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Genesis 9 Verses 12-18 (KJV)
12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area.
The interior arched windows provides natural light against the hollow dome. Each pointed arch has a window and is designed with plain geometric design.
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The mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Tulun, the Turkic Abbassid governor of Egypt from 868–884 whose rule was characterized by de facto independence. The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque's construction start date as 876 AD, and the mosque's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as AH 265 (878/879).
The mosque was constructed on a small hill called Gebel Yashkur, "The Hill of Thanksgiving." One local legend says that it is here that Noah's Ark came to rest after the Deluge, rather than at Mount Ararat.
The grand congregational mosque was intended to be the focal point of Ibn Tulun's capital, al-Qata'i, which served as the center of administration for the Tulunid dynasty. Originally the mosque backed onto Ibn Tulun's palace, and a door next to the minbar allowed him direct entry to the mosque. Al-Qata'i was razed in the early 10th century AD, and the mosque is the only surviving structure.
The mosque was constructed in the Samarran style common with Abbasid constructions. It is constructed around a courtyard, with one covered hall on each of the four sides, the largest being on the side of the qibla, or direction of Mecca. The original mosque had a fountain (fauwara) in the middle of the sahn, covered a gilt dome supported by ten marble columns, and round it were 16 marble columns and a marble pavement. Under the dome there was a great basin of marble 4 cubits in diameter with a jet of marble in the centre. A distinctive sabil with a high drum dome was added in the central courtyard at the end of the thirteenth century by Mamluk Sultan Lajin instead of the "fauwara".
Just one of the many osprey shots that I have in my archives. Thought it would make a nice change from the Jasper landscapes, that I have been posting.
Taken in Beaubassin East, New Brunswick, Canada, on 17 May 2014.
There is significant controversy over the date of construction of the minaret, which features a helical outer staircase similar to that of the famous minaret in Samarra. It is also told that using these stairs one can climb up on a horse. Legend has it that Ibn Tulun himself was accidentally responsible for the design of the structure: supposedly while sitting with his officials, he absentmindedly wound a piece of parchment around his finger. When someone asked him what he was doing, he responded, embarrassed, that he was designing his minaret. Many of the architectural features, however, point to a later construction, in particular the way in which the minaret does not connect well with the main mosque structure, something that would have been averted had the minaret and mosque been built at the same time. Architectural historian Doris Behrens-Abouseif asserts that Sultan Lajin, who restored the mosque in 1296, was responsible for the construction of the current minaret.
The minaret is modeled after the minarets of Samarra, with a spiral staircase around the outside.
Main mihrab of Ibn Tulun mosque in the centre of qibla wall. Made of marble, stucco, brick, and different colored mosaics. The muslim profession of faith is inscripted in Kufic calligraphy. The columns are made of gray marble.
It is built entirely of well-fired red brick, plaster, and carved stucco. Stucco is cement-based plaster that is mixed on-site and applied wet which hardens to a very dense solid. The mosque is also built from this material. The staircase extends up to the tower 170 feet in height.
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The original mosque had a fountain (fauwara) in the middle of the sahn, covered a gilt dome supported by ten marble columns, and round it were 16 marble columns and a marble pavement. Under the dome there was a great basin of marble 4 cubits in diameter with a jet of marble in the centre. A distinctive sabil with a high drum dome was added in the central courtyard at the end of the thirteenth century by Mamluk Sultan Lajin instead of the "fauwara".
We've had so much rain in recent weeks that by last weekend I was desperate to get out. And I saw a window of opportunity as far west as possible out here at St Cwyfan's on Cribinau. The tide was high, the wind gusty and the sky grey.....but I love that! Perhaps a bit of practice for Iceland...….or more likely some relief from a bit of eager encouragement to shoot in RAW for the first time in my life. What did I just say? Yes. I have never shot in RAW or used Lightroom before. It didn't take long for me to be sold.
After the big flood, Noah sends out a raven and then a dove to see if the waters have subsided, and the dove returns with a fresh olive leaf in her beak....
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The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is the oldest mosque in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. Since Ibn Tulun Mosque has much open space, it boasts both sunlight and shadows. It is built around an open square courtyard which allows natural light to travel through. Ibn Tulun Mosque features Samarra style - its decorations being created from carved stucco and wood. This mosque is a popular tourist attraction.
The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque's construction start date as 876 AD, and the mosque's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as AH 265 (878/879).
The mosque was constructed on a small hill called Gebel Yashkur, "The Hill of Thanksgiving." One local legend says that it is here that Noah's Ark came to rest after the Deluge, rather than at Mount Ararat.
Caught this mallard drake putting on a bit of a show, while I was out for a walk at the park a couple of weeks ago. There was quite a team of ducks in the water at the time, too.
Taken at Centennial Park in Moncton, NB, Canada on 11 October 2017.
My son sometimes tells me my photo eye is hopelessly romantic. My answer to him is: "SO WHAT"
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I decided to go visit again today. One of the bald eagle parents was 'baby' sitting, and appeared to be dozing off too. At one point during my hour visit, the eaglet decided to do a little flapping, which didn't phase the parent at all.
Taken in Moncton, NB, Canada on 22 June 2017.
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It is a rare occasion, these days, that the weather and my time allow me an opportunity to go do some photography. Such was the case, this afternoon, so I went to visit my favourite eagles. I was fortunate that it wasn't long when I was presented with a lift-off of a mature bald eagle. This was about the third beat of its powerful wings.
This image is not cropped. It was taken at 600mm with a bit of exposure adjustment added in post processing. Enjoy!
Taken in Moncton, NB, Canada on 28 May 2017.
So this shot was pure luck. Was on an aircraft flying from Dubai to Heathrow and following the flight path on screen. Noticed we were going through Turkey so opened the blinds and saw this at 36000 feet up. Had to try take the shot and even though some clarity lost through the window it was just a beautiful sight and had to share!
Ararat is located at Agri in eastern Turkey near the Armenian and Iranian borders. The summit of Mt. Ararat is 5,165 meters above sea level. It is higher than any mountain in the continental United States except for Alaska or in Europe outside the Caucasus.
Ararat is a dormant volcano; the last eruption was on June 2, 1840. At present the upper third of the mountain is covered with snow all the time; the last hundred meters of snow at the top have turned to ice. For climbers on the mountain, fresh running water is available after the sun has been up a while to melt the snow, but it is cut off in the late afternoon when cold air has overcome the heat of the sun. Below the snow the slopes are covered with great blocks of black basalt rock, some as large as village houses.
Over the years various groups have explored Ararat in the hopes of finding remains of Noah's Ark. Both Josephus in about 70 A.D. and Marco Polo about 1300 A.D. mention its existence on the mountain, but their reports are based on others' accounts. Josephus remarks that its remains are on display for all to see without need of an organised exploration. In more recent years many groups have hunted for it there. The possibility that ancient fables are historical fact is intriguing, and each new discovery of truth in previously discredited records gives additional strength to continuing the search for archaeological confirmation.
However, the problems of establishing exactly what the biblical record in this case means are serious ones that need to be settled even before one accepts this particular high mountain as the right place to look for the ark. In itself even that ignores the possibility that Noah and his family used up the ark in bits and pieces to build their new homes, a fate that has destroyed many other famous structures in the Near East since.
The story of Noah's ark, as it is told in the Bible, is a reworking of an earlier Babylonian myth recorded in the Gilgamesh Epic. The hero of the earlier version is one Utnapishtim, the favorite of Ea, the god of wisdom. It seems probable that the Babylonian story was based on an unusually devastating flood in the Euphrates (Firat) River basin, and that the ark in it grounded on the slopes of one of the Zagros mountains. The biblical word that we read as "Ararat" could as well be read "Urartu"; the text has merely "rrt" and the proper vowels must be supplied.
Urartu was the name of a historical kingdom, but the word also meant "a land far away" and "a place in the north." So, while Buyuk Agri Dagi is a spectacular mountain and not a difficult one to climb for those experienced in high altitude exercise, it still seems less than likely that Noah's Ark will be found there. That doubt does not detract from the continuing interest in it, nor from the important achievements of archaeologists in deepening our understanding of the Old Testament.
The completed 300 piece jigsaw puzzle "Noah's Ark," from art by Ruane Manning, and manufactured by Bits and Pieces.
This is a lifer for me. I have seen Eider Ducks once or twice, but never more than two at a time. While hanging out at the river, this afternoon, we noticed a flock of Eiders. They were flying towards us until they saw three photographers with big lenses, and sharply banked away. I didn't have time to pull back from 600mm, and only caught a couple of similar shots. My guess is that the flock was about five times this size.
This image is not cropped and has only slight exposure correction.
Taken along the Petitcodiac River, in Moncton, NB, Canada on 1 June 2017.
an der Altammer bei Unterhausen.
Swan family´s excursion on the morning on the river Altammer near Unterhausen.
Taken during a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo with my family where I got to do a little shooting with Lerxst Ohio
A couple of years ago, one of my favourite spots for photographing bald eagles was along the Petitcodiac River near a certain walking bridge. The best time would be close to sunset, within the hour before the tidal bore came charging up the river. Usually, there may have been only a couple of us, at most, out watching for an eagle to come by to fish. A good friend of mine tells me that this year he sees a lot of people but no eagles at that location. He suspects that someone may have bothered them as they came in, and they no longer show up there at all.
This photo was one of those that I took over two years ago, the same night as my previous posting "This is a Good Spot", but a little later. The light had changed requiring a much higher ISO. The eagle was moving into a spot in the river to do some fishing, from the rocks in the previous post.
This image is 41% of the sensor area.
Taken along the Petitcodiac River, in Moncton, NB, Canada on 15 May 2015.
While I was out this afternoon, I stopped for an hour at one of our commonly known eagle's nest. A mature eagle was hunkered down in the bowl, with its head just barely visible, which indicates they are sitting on eggs. It was quite cold and windy while I watched. About a half hour into my visit it got up and started to stretch, and then took to the air for one circle before returning to sitting duties. This was caught at that time.
Taken in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on 25 March 2017.
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A couple of years ago, one of my favourite spots for photographing bald eagles was along the Petitcodiac River near a certain walking bridge. The best time would be near sunset, an hour before the tidal bore came charging up the river. Usually, there may have been only a couple of us, at most, out watching for an eagle to come by to fish. A good friend of mine tells me that this year he sees a lot of people but no eagles at that location. He suspects that someone may have bothered them as they came in, and they no longer show up there at all.
This photo was one of those that I took over two years ago, and I didn't think I could get much from the original photo, but thought to play with it yesterday. It also has been heavily post-processed to get this much. It is also heavily cropped, given that the image is only 14% of the sensor area. I hope it is passable.
Taken along the Petitcodiac River, in Moncton, NB, Canada on 15 May 2015.
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The animal is looking at me. Maybe it haven't seen (or smelled) a human before. It looks like it has no fear. It is on top of the food chain. Every living thing is potential food. I think it is best to keep safe distance.
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Spent a nice afternoon at the harbor in Brookings yesterday while there was a thunderstorm going on nearby.
There is just something attractive about the basic design of these fishing vessels plus the colors and the fun names!
I had an idea to get Blanca's weekly photo with her sitting on the dock somewhere ... but she was decidedly against the idea!
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I had managed to catch a mature bald eagle's flight sequence from the time it lifted off the nest, until it had its wings fully open. This shot is two seconds before the last one of the series, Power of an Eagle (20170528-151558-PJG).
This image is not cropped, taken at 600mm, with a slight exposure correction.
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Taken in Moncton, NB, Canada on 28 May 2017.
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