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With Jesus the concept of “reign of God” has something utterly dynamic about it. The reign of God has an event-character. It is something that happens. It “comes” or “is coming.” For that reason also we should prefer the concept of the “reign of God.” But obviously the notion “kingdom of God” also reflects a certain aspect of the event, namely the realm within which God is establishing his rule. One can “go into” the basileia or “enter into” it (cf., e.g., Mark 9:47; 10:15).
-Jesus of Nazareth Gerhard Lohfink Jesus of Nazareth What He Wanted, Who He Was Translated by Linda M. Maloney
Thin trees had bended down due to heavy snow load and formed arches. Harmaakallio forest area in Latokaski, Espoo.
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Double Arch is in the Windows section of Arches National Park. It is 112 feet tall with a 144 feet span. It is a pothole arch, meaning that water erosion from above resulted in its formation.
Snow clouds over the mountains blocked some of the afternoon sun, making great conditions for shooting the arch
Double Arch, in Arches National Park, is what is known as a pothole arch, formed by water erosion from above rather than more typical erosion from the side. The larger opening has a span of 148 feet (45 m) and a height of 104 feet (32 m). These dimensions give the arch the tallest opening and second-longest span in the park. (Source: Wikipedia)
Unlike some other arches in the park, visitors are allowed to hike up to and directly under these arches. People can be seen here beneath the arches.
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Located just off the beach in Oceanside Oregon, Three Arch Rocks is a National Wildlife Refuge.
And although we did not see them on our trip, the refuge features the largest colony of tufted puffins south of Alaska.
My goal was to get far enough out in the water so that I could get a good angle on the center arch so that I could see all the way through it.
Somehow that day, my little waterproof point and shoot was not in the bag. So I waded out up to my chest, but this was as far as I felt comfortable with my camera in my hand.
I was able to get a glimpse through that center arch, but it wasn't quite what I'd hoped for.
btw, the Pacific Ocean in northwest Oregon can be a tad cool - even in June.
I am trying to get to like B&Ws. So I have taken some of my travel photos that I think might make a good B&W.
It's a bit of a hike, started pre-dawn to catch early light. But this view in Arches National Park is quite an amazing destination. Even more so if you accidentally manage to get off the path and go up the inner side of the mountain on a true goat path, rather than on the trail.
This is from our 11 day road trip through Colorado and part of Utah, hiking in multiple National Parks. More to come....
Yet another minimalistic capture, where I quite like the arch-shape of the bigger branch and v-shape of the smaller branches on which new leafs are sprouting. Hope you like it too!
Arches National Park in Utah. HDR processed with Lightroom, Photoshop, Luminar and Topaz Studio.
In Explore August 9, 2024.
Mesa Arch is found in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park. The rugged canyon country in the distance below is framed by a close-up view of the photogenic arch. It was cloudy without the warm colors of sunrise so I felt I'd go with this kind of sepia look.
The Arch of Janus (Arco di Giano) is the only quadrifrons (arches in all four sides) triumphal arch preserved in Rome. It was set up at a crossroads at the northeastern limit of the Forum Boarium, close to the Velabrum, over the Cloaca Maxima drain that went from the Forum to the River Tiber.
It was built in the early 4th century CE, using spolia, i.e. material from earlier buildings, including bricks, together with pottery shards, and was covered with white marble, also from earlier buildings. The exact significance of the arch is poorly understood: it is thought to have been a boundary marker rather than a triumphal arch. An alternative view is that it was built to provide shelter for the traders at the Forum Boarium cattle market. Some researchers believe it was dedicated to Constantine I or Constantius II and was known as the Arch of the deified Constantine. It is 16 meters high and 12 meters wide.
Each pier of the arch has two rows of three niches. It seems logical that statues would have filled these 48 niches but none has been identified. The stone at the apex of the central arch on the north side is thought to depict Minerva, although others believe it may be Palladium. Its current name probably dates from the Renaissance or later, and was not used to describe it in classical antiquity. The name is derived from the structure's four-fronted, four-arched configuration. The ancient Roman god Janus (Ianus Quadrifons), was sometimes depicted with four faces and there are Janus-related structures mentioned in historic descriptions of ancient Rome.
In the Middle Ages, the Frangipane family transformed the building into a fortress, and so it survived intact until 1830. Then, the attic and top were torn down because they were erroneously believed to not belong to the original structure. However, there is a staircase within the north-west pier which would have given access to this top floor. Iron pins originally held together the marble blocks but were removed in the Middle Ages, leading to the monument's present pock-marked look. Fragments of the dedicatory inscription are still preserved inside the nearby church of San Giorgio in Velabro.
The arch has not been accessible to the public since the explosion of a bomb in front of San Giorgio in Velabro, on the night of 27 July 1993. It is the one monument of the Forum Boarium that remains unrestored. The Arch of Malborghetto, just outside Rome, also includes the remnants of a former Roman quadrifons arch. [Wikipedia]
I found this photo in morguefile and thought it would be fun for my "Facing Forward" Sketchbook Project theme. It is painted on Arches 140# coldpress; I'll make a copy for the book.
“It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.” (unknown)
The beautiful LaSal mountains tower over some of the rock formations in Arches National Park, Utah. The snow was blowing in the wind on top the peaks.
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Mosquito Arch, Valley Of Fire State Park, Nevada
Probably My last upload for 2014. What a year it was for me, i get to visit many places.... met many talented photographers and made friendships along the way like Marc Adamus and Mark Metternich etc. I can also say my photo skills have improved thanks to the guys ive mentioned.
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Arched Tower by artist Walid Siti at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAWNY)
The work references both the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia and the early Islamic minaret in the city of Samara. The artist left Iraq in 1984 as a political refugee and now lives and works in London. His works serve as metaphors for the human struggle to reach the top.
I must be in a SW mood! Smile. This is the wonderful Skyway Arch at Arches National Park in Utah. Always so beautiful as the last rays of sun hit in the evening.
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