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One of my entries for the Photography competition in Holy Trinity Church.
Used a bare manual flash.... And how do i say that the flash was placed in front of the subject and on the right side, that can sound "storbist"? :P
My Dad has been in the hospital going on three weeks now. He called me this afternoon and said that they told him he has prostate cancer and possibly colon cancer. Please, please, please keep him in your prayers. Outside of my hubby, my father is my rock. He means the world to me. He has never ever been sick and has never been in the hospital before now. :( I'm not even sure what to think. Just please remember him. I guess it may be weird to ask for prayers on here, but some of you guys are such good buddies and I just felt the need to share this with you.
Oh, and in this photo he's showing me a commissioned painting that he's working on. I'm always fascinated with how his paintings look so real.
WISH YOU HAPPY EED MUBARAK
all my muslims flickr frnds..
Location : On way of Kargil,Ladakh,IND
Payer and faith has no limitation.. it is not importance to go in temple or mazij
or church for payer.. ur payer always connect to god if it is truly by heart..
while traveling on road of Kargil.. at evening time One of Muslim truck driver
had parked his truck on side of road and started his Namaz ( prayer of muslims)..
giving 100% to his payer.. it was really cold out side..14000ft around..
i parked my car almost with safe distance and walked close to him..
coz i dont want to disturb him..One thing i learn from this person..
No matter where u are.. No matter how busy u'r..be with ur god..
keep faith in ur god..
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Typical, perhaps, but still beautiful. Tibetan prayer flags near Danba. Sichuan Province, China. August 2009
Prayer wheels seen commonly all over Sikkim.. They have prayers written on them and the Buddhists believe that spinning them leads to the purification of our souls.. The colours look so beautiful !
Deserted souls,
flying up to heaven
with heavy burdens of prayers.
Souls lost in the middle
alone in the blue.
Prayer Rug
"30 x 18"
Orsoni smalti & mosaic gold
Donna Young
2004
Inspired by a late 19th century 3-medallion prayer rug. Exploration of the rich colors & textural qualities of smalti & mosaic gold as I strove to emulate the lush characteristics of a persian rug.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Meister Eckhart
Fallow deer in the rain at Bradgate Park, Leicestershire.
The song 'Prayers For Rain' by The Cure from one of my favourite albums, 'Disintegration'.......
These Tibetan Prayer Flags were located on a mountain ridge just above the Mahakala cave where Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) meditated. It is in this cave that he realized that fasting and mortifying the flesh would not bring him enlightenment or divine knowledge. This cave is located 12 km from the main town of Bodh Gaya where Siddartha later became enlightened under the Bodhi Tree.
The flags were put up by Tibetan monks from a nearby Monastery. After sharing some tea with me, they encouraged me to climb up the mountain and see the flags they had just hung.
The photo was taken with a Leica M8 using a 28mm ASPH Summicron at F2 with a 1/6000 sec shutter speed.
Zero 2000, Kodak Ektar 100
On our way to Bisbee, Crunchy offered to show me some roadside chapels. We don't have these in Portland. At this one there were three tiny chapel cubicles, open to the pullout, at which travelers might offer prayers to the saints.
We live in an area with many Amish people. This doll, within the collection of a woman who asked me to photograph them, represents an Amish girl wearing a prayer bonnet. The doll stands about eighteen inches (45 cm) tall.
Traditionally, prayer flags come in sets of five, one in each of five primary colors. The five colors represent the elements and are arranged from left to right in a specific order: blue (symbolizing sky/space), white (symbolizing inner-self/cloud), red (symbolizing fire), green (symbolizing water), and yellow (symbolizing earth).
The center of a prayer flag traditionally features a "Ta" (powerful or strong horse) bearing three flaming jewels on its back. The Ta is a symbol of speed and the transformation of bad fortune to good fortune. The three flaming jewels symbolize the Buddha, the Dharma (Buddhist teachings), and the Sangha (Buddhist community), the three cornerstones of Tibetan philosophical tradition.
Surrounding the Ta are various versions of approximately 20 traditional mantras (powerful ritual utterances), each dedicated to a particular deity (in Tibetan, deities are not so much Gods as "aspects of the divine" which are manifest in each part of the whole non-dual universe, including individual humans). These writings include mantras from three of the great Buddhist Bodhisattvas: Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), Chenrezi (Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, and the patron of the Tibetan people), and Manjushri.
BBMaui, Kula, Maui, Hawaii. Wooden statuette of Virgin Mary hand crafted by monks at Lourdes, France.
Entered this in contest in the zoo, if you would like to vote for me please do so here: www.dierenparkemmen.nl/bezoekersinformatie/bezoekersfotos If this is teh most popular pic of the week, it will be entering the pic of the month contest. The winner of that will get the photo on canvas. Thanks :)
So, every now and then Hubby gets an idea and I know it's a lost battle so I don't fight. Fortunately he usually has great ideas. He traded in our old 100-400 and we got a pretty good deal purchasing the new Canon 100-400 4/5.6 USM mark 2. He was polite enough to take me to the store before he brought it home :)
Today, I wanted to test the new baby so we drove out to the zoo. It was nice and quiet, not many people there on a grey winter's day, but in the afternoon the sun came out for a bit.
Are we happy with the new baby? YES! Why? Great IS. The quality of the glass feels like a prime even when you zoom all the way. Ok, maybe not as razor sharp as the Sigma 50 mm ART. But zooming does not feel like a compromise with this lens. With the old one, it sometimes did as the middle of the glass gave the clearest part of the image. Because of the improvements in IS it is possible to use a lower shutter speed when practicing hand held shooting. This is great as sometimes it is just too dark and the beasties move too fast for a low shutter speed.
So, this SInner's Prayer was answered. Nah, seriously, if you do not know the song Sinner's Prayer by Beth Hart, do listen to it. I find it quite a good song.
This otter was holding a clam it found. My husband made the otters stand up like meerkats by holding up little twigs and throwing them in their enclosure. It worked. They reacted the same way our cat Karel does.
Sorry for the wall of text :) Have a great Caturday, we got enthusiastic.
Prayer flags.
Tibetan prayer flags are colorful panels or rectangular cloths often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside. Unknown in other branches of Buddhism, prayer flags are believed to have originated with the original Bön religion, which predated Buddhism in Tibet.
Lhasa, Tibet, China. 2006
Published: American-Chinese Cultural Exchange Center Brochure
I like this pic cos it looks like an old egyptian movie (in the tone, not in the subject!)
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Mugur, Mugurel (Little Buds)
Old Romanian folk song [collected by Anton Pann] in form of a prayer, sung by a church choir
An instrumental version:
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Stelea Monastery in Targoviste, narthex of "The Resurrection" Church
Mănăstirea Stelea, Târgoviște -Biserica "Învierea Domnului" -pronaos
finished in 1645
church founded by Vasile Lupu [hence the Moldavian architectural import in Wallachia]
www.monumenteromania.ro/index.php/monumente/detalii/en/Bi...
www.manastirea-stelea.go.ro/arhitectura-eng.htm
Vasile Lupu
Handsewn textile jewellery, featuring inspiring and/or aspirational words. They are all different and may include beads, hand stitch, charms or buttons.
The prayer flag from a Hindu temple........The Sleeping Buddha in the background!
Tonglu (3036 m), a small hamlet inside the Singalila National Park in the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal in India near the India - Nepal border. It is a roadside halt along the trekking route from Manebhanjang (11km) to Sandakphu. The other and easier way to reach Tonglu is via Dhotre; a 5km trek route winds through the forest to Tonglu.
A panoramic view of snow-covered peaks including the majestic Kangchenjunga range (8,586 m / 28,169 ft), a picturesque trekkers’ hut and solitude — Tonglu is the perfect retreat to explore few leisurely days in the vast natural canvas. If you can't make Sandakphu for your busy schedule, come to Tonglu, you will not be disappointed. In my opinion, Tonglu is one of the best unknown tourist destinations in West Bengal.
Take a overnight train from Kolkata to Siliguri (other option is to fly to Bagdogra). From there, it is a four-hour drive to Dhotre and a further four-hour trek will take you to Tonglu. The trekkers' huts can be booked from the DGHC counter in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri or Darjeeling. A single bed will cost you INR Rs.100 (USD $2) and a room with four beds for USD $8. Foods are available from the caretaker's kitchen with a nominal price.
West Bengal Govt. can easily upgrade the facilities (mainly western-type toilets and foods) with minimum budget. I feel sad when I see tourists avoiding Tonglu for 'noisy' Tumbling (in Nepal) only for better foods and facilities but with a much higher price.
Eastern Himalayas
Beautiful Bengal, India