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The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in the Orkney Islands. It was built during World War II by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island in POW Camp 60 while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow. Only the concrete foundations of the other buildings of the POW camp survive. It was not completed until after the end of the war and restored in the 1960s and 1990s.
The chapel was constructed from limited materials available to the prisoners. Two Nissen huts joined end-to-end, the interior lined with plasterboard. The altar and altar rail were constructed from concrete left over from work on the barriers. Ironwork came from salvage from the Blockships. The Chapel Bell was originally made of cardboard!
Most of the interior decoration was by Domenico Chiocchetti, a prisoner from Moena in Trentino, Italy. He painted the sanctuary end of the chapel and fellow-prisoners decorated the entire interior. They created a facade out of concrete, concealing the shape of the hut. The light holders are from corned beef tins. The baptismal font was made from the inside of a car exhaust covered in a layer of concrete.
It's a spiritual, moving and fabulous tribute to the reconciliation.
Shot as square so didn’t crop. Used normal oil painting effect at 60%, then used Adobe photoshop beta grunge 17 effect. Finished with a fine yellow-orange border. Rose located in neighbor K’s rose garden.
Not sure why I've never shared this image... Must have been in one of my 500px phases.
Anyway, this image was highly commended in the British Life Photography Awards, and I attended to preview of the exhibition last night so was able to see it hanging proudly on the wall. Great feeling. One of the first competitions I've entered, so it feels super good to receive some recognition amongst the 5000 entries.
A shot taken from a recent field trip.. erhhhh... maybe that should be ditch trip... with Andy McGowan. And NO... We didn't spend any time at all rummaging around in the undergrowth.. lol.. ;)
There is true beauty in simplicity and in my newest article I give you three quick tips for creating images which are evocative and compelling not only in what they include but also in what they exclude. In photography, and in any of the visual arts, images which are simple, yet evocative, can be particularly powerful. Please feel free to read my article at this link. I hope you enjoy!
This image: There is an infinite beauty to moving water and it can be unlocked by looking beyond what we first see. The purple of a winter evening's twilight is softly reflected in the fast moving waters of the St. Lawrence River, Montreal, Canada.
A highly skilled crew all set to sail again, everyone in their position. The two grinders on the left are the power members of the team. Their job is to control the movement of the mainsail by winding the grinders that are atttached to the sheets (ropes). I can vouch for the physical prowess required by this role, as I once did a lot of race sailing in Port Phillip Bay.
The grinder nearest to the camera is not hiding his identity. He is merely protecting himself from the UV rays. Remember, that on the water the UV levels are doubled. There's the UV directly from the sun, and then the UV reflected off the water. You can be burned to a crisp out there.
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Description: View of the center of Kuala Lumpur city during blue hour after a gloomy sunset. I have always visioned this image and alhamdulillah it was given the opportunity by a very good friend. However due to the anxiousness, I left my filter bag in the car and had to shoot without any added filter.
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Churches of Vienna: Sisi-Kapelle
When you are in Vienna I highly recommend visiting some the countless beautiful churches of Vienna.
The St. Francis of Assisi Church is located on the Mexikoplatz in Vienna's Second District, Leopoldstadt. The beautiful Art Nouveau-style Elizabeth Chapel is the church's greatest treasure: It was built to commemorate the assassination of the beloved Empress Elizabeth of Austria, commonly referred to as Sisi, in 1898 and it is really sight to behold.
Bei einem Besuch in Wien empfehle ich, sich etwas Zeit für einige der unzähligen wunderschönen Kirchen in Wien zu nehmen.
Die Franz-von-Assisi-Kirche am Mexikoplatz (Leopoldstadt) beherbergt einen ganz besonderen Schatz: Die Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Gedächtniskapelle erinnert an die Ermordung der Kaiserin Sisi 1898 und ist ein wahres Jugendstil-Schmuckkästchen!
Our Daily Challenge ... better.
I've decided that plums are better than apricots ... and it's not only because the boys ate all the apricots and didn't leave me any!!
This is the one shot John wanted so after the photos north of Valley Falls we didn't risk any other spots and came right here.
Providence and Worcester Valley Falls based local PR-3 is southbound with their 83 car unit ethanol train for Shell (ex Motiva) tank farm at the Port of Providence. The local's two regular GP38-2s 2007 and 2008 (built new by EMD in Nov. and 1980 respectively for the then only seven year newly re-independent road) along with B39-8 3909 (ex LMX 8535 blt. Dec. 1987) are leading the train down Amtrak's #7 Industrial Track between LAWN and ORMS interlockings in this view looking off the Branch Ave overpass.
It's hard to imagine now but everything in this scene was once a massive classification yard. The New Haven built its new Northup Avenue Hump Yard which opened in 1922 extending some two miles in length and 800 feet in width. Originally a rider hump, in 1929 it received 14 modern electro-pneumatic retarders in three groups feeding a 34 track bowl. From a peak of classifying over 1300 cars a day by 1958 traffic had declined to the point that the retarders were removed. Other than P&W using the remains of the old receiving yard to the north the yard is all gone now with much redeveloped and some retained for use as Amtrak's Providence MofW base.
To learn more about the yard and see many historic photos I HIGHLY recommend Edward J. Ozog's fabulous page. The start of his history of this yard can be found here: sites.google.com/site/humpyardprovidence/home and then click each progressive link.
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Pier Luigi Nervi designed the Flaminio Stadium with his son, the architect Antonio Nervi, between 1957 and 1958. The structure was built for the XVII Olympic Games in Rome (1960) and inaugurated in 1959. The Stadio Flaminio was built on the site of the previous Stadio Nazionale PNF. It was mostly devoted to football matches and served as the venue for the football final in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
This stadium is a remarkable example of different ways to use concrete: in situ castings, prefabricated elements, undulating slabs of ferrocement. The Flaminio Stadium is a unique work that offers a highly original union between form and structure and between architecture and engineering. It testifies to a special and internationally recognised period for Italian architectural culture, characterised by a highly fertile relationship between different disciplines. The project also frames a unique moment in the work of Pier Luigi Nervi, unanimously recognised as the most ingenious Italian engineer and a pioneer of the study and use of reinforced concrete.
Now the stadium is abandoned
The flower of Echeveria agavoides is always associated with hens and chicks. The plants are highly variable with flower stalks ranging for six inches to six feet, and both horizontal and vertical.I had difficulty in isolating just the flower, and when I did, I had to darken the background to bring out these beautiful and very small blossoms.
Echeveria laui is a slow-growing perennial succulent plant native to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Until you understand the variations in this pink/lavender plant, it's easy to confuse laui with Echeveria cante which I uploaded yesterday. Some of these plants have flowers that droop; others have blossoms that are erect. This one is ... in between. The laui also is more compact, has more flowers, and is less rangy. The flowers are longer as well. But the colors of stems and flowers are the same.
I put a lot of the information about all these plants because quite a few people like to grow succulents at home, and others are going to "dry gardens" during this drought. I am not one of these people: when it comes to plants - any plants - the average life span of plants on my back patio is a month. On the front patio, it's less than that. Note: not all of these can be found in nurseries.
Found at Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, northern California.
It is a lesser but elegant temple built by Alaungsithu in 1131 A.D. Standing on a high brick platform, the temple faces north and access to it is made by a flight of steps at the north¬west comer. Both the hall and the inner corridor round the central mass have doorways and open windows which freely admit light and air.
The arch-pediments, pilasters, plinth and comice mouldings are decorated with fine stucco carvings. Its history is recorded on two stone slabs set in the inner walls. The lithic inscription in verse is celebrated for the style and elegance of its composition. It is mentioned therein that the temple was completed in seven months.Bagan, located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady River, is home to the largest and densest concentration of Buddhist temples, pagodas, stupas and ruins in the world with many dating from the 11th and 12th centuries. The shape and construction of each building is highly significant in Buddhism with each component part taking on spiritual meaning.
With regards to tour comparison between this immense archeological site and the other significant archeological gem of Southeast Asia, the Angkor sites, this analogy may be helpful:
Angkor ruins are like a Chinese Lauriat banquet where food is presented in spectacular servings with a suspenseful wait between items which are hidden beneath curtains of forests. On the other hand, Bagan is served in Spanish Tapas style, the ingredients exposed to the customer and shown in small bite-size servings, with the next attraction close and visible at hand, in shorter intervals.
Another analogy between Angkor and Bagan Sites when distinguishing temple structures is through their stupa and spire shapes.
An example is gourd for Shwezigon Pagoda and durian for Ananda, Thatbyinnyu, and Mahabodi Temples. In another way of imagining, Bagan temples are like topped with inverted ice cream cones.
What makes the temples look romantic is the process of graceful aging. For some reason, there are no windbreakers around as shown by the barren, desert-dry mountain range to the west past the river, spinning occasional micro twisters that spawn loose dust particles everywhere from the eroded earth to the structures. This phenomenon had peeled off so much the stucco coating of the temples to reveal the brick structural blocks with its rusty, reddish, and sometimes golden brown-like patina when hit by the sun's rays.
Erosion is a significant threat to this area, not only the wind chipping away the buildings' plastering but also water from the mighty Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River threatens the riverbanks. The strong river current has already washed away half of the area of Old Bagan. It used to be a rectangular-shaped piece of enclave protected by a perimeter wall. Now what remains is roughly the triangular eastern half part.
Other images of Bagan which make a lasting impression to tourists aside from the spire-fringed skyline; stupas sporting that tumbledown look yet crowned with glitter-studded golden miter-like sikaras; the ubiquitous pair of ferocious stone lions flanking a temple's door; the spiky and lacy eave fascia woodcarvings lining a monastery's ascending tiers of roofs; tall palmyras or toddy palms with willowy trunks, bougainvilleas, exotic cotton trees, and the likes bringing life to the arid landscape and abandoned ruins; squirrels playfully and acrobatically scampering on the walls and pediments of temples; horse drawn carriages lazily carrying drop-jawed tourists; sleepy moving grandfather's bullock carts grinding on a dust-choked trail; not to mention the garbage left around, stray dogs loitering, longyi clad men spitting betel chews in copious amounts everywhere, overgrown weeds and the pestering dust.
A highly sought-after species that perches high in the forest or very low on the ground where it blends perfectly fine making it a tough target! Thank God for those kind friends who help us find these birds that otherwise we would not be able to find on our own! Are you listening Nati?
The highly educated Prince-Archbishop Albert I of Käfernburg, having had traveled in Italy and France, decided to construct the new cathedral modelled upon the Gothic architecture that had intrigued him in France. The French style was completely unknown in Germany, and the hired craftsmen only gradually mastered it.
The construction of the choir started in 1209, only two years after the fire that destroyed the previous church, but this choir is still in a very Romanesque style, initially still using romanesque groin vaults, combined with a gothic center stone, which however is not needed for Romanesque groin vaults.
The Gothic influence increased especially between 1235 and 1260 under Archbishop Wilbrand. As the construction was supervised by different people in the span of 300 years, many changes were made to the original plan, and the cathedral size expanded greatly. The people of Magdeburg were not always happy with this, since they had to pay for the construction. In some cases already constructed walls and pillars were torn down to suit the wishes of the current supervisor.
Construction stopped after 1274. In 1325, Archbishop Burchard III. von Schraplau was killed by the people of Magdeburg because of extreme taxes. Folklore says that especially the beer tax increase caused much anger. Afterwards Magdeburg was under a ban, and only after the donation of five atonement altars did the construction of the cathedral continue under Archbishop Otto von Hessen. Otto was also able to complete the interior construction, and formally opened the dome in 1363 in a week-long festival. At this time the cathedral was dedicated not only to St Maurice as before, but also to Saint Catherine.
In 1360 the construction stopped again after the uncompleted parts have been covered provisionally. Only in 1477 did the construction start again under Archbishop Ernst von Sachsen, including the two towers. The towers were constructed by master builder Bastian Binder, the only master builder of the cathedral known by name. The construction of the cathedral was completed in 1520 with the placement of the ornamental cross on the north tower.
The highly ornamented Mercantile Trust Building was constructed in 1885 by architectural firm Wyatt and Sperry. The architecture conveys a sense of impenetrability, characterized by its massive, heavy stonework and deep set windows and entrance. Ads at the time boasted that the building strong enough “to resist the invasion of armed force.” The hardened building survived the 1904 Baltimore Fire, but sustained damage when bricks from the Continental Trust Building fell through the skylight, setting fire to the interior. Despite this, the building’s survival reaffirmed what the bank had been saying all along in its ads.
As always, highly recommended to view large on black
Technique/Processing
Two Shots combined in Photoshop by manual exposure blending.
The first one - 1/125s for the bright lights. The second one - 1 second for the darker parts (street and sky) and to create the blurred people effect.
Then, after blending the exposures, cross processing and tonal contrast from Color
Efex were applied.
Shot almost from the same position as this one
Licancabur is a highly symmetrical stratovolcano on the southernmost part of the border between Chile and Bolivia. It is located just southwest of Laguna Verde in Bolivia. The volcano dominates the landscape of the Salar de Atacama area. The lower two thirds of the northeastern slope of the volcano belong to Bolivia, 5,400 m (17,717 ft) from the foot at 4,360 m (14,304 ft), while the rest and biggest part, including the higher third of the northeastern slope, the crater and summit, belong to Chile.
The summit and the crater are located entirely in Chile, slightly over 1 km (3,281 ft) to the southwest of the international borders. It is about 400 m (1,312 ft) wide and contains Licancabur Lake, a 70 m (230 ft) by 90 m (295 ft) crater lake which is ice-covered most of the year. This is one of the highest lakes in the world, and despite air temperatures which can drop to -30 °C, it harbors planktonic fauna.
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Typically highly gregarious and members of flocks, this Teal is not conforming to type, by spending time on the river Thames as a solitary specimen while associating with a group of Mallards.
Konchu, Highly developed hybrid between man and Insects. It should have been small and friendly, but due to radioactive conditions this thing grew and became more hostile then ever. Extremely fast and great eyesight, not something you'd want to encounter in the wild!
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The Deltoid Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea) is a highly endangered, red-listed aster that is only found in a few places on Vancouver Island, BC. Numbering only 1600 mature flowering plants, Deltoid Balsamroot showy, large yellow flowers resemble sunflowers. It is much rarer than its cousin the Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) that covers the hillsides in the interior of British Columbia. It is important to be aware of the ecological sensitivity of a location. I stay on the trails and minimize my impact on the environment at all times. I practice wildflower-friendly photo techniques only, to prevent damage to flowers and their habitat. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
Chameleons are a distinctive and highly specialised clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. These species come in a range of colours, and many species have the ability to change colour.
Chameleons are distinguished by their zygodactylous feet; their very extensive, highly modified, rapidly extrudable tongues; their swaying gait; and crests or horns on their brow and snout.
Most species, the larger ones in particular, also have a prehensile tail. Chameleons' eyes are independently mobile, but in aiming at a prey item, they focus forward in coordination, affording the animal stereoscopic vision.
Male panther chameleons can grow up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length, panther chameleons have a typical length of around 17 centimetres (6.7 in). Females are smaller, at about half the size. In a form of sexual dimorphism, males are more vibrantly coloured than the females.
Coloration varies with location, and the different colour patterns of panther chameleons are commonly referred to as 'locales', which are named after the geographical location in which they are found.
Panther chameleons from the areas of Nosy Be, Ankify, and Ambanja are typically a vibrant blue, and those from Ambilobe, Antsiranana, and Sambava are red, green or orange. The areas of Maroantsetra and Tamatave yield primarily red specimens.
Numerous other colour phases and patterns occur between and within regions. Females generally remain tan and brown with hints of pink, peach, or bright orange, no matter where they are found, but there are slight differences in patterns and colorus among the different colour phases.
This image was taken on the Island of Nosy Be, off the north coast of Madagascar
A series of wooden ladders inside the Hubbard Mine. I spent almost an hour setting up the colored lights.
The Hubbard mine was started in 1874 and was jointly operated with the Redman and Ready Relief mines. Together they were one of the largest mining operations in the Julian district. The Hubbard mine profited $200,000 during its years of operation.
The workings include a crosscutting adit which is 300 feet long, plus a 275 ft. shaft connecting to the surface. Due to this shaft the mine was always well vented. There is one drift that connects to the Ready Relief Mine. The vein is approximately 1 ft. wide, is about 200 feet below the surface
There are impressive rolls of gangue quartz found here and other mines around Banner, including one ore called blue ribbon quartz. The rocks are highly siliceous mica schist.
This mine is home to a colony of rare Townsend’s big-eared bats. This species is very sensitive to human disturbance and therefore the mine should not be entered during the breeding season from May to September. -- Hidden San Diego
Highly endangered species in the Netherlands and very vulnerable in Belgium, so we were very excited we could capture some of this beautiful butterflies.
Handheld shot, as (almost) always when I am in the field.
For rock climbers, the long cracks here provide a world-class destination. For Indigenous peoples, Mato Tipila is sacred, and one should no more climb it than one would St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. For conservation biologists, its cliffs provide essential raptor nesting habitat on the high plains.
My preferred definition of "politics" is how people make decisions when they disagree. It was a treat to discuss the politics of this national monument in our camp over dinner, watching the light of the setting sun change the colors of the rock.
(This photo is from a personal trip the previous year, however.)
Cropped to make square, then used normal oil painting effect at 75%. At that point finished with a fine lime green border. Then used Adobe photoshop beta grunge 17 effect.
stack of four images and AI software
A little over-processed to grab as much detail through clouds as possible.