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Spotted at an antiques fair this very ornate, gold-coloured clock. I stupidly failed to take a note of when it was made and where. Maybe late 19th century or early 20th century. And yes that is a blemish on the front panel. They had some fantastic old clocks there but, for me at least, only to look. / Taken with a Sony Cyber-shot 10.1.
I wanted to captured the speed with which time eludes us. I found my watch particularly suited for that. Except for some retouching, no Photoshop was used. This was captured in one shot with 3 swift bursts of the flash. A wallpaper based on the image is available.
“Time… and time again” was featured * in the groups / European Everyday Life* / ImageWriting / Descriptions / Alphabet Soup (twice… letters A and T) / and in Time to watch clocks (twice… the second time: 10 November 2009) 237 views (17 November 2009) Photo taken in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, in March 2006, with a Canon PowerShot S70 camera. The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj (Czech: Pražský orloj, [praʒski: ɔrlɔi]) is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, at 50°5′13.23″N 14°25′15.30″E / 50.0870083, 14.4209167. The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square and is a popular tourist attraction. The Orloj is composed of three main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; “The Walk of the Apostles”, a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. / The four figures flanking the clock are set in motion at the hour, these represent four things that were despised at the time of the clock’s making. From left to right in the photograph, the first is Vanity, represented by a figure admiring himself in a mirror. Next, a Jew holding a bag of gold represents greed or usury. Across the clock stands Death, a skeleton that strikes the time upon the hour. Finally, the infidel Turk wears the Turban. The oldest part of the Orloj, the mechanical clock and astronomical dial, dates back to 1410 when it was made by clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel, the latter a professor. Later, presumably around 1490, the calendar dial was added and clock facade decorated with gothic sculptures. In 1552 it was repaired by Jan Taborský, clock-master of Orloj, who also wrote a report on the clock where he mentioned Hanuš as maker of the clock. This was a mistake, and was corrected during the 20th century. The Orloj stopped working many times in the centuries after 1552, and was repaired many times. Some speculate that the original maker’s eyes were gouged out in order to prevent him from making a similar clock for another country. After this he died touching the clock, at which point the clock stopped working and remained unrepairable for a number of years. In the 17th century moving statues were added, and figures of the Apostles were added after major repair in 1865-1866. The Orloj suffered heavy damage on May 7 and especially May 8, 1945, during the Prague Uprising, when Germans directed incendiary fire from several armored vehicles and an anti-aircraft gun to the south-west side of the Old Town Square in an effort to silence the provocative broadcasting initiated by the National Committee on May 5. The hall and nearby buildings burned along with the wooden sculptures on the Orloj and the calendar dial face made by Josef Mánes. The machinery was repaired, the wooden Apostles restored by Vojtěch Sucharda, and the Orloj started working again in 1948, but only after significant effort. Wikipedia /
Original image based on a clock in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, a wonderul old train station converted into an Art Gallery / Museum. Orig Image : D300/18-70mm F4 Many thanks to the Time-to-Watch-Clocks group for the feature (September 2009).
elegant workings of a timepiece
Astronomical clock face at Staromestke Namesti in Prague CZ. The clock was installed in 1572 and is still running today. Runner up in the “Fill the Frame Challenge”, Random Photography Group *Featured – Time to Watch Clocks Group Top ten in Time to Watch Clocks Challenge
Canon 350D / 18-55mm lens Featured in Studio Lighting, September 2009 Featured in Whi NeedsColour For Beauty Group, September 2009 Homepage Feature 18-09-09 Featured in Time to watch clocks Group, November 2009
Canon EOS 30D/Canon EF 24-105 L f4
Rotating between the red notes of an off-key waltz / Drunk in eternity / We put so keen dancing in place / where what is good will not end. / The band did not stop to play / And everything seemed so easy … / We stumbled and a kiss extracted a smile / And everything seemed so easy… / One day the music stopped to sound… / This dark night is even more black / Because your eyes no longer makes me shudder / Indifferent moon / Cries of Silence / That bastard destination / That when we are together / I live without you Extract from the song “Un vals desafinado” by Doctor Deseo basque group I know… I’m obsessed with the concept of Time… even in Love! lol Selfportrait+portrait of my boyfriend+texture layers+long time and patience… lol / Canon 400D It’s a set of two / See also / Feature work in: / - It’s About Time group (October 09) / / - Top Ten in Nostalgic Art Photography Challenge (October 09) / / - Time to watch clocks group (September 09) / - Sets of Two group (September 09) / - Inspired Art group (September 09) / / - All Original Fusion group (September 09) / / - Top Ten in the Just a Little Odd Challenge of the If it doesn’t belong group (September 09) / / - Fantasy Fine Art Composites group (September 09) /
Instead of submitting an entry about thanksgiving. I thought it would be nice to share, instead, one of my favs. I love the flow of the poem and the humorist touch that the author so effortlessly added. The poem is The Twelve Days of Christmas by Brunoboy...... Have a happy Holiday!
Locked into the moment of immediency / Lines and boudaries hold us with grip like vice / Our colours spilling over with nowhere to go / Til freedom releases us from our sorrow / We forget tomorrow / And all it may hold / Free from Immediency / Our colours they tell us more / If only we could listen / Outside of our Immediency
Taking shots of antiques at Mom’s in Winlock, WA. Doing this one, the ol’ grey mare song popped into my head. A little twisted perhaps, but what can I say.
The white domed basilica of the Sacre Coeur in Montmartre, as seen through Musee d’Orsay’s clock window. The photo was taken on April 8, 2009. /
Satire on the commercialization of Christmas.
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This is the workings of my grandfathers pocket watch. Nikon D300 / Sigma 105mm EX macro / f16 / 2sec
oil painting / abstract / collage with antique clock parts / 74×94cm original for sale hatton@hotmail.de These Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / All the images in this gallery are copyrighted & may not be reproduced, copied, uploaded, published, or manipulated in any way without explicit, written permission
1ST PLACE – ‘B&W STILL LIFE’ – CANNING SHOW, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2009 Fuji F6500 camera Taken at the ‘Sculptures By The Sea’ 2009 display, Cottesloe Beach WA. Available as ARTWORKS ON GLASS
The Astronomical Clock at Prague’s Old Town Hall is on a side wall of the square. It’s dial shows the earth at the center of the universe, surrounded by the planets. Below the clock is a calendar with symbols of the zodiac. When the bell in the tower tolls, windows above the clock fly open and mechanical apostles, skeletons, and sinners pop out and begin to dance. * The photo was taken on June 25, 2009.
Canon 500D / Composite of several photos .. moon and clock… / / Featured in Images and Ideas Group, December 2009 Featured in The World As We See It , or as we missed it group, December 2009
An antique clock I rescued from the dumpster. I can’t help but wonder how many years ago it was when it stopped at 6:10. Canon Rebel XTi – Canon 18-55mm lens FEATURED:MYSTERIES OF THE COMMON 12-9-09 / FEATURED:NOSTALGIC ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY 12-13-09 / /
A place to display your very best images of Watchs and Clocks etc and anything related to the time, as long as there is a short passage about how you think it relates to ‘Time’ inclued in your description. If you have a passion for the 4th dimention this is the place for you, No time wasters please! Get it!
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