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Bucuresti, Romania, 25/09.2022 Handball player during the game between CSM București vs SG BBM Bietigheim 28-28 - Women's EHF CL 2022-2023 - Group Phase
The Ajanta Caves are 30 (approximately) rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form.
According to UNESCO, these are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art that influenced the Indian art that followed. The caves were built in two phases, the first phase starting around the 2nd century BCE, while the second phase was built around 400–650 CE, according to older accounts, or in a brief period of 460–480 CE according to later scholarship. The site is a protected monument in the care of the Archaeological Survey of India, and since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries and worship-halls of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 75-metre (246 ft) wall of rock.The caves also present paintings depicting the past lives and rebirths of the Buddha, pictorial tales from Aryasura's Jatakamala, and rock-cut sculptures of Buddhist deities.Textual records suggest that these caves served as a monsoon retreat for monks, as well as a resting site for merchants and pilgrims in ancient India. While vivid colours and mural wall-painting were abundant in Indian history as evidenced by historical records, Caves 16, 17, 1 and 2 of Ajanta form the largest corpus of surviving ancient Indian wall-painting.
The Ajanta Caves are mentioned in the memoirs of several medieval-era Chinese Buddhist travellers to India and by a Mughal-era official of Akbar era in the early 17th century. They were covered by jungle until accidentally "discovered" and brought to Western attention in 1819 by a colonial British officer Captain John Smith on a tiger-hunting party. The caves are in the rocky northern wall of the U-shaped gorge of the river Waghur, in the Deccan plateau. Within the gorge are a number of waterfalls, audible from outside the caves when the river is high.
With the Ellora Caves, Ajanta is one of the major tourist attractions of Maharashtra. It is about 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) from Fardapur, 59 kilometres (37 miles) from the city of Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 104 kilometres (65 miles) from the city of Aurangabad, and 350 kilometres (220 miles) east-northeast of Mumbai. Ajanta is 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Ellora Caves, which contain Hindu, Jain and Buddhist caves, the last dating from a period similar to Ajanta. The Ajanta style is also found in the Ellora Caves and other sites such as the Elephanta Caves, Aurangabad Caves, Shivleni Caves and the cave temples of Karnataka.
A view of Phase I's most interesting and undoubtedly iconic sight from a window of Phase II's stairwell. A true sight to behold and a total jumble of unorganised structures. I love it (no sarcasm).
i had to test the theories sooner or later. decided to go with a relatively crappy camera to see if a really good camera is necessary for nice shots.
the minimum focus distance of the k610i is too far to fully utilize the full resolution (as seem from the top pic where model is blur yet background is sharp). the bottom pic is in effect around 1megapixel and still not as sharp as i would i like it to be.
lighting for top pic is ambient room lighting from ceiling lamp, bottom pic was 1 halogen lamp (100w, about 7x10cm light aperture) on the left and 1 mirror to fill in the right side in addition to ceiling lamp.
top pic shot at iso800, bottom at iso200.
conclusions :
- sufficient lighting is very important to reduce noise on lower-end cmos sensors. with my DSLR, i could easily go up to iso1000 and still get a decently low noise level. the k610i on the other hand has severe noise at iso800.
- even a light source half the size of the model with a mirror supplying fill light is insufficient to illuminate it evenly.
- ceiling lamps are inadequate for providing lighting for shots for cameras with noise problem.
Hmm, which phaser to take with my costume tomorrow? I know, neither one is screen-accurate for the uniform...
Candidates with the Officer Candidates School (OCS) conduct a Platoon Training Exercise (PLX) at OCS Phase 3, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa., June 28, 2018. Candidates must complete two weeks of final testing required for commissioning as a U.S. Army officer. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Bradey D. Pettit)
"That my memory is broken, I do not wonder; for my health, physical and mental, was gravely disturbed throughout the period of my residence in the Rue d’Auseil, and I recall that I took none of my few acquaintances there. But that I cannot find the place again is both singular and perplexing; for it was within a half-hour’s walk of the university and was distinguished by peculiarities which could hardly be forgotten by anyone who had been there. I have never met a person who has seen the Rue d’Auseil."
Candidates with the Officer Candidates School (OCS) conducts a Squad Training Exercise (STX) at OCS Phase 3, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa., June 26, 2018. Candidates must complete two weeks of final testing required for commissioning as a U.S. Army officer. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Bradey D. Pettit)
Initially used as a supporter of the arms of Henry IV's John, Earl of Kendal, and moved in 1443 to Sir John Beaufort (Henry VII’s grandfather) with the transfer of the title.
Found in the Tudor Garden.
Hampton Court's original Tudor gardens were replaced by successive monarchs. This garden was recreated in the Chapel Court by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, opening in 2009 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne.
The garden holds the eight royal beasts - representations of the animals from Henry's lineage.
The Beasts were decorated by Patrick Baty.
Hampton Court Palace began with Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c.1473-1530) acquiring what was then a grange from the Order of St John (the Knights Hospitaller) in 1514 and redeveloping it as a palace. The new palace included the Base Court (which included 40 guest lodgings), and the inner Clock Court (which had state apartments for Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon and the Princess Mary). The palace was used for hosting state functions such as diplomatic visits as well as entertainments.
In 1529 Hampton Court passed to Henry following Wolsey's downfall, at which point Henry built upon and developed an already substantial palace. The new complex included larger kitchens, a chapel and great hall, as well as tennis courts, a bowling alley and tiltyard. Starting less than 6 months of taking possession, Henry's works weren't complete until 1540.
Each of Henry's heirs stayed at Hampton Court (indeed Edward VI was born there), although only Elizabeth I made any changes and those were relatively minor; this was similar under the Stuarts, with the next changes to the palace happening with William and Mary.
Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) was comissioned to design a new palace, but the cost of demolishing the existing building was too prohibitive, instead the east and south sides were rebuilt.
The last phase of construction happened with the Hanoverians, with Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) designing the Queen's apartments under George I, and William Kent (c. 1685-1748) the Queen's staircase and Cumberland Suite under George II.
The royal family left Hampton Court in 1737, after which time the palace became grace and favour apartments for a century, before being opened to the public by Queen Victoria.
Been on vacation the past week and many projects were on my "to do" list. Much was completed and while some didn't get done the one most important was Phase I of the interior of my house, which included painting my living/dining room. The transformation on the inside has started and all I can say is WOW! More photos to come as we just finished about an hour ago and looking forward to taking photos in the morning light before posting on Flickr. BTW, the above photo was taken as my shirt reflected on the switch plate made of brush nickel. I hate those plastic switch plates!
The second phase of our project to create Portsmouth's first state 'all through' school at Mayfield. In this phase the remaining junior classrooms, wet area pods & landscape were completed.
Views from the roof showing the various landscape features
Design team: PCC in house architects, landscape architects, services engineers, structural engineer & quantity surveyors
Principal Conractor: D M Habens
Nikon D3X, Carl Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 Distagon ZF2
+ exploring Lake Toya (Toyako)
After our last trip in Japan back in 2015, this time I wanted to check out Hokkaido. But before heading north, we spent 6 days in Tokyo first.
Looks great at Large. All I used is Capture Phase 10
I got the proof copy of the next Phase 7 collection in the mail today. It collects issues #012-#016 and is 266 pages! It's called B-Sides, and it will be debuting at the Stumptown Comics Fest at the end of this month. I'll have ordering information for everyone else in the next week or two.
It's always fun to stack up all the comics I've done so far to watch the pile grow. This is a little more than 750 pages of comics. For those of you who are wondering... NO! That Basewood book is not publicly available. I'm going to do a kickstarter this fall to try and get it printed properly. More info about that later...
Not far from where we live there is a large terrain, a former factory site, with community garden where lots of people cultivate vegetables, keep chickens and grow flowers. There is also a playground and two small football areas. The local community sometimes has festivals on the terrain, next to the gardens.
In the fall of 2010 or spring of 2011 this will alle be demolished to give way to a place with new homes and a park by 2013. I have mixed feelings about this: we are quite nearby and don't feel like living next to a construction site for the next two years. On the other hand: more housing is what Ghent needs (according to some).
So... we'll see. If it gets too noisy, we'll move.
If you want to know more: the project is "Bruggen naar Rabot - Gasmetersite"
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Nearly a full moon glowing in the night sky just before full dark with high cloud cover as seen from Woy Woy, NSW, Australia.
Amtrak Phase III NPCU 90222 trails on Lincoln Service 302 coming into Joliet, IL. Nice to see the NPCU on the good-lit end of the train for a change.