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Yep, my wife, Donna, is the Emilda Marcos of reading glasses. This isn't the entire collection, by the way! Thought that the shadows made the shot more interesting.
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one." ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
Some say the grass is always greener on the other side. So you will always take more photos when you're travelling because somehow you'll find the place you're living in rather mundane... well, I can't say the same about Valencia. I still love exploring and I still see something new every single day, even in the places I visit regularly.
"The Reader"
You don't require being alone to concentrate.
Kumbh Mela, the largest spiritual gathering of mankind on the Earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of the 'Sangam'- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. Millions of devotees take a holy dip in the sacred water during the mela. Maha Kumbha Mela held only at Prayag, once in every 144 years.
It is believed that at the historic moment of the Maha Kumbh Mela, the river turns itself into sanctity spots filled with ‘Amrita’ (Panacia or elixir of immortality). The pilgrims get once in a lifetime chance to bathe in the spirit of holiness, auspiciousness and salvation.
As mythology tells us, when Gods (Devtas) and Demons (Asura) used to reside on Earth, Gods were under the influence of a curse that gave birth of fear in them eventually making them weak. Brahma (the Creator) advised them to churn the milky ocean to obtain the elixir of immortality (Amrita). And Kumbh was the spot chosen to store the nectar of immortality recovered from Samudramanthan.
For 12 heavenly days and 12 heavenly nights, equivalent to 12 Earthly years, Gods were chased by Demons for the possession of Amrita. During the chase for the Amrita, few drops of this elixir out of its ‘Kumbha’ (Pot) fell on four places now known as Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. The whole Kumbha mela (carnival) and its cycle is a remembrance of that Mythological story. The mela takes place in all these four places. Out of these the one celebrated at the Holy Sangam in Allahabad is the largest and believed to be the holiest one. Thus the Kumbh Mela became one of the main festivals of Hindus as well as the largest spiritual gathering of mankind on Earth.
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A shopkeeper boy sitting outside his shop busy reading newspaper.
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Reader Rock Garden Historic Park is one of Calgary's most unique cultural landscapes featuring the restored Reader's Garden Café, rock pathways, bridges, benches and beautiful flowers.
Avec détachement,
Elle sape mes rêves.
D’un regard absent,
Elle signe la trêve
Tout ce qui en découle
Aussitôt stoppé net
Moi qui buvais mon soul
Mon univers s’arrête.
Serait-ce volontaire,
Cette désinvolture ?
Me jeter à la mer,
En cherchant l’aventure.
Je prendrais bien le risque
D’ôter les couvertures
De me faire odalisque
Bijou de diamant pur
Car qui ne tente pas
De décrocher la lune
Ne peut en aucun cas
En arpenter les dunes.
A Happy reader sent me his photo of himself holding a copy of my book and asked me to alter the image!
I went out from the gothic cathedral of Strasbourg (Alsace, France) when I saw this man leaning against the wall and consulting the guide. More than him, the position just below a gargoyle hit me, which in this case seems more intent on reading a latch that not to intimidate anyone who crosses the entrance.
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Uscivo dalla cattedrale gotica di Strasburgo (Alsazia, Francia) quando ho visto questo signore appoggiato al muro intento a consultare la guida turistica. Più di lui però mi ha colpito la scena e la posizione proprio sotto a un gargoyle, che in questo caso sembra più intento a leggere a scrocco che non a intimorire chi varca l'ingresso.
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Captured with a Nikon Df and a Nikkor AF-S 58mm ƒ1:1.4, post processed in Lightroom using VSCO Film.
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A nice shot, taken by my lovely and photographically talented wife, of the bronze and wood sculpture "The Newspaper Reader," by J. Seward Johnson, Jr. Cast in the late 1970s, the piece was installed in Steinman Park on King Street in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania in June of 1981. It is located very near Penn Square in the center of town.
Ihagee Exakta
Carl Zeiss Pancolar 50mm 2.0
Lucky Film Push + 2
See more photos of Cats in my Cat set.
如欲觀看更多 貓 照片請瀏覽 Cat 相片集
See more photos of Other Animals in my Other Animals set.
如欲觀看更多 其他動物 照片請瀏覽 Other Animals 相片集