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Sur le haut plateau des Causses du Larzac, La Couvertoirade raconte plusieurs histoires : celle des Templiers qui édifièrent le château au XIIème siècle, celle des Hospitaliers qui, au XVème siècle, leur succédèrent et enfermèrent la cité dans une couronne de remparts puis celle de l'apogée économique et démographique du village avec ses belles demeures des XVI et XVIIème siècles. Ici, on peut voir l’église et le cimetière des Templiers, ainsi que la tour fortigfièe.
On the high plateau of Causses du Larzac, La Couvertoirade tells several stories: that of the Knights Templar who built the castle in the twelfth century, the Hospitallers who, in the fifteenth century, succeeded them and locked the city in a crown of ramparts and that of the economic and demographic peak of the village with its beautiful houses of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Here you can see the church and the Templar cemetery, as well as the fortified tower.
En la meseta alta de Causses du Larzac, La Couvertoirade cuenta varias historias: la de los Caballeros Templarios que construyeron el castillo en el siglo XII, los Hospitalarios que, en el siglo XV, los sucedieron y encerraron a la ciudad en una corona de murallas y la de Pico económico y demográfico del pueblo con sus hermosas casas de los siglos XVI y XVII. Aquí se puede ver la iglesia y el cementerio templario, así como la torre forti
The ubiquitous HVPC arches photo. Everyone's got one. I like this one because it's darker than most you'll see which try to capture the color and light in this area (some succeed quite nicely).
This is one of those shots that looks so much more impressive in its high-res version, but I'm saving that for myself right now.
Not a wet paeony :)
What is reality? Is it an image? A reflection of an image? Or is it what we see?
Well... no to all of these. So the question remains an intriguing one. And the more I read about human perception the more intriguing it becomes: our minds don't see what our eyes do…
(And if, perchance, you find your curiosity piqued, ask yourself the question why are tiger and zebra stripes vertical and not horizontal. It’s not an accident and nor a creative whim, and the answer is relevant to photography too….)
This is for the Smile on Saturday group’s Reflection on Black theme.
It’s a visual tease of course. There are three questions in the puzzle:
What is it?
Which way is what?
Where’s the mirror?
All easy to answer, but if your eyes pause even for a moment as they work it out I will feel I have succeeded in my objective.
Curiously, for me, I found it much more obvious looking at the thumbnail than at the full-screen version. And that itself is a comment on our perception I think....
I read somewhere, and it’s true for me, that a photograph that takes the mind a little while to work out generally will be perceived as a more interesting one. And that is why we find record shots and clichéd images less engaging than the creative ones - sometimes just changing the viewpoint makes capture interesting (we all take our images at head height don’t we lol.)
This is part of a set I took 18 months ago, though I only processed this particular perspective today. If you want confirmation of what it is you can rummage through my photostream to find out...
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image! Happy Smile on Saturday :)
[Tripod mount; delayed-release. Black background on black glazed ceramic tile, side-lit with LED torch.
Processed in Capture One using levels to make things blacker and then balancing the light to give some detail in the reflection. Enhanceds colours, particularly the blue and the orange. Because I like them :)
Used a gradient masked layer to brighten the reflection part to decrease the disparity in lightness against the source.
Nik Color Efex Pro for a Classic Soft Focus effect to introduce a glow to the highlights. This was a bit over the top so I blended the effect layer back into the original using Darken mode.
Flipped vertically. For fun.
Then we were done :)]
She looked so shy and fragile ... but I succeeded to interview her about the history of the village.
- Experiment did not succeed 100%
- I tried to take a photo studio to be factually
- I worked about 3 hours
- I have not completed because the difficulty of dealing with birds
lens : 85mm f/1.8
Aperture f/2.2
SS 1/250
2 Flashes
Workshop
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The first Mughal Emperor, Babur, was succeeded by his son, Humayun, who ruled in India for a decade but was expelled. Eventually he took refuge with the Safavid shah of Persia, who helped him regain Delhi in 1555, the year before his death. Humayun's Persian wife, Hamida Begum, supervised the construction from 1562-1572 of her husband's tomb in Delhi. The architect, Mirak Mirza Ghiyuath, was Persian and had previously designed buildings in Herat (now northwest Afghanistan), Bukhara (now Uzbekistan), and elsewhere in India. The location chosen for the building on the bank of the Yamuna river adjoins the shrine of an important Sufi Chistiyya order saint, Nizam al-Din Awliya. The Chistiyya was particularly venerated by the Mughals; Humayun's son, Akbar, would build his new palace at Fatehpur Sikri next to the shrine of another saint of the Chistiyya order.
The tomb established some of the important norms for later Mughal mausolea. It is set in a geometrically arranged garden criscrossed by numerous water channels and probably representing symbolically a paradise setting. Such typical Persian gardens had been introduced into India by Babur; later they would be found in the Red Fort in Delhi and at the Taj Mahal in Agra. The architectural form of the building is Persian and especially in its main chamber shows some familiarity with the tomb of the Mongol Ilkhanid ruler of Persia, Oljeytu, at Sultaniyya. It is one of a long line of Mughal buildings influenced by Timurid architecture, notably the tomb of Timur (Tamerlane) in Samarkand. Babur was proud of his Timurid heritage and deeply regretted his inability to hold Samarkand. His successors continued to dream of regaining Samarkand and would interrogate visitors about Timur's tomb. Humayun's tomb is the first Indian building to use the Persian double dome; it is noteworthy for its harmonious proportions. As with later Mughal tombs, that of Humayun is set upon a podium or platform (see another example in the Taj Mahal). The most obvious Indian features of the architecture are the small kiosks or chhatris on the roof. The building is also noteworthy for its inlaid tile work, carving embodying both Indian and Persian decorative elements, and its carved stone screens.
This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal.
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi is the first of the grand dynastic mausoleums that were to become synonyms of Mughal architecture with the architectural style reaching its zenith 80 years later at the later Taj Mahal. Humayun’s Tomb stands within a complex of 21.60 ha. that includes other contemporary, 16th century Mughal garden-tombs such as Nila Gumbad, Isa Khan, Bu Halima, Afsarwala, Barber’s Tomb and the complex where the craftsmen employed for the Building of Humayun’s Tomb stayed, the Arab Serai.
Humayun’s Tomb was built in the 1560’s, with the patronage of Humayun’s son, the great Emperor Akbar. Persian and Indian craftsmen worked together to build the garden-tomb, far grander than any tomb built before in the Islamic world. Humayun’s garden-tomb is an example of the charbagh (a four quadrant garden with the four rivers of Quranic paradise represented), with pools joined by channels. The garden is entered from lofty gateways on the south and from the west with pavilions located in the centre of the eastern and northern walls.
The mausoleum itself stands on a high, wide terraced platform with two bay deep vaulted cells on all four sides. It has an irregular octagon plan with four long sides and chamfered edges. It is surmounted by a 42.5 m high double dome clad with marble flanked by pillared kiosks (chhatris) and the domes of the central chhatris are adorned with glazed ceramic tiles. The middle of each side is deeply recessed by large arched vaults with a series of smaller ones set into the facade.
The interior is a large octagonal chamber with vaulted roof compartments interconnected by galleries or corridors. This octagonal plan is repeated on the second storey. The structure is of dressed stone clad in red sandstone with white and black inlaid marble borders.
Humayun’s garden-tomb is also called the ‘dormitory of the Mughals’ as in the cells are buried over 150 Mughal family members.
The tomb stands in an extremely significant archaeological setting, centred at the Shrine of the 14th century Sufi Saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. Since it is considered auspicious to be buried near a saint’s grave, seven centuries of tomb building has led to the area becoming the densest ensemble of medieval Islamic buildings in India.
I do not have superior intelligence or faultless looks.
I do not captivate a room or run a mile under six minutes.
I only succeeded because I was still working after everyone else went to sleep.
_________________Greg Evans _______________
The cattle egret succeeded in driving away a snowy egret that had tried to land near a cattle egret nest. Taken at Bird Island in Murphy Park in Taylor, Texas.
The first phase of the ambush had succeeded - Albornian forces were forced to retreat from the swamps down the forest path and attempted to find a way around the muddy obstacle. Their attempt, however, was futile. No sooner had they emerged from the swamp then they were met by another force of our soldiers, pushing them back to the border.
The element of surprise and our knowledge of the terrain really made a large difference - if not for those two factors, I'm sure our casualties would have been much larger.
I was stationed with the other archers, who were to stand at a distance from the thick of the battle and pick off Albornian soldiers. I would have much rather been stationed as a Caeliadon rider, but I suppose with little to none experience on riding the winged animals was, I was not the best candidate for that position. Dalayor was to be paired with a rather hostile elf under the name of Kiirion Fensys - I couldn't help but think that he would have been safer in the hands of someone who didn't scare young cadets for fun.
Once the battle had begun, I became aware of just how important archers could be in a battle. Whenever I spotted someone in immediate danger I would single out his attacker and do my best to help him out.
After about 15 minutes of the battle I heard someone call;
"Cowards!"
I turned to see an Albornian soldier who had snuck behind our lines. I raised my bow to shoot him, but as I did he whipped out his sword and challenged me to a duel.
I accepted and brandished my dirk. The soldier was not very skilled and I soon dispatched of him. Once I had finished dueling him I noticed my garrison had moved on. With any luck, we'll have pushed Alborne back to the border by now.
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My newest build for the Fractured Kingdoms MOC, a collab with Peninsula bricks. Be sure to check him out (link below)!
www.instagram.com/peninsula_bricks/
For more information about the MOC itself, watch this video:
Fort Myers or Ft. Myers, is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. It has grown rapidly in recent years. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 62,298 and in 2017 was estimated at 79,943.
Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within Florida. The winter estates of Thomas Edison ("Seminole Lodge") and Henry Ford ("The Mangoes") are major attractions. The city is named after Colonel Abraham Myers.
Spain originally had colonial influence in Florida, succeeded by Great Britain and, lastly, the United States. During the American Indian Wars of the 1830s, the United States built Fort Myers as one of the first forts along the Caloosahatchee River; it was used as a base of operations against the Seminole. During the Seminole Wars and Indian Removal period, Fort Myers was a strategic location, with access to Atlantic waterways. While many Seminole were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River, others used their knowledge of the Everglades and Florida wilderness to resist the Americans. They were never defeated and two federally recognized Seminole tribes still control some of their historic territory.
During the American Civil War, Confederate blockade runners and cattle ranchers were based in Fort Myers. These settlers prospered through trading with the Seminole and Union soldiers.
The Fort Myers community was founded after the American Civil War by Captain Manuel A. Gonzalez on February 21, 1866. Captain Gonzalez was familiar with the area as a result of his years of service delivering mail and supplies to the Union Army at the Fort during the Seminole Indian Wars and Civil War.[ When the U.S. Government abandoned the fort following the Civil War, Gonzalez sailed from Key West, Florida to found the community. Three weeks later, Joseph Vivas and his wife, Christianna Stirrup Vivas, arrived with Gonzalez's wife, Evalina, and daughter Mary.
Gonzalez settled his family near the abandoned Fort Myers, where he began the area's first trading post. Gonzalez traded tobacco, beads, and gunpowder, and sold otter, bobcat, and gator hide, to the neighboring Seminole. A small community began to form around the trading post.
In the late 19th century, northerners began to travel to Florida in the winter. Some saw development opportunities. In 1881, the wealthy industrialist Hamilton Disston of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania came to the Caloosahatchee Valley. He planned to dredge and drain the Everglades for development. Diston connected Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River; this allowed steamboats to run from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Okeechobee and up the Kissimmee River.
On August 12, 1885, the small town of Fort Myers—all 349 residents—was incorporated. By that time, it was the second-largest town on Florida's Gulf Coast south of Cedar Key.
In 1885, inventor Thomas Alva Edison was cruising Florida's west coast and stopped to visit Fort Myers. He soon bought 13 acres along the Caloosahatchee River in town. There he built his home "Seminole Lodge", as a winter retreat. It included a laboratory for his continuing work. After the Lodge was completed in 1886, Edison and his wife, Mina, spent many winters in Fort Myers. Edison also enjoyed local recreational fishing, for which Fort Myers had gained a national reputation.
In 1898, the Royal Palm Hotel was constructed. This luxury hotel attracted many tourists and established Fort Myers nationally as a winter resort destination.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Myers,_Florida
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An alert came, as on a number of previous occasions, that it might be possible to see the aurora by camera anywhere in the UK. I haven't previously succeeded in seeing the phenomenon. However, it was a clear, starry night, so we thought there might just be a chance. We headed down to the stone jetty at Aberystwyth harbour knowing that, at it's extreme point, we had a clear view north and we could get there quickly...
I set the tripod up, then remembered that I should have brought my remote control. Still, I thought, what have I to lose, give it a try. And so I did. How exciting it was to see the green arch in the back of the camera. It remained visible for over an hour with it's intensity varying and 'pillars' seemingly appearing and disappearing. Having had two trips to Norway, in the hope of seeing the lights, cancelled due to Covid this was all the more amazing. I have seen 'better, more dramatic' pictures of auroras. However, this is what I captured close to home and as such is pretty special to me...
There are a lot of grim cults in this world. People from old families for whom it is not enough to have wealth and power among ordinary people. They wants something bigger. Something more special.
They study forbidden knowledge from ancient books and perform godless rituals in their demonic chapels.
And it's best for you to die before they succeed, trust me
G'day everyone, I'm finished! I'm succeeded on a beautiful 1 bedroom, 2 lounge, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen home. A fierce, Modern* & masculine Interior incorporating solid wooden trims, natural grain cemented brick walls, steel beam supports around the Exterior, surrounded by nature on the edge of an island! - More photo's to come soon!
I appreciate it so much that you've really given me this opportunity, I'm so grateful - Thank you Todd & Mikey, I'm just absolutely astonished with the credibility from the very beginning of the first rock foundation, and building up a home, I am just lost for words I can't see the keyboard, I've been balling my eyes out majority of this journey, my eyes are stinging! lol
It just means so much to me, to make people smile & get the best quality homes, exteriors & interiors that they possibly can, to makes someone's day is enough ♥
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Song Choice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQT4dZ41Me0 - Elekfantz vs Bob Marley - Wish Jammin
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration comes from.
The Chipmunk was designed to succeed the de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane trainer that was widely used during the Second World War. Wsiewołod Jakimiuk, a Polish pre-war engineer, created the first design of the aircraft at de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. It is an all-metal, low wing, tandem seat, single-engined aeroplane with a conventional tail wheel, fixed landing gear and fabric-covered control surfaces. CF-DIO-X, the Chipmunk prototype, flew for the first time at Downsview, Toronto on 22 May 1946 with Pat Fillingham, test pilot from the parent de Havilland company, at the controls. The production version of the Chipmunk was powered by a 145 hp inline de Havilland Gipsy Major 8 engine.
The RAF received 735 Chipmunks, designated de Havilland Chipmunk T.10, manufactured in the UK by the de Havilland parent company as a Tiger Moth replacement. Production began at the DH Hatfield factory but soon transferred to their plant at Hawarden Airport, Broughton near Chester. They initially served with Reserve Flying Squadrons (RFS) of the RAF Volunteer Reserve (VR) as well as the University Air Squadrons. Chipmunks were pressed into service in Cyprus on internal security flights during the conflict in 1958. Chipmunk T.10s were also used by the Army Air Corps and Fleet Air Arm for primary training.
Chipmunks remained in service with ATC Air Experience Flights until 1996 (the final AEF to use the Chipmunk was No. 10 Air Experience Flight, RAF Woodvale) when they were replaced by the Scottish Aviation Bulldog. When I was an Air Cadet I had the pleasure of flying in one from the long runway at RAF Manston
MY THANKS TO ALL WHO VISIT AND COMMENT IT IS APPRECIATED
I have titled this series Romanesque England, and so far it does correspond fairly well to what we have seen. Today however, and for the last church in the series, we visit a truly pre-Romanesque wonder, which also claims to be the oldest wooden church in the world: Saint Andrew in the hamlet of Greensted-juxta-Ongar (isn’t that a delicious name in and of itself?) in Essex.
There have been various attempts at dendrochronology dating on the timbers, bringing back results ranging from 845 to 1055 (the latter with a margin of error of 10 to 55 years). The differing results are not surprising: even though the best oak wood was certainly selected for the walls, it is to be expected that a lesser specimen went undetected and had to be replaced a couple hundred years down the road. The oldest parts (the walls of the nave) indeed appear to be what we in Continental Europe would call Carolingian, and even though that church was subjected to a lot of later alterations (the chancel is 16th century and the wooden tower 17th), it retains a unique and enormously attractive atmosphere as an ancient place of worship. The southern porch and three dormer windows were also added during the 17th century, and unfortunately further remodeled during the extensive Victorian “restoration” this church had to undergo —or should I say withstand?
Archæologists even tell us that a previous, very basic church, probably existed here as early as the late 500s, as traces of it have been found under the present chancel, which replaced an earlier, timber-made one. It may even have succeeded a more ancient, and Pagan, place of worship: early Christianity is known for having so “appropriated” (or should I say “expropriated”?) temples and oratories of cults it sought to replace. Building a church over them was a convenient way to obliterate previous constructions, effectively wiping them from the sight of the next generation —and generational succession happened quickly in those times when life was terribly short. Memory often remained through spoken tradition, though, and sometimes still remains to this day, albeit deformed by the many retellings...
Most of the generations that came before, say, the second half of the 20th century, either didn’t care about maintaining old buildings they inherited from their forefathers, or didn’t know how to do the job properly. They razed and replaced, or they maimed and rent, however well-intentioned they may have been. Considering, it is kind of miraculous that this extremely old church, even more so as it is made of a material not as durable as stone, has managed to reach our times relatively unscathed, at least as far as the nave is concerned.
This is a must-see for anyone interested in the Middle Ages, a truly unique survivor of Carolingian times... even if finding it isn’t the easiest thing, even with a good satnav!
Inside the venerable nave, managing to “unsee” all the ugliness superimposed by modernizers and other “restorators” is not easy, but try and focus on the splendid wood frame, which does indeed show, maybe, some inspiration from Scandinavian countries, as some authors think that was where this church got some of its stylistic flair...
In close communion with the real nature, we learn that the most important thing is to be alive… to love… not to succeed ... photography is definitively a philosophical art for me…!!! Ü
My wild lake reflection...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated on other of my small piece of planet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
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Lumière dans les ténèbres...!!!
En étroite communion avec la Nature, nous apprenons que ce qui importe le plus c’est d’être en vie… d’aimer… et non de réussir… la photographie est définitivement un art philosophique pour moi…!!! Ü
Reflet de mon lac sauvage …!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste concentré sur un autre petit morceau de planète ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
Singapore at Night. Long exposure.
Easy stroll with my young who slowly developing some interest in photography.
Enjoy, Mario.
Thank you for your comments, suggestions and favorites.
Icelandair succeeded in the almost impossible task of creating a second special livery that is on par with the awesome Hekla Aurora... really couldn't say which one I prefer now!
Ice Air 549 is seen speeding up 24 on its way to Keflavik in perfect December weather. Thanks FI for sending your specials regularly to Orly!!
The LPM-66 succeeds where others have failed when it comes to packing big features into a small package.
A PDW to the core, the LPM-66 is the perfect weapon for your private security detail, or vehicle crew. Production models lack a stock, however the recoil is negligible. This is in part due to the unique caseless 5.7x28mm cartridge.
The cartridge isn't the only unique aspect of the LPM-66. Rather than a traditional layout, the LPM-66 feeds from a side-loaded 20-round detachable magazine. This greatly reduces the overall profile of the weapon. Depressing the lever on the trigger guard causes the magazine to pivot away from the receiver, allowing it to be quickly replaced.
Integral foregrip and quad-rail models available.
Courtesy of ORION Tehnologies
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Credit to Shock for the rails and Option for the font.
All 0.6 and no 0.7 makes Bengay suck at 0.7.....Holy shit this came out rough. In my defense, 8 hours in a plane isn't a very good place to PMG....
My first and second attempts at a sequence. Shot on the south side of the Foreign Languages Building at U of I Champaign/Urbana
Model: Drew Hauck
In 1981 the Peugeot J7 was succeeded by the J9. In fact it was a modernized J7 but only very few parts were exchangeable.
Like the J7 also the Peugeot J9 was available in many models and body variations.
Along with the J9 also the 1981-1993 Peugeot J5 was built. It had a totally redesigned body which was developed in cooperation with Citroën, Fiat and Talbot UK.
After production of the J9 in France was ceased it was continued under license by Karsan in Turkey till 2010.
1971 cc petrol engine.
Production Peugeot J9: Jan. 1981-1991.
Original first reg. number: July 1983.
New French pseudo-historical reg. number: after Oct. 2009.
Goirle, Parallelweg, Sept. 4, 2019.
© 2019 Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
They fought for us, they died for our freedom... They defeated evil in the face of great odds. Evil, today, is checked by their presence... Remove the American Soldier from history - from the South Pacific, from Normandy, from backwaters around the globe - and you aren't on the back-deck flipping burgers and drinking beer... Stop and think what the world would be like absent the stones in Arlington Cemetery... Better, ask your child, your son or daughter... They live in a country in which soldiers shield them. If they can't answer the question, the American Soldier succeeded, he quietly did his job... History repeats because lessons fade -- wither and die in the wake of spilt blood... But rest assured, the American Soldier knows history -- and he will be ready when the time comes again, when the world needs him, because the world, saved by him, advanced.... And forgot.
~ @GHalv
The Penguins have succeeded in finding the secrets of flight! The Penguin Viper is a Multi-role aircraft for the nation that is capable of full air superiority. The two man and one penguin fitter hosts two devastating missiles and four wing mounted cannons, not to mention the penguin turret. Two retractable landing gear are also provided with hatches. The main wings of the fighter can fold at the ends and air flaps are situated behind the main wings. Three robust engine are equipped to gain superiority over other aircraft.
I had a lot of fun building this one. The whole model ended up twice as long as I originally intended, but I think it turned out really well!
If you want to see more penguin builds, click here:
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I succeeded in my near 2 year quest to photograph one of these weasels, thanks to Michael A., who spotted this mink earlier in the morning and told me where he saw it.
#4 in Flickr Explore November 21, 2022
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The changeable weather of the Alps does not always allow capturing reflections in mountain lakes, but when it succeeds, a breathtaking picture of scenic mountains overturned into the water appears...
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Mooserboden lake, state of Salzburg, Austria
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This photo was Chosen for The Top Pics Of the Month Gallery (November, 2022) www.flickr.com/groups/1803141@N25/discuss/72157657003182913/
in the Group "ItalianLifeStyle 15+ Faves (Level 1)"
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See my new photos in the "My Travels" album:
Unforgettable Hikes in the Swiss Alps
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53999013221
Mountain Paradise in Central Switzerland
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53982603700
We are attracted by roads and passes
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53933324555
The attraction of mountain panoramas
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53903556343
Classic Swiss mountain landscape
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53888809569
Evening in the Bernese Alps
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53872134607
One of the gems of the Swiss lakes
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53858346545
The majesty of the mountains and the serpentines of the Alpine roads
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53843351015
Lake, mountains, glacier - what else is needed for happiness?
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53749940309
Spectacular alpine panorama from the top of Mont Fort
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53733788803
Classic of the Mont Blanc massif in the Chamonix valley
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53701191872
The hidden gem of Swiss glaciers
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53686682556
Mont Blanc massif from Punta Helbronner
I finallly succeeded capturing this nebula. (250 15 sec frames stack. No telescope and a handmade tracker)
The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter. It is located at a distance of 4700 light years from our solar system.
Did a shoot for a band called For Eyes at the weekend. Didn't get the best results but we can't always succeed now can we?
"I never succeed in painting scenes, however beautiful, immediately upon returning from them. I must wait for a time to draw a veil over the common details."
- Thomas Cole
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This image was made in the fall of 2023 on a beautifully calm morning on the Hudson River. I've photographed from this location countless times before but had never been inspired to point the camera in this direction. That changed when the sun broke through the clouds, bathing the scene in golden light and emphasizing the remaining fall colors on the cliff and distant mountain. The water's surface was like glass, reflecting the painterly clouds from above. I may have missed this entirely if I hadn't turned around to take in the surroundings.
When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse.
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
"Just what you worth"
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream, down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face and I...
Tears stream, down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I...
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you.
Coldplay: Fix You
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. - Stephen Hawking
Nutt succeeded her friend Arthur Lismer at the helm of the Victoria School of Art ( Now NSCAD University ) in 1919, a post she held for twenty-five years. The support she gave to women artists was instrumental in the development of the art of the region, while her ability to capture the distinctive light of Atlantic sea and sky secured her a special place in the art history of the Maritimes.
I succeeded in capturing an double decker driving on the Regent Street in the window.
LUMIX 20mm f1.7 with Panasonic DMC-GX7
January 20th, 2014
Regent Street, London, UK
Portail de la chapelle de l'abbaye Saint-Germain-des-Prés réalisé par Pierre de Montreuil (vers 1200 - 1267) rare architecte connu du XIII° siècle. Il a officié à Paris entre 1230 et 1267. On lui doit la chapelle et le réfectoire de Saint-Germain-des-Prés aujourd'hui détruits. Vers 1258, il succède à Jehan de Chelles comme architecte de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. Il y construit notamment le bras sud du transept et la porte rouge.
Portal of the chapel of the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés made by Pierre de Montreuil (around 1200 - 1267), a rare known architect of the 13th century. He worked in Paris between 1230 and 1267. We owe him the chapel and refectory of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, which have now been destroyed. Around 1258, he succeeded Jehan de Chelles as architect of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral. He built the southern arm of the transept and the red door.
I've been wanting to try (and succeed) at this kind of shot for a long, long time. Usually the opportunity doesn't present itself in a typical campground - too many overhead trees. Usually you have to camp in the backcountry to attempt such a shot. But I was lucky at Glacier National Park - I was able to obtain a site at the edge of the campground, one that was relatively free of crowding trees and open to the sky above.
I made three exposures, total, this being the longest (somewhere between 40 and 60 minutes I think). I was also working against an almost full moon rising off to the left of the image. For each exposure, after tripping the shutter, I'd crawl into the tent, zip it closed and flash my light around the interior for about a minute or two. Then I'd turn the light off, crawl back out, zip the tent up and go sit in the car and read while the exposure finished. I do wish the star trails had shown up a bit more brightly, but I did what I could while working against the moon.
I also tried some star trail shots on my trip back to Oregon, from my campground in the Tetons, so we'll see how those turn out... but it will be quite awhile before that roll is finished and printed (ah, the anticipation of film... sweeter, to me, than the instant gratification of digital).
Taken on either Fuji Velvia 50 or Provia 100 slide film... unfortunately, the slides don't tell me which is which.
Those that are succeeding and are thrilled and joyful in the unfolding will often tell you, "I've dreamed this since I was little. I imagined it, I pretended it, I used to practice with the hairbrush pretending it was a microphone." Purity is the alignment of energy. Doesn't matter what anybody else thinks about anything. It only matters what you think about it.
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Fort Myers or Ft. Myers, is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. It has grown rapidly in recent years. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 62,298 and in 2017 was estimated at 79,943.
Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within Florida. The winter estates of Thomas Edison ("Seminole Lodge") and Henry Ford ("The Mangoes") are major attractions. The city is named after Colonel Abraham Myers.
Spain originally had colonial influence in Florida, succeeded by Great Britain and, lastly, the United States. During the American Indian Wars of the 1830s, the United States built Fort Myers as one of the first forts along the Caloosahatchee River; it was used as a base of operations against the Seminole. During the Seminole Wars and Indian Removal period, Fort Myers was a strategic location, with access to Atlantic waterways. While many Seminole were forced to remove to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River, others used their knowledge of the Everglades and Florida wilderness to resist the Americans. They were never defeated and two federally recognized Seminole tribes still control some of their historic territory.
During the American Civil War, Confederate blockade runners and cattle ranchers were based in Fort Myers. These settlers prospered through trading with the Seminole and Union soldiers.
The Fort Myers community was founded after the American Civil War by Captain Manuel A. Gonzalez on February 21, 1866. Captain Gonzalez was familiar with the area as a result of his years of service delivering mail and supplies to the Union Army at the Fort during the Seminole Indian Wars and Civil War.[ When the U.S. Government abandoned the fort following the Civil War, Gonzalez sailed from Key West, Florida to found the community. Three weeks later, Joseph Vivas and his wife, Christianna Stirrup Vivas, arrived with Gonzalez's wife, Evalina, and daughter Mary.
Gonzalez settled his family near the abandoned Fort Myers, where he began the area's first trading post. Gonzalez traded tobacco, beads, and gunpowder, and sold otter, bobcat, and gator hide, to the neighboring Seminole. A small community began to form around the trading post.
In the late 19th century, northerners began to travel to Florida in the winter. Some saw development opportunities. In 1881, the wealthy industrialist Hamilton Disston of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania came to the Caloosahatchee Valley. He planned to dredge and drain the Everglades for development. Diston connected Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River; this allowed steamboats to run from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Okeechobee and up the Kissimmee River.
On August 12, 1885, the small town of Fort Myers—all 349 residents—was incorporated. By that time, it was the second-largest town on Florida's Gulf Coast south of Cedar Key.
In 1885, inventor Thomas Alva Edison was cruising Florida's west coast and stopped to visit Fort Myers. He soon bought 13 acres along the Caloosahatchee River in town. There he built his home "Seminole Lodge", as a winter retreat. It included a laboratory for his continuing work. After the Lodge was completed in 1886, Edison and his wife, Mina, spent many winters in Fort Myers. Edison also enjoyed local recreational fishing, for which Fort Myers had gained a national reputation.
In 1898, the Royal Palm Hotel was constructed. This luxury hotel attracted many tourists and established Fort Myers nationally as a winter resort destination.
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Frederic Leighton, British
One of the leading artists of the tendency in British art known as the Aesthetic Movement, Frederic Leighton trained in the continental academic tradition in Germany, Italy, and France and insisted upon beauty and form as the artist’s primary concerns. He was elected president of the Royal Academy in 1878 and elevated to the peerage in 1896.
In 1853, the young Leighton met Adelaide Sartoris, a former opera singer and celebrated hostess whose friendship provided him with an entrée into artistic and fashionable society. He seems to have painted this celebrated portrait of Adelaide’s daughter, Mary Theodosia (May) around 1860, the year after he settled in London. She is aged about fifteen and depicted in the setting of the family’s country residence in Hampshire. The fallen tree suggests the passage of time and mortality, accentuating her fragile beauty.
A descendant of the Kemble family—one of the most distinguished English theatrical dynasties—May was a talented amateur actress and singer. She married Henry Evans Gordon in 1871, and Leighton painted two further portraits of her in the succeeding years.
Top row left to right: Tom Riley, Clara Burgen, Morgan Sanders, Ruby Taylor, Alex Collins, Mattie Thompson, Sid Nolan, Jessie Riley, Sid McCauley, Daisy Riley.
Bottom row left to right: Walter Coleman, Annie Coleman, Roger Valentine, Lizzy Cook, Chuck McCauley, Alma Mentzen, H.D. Davis, Ethyl Lively, Bird Riley, Maud Williams, Mrs. H.P. Davis, John Abby, Daisy Coleman, Spencer Starnes.
Four of the children are: Menta Davis, G.W. Tull, Grady Davis, Dean Mathis.
Tom Riley was David Thomson Riley (1881-1970), son of David Love Riley, Jr. & his second wife, Nannie Arabella Thomson. David Love Riley, Jr. was my great great grandfather, I descend from he and his first wife, Mary C. Hobbs.
Morgan Sanders was Morgan Gurley Sanders (1878-1956) who was admitted to the bar in 1901, served in the Texas House of Representatives 1902-1906, was the Van Zandt County, Texas prosecuting attorney 1910-1914, the District Attorney of the Texas Seventh Judicial District in 1915 & 1916, and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat to the 67th Congress and the 8 succeeding congresses 1921-1939.
Sid Nolen was Albert Sidney Nolen (1872-1941), a druggist in Canton, Texas for 50 years and husband to my great grandaunt, Jessie Love Riley.
Jessie Riley was Jessie Love Riley (1876-1966), my great grandaunt and the daughter of David Love Riley, Jr. and his first wife, Mary C. Hobbs. This photo would have been taken before 1908 since she is not listed as Mrs. Albert Sidney Nolen and that's the year they married.
Daisy Riley (1877-1929) was also my great grandaunt and Jessie's sister.
Bird Riley was Bird Richardson Riley (1882-1968), wife of David Thomson "Tom" Riley. She died in a car accident in Wills Point, Texas.
Tom, Morgan, Sid, Jessie, Daisy, and Bird are all buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas.
Born on Christmas Day 841 AD, Edmund succeeded to the throne of Anglo-Saxon East Anglia in 856. Brought up as a Christian, he fought alongside King Alfred of Wessex against the pagan Viking and Norse invaders (the Great Heathen Army) until 869/70 when his forces were defeated and Edmund was captured by the Vikings. He was ordered to renounce his faith and share power with the pagan Vikings, but he refused.
According to the 10th century account of the saint’s life by Abbo of Fleury, who quotes Saint Dunstan as his source, Edmund was then bound to a tree, shot through by arrows and beheaded. The date was 20th November. His decapitated head is said to have been reunited with its body with the help of a talking wolf who protected the head and then called out “Hic, Hic, Hic” (“Here, Here, Here”) to alert Edmund’s followers.
It is uncertain where he was killed; some accounts state Bradfield St Clare near Bury St Edmunds, others Maldon in Essex or Hoxne in Suffolk.
What is known is that in 902 his remains were moved to Bedricsworth (modern Bury St. Edmunds) where King Athelstan founded a religious community to care for his shrine which became a place of national pilgrimage.
King Canute built a stone abbey on the site in 1020 to house the shrine. For centuries Edmund’s resting place was patronised by the kings of England and the abbey became increasingly wealthy as the cult of St Edmund grew.
Such was the influence of St Edmund that on St Edmund’s Day in 1214 rebel English barons held a secret meeting here before going to confront King John with the Charter of Liberties, the forerunner to Magna Carta which he signed a year later. This event is reflected in the motto of Bury St Edmunds: ‘Shrine of a King, Cradle of the Law’.
What became of Edmund? During the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, his remains were removed to France where they remained until 1911. Today they are kept in the chapel in Arundel Castle.
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www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Edmund-ori...