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It's getting colder and colder and I'm trying very hard to see the positive aspects of the icy temperatures. Yesterday morning I found this icicle on the bird feeder in my garden. The sun was shining and revealed the beautiful world inside.
La palabra "alhambra" viene del árabe الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāˀ = 'la roja'), pues sus muros están construidos con argamasa de color rojo.
La Alhambra a finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del XX era un desastre. No se que mano divina dio poder a un arquitecto, Leopoldo Torres Balbás, que hasta que lo destituyeron puso las bases de lo que hoy es uno de los edificios mas bonitos del mundo. Por dentro , por fuera y por su situacion en la colina de Sabika.
Leopoldo Torres Balbás ocupó el puesto de arquitecto restaurador de la Alhambra desde su toma de posesión en abril de 1923 hasta su relevo en 1936. Tuvo seguidores y detractores , pero su obra quedó.
El otro dia poco antes o despues tuve la suerte de que el sol estaba de mi parte y sacó el color rojo-carmin de sus muros y se ve . creo yo , como la ideó su contructor. Tecnicamente, la foto roja, está un poco trepidada en el fondo, en las almenas... pero yo la veo genial. Esa foto no la publicaré . Se podrá ver en la Expo que haré en Córdoba a finales de Abril.
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The word "alhambra" comes from the Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāˀ = 'the red one'), since its walls are built with red mortar.
The Alhambra at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century was a disaster. I don't know what divine hand gave power to an architect, Leopoldo Torres Balbás, who until he was dismissed, laid the foundations of what is today one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Inside, outside and because of its location on the hill.
Leopoldo Torres Balbás held the position of restoring architect of the Alhambra from his inauguration in April 1923 until his replacement in 1936. He had followers and detractors, but his work remained.
The other day shortly before or after I was lucky that the sun was on my side and brought out the carmine-red color of its walls and you can see it. I believe, as its builder devised it. Technically, the red photo is a little shaky in the background, on the battlements... but I see it as great. I will not publish that photo. It can be seen at the Expo that I will do in Córdoba at the end of April.
Does the little bit on the end of this shell look like a little shell eye to you too?
I like to think that there is a whole little world inside with little shell creatures looking at live feeds from the "eye" on little TV screens, analysing response tactics to the environment on their little shell computers, initiating their outer shell of silence until any potential danger has passed, and then cheering and jumping about and giving each other little shell creature high-fives. That little hole in the spirals under the eye is their emergency escape hatch I reckon. In an emergency, the ConchChime goes off and they throw a little shell creature ladder out the hole and make their escape while whatever they are escaping from is busy at the main entrance. There may have been a little hero shell creature stay behind to distract whoever they were escaping from, maybe named the Coral Crusader. I hope he/she made it out safely! Must be a tough life being a little shell creature, I'm exhausted just thinking about it!
PS - I like shells, but then again, who doesn't!
a man stood in the rain. or perhaps the rain stood around him. the world inside the glass was bright and loud, a celebration of orange and blue. but he remained on the outside, a shadow defined by the light he was not a part of. the umbrella was a small, black sky of his own, a temporary border against the world. and for a moment, everything was still.
C R E D I T S
▷ Dress - United Color - Jackie @ Kustom 9
▷ Necklaces - Supernatural - Sabrina @ Mainstore
▷ Hair - Doux - Ambrosio @ Tres Chic
▷ Pose - :LW: BENTO Poses - World inside @ Tres Chic
▷ Long Cig Holder - .04 [ kunst ] - Long Cig Holder
Taken @ Corruption
La luna di stasera non è solo un mondo sospeso in silenzio sopra di noi. .. è un mondo sospeso dentro di noi.
Myths, Legends and Rock Formations:
Due to the strange rock formations, and some formations on a wall in the form of writing or signs, Pedra da Gávea carries along with its name many legends and myths. Among the main myths and legends, one of them involves characters engraved in stone and the hypothesis of the Phoenician sphinx. Another theory that some raise about Pedra Gavea is that there is a great portal to Agartha.
By observing the stone well, several associations can be made and below are some of the most common ones.
The Giant's Head or Emperor's Head:
Looking at Pedra da Gávea, seen from Pedra Bonita or from the Canoas road that goes around Pedra Bonita, as well as from the Hang Gliding and Paragliding ramp that is almost at the top of Pedra Bonita, you can see the head of a large sculpted giant in stone. Whether an accidental work of nature or not, the resemblance is very great and it really does look like a sculpture.
As to this resemblance, whatever the cause of such formation, not even the most skeptical of men can deny.
Enigmatic Inscriptions:
At the top of the Rock, next to the Head on the left, beginning of the video, there are some formations and erosions that look like inscriptions or what look like letters carved in the stone. With the naked eye it is not always possible to see, but looking at enlarged photos taken with telephoto lenses that provide better details at long distances, one can see what appear to be inscriptions (words engraved in stone) of some primitive alphabet.
What most intrigues many observers of Pedra da Gávea is not exactly the shape of a "human head" at one end, nor the shapes of "portals" that may be random formations, made over the years, by erosion, a natural phenomenon.
Some observers are not satisfied with admitting that the marks in the form of writing are a mere chance of nature. This fact suggests a curious and creative hypothesis to try to explain the enigma of the writings on the stone.
First Findings About Engraved Characters:
The shapes of the rock, which bear resemblance to a human face, drew attention for a long time, as well as the characters that were also first objects of study since the time of Dom João VI's stay in Brazil.
Friar Custódio, a religious specialist in epigraphy, that is, studies of stone engravings, made a report about the inscriptions on Pedra da Gávea, and concluded that they were made at the time of the discovery of Brazil, and this report was delivered to Dom João VI .
In 1839, the Brazilian Historical and Geographical Institute decided to analyze the subject, and organized an expedition for this purpose. Historians J. Cunha Barbosa, Manoel de Araújo Porto Alegre and imperial chaplain J. Rodrigues Monteiro participated.
The report that followed, after the expedition and subsequent analyses, recognized Phoenician characters in the inscriptions, appearing to have been made in antiquity, and being deteriorated by time. However, the report also saw the inscriptions as a product of erosion, which ultimately led to the hypothesis that the characters were made by nature to prevail.
However, in 1928, a new hypothesis appeared that attributed the engravings of characters in Pedra da Gávea to the Phoenicians.
The last translation made below shows the sequence of these studies.
Jeth-Baal or Yet-Baal, is a name that refers to two twin brothers, older sons of Badezir.
And finally, what does this mean? Looking back at history, there existed in the year 856 BC, a Phoenician King named Badezir, who according to the first translation replaced and succeeded King Jethbaal, his father, on the royal throne of Tyro. But according to the second translation, Badezir was the father of the Jeth-Baal brothers.
If this hypothesis were confirmed with archaeological evidence, it could be believed that the Phoenicians were in Rio about 800 years before Christ, and that Pedra da Gávea would be a tomb where Badezir or Jeth-Baal would be buried, and human features shaped on the stone would be the face of Badezir or Jeth-Baal.
Whose face would the sphinx be, already eroded by erosion, and without the nose? It would be the representation of the face of King Badezir or Jeth-Baal. And was that formation really the representation of an unfinished sphinx? Or eroded by erosion?
There are those who claim from the height of all their wisdom that it is a sphinx. And one of the staunchest defenders of this hypothesis is the president of the Brazilian Association of Speleology and Archaeological Research in Rio, Roldão Pires Brandão, who stated:
"It is a sphinx engraved in granite by the Phoenicians, which has the face of a man and the body of an animal lying down. The tail must have fallen off due to the action of time. The rock, seen from afar, has the grandeur of monuments pharaonic figures and reproduces, on one of its sides, the severe face of a patriarch".
Pedra da Gávea is also related to the Agartha portal, an entrance to a subterranean world inside the Earth, arising from the Hollow Earth theory.
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Credits:
Drone footage taken by my mountaineering guide, Marcelo Kastrup (Adrena Rio);
Song: The Floating World by Simple Minds (Album Cry).
No AI was used on the Clipchamp platform.
"I'll let you run away
But your heart will not oblige you
You'll remember me, like a melody
Yeah, I'll haunt the world inside you
And my big secret - gonna win you over
Slow like honey, heavy with mood"
~ Slow Like Honey, by Fiona Apple
accessories & blush .
Deja set / by Zibska@ Dubai Event
Uliana blush / by Zibska@ the mainshop
makeup .
Gold Digger set (BoM) / by Dotty's SecretGROUP GIFT @ the mainshop!
scars .
Nordic (BoM & mats, tinted) / by Nefekalum@ the mainshop
eyes .
Hive Eyes - Glimmer (BoM) / by Lovely Alien@ the mainshop
skin & ears .
Jalyn [H-8], browless (BoM) / by Soul
Uni Ears - Blix / by Soul
@ the mainshop
pose .
Effortless / by NANTRA@ the mainshop!
horns . Aranaea Barehorns - Angelus (tinted) / by Petrichor
hair . Lab.055 & Lab.cornrows base01 / by booN
eyeballs . Glimmer Mesh Eyes System / by Birth
head . Catya / by Catwa
body . Hourglass Redux / by Slink
face pose . bento Facial expression HUD / by Happy Dispatch
✭ CIRCA ✭ Deadly Nightshade ✭ Dimma ✭ Dotty's Secret ✭ {Frick} ✭ Lovely Alien ✭
✭ NANTRA ✭ Nefekalum ✭ QUOTH ✭ Soul ✭ TSM ✭ TwoSided ✭ Zibska ✭
Image taken in the virtual platform of Second Life (tm)
A surprisingly complicated little world inside.
The fruit is technically a syconium, an inverted flower cluster containing internal tiny flowers.
People say I make strange choices, but they're not strange for me. My sickness is that I'm fascinated by human behavior, by what's underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.
Johnny Depp
I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year!
Thank you to all my followers, who have watched, faved, commented and given awards through the year. I know I am not that good at responding, but I read each and every one, and it fills me with joy, that my pics bring joy to others.
I also love to see the enormous creativity you all show with your wonderful art and I love looking in Flickr every day to be amazed by your talent.
I hope 2018 will bring you all a lot of joy, laughter, happines and love, and I look forward to continue this journey with you all.
Keep on shining!
Cheers ♥ Luane
I am wearing:
* KiB Designs - Mathilda Synthetic Fur Coat. 5 colors in fatpack - for Maitreya, Belleza (Freya, venus, isis) and Slink (Hourglass and Physique). Exclusive for The Project Se7en(NEW)
* *AvaWay* BEATRITH Pearl Necklace Exclusive for The Trunk Show(NEW) CARRIE earrings and Kitty Rings
Tram G1204 hair (available at the new round of Uber)
Alme Chrome trends
Catwa bento head - Catya
Maitreya Lara body and Mini Skirt - Dark Leather Cedar.
Lara Hurley skin - Beth
IKON Promise Eyes - Coffee
The scene:
* Sway's [Judith] Table and Chair (Table with drawers and Chair with 16 animations - 4 wood options for Table and Chair: Oak, Birch, Rosewood and Ebony). And Sway's [Judith] Place Setting . blue, red and Black &White (NEW)
* Serenity Style - Happy New Year Backdrop - a special little gift for the New Year available at the Mainstore (NEW)
dust bunny . woodland dreams . beaded chandelier, and brunch . fig cheese board . RARE
[ kunst ] .09 - Iron bottle holder / classico
Ariskea[Faedreams] Roses of You
The pose is from Luanes World BENTO poses - "World Inside", with wineglass prop (Fatpack with 5 winedrinking poses available also). Exclusive for Tres Chic (NEW)
Soft splashings of salty water help quiet my mind, and the seagulls cry out to be told a story. I can write here. I can create new worlds inside a pixel existence.
So if I’m still… and no one sees
I hold the world inside of me
And every life I’ve ever been
Sings softly from my soul… within
There's a hidden world inside every flower. You have to wonder what kind of magical creatures live in here. Imagine being small enough to get lost in this.
I can see why bees are so drawn. All that pollen to get stuck in their fuzzy fur.
I've been experimenting with a macro lens on a Nikon D7500. I wanted to see how far I can push the zoom. I think I could have zoomed even further, but this has the hidden world effect I was looking for.
All I've done in post processing was crop the image from 3:2 to 16:9, taking what I feel is the best part (which is actually most of the photo). Macro lenses seem to give a very shallow depth of field, but changing the aperture size to widen the depth introduces other effects.
In this instance, I went with the usual aperture setting.
I love watching drops as they gather along horizontal surfaces. Forming a tidy row, they start small and grow in size, plumping and stretching. The bigger they get, the better I can see the fantastical, upside-down version of my world inside each watery orb. Pulled by gravity, they tremble to hold on but eventually they fall and the cycle begins again.
Like a giant metronome of life, they measure the moments.
Drip, drop. Tick, tock.
Please see it LARGE ON BLACK.
This is a part of my recent set of images of the Salisbury cathedral. No HDR effects, a genuine reflection in the baptismal font of the Salisbury cathedral, England. The font is only 3 meters wide, but when one looks into it, one can see the magic world inside, as in the Harry Potter movies. An illusion of an infinitely large mirror was achieved by keeping my Sony A700 very close to the water surface.
So if I’m still… and no one sees
I hold the world inside of me
And every life I’ve ever been
Sings softly from my soul… within
While the world inside is all about things to buy, our hearts are already running wild outside these walls.
Parco di Nara - Tōdai-ji.
Il tempio è stato distrutto e ricostruito più volte nel corso dei secoli ed in origine era molto più ampio di quello attuale.
Era circondato da mura e munito di quattro porte.
Oggi, la sala principale (chiamata Daibutsuden), nonostante sia solamente i 2/3 di quella originale, è considerata la più grande struttura in legno del mondo.
Al suo interno è presente una delle statue di Buddha più grandi del Giappone, costruita in bronzo e alta ben 15 metri (anche questa è stata ricostruita più volte nel corso degli anni). Leggermente indietro, ai suoi lati, si posso ammirare le statue giganti di 2 Bodhisattva.
Infine sono presenti varie altre statue buddhiste di dimensioni più piccole.
Nara Park - Tōdai-ji.
The temple has been destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries and was originally much larger than the current one.
It was surrounded by walls and equipped with four gates.
Today, the main hall (called Daibutsuden), despite being only 2/3 of the original one, is considered the largest wooden structure in the world.
Inside there is one of the largest Buddha statues in Japan, built in bronze and 15 meters high (this too has been rebuilt several times over the years). Slightly back, on its sides, one can admire the giant statues of 2 Bodhisattvas.
Finally, there are various other smaller Buddhist statues.
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My photograph, "Interior Flame on Teal," offers a dramatic, close-up look at the vibrant world inside a red bell pepper. The striking contrast between the pepper’s fiery, saturated orange-red interior and the cool, deep teal background immediately draws the eye.
The composition, with the pepper sliced open and positioned against the saturated background, creates a powerful visual focus. The texture is a key element: the smooth, glossy exterior and interior walls of the pepper contrast with the fascinating cluster of pale, papery seeds at the center. The slightly translucent quality of the pepper's flesh near the core allows light to filter through, giving the whole piece a beautiful luminosity. The remnants of the dark, woody part of the core and the bright green stem provide smaller points of color and texture variation.
This image isolates the subject, showing how even a common kitchen item can hold remarkable complexity and beauty when viewed at a macro level.
I was playing around with my macro camera and spotted this tiny little daisy. I zoomed in by quite a lot and snapped a photo.
There's a whole world inside this daisy. Just imagine being small enough to slide down those petals and explore.
I wonder what magical creatures live there.
I am Wearing:
* ERSCH & BEO - Succulent Wedding Gacha (shown is: Bouquet RARE, Wreath RARE, Earrings Pinky and Dress_ROSE). Exclusive for The Epiphany (NEW)
* {Limerence} Margarita Gacha - Margarita hair RARE. Exclusive for The Epiphany .(NEW)
Catwa bento head - Catya
Maitreya Lara body
Lara Hurley skin - May (NEW)
IKON Promise Eyes - Coffee
The scene:
* Serenity Style- Gio Vintage Car RARE. Exclusive for Shiny Shabby (NEW)
* Sway's [Kent] Room Divider . gold, copper, rosegold and silver. Exclusive for Shiny Shabby (NEW)
* ERSCH & BEO - Succulent Wedding Gacha (shown are: Glass v1 + v2 Pinky, Teacup v1 + v2 Pinky and Rings Box Pinky). Exclusive for The Epiphany .(NEW)
HPMD* Garden Tree 08 and 09 with lights
dust bunny . sweetheart lunch . churro hearts, cookie skillet and macaron bowl
Apple Fall Roses Box (Pink)
From the Aphrodite Valentines party set: lighted balloons, cherry blossom naked cake, Three chocolates Cake, Valentine Flower Candles and big lights & petals area RARE
{anc} NO LIMITS // flock of flying doves. [sugar white] and -Garden- by anc "secret garden" ROSE {poet/bouquet}
uK - Mystic Dew Mist Gold
Ariskea [PetiteParis 2] Rose Teapot
*PAN* Hanging Vine Lantern v.1. + V.2. (Silver)
The pose is from Luanes World BENTO poses - "World Inside", (comes with a wineglass prop, not shown in the pic).