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Akio Makigawa (1948-1999)
"Untitled" 1999
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Born in Japan, Akio Makigawa moved to Australia in 1974. He lived and worked in Melbourne until his early death in 1999. Makigawa's work was strongly influenced by the Zen Buddhist tradition. The objects of his creation are both physically PRESENT and STILL (a deep tranquility).
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June the 10th was a perfect Winter's day to photograph the polygonal rock columns at Fingal Heads, New South Wales, Australia.
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Central Lout Desert,Iran, March 2004
One of the differences between the desert(بیابان )and salti desert (کویر)is that the surface of the salti desert has salt ingredients!
However, this part of the desert has salt because the salti river has brought it! Because of having unusual amount of salt in the soil, the exterior surface of the ground cannot sustain under the very hot sun and starts to overshape!
At first ,the surface starts to shrinke in the shape of salti polygons and then all the polygones become like big bowls!
These features are very visible examples of the self-organzing landscapes.The ground surface is not the same all the time.They change their appearance by climate change until they reach to a new balance!( a good smaple for Chaos Theory!)
The salt polygons at Badwater in Death Valley were fascinating!
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This is one of the flagship handguns of Alice Custom Works, designed for easy handling and and excellent accuracy of a handgun of it's type. the slide and frame are made out of high-quality steel, the barrel is hammer forged and uses polygonal rifling or standard rifling on order and the bores are chrome lined. the internals are made out of a mix of steel and titanium parts for maximum reliability. The controls are ambidextrous and the sights use tritium inserts for faster target acquisition in night or day conditions. Magazine sizes range from: 8, 10, 13, 15, and 20 round magazines depending on caliber.(.357 SIG version shown with 15 round magazine)
Calibers available: 5.45×18mm, 5.7×28mm, 5.8×21mm, 7.62×25mm, 9×17mm, 9×18mm, 9×19mm, .357 SIG, 9×21mm, .40 S&W, 10mm Auto, .45 ACP
Cost: 950$ USD
Romanesque church of Saint-Jean de Pourcharesse.
The polygonal bell tower has three crosses indicating the cardinal points.
Almost all the buildings in this area have distinct triangular or squarish polygonal shapes to them.
A picture of a city area with mostly triangle or square-shaped buildings, taken during a cloudy afternoon.
High Quality versions of the Studio Polygon Renown, based off the Wright Renown Volvo B10BLE low-entry bus.
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Update 4/8/09: This is not a new post but wanted to bring it back to the front to let everyone know about a great book that was recently released, it's called Photographing Oregon by Greg Vaughn. He did a great job on this book and I would recommend it for those wanting to photograph the scenic beauty of Oregon. I mention it to since this image was selected to represent the Alvord Desert area. Other great local photographers contributing images to this book include Darren White, Zack Schnepf, Jesse Estes, Sean Bagshaw and more. Happy touring!
Taken seconds after the sun broke over the mountain tops surrounding the Alvord Playa. A very chilly morning, but beautiful.
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Although difficult to quantify, some lenses enhance overall image quality by producing more subjectively pleasing out-of-focus areas. Good bokeh is especially important for large-aperture lenses, macro lenses, and long telephoto lenses because they are typically used with a shallow depth of field. Bokeh is also important for medium telephoto "portrait lenses" (typically 85–150 mm on 35 mm format) because in portraiture photography, the photographer typically seeks to obtain a shallow depth of field to achieve an out-of-focus background and make the subject stand out.
Bokeh characteristics may be quantified by examining the image's circle of confusion. In out-of-focus areas, each point of light becomes an image of the aperture, generally a more or less round disc. Depending how a lens is corrected for spherical aberration, the disc may be uniformly illuminated, brighter near the edge, or brighter near the center. Lenses that are poorly corrected for spherical aberration will show one kind of disc for out-of-focus points in front of the plane of focus, and a different kind for points behind. This may actually be desirable, as blur circles that are dimmer near the edges produce less-defined shapes which blend smoothly with the surrounding image. Lens manufacturers including Nikon, Minolta, and Sony make lenses designed with specific controls to change the rendering of the out-of-focus areas.
The shape of the aperture has an influence on the subjective quality of bokeh as well. For conventional lens designs (with bladed apertures), when a lens is stopped down smaller than its maximum aperture size (minimum f-number), out-of-focus points are blurred into the polygonal shape formed by the aperture blades. This is most apparent when a lens produces hard-edged bokeh. For this reason, some lenses have many aperture blades and/or blades with curved edges to make the aperture more closely approximate a circle rather than a polygon. Minolta has been on the forefront of promoting and introducing lenses with near-ideal circular apertures since 1987, but, since bokeh has become a recognized property of lenses, most other manufacturers now offer lenses with shape-optimized diaphragms, at least for the domain of portraiture photography. In contrast, a catadioptric telephoto lens renders bokehs resembling doughnuts, because its secondary mirror blocks the central part of the aperture opening. Recently, photographers have exploited the shape of the bokeh by creating a simple mask out of card with shapes such as hearts or stars, that the photographer wishes the bokeh to be, and placing it over the lens.[11]
Leica lenses, especially vintage ones, are often claimed to excel in bokeh quality[citation needed], although Leica photographers have tended to make more use of maximum aperture due to the lenses' ability to maintain good sharpness at wide openings and the suitability of the Leica camera system for available-light theatre work and reportage. This reputation is founded on the excellence of Leitz/Leica pre-war lenses, which were at the forefront of complex mathematical design and manufacturing know-how, at a time when all computations and glass making were done by hand.
The Minolta/Sony STF 135mm f/2.8 [T4.5] (with STF standing for smooth trans focus) is a lens which is specifically designed to produce pleasing bokeh. An apodization filter is used to soften the aperture edges which results in a smooth defocused area with gradually fading circles. Those qualities make it the only lens of this kind currently on the market.
The Nikon 105mm DC and 135mm DC lenses (DC stands for "Defocus Control") have a control ring that permits the over-correction or under-correction of spherical aberration to change the bokeh in front of and behind the focal plane.
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Südwestlich der 520-Seelen-Gemeinde Glaubendorf (GM Heldenberg, HL) steht an der Landesstrasse 1221 nach Ruppersthal diese etwa 3,5m hohe gemauerte Wegkapelle. Sie wird örtlich "Post-Kapelle" genannt, nach seinem Stifter. Sie ruht in 326m SH am bewaldeten Gemeindeberg im Ried "Sonnleithen" auf einem rechteckigen Grundfundament auf dem die schlichte Kapelle aufgemauert ist. Hinter der Kapelle ist eine kleine runde Apsis sichtbar. Sie hat an ihrer Vorderseite eine Rundbogenöffnung die durch ein Eisengittertüre mit Lanzenspitzen verschlossen ist. Im kleinen Kapellenraum ist an der Rückseite eine kleine Mensa aufgemauert. Hinter der Mensa ist eine kleine gemauerte Rund-Apsis in der eine polychrome Lourdes-Madonne aufgerichtet ist, - zu beiden Seiten der Statue Blumenschmuck. Die beiden seitlichen Aussenecken zeigen Halbpilaster mit einem kleinen ziegelgedeckten Satteldachaufsatz. Dazwischen ein Blendgiebel mit einem Attikaaufsatz mit einem ziegeldeckten Satteldach. Bekrönend darauf ein einfaches Pilgramkreuz. Hinter dem Blendgiebel ein einfaches flaches Blechdach mit runder Apsisabdeckung. Über der Rundbogennöffnung, in einem polygonen seichten Kartuschenfeld, ist ein kurzes Bittgebet aufgemalt: "Maria hilft zu jeder Zeit, Sie hilft wenn niemand helfen kann. Drum ruf sie voll Vertrauen an!". Stifter dieser Kapelle war der Fuhrwerker Josef Post der mit seinem Pferdefuhrwerk an dieser steilen Stelle im Wald verunglückte - mit glücklichen Ausgang für Josef Post. Letztes bekanntes Restaurierungsjahr war 1988.
Standort: GPS 48.490490, 15.924125
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Art Week Gallery Theme ~ Humanoids ~
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This week 16 March. -22 March. our theme is:
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Orford Castle aerial view - Suffolk
Built by Henry II between 1165–1173, Orford Castle was designed to assert royal power in East Anglia, countering the influence of the Bigod family. Its distinctive polygonal keep, with three clasping towers, remains one of the most complete and unusual keeps in England. Once a royal stronghold, it later passed to the Uffords and other noble families, and by the 16th century much of the outer bailey had been dismantled.
The keep was preserved as a landmark for shipping, restored in the 19th century, and gifted to the Orford Town Trust in 1928. It came under state care in 1962 and is now managed by English Heritage.
Between 2022 and 2023 a £1 million conservation project was carried out after more than a decade of research. The castle’s walls, built largely from fragile local mudstone (septaria), had been eroding badly. To halt further decay, specialists applied a protective lime render across more than 400 m² of wall surface, using some 24 tonnes of material. Additional repairs included work to the roof, drainage, stone dressings and timber windows.
The project, completed in late 2022, has stabilised the structure and given the castle renewed protection against the coastal climate
Visitors can explore from basement to roof, with displays from the Orford Museum Trust inside. Famous locally is the legend of the “Wild Man of Orford,” a mysterious hairy figure said to have been captured here in the 12th century.
We can cut the concrete with our thoughts...
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Nous pouvons couper le béton avec nos pensées ...
Water Orton's original church was a small but ancient building that once stood nearby but was rebuilt and remodeled beyond recognition by the time it was replaced by the present church on a new site which opened in 1879. The old church has now vanished without trace though its churchyard remains in use, and the old medieval cross still stands here substantially complete.
The new church was designed by Bateman & Corser and consisted of a nave with a single north aisle and a polygonal apsed chancel. The tower occupies the north-west corner but alas its once soaring spire suffered badly from the effects of time and poor quality stone and was dismantled in the late 1980s, giving the tower the unusual outline it has today with just the lower courses of its octagonal spire remaining. A suite of modern parish rooms was added to the south side of the church in 2001.
The interior is light and pleasant and beautifully restored in recent years with the chancel ceiling enriched by delightful stenciled decoration on a background of deep blue. The apse windows below are by Hardmans.
The church isn't normally open outside of services aside from short spells on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, to which I timed my visit and am very grateful for the warm welcome I was given here.
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