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Taken at the Ice Castles exhibit in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
"Ice Castles is an award-winning frozen attraction located in six cities across North America. The experience is built using hundreds of thousands of icicles hand-placed by professional ice artists. The castles include breathtaking LED-lit sculptures, frozen thrones, ice-carved tunnels, slides, fountains and much more."
Perhaps the most outstanding place in the St Vitus Cathedral is the Chapel of St. Wenceslas, where the relics of the saint are kept. The room was built by Peter Parler between 1344 and 1364. A small door with seven locks, in the south-western corner of the chapel, leads to the Crown Chamber containing the Bohemian Coronation Jewels. (Wikipedia)
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The MTA had scraped off many layers of advertisements from a board, leaving abstract, curvy patterns. I thought this bit looked like a cat or a fox.
Perhaps it could seem silly and vain, but, by the way, I love tights.
I usually go out of my home with very strange colors and unwatchable combinations.
I don't love my legs properly, so I uncover them only during the winter, just to cover them with colors, patterns and little drawings. It's my way to show self confidence, when there's not self confidence. I hide a part of me, so people's focus falls on a detail, instead of the whole.
It's like a safety check.
Object Project, January 2015
Surrounded by iconic buildings and structures on all sides, the Marina Bay basin is perhaps the most Singapore of Singapore. Some of the definitive architecture found within this waterfront neighbourhood include the Singapore Flyer, Art Science Museum, Marina Bay Sands, URA City Gallery, Merlion Park, Esplanade Bridge and Esplanade Theatre.
The marina is beautiful when viewed or photographed from any angle day or night. But when it comes to getting a photographic perspective that is unmistakably Singapore, then a visit to the Merlion Park is a must.
Home to our nation's tourism Mascot, the Merlion, the coastal park includes a viewing deck that offers a great vantage point to take in all of Marina Bay.
Perhaps inspired by their neighbors the Yup'iit, the Deg Hit'an & Holichuk Athabascans carved a variety of masks that play an important role in ceremonial life. The masks represent various animals & their spirits. Dances & songs are composed & performed in honor of these animals, to give thanks for an abundance of fish or game, & with the intention of securing similar harvest in the future.
Billy Williams, Athabascan, mid 20thc.
Wood, Paint, Feather
Perhaps the most well-known invasive species in the United States, was first introduced to the state of Florida in the mid-70s through the wildlife trade. In conjunction with water management, this species has been attributed to catastrophic declines in the mammal population of the greater Everglades ecosystem. To add insult to injury, populations in their native range have been declining for years due to habitat loss and human persecution, resulting in a “Vulnerable” IUCN listing. This individual was about 12-13 feet (~3.7 - 4.0 meters) long and ~60 pounds (27.2 kilos).
Perhaps Roman troops viewed sunsets like this when they were stationed here at Hadrian's Wall. (The ruins of one of the wall's watchtowers is just a few hundred yards to the left of this scene.) Of course, the wall would have been higher (10 feet or more) and the landscape would probably have been less tamed.
The road to Glenshee and Braemar. I think I waited over half an hour to get the light right on this shot. I wanted the foreground and background dark, with the road lit with the sun. Got it....!
(I just got excited as this image made explore...!!)
Perhaps it's a bit late for autumn settings, I know. However, there was something in this picture which violently reminded me of Sisley, to whom I sincerely apologise for this.
Please, do not use this photo without permission. Thank you
“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”
~Eskimo Proverb quote
Today is my moms birthday, she would be 68 years old. I took this picture last year, by coincidence one day before her birthday.
I had a kind of Flickr-vacation. In the future I will not post a photo every day, but I will try to catch up with you.
Carte de visite by Stiles & King of Windsor, Vt. At first glance, the irregular uniforms, non-military hats, and title of this photo collage points to a band of brothers with Southern origins.
But the back of the mount reveals a different story. It is marked with the imprint of photographers Stiles & King, two veterans who briefly operated a gallery in Windsor, Vt.
George D. Stiles (about 1837-1869), a onetime clerk in a store in Strafford, Vt., served with the Union Navy's Pay Department and was stationed in New Orleans, La. According to a newspaper report, he participated in the Red River Campaign. After the end of his service, he and Wallace A. King opened a photo gallery in Windsor, Vt. Evidence suggests the business did not last long, as it is not mentioned in Stiles' 1869 obituary following his death from sunstroke in Cincinnati, Ohio. He had relocated to the Buckeye State and worked as a distributing agent for a tobacco warehouse.
Vermont native Wallace Albert King (1837-1919) studied art in high school and at seminary until 1857, when he relocated to Michigan. After the war started, he became a first lieutenant in the 4th Michigan Infantry. Illness prompted his resignation soon after he received his commission, and his return to Vermont. In 1862, he joined the 7th Rhode Island Cavalry Squadron for a 3-month enlistment. He went on to work in Vermont and New Hampshire after he mustered out of the army. His connection to photography and Stiles is not mentioned in his obituary, perhaps lending credence to the short life of the gallery. But we know he was a photographer based upon one image credited to him, a "View of Ascutney Mountain taken from High Bridge at Claremont, N.H.," which appeared as a lithograph in 1868. Claremont's northwestern boundary touches the southeast boundary of Windsor, Vt.
The back of the mount also includes a revenue stamp that was hand-cancelled by "S&R" on Nov. 1, 1865.
At this time, the state of Vermont contained active companies of home guards. Newspaper reports document the presence of these quasi-military organizations in Vermont before and during the war. The Confederate Raid on St. Albans, Vt., on Oct. 19, 1864, boosted the presence of these organizations.
An editorial in the July 1, 1865, edition of the Vermont Record stated, "last fall a raid was made at St. Albans, and the news flew with the velocity of lightning through the State, and in different portions of it, volunteer companies were formed, one of which was formed in Montpelier within forty-five minutes from the the time the news reached town, and contained one hundred and forty men ranged in line at the depot, ready to start for the scene of action, just as it was announced that the raiders had left and were on their way to Canada."
The editorial also noted, "We are of opinion that if an invasion of the State were attempted, to-day, it would meet a similar rebuke, and those that would fly to the rescue would not of necessity belong to the uniformed militia, but citizens would rally, and the 'brave boys in blue,' very few of which are found in the ranks of our 'home guard' would be first and foremost in the ranks for their State's defence."
It is entirely possible that this band of brothers was part of the wave of volunteer home guardsmen who rose up in the wake of the St. Albans Raid. Moreover, that they possessed a sense of humor that resulted in this self-deprecating photo illustration.
I encourage you to use this image for educational purposes only. However, please ask for permission.
- Wallace Stevens.
I went to lake Massabesic in Auburn, which is a short distance from where I live yesterday with the intention of shooting a nice sunset. I took an hour long walk along the coastline which was full of anglers and couples romancing. The lake itself doesn't have a spectacular shoreline but I was hoping to capturing a spectacular sunset with my new ND Grads.
Unfortunately the strong clouds came up about 30 mins before and completely bloated out the sunset. All I could get was a pinkish glow on the sky. I used my polarizer to reduce water reflections and a 2 stop ND grad to bring a little bit more depth to the sky. I also took a shot with the 3 stop Grad but it didn't look that natural to me so it think the 2 stop filter is the one I am gonna use the most. Hope you all like it...
Perhaps one of Mt. Batulao's distinct feature is its dauntingly narrow trail to the summit – less than a meter at its widest point and compounded with steep ravines on both sides. This 'edgy' path is not for the faint-hearted and strong winds can set you off-balance when you’re not careful.
But for the daring adventurer, the picturesque vista and refreshing breeze totally nullify the jitter that a hiker experiences while trekking this mountain.
*Mt. Batulao is located in the province of Batangas here in the Philippines. With its summit at 811 meters above sea level, it is an ideal training ground to those looking to climb Philippine’s difficult mountains like Mt. Pulag, Mt. Tarak, and Mt. Apo.
Perhaps easier to cover you mouth and nose with your hand in between sips? Or maybe disturbed by what's on her screen?
still afloat in the fog. was I remiss in not bailing her out? she looks close to sinking . . . I fear for her safety. Who will take her place if she drowns?
“Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need.
First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door.
Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door.
Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.
Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
Perhaps not lonely, but this Canadian goose (Branta canadensis) was flying solo and low enough for me to get this shot.
Perhaps sold under more make names than any other car on the planet. Hillman, Sunbeam, Plymouth, Dodge, Talbot, Chrysler, and Volkswagen.
Volkswagen bought out Chrysler in Argentina to get the Dodge truck line. Chrysler was ready to leave because at least one of their executives had been kidnapped and executed.
Perhaps a couple months ago, I began to realize there was a piano set up at the Marina County Park in Alviso. Somebody has even set up a canopy to shield the piano from the sun. People from the nearby offices would stop by and play few tunes during their lunch break. I thought it was kind of cool. About three weeks ago, there was a rain storm and I saw the canopy disappear. I also saw one guy try to cover the piano with a tarp. But he struggled quite a bit as the wind was too strong. So I went up there and helped. Since then, I haven't went back to check the piano. This shot was taken a couple months back when the piano was just set up. I wonder who put it there in the first place.
Tundra Swan Viewing- Spring Migration usually takes place during March. Aylmer Wildlife Management Area is perhaps the best place in North America to see tundra swans up close.
Read more: www.naturallyelgin.com/natural-areas/aylmer-wildlife-mana...
1. Approximately 160,000 Birds in the Eastern Way Migration.
2. Aylmer Wildlife Area is perhaps the best place in North America to see Swans up close.
3. 41,594 Birds came last year (The total of daily count for the 25 days).
4. Aylmer Wildlife Area has been declared a Globally Important Bird Area & the ponds a Provincially
Significant Wetland.
5. The Swans live approximately 20 years & weigh approximately 20 Lbs.
6. Swans are approximately 53" long and have a wing span of about 60".
7. They pair for life.
8. Swans spend 51% of their life in migration (186 Days).
9. Swans spend 29% of their life in breeding areas (106 Days).
10. Swans spend 20% of their life in wintering areas (73 Days).
11. Travel time going North approximately 85 days @ approximately 70 Klms.! Hr.
12. Travel time going South approximately 101 days @ approximately 50 Klms.! Hr.
13. They travel slower going South because they have their young with them.
14. You will also notice groups. This is generally family groups, but could be young birds congregating.
15. As you look out at the Swans, you should notice that some have a grey or dirty looking neck. These
are the young birds. They will be 3 years old before they become all white.
16. They are still in family groups until they pair off and start their own family. This will occur when
they reach 4 to 5 years old.
17. In order to chart the flight & times etc. Bird Studies Canada placed radio transmitters on several
Swans so they could be tracked by satellite. We have a chart report on one Swan in the display case.
You will notice that the birds stop off for rests at various places, but the main stops (3) are as
mentioned previously.
18. You may also notice a few Swans with neck collars of various colours. These are significant of the
area in which they were banded.
19. The incubation period is approximately 32 days after the final egg is laied. So the young Cygnet has
about 74 days to be able to fly South on the return flight. Those who can't will probably perish.
One more from the Shoetopia! shoot.
Alien Bee B1600 in a large PCB softbox camera left. B800 in a medium PCB softbox camera right very slightly behind model. Two B800s in standard reflectors with barn door attachments on either side of set pointed at backdrop.
Model: Michèle
Location: Studio Twelve South First, San José
Silk Pants by 41 Le Loi, Hoi An, Vietnam
Shoes by Steve Madden, Nine West, and others
Nail Color is OPI Red by OPI
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Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps - Camino Sonoro Jazz band
A million times I've asked you, and then
I ask you over, again
You only answer
"Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps"
For this image I created an impression. Before looking at its illustration, it is perhaps worth pointing out several weaknesses to the image. There are issues of scale, with the verraco being clearly too big, and the tree-pole too small. There are also issues of artistic licence, where the wolfpack is also an inanimate mineral outcrop as occasional howls in the landscape blur with the pack's howling identity. Also, the image seems to inhabit both day and night, with the bird-of-prey more eagle or vulture than grand-duc owl, and the distant flock of goats still out on their hill, yet the silence of night is apparent. There are both the dark vistas and the howling wolves of night, and the active fires of day. There are also issues of authenticity - some castros present tight arrays of round houses, lets say the Castro de Baroña, whereas others offer a grid of square houses - for example La Hoya. Sites with a flexibility of space and function, such as Ullaca, also exist. In my image, the 'castro' seems almost to be a hybrid of castro and shepherd's chozos with corral (see past posts).
Everything in the image is intentional. It shows both night and day, both a castro and a croft and a chozos. It depicts a wolf-like element from a landscape that can also howl and birds of prey in both day and night. It is an image that has a flexibility and a need to be finished by the viewer's minds eye.
Pastoral man, with his herds and flocks leaves traces on the land, traces that do not clean, rather they fade into composts. The smell of wool combed by blackberry bramble, the dot-to-dot of pat and dropping clearly marking path, entrance and crossroad. And then the noise: chants of baaaa, moo and neigh: oink, grunt and bleet. Castros, villages, chozos and crofts served individuals and communities, and communities had animals for functions that spread from centralised trade down to individual winter heat. Settlements, inside and outside, towards and away, will have smelt, sound and looked interesting to the instinct and inquisitive assessments of birds-of-prey, foxes, marten and wolves.
Flocks and new-borns will have thus stimulated interest among predators, who are constantly tuning into signals of potential food: eyes in the day, over the wan and even through the night. An otherwise light sleeping and attentive shepherd may slip off his normal guard whilst trading through his local castro, and he might regret his jovial conversation, evening song-and-dance; and above all, his reliance on the attentiveness of others.
The geography of the verraco zone is crossed by deep gorges fed from the waters of regular high sierras, and for all of the long hot 'hells' of summers, central and north western Spain and Portugal do have water. Grasslands are warmed into two real growing seasons of spring and autumn, and local and migrating birds and local mammals enjoy the rich and constantly renewing stocks of dry seed. Many varieties of birds-of-prey look to exploit situations. Vultures scavenge, but can also organise between themselves to make animals run over cliffs and other shock mischiefs. Gosshawks and kites dive, eagles chance firm grips, grand-ducs eat anything from large insects up to the size of a hare, and wolves watch, learn and cooperate. Some scavengers look for the old, the ill or the young or isolated and peck to a point when the lifestyles of scavenger and predator seem to merge.
The Neolithic revolution was a mindset that looked at the living world and tried to observe, select and effect change. Docile, fat and milky offspring over the aggressive and lean. Big roots, sweet fruit and independent grains over the bitter and tight. By the Iron age, it is credible to expect that flacons, hawks, eagles and buzzards joined dogs in being trained to collect small animals for man, and in that then very modern world, it is very possible that people didn't register a great distinction between domestication and training.
Some villages and areas may have sat-back content to work with the 'Neolithic package' of ready to work domesticated animals and plants, but the system itself of "observation, selection and managed action with a target in mind" will have been a mindset and meme that inspired many into a sense of place and epoch. Here, shepherds and pastoralists were the 'computer scientists' of the late ages of prehistory, and its following protohistory.
Finding a way to dissuade birds-of-prey, wolves and foxes from becoming locked by their instincts and inquisitive learning into the growing nodes of society may have been an issue for this Iberian geography. The biomass of Iberian scrub and meadow-grain surely supported more predators than from further to the north, and the many steep deep valleys of the Iberian north, centre and west provided safe zones for packs of wolves away from the most organised hunting party. Getting into the mind of a predator required observation, strategy and a will to change in the wild.
Creating an artifice - a false animal - that could trick troublesome examples of predators, so that they could be either killed, captured or even trained to re-think the new conglomerated and urban demographys of Castro, hamlet, chozos and village, here being the push to form and create verracos.
Knowing that predators do not like to have been seen by the alert and watchful eyes of their potential prey, so favouring fake animals with eyes that are slight and passive.
Knowing that both predators and scavengers are looking out for animals that are alone.
Knowing that the predator's instinct and mind is excited by the rounded shape of a carcase filled with blood, flesh and bone.
Knowing that the predator investigates a potential prey; calculating and placing strategies in line. Knowing that doubts can be appeased by making the details of life clear, with the satiating stimuli of life's animal 'keys' visible for viscerally compulsive predatorial conceptions (eyes, nostril, sexual organs, anus, tail...).
Knowing that predators open carcasses by the anus, the sexual organs and the throat, and making all of these indubitable clear lines, and in so doing, adding to the attraction of the granite artifice.
Showing the horns and tusk as proof-of-concept without weaponizing their image with point and exaggeration, resulting in verraco horns are visible but never threatening and often atrophied.
A static animal with straight legs is either half-asleep, old or ill - all states that regularly occur in nature - and all at the centre of many a predators dream. Ruminating outlines rather than alert beasts about to spring to run or fight.
Verracos seem designed to charm and enthral the instinct of the very predators that could undermine the serenity of man's increasingly expanding and negotiating sedentary.
From high in the sky, the bird of prey that has over several months locked onto the landscape of the castro (and in so doing, taken several young animals), dives. The bird picks up speed with the sun behind its wings. To draw extra confidence around the proposed situation, a pile of manure has been positioned behind the back legs. From behind a temporary screen, the keepers of this verraco make the noises of the manufactured motionless animal, and pull strings to make bunches of grass first obscure and then reveal the stone form in much the same way that a fowler has always learned bird calls and employed decoys from far into hominid pasts. The verraco's team may grunt, or they moo with uncanny realism - calm, serious and unabashed. And as a fishing-rod may come-and-go to tease attention, so it might be the case that a verraco is covered from view until the desaturated landscape of dawn and dusk. Hiding and revealing the verraco would certainly be an art, and contemporary experimental archaeologists that simply place and watch a verraco from afar without a sense of timing and 'theatre', would only be akin to persons watching a magician's dummy hoping to see magic. The diving bird now includes its shadow and swoops to kill. The keepers of the verraco either witness the bird as it is instantly killed by hitting the hard stone, or, they add spear or knife to the dazed and confused. The problem predator has been neutralised and prized feathers, bones and claws are traded to the additional profit of the veracco's guardians.
We may suggest that the large Yaca de Yeltes castro asked that the 'best' team come once a year, and the well 'paid' verraco team have gone as far as installing a field of raised stones to, amongst other advantage, stop inquisitive landed vultures from running a gawk take-off.
On other occasions, the bird-of-prey swoops to catch an offering of meat, and here, with the help that the focus of a verraco provided, this bird is locked into a repeatable narrative, taking the cuts from indents made in the verraco's back. The action of feeding the bird-of-prey will ultimately lead to falconry or hawking - man and animal trained to work and hunt together. Trained birds-of-prey another source of income for the keepers of the verraco. On other occasions, clay is moulded flat into the pits, and a strip of matching back-hide is pinned into the clay so that from above, the verraco matches reality, and from the oblique shaded sides it silhouettes with close proximity. Both utilities from one addition.
Pits in clapper-bridge stones and on carved steps (4:8) had been used aside rivers to focus and attract birds and animals to key spots for generations in the local area, and finding elegant new applications involved simple steps and bridges of creativity in the mind's eye.
Even if they could never attack a large animal, foxes would simply be too inquisitive to the hyper-reality of sound, shape and smell, and in-turn fall prey to the managed situation.
Some localities arranged for a permanent verraco to guard their dynamic community, and this sense of guarding became part of their symbolic importance, with some veraccos just guarding as emblems of mind over wild. Some of these would be smaller and less refined, but still visibly verracos (6:8).
Verracos of bears could be made to attracted naturally short sighted real bears, and the smell of acorns coupled with the sight and sound of an apparent hog could be made to attracted wild boars - unconstrained creative applications, and all for watching local eyes and their vivid stories, as many verracos would move from place to place.
We might imagine that the Yacca de Yeltes verraco stayed on
with the aim of teaching a returning pack of wolves a lesson (wolves can have vast territories and wander the crests and vales as winter pinched the Sierras, Picos and Pyrenees). The associated field of 'standing stones' here stopping the wolves from collecting a definitive line of sight.
Over the period, the specific verraco team had been fed by the population of the castro. They have been offered shelter, and have collected fur and other items for trade. They also handed over a trained eagle in exchange for metal goods and assured contacts. They had been merry, helping with odd jobs of heavy lifting, as these keepers of the verraco are people who have phase-changed from a megalithic heritage and they are strong and liked to be known as strong. During their stay, conversations led to a demand from a new village 5 kilometres away. The village had been having a problem with vultures and a fox. The villagers also believe that a veracco brought luck to their settlement, symbolic security and even social status and credibility. Verracos were seen as more 'intelligent' than the foils of nature.
The village was accessed by a cart track and the verraco team strapped timbers to its side, and with a heave, they lift and sing off to their next 'job'. The verracos pedestal kept the centre of gravity low, and made it easier to transport the weight on and off the cart, and then into the rocky terrain aside the gully behind the village that was funnelling problems. The sedentary life is good, but it is not for everyone. And every time the team puff the verraco back onto the ground, some of its granites crumbles away. On more occasions than they would like to mention, as they walk it towards its new scene of theatre, someone stumbles, and the animal falls onto its face. And as they try to position the verraco between stone outcrops to create natural nuance to its outlines, they trip again, stumble, bash, and jam the forward facing verraco ... and onto pedestal ... then onto legs: again and again. Chips and 'crumbs' falling as granite-sand to never be recognised or counted.
The team had seen time worn and travelled verracos covered with pelts of stitched realism to the detriment of clean lines and silhouettes and apparent details, and on the day they finally stopped to either make or trade for a brand new example, they exchanged their now battered companion to a 'lesser' team, or for use in a competition of strength during a summer festival.
Predators were suspicious of lone sheep and goats, and local people liked to see powerful and vivid animals.
Verracos offered leverage over issues related to the living landscape. Maybe they were paraded once a year and once again fell from the shoulders of young teams with minds stronger than muscles. Maybe some eventually guarded over graves, here still thought to be capable of attracting and dominating the surprise elements of the wild world in controlled and intelligent ways. Confronting powerful 'elements' is seen elsewhere in Iberian culture. Drawing-in spirits of mischief and ill fortune being one of the elements principle of the 'akelarre'. Drawing in the danger of the most powerful bull, being one of the principles of 'La tauromachie'.
And if the main function of the verraco can be summarised as to attract unreasonable wild agitators into situations of weakness, then when the Romans landed on the eastern side of the Iberian peninsula, and when topics of conversation changed and adjusted for this new breed of predator, it is very possible, and indeed perhaps typically human and wry, that a verraco was made of a Roman soldier on all-fours with his detailed behind in the air. In this scenario, the verraco of 'San Felices de Los Galegos' (pictured below) may just have carried Roman costume plundered from battle to the south or east. And as the verracos were positioned aside new urban plots, by natural crags, small creeks and slight gullies, Romans didn't see them as examples of power and social hierarchy, and left them untouched as pastoral inconsequence, to their minds, naturally belittled aside the new Roman columns.
I shall call this hypothesis the 'managing the wild' theory of verracos. Readers should contrast this hypothesis with others.
My last post in this series (8:8) will look at a potential deep root to the principle of drawing-in troublesome elements rather than running after.
AJM 18.11.21