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Another shot from the "archives" this morning. This is the man that is responsible for much of the floral beauty that you see in these pictures. I had a chance to speak briefly with him while he was pruning the aubretia from the wall. As you might expect, he seemed to have a wealth of knowledge about all aspects of horticulture.
On our 2004 England trip, we stayed a few days at Bakewell, Derbyshire. On the first afternoon, we walked down the River Wye to the Elizabethan house and gardens at Haddon Hall, used as a location for numerous recent period movies, including Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth, and Jane Eyre. We liked this area so well that we returned in 2006, and this set has shots from both visits.
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Near Myvatn, the smoke coming out of the geothermal plant and the pale blue lake underneath.
Part of Iceland
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Turbio fondeadero donde van a recalar,
barcos que en el muelle para siempre han de quedar...
Sombras que se alargan en la noche del dolor;
náufragos del mundo que han perdido el corazón...
Puentes y cordajes donde el viento viene a aullar,
barcos carboneros que jamás han de zarpar...
Torvo cementerio de las naves que al morir,
sueñan sin embargo que hacia el mar han de partir...
Amarrado al recuerdo
yo sigo esperando...
¡Niebla del Riachuelo!...
De ese amor, para siempre,
me vas alejando...
Nunca más volvió,
nunca más la vi,
nunca más su voz nombró mi nombre junto a mí...
esa misma voz que dijo: "¡Adiós!".
Sueña, marinero, con tu viejo bergantín,
bebe tus nostalgias en el sordo cafetín...
Llueve sobre el puerto, mientras tanto mi canción;
llueve lentamente sobre tu desolación...
Anclas que ya nunca, nunca más, han de levar,
bordas de lanchones sin amarras que soltar...
Triste caravana sin destino ni ilusión,
como un barco preso en la "botella del figón"
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Nieblas del Riachuelo - Letra Enrique Cadícamo / Interpretada por Bebo y Cigala
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{Foto de Archivo} otras del 2009 cuando me estrenaba con mi cámara....
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“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
GhostWorks Poetry Challenge #3
Woman much missed, how you call to me, call to me,Can it be you that I hear? Let me view you, then,
Even to the original air-blue gown!
GhostWorks Texture Competition #52
Texture with thanks to Skeletal Mess
EXPLORE Worthy, Playing with Textures # 30, featuring Pareeerica
Featured texture with thanks, from Pareeerica
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La Plaza de la Concordia o en francés, place de la Concorde está situada al comienzo de la Avenida de los Campos Elíseos en el distrito 8, de París, en Francia ( [mostrar el lugar en un mapa interactivo] 48°51′55.81″N 2°19′15.95″E / 48.8655028, 2.3210972). Se trata de la décima más grande de Francia después de la Plaza de Quinconces en Burdeos.
Durante la Revolución francesa, la plaza es el lugar de paso obligado por los cortejos, improvisados o preparados por el protocolo de las fiestas. Será uno de los grandes lugares de alianza del período revolucionario, sobre todo cuando la guillotina estuvo allí instalada.Es donde Luis XVI y María Antonieta fueron ejecutados.
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La place de la Concorde est située au pied de l'avenue des Champs-Élysées dans le 8e arrondissement à Paris, en France. Il s'agit de la deuxième plus vaste place de France (après la place des Quinconces à Bordeaux). Métro Ce site est desservi par la station de métro : Concorde.
Dès le 12 juillet 1789, les bustes de Jacques Necker et de Philippe d'Orléans y sont exhibés ; le prince de Lambesc et ses dragons chargent les manifestants. Le lendemain, la foule pille les armes du Garde-meuble (situé dans le bâtiment nord-est) pour « aller à la Bastille ». Le 6 octobre, Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, et le dauphin (futur Louis XVII), ramenés de Versailles à Paris par le peuple, font leur entrée au palais des Tuileries en traversant la place Louis-XV.
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The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
The center of the Place is occupied by a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of the pharaoh Ramses II. It is one of two the Egyptian government gave to the French in the nineteenth century. The other one stayed in Egypt, too difficult and heavy to move to France with the technology at that time. In the 90's, President Mitterand gave the second obelisk back to the Egyptians.
The obelisk once marked the entrance to the Luxor Temple. The viceroy of Egypt, Mehemet Ali, offered the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk to France in 1831. The obelisk arrived in Paris on December 21, 1833. Three years later, on October 25, 1836, King Louis-Philippe had it placed in the centre of Place de la Concorde, where a guillotine used to stand during the Revolution.
The red granite column rises 23 metres (75 ft) high, including the base, and weighs over 250 metric tons (280 short tons). Given the technical limitations of the day, transporting it was no easy feat — on the pedestal are drawn diagrams explaining the machinery that were used for the transportation. The obelisk is flanked on both sides by fountains constructed at the time of its erection on the Place.
Missing its original cap, believed stolen in the 6th century BC, the government of France added a gold-leafed pyramid cap to the top of the obelisk in 1998.
Without warning, in 2000 French urban climber Alain "Spiderman" Robert, using only his bare hands and feet and with no safety devices, scaled the obelisk all the way to the top.
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At centre is Convocation Hall at the St. George campus of the University of Toronto. It is used for graduation ceremonies, as a lecture hall for some of the largest courses (like Psych 100), and also for concerts and other events. I been in this building at various times for all of these purposes, including for a first-year course, and for convocation.
On the right is Knox College, and on the left is the Sandford Fleming building, home to the Computer Science department and the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
The smoke stack is on campus about a block beyond, near Huron Street. I never knew what it was for, but bytepusher below writes: The smokestack is for the University's central steam plant on Russell Street, where steam is generated for heating and transmitted to most of the buildings on campus through a network of underground tunnels. Thanks for the info!
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This is "pseudo-HDR", a blend of 7 layers derived from 3 raw files, exposures of 25, 13 and 4 seconds at f/5. Alignment was done using Hugin/autopano-SIFT/Enfuse, and I hand-blended using layer masks in the GIMP. Not perfect, but we only learn by trying.
Elderly Look So Much Better Here
Another land of the lost picture. Love going through old shit.
I'm afriad of getting old. yeah I know it's inevitable but it's scary seeing yourself deteriorate. I work in a hospital and you see death literally everyday. Some young many old but it's stil an experience.
Seriously can you imagine your self . Things you have done so many times over and over in your life seems like grueling chorus. It's bewildering how things can rapidly change. Then comes the realizing that you are going to die. That creeps me out. I rather not think about it until I'm forced to. On the other hand my boyfriend has actually planned how he would like to pass and the arrangements after. Yeah I know a bit freaking weird right.
I wonder what her life was. If she had some major regrets. She looks like she is thinking about something big. Hope it's not rent. Beacuse been there and it's not fun. Damn i hate money.
Hopefully she has lived a fufilled life and is content with her mark in life. beacue sleeping without a peace of mind is one of the true tortures. the infamous question "what if?"
I have been watching this little bonsai tree on the shores of loch Katrine for a few years now... I haven't been able to get to it this year due to the height of the loch, this is an archive shot from the beginning of autumn last year, taken with my ND110 ten stop filter, it conveys the isolation and the solitude of this area perfectly...
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Aperture: f/13.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
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Where: Sweden, Skåne, Mölle: google maps
When: 20100327, on a flickr meet
Why: The mostly hidden path between trees in mist, the great mood.
Editing: A fair amount of curves and layer work. Texture on the other version
El edificio ocupado por el Ayuntamiento fue construido para ser destinado a casino de San Sebastián, y fue inaugurado en 1887.
Su imponente fachada, de casi cien metros de largo, da al paseo de la Concha y a los jardines de Alderdi-Eder.
La planta del edificio queda dividida longitudinalmente en dos partes, existiendo una entrada principal por cada fachada. En la imagen, la orientada a Alderdi-Eder, el cuerpo central presenta en planta baja grandes huecos coronados por arcos de medio punto. En la primera, éstos se repiten dando lugar a amplios balcones. Esta parte central coronada por un reloj, queda separada de los extremos mediante dos torreones esbeltos de cuatro alturas que rompen la horizontalidad del conjunto.
El Urgull es una montaña situada entre la Parte Vieja de San Sebastián y su Paseo Nuevo, junto al mar. En este promontorio se conservan fortificaciones que en su día abrazaban por completo la antigua ciudad. Empleadas militarmente en el pasado hoy albergan exposiciones, además de componer un atractivo parque urbano con espectaculares vistas de las playas que adornan la fisionomía de la localidad. El Monte Urgull también cuenta con vegetación natural y exótica. En la parte alta está el Castillo de la Mota, con tres capillas, una de ellas dedicada al Cristo de la Mota. Una de estas capillas (de 16 metros de altura) sirve de peana a la emblemática imagen del Sagrado Corazón, de 12,5 metros de altura.
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La ameba Nebela se ha echado a dormir, se ha enquistado dentro de su cascarón de pepitas de cuarzo formando una esfera como el mundo; así estará bien arropada y protegida, y quizá de esa forma pueda pasar mejor el invierno de hielo, en la Sierra de la Culebra le espera bajo los aullidos sobrecogedores de los lobos que a veces visitan la charca en la que vive.
Hoy la Naturaleza ha gastado una broma a esta ameba discreta, colocando sobre la cúpula de su casa un tirabuzón. Molinete verde que adorna su cabeza haciéndola presumida en este tiempo de sueño invernal. La espiral de la vida seguirá su ciclo y este filamento que adorna como una joya minúscula, la minúscula casa de joya de Nebela se irá despertando al desperezarse la espiral, cuando sople el viento de primavera.
Cuando ella llegue se convertirá en hilo ondulado...hilo de vida de una cianobacteria que aunque recuerda a Lyngbia contorta probablemente sea Scitonema...y que ha hecho lo mismo que Nebela. Se ha convertido en un ovillo para pasar estos fríos de invierno junto a la compañía de esta ameba. Cuando la primavera empiece a despertar ellas lo harán también transformando su belleza estática en latido.
La ameba Nebela protege su cuerpo dentro de un cascarón fuertemente comprimido en forma de gota y ese cascarón de doble capa, se cubre hoy de pepitas de cuarzo transparentes que ella misma fabrica como gotas de cristal.
La cápsula que encierra el cuerpo de Nebela suele ser ligeramente ocre o amarillenta, comprimida lateralmente y presenta pequeños poros laterales difíciles de observar. El cuello tras el que se encuentra la apertura de su casa - que puede ser lineal, ligeramente o fuertemente curvada - es muy corto, apenas está marcado y su borde está rodeado por un collar de materia orgánica.
El caparazón y casa de esta ameba puede estar compuesto de dos capas una interna constituida por un cemento orgánico y la más externa donde se adhieren partículas minerales, restos de diatomeas o placas de sílice fabricadas por ella misma, como ocurre en la Nebela de hoy. El caso es que para que pueda tener esta capa exterior fabricada con placas, necesita alimentarse de otras amebas que también tengan caparazón. Si no lo tienen y se alimenta solo de amebas desnudas, su cuerpo estará también semidesnudo y únicamente protegido por la capa más interna de cemento traslúcido.
Cuando camina por los fondos Nebela desparrama sus brazos en el agua abriéndose en ella y abrazándola como gruesas raíces móviles que se funden y desaparecen para volver a surgir en mil formas diferentes.
Nebella tubulosa , no es una ameba común, la de hoy vive entre los esfagnos de una turbera situada en las inmediaciones de la pequeña localidad de Boya, situado en pleno corazón de la Sierra de la culebra de Zamora y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos con la técnica de contraste de interferencia.
HDR image processed from 5 exposures with Photomatix Pro.
A slightly more abstract one for today :-)
Seen and captured at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai a few weeks ago.
That's actually one of the sidewalls of the Australian pavillon (people are walking within the "tubes"). Taken freehand again ... standing in a queue with half of China :-) ... maybe even tougher to take than standing on the boat - since the queue was pushing from all sides. Crunchy!
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Aún tengo que aprender sobre cómo hacer una nocturna en modo manual, se que es bastante mejorable, pero me "peleé" con la máquina (y mi ignorancia) hasta conseguir ésta foto porque había bastante diferencia de luz entre los dos edificios y estaba muy lejos como para utilizar el flax. Quería mostrar los contrastes que en Barcelona, como en cualquier gran ciudad, también existen, pero en ocasiones no vemos o no queremos ver.
Muchas gracias a aenm49 Albert y a yutis2003 Reyes,
por tener la paciencia de esperar a que yo consiguiera algo "potable".
También a Piriskoskis y Color-de-la-vida Bea
por esperar a "los tardones" (ahora sabeis la causa) al pié de la torre.
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I have a lot of things to learn about how to make nocturnal in the manual mode. This can be better, but was very difficult for me because there was a lot light difference and it was very far like using flax. It wanted to show the diferences that in Barcelona, like in any city, also exist… but sometimes we don't see… or we don't want to see.
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La TORRE AGBAR es un rascacielos de Barcelona, Tiene 145 metros de alto y 34 plantas. Fue diseñada por el estudio del francés Jean Nouvel en colaboración con la firma de arquitectos barcelonesa b720 Arquitectos.
La torre fue diseñada por el estudio del francés Jean Nouvel en colaboración con la firma de arquitectos barcelonesa b720 Arquitectos. Jean Nouvel explica que su torre "no es un rascacielos en el sentido norteamericano del cielo. Es una experiencia única, singular, en medio de una ciudad más bien tranquila. Pero no se trata de una vertical espigada y vigorosa, como las agujas o los campanarios que suelen acentuar las ciudades horizontales". En contraposición a la rigidez y la simetría de torres emblemáticas como las desaparecidas Torres Gemelas neoyorquinas, Nouvel buscó que su obra emerja del suelo de una forma especial. Y pensó una metáfora arquitectónica: combinó el agua (en referencia al Grupo Aguas de Barcelona, que ocupará el edificio) con el verbo "emerger". También encontró referencias formales en los pináculos de la montaña sagrada de Cataluña, Montserrat, y los campanarios de la Sagrada Familia.
El edificio se conforma como la unión de dos conceptos opuestos: ligereza del vidrio que recubre el edificio en forma de lamas de 120 x 30 cm, formando un gran brise-soleil y masividad del hormigón de su estructura. El hormigón va recubierto de placas de aluminio que dan color al conjunto, con una superficie difuminada de 16.000 m2. Las lamas de vidrio presentan diferentes inclinaciones, y opacidades provocando un juego de luz, según el momento del día y la estación del año, con las chapas de aluminio lacadas que recubren el hormigón. La forma de cilindro ovoidal o "bala" se forma a través de dos cilindros no concéntricos de planta ovoidal, hasta la planta 26 llega el anillo exterior. A partir de esta planta se levanta una cúpula ligera de vidrio y acero. El cilindro interior alberga los ascensores, escaleras e instalaciones, el exterior presenta aperturas, las ventanas (4.400 en total), formando un gran fractal.
Un elemento muy característico del edificio es su iluminación nocturna. Dispone de más de 4.000 dispositivos luminosos que utilizan la tecnología LED y que permiten la generación de imágenes luminosas en su fachada. El sistema ideado permite iluminar de forma independiente cada una de las 4500 luminarias que componen el alumbrado de la Torre. Permite proyectar 16 millones de colores, gracias a un sofisticado sistema de hardware y software, además de la capacidad de crear transiciones de color también independientes, sin apreciarse retrasos y creando un efecto impactante.
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The AGBAR TOWER, is a 21st-century skyscraper at Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm b720 Arquitectos.
According to Jean Nouvel, the shape of the Torre Agbar was inspired by Montserrat, a mountain near Barcelona, and by the shape of a geyser rising into the air. Jean Nouvel, in an interview, described it as having a phallic character.[6][7] As a result of its unusual shape, the building is known by several nicknames, such as "el supositori" (the suppository), "l'obús" (the shell) and some more scatological ones.[6] It is also somewhat similar in shape to Sir Norman Foster's 30 St. Mary Axe in London, often called "the Gherkin". It has 30,000 m² (323,000 ft²) of above-ground office space, 3,210 m² (34,500 ft²) of technical service floors with installations and 8,351 m² (90,000 ft²) of services, including an auditorium. The Agbar Tower measures 144.4 m (473.75 ft) in height[8] and consists of 38 storeys
Its design combines a number of different architectural concepts, resulting in a striking structure built with reinforced concrete, covered with a facade of glass, and over 4,500 window openings cut out of the structural concrete. The building stands out in Barcelona; it is the third tallest building in Barcelona, only after the Arts Hotel and the Mapfre Tower, both 154 m (505.25 ft).
A defining feature of the building is its nocturnal illumination. It has 4,500 LED luminous devices that allow generation of luminous images in the façade. In addition, it has temperature sensors in the outside of the tower that regulate the opening and closing of the glass blinds of the façade of the building, reducing the consumption of energy for air conditioning.
Despistaos, Rulo (de La Fuga) y Kutxi Romero (de Marea) - cada dos minutos
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L'any 1996, Andrés, que tenia 12 anys, va fitxar pel Barça, després de destacar en el torneig infantil de Brunete com a jugador de l'Albacete, i des del principi va tenir una gran progressió. Va militar dues temporades al Barcelona B fins que la temporada 2002-2003, Van Gaal el va fer debutar en un partit de la Lliga de Campions.
Durant dues temporades, la 2002-2003 i 2003-2004, va combinar partits amb el Barça B amb alguns amb el primer equip.
La temporada 2004-2005 va passar a formar part definitivament de la plantilla del primer equip, i va participar activament de la consecució del títol de campió de la Lliga espanyola de futbol. Tot i que no va ser titular habitual en l'onze de Frank Rijkaard acostumava a ser el primer jugador a sortir al camp en les segones parts. De fer, tan sols es va perdre un partit de lliga i va ser el jugador de la plantilla que va disputar més partits, juntament amb Samuel Eto'o.
El 17 de maig de 2006 va participar a la final de la Lliga de Campions, la seva actuació va ser important per a que l'equip aconseguís el títol per segona vegada en la seva història.
A partir de la temporada 2007-2008 portarà el dorsal número 8, enlloc del número 24 que portava a l'actualitat.
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Andrés Iniesta fichó por el FC Barcelona en septiembre de 1996, cuando tenía 12 años, tras destacar en el torneo infantil de Brunete, en el que participó como jugador del Albacete Balompié. En poco tiempo pasó a ser una de las jóvenes promesas de las categorías inferiores del FC Barcelona.
Militó dos temporadas en el Barcelona B hasta que, en la temporada 2002-2003, debutó en el primer equipo de la mano del entrenador Louis van Gaal.
Durante dos temporadas, la 2002-2003 y 2003-2004, combinó partidos con el Barcelona B con algunos partidos con el primer equipo.
En la temporada 2004-2005 pasó a formar parte definitivamente de la plantilla del primer equipo, y participó muy activamente en la consecución del título de campeón de la Liga española de fútbol. Pese a que no fue titular habitual en el once de Frank Rijkaard, acostumbraba a ser el primer jugador en salir al campo en las segundas partes. De hecho, sólo se perdió un partido de liga y fue, participando en 37 encuentro, el jugador de la plantilla que disputó más partidos, junto a Samuel Eto'o.
El 17 de mayo de 2006 participó en la final de la Liga de Campeones en la que el FC Barcelona ganó y consiguió su segundo título.
Su dorsal inicialmente era el número 24, pero el 19 de junio de 2007 se le otorgó el 8, dejado por Giuly. Este dorsal lo había llevado anteriormente en categorías inferiores.
El 25 de enero de 2008 renovó con el FC Barcelona hasta el 30 de junio de 2014, aumentando su clausula de rescisión desde los 60 millones de euros hasta los 150 millones.Muestra de su mayor peso en el equipo, la temporada 2008/09 fue elegido cuarto capitán, por detrás de Carles Puyol, Xavi Hernández y Víctor Valdés.
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Fes or Fez (Arabic: فاس, Moroccan Arabic [fɛs], Berber: Fas, ⴼⴰⵙ) is the third largest city of Morocco, with a population of approximately 1 million (2010). It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region.
The city has two old medinas, the larger of which is Fes el Bali. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is believed to be one of the world's largest car-free urban areas.[3] Al-Qarawiyyin, founded in AD 859, is the oldest continuously functioning madrasa in the world. The city has been called the "Mecca of the West" and the "Athens of Africa".
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Mañañana, jueves, día 16 de mayo de 2013, a las 20.00 horas, será proyectado en el Salón de Actos del Centro Cívico Juan de Austria, el audiovisual CANCIÓN DE MAR, realizado por un servidor, en versión ampliada del que fuera presentado el jueves, día 19 de abril de 2012, en el marco de la celebración del II Maratón Audiovisual Ciudad de Valladolid , en la cuarta jornada de dicha edición.
Este trabajo ha sido elaborado conjuntamente con una exposición y una publicación, integrantes de un proyecto fotográfico que inicié en el año 2006, hasta darlo por concluido en el año 2010, bajo el título "De boquerones y marengos", que trata de contar a través de imágenes el día a día de las duras jornadas de trabajo de los pescadores del litoral malagueño. Para poder elaborar el proyecto, en el que inicialmente trabajé sobre un total de más de 2.000 instantáneas, me embarqué en un pesquero de arrastre patroneado por un buen amigo, Sebastián, durante los veranos de los años 2006, 2007 y 2010. A él, a su tripulación, y al resto de marineros del litoral de la Axarquía está dedicado esta pequeña muestra del proyecto.
En alguna Calle de Antigua Guatemala. Sobre negro.
Domingo de Ramos, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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Para los Cristianos Católicos, el Domingo de Ramos es el primer día de la Semana Santa, período en que conmemoran la Pasión, Muerte y Resurrección de Jesucristo. Se inicia rememorando la Entrada de Jesús en Jerusalén. La fecha de celebración varía cada año, siempre en el entorno de los meses de marzo y abril.
Las ceremonias litúrgicas de ese día comienzan con la bendición de las palmas y ramas de olivo o laurel que llevan en sus manos los fieles, rememorando el pasaje evangélico. Se celebran los misterios de salvación realizados por Cristo en los últimos días desde su entrada mesiánica en la ciudad de Jerusalén.
La semana santa comienza con el domingo de Ramos de la Pasión Señor, que une el triunfo de Cristo -aclamado como Mesías por los habitantes de Jerusalén y hoy en el rito de la procesión de las palmas por los católicos- y el anuncio de la pasión, con la proclamación de la narración litúrgica en la Misa.
Los ramos no son algo así como un talismán o un simple objeto bendito, sino el signo de la participación gozosa en el rito procesional, expresión de la fe de la Iglesia en Cristo, Mesías y Señor, que va hacia la muerte para la salvación de todos los hombres. Por eso, este domingo tiene un doble carácter, de gloria y de sufrimiento, que es lo propio del Misterio Pascual.
Los días que van hasta el Jueves Santo pertenecen al tiempo cuaresmal, pero están caracterizados por los últimos acontecimientos de la vida del Señor, con exclusión de otras celebraciones.
En el caso de Guatemala, el Domingo de Ramos es peculiar, lleno de alegría y colorido. Los ramos bendecidos provienen de una palma especial que se da en la costa occidental y en la Bocacosta del país llamada palma real o monaca (Orbygnia cohune). Durante la Semana de Dolores se cortan las hojas de esta palma real y con ellos se elaboran "los ramos benditos", cortando o deshilachando la hoja de palma. Los ramos benditos son adornados con flor de corozo, proveniente de la misma palma odorante o bien con flores propias de la temporada cuaresmal, como la estaticia morada o claveles rojos y blancos.
Cofradías o Hermandades
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El traje talar utilizado por los cucuruchos en Guatemala tiene una larga trayectoria. Su origen se remonta a los primeros trajes de peregrinos utilizados en Europa, hacia el siglo IX, cuando recorrían los lugares sagrados del centro europeo y, sobre todo, a partir del siglo XI, cuando visitaban los lugares santos en Medio Oriente. Esta indumentaria estaba ligada a la utilizada en conventos y abadías. Otra influencia fue el traje de peregrino establecido por la orden franciscana, a partir del siglo XII. Estos ropajes tuvieron amplísima difusión en toda Europa. En España se volvieron comunes, sobre todo en las peregrinaciones a Santiago en Compostela.
La vestimenta del cucurucho en la actualidad se compone de una túnica morada, para los días de Cuaresma y Semana Santa, o negra, para ser utilizada en las procesiones de Viernes Santo. Lleva una esclavina morada o negra, también llamada paletina, que es una sobrecapilla que se coloca en los hombros, como símbolo de penitencia y deriva directamente de los penitentes del Santiago de Compostela. La esclavina de Jesús de Candelaria, usada el Jueves Santo, es blanca para conmemorar la institución de la Eucaristía y porque en 1597 le fue concedido, por bula papal de Inocencio IV, el privilegio de utilizar dicho color. Para ceñirse la túnica se usa un cíngulo o cinturón morado, blanco o negro según la simbología del día, que recuerda la autoflagelación con el que se castigaba el cuerpo, en tiempos coloniales, y que era también portado por los caminantes de Santiago de Compostela. El traje se completa con un parasol también negro o morado, según el día y la procesión. Algunas variantes son los “cascos romanos”, forrados de tela morada, como en Candelaria.
Church of St David , Llanddew.
Llanddew Church is in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, in the community of Llanddew in the county of Powys. It is located at Ordnance Survey national grid reference SO0548330743. At one time it may have been dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Summary
St.David's Church at Llanddew is a large cruciform stone structure with a central tower, lying 2km to the north-east of Brecon. It is considered to be a 'clas' foundation, but the earliest parts of the structure date from the 13thC. There have been subsequent rebuildings in the 17thC and 19thC. Medieval survivals include two stoups, a font and two carved lintels, as well as a stone with a ring-cross which may be pre-Conquest. The churchyard may originally have been curvilinear but its form has been modified in later centuries.
Nave supposed to be earliest part of church; this could be true for the south wall excepting the window insertions, but the west wall is a complete Victorian rebuild and it is possible that a substantial part of the featureless north wall was treated likewise in the 19thC.
North transept has portions rebuilt, namely the upper part of the north wall and some of the west, but the remainder should be 13thC on the basis of the single lancet window in the east wall.
For both chancel and south transept, it is difficult to determine the degree of rebuilding, and while the 13thC date is not in doubt most of the window dressings are considerably more recent. The porch, too, is 19thC.
Parts of the following description are quoted from the 1979 publication 'The Buildings of Wales: Powys' by Richard Haslam
History
Llanddew was an early medieval clas foundation. There is also a tradition that Eluned, a daughter of Brecon, fled to this church about 500 AD.
The Bishop of St Davids established a palace here in the 12thC, and Giraldus Cambrensis, as archdeacon of Brecon, had a residence at Llanddew in the late 12thC.
Its appearance in the 1291 Taxatio as 'Ecclesia de Llandon' at a value of œ8 implies a more wealthy establishment than the average.
The central tower was rebuilt in 1629 as attested by a plaque in the west wall of the chancel, and was restored in c.1780, the date of the roof. It is claimed that the nave was also refurbished in the 1620s.
Damage to the church may have occurred in a fire early in the 19thC.
In 1865 Glynne recorded a small whitewashed cruciform church in a 'truely deplorable' condition. The nave alone was used for services, the unpaved north transept was dilapidated and the south transept was walled off for a school, which no longer operated because of a lack of funds. The chancel was Early English in design, vaulted in stone, with lancet windows in the sides and a triplet with hood mouldings in the east wall; the priest's door had a trefoil head and a good hoodmould. The rest of the church might also be Early English but its diagnostic features had been obliterated, the nave having modern windows, though the north side was windowless. The tower was low and clumsy, with square belfry windows and a tiled, pointed roof. It stood on four plain semi-circular arches. There was a plain south porch. Inside were pews and there was a shabby chest for an altar. The east wall of the chancel had a small square recess and there was a 'rude' pointed piscina. The font in the chancel with its large circular bowl on a quadrangular stem with chamfered angles was not used.
By 1875 only the nave was in use, the other parts of the building being closed off, because of their state of disrepair. Restoration occurred in 1884 when the chancel and south transept were refurbished, new roofs were put in place in the chancel and transepts, and there was some new flooring; and in 1900 the nave had new lancets, a new roof, and the walls were stripped. A number of fragmentary post-medieval wall paintings of texts were uncovered in the chancel during the works but these have since been destroyed.
Architecture
Llanddew church is a massive cruciform structure with short transepts and a longer nave and chancel. There is a tower over the crossing and a south porch towards the south-west angle of the nave. It is aligned east to west.
Fabrics: 'A' comprises slabs and a few blocks of predominantly grey and red sandstone, most of them small to medium in size but a few large. Better dressed stones selected for quoins. 'B' is of small rather haphazardly laid lumps of red, brown and grey sandstone. 'C' is of predominantly grey sandstone (though some red) masonry, irregular in appearance and in coursing, small to medium in size and less uniform than 'A'.
Roofs: shale tiles, ornamental terracotta ridge tiles; stone cross finials to nave, north transept and chancel but a metal cross above the porch.
Drainage: stone chipping around wall base of building indicates an underlying drain.
Exterior
Nave. General. Supposedly the earliest part of the building. However, the evidence might point to the north wall abutting the north transept, though reverse is true for the south wall.
North wall: in Fabric 'A' with a strong batter to height of 1.5m and then a general slope inwards; no windows. Highest quoins at north-west corner (the last 0.8m) replaced to support Victorian kneelers; limewash traces near north-east corner.
South wall: mainly Fabric 'A' with a faint batter at base. West of the first lancet the junction with the Victorian west wall is visible. Further east plaster/render remnants can be seen on 'A'. Three lancet windows, all Victorian, but a good job made of the insertions.
West wall: fabric is largely 'A' but almost certainly re-used, the whole having been rebuilt with the possible exception of the foundation at the north-west corner. Three lancet windows all with modern dressings.
North transept. General. Base battered to maximum height of over 2m on north, dropping to about 1m near the south-west angle. Basically Fabric 'A' throughout, though occasional anomalies visible.
North wall: batter in Fabric 'A' but higher up on either side of the window (though not perhaps as far as the wall angles) the masonry is in 'B'. Lancet window with grey sandstone dressings - Victorian.
East wall: fabric akin to 'A', and batter not as pronounced as on north side. A single, small, narrow lancet now used as an electricity cable inlet is 13thC; some jambstones replaced but others could be original.
West wall: in Fabric 'A' but close to angle with nave the upper part of the wall appears to have been replaced. One Victorian lancet window, the inserted masonry around it just visible.
Tower. General. Pyramidal roof to tower which was rebuilt in 1623 and restored in 18thC; with weathercock. It is not centrally placed but stands a little south of the east/west axis.
North wall: masonry of Fabric 'A' with quoins some of which are dressed, others poorly so. Rectangular, louvred, belfry window with wooden lintel and projecting stone sill. Apex of north transept roof to within one metre of the window and above the meeting place is a stone drip-course with lead flashing beneath.
East wall: chancel roof higher than that of north transept, and belfry window, though of exactly the same form as on the north, is commensurately smaller.
South wall: as north wall in all aspects.
West wall: as east wall but to south and below belfry level is a small, glazed slit window without dressings.
Chancel. General. Low batter on all sides, rising to no more than 0.5m. Fabric 'C'.
North wall: some reconstruction adjacent to north transept wall where a narrow vertical band of masonry is slightly inset. Three Victorian lancets though just possible that the most easterly window has one or two original jambstones.
East wall: Three lancet windows with continuous hoodmould arching over each individually. The smaller, outer lancets have new yellow stone heads, but the jambs of all of them are flaking and weathering, and conceivably some might be earlier. Fabric above the hoodmould is more weathered and lichened and this runs down almost to the bottom of the corners where there are dressed yellow freestone quoins of Victorian date. It thus appears that the upper part of the wall has been reconstructed using original weathered masonry.
South wall: weathered 'C'. Three lancets; the jambs eroding on the most easterly and in grey sandstone with a yellow sandstone head; the other two have red sandstone dressings but none are convincingly original. Trefoil-headed priest's door in Decorated style, and while the yellow sandstone head is undoubtedly relatively new some of the jambs could be original, and likewise the hoodmould in the form of a two-centred arch with worn extremities.
South transept. General. Battered to height of 1.6m on south side, 1.3m on west. Fabric 'C'.
East wall: appears to be 'C' though perhaps 'B' in places. Large two-centred arch turned in edge slabs with carefully selected jambstones; this must be Victorian or later
South wall: heavy repointing above eaves level; dressed quoins. Victorian lancet in flaking grey sandstone.
West wall: one Victorian lancet.
Porch. General. Abuts nave and was constructed in the 19thC.
East wall: plain. Appears to be an 'A'-type fabric.
South wall: two-centred archway employing large voussoirs; no dressed quoins. Gable projects with collar showing externally.
West wall: plain.
Interior
Porch. General. Flagged floor; bare walls; Victorian roof of collars and rafters, replacing earlier roof for which a ledge is still visible on the south wall of the nave. Resting on the ground against the east and west walls are the carved lintels from an earlier church (see below).
North wall: doorway to church has modern segmental arch and large jambstones of red sandstone which are probably original.
East and west walls: plain.
South wall: reveal of doorway turned in edge stones at outer face.
Nave. General. Floored with red tiles, benches raised on wooden boarding, and the aisle carpet-covered with several grilles over the heating duct. Walls bare of plaster. Roof has two tie beams with king posts supporting a collar purlin and collar beams above.
North wall: nothing of note.
East wall: plain, off-centre, round-headed arch turned in edge stones; jambstones not chamfered. Wall battered at base and north wall of nave appears to butt against it.
South wall: uniformly splayed windows, each having a two-centred internal arch turned in edge stones. One corbel at a height of c.3m beside most easterly window might have supported a loft or gallery.
West wall: windows as south wall.
Crossing:. One step up from nave. Tiled floor; bare walls. Ceiled in wood just above the apex of the arches; the ceiling rest on eleven corbels, not of uniform design.
North wall: two-centred arch, smaller than its counterparts in the east and west walls, leads into north transept; its soffit is turned in edge stones.
East wall: round-headed arch in edge stones.
South wall: round-headed arch with a keystone and the arch turned in blocks with similar jambs; the arch is only one block deep. Two mural tablets of 1814 and 1823 in south-east corner.
West wall: round-headed arch as on east side.
North transept. General. Now used as a vestry. Tiled floor; walls plastered and whitewashed. Older roof than that in nave with a tie beam and collar against the north wall and two tiers of triangular windbraces.
North wall: splayed window but nothing of note.
East wall: the small lancet is backed on the inside by a large two-centred alcove for an altar. In south-east corner is a squint into the chancel.
South wall: wall has battered base. A gallery approached by a ladder is supported on corbels and gives access via a rectangular doorway to the tower.
West wall: splayed window but nothing of note.
Chancel. General. One step up from crossing, a further two steps up to sanctuary and one to altar. Tiled floor with encaustic tiles in sanctuary; choir stalls on raised wooden platforms. Walls plastered and whitewashed, except for internal jambs and sills of windows. Roof of four bays, the same form as the nave.
North wall: three splayed windows; squint at north-west angle. Corbel to east of central window, again at a height of c.3.0m, and either for a rood screen or a statuette.
East wall: splayed windows.
South wall: splayed windows, Victorian piscina with two-centred arched recess and a flat base. A corbel matches that on the north wall. 17thC graveslab fragment leans against south wall of chancel near priest's door.
West wall: round-headed arch. Plaque of 1629 set into wall face just to north of it, reads: 'This steeple was newly erected and made in Apriel Anno Dom. 1629. William Havard and William Griffith Gent then churchwardens'. Two coats-of-arms of the churchwardens also set into wall.
South transept. General. Used as a separate chapel with an altar against the south wall, and in the 19thC as a schoolroom. Tiled floor; walls plastered and whitewashed. Roof of braced collars; that against the north wall could be original, the rest are replaced.
North wall: wall face shows disconformity at eaves level which could indicate rebuilding; squint in north-east corner and redundant stoup placed in it.
East wall: doorway of no age. Monument of 1855 near south-east corner.
South wall: splayed window; monument of 1833.
West wall: splayed window; two monuments, that of 1848 above that of 1864.
Churchyard
Llanddew has an irregular churchyard, best described as a polygonal D-shape; the only hint of curvilinearity is around the east side, though this does hint at an earlier oval enclosure. To the south of the church the ground is level, but on the north side it drops away, and this reflects the general siting which is on the southern edge of a dry valley.
The enclosure is well maintained and is used for current burials.
Boundary: buildings fringe the churchyard on the south, and there is a drystone wall on the west and further short stretches of wall on either side of the eastern entrance. On the north a garden hedge gives way to a hedged drop to the road. The churchyard area is raised on the north and east sides and there is internal banking on the west and south though the former may not be of any great age.
Monuments: these are spread out around the south and east sides of the church with a few on the west. Most are 19thC and 20thC and there are only a couple of 18thC examples to the east of the chancel.
Furniture: none.
Earthworks: there are minor earthworks on the south side which cannot be characterised and might even be derived from the construction of the adjacent house, though this does seem unlikely. A low scarp just inside the east entrance reveals the original course of the churchyard perimeter.
Ancillary features: stone and timber lychgate at the east, a small wooden gate into field on west side of the churchyard, and a farm gate at the north-west corner.
Vegetation: there are two yews, one each on the east and west sides, and pines along the west side.
El Castillo de Chapultepec, (Chapultepec es palabra de origen náhuatl «Chapulli, saltamontes, y tepe(tl), cerro, Chapultepetl», que significa "cerro del saltamontes" o "cerro del chapulín") es uno de los 2 castillos que existen en América.
En 1785, en la época del Virreinato de Nueva España, el virrey Bernardo de Gálvez ordenó la construcción de una casa de campo en el punto más alto de la colina de Chapultepec. Francisco Bambitelli, el Teniente Coronel del Ejército español e ingeniero, elaboró el proyecto, y la construcción comenzó el 16 de agosto del mismo año con un estilo barroco.
Durante el segundo Imperio Mexicano el palacio comenzó a adquirir una imagen moderna, cuando a la llegada del emperador Maximiliano de Habsburgo, Maximiliano I de México, y su esposa la emperatriz Carlota en 1864 decidieron establecer ahí su residencia oficial. El Emperador contrató a varios arquitectos europeos y mexicanos, entre ellos Julius Hofmann, Carl Gangolf Kayser, Carlos Schaffer, Eleuterio Méndez y Ramón Rodríguez Arangoity, para realizar varios proyectos que siguieron un estilo neoclásico en la arquitectura (contrastando con el resto del castillo que tiene una arquitectura barroca) y convertir el palacio en un lugar más habitable.
El botánico Wilhelm Knechtel se encargó de crear el jardín situado en la azotea del edificio. Además, el Emperador trajo de Europa varias piezas de mobiliario, arte y muchos otros finos artículos que siguen exhibiéndose hasta el día de hoy.
Ya que el palacio estaba retirado de la ciudad de México, el emperador Maximiliano ordenó la construcción de un bulevar que conectaba directamente la residencia imperial con el centro de la ciudad, y decidió nombrarlo Paseo de la Emperatriz (en honor a su esposa). Tras el asesinato del emperador y la restauración de la República en 1867 por Benito Juárez y el final de la Guerra de Reforma, el bulevar fue rebautizado como Paseo de la Reforma.
View Mauna Kea Sunset on Black
View Mauna Kea Sunset Map/EXIF
NIKON D810 + 24-70 mm f/2.8 @ 58 mm - 2.5 sec at f/8.0, ISO 31
Manual mode @ 1 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
Haley and I drove up past Waimea to Saddle Road and steadily climbed towards the top of Mauna Kea. Unlike Maui's volcano, the drive seemed to take very little time - maybe because I was looking forward to it so much.
We ended up at the visitor's center at around 9200 feet and went for a short hike up to the crest of a small butte to watch the sunset from. We settled in and I ended up down the crest of the hill a bit to get out of other's folks' way while still being able to compose from a variety of angles.
This was taken just after the sun had dropped below the horizon. Soon thereafter, it got bitter cold. I stayed out for another 30-45 minutes to watch the stars rise, and was the last person to leave the hilltop.
Haley and I then finished off our awesome night by gazing at the Orion Nebula, Venus, and the moon through a number of scopes the astronomical society had set up.
19°45'14" N 155°27'32" W, 9452.1 ft
Mauna Kea Visitor's Center, Mauna Kea
Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Taken on 01.09.2017, uploaded on 01.21.2017.
©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
Depuis le 3 Octobre, plus de 200 familles dorment dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion.
Dimanche 11 Novembre, une manifestation de soutien aux mal logés a réuni de 2000 à 3000 personnes, malgré la pluie. Monseigneur Gaillot, Josiane Balasko, Patrick Pelloux étaient présents dans le cortège au départ de la rue de la Banque, qui est ensuite passé devant le passage Brady, où un incendie a fait 3 morts cette semaine, et devant l'hôtel Paris Opéra, au 76 rue de Provence, où un incendie en avril 2005 avait fait plus d'une vingtaine de victimes. L'occasion pour les associations de dénoncer les "marchands de sommeil" qui continuent à profiter d'une politique d'hébergement désastreuse en partie financée par l'Etat lui-même, dont le budget hôtelier a été multiplié par 10 en 5 ans...
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
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S příchodem nového grafikonu 2024/2025 došlo opět k poklesu turnusové potřeby řady 754 na západě Čech. Nově jsou veškeré spěšné vlaky, jedoucí v trase Klatovy – Železná Ruda, nahrazeny novými motorovými jednotkami 847, které jsou spojovány v době sezóny až do trojčlenného řízení. Došlo tak opět ke snížení stavu motorových lokomotiv, kdy veškerou vozbu rychlíků na výše zmíněné trati, zajišťuje už pouze jediná lokomotiva v jednodenní turnusové skupině TS 731. V ní se prozatím usadila jedna z nejspolehlivějších lokomotiv v západočeském depu - 754.074. S ranním rychlíkem 776 [Praha hl.n. – Železná Ruda] je zachycena kousek před cílem své cesty v mezistaničním úseku Špičák – Železná Ruda.
Part of my major .
This image was very tricky to shoot and difficult to manipulate because I did not have any idea on how to make it work.
There's only very slight motion going on because I wanted to make it look almost like a freeze frame.
The final works are actually not in print format, they're projected onto the center of the frame she enters (in the First Phase) coupled with a soundtrack and sound effects. I have the video but didn't do a recording of it being projected onto the frame. It's probably going to go up for exhibition at my school so maybe I'll a recording then.
So glad it's over! Sleeping, getting back to games and online shopping are currently my top priorities.
I'll still be shooting, but I might be trying a new style. (This whole series was quite new to me, having the make the settings etc, it's also aesthetically quite different from my preferred ghostly themed work or vintage inspired photographs) I'm not sure yet but possibilities are endless. One thing though, I really don't like studio lights, it just doesn't seem to fit what I do so I'll still be using natural lighting :D Might want to try incorporating drawing with photography or maybe take up digital painting and see how things go from there.
Fire from : shaedsofgrey
I THINK that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth's flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
-Joyce Kilmer
Sometimes the most painful choice is the most freeing. - By Rosie
Karen's lesson was a painful one, one that would scar her for the rest of her life.
Inspiration:
Have you ever heard about The Red Shoes?
This shoot was fun to do but the outcome wasn't good.
It looks very strange because my right hand looks ethereal and it looks like I photoshopped myself in when I didnt. The blood and my amputated legs didn't quite turn out as the way I hoped they would. But I love this location, I walk past this place every time I take the bus, it's swarming with mosquitoes though. I've been wanted to take a photo outdoors for sometime and finally I have!
Everyone kept staring at me when I walked out of my house (odd though because my neighborhood is usually quiet, someone was hosting a party today), I felt a little weird.
This week was an interesting week, I had the most terrifying but most awesome experience in my whole life, for once I seriously feared for my life. I shot outdoors twice, I willingly let someone photograph me (I'm really scared when posing in front of another person's lens, anyone else feel the same?) and I discovered new places to shoot, I never expected Singapore to actually have some beautiful locations! Although you'll get attacked by a billion mosquitoes.
Overall? I loved this week, I loved shooting this, but I didn't really like the outcome.
And I'm turning 18 next week! I can't wait! I've been waiting to turn 18 for a long time and I wanna stay 18 forever.
Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again
But you broke me, now I can't feel anything
When I love you and so untrue
I can't even convince myself
When I'm speaking it's the voice of someone else
Oh, it tears me up
I tried to hold on but it hurts too much
I tried to forgive but it's not enough
To make it all okay
You can't play our broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before?
Oh, what are we doing?
We are turning into dust
Playing house in the ruins of us
Running back through the fire
When there's nothing left to say
It's like chasing the very last train
When it's too late, too late
Oh, it tears me up
I tried to hold on but it hurts too much
I tried to forgive but it's not enough
To make it all okay
You can't play our broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before?
But we're running through the fire
When there's nothing left to say
It's like chasing the very last train
When we both know it's too late, too late
You can't play our broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse
So how can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before?
Oh, you know that I love you a little less than before
Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again
James Morrison
San Miguel de Allende, ciudad del estado mexicano de Guanajuato, se encuentra a una altitud de 1910 m y dista 274 km de la Ciudad de México.
El 7 de julio de 2008 fue inscrita por la Unesco en el Patrimonio cultural de la Humanidad. Anteriormente fue parte del proyecto de "pueblos mágicos", pero debido a esta última distinción de la Unesco, fue cambiada su designación.
La ciudad fue fundada en 1542 por el monje franciscano Fray Juan de San Miguel, quien bautizó el asentamiento como San Miguel el Grande. Era un punto de paso importante del Antiguo Camino Real, parte de la ruta de plata que se conectaba con Zacatecas.
El pueblo se destacó durante la Guerra de Independencia de México. Ignacio Allende, nativo de San Miguel, fue un líder clave en la guerra. Capturado cuando marchaba hacia Estados Unidos en busca de armas, fue juzgado en Chihuahua, sentenciado y fusilado. Su cabeza fue expuesta en uno de los ángulos de la Alhóndiga de Granaditas en Guanajuato junto a las de Miguel Hidalgo, Juan Aldama y Mariano Jiménez. La población de San Miguel el Grande fue elevada a ciudad el 8 de marzo de 1826 y cambió el nombre por "San Miguel de Allende" en honor al héroe nacional.
Durante la década de 1950,
San Miguel de Allende se convirtió en un lugar turístico conocido por su bella arquitectura colonial y sus fuentes termales.
El lugar es famoso por su clima templado, los ojos de agua termal y su arquitectura.
La iglesia de San Francisco de Asís se comenzó a construir en 1778 y tardó más de 20 años en terminarse, se observan diferentes cambios arquitectónicos de acuerdo con el periodo y la moda. La fachada es churrigueresca pura, con una enorme cantidad de figuras labradas de piedra y afiladas columnas. Sin embargo, el campanario, construido en 1799 por el famoso arquitecto, Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras, es de estilo neoclásico, el cual estaba de moda entonces.
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Bread is one of the oldest prepared foods, dating back to the Neolithic era. The first breads produced were probably cooked versions of a grain-paste, made from ground cereal grains and water, and may have been developed by accidental cooking or deliberate experimentation with water and grain flour. Descendants of these early breads are still commonly made from various grains worldwide, including the Mexican tortilla, Indian chapatis, rotis and naans, Scottish oatcake, North American johnnycake, Middle Eastern Pita bread (Kmaj in Arabic and Pitot in Hebrew) and Ethiopian injera. The basic flat breads of this type also formed a staple in the diet of many early civilizations with the Sumerians eating a type of barley flat cake, and the 12th century BC Egyptians being able to purchase a flat bread called ta from stalls in the village streets.
The development of leavened bread can probably also be traced to prehistoric times. Yeast spores occur everywhere, including the surface of cereal grains, so any dough left to rest will become naturally leavened. Although leavening is likely of prehistoric origin, the earliest archaeological evidence is from ancient Egypt. Scanning electron microscopy has detected yeast cells in some ancient Egyptian loaves. However, ancient Egyptian bread was made from emmer wheat and has a dense crumb. In cases where yeast cells are not visible, it is difficult, by visual examination, to determine whether the bread was leavened. As a result, the extent to which bread was leavened in ancient Egypt remains uncertain.
There were multiple sources of leavening available for early bread. Airborne yeasts could be harnessed by leaving uncooked dough exposed to air for some time before cooking. Pliny the Elder reported that the Gauls and Iberians used the foam skimmed from beer to produce "a lighter kind of bread than other peoples." Parts of the ancient world that drank wine instead of beer used a paste composed of grape juice and flour that was allowed to begin fermenting, or wheat bran steeped in wine, as a source for yeast. The most common source of leavening however was to retain a piece of dough from the previous day to utilize as a form of sourdough starter.
Even within antiquity there was a wide variety of breads available. In the Deipnosophistae, the Greek author Athenaeus describes some of the breads, cakes, cookies, and pastries available in the Classical world. Among the breads mentioned are griddle cakes, honey-and-oil bread, mushroom shaped loaves covered in poppy seeds, and the military specialty of rolls baked on a spit. The type and quality of flour used to produce bread could also vary as noted by Diphilus when he declared "bread made of wheat, as compared with that made of barley, is more nourishing, more digestible, and in every way superior." In order of merit, the bread made from refined flour comes first, after that bread from ordinary wheat, and then the unbolted, made of flour that has not been sifted."
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread
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CASTELLANO
El pan fue el alimento básico de la humanidad desde la Prehistoria. Probablemente, los primeros panes estarían hechos con harinas de bellotas o de hayucos. Los arqueólogos han desenterrado fragmentos de pan ácimo en las excavaciones de los poblados cercanos a los lagos suizos. Se sabe que los egipcios elaboraban pan desde hace mucho tiempo y de ellos datan también las primeras evidencias arqueológicas de la utilización de la levadura en el pan, se cree que descubrieron la fermentación por casualidad. El pan comido por los Hebreos no llevaba ningún tipo de levadura.
En Roma, en la República ya había hornos públicos. Para los legionarios romanos el pan era un alimento habitual y era corriente que su dieta fuese en gran medida aceitunas y pan. Se les entregaba tres libras de trigo al día, que trituraban en un molinillo de mano compartido por un grupo limitado de soldados. La harina se hacía bucellatum o se metía en el horno para hacer pan. En algunas regiones que no formaban parte del imperio como Alemania o Suecia, algunos habitantes que habían combatido en el ejercito romano adoptaban el consumo de pan, y de aquí se extendía a sectores de la población.
Este gran consumo de pan durante el imperio romano implicó la gran importancia que tuvo el cultivo y comercio del trigo.
Con la caída del imperio romano se produjo un desabastecimiento de trigo en casi toda Europa, que ya se había acostumbrado de manera masiva a su consumo. Las exportaciones hacia el norte desaparecieron por completo. Prueba de la amplia difusión del pan en esa época la palabra inglesa "lady" significa en inglés antiguo "la persona que amasa el pan".
En Escandinavia, la población, ante la escasez de trigo tuvo acostumbrarse a elaborar panes de centeno y cebada, siendo corriente que se le añadiese a la masa corteza de pino molida.
En la Edad Media empiezan a elaborarse distintos tipos de pan ante la escasez de trigo, y como consecuencia de ello comienza su comercio; el pan blanco era un privilegio de los ricos y el pan negro de cebada, centeno o avena era para el resto de la población. Se hacía a mano, en el propio hogar o en hornos públicos.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan
I recently bought an 85mm f/1.8, i have been dying to use it for a shoot for about a week now. All the models i have shoots with won't be free until after next week, so i just had to get my sister out and have a play with my new lens.
Strobist
Natty light!!
Must... View Large On Black
The Mumbles lifeboat station has a remarkable history of bravery for over 170 years and its crews have been presented with 33 awards for gallantry. The station has also witnessed tragedy with 18 lifeboat crew losing their lives saving others at sea.
This is me, wandering off on a tangent for a wee while...
Most people familiar with my stream will be aware of my fascination with people. But my recent retreat to some gloriously deserted coastline made for an equally glorious peopleless distraction.
So… here’s a short series playing with the light in The Gower [South Wales].
Based on an original texture by swimmingintheether
This is a full view of the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada last weekend before the sun went down. When you go walking along the falls it's hard to keep walking when you find just the right spot to take a photo. I just LOVE Niagara Falls..Can you tell? ;) I hope you enjoy this view with the pinky mist ;) Yikes, I almost forgot..The reason I gave this photo this title is because I really could have stood there alot longer than I did ;) Amazing isn't it?
"Niagara Falls is divided into the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. The Horseshoe Falls drop about 173 feet (53 m), the height of the American Falls varies between 70-100 feet (21 m) because of the presence of giant boulders at its base. The larger Horseshoe Falls are about 2,600 feet (792 m) wide, while the American Falls are 1,060 feet (323 m) wide."
Best viewed LARGE Have a great weekend everyone!!
The Gay Head Lighthouse has always been perilously close to the ever-eroding cliffs. The red brick light was built in 1844 to replace a wooden tower authorized by President John Quincy Adams. In 1856, the marvelous Fresnel lens with its 1,009 prisms was installed, after having been proudly exhibited at the World's Fair in Paris. It is now preserved at the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society in Edgartown, and is lighted every evening after dark throughout the year.
The Gay Head, East Chop, and Edgartown Lighthouses are maintained by the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society under a 30-year lease with the United States Coast Guard. Each light has a large, fenced-in park area that makes a perfect place to relax and enjoy the island's view. The Gay Head and East Chop Lighthouses are open for sunset tours from late June through mid-September, from 1.5 hours before sunset to 0.5 hour after. The Gay Head Lighthouse is open Friday to Sunday; the East Chop Lighthouse just Sundays. Musicians and vocalists often perform impromptu. A $3 admission fee is requested for adults; children under 12 are admitted free.
The lighthouses are available for wedding ceremonies and other special events. Call the Martha's Vineyard Historical Society at 508-627-4441. Tax-deductible donations to help save the lights may be designated as "lighthouse donations" and mailed to The Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, P.O. Box 827, Edgartown MA 02539.
So, my Sister-In-Law left today back to San Antonio, Texas. She spent 1 week out here with me and my wife, it was nice to see her and have her for a visit. We took her to LA 1 night and our friend HoneyBeeJen, was nice enough to take us out to get a few cool views of the city. I did not have my tripod with me, so Jen was kind enough to loan me hers for a few. I was having a hard time getting a proper exposure as the foreground was so dark, and the background so lit up. I am still learning how to do long exposures and having fun doing so. I feel like I am learning from the best, Steven has been teaching me, but he is off trekking the Midwest working the carnival circuit at the moment. So I am stuck practicing and trying to learn this artful, and difficult technique. I am not sure how I feel about this particular picture as, I am not happy with the exposure. However, I know a lot of you will tell me what is wrong and help me grow in my learning! I hope you all have a great weekend, and I will be visiting your streams and commenting as I am back to work on Monday!!!!!!!
Enjoy,
Hector
View Large On Black (It's cooler)
First shot in the middle of the street. There were some "oh crap" moments when I didn't notice cars, but I really needed to capture this scene because it was so beautiful. That car came in just when I was about to go and shoot and kind of went "darn", but I actually like it there now.
This is my first shot of my new 52 Weeks. I decided not to do self-portraits because, well, I didn't really like my previous ones. I named this first one "Final Destination" to show I am looking at the end of this 52 weeks, meaning I'll finish it.
Oh, and I think this 52 Weeks set will be all HDR.
Group for 52 Weeks HDR: www.flickr.com/groups/52weekshdr/
Happy Tall Ship Tuesday everyone! LOL
What:
The Virginia
(State Ship of Virginia)
Where:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When:
During the Tall Ships Festival of 2009
About the Ship:
Two-masted pilot schooner 122' sparred length, 24' beam, 99 gross tons
Owner - Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation,
The schooner Virginia is a reproduction of an early 20th century Virginia pilot schooner, originally used to help guide vessels into Virginia’s ports at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Launched in December 2004, the Virginia is one of the newest Tall Ships in the United States.
Links:
Tall Ships Festival Nova Scotia
Please, no invites or crazy glittery graphics. Just a simple comment is nice.
Thank You
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Nikon D90 : Nikkor 18-200mmVR : B&W polarizer @ 48mm : 1/200s @ f/8 : ISO 200
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The Chapel of St John, dating from 1080, is the oldest church in London.
It is on on the second floor of the White Tower which was built in 1077 - 97 as a keep or citadel, and is the oldest part of William the Conqueror's great fortress by the Thames.
The beautiful Romanesque chapel was constructed from stone imported from France and has survived complete from the early Norman period, rather than other Norman churches in England which date from the mid-12th century. The chapel has a tunnel-vaulted nave with an east apse and groin-vaulted aisles, and the gallery above curves around the apse. Thick, round piers support unmoulded arches, with the only decoration provided by simple carvings of scallop and leaf designs.
Because St Peter ad Vincula is the parish church of the Tower of London, St John's Chapel so often overlooked.
Today, this complete 11th century church, a rarity anywhere, remains one of the least known among London's historic churches.
© Eddie Chui
En el mini-safari fotográfico que hicimos los otros días, visitamos, entre otras cosas, la vieja cárcel de Caseros, parcialmente demolida.
En una de sus paredes, me encontré con esta imagen... casi una ironía que permanece como un símbolo... de todos los que estuvieron recluidos en el lugar. No es un graffiti, no es street art... pero no pude resistir fotografiarla...
Así que, ¡quiero de vuelta mi sonrisa...!!! Y para escuchar mientras la buscan...
(Ismael Serrano)
Ya nada es lo que era,
nuevos paisajes, nuevas fronteras,
delimitando mis gestos, mis costumbres.
Otra lumbre iluminará mis versos,
otros muertos mis soledades,
otras felicidades mis fiestas,
otras dudas mis certezas.
Ya nada es lo que era.
Me tendré que acostumbrar
a esta fría soledad
como un viejo con días contados a su enfermedad.
Y nombrarte o esperarte en un café,
y padecer otro principio,
y volver a los sitios en que me has abandonado,
y ser asesinado
allí donde te amé.
Ya sólo me queda
la vacía pena
del viajero que regresa.
Estoy tan perdido,
soy el asesino
de tantas primaveras.
Ya nada es lo que era.
Ya nada es lo que era,
recorreré las aceras
buscando una luz que me recuerde a ti.
¿Quién me acompañará ahora a los Alphaville?
¿Quién hará cicatriz mis heridas?
¿Quién descubrirá mis mentiras?
¿Quién facilitará mi huida?
Y es que ya nada es lo que era.
Ya sólo me queda
la vacía pena
del viajero que regresa.
Estoy tan perdido,
soy el asesino
de tantas primaveras.
Ya nada es lo que era.
Ya nada es lo que era.
¡Un besote inmenso para todos!!! ¡A pasarla bien!!!
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Best Viewed LARGE on Black: bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3728270985&size=large&...
I'm starting a new set of pictures today. I hope that this will be an ongoing series. The plan is to pair each picture in the set with a poem by our best known local poet, Byron Herbert Reece, who lived and wrote in the Choestoe area of Union County, Georgia, less than 20 miles from my home. The name Choestoe - pronounced "Chowee Stowee" is a Cherokee Indian word usually translated as "the place of the Dancing Rabbits." (I doubt that I will be patient or fortunate enough to actually get a shot of any rabbits dancing - I'm not sure my new camera even does videos!)
At any rate, I've started the set with a few pictures that I took this past Saturday at the Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center. If you click on the set to the right you can learn more about the poet and the efforts to preserve his legacy.
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Poem # 1:
ELBOWS ON THE SKY
If man might lean his elbows on the sky
As farmers lean their weight upon a wall
To look upon their ample fields that lie
Heavy with harvest in the yellow Fall
Then he might dicker with close-fisted fate,
Himself decide what to reject or keep
Before he comes at length beyond the gate
Where he may choose not anything but sleep.
Yet if he leaned but once upon a star
And saw his earth, and himself a fugitive,
As long as breath could keep life's door ajar
He would be happy but to breathe and live,
With little care for what he shall be when
Of death's gray waste he is a citizen.
from Ballad of the Bones and Other Poems 1945
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Herbert_Reese
European Balloon Festival. Igualada. Catalonia.
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The European Balloon Festival is the largest hot air balloon festival in Spain and one of the largest in Europe.[1] It takes place every year during the first fortnight of July in Igualada, Catalonia, Spain, a city located within 60 km from Barcelona.
The festival lasts four days (Thursday to Sunday) and attracts thousands of spectators. It includes a hot air balloon competition and recreational exhibitions such as a night glow and fireworks. The flights take place early in the morning and late in the afternoon, when weather conditions are the optimal ones. It also offers visitors the opportunity to fly on a balloon, by booking a flight in advance.
The festival is organized by the Igualada City Council, with technical support from the company Ultramagic, the world's second largest manufacturer of hot air balloons, and Kon-Tiki Balloon Flights, a company specialized in balloon flights.
El Monasterio de Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) es una de las obras cumbres del gótico mudéjar no sólo en Extremadura sino de toda España. Fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, en el año 1993.
El conjunto del monasterio es un impresionante laberinto de 22.000 metros cuadrados, de edificaciones del mejor arte.
Además del propio templo gótico, cuenta con un claustro también gótico y dos de estilo mudéjar
Existen varias capillas, el pabellón de la antigua librería, los templetes con sus fuentes, el auditorio y su famosa sacristía. No hay que olvidar que el conjunto del Monasterio de Guadalupe también alberga nada menos que tres museos (bordados, cantorales miniados y pinturas y esculturas antiguas)
El origen del monasterio hay que buscarlo en el siglo XIV, ya que tras la batalla del Salado contra benimerines y granadinos, Alfonso XI ordena la construcción de una fortaleza con una iglesia adosada. La iglesia debió construirse a finales del siglo XIV y debió estar terminada en los primeros años del siglo XV.
Cuando los jerónimos se hacen cargo del monasterio en 1389 comienzan importantes obras de reforma como la fastuosa fachada meridional gótico mudéjar que permite la entrada la iglesia, y la construcción del claustro mudéjar incluyendo su célebre templete.
La citada fachada tiene dos puertas de arquivoltas muy apuntadas superadas por tímpanos, marcos rectangulares y un gran rosetón, todo con tracerías flamígeras muy mudejarizadas.
El gran claustro mudéjar del Monasterio de Guadalupe es de espectaculares dimensiones. Tiene forma de cuadrilátero con dos pisos abiertos con arcos apuntados de herradura sobre pilares ochavados.
En el centro, se erigió el originalísimo y famoso templete mudéjar en el cual se funden armoniosamente las formas góticas e islámicas formando una especie de pirámide de gabletes de gran belleza.
"Let's take the train to anywhere
I wanna feel the wind in my hair with you.
Let's tell them all, that soon they'll know
How very wrong they were to think we'd never go,
And if you tell me yours I'll tell you mine
And we will clean the cobwebs out of one another's minds. "
DON'T EVER - Missy Higgins
Taken on the way back from a recent road trip to Rolleston - weather was miserable the whole 4 days prior. As usual with my luck the sun came out the day we drove home. After seeing these Sunflowers on the way up we quickly pulled over when we drove past on the return trip.
This wonderful scene is from Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Bug Sur. This particular spot might be one of the prettiest locations I've ever been to. It is just gorgeous. And a beautiful waterfall (McWay Falls) spilling out into the ocean just tops it off.
Single exposure with CPL.
I have to say thanks very much to Joshua Cripps for the tips on what beaches to visit during my time here. I would have likely stumbled across some of the places, but his tips proved invaluable.
Thanks also to Jill Clardy for her tips in and around San Francisco.
My own little disclaimer to myself...I'm working off the laptop screen, so I may have to go back and re-look at a number of the shots I post while on travel.
Thanks for looking!
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Comments and constructive criticism always appreciated.
La Plaza Borda es la plaza principal de Taxco. Su nombre refiere a José de la Borda, empresario que labró su fortuna por las minas de plata que poseía a las afueras de la ciudad. Se halla rodeada de antiguos y nobles edificios y es un lugar de intercambio comercial.
El Templo de Santa Prisca es un monumento colonial que se localiza en la ciudad mexicana de de Taxco, población cuya principal actividad fue y es la minería de la Plata. La iglesia es la principal representación del barroco novohispano.
La construcción del templo de Santa Prisca en Taxco duro 15 años y tuvo como propósito la creación de un espacio desde donde el sacerdote Manuel de la Borda —hijo de José de la Borda, benefactor y fundador de la parroquia— pudiera oficiar misa. El diseño arquitectónico estuvo a cargo del arquitecto francés Diego Durán, y el español Cayetano Sigüenza. Los retablos son obra de los también españoles Isidro Vicente y Luis de Balbás. En el lugar suele decirse, incluso por los guías turísticos, que el templo fue construido en siete años. Esto no es más que una pintoresca leyenda, si bien es cierto que aún está por averiguar el tiempo y técnicas utilizadas en su construcción.
La construcción fue ordenada por el minero catalán José de la Borda, uno de los más prósperos de la región del siglo XVIII. Aunque había llegado a Taxco sólo unos treinta y cinco años antes de la construcción del templo de Santa Prisca, José de la Borda ya era uno de los personajes más importantes del mineral, razón por la cual el Arzobispado de México le permitió erigir la parroquia a su entero gusto.
Desde 1758 hasta 1806, el templo fue el edificio más alto de México, pero fue sobrepasado por el Templo de Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
my first picture of my 365!:D
happy new year everyone!! :DD
its officially january 1st, 2011.
hooooly crap. whoaa. that was fast. :\
lets all hope this will be a goood year <3
sorry, this is a really cruddy picture.. i dont really like it :\
my newspaper nails:D
inspired and learned from this.
thank you, jess!
haha i really suck at painting my nails, as you can tell. but it brings me joy:)
ahhh thank you all for your wonderful support <3 i love you all so muchh!
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if you join ill love you forever:D
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