SYMBOLS AND SIGNS/SIMBOLI E SEGNI
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This image is based on a photo that I took in Wales at the Welsh National Slate Mine Museum at Gilfach Ddu. They were hanging on hooks in the break room, and they seemed poignant to me somehow. Symbols of hard working souls who labored all their lives to earn a living with little recompense.
"The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn't look like there is a light at the end of the tunnel, he's going to keep digging, he's going to keep trying to do right and make up for what's gone before, just because that's who he is." ~ Joss Whedon
(lager is best)
"The symbol of the Alps" - The edelweiss is a flower whose very essence signifies fame. Only he who risks his whole life to find it will be rewarded with the lofty edelweiss.
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The three rocks are named : Stella, Mezzo and Scopolo
Island of Capri, Naples, Italy
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Today is a pink or purple day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Smile on Saturday is Infinity symbol. At first, I had a very difficult time to find an infinity symbol in my props… but then there was this elastic orange hair band laying on the floor in front of me. And since I’m lazy I wasn’t about to pick it up (especially that my house is a total mess right now because of our renovations) until I noticed that it was a perfect Infinity symbol ! Isn’t that great ? Of course, turning an orange elastic band into a levitating infinity symbol was another problem but I’m pretty much satisfied with the results. And I truly hope it will make you smile !!
Juste for your information: I have lots of things going on in my personal life right now and due to our renovations going super fast my « photo studio » (aka coffee table) and all my props had to take a vacation and all of my stuff is currently in my bathtub (yes, people !! The struggle is real, there is virtually no free space left in my house … event the bathtub is full of stuff !! And yes, we did put a cork in, just in case !!). So I’m will not be able to publish daily anymore (which makes me truly sad since I got truly attached to all your awesome comments, support and this amazing community…). For now, I will be officially on « vacation » from Flickr (but it isn’t by choice …). I will try to publish as soon as possible. Until then : stay well and safe my friends !!
Have a beautiful day !! Mucho, mucho amor for you all !!
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Modern office buildings contrast with the colonial architecture of the Sultan Abdul Samad building around Merdeka square in Kuala Lumpur. The city is an important center for Islamic finance in Asia. In the background the Menara Kuala Lumpur (KL tower) and the Petronas towers.
Submitted : 20/02/2019
Accepted : 21/02/2019
Published:
- DBS Bank LtdCBG Marketing (Singapore) 02-Nov-2023
- (China) 17-May-2024
- Burda Media India Private Limi (India) 30-Jul-2024
We can express our feelings regarding the world around us either by poetic or by descriptive means. I prefer to express myself metaphorically. Let me stress: metaphorically, not symbolically. A symbol contains within itself a definite meaning, certain intellectual formula, while metaphor is an image. An image possessing the same distinguishing features as the world it represents. An image — as opposed to a symbol — is indefinite in meaning. One cannot speak of the infinite world by applying tools that are definite and finite. We can analyse the formula that constitutes a symbol, while metaphor is a being-within-itself, it's a monomial. It falls apart at any attempt of touching it.
― Andrei Tarkovsky
I am so lucky to have two kids that absolutely adore each other. They are also very creative, so I did not even have to ask to make this love symbol for me. I love them dearly.
The Konark Sun Temple. An ancient architecture built in 13th century, was dedicated to God 'Sun'. With twelve pairs of gigantic sundials, ornamented chariots and classical arts, carved over the stone walls, its a cool place to recall Indian history. Also once was known as Black Pagoda to Europeans as the ships passing through near by used to experience destruction of their navigation systems because of humongous magnetic supports of the temple.
Simply its a perfect composition of engineering, astronomy and fine art !!!
"Selenite is an ancient crystal and one of the most powerful for new energy. Its name has its origins in Greek mythology, where the Goddess Selene is associated with the white Moon, a symbol of perfection, purity and benevolence. Many call it: Mirror of the Virgin".
MACRO MONDAYS
Theme : "Stone"
Three battlements hut (2405m) in front of Three Battlements (2999m), Sexten valley, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Back from my holidays in the wonderful North of France (Pays de la Loire to be precise!).
Being in the middle of nowhere meant I had the opportunity to take some photos of the Perseids and the Milky Way!
I've called the photo 'Heavenly Symbols' because, shooting stars, the Milky Way and (more obviously) the cross can have religious symbolism!
For me it was just a wonderful night under a sea of stars!!
Looking forward to catching up with all your photos over the last 2 weeks!
S
Regno Unito, Londra, Bermondsey, Inverno 2014
Il Tower Bridge, il ponte simbolo di Londra fu costruito in stile gotico vittoriano nel 1886 su di un progetto di Horace Jones e Wolfe Barry, e fu terminato nel 1894.
Tower Bridge è costituito da due parti mobili che, in meno di un minuto, si sollevano completamente durante il passaggio di grandi navi grazie a un sistema elettronico che nel 1976 ha sostituito il vecchio impianto idraulico.
Un tempo le parti mobili si aprivano fino a 5 volte al giorno, ma oggi non vengono quasi più aperte perché le navi ormai attraccano in tutt’altra zona, più a valle, e non hanno più necessità di passare dal ponte per raggiungere le banchine.
Sul Tower Bridge sorgono le due famose torri, alte 25 m, che lo caratterizzano su foto e cartoline, e al loro interno ospitano alcune mostre e un museo: The Tower Bridge Exhibition che, attraverso percorsi interattivi, espone gli ingranaggi idraulici che hanno sollevato il ponte fino al 1976.
The Tower Bridge, symbol of London, was built in Gothic Victorian style in 1886 on a project of Wolfe Barry and Horace Jones, and was completed in 1894.
Tower Bridge is composed of two moving parts. During the passage of large ships, in less than a minute, these parts are raised completely with an electronic system that in 1976 replaced the old hydraulic system.
Once the moving parts were opened up to 5 times a day, but today are hardly opened because the ships dock is in a completely different area, further downstream
Two famous towers, 25 m tall, stand on the Tower Bridge. These towers characterize the bridge in photos and postcards and inside host some exhibits and a museum: The Tower Bridge Exhibition.
To celebrate Earth Day, here's a California Condor.
In 1982, only 22 California Condors were left in the world.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began a captive breeding program in 1983, teaming with the Los Angeles Zoo and the San Diego Wild Animal Park. (Additional breeding facilities were added later at The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho and at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon.)
Thanks to the monumental effort by these organizations and the dedicated people involved, California Condors now number over 500, with more than half flying free in the wild.
Navajo Rock Art in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, U.S.A.
(for a glossary of Navajo symbols, see www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-symbols/symbo...)
Le magnolia symbolise d’abord la force. Il représente aussi la dignité, le respect et la fidélité.
Le magnolia symbolise le Yin, symbole de la philosophie chinoise représentant notamment la beauté et la féminité parfaite.
Les fleurs roses représentent, elles, les amis, les amours et la féminité.
The magnolia firstly symbolizes strength. It also represents dignity, respect and loyalty.
The magnolia symbolizes Yin, a symbol of Chinese philosophy representing beauty and perfect femininity.
Pink flowers represent friends, love and femininity.
The Big Buddha is symbol and landmark of Koh Samui. It is build on a hill out of the peak of a peninsular not far away from the airport. Alle the airplanes are passing by landing or taking off Samui Island!
This Buddha statue has changed the appearance over the years. This is what it was like when I came here first in the early 80th. The temple Wat Phra Yai areal has expended over the years!
I took this photo in 1986 with my analog Nikon FE camera and 35mm slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan film scanner.
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Helios 44M-7 at F2 plus a 2x teleconverter. I have photographed this wooden figurine before. As an object, its nature is trivial and some might call it kitsch. To me, it has its enigmatic fascination. It popped up right at the beginning, when I met the woman who would become my wife. Difficult to put into words what goes on inside. Associations like 'home', 'protection' and 'intimacy' well up. The totally unsubstantiated feeling, you know, that, 'in the end, everything will be alright'. Symbols work this way, signposts to a world that is (eventually) in order.
We are accustomed to seeing her in the beaches as a symbol of inconvenience....
If it exists there is life.
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Símbolo de vida
Estamos acostumbrados a verla en las playas como un símbolo de molestia....
Si existe hay vida.
Serie - Foto S.S La Manga 9 de ...
La posidonia (posidonia oceanica), no es una alga si no una planta superior, que en un momento de la evolución ha vuelto al mar. Está considerada com una de las principales fuentes de vida del Mediterráneo, y, por desgracia, se encuentra en peligro de extinción.
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The posidonia (posidonia oceanic), is not an alga if not a top floor, which in a moment of the evolution has returned to the sea. Is considered com one of the principal sources(fountains) of life of the Mediterranean, and, unfortunately, he(she) is on the verge of extinction.
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Source est installée à l’entrée principale du centre-ville, sur une terrasse aménagée à l’intersection du boulevard Robert-Bourassa et de la rue Wellington. La sculpture en acier inoxydable consiste en un entrelacement aléatoire de lettres tirées des alphabets latin, grec, chinois, arabe, cyrillique, hindi, hébreu et japonais, qui donne corps à un personnage monumental en position assise. L’œuvre est une allégorie de l’humanité : comme les cellules assemblées forment le corps humain, les lettres composent des mots, et les gens forment une communauté. Source représente ainsi la richesse des cultures que Montréal a accueillies au cours de ses presque quatre siècles d’existence. Symbole du passé, du présent et de l’avenir de la cité, la sculpture Source, vue à la lumière du jour ou sous son éclairage nocturne, invite les habitants à marcher, à rêver et à se rencontrer.
En créant Source pour le 375e anniversaire de la fondation de Montréal, l’artiste a voulu tenir compte de l’importance de l’eau dans l’histoire de la ville – tant pour le commerce que pour l’immigration et les communications –, mais aussi de l’importance de la place des peuples autochtones. Source, un mot identique en français et en anglais, fait référence à la naissance d’un cours d’eau, mais peut aussi représenter les racines de l’énergie et de la vitalité d’une ville : ses habitants et leurs origines, la fluidité et la créativité des idées, les cycles de mouvement et de renouvellement.
Source : artpublic.ville.montreal.qc.ca/oeuvre/source-10747/