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ILCE-7RM2 + FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS @ 16 mm - 1/60 sec at f/8.0, ISO 160
Aperture priority mode @ -3/10 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
My first full morning in the Sawtooths brought a quiet sunrise and still waters. The night before I had hiked until dusk and decided to scramble down off the trail and look for a couple decent sized trees to hang my hammock from.
Fortunately, tree line was another 1,000 feet above me, so I had plenty to choose from, and found a nice copse before it got too dark.
I remember it being colder than I had expected, and the rest of the nights that trip, I would boil a bit of water and jam it down by my feet to stay warm.
Just an hour or two after I took this photo, I crested the ridge above Edith Lake, another 1,500 feet above me. Little did I expect this to be one of the most moving moments of my entire life, seeing the entire Sawtooths open up before me after cresting this final rise. I was so shocked that I broke down crying. It was as if like some burden had been lifted from me that I did not know was there. I can feel it, even now.
I often come back to that moment in my mind's eye, and it continues to be a source of strength and peace for me to this day.
43°58'52.85" N 114°55'50.939" W, 7724.7 ft
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
Stanley, Idaho, United States
Taken on 08.16.2017, uploaded on 05.18.2019.
©2017 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
1/60 sec at f/8.0, 16 mm,
FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS, ILCE-7RM2, ISO 160,
no flash, "Aperture priority mode", 2017,
August, "August 16 2017",
"Self Rating: 4 stars", 43°58'52.85" N 114°55'50.939" W, Stanley, Idaho, United States, "Stanley, Idaho, United States", "Subject distance: Unknown"
This little Finch was annoyed because the side of the feeder had been covered in ice and he was unable to get at the seeds from the side he is on.
A friend of mine, Ray is a tenor sax player who studied under Jackie McLean. He definitely sounds like Jackie at times, and melodious like Sonny Rollins. He now lives in Japan, playing in Tokyo and is beginning to really establish himself. He's played for the up and coming singer Tiffany ( www.tiffany-vocal.com ) on two Sony label albums (with Hank Jones, Omar Hakim, Terumasa Hino).
He is visiting home now and had a show Friday night...I had to skip work and see him play. He sounded great, playing some of his originals. I am really happy for him, and hope he continues to shine. My wife says, "Ray has an angel." I believe it.
Remember Me
@3000x4000 (GeDoSaTo)
Camera binds, timestop, FOV control
TexMod (remove film grain)
+SweetFX
Happy Church Bench Knob Bokeh Wednesday!
These knobs and benches in the Mariahilfberg pilgrimage church (built in the 17th/19th century) continue to fascinate me - as the Holy Peregrin presentating his leg and the Purgatory Fire do. I've tried many times, but I still didn't get the knob bokeh that I wanted - one try got near, but wasn't sharp. So - more are bound to come in the future.
Slideshow Mariahilfberg
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PixNote:
We were returning from a photoshoot.....and we saw a rodeo in preparation....we had to capture a few shots...:-)
Iso 800 1/8 sec f 5.6 .....using a fence post as a tripod!
Lighting Info:
AB800 in 47" Octabox Camera Right
Cybersyncs
Here it is, our very first blog comprising of only wedding and engagement sessions with us. We are very fortunate in the sense that we get to experience a celebration of love when shooting weddings. We are entrusted to capture memories that a couple will cherish for the rest of their lives. As photographers we are allowed to enter into an exciting time in a couple's lives and we always do our best to ensure that the couples walk away feeling glamorous and happy. We will start off this journey with Cody and Tara, two amazing individuals that are in complete love with each other.
Read and see a few more shots of the day on our new wedding blog.
Enjoy,
Hector
The eleventh episode of the Shadows Of Nar Eurbrikka just went live on Eurobricks. The Rebels take their stolen supercomputer to the rural surface of the planet Kuat, known for its shipyards located on a ring surrounding the planet. Meanwhile, the Empire does everything it can to get the precious computer back - or so it seams...
I had the honor of doing some of the promotional images for this episode, and you see the result above. The supercomputer was the main thing to build, and I enjoyed finally having the opportunity to use walkie-talkies as details, something I've been wanting to do for a while now. I had to restrain myself from using lots of grey in order to keep the contrast high, so I forced myself to use white, and I think it looks pretty good. The ladders were a nice way to quickly build a wall while retaining a high level of uniform detail that doesn't disturb the image. The ground layer was new for me. I've been looking at the way castle builders deal with rocks for a while now, and I think it's fabulous. Now I finally more or less get it because I wanted to use it in this creation to keep the cross section of the ground from becoming too cartoonish, so I'm pretty happy with the result, and will probably be using the technique in future creations. Finally, I had a lot of fun playing with the vegetation. My fellow organizers suggested to use the lavender stalk piece, so I did. I might have gone a little overboard with it, but that's the beauty of digital creations. I needed a piece to match it though, and the lavender palette is quite restricted. I ended up finding this hairpiece from the elves line, which I had to use a substitute for because it isn't available digitally. But it resulted in some pretty alien vegetation I really dig.
This is the first creation on which I really tried to fully embrace the capabilities of my render program (that's Blender), since it allowed me to have two distinct lighting conditions for the two parts, which helped to create the contrast in the picture. I tried to keep everything logical though, so all of the lights you see could theoretically be replaced by LEDs etc., so I hope you appreciate it. Another big task was to apply the decorations, because I had to make them all myself. I'm pleased by how the stormtroopers turned out in the end, because it was a real pain to match the image with the complicated geometry of the helmet. Once that was done, it was on to rendering. It took about twelve hours spread over two sessions, and the underside is still quite noisy, so don't zoom in too much there ;) I guess with a real camera you can run into similar issues too though, so I think it's sufficient.
So I hope you like it! I really enjoyed working on the contrast between technology and nature, indoor and outdoor, grey and color to create a nice picture. Be sure to check out the newest episode of SoNE on Eurobricks!
Uhhg, had to go to the Dr. today... normal checkups are bad enough, but I had to go in for a biopsy. ouch. I hope to god I don't have to go thru all the surgeries and BS that I had to endure last year. I'll find out in 2 weeks what the deal is. Its going to be a long two weeks... It's hard staying positive when all I want is a negative.
Dr. says I have to quit smoking. I know this to be the truth, its just so hard when I'm this stressed... I have a love/hate relationship with these fuckers. *sigh* I'm gonna pick a quit date soon, and then fucking stick to it. hopefully this will be the last shot in which you see me smoking...
By: The Flashbulb
for FGR : Holgaf*ckation
He is the baby bun that will stay with Rosa! Well baby..... he got very interested in his mother and his mother in him!! So a few days ago we had to castrate him before we got more and more baby buns:) He is doing fine after this minor (not sure if the men among us agree with this) surgery.
All the time I have been trying to get a good baby binky shot but it was so very difficult. This is the only bit decent action picture I made of him in the last two months. It's a bit blurry but when I look at it, it brings a big smile on my face! Hope it does the same to you too:)
Click here to see one of the last video's we made of all the buns together.
For the other four (all female) we found a good and loving home.
Happy Furry Friday Everyone!
This will be my last picture here on Flickr for a while. Hope to be back in July:)
Just want to say hi to you guys ^-^
I bought a photography book about "bokeh" today ....and it made me want to hold my camera again :p
3-8-11
Yeah let's go
To the sand, the purest sand
Into the sea, yeah let's go
Leaving reason far behind
Nothing here is cruel or kind
Only your desire to set me free…
Let us lie here all alone
Worn away like river stone
Let us be the sirens of the sea
I... can not... resist... your call
Oceanlab- Sirens of the Sea
I've been exploring some highly personal aspects of my life lately with the project, and it feels right. I think there are others out there that can relate to these aspects of life, and when you inspire or touch others it makes it all worth it. To me, this is just one of the many things that makes a good photo. If you look within, there is a tale of longing that this photo tells... a longing to hold the hand of someone who isn't afraid to follow wherever I might go... I promise to never lead you astray, and I will light our way. But not before the time is right. I'm ready. Are you ready... yeah? Let's go...
14-24mm
1 AB1600/gridded in photo
1 AB1600/gridded camera left
CyberCommander/CyberSyncs
My dad has ALWAYS been a HUGE part of me and Kevin's relationship.
And yet my dad and Kevin never got a chance to meet.
My dad passed away in 1995 but we KNOW with all of our hearts that he had a hand in us meeting exactly two months after he passed away.
He will always be a HUGE part of US.
It has always been and will always be SO important to us to show my dad and God how grateful we truly are for helping us cross paths.
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If you are new to my stream and aren't familiar with "our story",
click the link below for my Day 64 shot that includes the fateful way that we crossed paths -
www.flickr.com/photos/kell12/390038166/in/set-72157594418...
Oh and please excuse the excessive cleavage.
Thank you.
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Where: Sweden, Östergötland, Bjärka säby. google maps
When: 20100621
How and why: Chased this sunset for quite a while as I was stuck deep in the forest and glimpsed the yellow glow through the trees, an hour later and I got down to the water, mounted the 50mm and added the 10 stop nd filter for a long exposure. The colours are genuine.
Editing: Minor adjustments.
Exposure: 300s
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
It's 2:30am
I can't sleep
and I'm in an editing mood.
This picture is from awhile ago. I just rediscovered it.
and I was thinking a lot tonight and I got a lot of inspiration from other photos today.
I want to start writing a lot more on here. I guess you could call it journaling. But I want to look back years from now and know what I was thinking today....about this picture, life, anything.
I remember this day perfectly (in this picture) Eric took me to this park. I wish I could remember what it was called but it was amazing. This lake was huge and it couldn't have been a nicer day. and we rode the bike there which was even better. but I just remember feeling so free. Everybody who was there was just off doing their own thing. I saw this boy sitting on this bench singing and playing his guitar, and I envyed him for a minute. It just seemed like he didnt have a care in the world for that moment and he probably didnt, and then I realized neither did I. becasue I had everything I needed right there. I had the person I love more than anything in the world and who loves me back right there with me, and I was doing what I loved, taking pictures and running in the grass barefoot. and I wish everyday could be like this day but I know they won't be, and that's why I want to write about it, so I can come back and read about it, and relive it when I need to.
Situada a las faldas de la Sierra, a la espalda de Alhama de Granada, a unos 2 kilómetros de la población, desde el que se puede tomar un sendero que sigue el rio Alhama por la ruta de los Tajos de Alhama, conocido como "Itinerario por los Tajos y la Presa de Alhama". O bien se puede tomar la carretera de Jatar hasta el ventorro de la Paloma donde se puede aparcar el vehículo y seguir la senda que rodea la Pantaneta, o bien utilizar el observatorio para aves que se encuentra en la zona.
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Located at the foothills of the Sierra, back in Alhama de Granada, about 2 kilometers from town, from which you can take a path that follows the river Alhama by the route of the Tajos de Alhama, known as "Route Cuts by the Dam and Alhama. Or you can take the road to Jatar of the Dove tavern where you can park your vehicle and follow the path around the Pantaneto, or use the observatory for birds found in the area.
I’m going to be taking another break from Flickr. I need to put my head on straight, and this site is only distracting me from that right now. I need to start taking care of my health (which has been suffering lately) and well-being, and I need to start paying attention to school, at least until this semester is over. I'm okay, trust me, but this is just not good for me right now, if I want to keep my grades up, as well as my own personal happiness.
I know, I know I take breaks almost constantly, and I always say the same thing, but I’m going to try to stick to it right now, at least for a little while. As always, I will still be coming onto Flickr occasionally to follow your streams, but I have to stay away as much as I can right now, for various reasons. I will be back soon.
TTFN.
El careto de Rafelot
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KDD València grup Amics de la Càmera 18-04-2010
CAT:
CARETOS és una sèrie de retrats tipus caricatura, que espere no ofenguin a ningú, ja que la seva finalitat és riure tots una mica, que falta ens fa.
Tots els que apareixen en la Sèrie CARETOS, són aficionats o professionals de la fotografia i estan en Flickr.
ESP:
CARETOS es una serie de retratos tipo caricatura, que espero no ofenda a nadie, ya que su finalidad es reirnos todos un poco, que falta nos hace.
Todos los que aparecen en la Serie CARETOS, son aficionados ó profesionales de la fotografía y están en Flickr.
For the usual contest for appaering on the Travcompany calendar I've chosed this shot.
You can see, and VOTE FOR ME, at this link www.travcompany.com/calendario2013.php
More Mist when viewed On Black
Soms baden je gedachten en dromen in de mist, zijn de contouren niet zo scherp en afgelijnd als je zelf willen zou.
Maar als de mist optrekt, dan vuren de ogen terug en flakkert de gezonde rebellie gedempt.
Vorig jaar organiseerden we op mijn werk een veiling van talenten en gekkigheden in het kader
van Music For Life : www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY1mqoCVVV0&feature=related
Miel bood het hoogste bedrag voor een mini-shoot en na een jaar vol mist, trokken we 2 weken geleden eindelijk, een zondagochtend voor dag en dauw ,op pad.
Toeval of niet, de Lierse polder verstilde in dichte mist, en waar de Grote en Kleine Nete samenvloeien schitterde er die ochtend geen zilveren knoop*, maar vonkten ogen vol vastberadenheid.
BTW als je een straffe freelance strateeg zoekt, dan is hij dé man: wavelab.be/
*Felix Timmermans
What:
Part 3 of the Peggy's Cove tour, Finally!!
When:
Just as the sun was setting last Sunday evening. About 5 minutes before the last shot I posted.
Where:
Peggy's Cove
Nova Scotia, Canada
About:
So, continuing from part 2... this was taken from exactly the same spot on the dock in PC but I turned about 45 degrees to right. So if I can manage to stitch these three shots together I shot be able to get over 180 degree view of the cove. I don't really have any shots looking behind where I am here but it certainly isn't as picturesque as these three views. To get another angle or perspective of where I am here, check out this photo from last week where I put a note right on this dock. It was shot from the road down at the end of the cove. You can see the little dory there if you look really close.
Processing:
This was shot with the normal 3 frames bracketed (0,-2,+2ev) and I manually blended the exposures in photoshop so I could get the proper sky combined with the proper foreground exposures. I did a layer of curves and a little tweak of the shadows/highlights. After resizing and posting I can see it's over saturated but what the hell, it's meant to look like a postcard! :-)
Please, no invites or crazy glittery graphics. Just a comment is nice. Thank You
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Nikon D90 : Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm : 1/15s @ f/8 & +/-2ev : ISO 200
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This is Pol, aka..Goliath !...He is a giant of a man, while i was sat on a bench having an in depth chat about life, and his role in it , when i suddenly realized that i knew him many years ago.
Back in his heyday he was a bouncer on the doors of many an establishment i frequented..many Bristol locals would remember him from the Thekla, late eighties early nineties, as the dominating figure on the door.
He then went on to explain that he was also head of security at many famous Festivals like Glastonbury,Reading, Leeds etc etc...But !, because of the nature of clubs and festivals he ended up an alcoholic, drinking maybe thirty cans of strong larger a day !.
so much of his time is spent sitting around on streets drinking allday.. however he does have a house, and a big house in the most sortafter part of Bristol, yet he spends most of his time on the streets.
during our conversation he mentioned that he had enough of life atleast three times, this had me worried..so i said i would pass by and sit with him for a chat xmas eve.
I know i was fueling his addiction but i bought him a couple of beers to say thanks for the photos, this put a beaming smile on his face, RESPECT he said !
as i was leaving he called me back, he offered to repay my gift of beer with some old photography books he had.. i didn't want to take his books but i saw it as a chance to see him more over the lonely xmas period, if only to make sure he is well and happy..
he is the most gental of giants with an honest heart, and most of all he is my new friend. merry xmas all
I don't know what gave me more pleasure then the previous post that made Explore or this not so easy species to capture in-flight, thanks to all for your continued support, visits and comments.
So today was my second day in Edinburgh, still getting used to this whole driving on the left side rule. Quite odd to get used too especially when you see little old ladies driving down the street and you think to yourself "NOBODIES DRIVING THAT CAR!!!" But I do have to say the round-abouts are quite nice keeps traffic moving and they are a bit fun to drive around.
So this is the window in my room and I was thinking it would be a great location for a photo. I almost used it last night but then decided I wanted some daylight for it. So I took this!
Tomorrow we head up to Loch Ness and I sure hope the Loch Ness Monster makes an appearance cause it would be quite swell to take a photo of it. Maybe even hop in and take my 365 with it! haha.
Anyhow hope your doing well or whomever read this far! :)
Mejor pincha aquí para ver en grande sobre negro o pulsa 'L'.
Better click here to view this large on black or press 'L'.
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Canon 450D + ZEISS Distagon T* 2,8/21, @21mm, 1 sec, f/9, ISO 100 + HITECH Reverse ND 0.9 + LEE GND 0.9 SE, Tripod, Manual Exposure, Date 04/04/2012 21:02:10
Explore: 19 January 2013 in # 5
Como se hizo: Imagen procedente de un sólo archivo RAW, no se ha usado ningún sistema de blending de imagenes.
Comentario: Espero y deseo que tengais todos un gran fin de semana....
Agradezco a todos vuestro apoyo y feedbak y sera bien agradecido en cualquier caso. Un fuerte abrazo para todos, espero que la visita haya merecido la pena para usted. Por favor no otorgue logos o me invite a participar en grupos sin hacer un pequeño comentario. Esto hace realmente la diferencia.
English:
Making off: Edited from a one RAW, Not used methods of blending images.
Comment: Hope and wish you a great weekend.
My thanks to @ll of you for your support and feedback because without them I wouldn't have been able to grow as a photographer, it really does mean a lot to me and I hope the visit has been worth while to you. Please don't leave awards or invite me to join any groups without making even a small comment. It really does make a difference.
Inspired by Thomas McCarty
5,000 photostream views (:
i feel bad for complaining about my low stream traffic cause its spiked way back up
i also passed my behind the wheel coarse yesterday!
i'm posting this one despite hannah and evelynn's choices
which are in comments
i chose the main one because i think that the water is more interesting
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La Mare de Déu del Lledó és la Patrona de Castelló de la Plana.
El nom Lledó prové de la traducció al valencià del nom almez, que és l'arbre sota el qual es va trobar la petita figura que avui és venerada com a Mare de Déu del Lledó.
Segons la llegenda, un agricultor, anomenat Perot de Granyana, va trobar la imatge mentre llaurava les seves terres. Perot duia l'arada conduïda per dos bous que, a l'acostar-se a l'arbre, van deixar de llaurar i es postraren sota aquest. Perot no va fer cas dels bous i els va aixecar, però estos van tornar a postrar-se davant l'arbre. Perot, estranyat, es va posar a buscar els motius, va furgar i va trobar una petita figureta de la Mare de Déu.
Perot va dur la figura a la ciutat per a ensenyar-la a les autoritats. Però com era ja tard, la figura hauria de passar la nit a casa de Perot. Al matí, quan aquest anava a ensenyar la imatge a les autoritats, es va trobar amb que la figura no es trobava en la seva casa. Va anar a buscar-la a l'hort, i la va trobar en la mateixa posició que la primera vegada. Va insistir i la hi va tornar a dur a la ciutat.
Al matí següent va tornar a desaparèixer. El Consell va prendre per boig a Perot, però el va seguir fins a l'hort. Allí es van trobar la figura envoltada d'àngels. Davant aquest miracle, el Consell Municipal va decidir edificar en el lloc de la troballa una petita ermita gòtica.
ESP:
La Virgen del Lledó (en valenciano Mare de Déu del Lledó, y traducción cercana al castellano como Virgen del Lidón) es la Patrona de Castelló de la Plana.
El nombre Lledó proviene de la traducción al valenciano del nombre almez, que es el árbol bajo el cual se encontró la pequeña figura que hoy es venerada como Virgen del Lledó. El nombre Lidón no es una traducción correcta, pues debería ser Virgen del Almez.
Cuenta la leyenda que un agricultor, llamado Perot de Granyana, encontró la imagen mientras labraba sus tierras.
Perot llevaba el arado conducido por dos bueyes que, al acercarse al árbol, dejaron de labrar y se postraron bajo éste. Perot no hizo caso de los bueyes y los levantó, pero éstos volvieron a postrarse ante el árbol. Perot, extrañado, se puso a buscar los motivos de la parada, escarbó y encontró una pequeña figurilla de la Virgen María.
Perot llevó la figura a la ciudad para enseñarla a las autoridades. Pero como era ya tarde, la figura debería pasar la noche en casa de Perot. Por la mañana, cuando éste iba a enseñar la imagen a las autoridades, se encontró con que la figura no se encontraba en su casa. Fue a buscarla al huerto, y la encontró en la misma posición que la primera vez. Insistió y se la volvió a llevar a la ciudad.
A la mañana siguiente volvió a desaparecer. El Consejo tomó por loco a Perot, pero le siguió hasta el huerto. Allí se encontraron la figura rodeada de ángeles. Ante este milagro, el Consejo Municipal decidió edificar en el lugar de la troballa una pequeña ermita gótica.
El monasterio benedictino de Ripoll fue fundado por el conde Guifré el Pilós en el año 879. El 20 de abril del año 888 el monasterio de Ripoll fue solemnemente consagrado y dedicado a Santa María.
La creciente importancia del monasterio de Ripoll como centro cultural, con biblioteca,scriptorium y escuela monástica medieval, motivó sucesivas ampliaciones del edificio, siendo la efectuada por el abad Oliba (1008-1046) la que conformaría sus formas definitivas : 60 por 40 metros en un edificio petreo de formas austeras y macizas, de cinco naves, con un cuerpo de edificio delantero encima del cual se levantaron dos torres de campanarios y en la parte posterior un grandioso transepto coronado por un ábside central y tres absidiolos a cada lado.
El templo ha sufrido diversas restauraciones. En especial la realizada tras el terremoto de 1428 y la de 1830 que redujo a tres las cinco naves originales.Las dimensiones de la nave principal son las originales : 60 m. de largo por 9 de ancho. En el crucero y en los muros de la nave central se hallan las tumbas de muchos delos condes de Besalú y Barcelona como Guifré el Pelós, Ramon Berenguer III y IV.
La obra principal del monasterio y de la escultura románica de Catalunya, es la portada del siglo XII. Se divide en siete franjas horizontales donde se representan escenas bíblicas, históricas y alegóricas. La rica iconografía combina los grupos temáticos entre motivos florales de gran exuberancia y ornamentaciones de líneas geométricas, sin ningún lugar en que el cincel no se haya dejado sentir.A ambos lados del portal están las imágenes mutiladas de San Pedro y San Pablo.
El claustro del templo consta de dos pisos. Fué iniciado en siglo XII, quedando paralizada la construcción hasta fines del siglo XIV. La galería superior quedó completada en el siglo XVI. Tiene forma trapezoidal y consta de 112 arcos semicirculares y 252 columnas de capiteles esculpidos con motivos religiosos, mitológicos y populares.
English
The Benedictine monastery of Ripoll was founded by the Count Guifré Pilos in the year 879. On April 20 the year 888 the monastery of Ripoll was solemnly consecrated and dedicated to Santa Maria.
The growing importance of the monastery of Ripoll and cultural center, library, medieval monastic scriptorium, and school, motivated successive enlargements of the building being completed by Abbot Oliba (1008-1046) to settle its final form: 60 by 40 meters in building stone of an austere and solid forms of five ships, with a body above the front building was erected two towers and steeples on the back a great transept topped by a central apse apsidioles and three on each side.
The temple has undergone several restorations. Especially the one made after the earthquake of 1428 and 1830 it dropped to five ships originales.Las the three dimensions of the nave are the original: 60 m. long by 9 wide. In the cruise and on the walls of the nave are the tombs of many counts of Besalú models and the Pelós Guifré Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer III and IV.
The main work of the monastery and the Romanesque sculpture of Catalunya, is the cover of the twelfth century. It is divided into seven horizontal bands which represent biblical scenes, allegorical and historical. The rich iconography combines clusters between floral ornaments of great exuberance and geometric lines, with no place where the chisel has not stopped both sides of the portal sentir.A are images of mutilated San Pedro and San Pablo.
The cloister of the temple consists of two floors. It was begun in the twelfth century, was paralyzed construction until the end of the fourteenth century. The upper gallery was completed in the sixteenth century. Have trapezoidal shape and consists of 112 semicircular arches and 252 columns capitals carved with religious, mythological and popular.
This is a fleshy perennial which grows on coastal cliffs and rocks ! The pale pink 5-petalled flower (8 - 12mm across) differs from other Sea spurreys in that it doesn't have a white centre ! The fact that the flowers have equal size petals and sepals also helps to differentiate this wildflower ! Each flower has 10 stamens, the narrow, flattened leaves have fine points and the plant, which blooms from June to September, reaches about 20cm high ! It is one of the native plants of Ireland and it belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family !
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Having purchased a wild flower book late last year, I was attracted to it being sectioned by colour, I decided to give it a go and found this little gem ! As part of I.D. clarification I found an interesting site from which I took the above info' and have E-mailed, providing my flickr account link, hoping that I' m right ~
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** I don't mean to repost or to bump this to the top, but this is one of my favorite and memorable photos of '09. Memorable because of the feeling that overcomes a person when true and natural beauty present themselves; truly an experience that is far and few between sometimes
El conjunto religioso que forman el Templo y el Convento de la Purísima Concepción, representa uno de los logros más importantes de la población que habitó la entonces villa de San Miguel el Grande (hoy de Allende) hacia el siglo XVIII.
El Convento Real de la Purísima Concepción, fue construido por iniciativa de María Josefa Lina de la Canal y Hervas (1736 – 1770).
A la muerte de sus padres, María Josefa Lina de la Canal heredó un capital de 70 000 pesos. Hacia 1751 con escasos quince años de edad, dio a conocer sus deseos de ser religiosa.
Fue el padre Luís Felipe Neri de Alfaro el primero en conocer los deseos de María Josefa, a quien el mismo recomendó trasladarse al santuario de Atotonilco, para que con el amparo de la oración y de la penitencia definiera sus pensamientos. Tras ocho días de encierro, reiteraba no sólo su decisión por tomar los hábitos, sino también de fundar un convento en la villa de San Miguel el Grande dedicado con profundo fervor a la inmaculada Concepción, empleando el capital que le había heredado su padre.
El 21 de Septiembre de 1754 el rey Fernando VI emitió en España la licencia para la edificación del recinto.
Desde los primeros momentos de la fundación del convento hasta la inauguración del nuevo edificio, Maria Josefa de la Canal trabajó para sostener económica y espiritualmente el proyecto que ella misma había ideado.
Murió cinco años después de que se inaugurara el convento de la Concepción (el 9 de agosto de 1770).
La construcción del Templo y Convento de la Purísima Concepción fue encomendada a un arquitecto queretano, Francisco Martínez Gudiño.
Gudiño fue auxiliado con el trabajo de tres artistas originarios de San Miguel: Pedro Joaquín de Tapia y Salvador Antonio Hernández, experimentados alarifes y maestros de arquitectura, así también contó con la asesoría de Francisco de Lara Villagomez.
La construcción del recito comenzó en 1755 y diez años después (el 28 de diciembre de 1765) se inauguró con el traslado de religiosas al nuevo edificio. El templo se encontraba aún inconcluso, le faltaban las torres, campanario presbiterio y altares, mismos que se concluyeron durante la primera mitad del siglo XIX.
La cúpula era otra de las grandes ausencias en el templo. Fue obra del maestro albañil Zeferino Gutiérrez (quien construyó también la fachada pseudo gótica del templo parroquial) inspirándose en la iglesia monumental de los Inválidos del París, y, asesorado por un gran artista mexicano conocido popularmente como el Dr. Atl.
El Templo de la Concepción posee una valiosa colección pictórica, obra de renombrados pintores novo hispanos del siglo XVIII; sólo por mencionar, dos retratos de la Virgen María y Jesús, del pintor Miguel Cabrera; una serie de la vida de la Virgen del pincel de Juan Rodríguez Juárez; un Corazón de Jesús del pintor Jesús Gómez, que data de 1820 y algunas obras de Miguel Antonio Martínez de Pocasangre.
El despoblat de Santa Creu de Rodes es troba situat prop del monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes, al municipi de Port de la Selva (Alt Empordà). Es tracta d'un nucli de població abandonat i que es troba en ruïna. D'aquest lloc es tenen notícies gràcies a la seva església parroquial de Santa Helena de Rodes, de la que es tenen notícies des del 974. El pogressiu abandó degué començar degut al greu episodi de pesta negra que es va patir el 1345 i que també va afectar el monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes. Tradicionalment s'admet que ja al segle XIII va patir un important despoblament arran de la participació d'una bona part de la població en la conquesta de Mallorca, s'hi van quedar. El 1572 l'església de Santa Creu de Rodes (que ja en aquella època havia canviat el com pel de Santa Helena) va perdre la condició de parroquial, el que indica que el lloc havia d'estar pràcticament deshabitat. A més de la coneguda església de Santa Creu de Rodes, que és l'únic edifici que es conserva en relatiu bon estat, l'interès del lloc rau en el fet que era tancat per un mur, del que encara es conserven alguns vestigis, sobretot pel que fa a dos portals: el de tramuntana i el de migdia. La resta de construccions es limita a murs de pedra entre la vegetació.
El despoblado de Santa Cruz de Rodas se encuentra situado cerca del monasterio de Sant Pere de Rodes, en el municipio de Port de la Selva (Alt Empordà). Se trata de un núcleo de población abandonado y que se encuentra en ruina. De este lugar se tienen noticias gracias a su iglesia parroquial de Santa Helena de Rodes, de la que se tienen noticias desde el 974. El pogressiu abandono debió comenzar debido al grave episodio de peste negra que se sufrió en 1345 y que también afectó al monasterio de Sant Pere de Rodes. Tradicionalmente se admite que ya en el siglo XIII sufrió un importante despoblamiento raíz de la participación de una buena parte de la población en la conquista de Mallorca, se quedaron. En 1572 la iglesia de Santa Creu de Rodes (que ya en aquella época había cambiado como por el de Santa Elena) perdió la condición de parroquial, lo que indica que el lugar debía estar prácticamente deshabitado. Además de la conocida iglesia de Santa Creu de Rodes, que es el único edificio que se conserva en relativo buen estado, el interés del lugar radica en que estaba cerrado por un muro, del que aún se conservan algunos vestigios, sobre todo en dos portales: el de tramontana y el de mediodía. El resto de construcciones se limita a muros de piedra entre la vegetación.
The deserted Santa Cruz de Wheels is located near the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes in the municipality of Puerto de la Selva (Alt Empordà). This is a core population that is abandoned and in ruins. On this site you will have news thanks to his parish church of St. Helen Rhodes, from which 974 are from the news. The start was probably due to neglect pogressiu severe episode of Black Death that was implemented in 1345 and also affected the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Traditionally supported already in the thirteenth century it suffered a major depopulation following the participation of a large proportion of the population in the conquest of Majorca, they were. In 1572 the church of Santa Croce in Rhodes (already at that time had changed as the Santa Helena) lost its parish status, which indicates that the site had to be practically deserted. In addition to the famous church of Santa Croce in Rhodes, which is the only building that remains in relatively good condition, the interest of the site lies in the fact that it was enclosed by walls, which still kept some traces, particularly with regard to two sites: the north wind and midday. The remaining buildings are limited to stone walls between the vegetation.
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Hagia Sophia (from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.[1]
The Church was dedicated to the Logos, the second person of the Holy Trinity,[2] its dedication feast taking place on 25 December, the anniversary of the Birth of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ.[2] Although it is sometimes referred to as Sancta Sophia (as though it were named after Saint Sophia), sophia is the phonetic spelling in Latin of the Greek word for wisdom – the full name in Greek being Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, "Church of the Holy Wisdom of God".[3][4]
Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture."[5] It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and was the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the previous two having both been destroyed by rioters. It was designed by the Greek scientists Isidore of Miletus, a physicist, and Anthemius of Tralles, a mathematician.[6]
The church contained a large collection of holy relics and featured, among other things, a 49 foot (15 m) silver iconostasis. It was the seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople and the religious focal point of the Eastern Orthodox Church for nearly one thousand years. It is the church in which Cardinal Humbert in 1054 excommunicated Michael I Cerularius – which is commonly considered the start of the Great Schism.
In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who subsequently ordered the building converted into a mosque.[7] The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed and many of the mosaics were plastered over. Islamic features – such as the mihrab, minbar, and four minarets – were added while in the possession of the Ottomans. It remained a mosque until 1931 when it was closed to the public for four years. It was re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey.
For almost 500 years the principal mosque of Istanbul, Hagia Sophia served as a model for many other Ottoman mosques, such as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque of Istanbul), the Şehzade Mosque, the Süleymaniye Mosque, the Rüstem Pasha Mosque and the Kılıç Ali Paşa Mosque.
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I keep on fear, keep on loathing
Nothing brings it on I keep on falling
Decide what it is I can not find
It's subsides what you make it
Never feel like you're gonna break it
It's gonna be alright alright
Sleep until the morning comes
The sun will warm your soul
Sleep until the morning comes for you
Til the morning
it's alright
I can walk into the sunlight, into the day,
I feel it falling, nothing comes to my mind
Bring it on in a different tide
I feel alright, alright
I feel strong, i feel rigid
It's nothing to do with the vision
Oh feels so right, so right
Sleep on tight, sleep on tight
Sleep until the sunlight
Sleep on tight, til the sunlight burns you happy
Til the sunlight burns you happy, till the sunlight burns a happy whole in
Your heart,
In your heart
In your heart...
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Taken about 50 yards away from where the swan is in the water. The fence on the left is the canal lock and just below that is where the swan was sunning his self. It's a lovely walk along the old towpath which could turn into a nine and a half mile hike which would take you all the way to the River Derwent.
Restoration of the canal began in 1971 and is still ongoing with a section being designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest - and consequently, all restoration and activity has to be by agreement between British Waterways and Natural England.
So basically it will be done right....................
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Today was the worst weather of the winter, and we were walking into the wind and it was COLD. My little Californian cried a little into her 17 layers!
But then we went to replace my holey boots and found some sexy pink-trimmed combats. It's totally cool to match the person you're hopping on.....right? (You can't really tell how awesome our boots are in my shots, but Xelia's shot really shows their glory).
We finally set aside the time to do official photo shoots. The problem was that I like our shots too much. It took me Hours to choose which shot to use!
Por favor, ayuda a María a conseguir su sueño, se presenta al certamen de Linda España, representando a nuestra ciudad (Melilla), la puedes votar haciendo click, en las estrellas que hay debajo de su nombre. Muchas gracias.
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