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Macro Mondays: Mediums
Watercolor crayons on a reflective folder.
100MM, window light.
So many creative and wonderful images for this theme! HMM everyone.
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Early evening; a wild viburnum (I think) cluster just starting to bloom.
Location: A vacant lot in the Village of Huningue, Alsace FR.
In my album; Dan's Weed World.
KNOSSOS
Knossos (alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Greek Κνωσός, pronounced [knoˈsos]) is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and considered as Europe's oldest city.
The name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The identification of Knossos with the Bronze Age site is supported by tradition and by the Roman coins that were scattered over the fields surrounding the pre-excavation site, then a large mound named Kephala Hill, elevation 85 m (279 ft) from current sea level. Many of them were inscribed with Knosion or Knos on the obverse and an image of a Minotaur or Labyrinth on the reverse, both symbols deriving from the myth of King Minos, supposed to have reigned from Knossos.[5] The coins came from the Roman settlement of Colonia Julia Nobilis Cnossus, a Roman colony placed just to the north of, and politically including, Kephala. The Romans believed they had colonized Knossos.[6] After excavation, the discovery of the Linear B tablets, and the decipherment of Linear B by Michael Ventris, the identification was confirmed by the reference to an administrative center, ko-no-so, Mycenaean Greek Knosos, undoubtedly the palace complex. The palace was built over a Neolithic town. During the Bronze Age, the town surrounded the hill on which the palace was built.
The palace was excavated and partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed de novo an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
The site of Knossos was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos. The excavations in Knossos began in 1900 by the English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans (1851–1941) and his team, and continued for 35 years. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
Since their discovery, the ruins have undergone a history of their own, from excavation by renowned archaeologists, education and tourism, to occupation as a headquarters by governments warring over the control of the eastern Mediterranean in two world wars. This site history is to be distinguished from the ancient.
These artwork conflicts at times with our ideas of how art should look like; of how it meets the observer' s expectations. Clearly this art does not respond to the sciences of the Art Academies, does not imitate the real world, nor does it use conventional perspectives.
Mirit Ben-Nun transmits her inner world and its sounds, giving rise to an infinite number of artistic compositions, springs of dreams, an assortment of realities and perhaps her 'Unreality.
Her art is connected to her life and the real world, it is a back and forth between herself and the spectator. Her thoughts are expressed in a unique style and approach.
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. I spotted this girl with the 'unrealistic' woman on her mobile phone case and a magical juxtaposition - sadly my juxtaposition vanished and hid behind my subject. I still like the shot and the beauty of street shooting is that so much of it is outside of your control. Enjoy!
Fabulous baroque town right in front of your eyes, a meeting point of Inn and Danube, two might rivers. It is as beautiful as can be. Spiced by several artists working right in their galleries and, of course, the absolutely stunning glass museum.
yes it's a clichee and you have problably seen this shot a million times before. still i felt like making and uploading the shot because i took this shot as it should be done:
i was laying in the sun, in the grass and i made this shot.
They will see us waving from such great
Heights,
"come down now", they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"come down now", but we'll stay...
They will see us waving from such great
Heights,
"come down now", (come down now)
They will see us waving from such great
Heights,
"come down now", (come down now)
such great hights - postal service
this one made explore!! best position: 17
thank you all for your wonderful comments and faves!!!!
6 pictures taken today at the Lafontaine Park in Montreal:
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Having a Guthrie moment here...
:D
Polaroid Week 2023 SS - Day 3 #2
This is Dan aka Polanthropy. For many years here in the UK, I've been wanting someone who knows how to fix classic folding cameras, and then along came Dan. We've become good friends since, and it's always great to find someone on the other side being so fanatical about what these classic folding cameras can achieve.
Here's my double exposure portrait of Dan, taking on a casual Polaroid walk recently.
It appears that one of my seahorses is expecting - you can see his (yes "his" - its a seahorse thing) baby bulge..
Remember, our conduct is influenced not by our experience but by our expectations.
George Bernard Shaw
Not really in relation to these twins here (the reservoir of hope is actually softly diminishing), but with regard to the lens which I got this morning. I had heard of the Samyang 135mm F2 manual lens and its optical qualities. This is one of the first images (done with a tripod, wide-open). Getting the focus right is the issue with this lens, but if you do the results are really promising. I do have excellent Fuji AF lenses and some manual focus lenses that allow me to create a more artistic impression. The Samyang 135mm certainly belongs into this category.
Catatonia
is a syndrome of psychological and motorological disturbances. In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV) it is not recognized as a separate disorder, but is associated with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia (catatonic type), bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and other mental disorders, as well as drug abuse or overdose (or both). It may also be seen in many medical disorders including infections (such as encephalitis), autoimmune disorders, focal neurologic lesions (including strokes), metabolic disturbances and abrupt or overly rapid benzodiazepine withdrawal.
Patients with catatonia may experience an extreme loss of motor skills or even constant hyperactive motor activity. Catatonic patients will sometimes hold rigid poses for hours and will ignore any external stimuli. Patients with catatonic excitement can die of exhaustion if not treated. Patients may also show stereotyped, repetitive movements. They may show specific types of movement such as waxy flexibility, in which they maintain positions after being placed in them by someone else, or gegenhalten (lit. "counterhold"), in which they resist movement in proportion to the force applied by the examiner. They may repeat meaningless phrases or speak only to repeat what the examiner says.
Bad day. Bad bad day.
My friends went to Chicago today to go see the Lion King and eat at the Cheesecake Factory. Where am I at? Sitting on my butt in my room. Why? Because I'm too effing poor to do crap.
Then Garry calls this morning on his way home from work and tells me that he had been asked to go into work tonight. We were supposed to take tonight and tomorrow night and celebrate our anniversary. Is that going to happen now? No. Did he even bother to call me any time in the last seven hours? No.
Haven't eaten anything yet today because the spot doesn't open until 6. Thankfully that's only a half hour away...then I can finally eat something. Will probably be crap because this school could care less about those of us stuck on campus during the weekend...but it's something.
However, I do like this picture. I have high expectations for how it'll do...which sucks cause, with the way my day is going, this thing will be totally ignored by everyone. *sigh* but I still like it...so that's good at least.
On the sidelines at the bumper cars during an Autumn community festival.
Sorga, Italy. September 2015. (c)Mike Brebner. All rights reserved. Blog: www.brebnertravels.wordpress.com
SCUBA diving is sensual. To breathe underwater is one of the most fascinating and peculiar sensations imaginable. Breathing becomes a rhythmic melody of inhalations and exhalations. The cracks and pops of fish and crustaceans harmonize with the rhythmic chiming of the bubbles as you exhale. Soon, lungs act as bellows, controlling your buoyancy as you achieve weightlessness. And, as in your dreams, you are flying. Combine these otherworldly stimuli and you surrender completely to the sanctuary of the underwater world.
TEC CLARK, forward, Karen Berger's Scuba Diving
For this shot, I reflected some torn strips of coloured paper in the side of a stainless steel cheese grater.