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And the last church. This is NOT Basil's in Moscow, but the Saviour on the Spilled Blood in St Petersburg (Russia, July 2006)
The Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood (a reference to the assassination attempt on Tsar Alexander II) in St. Petersburg is a 20th century church, consecrated a few years after the first revolutionary stirrings of 1905. Massively out of step with the Zeitgeist, and disregarding the misery of the people, the building is extremely selfish, precious, expensive, artistic and trying to symbolise a pre-Enlightenment sacred canopy. The image of the Pantocrator-Christ, a gigantic mosaic, is on the ceiling of the central dome. Shot taken by busing a manual lens (7Artisans) at f 1.2. Processed in Luminar and macOS High Sierra.
Strobist - SB600 behind and beneath the subject fired at white backdrop at 1/8 power
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I think this is an Autumn Crocus flower (perhaps not a true crocus, possibly a 'storm lily') showing off its profuse pollen production.
I've been visiting Gabriola Island since March 2005 once or twice a year and wait in Nanaimo Harbour for the local ferry to Gabriola. In all that time, I have never seen this type of vessel in the Nanaimo Harbour. As we waited in the harbour for the ferry to depart, I noticed these ocean-going tugs were actually "Spill Response" vessels.
Had no idea why they were there until we sailed out of the harbour and into the Salish Sea on route to Gabriola Island. Have a look at the "Pacific Basin" image.
This was the first thing that came to mind when I thought of the theme "poison." I remember, as a child, seeing all the news footage of the birds and other wildlife who were affected by oil spills, and how awful I felt.
I took this a while ago; but I put it aside, and I thought today was a good day to pull it out of the archives... I've been pressed for time lately, so I haven't taken a lot of shots lately... Hope you like it...
Explore #337 on October 25, 2007
Veteran Boeing 727 G-OSRA, flanked by two Extra EA-300s from the Blades display team, performs a flypast during the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo.
Aircraft: 2Excel Aviation Boeing 727-200 G-OSRA, Extra EA-300L G-ZXCL and G-ZXLL.
Location: RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.
macro Monday theme: superstition
If you tend to be a sloppy cook, you might want to be extra careful when adding salt to your meal. One long-held superstition says that spilling some of that good old sodium chloride might bring you some bad luck. Why is toppling over some salt an omen of misfortune?
The most obvious theory, and the root of this superstition, is that salt was a precious commodity in ancient societies. Because of its difficulty to procure and its high cost, salt became a form of currency. In fact, the word "salary" originates from sal, the Latin word for salt, possibly because Roman soldiers received salt as part of their compensation. (This is also where we get the expression "not worth one's salt.") Spilling something as highly prized as salt was bad form and a big waste, which grew into a warning that this carelessness would bring one bad luck.
people.howstuffworks.com/why-is-it-bad-luck-to-spill-salt...
Three Spill Response vessels are based in Nanaimo Harbour on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Храм Спаса на Крови || Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Санкт-Петербург. Россия || Saint Petersburg, Russia
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I watched "The Mexican Suitcase". Its a lot about the Spanish Civl War. good documentary!
Big meet'n'greet for Ontario Toyota Truck Club at Square One. So if you are near the south parking lot in front of the Irish pub, check us out.... 64 badass trucks!!
A really quick still life and lighting trial I conducted one night... didn't think any were worthy of sharing until I revisited the folder.
The Campanula in our front garden are litterly spilling out of the flower bed onto the grass. They are under the Japanes Maple tree and seem to like the shady spot.