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"Tramonto astratto" è uno scatto che fa parte del progetto fotografico "Astrattismo Urbano", che è un’indagine visiva in divenire che nasce a Napoli e si sviluppa nei luoghi più ordinari e frequentati della città: strade, metropolitane, stazioni, parchi, musei. L'obiettivo si sposta dai soggetti riconoscibili ai dettagli più effimeri e trascurati, spingendo lo sguardo oltre il reale, senza l'ausilio di elaborazioni grafiche e/o I.A..
Attraverso inquadrature non convenzionali, giochi di riflessi, geometrie e contrasti cromatici, ogni fotografia mira a dissolvere la concretezza dello spazio urbano, trasformandolo in una pura espressione di luce, forma e colore. I luoghi, pur familiari, si smaterializzano e perdono i loro connotati originari, diventando composizioni astratte, libere da riferimenti spaziali o narrativi.
Il progetto invita a riscoprire l’ambiente urbano con occhi nuovi, a cogliere l’invisibile nel quotidiano, e a riflettere su quanto ciò che ci circonda possa mutare significato a seconda dello sguardo. In questo processo di astrazione, lo spazio pubblico si trasfigura, rivelando un linguaggio visivo autonomo e quasi pittorico, in cui la città si fa superficie, ritmo, visione.
"Abstract Sunset" is part of the "Urban Abstraction" photography project, an ongoing visual investigation born in Naples and taking place in the city's most ordinary and bustling places: streets, subways, stations, parks, and museums. The lens shifts from recognizable subjects to the most ephemeral and overlooked details, pushing the gaze beyond reality, without the aid of graphic processing and/or AI.
Through unconventional framing, plays on reflections, geometries, and color contrasts, each photograph aims to dissolve the concreteness of urban space, transforming it into a pure expression of light, form, and color. The places, though familiar, dematerialize and lose their original connotations, becoming abstract compositions, free from spatial or narrative references.
The project invites us to rediscover the urban environment with new eyes, to capture the invisible in everyday life, and to reflect on how the meaning of our surroundings can change depending on our perspective. In this process of abstraction, public space is transfigured, revealing an autonomous and almost pictorial visual language, in which the city becomes surface, rhythm, vision.
thirsty?
i was listening to Dry by PJ Harvey on repeat.
not the same connotation, i'm sure.
but the very same desperation.
An artificial sky, which borrows its beauty from a pronounced connotation of its natural counterpart...
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Italia, Toscana, San Galgano, Inverno 2021
Non si può pensare alla Toscana senza pensare al magnifico cipresso, così quintessenza e simbolo del paesaggio toscano da aver assunto il nome di “Il cipresso di Toscana”. Questa definizione è tuttavia grossolanamente errata in quanto il suo vero luogo di origine era quasi sicuramente la Persia o la Siria e fu portato nell'area toscana dalle misteriose tribù etrusche, molte migliaia di anni fa, che ritenevano che la pianta avesse connessioni mistiche/soprannaturali.È un albero che può sopravvivere fino a 2.000 anni o più, e mentre gli altri alberi decidui perderebbero le foglie in inverno, i cipressi le mantengono le loro, cosa che li rese soprannaturali agli occhi delle prime tribù.Questa connotazione soprannaturale fu così importante che gli Etruschi scelsero di piantare l'albero intorno alla loro sacra Necropoli (cimitero), credevano che i poteri soprannaturali e gli oli essenziali forti e profumati potessero allontanare i demoni e persino l'odore della morte stessa così garantendo un passaggio sicuro nell'aldilà. Il legno profumato del cipresso, essendo ricco di oli essenziali resinosi impiega molti anni a decomporsi, rendendolo ideale per bare e sarcofagi.
One cannot think of Tuscany without thinking of the magnificent cypress tree, so quintessential and symbolic of the Tuscan landscape that it has adopted the name of “The Tuscan cypress tree”. Although this is a somewhat fitting name, it is however grossly incorrect as its real place of origin was almost certainly Persia or Syria and was brought to the Tuscan area by the mysterious Etruscan tribes-people many thousands of years ago who considered the plant to have mystical/supernatural connections. It is a tree that can survive for up to 2,000 years or more, and while the other deciduous trees would lose their leaves in the winter, the cypress trees retained theirs- rendering it supernatural in the eyes of the early tribes-people. To such an extent was this supernatural connotation that the Etruscans chose to plant the tree around their sacred Necropolis (burial grounds), they believed that the supernatural powers and strong, fragrant essential oils could ward off the demons and even the smell of death itself thus ensuring a safe passage into the afterlife. The fragrant wood of the cypress tree, being rich in resinous essential oils takes many years to decompose, rendering it ideal for coffins and sarcophagi.
Psychologists often use the technical term framing: The framing effect is a cognitive bias in which people decide between options based on whether the options are presented with positive or negative connotations.
In this photo winter is shown differently than usual, namely in a frame. Is it now also about framing?
The picture was taken on the facade of the German television station ZDF in Mainz.
Portsall harbour
Gwenn ha Du
The flag's dimensions are not fixed and may vary from 9 cm × 14 cm (3.5 in × 5.5 in) to 8 m × 12 m (26 ft × 39 ft). The flag is not only used by cultural associations or separatists but by other people. For years, the authorities considered the flag as a separatist symbol, but the attitude has now changed and the flag, no longer having any political connotations, can appear everywhere, even on public buildings, along with the other official flags. It is widely used throughout Brittany and can even be seen on town halls in the region. Because of the absence of legislation concerning regional flags in France the flag is also flown on sailboats and fishing boats. The design of the ermine spots can vary, but the version most frequently seen is shown above.
The flag was created in 1923 by Morvan Marchal. He used as his inspiration the flags of the United States and Greece as these two countries were seen at that time as the respective symbols of liberty and democracy.
The nine horizontal stripes represent the traditional dioceses of Brittany into which the duchy was divided historically. The five black stripes represent the French or Gallo speaking dioceses of Dol, Nantes, Rennes, Saint-Malo and Saint-Brieuc; the four white stripes represent the Breton speaking dioceses of Trégor, Léon, Cornouaille and Vannes. The ermine canton recalls the ducal arms of Brittany.
The flag first came to notice by a wider public at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925. It was adopted by various cultural and nationalist groups through the 1920s and 1930s. However, its association with nationalist and separatist groups during the Second World War brought suspicions of collaboration on the flag. A revival of interest in the flag took place in the 1960s. Since then, it has lost an association with separatism in the mind of the public and become a widely accepted symbol for all Brittany and Bretons. The older ermine field flag and black cross continue to be rarely used, though, by some individuals and groups.
In blazons, the flag is Sable, four bars Argent; the canton ermine. Traditionally, coats of arms could be displayed as a rectangular banner, as well as on a shield.
Magic is a category in Western culture into which have been placed various beliefs and practices considered separate from both religion and science. Historically, the term often had pejorative connotations, with things labelled magical perceived as being primitive, foreign, and Other. The concept has been adopted by scholars in the study of religion and the social sciences, who have proposed various different—and often mutually exclusive—definitions of the term; much contemporary scholarship regards the concept to be so problematic that it is better to reject it altogether as a useful analytic construct.
Edsell Ford chose the name of the new less expensive Lincoln in 1936 from a long list, and it derived from the God of the West Wind, Zephyrus, with the wind itself, known as Zephry. Considered a helpful wind it had positive connotations, Ford hoping the new price slot would have positive results financially.
Looks abit like the name i overlaying a fingerprint..... a bigger image of the entire front will come tomorrow.
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Macro Mondays - Eye of the Beholder. For thousands of years and long before the Nazi's took the Swastika as their symbol this symbol was used to represent life, sun, power, strength and good luck. This chain and attached symbols were my grandfathers in the early 1900's and was carried by him for good luck. however after world war two it was simply put away given the connotation it had post WWII. The symbol was known as a Fylfot in England. I thought this was fitting for the theme this week.
Wigan Pier is the name given to the area around the Leeds and Liverpool canal at the bottom of the Wigan flight of locks and a few hundred yards from the town center. The name “Wigan Pier” has humorous or ironic connotations since it conjures up an image of a seaside pleasure pier, whereas Wigan is an inland, industrial town. The pier is featured in George Orwell’s book “The Road to Wigan Pier” which took a harsh look at living conditions of England's working poor.
The Temple of Heaven is located in southern Beijing． It was first constructed in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Ming emperor Yongle，and was extended and renovated during the reigns of Ming emperor Jiajing and Qing emperor Qianlong．It was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would worship the god of heaven and pray for good harvest. Covering an area of 273 hectares，it is the largest architectural complex in the world for rituals to pay homage to heaven.
In 1918, The Temple of Heaven was turned into a park. After New China was founded in 1949，the central government invested large amounts of capital in the protection and maintenance of the historical and cultural sites inside the temple．In 1998, the Temple of Heaven was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO. With its profound cultural connotations and imposing architectural styles，the Temple of Heaven is considered a reflection of the ancient civilization of the Orient．
This little Italian prize from the early fifties would garner 5 million dollars at auction. So, I'm afraid we're going to have to pool our money to get it!
The 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Spider was a rare, high-performance competition car with a 3.0-liter V12 engine. It was available in two body styles: a berlinetta by Pininfarina and a barchetta by Vignale. The Vignale-bodied spider was lighter and more eligible for historic races and concours events.
Engine: 3.0-liter Colombo V12 engine, 240 horsepower at 7,200 rpm, Top speed of over 150 mph, and Three Weber 36 IF/4C carburetors.
Chassis: Tubular steel chassis with a short wheelbase and Lightweight construction.
Suspension: Independent front suspension with double wishbones, Live rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs, and Houdaille shock absorbers.
Transmission: 4-speed manual gearbox.
Brakes:
4-wheel hydraulic finned-aluminum drum brakes
AIfredo Vignale with his company was not part of the bright generation of Turin coachbuilders of the first period, although he had worked at a very young age at Pinin Farina and Stabilimenti Farina, both of which had shaped his skills of sheet beater. Born on June 15, 1913, Alfredo learned the art of transforming an nude motor chassis into a splendid automobile in the early years of the last century. In 1930 he came into contact with the newborn Pinin Farina, founded in that year by Battista Farina, who broke away from Stabilimenti Farina, the atelier of his older brother Giovanni. Alfredo’s ability to shape the aluminum sheet with the aid of working tools into body sculptures, was consolidated over time, and this mastery in such a creative profession whose secrets were unveiled to him by Felice Mario Boano and Pietro Frua – enabled him in the second half of the 30’s to take over the leadership of the bodywork department at Giovanni Farina’s company, which at the time had almost a thousand employees including his father Francesco and the brothers Eusebio and Guglielmo. The brilliant manual skills of the young craftsman and his tireless dedication to work clearly forged his professional connotations, which nevertheless had no way of finding adequate expression during the years of the Second World War. Thus it was that Alfredo’s great aspiration, that of taking the fateful step of setting up his own business, had to wait until the immediate postwar period. On October 26, 1946, Carrozzeria Vignale & C was established with headquarters in via Cigliano 29/31.
Alfredo Vignale not only was a master in sheet metal shaping, but he was also into drawing, since he had attended a three-year evening course at very young age in which he learned how to design sketch. At the age of 17, in 1930, he had already gained experience as a sheet beater at the Ferrero and Morandi workshop, from which, as mentioned, he moved to Pinin Farina, in the great temple just consecrated of the Italian bodywork.
When you know a bit about the Algarve and think of Albufeira, the connotation of "tourism" automatically comes to mind. Yes, Albufeira is an extremely lively and touristy place. According to some data, the population increases from about 14,000 to 300,000 during the summer season. In winter, however, you can see the beach almost empty at sunset. And the white buildings of the town shine in this warm light and suggest a visit to one of the local restaurants.
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I love the fragile filaments upholding yellow orange pollen covered stamens. The leaves form a perfect cup for accumulating water drops. And the purple surrounding edges. A simple groundcover that is simply beatutiful.
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort commonly known as Wandering Jew, though it cannot be said when, where, or by whom it was first called this. But, considering the term's negative connotation, it would be safe to assume the originator's intent was not to highlight the plant's more favorable qualities. Other common names include Purple Heart and Purple Queen.
T. pallida can be primarily described as an evergreen scrambling perennial plant distinguished by elongated, pointed leaves - themselves glaucous green, fringed with red or purple - and bearing small, sterile three-petaled flowers of white, pink or purple.
Widely used as an ornamental plant in gardens and borders as a ground cover, hanging plant, or - particularly in colder climates where it cannot survive the winter season - houseplant, it is propagated easily by cuttings (the stems are visibly segmented and roots will frequently grow from the joints). It is shade-tolerant and can thrive in a wide range of soil conditions where it has not been intentionally cultivated and carefully maintained. In areas throughout the southern United States and Australia, it is considered an invasive weed and has defied many attempts at control or eradication.
As a houseplant, T. pallida is exceptionally effective at improving indoor air quality by filtering out Volatile Organic Compounds, a class of common pollutants and respiratory irritants, via a process known as phytoremediation.
Tradescantia pallida, Wandering Jew, Purple Heart, Purple Queen
Biscayne Park, FL
I was going to call this something like "swimming with bluebells" as that's what I see when I look at the image. The image gives an impression of movement and with the blue, it has connotations of the 'big blue'. As you can see though I decided against that title as I thought people might think it was just a bit too 'out there' although it gives me an excuse to use the word 'abstracty'. :-))
(Towers of the Virgin, Zion)
We cruised northward from Joshua Tree that winter, staying just behind the storms battering the southwest, gaining all the photographer’s benefit of seeing our favorite haunts draped in fresh snow. Dawn shivered with hoarfrost on oaks that were the namesake of the creek out there in the meadow, and I blew on gloved fingers and paced around, waiting for the sun. Thirty five hundred feet above the valley floor, the Towers lit up along with the skies at sunrise, and gave me hopes for the day. The people who opened up this country were often surprisingly well read in the classics, and most knew their scriptures. Inspired by sacred places, they bestowed names that make them sacred still: Court of the Patriarchs, Angel’s Landing, The Great White Throne. The high point anchoring the right side of the Towers, stained red under the flat top of a sandstone pinnacle, reminded a clergyman over a century ago of a sacrificial altar, and so it became the Altar of Sacrifice. The name conjures biblical connotations of Abraham’s trust and even the rituals of the Aztecs, but the idea, central to every early culture, has modernized. The most dramatic burnt offerings today are probably votive candles, and gods are no longer feared. My parents’ generation taught us the virtue of sacrifice by their example, and looking up there I think of how natural that act is to us. I have a sister who has suffers all for one of those parents, her self-denial is an ultimate devotion. But it’s selfish to consider how much I have given up myself; others can judge that. Instead I’ll bow towards the Altar and say a silent thank you, to all those who have sacrificed something for me.
The word "heathen" has evolved to describe someone who is irreligious, particularly in relation to Abrahamic faiths, or someone uncivilized or uncultured. It was historically used by Early Medieval Christian writers to refer to non-Christian groups and carries a connotation of disapproval or being unenlightened. However, many practitioners of Germanic neopaganism have reappropriated the term as a form of self-designation, preferring it to "pagan" because it has Germanic linguistic roots.
I love the fragile filaments upholding yellow orange pollen covered stamens. The leaves form a perfect cup for accumulating water drops. And the purple surrounding edges. A simple groundcover that is simply beatutiful.
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort commonly known as Wandering Jew, though it cannot be said when, where, or by whom it was first called this. But, considering the term's negative connotation, it would be safe to assume the originator's intent was not to highlight the plant's more favorable qualities. Other common names include Purple Heart and Purple Queen.
T. pallida can be primarily described as an evergreen scrambling perennial plant distinguished by elongated, pointed leaves - themselves glaucous green, fringed with red or purple - and bearing small, sterile three-petaled flowers of white, pink or purple.
Widely used as an ornamental plant in gardens and borders as a ground cover, hanging plant, or - particularly in colder climates where it cannot survive the winter season - houseplant, it is propagated easily by cuttings (the stems are visibly segmented and roots will frequently grow from the joints). It is shade-tolerant and can thrive in a wide range of soil conditions where it has not been intentionally cultivated and carefully maintained. In areas throughout the southern United States and Australia, it is considered an invasive weed and has defied many attempts at control or eradication.
As a houseplant, T. pallida is exceptionally effective at improving indoor air quality by filtering out Volatile Organic Compounds, a class of common pollutants and respiratory irritants, via a process known as phytoremediation.
Tradescantia pallida, Wandering Jew, Purple Heart, Purple Queen
Biscayne Park, FL
(From my own archived photos, 2024)
On January 24, 1940, dictator Adolf Hitler gave dictator Francisco Franco a Mercedes Benz 540 G4 W31 car for his birthday, which was delivered by the then ambassador of the Third Reich in Spain, Eberhard von Stohrer, at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
The Führer had two of these models, and a fourth model was given to dictator Benito Mussolini.
With an eight-cylinder in-line engine, 5.4 liters and 115 horsepower, it was capable of moving its 3,840 kg. at a top speed of 67 km/h. With a consumption of 38 litres per 100 km in the city and ten litres less on the highway, with a 98 litre tank, two electric fuel pumps and one mechanical one
However, this Mercedes was not a pure off-roader.
Its four rear wheels propelled the car, but its front axle was not driven.
Even so, equipped with a gearbox with a reduction gear, two rigid rear axles, off-road tyres and a good height, it was really capable of going well off the asphalt.
Its braking system was hydraulic, with servo-assistance on the three axles of the vehicle.
The vehicle was equipped with a set of custom-made chains and six suitcases signed by Karl Baisch.
Franco was not completely convinced by this model, since due to a breakdown, the dictator, who had returned from a hunting trip, had to return to the palace in a Willys Jeep belonging to his personal guard.
However, the change in the Second World War and the defeat of the Third Reich led the Spanish Government to not use this and other vehicles due to the political connotations they entailed.
Mercedes, for its Stuttgart museum, offered the then enormous sum of 1,000 million pesetas for Franco's Mercedes, which at current exchange rates and inflation, we could be talking about more than seven million euros (or US dollars).
DISMANTLED PIECE BY PIECE: A few years later, already in the 21st century, Patrimonio Nacional accepted Mercedes' offer to overhaul the G4, despite the mechanics of the Royal Guard, who take care of it, as well as the rest of the fleet of official vehicles, manufacturing themselves parts for which there were no spare parts.
In the Mercedes workshops, the jewel was dismantled piece by piece in Stuttgart and for three years the German technicians drew the blueprint of the car and, took advantage of the opportunity to faithfully repair the only one of the lower series cars that is exhibited in their museum. (Source: Wikipedia and other websites).
(es.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_W_31_with_Hitler...)
UN MERCEDES MUY ESPECIAL, 2024
(De mis propias fotos archivadas, 2024)
El 24 de enero de 1940 el dictador Adolf Hitler le regaló al dictador Francisco Franco por su cumpleaños un coche Mercedes Benz 540 G4 W31, que lo entregó el entonces embajador del III Reich en España, Eberhard von Stohrer, en el Palacio de Oriente de Madrid.
El Führer tenía dos de estos modelos, y un cuarto modelo le fue regalado al dictador Benito Mussolini.
Con un motor de ocho cilindros en línea, 5,4 litros y 115 caballos de potencia, era capaz de mover sus 3.840 kg. a una velocidad punta de 67 km/h. con un consumo de 38 litros a los 100 km en ciudad y diez litros menos por carretera, contando con un depósito de 98 litros, con dos bombas eléctricas de combustible y una mecánica
Sin embargo este Mercedes no era un todoterreno puro.
Sus cuatro ruedas traseras impulsaban al coche, pero su eje delantero no era motriz.
Aún así, dotado de una caja de cambios con reductora, dos ejes rígidos traseros, neumáticos todoterreno y una buena altura, era realmente capaz de marchar bien por fuera del asfalto.
Su equipo de frenado era hidráulico, con servo-asistencia en los tres ejes del vehículo.
El vehículo iba equipado con un juego de cadenas hechas a medida y seis maletas firmadas por Karl Baisch.
A Franco no le acabó de convencer este modelo, ya que debido a una avería, el dictador, que venía de una jornada de caza, tuvo que volver al palacio en un Jeep Willys de su guardia personal.
Sin embargo el cambio de signo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la derrota del Tercer Reich llevaron al Gobierno español a no utilizar este y otros vehículos por los connotaciones políticas que conllevaban.
La casa Mercedes, para su museo de Stuttgart, ofreció la entonces enorme cantidad de 1.000 millones de pesetas por el Mercedes de Franco, que al cambio e inflacción actuales, podríamos estar hablando de más de siete millones de euros (o dólares USA).
DESMONTADO PIEZA A PIEZA: Unos años más tarde, ya en el siglo XXI, Patrimonio Nacional aceptó el ofrecimiento de Mercedes de revisar el G4, a pesar de los mecánicos de la Guardia Real, que cuidan de él, así como del resto de la flota de vehículos oficiales, fabricando ellos mismos piezas de las que no había repuesto.
En los talleres de Mercedes, la joya fue desmontada pieza a pieza en Stuttgart y durante tres años los técnicos alemanes dibujaron el plano del coche y, aprovecharon para reparar con fidelidad el único de los automóviles de la serie inferior que se exhibe en su museo. (Fuente: Wikipedia y otras webs).
(es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Mercedes-Benz_W_31_with_Hit...)
Loschwitz Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge over the river Elbe in Dresden the capital of Saxony in Germany. It connects the city districts of Blasewitz and Loschwitz, two affluent residential areas, which around 1900 were amongst the most expensive in Europe. It is located close to Standseilbahn Dresden funicular railway and the world's oldest suspension railway Schwebebahn Dresden, as well as near the Dresden TV tower. The bridge is colloquially referred to as Blaues Wunder ("Blue Wonder"). This common name purportedly referred to the bridge's original blue colour and being seen as a technological miracle at the time; it is also understood to carry the cynical connotation referencing the German idiom ein blaues Wunder erleben meaning "to experience an unpleasant surprise, reflecting the skeptical view of contemporary commentators. There is also a bridge in Wolgast known as Blaues Wunder.
C'est l'enseigne d'un ancien marchand de café rue des petits-carreaux à Paris. Cette façade à des connotations coloniales très marquées et à ce titre elle a fait l'objet de jets d'encre nettement visibles. L'enseigne est classée aux M.H. et une page wikipedia lui est consacrée.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Planteur
It’s the sign of a former coffee shop on rue des petits-carreaux in Paris. This facade has very strong colonial connotations and as such has been the subject of clearly visible ink jets. The brand is classified in M.H. and a wikipedia page is dedicated to it.
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Pentax Super Me,
Film Fujicolor C200
Développement en kit Rollei Colorchem C41
Culross
Conspiracy the word is derived from the Latin 'conspirare', literally meaning to breathe together, to act or think in harmony.
In modern times, conspiracy has taken on a sinister connotation. Most dictionary now offer two definitions of the word:
1. To plan together, secretly, especially to commit an illegal or evil act, or
2. To plan or plot secretly. One definition is vile, the other less so.
Conspiracy Theorists are more aptly defined as “Pattern Recognitionists”
And a lot of those identified patterns keep getting revealed as FACT.
Years ago, when Brooks, this little severe macaw came to us, his full name was Dr. Brooks! Seemed to have some bad connotations for him, so we shortened it to just Brooks. He is such a monkey, and lately a squawker, too.
People cover their bodies in mud. This tradition, originating from the Wa ethnic group's "Mo Ni Hei" custom of applying natural pigments to the body to pray for blessings and ward off evil, has evolved into a practice of applying paint made from the natural plant "Niang Buluo" to each other, symbolizing happiness and blessings. This act of using the body as a canvas, and the raw, rugged texture of mud, harkens back to the innocence and wildness of human childhood.
Participants beamed with smiles, and the mutual interaction of smearing mud was filled with joy. This collective celebration immersed participants in a free and unrestrained joy.
The "Mo Ni Hei" carnival carries the Wa people's wishes for a better life and their reverence for nature. This profound cultural heritage and spiritual connotations add a unique artistic charm to the carnival
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Photographed by Liu _wanching in Yunnan, China in 2013
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人們全身塗滿泥土，這源於佤族「摸你黑」習俗中用天然顏料塗抹身體以祈福驅邪的傳統，如今演變成用天然植物「娘布洛」配製的塗料相互塗抹，象徵著幸福與祝福。 這種將身體作為畫布的行為，以及泥土所帶來的原始、粗獷質感，回歸人類童年的純真與野性。
參與者臉上洋溢著笑容，相互塗抹泥土的互動充滿歡聲，這種集體性的慶祝活動，讓參與者沉浸在自由奔放、無拘無束的歡樂之中
「摸你黑」狂歡節，承載著佤族人民對美好生活的祈願和對自然的崇尚，這種深厚的文化底蘊和精神內涵，為狂歡節增添了獨特的藝術魅力。
劉浣青2013攝於中國雲南
Titles are not-done in abstract art. The dogma says that we should see for ourselves. The exploration of the unknown may be difficult without a clue and some or background information, so museums usually provide some text as well, but precise words narrow things down, while silent images are open to any connotation.
Isamu Noguchi was not hindered by this dogma. He gave his sculptures beautiful titles, poetic phrases like 'Night Wind' that open new vistas. A piece of black basalt, endlessly caressed by steel tools, rests on a wooden pedestal. We see traces of origin. The twists in the stone and the wood make it alive.
It reminds me of the Japanese 'Torii (gates to a holy place) and - perhaps quite the opposite - the sword of the samurai. Are those personal connotations in conflict with Noguchi's title? I don't think so. Our fingers cannot grasp the 'night wind', our eyes are unable to see it. Yet, it is real. We can hear the wind at night, we can feel it, we can dream it up in stone.
It is impossible not to delve deep into Norse mythology after visiting these places! If you lay eyes on spots like this one on the Lofoten islands all of a sudden you understand all the deep connotations of old Germanic/Norse mythology. Their myth, where the world was created from Fire and Ice, all of a sudden make total sense.
Back when the county had money to spend on improvements.
Santa Barbara County with a great bike lane stretching from Ventura to Gaviota all while viewing that big blue Mother Ocean .......
Cmon Flickr get your map right, it's Mussel Shaols not Muscle -- an entirely different connotation
Today's walk took us through the wooded valley of Lamorna and up to Kemyel from where you can look down over the Cove. The name Lamorna has romantic Cornish connotations, but I always find the cove itself quite disappointing, at least since the jetty was washed away in storms a few years ago. It's now a car park and a cafe with several holiday lets scattered about. This is by far the best view, looking down over the piles of granite from quarries worked a century ago.
The two photo’s (Light in the Forest, Forest of Light) are linked by location and subject.
This one a night time view of a sculpture situated in the grounds of Keele University, Staffordshire, it is a sculpture by Diane Maclean, titled “Forest of Light”
The previous one is taken in a small wooded area close by and surrounding Keele Hall, Staffordshire it depicts the light shining through the trees and is titled “Light in the Forest”
Both images together invoke many meanings and connotations to an individual, I’ll leave it to you to decide……………...
I first wanted to title it "Pensive Jimmy", but I felt like that had a slight connotation of sadness. When I looked up "pensive" one of the definitions said "dreamily or wistfully thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness". I like the "dreamily thoughtful" without the tinge of sadness.
Looking at this image for the past two weeks and finally decided to share it… taken while photographing hummingbirds in my neighbor’s garden.
While processing the photo, I noticed another denizen lurking on the crest of one the feeders. I asked if they had put a "fake" mantis on the feeder; but no, this was the real deal! What was it doing there? Well, I was shocked to learn that some mantises will actually eat hummingbirds! Was that going on here – I find it hard to believe given their relative sizes here! Anyway, this mantis has since been well and gently relocated to another spot in the garden. And BTW, the blurred white background stripes are edge trim on a garden shed wall.
Later in the day while doing some minor tree trimming, another mantis must have dropped onto my arm at some time. After I spotted it, I also relocated it to nearby lilacs. Strange seeing two mantises in the same day when it’s so rare to see them at all. While reading up on mantises, I found that even a single mantis sighting and/or encounter appears possibly to have beneficial spiritual connotations and two in the same day… well, what can I say? As Bill Murray in “Caddyshack” said about the blessing he received while caddying for the Dalai Lama, “I got that going for me now!”
Finally, the title of this post is the first line of the famous poem... you guessed it... "The Spider and the Fly,” written by the famous and prolific English poet and author Mary Howitt (1799–1888) and published in 1829.
Just a few hundred feet south of the Ohio-Michigan state line, CSX B52314 passes the southbound home signals at ALEXIS. B523 is the AK Steel shuttle train, operating from Middletown, OH to Dearborn, MI. The train hauls loaded slabs south, and on the way back from Middletown it hauls loaded coils back north. The G-lights here give off Conrail connotations, but the main B523 is on is actually of Pere Marquette heritage. The CSX crosses the Detroit Line at Alexis, and presumably these signals were put up when Conrail shuttered Alexis tower in the mid 1990s. The track branching off to the right is the Ann Arbor, which also crosses at Alexis.
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“Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.” David Carson
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The dog rose is native to the regions around the Mediterranean: in North Africa, including the Canary Islands and Madeira; in Asia, including the Middle East, Western and parts of Central Asia as well as the whole of the Indian subcontient; and in Europe, including the North (Scandinavia and the British Isles) and East (through to the Caucasus Mountains). In other parts of the world, especially North America, Australia and New Zealand, the species has escaped cultivation and is now classified as invasive.
The dog appears in common names for the species in many European languages and there are at least three theories for how it got there. The first is that the word 'dog' was used in such names as alternative for 'common' (with all its connotations), as this was the species of wild rose you were most likely to encounter in the wild and also that it was worthless in comparison with cultivated roses. The second that the plant's thorns were either reminiscent of dog's teeth or that they kept dogs away from the bush. Finally, there was a belief that the plant's root could cure the bite of a mad (or rabid) dog. While I like the first theory best, there does not seem to be enough evidence to prefer it over the others.
While roses usually produce rose-hips as fruit, it is the rose-hip of the dog rose that is used in alcoholic beverages, infusions, or sweets everywhere in its native range. The dog rose with its five, individually detachable petals is also the archetype of a rose (cultivated roses will usually have more petals, of course, but in nature roses usually have five (rarely four) petals). As such, the dog rose was the basis for the stylised roses of medieval European heraldry (those of the Houses of Lancaster and York, red and white respecitively, for example).
Rue du Camp de Droite - Boulogne sur Mer
De Britse kunstenares Helen Bur voltooide in 2023 een nieuw schilderij in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Frankrijk. De muurschildering, getiteld 'Shift of the center', ongeveer 12x9 meter groot, werd geschilderd voor het streetartproject in Boulogne-sur-Mer, georganiseerd door Amziane Abid. De muurschildering, die sterk verbonden is met het concept van moederschap en de herwaardering van het ego, schetst een moeder een nieuw centrum rond haar kind, om nieuwe grenzen aan te geven in haar liefde en perspectief.
British artist Helen Bur completed in 2023 a new painting in Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France. The mural, entitled 'Shift of the center', approximately 12x9 meters in size, was painted for the Boulogne-Sur-Mer street art project organized by Amziane Abid. With strong connotations tied to the concept of motherhood and revaluation of one's ego, a mother draws a new center around her child, to indicate new boundaries of one's love and one's perspective.
___ La légende veut que les fleurs perce-neige soient nées d’une bataille entre la sorcière de l’hiver et Dame Printemps. Dame Printemps se piqua le doigt, lorsque son sang tomba sur la terre, il donna naissance aux fleurs perce-neige. Elles devinrent ainsi les premières de toutes les fleurs à fleurir au début du printemps.
___ Selon l’histoire classique du jardin d’Eden, la fleur du perce-neige était liée à Eve qui versait des larmes lorsque Dieu l’a bannie du jardin d’Eden. Pour la réconforter dans son désespoir, un ange ramassa un flocon de neige et le lança sur la Terre pour remonter le moral de la jeune fille. En se brisant, le flocon est devenu le symbole d’un nouveau départ – et de l’espoir. Partout où la neige tombait, des perce-neige poussaient.
___ Choisir ce motif floral pour un tatouage, incarne l’espoir et un nouveau départ ou une nouvelle vie.
___ Cette fleur a des connotations positives et peut être offerte à toute personne qui essaie de sortir de la tristesse et de la négativité dans sa vie...
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___ Legend has it that snowdrop flowers were born from a battle between the Witch of Winter and Lady Spring. Lady Spring pricked her finger, when her blood fell to the earth, it gave birth to snowdrop flowers. They thus became the first of all flowers to bloom in early spring.
___ According to the classic story of the Garden of Eden, the snowdrop flower was linked to Eve shedding tears when God banished her from the Garden of Eden. To comfort her in her despair, an angel picked up a snowflake and threw it onto the Earth to cheer the girl up. By breaking, the snowflake became the symbol of a new beginning – and of hope. Wherever snow fell, snowdrops grew.
___ Choosing this floral pattern for a tattoo embodies hope and a new beginning or a new life.
___ This flower has positive connotations and can be given to anyone who is trying to escape sadness and negativity in their life...
Mucca_La Madre Cosmica
"... la Mucca o Vacca Sacra è colei che nutre con benevolenza, amore e dolcezza: connotati dell'archetipo della Madre Buona. ... La Mucca, con i suoi grandi occhi dolci, ... ci suggerisce di essere materni con tutto ciò che da noi nasce, nutrendo e proteggendo con amore le nostre creazioni."
Cow_The Cosmic Mother
"... the Cow or Sacred Cow is the one who nourishes with benevolence, love and sweetness: connotations of the archetype of the Good Mother. ... The Cow, with her large sweet eyes, ... suggests us to be maternal with everything that comes from us, nourishing and protecting our creations with love."
I testi citati sono di Federica Zizzari, tratti da "Animali Guida" ed. Vivida. The texts cited are by Federica Zizzari, taken from "Animali Guida" ed. Vivida.
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Can we chat a minute? Friend to friend?
I've had a little thing on my heart for awhile that I really wanted to talk about so I'm taking a stab at it.
I've been a Christian my whole life. I know a lot of people hear that word and immediately cringe, break into hives or avoid direct eye contact. It's developed a bad connotation over the years, huh?
I get it.
I grew up in a very legalistic church that believed women shouldn't wear pants and that submission to a man meant doing whatever they tell you to do. Fraternizing with people who were not Christian was frowned upon as if you'd somehow contract their sin like the Black Plague. 'Burning in hell' was a phrase I heard more times than "I'd like to buy a vowel, Pat" and hate was most people's spiritual gift.
So, naturally... I grew up with issues. Major issues. Some might even label it religious trauma from the rigid dogma that was spewed from the pulpits I sat under.
I could tell you stories of people I grew up with and in my extended family who were abused physically, verbally and emotionally but told to keep quiet to 'save face' or thought speaking up wasn't submitting. It still happens today.
And it breaks my heart.
Don't get me wrong, my parents were great. Some of the kindness most thoughtful people on the planet who didn't buy completely into all that. They had their issues that they passed to me because their parents passed it to them but I've done everything I can to break that pattern in my own kids (a post for another time) and in my own heart.
But this isn't a post about the danger of religion or the dysfunction of a family. This is a post about Love.
If you're read this far... stick around for the good part. :)
Man has corrupted religion. Many have taken a book written by the God of the Universe and weaponized it to scare people into doing what they are told. It's not about love, it's about control.
But Jesus wasn't about that.
In fact, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees REPEATEDLY for worrying more about laws and rules than the people who were in need and hurting around them.
He SAW them. And He sacrificed himself for them.
He has always been for US.
Jesus doesn't care how you dress or how you look.
Jesus doesn't care about the color of your skin, nails or hair.
Jesus doesn't care where you live, or whether you bathed today.
He NEVER shied away from the sick, the hurting, the lame, the blind, the broken, the criminals... He SOUGHT them out.
And He loved them. Just like He loves you and me.
If you're a victim of religious trauma, I am so sorry. My heart absolutely breaks for you. That someone would take the Greatest Love of All and use it against you.
I know what it is like to lay in bed at night terrified by the words echoing in your head that you will never be good enough. To be frozen in fear that God was going to punish you for any infraction big or small. To be scorned for being female and looked upon as less.
Its wrong. It's cruel. And it is in NO WAY what Jesus would do.
So I guess I came here to say this...
It's not about church or religion.
It's about a relationship with Jesus. You and He.
And if you need someone to talk about that with, I'd love to chat.
Because He does love You for who you are. He looked down at His creation and thought the world needed one of you.
Think about that.
I didn't write this to preach - in fact, quite the opposite. The world is full of hurting, unseen, broken people who need to know that they are genuinely loved by God. And you really, truly are.
Love y'all.
I'm a man of all seasons.......lazy rainy days of fall, lazy, hazy days of summer, curling up in front of the fire on a cold winter's night, and spring,................good springs in a mattress, make for a wonderful nap. I woke up from my nap yesterday afternoon just in time to see, as I peered out the dirty kitchen window, that the sun was falling down on the horizon. It had been raining pretty good all day and it looked like there was a break in the clouds, and a possible opportunity to catch some color in the sky. So I quickly try to make myself presentable, grab the camera gear, run out to the van, only to discover that it had started to rain. Living here in the Seattle area, we do have a umbrella. So after running back into the house and grabbing the umbrella, I'm off to the Des Moines marina/fishingpier. As I was driving, it really started to come down so I begin picturing in my mind, setting up the tripod inside the van, opening up the side door, and possibly getting some shots that way. But luck was with me, (never happens at the casino), and it stopped raining as I pull up to park at the beach. The tide was out and I was looking for a new perspective, having taken quite a few shots recently, not far from the parking lot. So I get down to the, as you can see, rocky beach, carrying my tripod with my D300 and my sigma 10-20 lens. I successfully climb over these logs and get in about 20-30 shots. This one pretty much captures the flavor of the moment, as the sun was down, well past the horizon on the seventh day of November, two thousand and nine.
Wishing everyone a good week ahead!
Blue poster colour, lead, and steel. Creating confusion by spreading falsehoods and half-truth has unfortunately become a sign of the time. The term "dissemination" has an unavoidable sexual connotation, yet the origin of this image lies in the political sphere.
And on to the next idea… (which won’t mean anything to you unless you happen to be the person who reads all my commentaries [Thank you - you know who you are!!])
This is an in-camera multiple-exposure of the treeline on top of a local hill late taken on a February afternoon, facing west.
Because of the pandemic, in the past year I have been walking a lot locally. This Spring I became really quite enthused by all the bare trees and their myriad and varied shapes and profiles. The silhouettes they made against the skyline were fascinating.
This is Smallpox hill, named because of the smallpox isolation hospital that used to be at the top (where the winds could carry the pathogenic vapours away, you understand). There is an avenue of oaks (I think) at the top, which are slowly decaying and falling over. But it makes a startling silhouette.
The cure for smallpox was developed by Edward Jenner about six miles from where the hill stands. It is now called Downham Hill which has fewer negative connotations :)
I took this in February, but I thought it would make an interesting contribution to the Smile on Saturday group’s theme of Silhouettes today, so I developed it especially for the group.
The approach was simple. There are three images superimposed by the camera: the first with the straight horizon and then one with the camera tilted π/3 radians to the left and then a third with it tilted π/3 radians to the right. The camera showed the previous images superimposed in the viewfinder so it was relatively easy to align them to one pivotal point.
The rest of the magic was Nik Silver Efex with an ND grad effect at the top, a dark vignette and a coloured filter to balance the effect of a blue sky and a green hill.
I’m also including this in my 100x motion project. I moved the camera after all!
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image! Happy Smile on Saturday, and 100x!
It is impossible not to delve deep into Norse mythology after visiting these places! If you lay eyes on spots like this one on the Lofoten islands all of a sudden you understand all the deep connotations of old Germanic/Norse mythology. Their myth, where the world was created from Fire and Ice, all of a sudden make total sense.
Commemoration & Memorialism in the Garden of Remembrance
Strolling the streets of Belfast and accessing history through large - scale murals,graffiti and commemoration plaques which construct a collective memory of the past and represent historical events while denoting that they cannot let this happen again.
"This monument was erected by the
Falls cultural society on behalf of the
residents of the Falls Road dedicated to those brave and gallants vols of D' company 2nd Batt Irish Republican Army who made the supreme sacrifice in their quest for Irish freedom"
Socio-political conflicts and perspectives 1969 - 1998
Connotations and strong Conceptual Words which make even the tourists feel identified.Can they spread a moral view about life ?
Social Relations,Nationalists,Unionists,Dichotomous boundaries,
Republicanism,sub-Ideologies within Nationalism,Paramilitary groups,Political and non-Political roles,Irish Republicanism and above all Quest for Irish Freedom ...
A real brainstorm in my mind ; much respect to political figures who wrote and write history.
"No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his comrades" ...
A Sense of Belfast, A new world where both the past and the present co-exist peacefully.
Their bravery and courage will be etched in the annals of Irish Republicanism and will remain undeniable in the minds of generations to come.
"History says, Don't hope
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up,
and hope and history rhyme." Seamus Heaney
* Moral evaluation and values with references to the various goals,uses & effects of particular social practices.No Mythopoesis,just seeping into beliefs & ideals of a nation with soul ...
"Den svenska tanten" is not really possible to translate into english. You can say "The Swedish Auntie" but it hasn't the same connotation of being a pillar of society as "Den svenska tanten".
Italy, Tuscany, Marina Pisa, Winter 2023
During the last couple of years many storms hit the coast of Tuscany. Among the victims of this catastrophe were some of the retoni, iconic structures deputed to fishing that characterize the skyline of some stretches of the Arno River and in particular its mouth known as Bocca d’Arno.These structures are simple, mostly wooden huts built on stilts on which are hoisted fixed fishing nets, which used to be lowered into the water by hand crank. The retoni, as they are called in Tuscany, also take on the name of bilance or trabucchi in other parts of Italy, and today they have mainly a tourist function, and are included within guided tours and experiences aimed at patrons. These constructions with an ancient tradition played a role of primary importance in the economy of the area until the middle of the early twentieth century, and then lost it, however, taking on connotations of strong identity and landscape value, in scenic complexes that unravel between the sea and the Apuan mountains that serve as a backdrop. The retoni are thus a defining element of the Bocca d’Arno landscape, so much so that they have also received great attention from representations involving the river resort, from literary to pictorial to photography and cinema.
Explore Apr 20, 2020 #362
I love the fragile filaments upholding yellow orange pollen covered stamens. The leaves form a perfect cup for accumulating water drops. And the purple surrounding edges. A simple groundcover that is simply beatutiful.
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort commonly known as Wandering Jew, though it cannot be said when, where, or by whom it was first called this. But, considering the term's negative connotation, it would be safe to assume the originator's intent was not to highlight the plant's more favorable qualities. Other common names include Purple Heart and Purple Queen.
T. pallida can be primarily described as an evergreen scrambling perennial plant distinguished by elongated, pointed leaves - themselves glaucous green, fringed with red or purple - and bearing small, sterile three-petaled flowers of white, pink or purple.
Widely used as an ornamental plant in gardens and borders as a ground cover, hanging plant, or - particularly in colder climates where it cannot survive the winter season - houseplant, it is propagated easily by cuttings (the stems are visibly segmented and roots will frequently grow from the joints). It is shade-tolerant and can thrive in a wide range of soil conditions where it has not been intentionally cultivated and carefully maintained. In areas throughout the southern United States and Australia, it is considered an invasive weed and has defied many attempts at control or eradication.
As a houseplant, T. pallida is exceptionally effective at improving indoor air quality by filtering out Volatile Organic Compounds, a class of common pollutants and respiratory irritants, via a process known as phytoremediation.
Tradescantia pallida, Wandering Jew, Purple Heart, Purple Queen
Biscayne Park, FL
Onigawara are decorative features found most often on Buddhist temple roofs, though sometimes also on shrines or residences. Kawara is the word for ceramic roof tiles that were introduced into Japan along with Buddhism and temple architecture from the Korean Peninsula in the 6th century during the Asuka Period of Japanese history.
The word oni is somewhat more problematical to translate, with the word demon most often used, but in English the word demon has connotations of evil, whereas the Japanese oni does behave in evil ways, it is also capable of acting for good, so the word ogre is perhaps better.
Sometimes the word goblin is also used, though that word is often associated with another class of mythical creature called a Tengu. The simplest translation though is probably "demon tile".
Onigawara are found at the ends of the main roof ridge, the Ohmune, and at the ends of the descending ridges, the Kudarimune, and their practical purpose is to protect against weathering, and though primarily made of ceramic, stone or wood is not unknown.
Up to the Heian Period (794-1185) they were decorated with designs of flowers or animals, but from the Kamakura Period (1185-1332) the Oni design came to prominence.
Their spiritual function is to ward off evil, and so they have sometimes become associated with the European gargoyle. While onigawara are almost always Oni, there are some of other creatures, including Tengu and Kappa.
As well as Onigawara there are other types of decoration on temple roofs, the most well known being the Shachi, or Shachihoko, the mythical creature with the body of a fish and the head of a tiger.
These are placed on top of the main ridge and are to ward of fires. Big Shachi often covered in gold leaf will be found on top of Japanese castles. Other than the shachi there are various other figures found on roofs including komainu, phoenixes, monkeys, doves, etc.
Being ceramic, onigawara will often survive the periodic fires that tend to burn down temples and other wooden buildings in Japan and so older examples can often be found on display around the grounds of a temple or in the temple's treasure house.
Near Sensoji Temple | Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo