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Autumn already puttered out in the St. Vrain Valleys. This is one at one of my old haunts and above. I even missed most of this fall's shooting. I decided to edit this old original that's not really far into the Rockies but rather a view across the quarries just north of and above Lyons, below, at the Frosty ponderosa spot. A guy could fall off here though frankly, this shot is from the windpw. That was a place where I bivwhacked for a period in history. Where are all the snaps from there? This befits all my Lyons, Apple Valley autumn series, location-wise. Snow already coated the valley in the season. The Rockies start standing up at Lyons, especially to the right of the scene. What a Christmas lights celebration although it was from a few days later!
Autumn gave up around here when we got a big dump af maybe a foot of snow in the valley, more in the Rockies. Everyone panicked over some sow but dare I tell them of the Rockies record - Snowmass, CO, 24 hrs, 96 inches - find shelter immediately as fast as you can move if this hits again.
I posted views of scenes up Apple Valley from Lyons, a particularly picturesque spot, some time ago and added recent shots looking up over the Olde South St. Vrain Road and abandoned quarry wreck dumped onto the county. That got me off on this tangent for a spell. The sun's working hard to sneak it's way onto this scene. Was Ceran St. Vrain, himself, ever here?
Pictures are everywhere at this spot. I threw this series in just as an example. I returned and found more of my favorite autumn shots at the vertical end to the Colorado plains. It's clear that random life can always manage a foothold on these cliffs. These are the finger prints of Colorado-tough, rough and tumble plant life. Here, I am once again adding to my massive stash of captures to edit. At least this is a smattering of green and I snapped away. Next?
Starting off as an idea, unfed for days
seeking the Sun's visual solacement
bringing with it the image of all that's past
and glimpses of surrounding hues to be
that come and go with only days to last
every leaf of every branch of every life
charts a deeper root from every socio-desire
nature was our beginning, will be our end
but also is the redeemer of escapism sought
for this long-forgotten environment we must defend
atmospheric byways instead of aggressive highways
glades made for equality in light of understanding
weapons avail themselves of the right to peace
and the only decline felt is one of united guilt -
that it took us thus far to vie for inner release
united in victualling our needs, we must stand as one
for tastes vary only slightly over time itself
though edible was the pride that previously swallowed the summer;
that of the gutless politician disguised by overgrown brambles
simmering a view in turning to the gracious glance of the sunlit newcomer
such may be our fate, that we witness four seasons in one day
that of luck befits summer in efference from winter's decay
there may be no human edict to pull the curtain from our natural inkling,
for here we stand in summer, whether overcast politics touches us or not!
and this notion is of a purity that may last but a twinkling...
by anglia24
14h35: 17/06/2008
©2008anglia24
My wife has been growing Epiphyllum flowers for many years now. For most of the year these plants are uninteresting looking pieces of cactus, but in May and June they put out these beautiful flowers. The Clown flowers are her favorite and this one is hanging out by the front door as befits its exalted status.
Lighting stuff: I lit it with a hand held Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box at camera left and just out of the frame. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Over the years, I've taken quite a few "Epi" pictures, and they're in my Epiphyllum Flowers album, if you like that sort of thing.
www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157680754580643
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1300 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
Cody, a Jack Russell (my son's dog) who likes to live dangerously by repeatedly attempting to make friends with Auntie Elk ... who as we all know does not like making friends and usually shows her appreciation of the efforts by using her teeth ... however, Cody, as befits his breed is quite stoical about it and just tries again ... hmmm
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St George’s Anglican Church was built in 1876 on Hedge Road at Sibbald Point, just outside Sutton. This majestic building stands high on the bluff at Sibbald Point, overlooking Lake Simcoe. From a stone bench outside the church, you can gaze towards the northwest and feel the vastness of Lake Simcoe. It is no wonder that Susan Sibbald chose this location for a church.
Constructed as a tribute to Susan Sibbald by her three devoted sons, Capt. Thomas, Hugh, and Dr. Frank Sibbald, this stunningly beautiful church was built to stand the test of time. Every granite stone was hand-picked and checked for iron deposits by Capt. Sibbald. So keen was his eye for perfection that of the whole church, only one stone was missed; located on the west wall, it now weeps brown with rust. A navy man to the core, he modelled his style of leadership after life at sea. Capt. Thomas demanded his workers salute when greeting him, and respond to his requests with “Aye, aye, sir.” Each morning as the eighth bell tolled, Capt. Thomas would administer to his work crew a traditional daily ration of rum, followed by a toast to Queen Victoria — pure navy style!
The strength that Susan Sibbald possessed is echoed in the design and beauty of St. Georges Church. A truly remarkable woman, she was born to upper-class society and lived in a stately manor with her husband in Scotland. She was a forward-thinking woman for her time being well educated and travelled. Although quite liberated in many of her views, she was still privy to the social protocols that befit her stature in society. In 1835, at age 52, she came to Orillia to check up on her two sons, whom she had heard through gossip were living in a tavern. Susan’s sons were in Orillia studying horticultural methods for Upper Canada. After satisfying her worries that her sons weren’t becoming victims of alcohol, she took a boat ride around the lake in hopes of purchasing property. It was then that she came upon Penn Rains, located at the current site of Sibbald Point Provincial Park. This small, one-storey building surrounded by wilderness overwhelmed her with its beauty. With visions of transforming it into a gentile working farm, she purchased the property. By the time she returned to Scotland, her husband had passed away, so she sold her estate and brought her children and possessions to start a new life in Upper Canada.
For more info:
www.lakesimcoeliving.com/blog/great-days-out/lake-simcoes...
As befits a 'gateway town' to the world heritage site, the coastal cliffs either side of Seaton have long been of interest to geologists. The Seaton Fault, which is visible at Seaton Hole at the western end of the beach, is responsible for the presence of significant chalk cliffs extending to Beer Head. In common with much of this coast the cliffs in this area are prone to landslip and collapse, such movement restricting coastal development and presenting a hazard to those walking the coast.
Seaton is a seaside town, fishing harbour and civil parish in East Devon on the south coast of England, between Axmouth (to the east) and Beer (to the west). It faces onto Lyme Bay and is on the Dorset and East Devon Coast Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A sea wall provides access to the mostly shingle beach stretching for about a mile, and a small harbour, located mainly in the Axmouth area.
Seaton's recorded population at the 2011 census, was 8,413, whilst the Seaton and Beer Urban Area that includes Colyton had an estimated population of 12,815 in 2012. The Seaton electoral ward, which includes Beer, Axmouth and Colyton, had a population of 7,096 at the above census.
Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, shallow or deep-seated slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides.
Gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, but there are other factors affecting slope stability that produce specific conditions that make a slope prone to failure. In many cases, the landslide is triggered by a specific event (such as a heavy rainfall, an earthquake, a slope cut to build a road, and many others), although this is not always identifiable.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaton,_Devon
The majestic Tree of Life stands proudly as the icon of the Animal Kingdom Park.
From a distance, this imposing structure appears to be the real thing. As you draw closer, the amazing details come to life. An international team of artisans were brought together to design and implement the carving of nearly 400 animals in it's intricate framework.
The first challenge was designing a 145 foot tall "tree" that could stand up to hurricane force winds, but still look realistic. A unique system of fabricating and assembling the branches was designed that brought the flexibility that was needed to bring this idea to life. There are 45 secondary branches that lead to 756 tertiary branches. With 7891 end branches, the entire structure is covered with 102,583 manmade leaves, each of which is more than a foot long.
While this would be an amazing accomplishment on it's own, it takes second stage to the carvings. Working within the delicate balance between sound structure and artistry, images began to emerge. A branch becomes an elephant's trunk, a root a snake, each figure seamlessly flowing into another. Style took precedence over accuracy. The goal was not to depict the animals true to size, but to have one form lead to another, all the while appearing to have naturally developed during the growth of this amazing "tree."
A major part of the illusion is the painting. With varying shades of browns and green used, you'll be tempted to reach out and touch it to make certain that it's not actually tree bark. Even when you're viewing it close up, the realism is striking.
As if this wasn't enough, housed inside the base of the "Tree of Life" is the theatre for "It's Tough To Be A Bug." This presented a new set of challenges. With the same skillful attention to detail, the infrastructure was camouflaged creating a cave like atmosphere that befits this unique show.
The "Tree of Life" is one of the most photographed structures in Disney World. For the best camera shots, look for the Kodak picture spots that can be found on your guidemap.
Fun Fact: This tree is one of the few artificial trees among over 4 million living plants at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Animal Kingdom in Orlando Florida 3-20-09
Photographed in South Africa, Africa - Safari vehicle, no cover
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This species of mongoose is so appealing, IMO. They're tiny little (mostly) carnivores that have to be intimidating to potential prey...but I find them very interesting and fun to photograph.
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From Wikipedia: The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose or the black-tailed mongoose, is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Feeding:
The common slender mongoose is primarily carnivorous, though it is an opportunistic omnivore. Insects make up the bulk of its diet, but lizards, rodents, snakes, birds, amphibians, and the occasional fruit are eaten when available. It will also eat carrion and eggs. As befits the popular image of mongooses, the slender mongoose is capable of killing and subsequently eating venomous snakes, but such snakes do not constitute a significant portion of its diet.
Common slender mongooses are more adept at climbing trees than other mongooses, often hunting birds there. White browed-sparrow weavers, crimson breasted shrikes, and glossy starlings are considered common prey.
Diet often changes during seasons where certain sources of food become less available. Insects are more likely to be consumed in during wet-months whereas larger prey is consumed during dry-months. This adaptability aids the slender common mongoose's ability to survive when changes in habitat occur.
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Saint Laurence’s Church in Ludlow is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was described as the "cathedral of the Marches" and is rated by Simon Jenkins as being one of the finest hundred churches in England.
During the late Middle Ages Ludlow became a wealthy wool town, to befit this growing prosperity St Laurence's underwent several further additions. The major works occurred between 1433 and 1471 with a virtual re-building of the nave, tower and chancel. It is therefore effectively a "wool church".
The large east window of the chancel underwent restoration in the year 1832; this window depicts the martyrdom of St Laurence. Other than the large east window, there are other notable windows within the chancel; the most remarkable one depicts the Ten Commandments, illustrating six of the commandments being broken.
This spectacular image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the trailing arms of NGC 2276, a spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus. At first glance, the delicate tracery of bright spiral arms and dark dust lanes resembles countless other spiral galaxies. A closer look reveals a strangely lopsided galaxy shaped by gravitational interaction and intense star formation.
This striking image showcases the unusually contorted appearance of NGC 2276, an appearance caused by two different astrophysical interactions — one with the superheated gas pervading galaxy clusters, and one with a nearby galactic neighbour.
The interaction of NGC 2276 with the intracluster medium — the superheated gas lying between the galaxies in galaxy clusters — has ignited a burst of star formation along one edge of the galaxy. This wave of star formation is visible as the bright, blue-tinged glow of newly formed massive stars towards the left side of this image, and gives the galaxy a strangely lopsided appearance. NGC 2276’s recent burst of star formation is also related to the appearance of more exotic inhabitants — black holes and neutron stars in binary systems.
On the other side of the galaxy from this burst of new stars, the gravitational attraction of a smaller companion is pulling the outer edges of NGC 2276 out of shape. This interaction with the small lens-shaped galaxy NGC 2300 has distorted the outermost spiral arms of NGC 2276, giving the false impression that the larger galaxy is orientated face-on to Earth. NGC 2276 and its disruptive companion NGC 2300 can both be seen in the accompanying image, which shows a wider view of the interacting galaxies.
NGC 2276 is by no means the only galaxy with a strange appearance. The Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies — a catalogue of unusual galaxies published in 1966 — contains a menagerie of weird and wonderful galaxies, including spectacular galaxy mergers, ring-shaped galaxies, and other galactic oddities. As befits an unusually contorted galaxy, NGC 2276 has the distinction of being listed in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies twice — once for its lopsided spiral arms and once for its interaction with its smaller neighbour NGC 2300.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Sell; CC BY 4.0
Acknowledgement: L. Shatz
When taking this image, I decided to give this dominant Red deer stag, centre stage, as befits his standing on set.
He was one of two dominant stags, with sizeable harems at Bushy park this year, with many sub-ordinates vying for position, but, not quite having the maturity, or size, to have any success.
This was my first season of watching, and photographing this amazing event, it's been a steep learning curve, and hopefully I've learned a lot about their behavioural inter-action, how to approach safely, when to photograph, and, more importantly, when not to. It will definitely, not be my last season, and will be looking forward to next seasons performance with these amazing animals.....improving my images, whilst watching the dramas unfold.
P.s......I took to the high ground (not too much of that at Bushy) to photograph this stag, as I wanted to look down 'the barrel of the gun' If you get my drift....
Cheers to everyone who bothers to look at my images, sometimes fave, and comment....always appreciated.
P.p.s......Happy New Year ......!!!!!!
Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Europe
Shot from the corner of Keizersgracht and Leidsegracht, this is one of the most popular photo spots in Amsterdam.
Location
Amsterdam has over 100 KM of canals, around 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals, Herengracht, Prinsengracht, and Keizersgracht were dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age. Between them, they form concentric belts around the city, known as the Grachtengordel. Alongside the main canals are 1550 monumental buildings. The 17th-century canal ring area, including the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Jordaan, were placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North".
The Dutch Golden Age roughly spanned the 17th century. Due to the thriving economy, cities expanded greatly. New town halls and storehouses were built, and many new canals were dug out in and around various cities such as Delft, Leiden and Amsterdam for defence and transport purposes. Many wealthy merchants had a new houses built along these canals. These houses were generally very narrow and had ornamented façades that befitted their new status. Source: Wikipedia
Taking The Shot
I arrived at Keizersgracht just after sunset. I bumped into 2 other photographers on the other side of the bridge and got chatting to them as they finished off capturing the last of the sunset (which was behind me in this shot). I courteously asked if they minded me setting up opposite them as I wanted to get this 'classic' composition.
I took a couple of test shots, panned out as wide as I could go (24mm) and liked this vantage point which gave me a nice leading line along the canal as well as the other bridge arches as my main focal points. Being honest, I would have liked to pan out wider, but I didn't pack my 16-35mm on this trip.
Then I had to wait for the lights to come on and also to time my shot in between the canal boats doing their circuits. I didn't want the light trails of the boats on the water in my shot.
Memorial for the deported
Between 1940 and 1945 more than 8,000 Jews, Sinti and Roma originally from Hamburg and northern Germany were deported from the city, in particular via the former Hannoverscher Bahnhof railway station. They were sent to ghettos and to concentration and extermination camps in German-occupied regions: Belzec, Litzmannstadt/Lodz, Minsk, Riga, Auschwitz and Theresienstadt. Only very few survived. Responsibility for these deportations fell to Hamburg’s local authorities and administrative bodies as well as to state organisations at Reich level. The vast majority of German society either looked idly on or actively supported these crimes.
The Hannoverscher Bahnhof was severely damaged during the Second World War and, after 1945, it was largely forgotten about. What parts of the building complex remained were razed to the ground in 1955 and 1981. As Hamburg’s HafenCity district began to emerge, the general public once again became aware of the site in the early 2000s. Associations of former victims of Nazi persecution in particular have campaigned actively to this day for a memorial that befits the memory of the victims.
The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3318 are lazily draped across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies in the constellation Vela and is roughly 115 light-years away from Earth. Vela was originally part of a far larger constellation, known as Argo Navis after the fabled ship Argo from Greek mythology, but this unwieldy constellation proved to be impractically large. Argo Navis was split into three separate parts called Carnina, Puppis, and Vela — each named after part of the Argo. As befits a galaxy in a nautically inspired constellation, the outer edges of NGC 3318 almost resemble a ship’s sails billowing in a gentle breeze.
Despite its placid appearance, NGC 3318 has played host to a spectacularly violent astronomical phenomenon, a titanic supernova first detected by an amateur astronomer in 2000. Thanks to NGC 3318’s distance from Earth, the original supernova must have taken place in or around 1885. Coincidentally, this was the year in which the only supernova ever to be detected in our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda was witnessed by 19th-century astronomers.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESO, R. J. Foley; CC BY 4.0
Acknowledgement: R. Colombari
Just took a snap shot after the work day and the lights on the work shop off. Obviously my love affair with Jusi, Tulle and hand pleating hasn't ended yet. :P
A view to distant peaks from a spot 5 kilometres west of Nottingham Road in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, much of it brown and barren as befits the dry but often very pleasant local midwinter. This shot is taken from the car park of the Blueberry Café, a handy refreshment spot just 4 minutes from the N3 Durban to Jo'burg motorway.
Cattle are, of course, not only an economic mainstay in this agricultural region for people of all backgrounds, but of tremendous importance to Zulu culture.
The photo reports some Statue Stelae dating to the 5th - 4th millennium B.C. and belonging to the Group A Stelae type. From left, stelae representing a boy, a warrior, a woman and a fourth warrior.
These statues have been found at different times since the last century in the basin of the river Magra and its tributaries, and are now partly conserved in the Civic Museum of La Spezia and partly in that of Pontremoli. The corpus comprises over 60 stelae, which document the birth and flourishing of the production in the Copper Age (5th - 4th millennium B.C.) and the subsequent, probably not contiguous, production in the Iron Age (late 2nd - 1st millennium BC).
The statues can be divided into two large groups (Copper Age and Iron Age). Their dating is based on the study of the representation of the objects carved on them. These objects, realistically drawn in the stone, are weapons and ornaments of a well-defined and well-recognized type, which correspond to and reproduce the archaeological remains found in the excavations of tombs or dwellings of the Copper Age. The former group, the more ancient and numerous one, comprises three types of anthropomorphic representations: male, indicated either only by a dagger or an associated flat axe; female, indicated by more or less marked breast, and sometimes by necklaces or chokers; finally a type without any attribute, hence conventionally considered asexual. This latter type is perhaps an expressive metaphor of an individual with a still-undefined social role, as would befit a child or adolescent.
The Copper Age stelae are divided in two groups: the Group A, or the Pontevecchio type Stelae, and the Group B, or the Malgrate type stelae. The main characteristic of the Group A is the head joined to the torso, of the Group B the head separated from the torso and spread out sideways.
Stone stelae
5th - 4th millennium B.C.
Spezia, Archaeological Museum, Castle of San Giorgio
Gallarus oratory which is believed to be over 1000 years old is the best preserved ancient church in Ireland. It's one of the few remaining churches of this type to survive intact today. Not only is it the most distinctive single monument on the Dingle peninsula, the oratory is one of the most beautiful ancient buildings in the whole country.
It's magnificent location overlooking Smerwick harbour and the wild Atlantic ocean to the West and Mount Brandon to the East make it one of the most magical sites in Ireland to visit.
Masonry
The oratory is built of large cut stones from the Dingle Beds of the Upper Silurian Old Red Sandstone. Charles Smith, who discovered the edifice in 1756, described the stone as "a brown free-stone, brought from the cliffs of the sea shore, which cuts readily and is very durable."
The stones are cut on every side and end so as to fit perfectly together. They exhibit smoothly finished outside facings that follow the slant of the wall.
The edifice is usually thought to have been built without mortar, but there is evidence that even if mortar "was never visible in the wall facings it was used as a structural medium for the interior of the wall at least."A thin layer of lime mortar is used to bond the stones together and to fill in small hollows in the inner faces.
Morphology
The oratory’s shape has been compared to that of an upturned boat because of its sloping side walls. The edifice uses corbel vaulting. The stones are positioned on each course with their edges projecting inward by a small increment as the walls rise. Besides, they are laid at a slight angle, lower on the outside than on the inside, thus allowing rainwater to run off. Both techniques can still be seen in the modern agricultural clocháns of the Dingle peninsula.
The edifice has two side walls and two end walls, sloping and converging at the top, each of one piece, playing a dual role as load-bearing wall and corbelled half-vault. Some slight sagging has occurred across the length of the northern roof slope.
The interior room is approximately 4.8 metres (16 ft) by 3 metres (10 ft), a size that befits more an oratory or a small chapel than a church.
It is dimly lit, with only a tiny round-headed window in the east wall, opposite the entrance door. The window splays more widely towards the inside of the wall.
The doorway is 1.67 m (5.5 ft) high. It has a flat lintel. On the inside over the lintel, two holed stones project out from the wall, possibly for the attachment of a wooden door.
This is the 17th century Diana Fountain in Bushy Park, Teddington. The bronze figure stands on a pedestal of Portland stone and is surrounded by a pond, five feet (1.5 metres) deep, which was installed in 1699.
The statue has variously been known as Venus and Arethusa and, latterly, Diana. It was commissioned by King Charles l and originally stood in his Privy Garden at nearby Hampton Court before being moved to the Park in 1699, half a century after his execution.
It was fully restored in 2009 and looks magnificent – as befits any goddess. There's a closer view of the gilded lady here.
Doré’s incomparable imagination befits Coleridge’s poem about a cursed sailor and his journey on a haunted ship to Antarctica, a voyage that he alone survives. The first depicts the Ancient Mariner amid the eerie aftermath of his encounter with a ghost ship crewed by Death. The second captures the moment when the curse is lifted and the ship lurches forward with unexpected force., knocking the sailor over and causing him to fall into a trance.
The Milan Cathedral sits at the center of old Milan. It took nearly 6 centuries to complete with work finishing up in 1965. It is actually the largest cathedral in Italy as St. Peter's Basilica is in Vatican City.
In 1386, Archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo began construction of the cathedral. Work proceeded quickly, and at the death of Gian Galeazzo in 1402, almost half the cathedral was complete. Construction, however, stalled almost totally until 1480, for lack of money and ideas: the most notable works of this period were the tombs of Marco Carelli and Pope Martin V (1424) and the windows of the apse (1470s). At the beginning of the 17th century Federico Borromeo had the foundations of the new façade laid by Francesco Maria Richini and Fabio Mangone. Work continued until 1638 with the construction of five portals and two middle windows. In 1649, however, the new chief architect Carlo Buzzi introduced a striking revolution: the façade was to revert to original Gothic style, including the already finished details within big Gothic pilasters and two giant belfries.
In 1762 one of the main features of the cathedral, the Madonnina's spire, was erected at the dizzying height of 108.5 m. The spire was designed by Carlo Pellicani and sports at the top a famous polychrome Madonnina statue, designed by Giuseppe Perego that befits the stature of the cathedral. On 20 May 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte, about to be crowned King of Italy, ordered the façade to be finished by Pellicani.
Napoleon was crowned King of Italy at the Duomo.
The Allied bombing of Milan in World War II further delayed construction. Like many other cathedrals in cities bombed by the Allied forces, the Duomo suffered some damage, although to a lesser degree compared to other major buildings in the vicinity such as the La Scala Theatre.
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Poem.
Childish excitement travelling from east to west in late winter.
You know soon, very soon, the West Coast “Munros” will gleam like incisor teeth above the forested landscape.
Forcan, left, and The Saddle, right, are such peaks that advertise the thousand metre micro-climate of semi-Alpine splendour.
Spin-drift sweeps off the upper slopes to accumulate in layers like royal icing.
The snowy back-cloth forms a pleasing contrast to the pastel tans and greens of the bracken and forest of the lower slopes of this historic Glen.
The West Coast beckons.
Such a grand mountain corridor befits the momentous land and seascapes that lie in prospect.
Aguttes
Autoworld - Auction & Motion
Estimated : € 80.000 - 100.000
Not Sold
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
October 2025
In the early 1950s, Chevrolet introduced one of the most iconic models in American production, the Corvette. The C1 was the first production car at the time to feature a fibreglass body. Its highly innovative design was taken directly from the EX-122 Roadster concept car unveiled in January 1953 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. The car was powered by a 3.9-litre Chevrolet inline 6-cylinder engine coupled with an automatic transmission. Unfortunately, this Blue Flame engine did not deliver the power expected by its users. In order to correct this flaw and increase sales, a new engine was introduced in 1955. It was a V8, an architecture that would be used in future generations. Coupled with an automatic or 3-speed manual transmission, this 4.3-litre V8 engine developed 195 hp. It was really in 1956 that the range was equipped with engines powerful enough to meet market standards. The 4.3-litre V8 was available in three versions developing 210, 225 or 240 hp. Performance improved significantly, as did sales, which followed the same trend. A 4-speed manual gearbox was then offered in 1957. Engine sizes and power continued to increase until the model was replaced in 1963.
Beyond its performance, the Corvette legend was also born from the exceptional look of this first generation. The C1 is characterised by its unique styling, drawing inspiration from the world of aeronautics, its futuristic dashboard and its wraparound panoramic windscreen. Its bodywork underwent several stylistic changes, notably with the appearance in 1958 of a front end with four headlights.
Our model is equipped with a 283 ci (4.6 l) V8 engine developing 230 hp, coupled with a 4-speed manual gearbox, as befits this sports model. As was often the case at the time, it is two-tone, turquoise blue and white, a combination that perfectly highlights the original lines of this 1960 model. It is also one of the most sought-after vintages, with its four-headlight grille and rounded rear. Regularly and carefully maintained by its owner, this car is in beautiful condition and runs very well. It took part in a rally across the United States in 2017, the famous Tour America, via Santa Fe, Moab, Las Vegas and San Francisco.
The Waag (Waegh) is a former Weigh house in Haarlem that today serves as a café catering to tourists. The building was designed by Lieven de Key around 1597 and is built with Namense steen from Namur, Belgium. It is the only building in Haarlem that was built this way, and was designed in its day as a landmark that befits an authority. The weigh house masters needed to be able to judge the correct measure of a shipload of grain that was delivered in Haarlem. Inside the large cast iron balance can still be seen. The location of the weigh house was strategically located where the Spaarne river joins the beek, a small canal that according to tradition was used to carry fresh water from the dunes to serve the brewers of Haarlem. Haarlem was known for its beer brewing in the 15th-17th centuries. A large wooden crane operated by wheels driven by manpower was used to hoist the grain on ships into the Waag building and back into other ships or carts for further transport. The wooden crane can be seen on most historic pictures of the Spaarne up until 1872.
Doré’s incomparable imagination befits Coleridge’s poem about a cursed sailor and his journey on a haunted ship to Antarctica, a voyage that he alone survives. The first depicts the Ancient Mariner amid the eerie aftermath of his encounter with a ghost ship crewed by Death. The second captures the moment when the curse is lifted and the ship lurches forward with unexpected force., knocking the sailor over and causing him to fall into a trance.
With the Scottish National Gallery looming large on The Mound, a class 27 BRC&W unit, still carrying its pre-TOPS number of 5394, approaches one of the bay platforms at Edinburgh Waverley, presumably with a push-pull train from Glasgow Queen Street.
The unit would shortly receive its TOPS number of 27106, denoting it was both vacuum and air-braked, and thus suitable for top and tailing the air-braked Mk 2 carriage stock that had been modified for use on these push-pull services.
Happily this locomotive has been preserved on the Strathspey Railway at Aviemore, once again as D5394 but now in its 1960s livery of green with white stripes. The fast acceleration, high speed and tight scheduling of the Glasgow push-pulls were notorious for thrashing these engines, so presumably it's now having the sort of life that befits its 57 years of age!
To allow for monochrome as well as colour transparency photography, I acquired a Praktica L in early 1974 to supplement the Zenit E - both came with the Pentax 42mm lens thread which made interchanging lenses possible. The reason I mention this is because I was surprised at how sharp the image is above, which will readily stand up to full screen enlargement - a nice testament to the Praktica lens I think. The camera incidentally was purchased from a small back-street shop in Leicester that was selling cameras incredibly cheaply. Advertising in one of the camera magazines of the day I made a special visit to check it out - its name, Jessops.
Boots Panchromatic B&W film, commercially developed.
9th March 1974
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Jolitootea-Colored plastic Beadz
a close view of 75014 on bradnop bank--as befits a one time stoke based engine it carries a stoke shed plate--wonder if it ever found itself here back in the day ?
A follow up to my previous image of the Hot pipe
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I have made a very contrasty different image here which I think rather befits the weather on the day it was taken, today is much the same if not worse a very strong South Westerly wind with intermittent rain .
Poem.
Childish excitement travelling from east to west in late winter.
You know soon, very soon, the West Coast “Munros” will gleam like incisor teeth above the forested landscape.
Forcan, left, and The Saddle, right, are such peaks that advertise the thousand metre micro-climate of semi-Alpine splendour.
Spin-drift sweeps off the upper slopes to accumulate in layers like royal icing.
The snowy back-cloth forms a pleasing contrast to the pastel tans and greens of the bracken and forest of the lower slopes of this historic Glen.
The West Coast beckons.
Such a grand mountain corridor befits the momentous land and seascapes that lie in prospect.
Doré’s incomparable imagination befits Coleridge’s poem about a cursed sailor and his journey on a haunted ship to Antarctica, a voyage that he alone survives. The first depicts the Ancient Mariner amid the eerie aftermath of his encounter with a ghost ship crewed by Death. The second captures the moment when the curse is lifted and the ship lurches forward with unexpected force., knocking the sailor over and causing him to fall into a trance.
Hier haben wir also nicht Herbie, sondern Julietta auf den Türen. Wie sich das für eine Frau gehört, ist sie von Blumen umrahmt.
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Here we do not have Herbie, but Julietta on the doors. As befits for a woman, she is framed by flowers
Pallanza, Italy. As befits its situation, rising from the lake-front to the Renaissance bell tower and church of San Leonardo, this Verbania street hasn't been overlooked at all. In fact it's arguably received almost too much attention what with rather jazzy re-vamping of ancient buildings, but the effect, with its classsical references and stagey opéra bouffe jauntiness, is striking and attractive enough.
(One of my painting 'heroes', Miles Birket Foster, did this delicious watercolour in the 1869's of the Borromeo palace on a rock in the lake between Pallanza and Strezza on the opposite shore; apart from the boats with their awnings being replaced by motor launches, very little has changed)
Ok not the greatest perch, or backdrop, but I always consider these magical small raptors as somewhat 'thug like' so the setting befits the moment. Juvenile ruffian here, The Causeway, Suffolk.
Monasterio de Yuso, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja, España.
El real monasterio de San Millán de Yuso (yuso significaba 'abajo' en castellano antiguo) está situado en la villa de San Millán de la Cogolla, comunidad autónoma de La Rioja (España), en la margen izquierda del río Cárdenas, en pleno valle de San Millán. Forma parte del conjunto monumental de dos monasterios, junto con el más antiguo monasterio de San Millán de Suso («de arriba»).
Este monasterio fue mandado construir en el año 1053 por el rey García Sánchez III de Navarra «el de Nájera». La historia de su fundación va unida a una leyenda basada en un milagro de san Millán (o Emiliano), un joven pastor que se hace ermitaño. Cuando en 574 muere Millán, a la edad de 101 años, sus discípulos lo entierran en su cueva, y alrededor de ella se va formando el primer monasterio, el de San Millán de Suso. San Braulio, cincuenta años después de muerto san Millán, escribe la vida de este.
El monasterio fue construido en estilo románico, como correspondía a la época. Es demolido en su totalidad y reconstruido en el siglo XVI, en estilo herreriano, de los siglos XVII y XVIII.
La iglesia es de tres naves, con bóveda estrellada y un bonito cimborrio. Se comenzó en 1504 por mandato del abad Fray Miguel de Alzaga y se termina treinta y seis años después. Gótico decadente. La iglesia era para uso de los monjes, por eso la parte delantera, desde el coro central, pasando por el presbiterio hasta el relicario, estaba destinada solo para ellos. La parte trasera, desde el trascoro hasta la puerta, era la zona que usaba el pueblo cuando éste podía acceder al templo. Son dos espacios litúrgicos dentro del mismo edificio.
The Royal Monastery of San Millán de Yuso (yuso meant "below" in Old Castilian) is located in the town of San Millán de la Cogolla, in the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), on the left bank of the Cárdenas River, in the heart of the San Millán Valley. It is part of the monumental complex of two monasteries, along with the older monastery of San Millán de Suso ("above").
This monastery was commissioned in 1053 by King García Sánchez III of Navarre "of Nájera." The story of its founding is linked to a legend based on a miracle of Saint Millán (or Emiliano), a young shepherd who became a hermit. When Millán died in 574 at the age of 101, his disciples buried him in his cave, and the first monastery, that of San Millán de Suso, was built around it. Fifty years after Saint Millán's death, Saint Braulio wrote his life.
The monastery was built in the Romanesque style, as befitted the period. It was completely demolished and rebuilt in the 16th century in the Herrerian style of the 17th and 18th centuries.
The church has three naves, a star-shaped vault, and a beautiful dome. It was begun in 1504 by order of Abbot Fray Miguel de Alzaga and completed thirty-six years later. It is in the Decadent Gothic style. The church was for the use of the monks, so the front part, from the central choir through the presbytery to the reliquary, was reserved for them only. The rear part, from the transept to the door, was the area used by the common people when they could access the temple. They are two liturgical spaces within the same building.
Rosa, Princess Alexandra of Kent'.
As October rolled in yesterday I attended a garden tea party with royalty - of the floral kind, naturally ... 😊 This gorgeous rose has bright pink flowers, fully-petalled and deeply cupped. She oozes poise and elegance, as befits a Princess. Her scent is a strong and delicious fresh Tea fragrance, which changes to lemon, eventually taking on hints of blackcurrants. Named for Princess Alexandra - a keen gardener and great lover of roses ... 😊
Agorà Antica - Tempio di Efesto.
Efesto era il dio protettore della lavorazione dei metalli, dell'artigianato e del fuoco.
C'erano numerose botteghe di vasai e officine per la lavorazione dei metalli nelle vicinanze del tempio, come si addice al destinatario del tempio.
Le prove archeologiche suggeriscono che non esistevano edifici precedenti sul sito, ad eccezione di un piccolo santuario che fu bruciato durante la seconda invasione persiana della Grecia nel 480 a.C.
Ancient Agora - Temple of Hephaestus.
Hephaestus was the patron god of metalworking, craftsmanship and fire.
There were numerous potter's shops and metalworking workshops in the vicinity of the temple, as befits the recipient of the temple.
Archaeological evidence suggests that no previous buildings existed on the site, except for a small sanctuary that was burned during the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC.
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Photographed in South Africa, Africa - Safari vehicle, no cover
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From Wikipedia: The common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus), also known as the black-tipped mongoose or the black-tailed mongoose, is a very common mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Feeding:
The common slender mongoose is primarily carnivorous, though it is an opportunistic omnivore. Insects make up the bulk of its diet, but lizards, rodents, snakes, birds, amphibians, and the occasional fruit are eaten when available. It will also eat carrion and eggs. As befits the popular image of mongooses, the slender mongoose is capable of killing and subsequently eating venomous snakes, but such snakes do not constitute a significant portion of its diet.
Common slender mongooses are more adept at climbing trees than other mongooses, often hunting birds there. White browed-sparrow weavers, crimson breasted shrikes, and glossy starlings are considered common prey.
Diet often changes during seasons where certain sources of food become less available. Insects are more likely to be consumed in during wet-months whereas larger prey is consumed during dry-months. This adaptability aids the slender common mongoose's ability to survive when changes in habitat occur.
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Saint Laurence’s Church in Ludlow is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was described as the "cathedral of the Marches" and is rated by Simon Jenkins as being one of the finest hundred churches in England.
During the late Middle Ages Ludlow became a wealthy wool town, to befit this growing prosperity St Laurence's underwent several further additions. The major works occurred between 1433 and 1471 with a virtual re-building of the nave, tower and chancel.
The large east window of the chancel underwent restoration in the year 1832; this window depicts the martyrdom of St Laurence. Other than the large east window, there are other notable windows within the chancel; the most remarkable one depicts the Ten Commandments, illustrating six of the commandments being broken.
As Flickr seems pretty determined to turn itself into a cheap knockoff of Instagram with every update I thought I'd go with the flow with this shot and it's title.
So although it was shot with about 3k's worth of DSLR and lens, it's been reduced to a level that befits the new site.
It's a pure co-incidence that the theme for this week made me consider the fact that most tourist shots these days are shot on cameraphones and therefore the processing was perfect for that as well.
Week 22 - A tourist in your own town\country
This was a three HDR merged in Photomatix, clubbed repeatedly over the head with a large mallet in LR CC and then then stripped naked and had it's wallet and phone stolen in an alley by Photoeffects 8.
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Saint Laurence’s Church was established as a place of worship when the Normans founded Ludlow in the late 11th century. It is situated in the centre of Ludlow on the hill around which the medieval town developed.
The church is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was described as the "cathedral of the Marches" and is rated by Simon Jenkins as being one of the finest hundred churches in England. The tower is 135 feet high and commands excellent views of the town and surrounding countryside.
During the late Middle Ages Ludlow became a wealthy wool town, to befit this growing prosperity St Laurence's underwent several further additions. The major works occurred between 1433 and 1471 with a virtual re-building of the nave, tower and chancel elements. The tower took on a Perpendicular style which was fashionable in England in the 15th century.
The “Groppoli Steles” Group - B Stelae type.
These statues have been found at different times since the last century in the basin of the river Magra and its tributaries, and are now partly conserved in the Civic Museum of La Spezia and partly in that of Pontremoli. The corpus comprises over 60 stelae, which document the birth and flourishing of the production in the Copper Age (5th - 4th millennium B.C.) and the subsequent, probably not contiguous, production in the Iron Age (late 2nd - 1st millennium BC).
The statues can be divided into two large groups (Copper Age and Iron Age). Their dating is based on the study of the representation of the objects carved on them. These objects, realistically drawn in the stone, are weapons and ornaments of a well-defined and well-recognized type, which correspond to and reproduce the archaeological remains found in the excavations of tombs or dwellings of the Copper Age. The former group, the more ancient and numerous one, comprises three types of anthropomorphic representations: male, indicated either only by a dagger or an associated flat axe; female, indicated by more or less marked breast, and sometimes by necklaces or chokers; finally a type without any attribute, hence conventionally considered asexual. This latter type is perhaps an expressive metaphor of an individual with a still-undefined social role, as would befit a child or adolescent.
The Copper Age stelae are divided in two groups: the Group A, or the Pontevecchio type Stelae, and the Group B, or the Malgrate type stelae. The main characteristic of the Group A is the head joined to the torso, of the Group B the head separated from the torso and spread out sideways.
Stone stelae
5th - 4th millennium B.C.
Pontremoli, Archaeological Museum
Saturday night cruising in Paprihaven...
Now, Miss Charmin, you aren't going to win any races whatsoever in that Karmann Ghia. What's it got, 20 HP?
Mr. Whipple, I assure you, I do not intend to engage in something as common as racing. You spend all your time trying to get in position at some traffic light so you can wait for green and create all sorts of noise and smoke. For what purpose? Just to meet here again at the service station, purchase more junk food and argue over who actually won.* My purpose is to enjoy cruising in this fine automobile and display classic German style and engineering. I do not need to break any traffic ordinances in order for my Karmann Ghia to be seen in all her resplendent beauty. And she has 53 HP, thank you.
But, Miss Charmin, you just can't win a race in that. My Triumph will leave you standing!
Have you heard a word I said, Mr. Whipple?? Honestly, you are like a vulgarian at times. I'm not racing, I'm displaying my Karmann Ghia with class and dignity because that befits her.
Miss Charmin, take a look at my Triumph. I even have number on the side! It looks like a race car and it sure enough runs like a race car.
You do not even have a windscreen, Mr. Whipple. I shall be smiling freely as I cruise because I shall not have bugs in my teeth.
Miss Charmin, you captivate me. While our cars are being serviced, may I escort you inside the quick mart and treat you to a Pepsi and Ring-Dings?
... ... Yes, Mr. Whipple, I suppose you may.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Mattel
Hot Wheels
Triumph TR6
Made in Malaysia
Lesney
Matchbox
Volkswagen
Karmann Ghia
Made in Thailand
* That's what they do! As seen in BP 2020 Day 263:
One that befits the title - as it was taken from a taxi on a motorway though a dirty window it doesn't hold up to scrutiny at full size, but the scene looks fab I think!
This is one of the many small churches that stand above the Inn valley in Tirol - the scope for landscape and building photography is amazing out there... if anyone is interested in a workshop out there I'd be glad to lead one next year! :)
Bury St Edmunds Cathedral for most of its existence was simply the parish church of St James until the foundation of the new diocese of St Edmundsbury in 1914 when it was raised to cathedral status, one of the many new dioceses formed in the early 20th century that elevated existing parish churches to diocesan rank rather than purpose building a new cathedral. Many of these 'parish church cathedrals' sit slightly awkwardly with their new status, lacking in the scale and grandeur that befits such a title, but of all of them Bury St Edmunds has been adapted to its new role the most successfully, with in my opinion the most beautiful results.
The medieval church consisted of the present nave, built in 1503-51 under master mason John Wastell, with an earlier chancel that was entirely rebuilt in 1711 and again in 1870. Originally it would have seemed a fairly minor building at the entrance to the monastic precinct, overshadowed by the enormous abbey church that once stood immediately behind it. The absence of this magnificent church since the Dissolution and the scant remains of this vast edifice always sully my visits here with a sense of grievous loss, had history been kinder it would have served as the cathedral here instead and likely be celebrated as one of the grandest in the country.
The church never had a tower of its own since the adjacent Norman tower of the Abbey gateway served the role of a detached campanile perfectly. It is an impressive piece of Romanesque architecture and one of the best preserved 12th century towers in the country.
Upon being raised to cathedral status in 1914 the building underwent no immediate structural changes but plans were made to consider how best to transform a fairly ordinary church into a worthy cathedral. This task was appointed to architect Stephen Dykes Bower and work began in 1959 to extend the building dramatically. Between 1963-1970 the entire Victorian chancel was demolished and replaced with a much grander vision of a lofty new choir and shallow transepts, remarkably all executed in traditional Gothic style in order to harmonize with the medieval nave. It is incredible to think that this was done in the 1960s, a period in which church and cathedral buildings were otherwise constructed in the most self consciously modern forms ever seen, with delicate neo-medieval masonry in place of brick and concrete.
The new crossing of transepts and choir however remained crowned by the stump of a tower for the remainder of the century as funds were not available to finish Dykes Bower's complete vision of a lantern tower over the crossing: this was only realised at the beginning of the 21st century, aided by a legacy left in the architect's will and some subtle design changes under his successor as architect Hugh Matthews. The transformation from church to cathedral was finally completed in 2005 with most satisfactory results. A stunning fan-vault was installed within the new tower in 2010, an exquisite finishing touch.
Whilst it isn't a large building by cathedral standards its newer parts do much to give it the shape and dignity of one. This is especially apparent within, where the cruciform eastern limb draws the eye. The interior is enlivened by much colour, with the ceilings of Dykes Bower's choir and transepts adorned with rich displays of stencilling, whilst the nave ceiling (a Victorian replacement for the medieval one) was redecorated in similarly lively colours in the 1980s which helps to unify the old and new parts of the church.
Few fittings or features remain from the medieval period, most of the furnishings being Victorian or more recent, but one window in the south aisle retains a rich display of early 16th century stained glass, very much Renaissance in style. The remaining glass is nearly all Victorian, some of the windows in the new choir having been transferred from the previous chancel.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral is not filled with the monuments and fittings that make other great churches so rewarding to linger in but it is a real architectural delight and cannot fail to uplift the spirit.
Graceful, historic Hoi An is known as Veitnam’s most atmospheric and delightful town. Once a major port, it boasts the grand architecture and beguiling riverside setting that befits its heritage.The face of the Old Town has preserved its incredible legacy of tottering Japanese merchant houses, Chinese temples and ancient tea warehouses – though, unfortunately, residents and rice fields have been gradually replaced by tourist businesses. And yet, down by the market I find life has changed little – Hoi An, Vietnam