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A very good 19th century sculpture that appears to be based on a statue of Antonius, lover of Hadrian, currently in Tivoli (?) placed in an embarrassing position.
I have been wanting to do something with images I shot of this old hotel a month ago as well as peel the rust off some techniques I learned at the Joel Grimes workshop ( www.flickr.com/photos/29210138@N04/ ) . Since I have a lovely summer cold today seemed like a good and besides its 116 degrees today. Thanks to Burn Fetish ( www.flickr.com/photos/58911047@N05/ ) I've been tuned on to new underground hip hop tunenage ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAe4vNmzjm4 ).
The Georgian
The Georgian Hotel first opened in the spring of 1933. Built during the peak of California’s coastal expansion of the late ’20s and early ’30s, The Georgian Hotel was the vision of Mrs. Rosamond Borde. Mrs. Borde was a pioneer in an industry dominated by men and was regarded as a progressive marketer. By hiring a classically trained architect, Mrs. Borde assured that The Georgian’s design showcased both the Romanesque Revival and Art Deco architectural styles. Originally, The Georgian was one of the first “skyscrapers” along a then sparsely populated Ocean Ave.
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Traditional red autumn leaf in its surroundings. But this one has something special...shot with my new Nikon 70-210. Must say I'm quite impressed with the results.
The civic precinct and buildings of Geelong are especially attractive around Johnstone Park. The park was named after a mayor Robert de Bruce Johnstone. When the town was laid out the area was a swamp. In the 1850s it became a dam to supply water for the growing town. Mayor Johnstone in 1865 wanted a fine park and garden there. Hence the naming of the park after him. An early bandstand was erected here but the park and gardens were beautified in 1917 when a new bandstand with a cupola was erected. In 1926 a war memorial and war memorial gates were built in the park. One the edge of the park is the Town Hall which dates from 1855 when it faced Little Malop St. Its grand classical style was befitting of a growing city. The rest of the original architectural plans for the Town Hall facing Gheringhap Street were completed in 1917. Just two years before that the Geelong Art Gallery was built on the edge of the park too. Behind the Art Gallery is the futuristic Dome (2015) which is now the city library. Although not part of the civic complex across the park is the stunning facade of the Gordon Technical College (1887) in Fenwick St. In the centre of the park is the Hitchcock Memorial Band Stand and gardens erected in 1919. On the axis from the Band Stand is the 1922 War Memorial Gates to the park. An attached building to the Art Gallery contains the War Memorial Shrine. On the north western corner of the park is the railway station. Malop St. begins at Johnstone Park and at the eastern end of it is another garden- the Geelong Botanic Gardens. 200 acres were set aside here as a reserve in 1851 when Victoria became a separate colony from NSW. An area for a botanic garden was established in 1857 when the first garden curator Daniel Bunce was appointed. In 1859 a conservatory and a greenhouse were erected as the plant collection from around the world was being established. In line with Victorian era trends a fernery was built in 1885 and a pond in 1886. The gardens contain the tiny wooden Customs House of 1838 - the oldest wooden building in Victoria.
Brief History of early Geelong.
The local Aboriginal people, the Barrabool tribe were possibly shocked when Captain Matthew Flinders sailed into Port Phillip Bay in April 1802. He sighted the You Yang Ranges and mentioned the Indented Head now known as Portarlington near Geelong. A major survey of the bay was undertaken by British officers in 1803 from a camp in what is now Sorrento. A party of 50 crew and marines around 300 convicts made camp here in October 1803 to found a new penal settlement for NSW. They were led by Lieutenant Governor David Collins. Bush was cleared, crops were sown but the settlement floundered and was abandoned in January 1804 when it was moved to Van Diemen’s Land with the founding of Hobart. It was many years later before white explorers Hamilton Hume and Captain William Hovell ended their overland exploration across NSW to Corio Bay near Geelong. White settlers rather than explorer came to Port Philip Bay in 1835. The group was led by John Bateman of Launceston who made a treaty with local Aboriginal groups to acquire large tracts of land around the bay from Geelong to Melbourne. Bateman’s group soon moved from their first camp at Indented head (Portarlington) to near the Yarra River and what is now Melbourne. John Fawkner, who had been the son of one of the convicts to land near Sorrento in 1803, arrived in late 1835 with a group of prospective white settlers from Van Diemen’s Land. They settled at Hobsons Bay also near Melbourne but the area near Geelong on Corio Bay remained untouched at this time. Except for one convict who escaped in 1803 and lived an isolated existence till the white settlers arrived. He was William Buckley.
In 1836 the first pastoralists moved into the Geelong region with David Stead and John Cowie on the Moorabool River and Alexander Thompson on the Barwon River (Kardinia estate meaning sunrise in local Aboriginal language). By 1837 there were enough pastoralists and their workers in the region for Magistrate Foster Fyans to be stationed at the Barwon River and Constable Patrick McKeever to be the first police officer there. Geelong was surveyed in October 1838 with the first land sales in 1839. The first general store, the Wool Pack Inn and a wool store opened around his time and by 1841 there were 82 houses and over 400 residents and the town had its own newspaper. The main streets were named after places and people mainly who were early settlers– Moorabool, Yarra, Bellarine, Corio, Gheringhap, Swanston and Malop, Ryrie, McKillop, Myers, Brougham, Fenwick and etc. The name of Geelong came from a local Aboriginal languages meaning either “white sea bird” or “cliff” or “going up”. Within a short time there was a saddler, Wesleyan place of worship (not quite a church), a post service etc. In 1848 Geelong was declared a port for exporting wool, grain, hides, tallow etc. A year later (1849) it was officially proclaimed a town with its own Town Council and a mayor. The Industrial Revolution in England and the great demand for wool for woollen mills boosted the town’s growth and the discovery of gold in Ballarat added to it. Geelong was able to supply needed goods for the goldfields etc. In 1851 Geelong had 8,291 inhabitants but by 1853 it had 22,000 thanks to gold from Ballarat being received and exported from here. The basalt and sandstone Customs House was built in 1856 in Brougham Street when exports began from here rather than at Williamstown near Melbourne and immigrants landed directly in Geelong. The first Town Hall was built in 1855 and a telegraph connection with Melbourne was established in 1854. The fine sandstone Telegraph Station with a timeball for shipping on its roof was built in 1858 and still stands next to the former Post Office. The first railway in Victoria linked Melbourne and Geelong in 1854. A private company began building the railway in 1854 but it was not completed until 1856. The first railway station was replaced with the current one between 1877 and 1881 hence the polychromatic brick work which was popular at that time. A new railway line was built from Geelong to Ballarat starting in 1858 with completion in 1862. A short tunnel was cut through the hill beyond the railway station in 1875 to allow trains to travel to South Geelong and on to Colac. By the mid-1850s Geelong was the third biggest town in the Australian colonies and it continued to greatly significantly in the 1860s.
My sunset and texture, with another texture:
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Part of the Somerset House exhibition, The Classical Now, which combined ancient and modern pieces. This is probably my favourite of the ancient pieces, a rare bronze head of Apollo, from the first to second century.
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Classical residential building like in many towns in Transylvania, where many balconies are usually modified in loggias.
The former Bank of Toronto building across Yonge Street from the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto.
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The universe itself is God and the universal outpouring of its soul. --Chrysippus (Quoted by Cicero in De Natura Deorum)
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun
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With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
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The 45EPIC landscapes and goddesses are straight out of Homer's Iliad & Odyssey!
I'm currently updating a translation with the Greek names for the gods and goddesses--will publish soon! :)
"RAGE--Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another. " --Homer's Iliad capturing the rage of the 45EPIC landscapes and seascapes! :)
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In addition to shooting with my Mamiya 645 I shot a roll of Delta 100 in my new Meikai EL which is a vintage toy camera from Japan. I developed in ID-11 and pushed to 200. I was really surprised by the results. I got some really good exposures and I shot without a meter. Also the images were pretty sharp for a toy camera and no light leaks.
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Fine Art Ballet Photography: Nikon D810 Elliot McGucken Fine Art Ballerina Dancer Dancing Classical Ballet Seascape Landscape Photography!
White leotard and flowy dress!
Dancing for Dynamic Dimensions Theory dx4/dt=ic: The fourth dimension is expanding relative to the three spatial dimensions at the rate of c!
New ballet & landscape instagrams!
instagram.com/fineartballet
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Nikon D810 Epic Fine Art Ballerina Goddess Dancing Ballet! Dr. Elliot McGucken Fine Art Ballet!
Marrying epic landscape, nature, and urban photography to ballet!
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Nikon D810 with the Nikon MB-D12 Multi Battery Power Pack / Grip for D800 and D810 Digital Cameras allows one to shoot at a high to catch the action FPS! Ballerina Dance Goddess Photos! Pretty, Tall Ballet Swimsuit Bikini Model Goddess! Captured with the AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II from Nikon, and the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Nikon! Love them both!
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A pretty goddess straight out of Homer's Iliad & Odyssey!
New Instagram! instagram.com/45surf
New facebook: www.facebook.com/45surfAchillesOdysseyMythology
Join my new fine art ballet facebook page! www.facebook.com/fineartballet/
The 45EPIC landscapes and goddesses are straight out of Homer's Iliad & Odyssey!
I'm currently updating a translation with the Greek names for the gods and goddesses--will publish soon! :)
"RAGE--Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another. " --Homer's Iliad capturing the rage of the 45EPIC landscapes and seascapes! :)
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Music/poetry/art should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman."
The Birth of Venus! Beautiful Golden Ratio Swimsuit Bikini Model Goddess! Helen of Troy! She was tall, thin, fit, and quite pretty!
Read all about how classical art such as The Birth of Venus inspires all my photography!
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All my photography celebrates the physics of light! The McGucken Principle of the fourth expanding dimension: The fourth dimension is expanding at the rate of c relative to the three spatial dimensions: dx4/dt=ic .
Lao Tzu--The Tao: Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Light Time Dimension Theory: The Foundational Physics Unifying Einstein's Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: A Simple, Illustrated Introduction to the Unifying Physical Reality of the Fourth Expanding Dimensionsion dx4/dt=ic !: geni.us/Fa1Q
"Between every two pine trees there is a door leading to a new way of life." --John Muir
Epic Stoicism guides my fine art odyssey and photography: geni.us/epicstoicism
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” --John Muir
Epic Poetry inspires all my photography: geni.us/9K0Ki Epic Poetry for Epic Landscape Photography: Exalt Fine Art Nature Photography with the Poetic Wisdom of John Muir, Emerson, Thoreau, Homer's Iliad, Milton's Paradise Lost & Dante's Inferno Odyssey
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” --John Muir
Epic Art & 45EPIC Gear exalting golden ratio designs for your Hero's Odyssey:
Support epic fine art! 45surf ! Bitcoin: 1FMBZJeeHVMu35uegrYUfEkHfPj5pe9WNz
Exalt the goddess archetype in the fine art of photography! My Epic Book: Photographing Women Models!
Portrait, Swimsuit, Lingerie, Boudoir, Fine Art, & Fashion Photography Exalting the Venus Goddess Archetype: How to Shoot Epic ... Epic! Beautiful Surf Fine Art Portrait Swimsuit Bikini Models!
Some of my epic books, prints, & more!
Exalt your photography with Golden Ratio Compositions!
Golden Ratio Compositions & Secret Sacred Geometry for Photography, Fine Art, & Landscape Photographers: How to Exalt Art with Leonardo da Vinci's, Michelangelo's!
Epic Landscape Photography:
A Simple Guide to the Principles of Fine Art Nature Photography: Master Composition, Lenses, Camera Settings, Aperture, ISO, ... Hero's Odyssey Mythology Photography)
All art is but imitation of nature.-- Seneca (Letters from a Stoic - Letter LXV: On the First Cause)
The universe itself is God and the universal outpouring of its soul. --Chrysippus (Quoted by Cicero in De Natura Deorum)
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells. --To Autumn. by John Keats
Photographs available as epic fine art luxury prints. For prints and licensing information, please send me a flickr mail or contact drelliot@gmail.com with your queries! All the best on your Epic Hero's Odyssey!
This English country house was built by the honorable Mary Isabel Portman from London in 1913, who was an independent 36 year old lady with a big fondness for classical music. She herself was a passionate violin player.
The house was built based on the plans of Detmar Blow and Ferdinand Billerey, two English architects who were inspired by the Arts & Crafts Movement of the era.
Unfortunately Mary Portman have never been able to enjoy staying at this house, due to the outbreak of the 1st World War.
In 2007 the house was carefully renovated and turned into a luxury hotel. There is an attached flat wooden building with a spa and wellness area.
It is recommended that guests do not bring children.
The house is located not far from Mittenwald in a valley. The backdrop is the massive Wetterstein Range that is not visible on my photos due to the gloomy weather.
I understand that people come here to have peace and quiet, and it is also a very lucrative business for the hotel owners.
I myself, however, prefer to go to such places on my feet, take my kid with me, and sleep in a simple wooden hut with simple meals. I think it makes you respect and appreciate the beauty of the place more if you walk there, instead of driving there. It is more natural, if you respect the way of life people have in the area and adjust to them.
Candid street shot, Tenerife.
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The classical guitar (or Spanish Guitar) is the member of the guitar family used in classical music. It is an acoustical wooden guitar with six classical guitar strings as opposed to the metal strings used in acoustic and electric guitars designed for popular music.
In addition to the instrument, the phrase "classical guitar" can refer to two other concepts:
The instrumental finger technique common to classical guitar—individual strings plucked with the fingernails or, rarely, fingertips
The instrument's classical music repertoire
The shape, construction, and material of classical guitars vary, but typically they have a modern classical guitar shape, or historic classical guitar shape resembling early romantic guitars from France and Italy. Classical guitar strings were once made of catgut and nowadays are made of polymers such as nylon, with a fine silver wire wrap on the bass strings.
A guitar family tree can be identified. The flamenco guitar derives from the modern classical, but has differences in material, construction and sound.
The term modern classical guitar is sometimes used to distinguish the classical guitar from older forms of guitar, which are in their broadest sense also called classical, or more specifically: early guitars. Examples of early guitars include the 6-string early romantic guitar (c. 1790–1880), and the earlier baroque guitars with 5 courses.
Today's modern classical guitar was established by the late designs of the 19th-century Spanish luthier Antonio Torres Jurado.
classic beauties are women who are widely considered very beautiful today but also would have been considered very beautiful at any age
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