Denzil
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Denzil
Australia
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Featured in Our K9 Friend, April 09
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I found this poem on a blog for a young eventing rider, Laine Ashker, who was critically injured at the recent Rolex Three Day Event, Lexington, Kentucky. She is recovering well, and in fact was discharged from hospital yesterday. (Update – she is competing again…) Her horse, Frodo Baggins, broke his neck and was euthanased. This poem was posted as a tribute to Frodo, and it brought a tear to my eye as well, as I remembered my beautiful old boy Jack, who is in fact buried just a few yards from this very spot (Balhannah, Adelaide Hills). If you bury him in this spot, / The secret of which you must already have, / He will come to you when you call – / Come to you over the far, dim pastures of death, / And down the remembered paths to your side again. / And though you ride other living horses throughout life / They shall not shy at him or resent him coming. / For he is yours and he belongs there. People may scoff at you, / Who see no lightest blade of grass bent by his footfall, / Who hear no nicker pitched too fine for insensitive ears. / People who may never really love a horse. / Smile at them then, for you shall know something that is hidden from them, / And which is well worth knowing. The one place to bury a horse is in the heart of his mistress. Author unknown 500 views at November 21 2009.
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Taken from the top of a cablecar (the Rofenbahn)
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This is old news now, but possibly still interesting: / Probably everyone knows that a week or so ago, one of the Adelaide Zoo flamingoes was bashed in broad daylight by a group of young men, probably stoned and/or high, who must have stepped across the low hedge into his enclosure, and beaten him with something or other, causing damage to his beak and stunning him. This flamingo is at least 70 years old, he came to our Zoo before anyone really kept proper records. In fact, the keepers don’t even know if it’s a male or a female, but as they say, at this point, who cares? He stands within arm’s reach, just inside his little hedge, and anyone can get up very close, and consequently take photos as good as one’s talent allows! He was nursed back to some semblance of health, but apparently he’s rather quiet and not eating as much as usual. He’s blind, and lives with another (Chilean) flamingo who’s deaf. They’re called the Grumpy Old Men. Everyone who has read about this very sad story is wishing him a good recovery – but we would have to admit, at his/her advanced age, the prognosis is probably not good. I feel as though an elderly friend of mine has been bashed in a safe and secure nursing home – it has taken away some of my baseline trust about how people normally (and should) act.
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Sunset at Port Willunga beach, my first Digital Day Out.
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Late afternoon/evening at Port Willunga, DDO
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one of series of cocktail pics taken on the weekend, using the macro setting on my Canon 400D, no treatment at all, just as is.
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A potted history of Hagia Sophia (mainly from Wikipedia, but some opinions of my own): The largest cathedral in the world for a thousand years, built between 532 and 537 AD by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. During the sack of Constantinople by Crusaders in 1204, many valuable items were taken from every Byzantine building in the city, including from Hagia Sophia. The cathedral was converted to a mosque in 1453 after the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). It remained as a mosque for nearly 500 years, until the Republic of Turkey converted it to a museum in 1935. / During its time as a mosque many of the Christian icons were plastered or painted over, in line with Islam’s ban on representational art. Islamic iconography was introduced, including the giant medallions, one of which can be seen in the photo. Minarets and other Islamic characteristics were added (including a mihrab – a niche in the wall indicating the direction of Mecca – and a minbar – a pulpit from which the imam delivered sermons). The Ayasofya mosque was the model for many other very famous mosques, including the Blue Mosque and the Süleymaniye Mosque, both landmarks of Istanbul. / The architecture and engineering of the dome are the subject of much commentary, as the innovative use of four pendentives (concave triangular sections of masonry) solved the problem of supporting a circular dome on a square base. The transfer of the dome’s weight to these pendentives, via a series of smaller interlocking half domes, contributes to the impression of the dome floating alone, unsupported. Its design and construction are often credited with changing architecture for ever. / Hagia (Aya) Sophia is famous for its dome, for its astonishing mosaics and icons, for its brilliant Islamic art , and for the mystical quality of the light which flows through the forty windows placed around the base. The dome is one of the most impressive sights in the world, truly one of the world’s Great Wonders. / Restoration issues have always revolved around the tensions between restoring the Christian iconography at the expense of the stunning Islamic art. While restorers have tried to maintain a balance between Christian and Islamic cultures in their work on Hagia Sophia, from an observer’s point of view the net result appears to be a stalled progress. While many mosaics have been restored, the first impression for a visitor is the overwhelming Islamic nature of the interior decoration, with the medallions, the hanging lanterns, and the imposing minbar, set at an angle from the main orientation of the building, because it is oriented towards Mecca. / Time well spent inside Hagia Sophia will eventually reveal its Christian origins, and the resulting experience, of two quite antithetical cultures and religions, is definitely an intense and challenging one. It is best to leave all preconceptions at the door, and simply absorb, explore, and live the experience that is Hagia Sophia. 659 views by Nov 20 2009, at the time of submitting to “The 500 to 5000 viewings group”: http://www.redbubble.com/groups/500-viewings-group. / This is my most-viewed image – thanks!
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A gecko on the outside of my window, on a warm summer’s night. Some nights there are 10 or 12 of them, all waiting for the right insect to come along.
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My dalmatian, caught with her shadow in strong early morning sunlight. / Please also have a look at a version by lightsmith, called ‘Parallel universes, statues and the nature of the mirror world’ – fantastic work!
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Last one of my dog’s shadow – I promise! I did fiddle about with the colour and the shadows here …
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The other night, cold and misty, I foolishly allowed the dog to settle on the bed for a brief moment – and settle she did! Her head perfectly posed upon the pillow, she snuggled beneath an old dressing gown, and looked set for the night … but I’m not that stupid! Bad luck dog, off to your own bed (: But I couldn’t resist the shot.
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Lovely afternoon with the Leopold family, earlier this year. Many shots of Brutus, his adoring mother, various other beasties, etc. Thought I’d just play with this a bit…
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The Leopolds’ galah
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Bart owns two very good friends of mine who live in Sydney. He is one of the most charming and engaging little chaps you could ever hope to meet:)
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This old woman was selling little pottery whistles from a flat-bottomed boat in the river in Hoi An (Vietnam) just near the famous Japanese bridge. I bought one, and mimed asking permission to take her photo. She seemed happy for me to do so, and in fact gave me another whistle, with much hand-clasping and smiles.
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Border collie, obsessed with her toy and retrieving it from the surf. Pt Willunga, Australia Day 2009.
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FEATURED in The Adelaide Hills, May 2009 – thanks to the moderators for choosing little fatbabybum!!! / FEATURED in All soft and cuddlies, September 2009 – even mmore thanks!! / This baby brushtail possum is now so used to me that s/he simply rushes along the tree branch and takes the apple pieces straight from my hand. Mum is a little more reserved (and a little scary, frankly!), but she will also creep along and take apple from me. I was amazed when I took these pics, the lens was a mere foot or so away from this baby’s face, and the flash appeared to make absolutely no impression on her!! Canon EOS400D, f/6.3, 1/60, ISO-400 / No manipulation at all – straight from the camera / Taken by finding the possum with a flashlight, and pointing-and-shooting with the other hand / Balhannah, South Australia
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fatbabybum
by DenzilThe name coined by Barb Leopold for my friendly baby brushtailed possum. FEATURED in #1 Artists of redBubble As is, straight from the camera, Canon EOS D400, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/60
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Here I was, up on the top rung of a ladder, holding onto nothing but air with one hand, the camera with the long lens with the other… nothing I could do about the bit of branch which was in the way because I didn’t ahve any rungs left… but despite all this, HERE IS MR FATBUM (I know, because I saw him from behind!), snoozing in a pine tree, but disturbed by me raking leaves and generally making too much noise. Presumed father of fatbabybum
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For a couple of days I could see a tail or a paw, or once a whole arm, coming out of Mrs Fatbum’s pouch, indicating that the baby was ready to enter the world – and then last night I took my camera out, hoping to catch a sight of a paw or a tail – and there was the whole baby, perched on Mrs Fatbum’s back, having its first Big Night Out! JUST FEATURED in Topshelf Wild Life and Nature Art – many thanks to group moderators for choosing Mrs Fatbum and her gorgeous baby!!!
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