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For the Daily Dog Challenge -- 12/20 "A Sense of Grandeur"
For Our Daily Challenge -- 12/20 "Apotheosis"
For 365: the 2012 Edition -- 355/366
An angel gazing to the heavens...
A divine detail of the architecture in the Kunsthistorische Museum, in Vienna
Un détail divin de l'architecture du Kunsthistorische Museum, à Vienne
''Although you appear in earthly form, your essence is pure consciousness. You are the fearless guardian of Divine Light." ~RUMI
The boy, dreaming of rocket trips to the moon, Mars or the stars beyond (who made an appearance in "you wonder/you learn") shows up for this cut and paste based collage.
Parts of 2 Camera+ photos ( flower & girls hair) facial features drawn/ painted in Procreate. Superimpose used to cut flower from background & place on girls head with added cast shadow. IColorama used for most of the brush work, e.g. winged cloak, & overall watercolor texture & tonal changes.
I wanted to make a photomanipulation that would celebrate bringing in winter that again employed some favorite parts of photos & some drawing to do so.
One of seven photos I'll be exhibiting at the Rocca Medievale in Carmignano, Tuscany for Calici di Stelle on the 8th and 9th of August.
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A nighttime cosmic starry scenic view into the Colorado San Luis Valley.
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... no, not that kind...
Unless you've been in North Korea for the day, you'll be aware of a small celestial event that's occured this evening.
Mainly in the good ol' US of A, and let us be eternally thankful for the fact that that idiot Trump has been kept out of the news for the whole day by said event, the solar eclipse that ploughed it's line of totality across the heartlands of America promised us in the UK a small chink, perhaps 5%, late on in the day.
Alas the British summer weather was having none of it...
While I was out and about though, I decided to go for the artsy shot of 1W96 chasing the last of the scarce rays.
It's kinda ok. I suppose.
67016 pushing the WAG west away from Rhyl, 21 August 2017.
Worry not, there's plenty of eclipse opportunity coming up, we get a chink of one in 2021 and again in 2022 and 2025, and a near total in 2026. And if I can make it to the age of 124, there'll be a total eclipse in the UK to help celebrate the year 2090. Hmmm...
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Just a quick look into my image files from yesterday. Wow, how does one shoot so many files to go through in such a short time!
Anyway, I did not even bring my long lens along, wanted to get some foreground in the photo to make my Venus Transit a little unique. I read couple articles before the event and agreed that might be the way to go.
Quickly did I realize how futile that effort was with a single exposure. Exposing for the foreground rendered the sun glare so powerful that Venus was obliterated and invisible. Exposing for the sun, the foreground was nothing but a world of black. A composite may be the only solution but I am not sure that is my cup of tea, we will see. About 30 minutes before sunset, the exposure for sun was f/22 and 1/8000 sec via a 6-stop ND filter! With the filter in place, the foreground exposure was f/22 and 2 seconds! That is 14 stops apart, right?
Just before the sunset, the difference was significantly smaller and I could expose the sun at 1/250 sec @ f/16 via the 6-stop ND filter, but still way short of getting even a silhouette of the foreground. Again, over a few months, maybe I will find a way to process my heavily bracketed shots into a presentable result.
Thanks for looking!
PS: SInce there are also clouds in front of the Sun, is that called cloud transit? :-)
Lego Spaceship MOC: The Celestial Empress is a large nuclear pulse propelled spaceship designed specifically to take a contained colony to Alpha Centauri. The Nuclear warhead propulsion system is based on the Project Orion concept and will take this half million Earth ton vessel to .99.99 of the speed of light. It take a little over a year to reach maxim velocity, it will then cruise for a further 4.5 years before flipping over and using the same propulsion to decelerate for another year before reaching its destination of Alpha Centauri.
There is a transit system from the bow module to the cargo modules
Celestial Empress
Built at Lunar Shipyard by British American Space Exploration Corp (BASECo) for NASA in 2091
Launched: 2107
Propulsion: Nuclear pulse
Weight: net 544,000 Earth tonnes, Gross 791,000 Earth tonnes
Length: 1km
Width: 351m
Height 307m
Crew 33(3 shifts of 11)
Passengers 4,023 (in cryosleep)
Cargo: 200,000 Earth tonnes
Aircraft: 9 Drop-ships, 6 Shuttles, plus Drones
.... Etnea avenue, the 2018 evening of February 5, the day of the feast of the Patron Saint of Catania, St.Agatha, it happens that ....
.... via Etnea, la sera del 5 febbraio 2018, il giorno della festa della Santa Patrona di Catania, Sant'Agata, accade che ....
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Fear of the unknown, the fear of losing own physical or mental health, or worse, having already lost it, possible problems with work (if a work has it), old age advancing, awareness of the existence of a Higher Being, are just some of the reasons that push people to search for a contact with the Divine, with the supernatural, leading them to plead for help, but this is not enough to completely explain the close link fact of absolute devotion and enormous affection that the people of Catania (province) have towards their young martyr Agatha; an entire city partecipate in these days to ceremony and procession, one can not help but ask this question, what binds in such a profound and peculiar citizens to their Patron Saint Agata? Maybe I was lucky enough to capture photographically what is a partial response (see my photos of the 2016 feast): a child at a very early age is brought to the window from her mother while passing the float of St. Agatha, so it's easy to understand... the devotion and attachment to the Martyr starts very young , transmitted by their parents as a treasure to be preserved and grow throughout their lives, which leads you in the days of the feast to a great collective.
This is a short-long report I did this year 2018, in the city of Catania (Sicily) in occasion of the feast of her patron saint Agatha, which took place on the 3, 4 and 5 February (this dates commemorates the martyrdom of the young Saint), and on 17 August too (this date celebrates the return to Catania of her remains, after these had been transferred to Constantinople by the Byzantine general Maniaces as war booty, and there remained for 86 years), when the Sicilian city is dressed up to feast, with a scent of orange blossom and mandarins, and its citizens show that they possess an extraordinary love and bond with the young martyr saint Agatha.
The religious sicilian feast of Saint Agatha is the most important feast of Catania, its inhabitants from five centuries, during the three days of the feast in honor of her "Santuzza" (young Saint), create a unique setting, with celebrations and rituals impressive, which means that this event is regarded as the third religious festival in the world (some say the second ...) after the "Semana Santa" in Seville and the "Corpus Christi" in Cuzco, Peru. Unlike other religious holidays, more sober, to Sant'Agata highlights a vocation exuberant typical of the south Italy, who loves to combine the sacred with the profane.
The cult of the young Santa dates back to the third century, when the teenager Agatha was martyred for refusing the roman proconsul Quintiziano. One year after the death of the young Agatha, on 5 February of the year 252, his virginal veil was carried in procession, and it is said it was able to save Catania from destruction due to a devastating eruption of Mount Etna.
The festivities begin with the procession of Candlemas (this year were in greater number, perhaps 14 instead of the 11 years of the other years); the "Candlemas" are giant Baroque wooden "candlesticks" paintings in gold, each representing an ancient guild (butchers, fishmongers, grocers, greengrocers, etc.), which are brought by eight devotees; the "cannalore" (candlemas) anticipate the arrival of the "float" of Saint Agatha during the procession. Devotees, men and women, wearing a traditional garment similar to a white bag, cinched at the waist by a black rope, gloves and a white handkerchief, and a black velvet cap, and it seems that such clothing evoke nightgown with the qule the Catanese, awakened with a start by the touch of the bells of the Cathedral, welcomed the naval port, in 1126, the relics of the Holy which fell from Constantinople. On float, consisting of a silver chariot sixteenth of thirty tons, which is driven by a double and long line of devotees with the robust and long ropes, takes place the bust of Saint Agatha, completely covered with precious stones and jewels. On February 4, the parade celebrates the so-called "external path" that touches some places of martyrdom in the city of Catania; the next day, the 5 instead the procession along the "aristocrat path", which runs along the main street, Via Etnea, the parlor of Catania. On this day the devotees carry on their shoulders the long candles of varying thickness, there are some not very big, others are fairly heavy, but some skim exceptional weights.
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La paura dell’ignoto, il timore di perdere la salute fisica o psichica, o peggio, averla già persa, possibili problemi col lavoro (per chi un lavora l’ha) o peggio non averlo dovendo così “inventarsi” la giornata, la vecchiaia che avanza, la consapevolezza dell’esistenza di un Essere Superiore, sono solo alcuni dei motivi che spingono gli uomini a cercare un contatto col Divino, col Sovrannaturale, portandoli ad invocare il Suo aiuto, ma tutto ciò non basta assolutamente a spiegare lo stretto legame fatto di assoluta devozione ed enorme attaccamento che gli abitanti di Catania (e provincia) hanno nei confronti della loro “Santuzza” la giovanissima martire Agata; nel vedere partecipare quella che sembra essere una città intera a questi giorni di rito e processione, non ci si può non porre questa domanda, cosa lega in maniera così profonda e peculiare i cittadini Catanesi alla loro Santa Patrona Agata? Forse ho avuto la fortuna di cogliere fotograficamente (vedi le mie foto della festa del 2016) quella che è una risposta parziale e certamente non unica alla domanda: un bimbo in tenerissima età viene portato alla finestra dalla sua mamma mentre passa la vara di S.Agata, ecco… la devozione e l’attaccamento alla giovanissima Martire inizia da piccolissimi, trasmessa dai propri genitori (e non solo…) come un tesoro da custodire e coltivare per tutta la vita, che porta che nei giorni della festa ad un fantastico rito collettivo al quale nessun Catanese sembra non possa o non voglia rinunciare.
Questa è un breve e lungo report, da me realizzato nel febbraio di quest’anno 2018, nella città di Catania (Sicilia) in occasione della festa della sua giovane santa patrona Agata, che ha avuto luogo come ogni anno il 3, il 4 ed il 5 di febbraio (questa data commemora il martirio della Santa giovinetta), festa che viene ripetuta anche il 17 agosto (questa data rievoca il ritorno a Catania delle sue spoglie, dopo che queste erano state trasferite a Costantinopoli da parte del generale bizantino Maniace come bottino di guerra, spoglie che ivi rimasero per 86 anni); per questa occasione la città siciliana è vestita a festa con profumi di fiori d'arancio e mandarini, coi suoi cittadini che mostrano di possedere uno straordinario amore e legame con la giovane martire Agata.
Gli abitanti di Catania, oramai da cinque secoli, nei tre giorni della festa in onore della "Santuzza", danno vita ad una scenografia unica, con celebrazioni e riti imponenti, che fanno si che questo evento sia considerato come la terza festa religiosa al mondo (qualcuno dice la seconda ...) dopo la "Semana Santa" di Siviglia ed il "Corpus Domini" a Cuzco, in Perù. A differenza di altre feste religiose, più sobrie, quella di Sant'Agata mette in luce una vocazione esuberante tipica del meridione, che ama unire il sacro col profano.
Il culto della giovane Santa risale al terzo secolo, quando l'adolescente Agata fu martirizzata per aver rifiutato il proconsole romano Quintiziano. Un anno dopo la morte della giovane Agata, avvenuta il 5 febbraio dell'anno 252, il suo velo virginale venne portato in processione, e si narra esso riuscì a salvare Catania dalla sua distruzione a causa di una devastante eruzione del vulcano Etna.
I festeggiamenti iniziano con il corteo delle "candelore", queste sono dei giganteschi e pesanti "candelabri" in legno, in stile barocco, dipinti in oro, ognuna rappresentante una antica corporazione (macellai, pescivendoli, pizzicagnoli, fruttivendoli, ecc.), che vengono portati da otto devoti, le quali "cannalore" durante la processione anticipano l'arrivo della "vara" di Sant'Agata. I devoti, sia donne che uomini, indossano un tipico indumento simile ad un sacco bianco, stretto in vita da una cordicella nera, guanti ed un fazzoletto bianchi, ed infine una papalina di velluto nero, sembra che tale abbigliamento rievochi la camicia da notte con la quale i Catanesi, svegliatisi di soprassalto dal tocco improvviso delle campane del Duomo, accolsero al porto navale, nel 1126, le reliquie della Santa che rientravano da Costantinopoli. Sulla vara, costituita da un carro argentato cinquecentesco di trenta quintali, trainata da una doppia e lunghissima fila di devoti tramite delle robuste e lunghe funi, prende posto il busto di Sant'Agata, completamente ricoperto di pietre preziose e gioielli. Il 4 febbraio, il corteo compie il cosiddetto "giro esterno" che tocca alcuni luoghi del martirio nella città catanese; il giorno dopo, il 5, il corteo percorre il "giro aristocratico", che percorre la strada principale, la via Etnea, salotto buono di Catania. In questo giorno i devoti portano in spalla dei lunghi ceri di vario spessore, ce ne sono alcuni non molto grossi, altri sono discretamente pesanti, ma alcuni sfiorano pesi eccezionali.
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ترکیبی از 517 عکس
Star Trails
This photo is combined from 517 exposures;
19:58:19, Jul 29, 2008 to 01:04:59, Jul 30.
Every one shot:
Exposure time: 30 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO 400
Camera: Canon EOS 300D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Camera on tripod, northward.
Location: 36.25994° N, 58.91541° E
Haft Qār valley(Binalud ranges) / northeast of Neyshabur/ Iran.
Photographer: Saeid Aghaei, by assistance of Hamid Asadi.
بایزید آمد شبی بیرون ز شهر
از خروش خلق خالی دید شهر
ماهتابی بود بس عالم فروز
شب شده از پرتو ی او مثل روز
آسمان پر انجم آراسته
هر یکی کار دگر را خاسته
شیخ چندانی که در صحرا بگشت
کس نمی جنبید در صحرا و دشت
شورشی بر وی پدید آمد به زور
گفت یارب در دلم افتاد شور
با چنین درگه که در رفعت تو راست
این چنین خالی ز مشتاقان چراست؟
هاتفی گفتش که ای حیران راه
هر کسی را راه ندهد پادشاه
عزت این در چنین کرد اقتضا
کز در ما دور باشد هر گدا
چون حریم عز ما نور افکند
غافلان خفته را دور افکند
سال ها بودند مردان انتظار
تا یکی را بار بود از صد هزار
Old photo, lost between a lot of photos from same place, somehow I haven't really been satisfied with what I've taken recently.
The summer is almost over, the temperature today reminded us of the winter ahead. Somehow it feels like an end of a journey, but maybe it's just the end of the beginning.
One of the oldest churches of Rome. The basic floor plan and wall structure of the church date back to the 340s, and much of the structure to 1140-43. The first sanctuary was built in 221 and 227 by Pope Callixtus I and later completed by Pope Julius I. The church has large areas of important mosaics from the late 13th century by Pietro Cavallini.
Keep Calm and fold Origami Magic Mandalas! :-)
Celestial Mandala Torus (c) Yuri Shumakov
A leading design of this book - an amazingly intricate torus-shaped action mandala design made out of simple modules everyone can fold. When rotated it creates magic! :-)
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Part of the Milky Way in the vicinity of Centaurus, Crux (Southern Cross) and Carina during the May 11 Aurora australis show.
HD PENTAX-D FA 24-70mm f2.8 uncropped.
Driving back from Lytham and the "White Church" was backlit by some heavenly jet trails. Couldn't resist a quick shot, unfortunately the church is undergoing renovation work and scaffolding was in the way of the best perspective with the red clouds behind, so I had to make do with this shot. This is a fabulous building where the comedian Les Dawson was laid to rest and is actually the Fairhaven United Reform Church, but everyone knows it as the "White Church".
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Celestial Halo Eyes
They are animated halos to add to any eyes! RGB HUD!
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