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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
Cosenza, located in Southern Italy's Calabria region, showcases charming historical architecture with terracotta rooftops and stone buildings nestled in lush greenery. The scene is set against a backdrop of rolling hills and distant mountains. Verdant landscapes dominate, with trees and olive groves interspersed among buildings. The area appears tranquil and picturesque, characterized by narrow winding streets. The architecture reflects traditional Italian design, harmonizing with the natural surroundings, which under a partly cloudy sky, presents a serene and idyllic view.
By now everyone knows that I like colour. (Also love B&W.) This scene offered me some great colours to work from.I took my time in both composing and in processing this one.
The sand in the foreground harmonizes nicely with the trees in full Autumnal colour and is important in the composition in my opinion . Important for me, but maybe not for others is the old barn in the distance framed by the red arch. The puddle, with the leaf is an important element as it is different. I have certainly spent time photographing the spray park in the past, but this i likely my favourite capture of the area.
Two clicks to the best detail :)
Brad McGinley, Cooper the Wonder Dog and I went out Friday night to shoot the Calhan Paint Mines once again. I honestly don’t know why we don’t spend more time in this wonderful location. It can be a bit challenging to shoot, depending on conditions, but the reward for creativity and determination is large. We began this night in the dark as the third quarter moon was not scheduled to rise until 1AM. Apprehension of the cloudy skies cleared up as the sky turned to perfection and remained that way through the night.
Knowing that for the first part of our night there would be minimal light we armed ourselves with all the lights we could carry and headed out. We explored new sections of the mine in search of different comps and perspectives and after a bit decided this comp held interest and set up for the first shoot of the night.
We tried several techniques with various light sources which worked to a point, but it wasn’t until we took Brad’s camping lantern and placed it in the scene to provide some localized lighting did we find the key to lighting the scene. This photography is made up of 5 separate light placements (including one behind us). Each of the 5 light locations was shot several times varying ISO and shutter speed to minimize hot spots and noise. In the sky, Sirius and Orion are accompanied by the Milky Way and just the right amount of light pollution from nearby Colorado Springs and sparse cloud placement to harmonize the scene.
Look forward to more shots from this night in the near future. As always, any feedback you’re willing to leave on things you like or see room for improvement are always appreciated.
Solo singer, a gray wolf at Alpha Park located in the heart of the Mercantour National Park, Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France.
Wolves howl to assemble the pack (usually before and after hunts), to pass on an alarm (particularly at a den site), to locate each other during a storm or unfamiliar territory and to communicate across great distances.
When howling together, wolves harmonize rather than chorus on the same note, thus creating the illusion of there being more wolves than there actually are.
Since 1992, the wolves that had been exterminated in France over a hundred years ago are living here again. They kept migrating across the Italian ‘green border’. Today, there are 25 to 30 wolves divided into packs of five to six, roaming through the seven valleys of the park again.
The Mercantour National Park is a unique nature reserve located in the very southeast corner of France.
Excerpt from the Information Poster:
Designed by Robert McCausland who was known for producing stained glass windows in the English style: Windows radiating light in colour and harmonized with the architecture of their setting.
Combines the Victorian love of naturalism and symbolism with modern views of Toronto to portray its roots, continuity and traditions.
Represents the union of Commerce and Industry and symbolizes the growth and progress of Toronto.
McCausland used sunrays which were on many Toronto homes from the same time period.
In the centre panel is the City of Toronto's coat of arms with the motto: Industry; Integrity; Intelligence.
When I photographed the M. Rosa Corder Rest Room, I have no idea what it was. Also, it (whatever it was) was closed. Possibly in a permanent way. I took the shot because I had never seen such a thing.
Rushville, Nebraska is a pretty small town. To have a restroom this expansive right downtown was impressive. I knew there would be a story.
Rosa Corder was a pioneer to Nebraska, arriving in the Rushville area in 1886. As most of the pioneers Rosa and her husband were poor. But as the town grew, so did their fortunes.
By the time of her death, she had enough money to leave the town she loved and helped establish a lasting gift. At the time of her death, she was living with her brothers's family on a ranch outside of town.
Her brother left the town approximately $615,000. From money towards a Masonic Hall and Community Hall to a ball park and cemetery. Rosa, when she died in 1939, left the town $80,000 (though over half of that might have come from her brother).
It is with this money that she wanted the town to build a proper rest room.
This might seem trivial or silly, but at the time, towns typically had no rest rooms at all. And if they did, they were only for men. This rest room was specifically for the ladies. (Don't worry, fellows, the Modisett Club, which was men-only, was also built to take care of your needs!).
And it was a "modern" rest room, with running water and toilets that flushed.
The rest room building was designed by John McConnichie and built by the General Contracting Company (whose buildings were much more exciting than their name). They also built the library, the Masonic Temple, and various other buildings in the town.
The Sheridan County Star spills the tea on the rest room:
"The two story and basement building is modern in every respect. The upper floor is a five room, ultra modern apartment designed to be used by the matron who will look after the building.
"The entrance to the ground flood or rest room part is through an iron grill gateway, somewhat typical of the Old South, Mrs. Corder's native land.
"The front of this building is of Silverglade Stone. On entering the first room is a large lounge or rest room. Glass brick windows furnish the light in this room, the walls are finished in two shades of tan enamel with a tan inlaid linoleum on the floor.
"Furniture in this room is chrome steel upholstered in reds, yellows, blues and greens. Window hangings have been hand woven by the students at Oglala High School at Pine Ridge where really beautiful weaving is done. Of soft wool they are made with stripes matching the bright colored furniture in the lounge room. Here, too, is a full length mirror and a magazine case, magazines will be contributed by the people of the town.
"From the lounge a door enters the toilet room. Here the floor is of white tile, the walls of tan tile. Here are mirrors, lavoratories and all toilet facilities. Leading from this room is a smaller room which will be furnished with a couch, table and chairs. This little room, away from the others, was designed as a place where any lady feeling ill, or with perhaps a small child who needs rest and quiet, may relax. Curtains for this room are also being made by the Oglala High School.
"Light fixtures throughout are of modern design and harmonizing coloring.
"A door leading from the back of the hall opens into the garage at the rear. From the garage, as well as from the hall, is the decent into the light, roomy basement. Here is a laundry room delux as well as cool fruit room. A large automatic water heater supplies necessary hot water for the rest room as well as the apartment upstairs.
"The building is completely fire proof throughout and is one of the most beautiful buildings in Nebraska. Color harmony, design of construction and convenience mark it as a lasting monument to M. Rosa Corder and typical of her gracious hospitality, her warm friendships and her vision of service to the progress of the west she loved."
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'M. Rosa Corder Rest Room'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Kodak Technical Pan; x-03/2004; 12iso
Process: HC-110F; 6mins
Nebraska
July 2025
It's a windy night
Of first and main
Of any city
Of a hundred names
Spirits fly high and the sparks fly low
And the cats are all creeping out the back door slow
And the cats are out, gonna harmonize
They're headed for Cool Street on the main line
And here comes that Joe Serpentine
The life of a cat can leave you far behind ...
(Cats whithout claws )
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
UNA GIORNATA UGGIOSA.
Piazza della Libertà sorge ai piedi del Castello di Udine ed costituita da un gruppo di palazzi in stile rinascimentale che si armonizzano perfettamente tra loro, splendidi nelle loro forme di chiara matrice veneta.
Tanti sono gli edifici che si affacciano sulla Piazza e che potrete ammirare in tutta la loro bellezza, tutti meritano attenzione perché davvero sono uno più bello dell’altro:
la quattrocentesca Loggia del Lionello, affascinante nel suo stile gotico-veneziano i cui lavori iniziarono nel 1448 su progetto dell’orafo Nicolò Lionello;
la Torre dell’orologio, opera di Giovanni da Udine, con le due statue dei mori che scandiscono il tempo;
l’arco Bollani, disegnato da Palladio, che presenta sulla sua sommità un Leone Marciano.
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A HARD DAY.
Piazza della Libertà rises at the foot of the Castle of Udine and consists of a group of Renaissance-style buildings that harmonize perfectly with each other, splendid in their forms of clear Venetian origin.
There are many buildings that overlook the square and that you can admire in all their beauty, all of them deserve attention because they are truly one more beautiful than the other:
the fifteenth-century Loggia del Lionello, fascinating in its Gothic-Venetian style whose works began in 1448 on a project by the goldsmith Nicolò Lionello;
the Clock Tower, the work of Giovanni da Udine, with the two statues of the Moors that mark the time;
the Bollani arch, designed by Palladio, which features a Marcian Lion on its top.
CANON EOS 600D con ob. SIGMA 10-20 f./4-5,6 EX DC HSM
song recorded on August 26, 1973
Neil Young, long one of the most outspoken figures in rock, launched a broadside against President Trump on Wednesday through a new song that decries “fascists” and includes the line, “There’s big crime in D.C. at the White House.”
The new song, “Big Crime,” debuted at a tour stop in Chicago, where Mr. Young performed with his latest band, the Chrome Hearts
The new song does not mention Mr. Trump by name, but its target is unmistakable. The song opens with the line “No more great again,” adds “Don’t want soldiers on our streets” and “No more money to the fascists / The billionaire fascists” before returning to a harmonized refrain, “There’s big crime in D.C. at the White House.” - NYTimes, 8/28/2925
Germany, Hamburg, "Planten un Blomen" is an approximately 47 hectare park in the centre of Hamburg.
The name "Planten un Blomen" is in the North German dialect & it means “Plants & Flowers”. The founder & first director of the botanical garden in the Hamburg walls, Johann G. C. Lehmann, planted a plane tree in November 1821, the first tree in the park. The tree is located still today at the Dammtor train station entrance between the large tropical glasshouse & the Congress Centre, the tree is a natural symbol representing the beginnings of the gardens.
The park is a popular destination for the inhabitants in the Hamburg metropolitan area & tourists; it is part of a green zone that stretches horizontally through the whole nearly 2 million city down to the harbour.
The park is famous for its water-light concerts, public theatre & music performances. In addition to the gardens, there is a large playground in the southern park area; the park is open all year round there is no entrance fee.
📌...From May to September, the water-light concerts are presented daily at 10 pm with a bi-weekly changing 30 minutes program. The fountain & lighting is operated by three technicians during the show & tuned to harmonize with the music. Every evening several hundreds of people, with or without a picnic, sit on the lawns around the lake to watch the intense spectacle...unless it rains, the water games still take place.
👉 One World one Dream,
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san francisco, california
color of bright pink building -- originally dark gold -- was changed to harmonize with its neighbor
🎤✨ Pitch Perfect Night at Generation XYZ! ✨🎶
Get ready to warm up those vocal cords and bring your best aca-attitude because Pitch Perfect Night is hitting Generation XYZ!
Join DJ Sera and Hostess Katrina on March 20th from 7–9 PM SLT for a night inspired by the music of the Pitch Perfect movie franchise and beyond. Expect a fun mix of acapella favorites, mashups, pop anthems, and sing-along hits that will have you channeling your inner Barden Bella or Treblemaker on the dance floor!
🎧 DJ Sera
🎤 Hostess Katrina
📍 Location: Generation XYZ
️ Date: March 20
⏰ Time: 7–9 PM SLT
Whether you come ready to harmonize, dance, or just vibe with the music, it’s going to be a riff-off worthy party you won’t want to miss. Grab your friends, bring the energy, and let’s make it Pitch Perfect! 💜🎶
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HYBYCOZO is a collaborative installation arts collective made up of Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. Their work consists of larger than life sculptures with laser cut patterns that draw on inspirations from mathematics, science, and natural influences. Their passion stems from one core impulse: to celebrate the inherent beauty of geometric form and pattern, and showcase them in ways that harmonizes the experience of sculpture, light, and shadow.
Rat snakes (or ratsnakes) are members – along with kingsnakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes – of the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. They are medium to large constrictors and are found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. They feed primarily on rodents and birds. With some species exceeding 3 m (10 ft) in total length, they can occupy top levels of some food chains. Many species make attractive and docile pets and one, the corn snake, is one of the most popular reptile pets in the world.[citation needed] Other species can be very skittish and sometimes aggressive, but bites are rarely serious. Like nearly all colubrids, rat snakes pose no threat to humans. Rat snakes were long thought to be completely nonvenomous, but recent studies have shown that some Old World species do possess small amounts of venom (so small as to be negligible to humans).[citation needed]
Previously, most rat snakes were assigned to the genus Elaphe, but many have been since renamed following mitochondrial DNA analysis performed in 2002. For the purpose of this article, names will be harmonized with the TIGR Database[clarification needed].
UN PO' DI FRESCO SOTTO GLI ALBERI
Entrata a far parte nel 2007 dell’Associazione Ville Venete, Villa Varda, con il suo splendido parco, è un sito di pregio storico, architettonico e ambientale. Costruito nella seconda metà del XV secolo dai nobili Mazzoleni nella frazione di San Cassiano di Livenza, l’edificio presenta linee architettoniche eleganti che ben armonizzano con gli scorci paesaggistici e suggestivi del parco, sia durante la stagione invernale che primaverile.
Oggi di proprietà della regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, la villa è un vero e proprio rifugio, un’oasi verde che estendendosi per diciotto ettari fino a lambire il fiume Livenza, offre al visitatore un’immagine complessiva di grande fascino.
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A LITTLE COOL UNDER THE TREES
Joined in 2007 by the Associazione Ville Venete, Villa Varda, with its splendid park, is a site of historical, architectural and environmental value. Built in the second half of the 15th century by the Mazzoleni nobles in the hamlet of San Cassiano di Livenza, the building has elegant architectural lines that harmonize well with the landscape and suggestive views of the park, both during the winter and spring seasons.
Today owned by the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, the villa is a real refuge, a green oasis which, extending for eighteen hectares up to the edge of the Livenza river, offers the visitor an overall image of great charm.
CANON EOS 600D con ob. SIGMA 10-20 f./4-5,6 EX DC HSM
Old Portland Hardware & Architectural
Few displays capture the delight of architectural salvage better than this display case overflowing with antique brass and bronze doorknobs. Rather than presenting a random assortment of Victorian hardware, the collection is remarkably focused on the Eastlake and Aesthetic Movement styles that flourished during the last quarter of the nineteenth century and are among the most sought-after by collectors today.
Inspired by the design reform movement championed by the English architect and writer Charles Locke Eastlake, American hardware manufacturers rejected the heavy historicism of earlier Victorian ornament in favor of crisply incised geometric patterns, stylized floral motifs, low-relief carving, and designs that celebrated craftsmanship rather than merely imitating historical precedent.
Running alongside Eastlake was the broader Aesthetic Movement, whose designers embraced Japanese influences, sunflowers, bamboo, fans, abstract geometry, and an artistic philosophy that prized beauty for its own sake. American foundries translated these fashionable ideas into cast bronze and brass hardware of extraordinary richness and variety.
The doorknob became a surprisingly important canvas for artistic expression. By the 1880s, manufacturers such as Russell & Erwin, Corbin, Sargent, Yale & Towne, and Reading Hardware offered hundreds of ornamental patterns through lavish trade catalogues. Homeowners furnishing new houses—or modernizing older ones—could select hardware that harmonized with the architectural style and decorative vocabulary of each room.
Most of the knobs seen here were cast or compression-formed in bronze or brass and then finished by extensive hand work. Their precisely rendered ornament—sunbursts, stylized flowers, geometric strapwork, concentric rings, incised linework, and abstract botanical motifs—illustrates the extraordinary design sophistication achieved by American hardware manufacturers during what many collectors regard as the high point of ornamental architectural hardware.
Unlike paintings or furniture, architectural hardware was meant to be experienced through touch. Every softened edge and polished high point records the passage of thousands of hands over more than a century of daily use.
Today these once-common household fittings have become prized artifacts, appreciated not only for their artistry and craftsmanship but also for their intimate connection to the lives of the people who grasped them countless times while passing through Victorian homes.
This case is less a bin of old doorknobs than a compact museum of America's finest decorative hardware, preserving one of the most inventive chapters in nineteenth-century industrial design.
Early morning fog rises from the cold frost covered landscape along the Flathead River and Montana Rail Link's 10th Sub. The sound of the rushing river and the early morning gas train from Missoula to Thompson Falls harmonize together for a brief moment before the tank cars quickly disappear back into the fog.
The Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ Reinbō Burijji) is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
The towers supporting the bridge are white in color, designed to harmonize with the skyline of central Tokyo seen from Odaiba. There are lamps placed on the wires supporting the bridge, which are illuminated into three different colors, red, white and green every night using solar energy obtained during the day.
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Trying out this spot using a Fisheye lens. Creating a different perspective from the usual straight forward wide angle view I am always doing.
It's the 3rd rehearsal of the Singapore's National Day Parade. Cloudy and windy situation but together we stand for one passion, for our country's most spectacular performance; our country's 50th Birthday. We harmonize as one and capture the beautiful sparkling moment.
Happy Birthday, Happy 50th! Singapore!
This is just for fun. I saw this wall of tiles with a black TV screen in the middle of the British Airways lounge at JFK airport. I loved the graphic look of the tiles. The variety of colors harmonized so well together. But that black screen in the middle was a killer until I thought about featuring some of my own photos in the middle.
So here's the first of the JFK tiles series featuring the arches of Maulbronn Monastery. (original). Please press "L" to get the best view.
more New York
Pentax K-1 II - HD Pentax-DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited
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Press L & F11 for best View.
A Vertorama shot !
Aspire Mosque:
The mosque is designed with architectural elements that portray dynamic movement that is associated with sporting activities, and is the most appropriate form in expressing the sports facilities around.
The mosque is capable of accommodating up to 850 persons in a space that portrays a modern, comfortable and aesthetically appropriate environment to the overall backdrop of Aspire Zone. With 1460 m², the mosque provides a place of prayer for 700 men and 150 women. The building is located close to Khalifa Stadium. It incorporates the most appropriate form and architectural finishes harmonizing well with the adjacent buildings.
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I know they can be pesty type birds, but I do think they look great.
I was lucky enough that alot of this ones colour was lit up, and a bonus the green chain link mesh harmonizes with the bird's colouring. Not the best perch, but at least it matches.
Excerpt from www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=9727:
Sited in a landscaped garden amongst mature trees in a residential Gravenhurst neighbourhood, Bethune House is an attractive L-shaped, timber structure. Its gable roof is steeply pitched, while the clapboard exterior features bay windows, ornamental verge boards and a verandah. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Bethune House is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.
Bethune House is very closely associated with the early life of Dr. Norman Bethune in Canada. His birthplace acts as a memorial to his career and is a monument to social justice and human welfare, convictions held by Dr Norman Bethune. An internationally renowned figure, he became a strenuous advocate of socialized, easily available medical care. His achievements include several developments in the treatment of tuberculosis and in thoracic surgery, refinements in medical instruments, and the first practical use of a mobile blood transfusion unit.
Bethune House is a good example of a typical middle-class residence found throughout Canada in the late 19th century. The influence of the picturesque is seen in the steeply pitched roof, the vertical emphasis of the massing and its asymmetrical plan. It exhibits good functional design and craftsmanship.
Bethune House is compatible with the present character of its residential setting and is familiar to those visiting the region.
The character-defining elements of Bethune House should be respected.
Its good quality materials and craftsmanship, as evidenced in:
- the two-storey, asymmetrical, L-shaped plan;
- the steeply-pitched gable roof, the ornamental verge-boards and the brick chimneys;
- the clapboard exterior walls, the symmetrical arrangement of the windows, the bay windows and the verandah;
- the centre hall plan with informal layout of rooms and the interior details.
The manner in which Bethune House is compatible with the present character of the residential setting and is a familiar local landmark, as evidenced by:
- its overall picturesque appearance which complements the landscaped grounds and harmonizes with the residential structures on John Street;
- its role as an interpretive memorial that make it familiar to the community.
A long-distance Mongolian passenger train winds its way up the iconic Khoolt Pass — a key section of the Trans-Mongolian Railway through the central steppes. With its sweeping curve and vibrant turquoise coaches, the train harmonizes beautifully with the rolling green hills that define this region.
📍 Khoolt Pass, Central Mongolia
🚆 Mongolian Railways (УБТЗ)
Photo by Yalalt | Mongoliantrainspots
Summer 20244
Museum of Ethnography Budapest Hungary
Architects: NAPUR Architect
Area : 34000 m²
The new building of the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest City Park (Városliget) was opened 2022. The award-winning new museum building – which is part of Europe’s largest urban-cultural development called Liget Budapest Project has dynamic yet simple lines simultaneously harmonized with the park environment and communicating with the surrounding urban area.
The collection, which comprises 250.000 items from the Carpathian Basin and from every corner of the world, has been hosted by various facilities since its establishment in 1872, but never in its history did it operate in a building designed specifically to cater to its needs. The project was one of over 1700 entries from 115 countries. According to the decision of an international jury, the competition was won by the Hungarian architectural studio, Napur Architect (beating leading world-class architect studios such as Zaha Hadid, BIG), whose building is distinguished by a dynamic yet simple design harmonized with the natural environment of the park while communicating with the urban texture of its surroundings. The gently curving lines enable the building to function as a gateway and a passage linking the city and the park. Sixty percent of the structure is under ground level, and thanks to the landscaped roof and the transparency of the sections over the ground, the new museum is adapted to its environment in its scale too. The grass-covered roof area will be a pleasant community space awaiting visitors to Városliget.
The spectacular trademark of the building is the glass curtain wall surrounding the landscaped roof garden, reminiscent of two intertwined hillsides, with a unique characteristic, consisting of nearly half a million pixels, a raster made by metal grid based on ethnographic motifs selected from the museum's Hungarian and international collections.
The new functions and flexible spaces of the modern and state-of-the-art museum building will facilitate the understanding of the historical heritage embodied by the collection as well as the various aspects of contemporary society. Besides passing down this historical heritage, the realization of more recent professional and research themes and perspectives continues to be among the priority objectives of the museum, as confirmed by its mission. The creatively built spaces will open up new opportunities to communicate with visitors, enabling the presentation of the everyday objects, phenomena, and ideas of the past and the present side by side.
Gray Wolves howling in chorus at Alpha Parc located in the heart of the Mercantour National Park, Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France.
Wolves howl to assemble the pack (usually before and after hunts), to pass on an alarm (particularly at a den site), to locate each other during a storm or unfamiliar territory and to communicate across great distances.
When howling together, wolves harmonize rather than chorus on the same note, thus creating the illusion of there being more wolves than there actually are.
Since 1992, the wolves that had been exterminated in France over a hundred years ago are living here again. They kept migrating across the Italian ‘green border’. Today, there are 25 to 30 wolves divided into packs of five to six, roaming through the seven valleys of the park again.
The Mercantour National Park is a unique nature reserve located in the very southeast corner of France.
The Mahkama du Pacha, a parliamentary building that not only houses the court of justice but also serves as a reception area for state occasions.
The main problem with the Mahkama du Pacha as a tourist attraction is that, because it is in regular use, it can be difficult or impossible to gain access to the interiors of the building. Still, it is a great place to make a stop and take a few pictures as the building features some impressive architecture. Apparently construction of the Mahkama du Pacha commenced in 1948 and ended in 1952, and the architectural style of the building shows strong Moorish influences. The name of the building can be loosely translated as ‘Pasha’s courthouse’, which is appropriate considering the function of the building. If you are fortunate enough to gain entry, you will discover a wonderful variety of rich furnishings and finishes. The ceiling is made of carved cedar wood that harmonizes perfectly with the chiseled stucco and polychrome mosaics which can be found decorating the interiors. There are also white, marble columns and rigid geometric designs which add the finishing touches to an already unimaginably graceful interior.
Clearly, such a well designed, built and finished building is ideal for use as a state reception room and a court of justice. The building is also sometimes referred to as the ‘Prefecture of Habouss’ and it is definitely worth viewing – even if only from the outside.
If you see it, please seize it but you still have to strive harder than others to harmonize good photography genre .
London - Tower Bridge
Mated pair of Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) harmonizing in marital bliss. It was still kind of noisy! Image taken on Saunders Island in the Falkland Islands.
Studio RAP has renovated the façade of a boutique on Amsterdam’s P.C. Hooftstraat. The façade of the "Ceramic House" features expressive, 3D-printed ceramic tiles and bricks with textures determined by an algorithm. It retains the original tripartite layout characteristic of the P.C. Hooftstraat.
The size, type, and color of the new façade materials and ornaments harmonize with those of the adjacent buildings. However, the ceramic tiles and bricks take on unique forms, creating an effect where the façade appears to ripple when viewed from a distance.
At street level, the façade is clad in large 3D-printed ceramic tiles measuring approximately 40 x 20 cm, glazed in a pearlescent white with a subtle yellow hue. While the ornamented tiles are flat at ground level, they become more expressive as they rise.
The façade of the upper floors consists of 3D-printed bricks glazed in three different shades of red. Arranged in the original cross-bond masonry pattern, the bricks are most expressive at the base of this section. They are bonded into laser-cut stainless steel cassettes.
According to Studio RAP, one of the design's goals is to inspire people through digital craftsmanship. The firm also notes that the ceramic façade references the nearby Rijksmuseum, which houses a vast collection of ceramics from around the world.
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In de Amsterdamse P.C. Hooftstraat is door Studio RAP de gevel van een boetiek vernieuwd. Op de gevel van het Ceramic House zijn expressieve, 3D-geprinte keramische tegels en bakstenen geplaatst waarvan de textuur is bepaald door een algoritme. De gevel heeft zijn oorspronkelijke en voor de P.C. Hooftstraat kenmerkende driedelige indeling behouden.
De maat, het type en de kleur van de nieuwe gevelmaterialen en ornamenten zijn afgestemd op die van de naastgelegen gebouwen. Wel nemen de keramische tegels en bakstenen een andere vorm aan, waardoor de gevel van een afstandje haast lijkt te golven.
Op straatniveau is de gevel bekleed met grote 3D-geprinte keramische tegels van circa 40 x 20 cm, geglazuurd in parelmoer wit met een subtiele gele tint. Ter hoogte van de begane grond zijn de geornamenteerde tegels vlak, naar boven toe worden ze expressiever.
De gevel van de hoger gelegen verdiepingen is samengesteld uit 3D-geprinte bakstenen die geglazuurd zijn in drie verschillende tinten rood. De bakstenen zijn samengesteld volgens het originele kruisverband van het metselwerk en zijn het meest expressief aan de onderzijde van dit geveldeel. De bakstenen worden gelijmd in lasergesneden roestvrijstalen cassettes.
Een doel van het ontwerp is volgens Studio RAP om mensen te inspireren met digitaal vakmanschap. Daarnaast verwijst de keramische gevel naar de collectie van het nabijgelegen Rijksmuseum, waar een grote verzameling keramiek uit de hele wereld wordt tentoongesteld, aldus het bureau.
Pump House Park, Richmond, Virginia
Underneath the canvas of the expansive sky, the James River flows gracefully, a liquid ribbon weaving through the landscape. In the distance, the CSX A-Line Bridge stands proudly, a testament to engineering and human ingenuity. The play of light creates a mesmerizing dance on the water's surface, casting reflections that shimmer like liquid silver. The bridge, a silent guardian of the river's journey, connects two worlds with a stoic elegance. As nature and industry harmonize in this picturesque scene, the beauty of the James River and the CSX A-Line Bridge at a distance becomes a timeless ode to the meeting of elements and the poetry of existence. ( Courtesy Chat GPT)
The undulating curves of Canada’s Museum of Civilization, located in Gatineau, Quebec.
Client: Canadian Museum Construction Corporation, Canadian Museum of Civilization and Public Works Canada
Location: Gatineau, Quebec
Area: 93,000 sq.m
Cost: $340 million USD
Completed: 1989 (base building), 1999 (additional exhibit fit-ups)
“Douglas Joseph Cardinal, architect (born 7 March 1934 in Calgary, AB). Recognized for his commitment to excellence and his unique creative vision, Cardinal is credited with creating an Indigenous style of Canadian architecture, characterized by gracious organic forms, which continually challenged the most advanced engineering standards.” [1]
“Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau had a dream to raise Canada as a world leader. As part of this vision, he actuated a national competition to design world-class museums. Douglas Cardinal Architect was selected as the architect for the then-called Museum of Man.
Douglas Cardinal’s innovative solution to separate curatorial from exhibition spaces into two wings help to harmonize the museum with both its urban and natural settings. In the curatorial wing, offices around the perimeter allow natural light for staff while protecting the collections in the interior. In the exhibitions wing, large permanent exhibits interface with large areas for temporary exhibits. Two theatres for performing arts, and a Imax Omnimax complete the world-class national museum.
The ambitious complex used the latest technologies of the time, including using water from the adjacent Ottawa River to heat and cool the museum, and fibre optic wiring throughout the museum to broadcast a virtual museum all over the world.
The Canadian Museum of Civilization is rich in symbolism, and eloquent curves. It is the most visited building in Canada, with more than one million visitors each year. It is consistently chosen as a stage to host world leaders visiting the Nation’s Capital on official business.” [2]
Sources: [1] www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/douglas-joseph-...
“Buckminster Fuller explained to me once that because our world is constructed from geometric relations like the Golden Ratio or the Fibonacci Series, by thinking about geometry all the time, you could organize and harmonize your life with the structure of the world.”
~ Einar Thorsteinn
A photograph of Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge. Took this from the island of Daiba, which has a complex of hotels and restaurants with a man-made beach. Very quiet and different from Tokyo itself.
(From Wikipedia): The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the Shibaura Wharf and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in 1993, the bridge spans 570 metres (1,870 ft) and carries three transportation lines on two decks:
Upper deck: Shuto Expressway No. 11 Odaiba Route
Lower deck: Route 357 (also known as "Rinkō Dōro", Portside Avenue) and the Yurikamome automated train
The bridge has separate walkways on the north and south sides; the north side offers views of inner Tokyo Harbor and the Tokyo Tower, while the south side offers views of Tokyo Bay and occasionally Mount Fuji. The walkways may only be used during certain hours (9 am to 9 pm in the summer; 10 am to 6 pm in the winter). Bicycles and light motorcycles (under 50cc) are not permitted on the decks or the walkway of the bridge. Motorcycle pillion passengers are also banned.
The towers supporting the bridge are white in color, designed to harmonize with the skyline of central Tokyo seen from Odaiba. There are lamps placed on the wires supporting the bridge, which are illuminated into three different colors, red, white and green every night using solar energy obtained during the day.
The bridge can be accessed by foot from Tamachi Station (JR) or Shibaura-futō Station (Yurikamome) on the mainland side.
Created for Photoshop Contest ~ Week 1060 ~ Sunflowers
Thanks to Brillianthues for starter image.
All work completed in Photoshop Beta 2025
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJVocOVqau0
Lyrics :
You were there before me
And what a pair we eventually would be
My older blood, you were made in God’s hand
And I’ve learnt so much, could you even understand
That you were my guiding light in our early days
You’d help me to sleep at night when I was afraid
Then you’d be there by my side and I never say enough
That I love you
When we’d fight it would be
Over right before I could say sorry
And though you’re far from where home used to be
I will always go where you are if you need
Because you were my guiding light when I tried to sing
You’d teach me to harmonize and with everything you’d
Be there to fight my fight and I never say enough
That I love you
You were there before me
And I’m so thankful you gave your love to me
Anguilla's far western end is glamorous. It is home to some of the Caribbean's most famous five-star resorts like the Four Seasons Resort, lavish and luxurious villas like the ÀNI Anguilla Private Resorts and North Villa’s, and high-end eateries: Sunset Lounge (Japanese) Bamboo Bar & Grill (a little hint of a sports bar) and Veya (if you are looking for looking for the best vegetarian and vegan menu on the Island), to name a view. Yet hidden amidst all this glitz and glam, are uninhabited coves and beaches, natural beauty and charming Caribbean sights.
The West End Arch allows the adventurous among us to discover Anguilla's loveliest beauty. And on top of that, next to the arch there is another small hidden cove that also offers magnificent views at sunset. Especially when the landscape of rocks and clouds are uniquely harmonized, like in this instance.
The road and trail to this spot are signed. So you have to do a little research before on how to get there. Although there are a couple of vid’s in the internet which will point you in the right direction. But than again. You really get the wow feeling if you spot it yourself and arrive after walking one or two ‘klicks’, to finally make a ‘click’ with your camera. Therefore I geotagged the photo a little mre rough than I usually do; just to not spoil the adventure. (P.s.: don’t let the little signs with “Private Property” scare you of. When I visited this place there was no living soul around to tell me otherwise).
Technical stuff
This panorama consist of 10 individual photos shot in one row. The photos range from 1/480 to 1/1600 at 200 ISO, f8, -2/3 and 16mm. It spans an angle of 155 degrees.
The panoramic merge was done with PS CC. This resulted in a rather good starting point for further post-production in Aurora HDR 2018. There I used the architectural pre-set and several customized layers of my own. Finally, I added a copyright sign (in PS). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.
The original pano is 1,6 GB at 19176 x 7588 pixels. I resized it for publication on Flickr.
"I was held captive by the singing that keeps everything alive, as harmonized notes quickly escaped over an expanse of living patterns."
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