another note ironically when they first built this station they had envisaged the station to be far more busy than it actually was when it opened so they built 2 more lift shafts but these were not actually used but were there just incase. This is what amazes me with engineering projects around the time of Aldwych station and before is the sheer over engineering that went into them, sometimes it can be its success (which is often the case) but sometimes it can be its on downfall.
I tired to get the image as straight as possible when taking it but I think the lift must be slightly out as no matter how many times I correct the composition something was not straight so this was the best compromise.
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Aldwych is a closed London Underground station in the City of Westminster, originally opened as Strand in 1907. It was the terminus and only station on the short Piccadilly line branch from Holborn that was a relic of the merger of two railway schemes. The disused station building is close to the junction of Strand and Surrey Street. During its lifetime, the branch was the subject of a number of unrealised extension proposals that would have seen the tunnels through the station extended southwards, usually to Waterloo.
Served by a shuttle train for most of their life and suffering from low passenger numbers, the station and branch were considered for closure several times. A weekday peak hours-only service survived until closure in 1994, when the cost of replacing the lifts was considered too high compared to the income generated.
Disused parts of the station and the running tunnels were used during both World Wars to shelter artworks from London's public galleries and museums from bombing.
The station has long been popular as a filming location and has appeared as itself and as other London Underground stations in a variety of films. In recognition of its historical significance, the station is a Grade II listed building.
68023 stands at Stockport on 5th December 2023 with 0E16 12:54 Longsight TMD to York. I expect Class 68s will become a lot less common at Stockport once the TPEx Nova 3 services finish.
Achilles is a Greek street artist.Some of his (I may say finest) works are located in various "secret" places in Athens.Some of these in this photo.
68023 'Achilles' - 1E37 12.52hrs Liverpool Lime St - Scarborough TPEx. Approaching Huyton Station. 23rd February 2020.
Photo by Alexey Tolchinsky for the WashingtonPost.com.
Major of the Russian Special Forces (Spetsnaz), Igor Zadorozhniy, came to the NYC to join other Physically Challenged Athletes and participate in the Achilles Hope and Possibility 5 Mile race on August 6, 2006. Igor fought in Chechnya and his armored personell carrier was blown by the IED. Read his story in Russian here
Igor was awarded the "Hero of the Russian Federeation" in 2003.
Igor is a triple amputee and he's still in the force. It was his first race on a hand cycle and he plans to comete in the NYC marathon in November. Igor came to the US with other members of the Achilles chapter in Russia. On the photo Igor is in his room in the Soldier's, Sailor's, Marine's and Airmen's Club (ssmaclub.org). SSMA club generously provided rooms to the Achilles athletes.
The scene painted on this pelike depicts Oedipus engaged in solving of the sphinx riddles. This was one of the Achilles Painter’s favorite subjects, and the five examples by him are more than we have from any other painter.
Oedipus is in the process of solving the riddle. He wears traveller’s garb, with a petasos hanging from his neck, and a chitoniskos under a chlamys draped around him. He stands frontally, looking left in the direction of the Sphinx, holding a spear upright in his right hand.
The Sphinx is seated in profile to the right on a rock. In other vases painted by Achilles Painter she stare directly at Oedipus, but on this pelike her gaze is turned downwards, as if she has already lost the contest.
Both of the protagonists seem already guess their sad fate.
Source: John H. Oakley, “ The Achilles Painter”
CAVI/CAV @ www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/B6D240CC-495D-4267-9EC7-9EB11...
Attic black-figure hydria
Height: 24,9 cm
Ca. 445-440 BC
From Vulci, Etruria
Berlin, Altes Museum – Inv. F 2355
This stamnos by the Hector Painter tells an episode at on early stage in the Troy war and concerning the ambushing of Achilles to Troilos, son of the king Priam. The painted scene shows Troilos on one of his horses riding off to the right. The young prince is pursued by Achilles, while Polyxena flees to the left. Her hydria lies abandoned beneath the fleeing horses. The Troilos story is preserved in the summary of the Cypra, but there is no surviving literary source for Polyxena’s presence in the scene.
The running Achilles is portrayed with helmet, spear and shield, and his his right hand is about to grab the astonished Troilos. He is portrayed as a young man, wearing an oriental dress. Contrary to the other depictions of the same episode, the Trojan prince is armed and holds two spears in his left hand.
Attic red-figured stamnos
About 450 – 440 BC
Attributed to the Hector Painter
From Vulci, Etruria
Rome, Vatican Museums, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco
Pecket 0-4-0ST's Ajax & Achilles pose with a 1947 Fordson Thames 7V artic at Chatham Historic Dockyard during a Russ Hillier Charter.
7 July 2004
Photo Peter Sedge
Achilles & Memnon fighting [530-525 BCE]
Ricci Hydria - Rome Villa Giulia MNE 80983 -
Original photo by courtesy of Dan Diffendale
The battle around Troilos’ corps
Main frieze, side A. The scene takes place in the temple of Apollo Tymbraios, where Troilus had sought refuge from Achilles. Near the altar of the god, Achilles and Hector fight over the corpse of Troilus. The inscriptions - Αχιλ[λ]ευς retr., Τροιλος, hεκτορ and βομος- identify the three main characters and the altar. The decapitated, naked corpse of Troilos lies on his back near the omphalos-shaped altar decorated with a gridded surface filled with red dots and incised crosses. His hands are twisted, and his upper body is painted red. Achilles stands behind Troilus' corpse in attacking position, facing Hector portrayed, to the right of the altar, in similar posture. Both wear only arms, no robes; Hector's upper body is painted red. Their armor consists of lance, sword, shield and Corinthian crested helmet. The Boeotian shield of Achilles shows the inner side painted red; the round shield of Hector has a bull's head painted white, with deeply scratched eyes. Both pull out the lance against each other. Hector is followed by three comrades. Achilles challenges the opponents showing the head of Troilos driven into the tip of his spear. All the Trojan warriors are portrayed in the same fighting position with drawn lances, while Athena and Hermes join the fight on Achilles' side. The warriors, of which the first is named Aeneas [“Αινεας” retr.], the second Deithynos [“Δειθυνος” retr.], the third is no named, are naked, and are equipped with lance, sword, round shield and Corinthian helmet with crest. Aeneas also wears red greaves. Deithynos' shield shows a white bull's head. Athena, behind Achilles, wears a red cloak over her chiton, a cap-like Attic helmet with a high crest, and holds a wreath and spear in her right hand. Hermes,“hερμες”, named by inscription, is standing behind the goddess. He wears a short white chiton with vertical, wave incisions, and, over it, the Nebris, winged red shoes and, on his head, petasos.
Middle frieze: Circular animal frieze, centered on the two sides. Side A: Two sirens touching on the chest between two panthers.
Lower frieze: animal parade.
Neck: Affronted sphinxes
CAV /CAVI www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/017A75D4-F6C7-4F97-91C9-184CB...
Tyrrhenian black figure neck amphora
H. 40,0 cm.; Dm. 17,0 cm.
Attributed to “The Tyrrhenian Group” by Holwerda // to The Timiades Painter by Bothmer
About 570 BC
From Vulci
Munich, Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Inv. No. 1426
Achilles, hidden behind the fountain, is ready to ambush Troilus and his sister Polyxena. Troilus was killed by Achilles. Polyxena was captured and moved to the camp of the Greek hero who felt in love of her.
Attic black figure white ground lekythos
Late archaic period
Attributed to the Haimon Painter
Ca. 490 BC
Athens, National Archaeological Museum, NM 12591
Stamnos by the Hector Painter depicting an episode at on early stage in the Troy war and concerning the ambushing of Achilles to Troilos, son of the king Priam. The painted scene shows Troilos on one of his horses riding off to the right. The young prince is pursued by Achilles.
The running Achilles is portrayed with helmet, spear and shield, and his his right hand is about to grab the astonished Troilos. He is a young man, wearing an oriental dress. Contrary to the other depictions of the same episode, the Trojan prince is armed and holds two spears in his left hand.
Attic red-figured stamnos
About 450 – 440 BC
Attributed to the Hector Painter
From Vulci, Etruria
Rome, Vatican Museums, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco
Direct Rail Services Class 68 68023 'Achilles' stands at Newcastle awaiting time. 68025 'Superb' was on the rear. 1Z57 - Edinburgh to Birmingham International
From the Fate/Apocrypha anime/manga. I found it interesting that in the anime, both of these characters are from Grecian myths.
I used a PS gradient map to tone down the background colors and masked out the cosplayers so that they were the most vividly colored objects in the photograph. With that same mask, I slightly blurred the background and darkened just the right side of the image (the trees were much brighter compared to the rest of the photo's elements). The mask kept these edits from affecting the Fate cosplayers.
Achilles killing Penthesilea. The hero plunges his sword into the Amazon's chest, as she falls to the ground. Penthesilea pushes against Achilles' arm and chest, trying to keep him from pushing his sword deeper; she gazes up into his face, as he stares down into hers, but except for Penthesilea's hands, they do not touch one another. Achilles is nude except for his armor: greaves, a helmet, and a mantle draped over his back; he carries a shield and a scabbard over his shoulder. Although the scene is the fight for Troy, Penthesilea is unarmed, wearing only a short chiton with short sleeves, a headband, and jewelry: earrings, bracelets and an ankle bracelet, which accentuate the beauty of the Amazon queen. To the right, bent around the lower right edge of the cup, is a fallen Amazon in Scythian costume, in frontal view with her hands clasped above her head and with her left leg outstretched, her right bent behind her. On the left, a standing warrior wearing a helmet, cuirass, greaves and a mantle and holding a spear and sword. These additional characters force Achilles and Penthesilea into the foreground of the scene. The composition fits the round shape of the cup in a masterly fashion.
Note from Perseus WEB site.
Attic red figured kylix
from Vulci, Etruria
Early Classical period, ca. 470 - 460 BC
Attibuted to “Penthesilea Painter”.
Munich. Antikensammlungen.
This was one of the Achilles Painter’s favorite subjects, and the five examples by him are more than we have from any other painter
Oedipus wears the traveller’s garb, with petasos hanging from his neck and the chlamys draped around him. He stands frontally, looking left in the direction of the Sphinx, holding a spear upright in his right hand.
In this case he is in the process of solving the riddle. The Sphinx is seated in profile to the right on a base (ara?). The monstrous creature stares directly at Oedipus.
Source: John H. Oakley, “ The Achilles Painter”
CARC / CAVI www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/26D27A09-2C82-478A-929A-7F34B...
Attic red-figured amphora
Height: 34,7 cm;
Attributed to The Achilles Painter
440 - 435 BC
Munich, Antikensammlungen - SL 474
Led Zepplin
It was an April morning when they told us we should go
As I turn to you, you smiled at me
How could we say no?
Oh, the fun to have
To live the dreams we always had
Oh, the songs to sing
When we at last return again
Slipping off a glancing kiss
To those who claim they know
Below the streets that steam and hiss
The devil's in his hole
Oh, to sail away
To sandy lands and other days
Oh, to touch the dream
Hides inside and never seen, yeah
Into the sun, the south, the north
At last the birds have flown
The shackles of commitment fell
In pieces on the ground
Oh, to ride the wind
To tread the air above the din
Oh, to laugh aloud
Dancing as we fought the crowds, yeah
To seek the man whose pointing hand
The giant step unfolds
With guidance from the curving path
That churns up into stone
If one bell should ring
In celebration for a king
So fast the heart should beat
As proud the head with heavy feet, yeah
Days went by when you and I
Bathed in eternal summer's glow
As far away and distant
Our mutual child did grow
Oh the sweet refrain
Soothes the soul and calms the pain
Oh Albion remains
Sleeping now to rise again
Wandering and wandering
What place to rest the search?
The mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
For the mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
From the earth
I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way
I know the way, know the way, know the way, know the way
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
For the mighty arms of Atlas
Hold the heavens from the earth
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, a
I have a healthy obsession for how ballet does for one's legs...how stretching does for the quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, Achilles heel...making a dancer's legs very trim and also very fit...and looking their absolute prettiest with a pair of tights on! And there's also the tummy and waistline where stretching and flexing also help in keeping them so trim and helping make all those costumes and leotards look so stunning and slim-fitting! Oh, and I'd prefer doing these stretches when it's chilly outside during the fall...not like wintery cold, but cold so as to offer a nice challenge for the hamstrings, as I find these conditions most conductive for ballet stretching! That said, I love this picture for all these reasons...plus doing them with tights and pointe shoes on! 💖
Italiote Red Figure amphora.
Painter of the Berlin Dancing Girl.
Rudiae.
430-400 BCE.
Museo Provinciale Archeologico 'S. Castromediano,' Lecce
inv. 571
Battle between heroes identified by the barely legible names written in color beside the figures. The central figures would be the Ethiopian king Memnon (ally of Troy) and Achilles fighting over the body of Antilochos son of Nestor. The two adversaries are flanked by other fighting heroes: Aeneas for the Trojans, while the Achaean warrior behind Achilles is not clearly identified. The companion of Achilles might be Ajax. The Trojan and Greek charioteers might be identified, respectively, as Lykon (named by inscription, ΛΥΚΟN) and Automedon (by retrograde inscription, ΝΟΔΕΜΟΤΥΑ). On the right side of the frieze, the figure of old Nestor can be discerned, whose stance encourages the Greeks in the battle that will bring them victory.
Source @ www.perseus.tufts.edu
Greek high-relief
High Arcaic Period
530 BC - 525 BC
Siphnian Treasury
Delphi, Archaeological Museum
Nikon D800 Photos Beautiful Swimsuit Bikini Lingerie Model Goddess! Modeling the Gold 45 Revolver Gold'N'Virtue swimsuits and lingerie which is inspired by classic, epic mythology--Homer, Odysseus, Achilles, Aeneas, et al.--Hero's Journey Mythology! :)
Shooting stills & video @ the same time:
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Modeling Gold 45 Revolver Gold'N'Virtue Lingerie with the famous golden gun! The Colt 45 Revolver comes directly form Clint Eastwood's/Sergio Leone's Fistful of Dollars--my favorite Western--heck my favorite all-time film, exalting the classical, archetypal themes I seek in all my photography!
She was tall, athletic, thin, pretty, and fit with gorgeous blue eyes and long legs! Shot with the D800 and my favorite workhorse lens the very sharp Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens. A slight change of pace for all my flickr fans!
Here's some HD video shot during the swimsuit/lingerie shoot that day:
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The tall, golden-haired, blue-eyed goddess was modeling the black & gold "Gold 45 Revolver" Gold'N'Virtue swimsuits with the main equation to Moving Dimensions Theory on the swimsuits: dx4/dt=ic. Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! :) You can read more about my research and Hero's Journey Physics here:
herosjourneyphysics.wordpress.com/ MDT PROOF#2: Einstein (1912 Man. on Rel.) and Minkowski wrote x4=ict. Ergo dx4/dt=ic--the foundational equation of all time and motion which is on all the shirts and swimsuits. Every photon that hits my Nikon D800e's sensor does it by surfing the fourth expanding dimension, which is moving at c relative to the three spatial dimensions, or dx4/dt=ic!
May the Hero's Journey Mythology Goddess inspire you (as they have inspired me!) along your own artistic journey! Love, love, love the 70-200mm F/2.8 Lens! Holding it up all day, alongside the Sony NEX 6 with the 50mm F/1.8 lens for cool video bokeh which I have mounted under the Nikon D800E camera, is quite the workout! My shoulders have gotten bigger after so many days with six hour shoots in the AM and 3 hour shoots in the PM holding that rig up :). Plus I have to carry all the gear, books, and clothes a few hundred yards up and down the steep cliffs. I count my photography days as two workout days. :) But I love it! Every day presents a puzzle--how to figure out the light, and every model presents a mystery to be unlocked--what are her best angles/poses/actions? Nothing beats the challenge of capturing the natural beauty of a day out there, when the light's dynamic range can change by a factor of ten in a few minutes as the mist burns away to reveal the sun, and then the wind whips up and a fog rolls on in, making it seem like a windy December dusk in July. One must always be mindful of tide, times, and temperatures and work quickly before the cameras get too hot in the sun, or the model gets too cold in the wind, as the tide and rogue waves reach out to grab your equipment/props/clothes and claim them for Poseidon, the god of the sea . Beach photography/video is just like surfing, with the conditions always changing and every wave a bit different. Studio photography is like riding an exercise bike set at level 1 in a gym in front of a TV. And shooting stills and video @ the same time is like Jimmy Page or Slash improvising on his double-necked guitar.
I'm working on a book called "Lone Cowboy Photography: A Humble Hero's Journey into the Art of Photography" about how to shoot it all on your own--stills and video for sports, portraits, and landscapes--with no assistants nor teams. Just you and the goddesses, the heroic athletes, the majestic, epic landscapes, and a copy of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey to teach you of the poetry of epic, heroic beauty. You gotta be ready, son--you gotta be ready for quick-draw showdowns at sunrise and sunset, during the magic hours and in the harsh light at high noon. Every shoot is over the second you finish packing your bags for the day with all your batteries, backup cameras, freshly-cleaned lenses, washed and folded clothes and hoodies, and props and polarizer filters. Every shoot ends the second the prep is over, and the fun, and art, and life of the live performance begins. :) "Every fighter has a plan," said boxing great Mike Tyson, "Until they get hit."
All the Best on Your Epic Hero's Journey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!