Historic history
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A portrait of an engineer for the world-famous Chicago ‘L’ Line circa 1940’s- that’s the elevated train system that runs all over that great American city. He seems to be on break, sitting there with a paper next to him. He’ll still get us where we need to go on time though, of course. / The original was completed in watercolor and gouache, late 2006.
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The tower of the historic church at Saint Germain des Prés, though a fairly underrated on the tourist map, is a beautiful Parisian site and claims to its fame of being the oldest Parisian church. Top ten in Gothic challenge Colors of monochrome: Some of my other work: / / / © Kuntal Daftary
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the arizona desert can be a harsh place to drive, especially 50 years ago…radiators would overheat, tires would swell and go flat and the lack of air conditioning would test the endurance of the most hardy…then, after almost 1800 miles, there were the mountains…route 66 reached the mountains in western arizona…here the going got even worse…switch backs up and over and down would put a worthy vehicle to the test…there at the base was cool springs, the last oasis before heading up and over…here you could get fresh water, a cool drink and have the car looked over before the grueling climb toward california…pictured here was the alternative…for those unable to make it, their only hope was to be towed back to the start and get patched up for another try…
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St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe Sitting in the center of the town square in Santa Fe, New Mexico stands the St. Francis of Assisi Church. Built between the years of 1869-1886, it sits on an earlier site of a church built in 1626. This was a REALLY hard shotto pull off as the town center square is filled with people so I had to act quickly. I fired off 3 brackets handheld for the HDR and metered at the bricks on teh church…hoping this was going to work….I think it did. Thoughts most welcomed! / —John http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/2720872
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Stairway lit with a single lantern in the center of Rome.
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Bale Grist Mill SHP / State Historic Park / The park is the site of a water-powered grist mill that was built in 1846. It was once the center of social activity as Napa Valley settlers gathered to have their corn and wheat ground into meal or flour. The owner of the mill was Dr. Edward Turner Bale. He received the property in a land grant from the Mexican government and lived near the site until his death in 1849. The mill remained in use until the early 1900s. The mill and its 36-foot water wheel are protected as a state historic landmark and have been partially restored. A trail connects the historic park to Bothe-Napa Valley State Park. Additionally, the park includes the site of the first church in the Napa Valley as well as the Pioneer Cemetery. The gristmill and granary were built with local materials, Douglas firs and coast redwoods. Some timbers were cut to length with the bark left on, while others were roughed out with hand tools. The timbers were notched and held in place with wooden pegs as well as nails and screws. The foundation of the structure is native stone. The mill was powered by a waterwheel, with water diverted from Mill Creek nearby. A ditch carried the water from a millpond to a wooden flume, which brought the water to the top of the waterwheel. The first wheel did not provide enough power during dry summers and was replaced by a larger one, similar to the one at the mill today. Farmers brought grain to the mill where it was placed into the boot of an elevator to be mechanically transported upstairs where it was cleaned by various types of equipment. The slow turning of the old grind stones and the dampness of the mill’s site gave the meal a special quality for making cornbread, yellowbread, shortening bread and spoon bread. As old timers put it, “When meal comes to you that way, like the heated underside of a settin’ hen, it bakes bread that makes city bread taste like cardboard.” / See also the B&W version: /
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This photo was taken in my last trip to Egypt “cairo”. This is a historical mosque belongs to Mohammed-ali-basha. This mosque is located in “The Citadel/ Al-Qalaa” which was built by Salah Ad-Din during 1176. The Citadel is one of the most popular sightseeing in Cairo Egypt and one of the most visited areas in the city. It is now the museum that offers the best collections and impressive views of Cairo. / ___________ Featured in the featured art gallery. Featured in the group Islamic Beauty. ______
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This is one picture in a series at a former neighbor’s home in Rogersville, TN. Mr. Arms is a sweet man that made an impression on my life when I first became a resident of the area when my now ex-husband and I were buliding our new home. During the building process, we had become friends with our builders, which caused our process to slow and our timeline less of an attainable goal in moving in. As an effort to help us speed up the process, Mr. Arms drove his front loader up to our residence and proceeded to dig out a 500ft septic line in the rain, in December. I’ll never forget that old man, frail and old looking, working his heart out as it poured ice cold rain on his head. He never waivered or even slowed. You would think the sun was shining as he worked like a diligent beaver to complete his task in our yard. I know it doesn’t seem like much to some, but it meant the world to me that a man, we didn’t even know, would come out and help neighbors to move into their home. I am forever greatful to Mr. Arms. Over the years, I saw Mr. Arms’ residence grow from an old house tucked into one of many corners of a long and narrow winding road in the valley we lived in, to a known “junk yard” of his private acess. Most remembered that the old house use to be a warm, stately two story home with rich green grasses and carefully placed flowers along the lawn. Slowly it was transformed so that the rich green grasses were littered with old cars, buses, trucks, and antique farm tools just as a field would become overrun with thistles and briars once the a farmer removes his cows to abandon a pasture. Yesterday I decided to do something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time. I took my two daughters and we headed to Mr. Arms’ home. He greeted us with a large smile and a puzzled look, stating he was glad to see us even though he had no clue who we were. As I came closer, he reached out with wide open arms and hugged me tightly, reminding me of how my grandfather would show me his greatest of affections. This from a man that still didn’t have a clue as to who I was and why I was there! He leaned his head back while still gripping me in a tight embrace so as to get a better look at me and asked me who I was. I chuckled and told him my name and it didn’t trigger his memory. I then told him of the memory I had of him helping with my new home some 12y 1/2rs before. I told him that it was understandable if he didn’t remember who I was and pointed to my now 13yr old daughter stating that she was just 6mos old or so at the time he helped us. He raised his brows and leaned his head back and chuckled as the thought of that much time passing somewhat suprised him. He patted me on the shoulder with an even softer smile and said he remembed working on the yard. I told him I never forgot his working in the cold December rain, and I was forever greatful for his assistance. Once we became familiar with one another again, I told him I was visiting to ask if I could walk around and take some photographs of his collection of vehicles. He chuckled and corrected me in saying that they weren’t his collection, but his 401k plan. I chuckled, he hugged my oldest daughter and sent us on our way. Hence, I give you, Arms’ 401k!
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Historical Living Farm in Slate Run Metro Park, Columbus Ohio / /
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Thin Air – Chirch in Koln, Germany. Fractalius, PS, layers.
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the historic bleak house was the headquarters to general longstreet during the siege of knoxville,1863
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Beautiful art is represented by many First Nations Alaska Tribes. Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Beautiful Art and Greeting Cards For Sale ~ Shop securely and view my collection here Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 08 June 2007 17:35:52 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/50 / Av( Aperture Value ) 5.0 / ISO Speed 400 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 28.0 mm In 1912 the Alaska Native Brotherhood was founded. In 1971 Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act which settled land and financial claims and provided for the establishment of 13 Alaska Native Regional Corporations to administer those claims. Similar to the status of the Canadian Inuit and First Nations, which are recognized as distinct peoples, Alaska Natives are in some respects treated separately from Native Americans in the United States. Cultures / Below is a full list of the different Alaska Native cultures. Within each culture are many different tribes. Athabascan / Ahtna / Deg Hit’an / Dena’ina / Gwich’in / Hän / Holikachuk / Kolchan / Koyukon / Lower Tanana / Tanacross / Upper Tanana / Eyak / Haida / Tlingit / Tsimshian / Eskimo / Inupiat (an Inuit people) / Yupik / Siberian Yupik / Yup’ik / Cup’ik / Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) / Chugach / Koniag / Aleut (in their own language they refer to themselves as Unangan) Natives are a majority in approximately 176 villages and small cities and are a substantial part of the population in over 200 communities. Alaska’s southeastern panhandle is the traditional territory of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Indian tribes. Natives constitute 70 percent of the population of these villages (and their surrounding areas) which stretch the length of the panhandle from Yakutat in the north to Metlakatla in the south. List of Alaska Native Tribal Entities Nation Master Featured Art 21 September 2009 / Wolves In Art / First Nations Tribes Native Alaska Art Alaskan Bush 2007 /
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BETTER VIEWED LARGER An open air museum consisting of a former colliery site and 3 kilometres of rail line, The State Mine Heritage Park and Railway offers mine museum guided tours, coal mining displays, picnic areas and Heritage rolling stock and machinery. Here the displays relate to mining history, steam power and the town’s rail heritage. There are picnic areas at the powder magazines, nature trails, lovely scenery plus flora and birdlife. Equipment: Nikon D300 Sigma 10-20mm Technique: HDR 5 bracketted Images processed in Photomatix with a slight adjustment in Capture NX / / See Also
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A soothing song reaches our ears / Somehow displacing all our fears / To soothe once more, as done for years / Music composed in fire’s spears / / Pop loudly sings the melody / Voice shows in cinder’s arc we see / And though not always sung on key / Still rings with warmth and often glee / / Sizzle plays from coals below / Like static on cheap radio / Where fire greets the pitch’s flow / Alights anew the fire’s glow / / Hiss plays as from viper’s den / To warn the wild, the power of men / Hiss soothes the soul as fire’s zen / To keep men safe from wild again / / Crackle is the drummer’s beat / To time the fire band it’s feat / With rhythms forged from fire’s heat / And make the fire’s band complete / / Pop, Sizzle, Hiss, and Crackle clan / Together form the fire band / They never play a song that’s planned / Yet still a song we understand / / This fractal artwork was inspired by the music composed as a fire burns in the fireplace or around a campfire. It has always been a song of lulling warmth and comfort for myself, as with most other people. The notes of pop, sizzle, hiss, and crackle are arranged at random, so the song is always familiar, yet never the same twice. This is not to be confused with the sound of a wildfire, which is a completely different song than what I am representing in this artwork. / / The instrument of the fire song is that of pitch, also known as sap. Pockets of pitch are heated by the fire until they expand under the pressure, and then release the pressure by exploding (pop), by bubbling pitch onto the coals (sizzle), releasing gases (hiss), or cracking apart the wood grain (crackle). When combined they play the music of the fire. / / I imagine the music of fire is comforting to most, because it is ingrained in our genetic learning, tracing back to a time when we lived in the forest and caves, and fire would provide light, warmth, and safety from predators in the wild. Being one of the oldest forms of music, and all it has provided for us as a species over countless millennium, I thought it was worthy of a tribute artwork. / / This was created in Apophysis. The original is 4800×4800 pixels at 300 pixels per inch. The fractal was created as a transparency, and then layered over a gradient background that was created in Photoshop. The fractal gradient was created with ApoMap, a gradient editor commonly used with Apophysis. All of the post processing (background gradient and layering only) was done in Photoshop. The actual fractal has not been post-processed at all, and is exactly as it was rendered. Because the original is so large and difficult to see over the internet, I have included a few detail cutaways below. The cutaways are at 50% of the full-size artwork. / / / / / / / /
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The image was shot in Abuhav Synagogue, Safed Israel. The holy city of Safed, perched on a mountain top in the upper Galilee, conjures many images to all lovers of the city. The romantic flavor of narrow cobblestone lanes and ancient synagogues fills one’s lungs with a new spirit. The rusty old houses with there domed roofs clearly identifies the city with the mysterious past of the Holy Land. The history of Safed, in real terms, dates back only five hundred years to the beginning of the 16th century. As if out of nowhere, Jews from near and far settled there – as if answering a divine call – and built the largest Jewish settlement in Palestine. Furthermore, great scholars and mystics opened yeshivos in Safed, being an added incentive to other young men of wisdom to settle there. In one sense, the last half of the 16th century was the pinnacle of Torah grandeur which the city experienced. The author of the Shulchan Aruch (Jewish Code of Laws), Rabbi Joseph Karo, sat at the head of the rabbinical court while compiling his compendium of Jewish Law. At the same time, another saintly man by the name of Rabbi Isaac Luria revealed the mystical side of the Torah, called Kabalah. Together these men and their disciples opened new pathways to the Torah which embedded an invisible holiness in the very rocks of the city. Today everyone who strolls through the city is caught off guard by the hidden spirit of Safed which vibrates full of life after so many generations. Not only newcomers are surprised, but even weathered old comers as well. Abuhav Synagogue was named after Rabbi Yitzchak (Isaac) Abuhav of Toledo (Spain). There is a bit of ambiguity, though, behind the origins of the Abuhav Synagogue in the mystic city of Safed. / The synagogue was first built in the sixteenth century and its southern wall in which the Holy Ark stands is unique. Instead of one Holy Ark there are three Holy Arks. / The middle one is used on a regular basis while the left one is used to store old, worn-out holy books. The one on the right is hardly ever used. Inside it is a Sefer Torah that was written nearly six hundred years ago by the hand of the famous Rabbi of Toledo (Spain), Rabbi Isaac Abuhav. / The scroll is the oldest in Safed and many traditions and legends are associated with it. During all these generations it was taken out and read on only three occasions: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Shavuot (Festival of Weeks). / Another Torah scroll in the Abuhav Synagogue is the scroll of Rabbi Solomon Ohana, a Kabbalist from Fez, Morocco, who moved to Safed in the sixteenth century. / The synagogue has been rebuilt twice since its creation, both times due to earthquakes. / The first time was in 1759, when a large earthquake almost leveled Safed. Only the southern wall of the synagogue containing the Holy Arks remained intact. / The second earthquake, in 1837, killed thousands of Jews and destroyed Safed. The synagogue was rebuilt again and dedicated in 1847. / The bima is in the center and the benches for the congregation are arranged around it, as was customary in ancient synagogues. / The interior of the synagogue dome is decorated with depictions of musical instruments that were used in the Temple in Jerusalem, symbols of the tribes of Israel, and four crowns, representing the Torah crown, the priestly crown, the royal crown, and a crown unique to Safed: “the crown of impending redemption.” / In keeping with the numerological tradition of Kabbalah, the design of the synagogue has numerical significance: one bima, two steps to it, three Arks, and so forth. More images from Abuhav Synagogue: / Images from Safed: /
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This building in Derry, Northern Ireland, is an example of some of the City’s fine Georgian and neo-Georgian architecture. Unfortunately it is now in need of some loving attention. It is a listed building, and in due course it will be renovated. Canon EOS 450D, 18-55mm lens, HDR treatment.
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This is a partial of a piece of ART I saw through the window of a Paris Art Gallery one night. It has been photoshopped to create this very different look.
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Just off the Lawnmarket (a stretch of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland) is Makars’ Court. Within the Courtyard is The Writers’ Museum which is housed in Lady Stair’s House (built in 1622 for Sir William Grey of Pittendrum). In 1719, the building was bought by Lady Stair. The museum is dedicated to the lives and work of Scotland’s great literary figures, including Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. Makars’ Court, which takes its name from the Scots word for a poet, is an evolving national literary monument in which inscribed commemorative flagstones celebrate Scottish writers from the 14th century John Barbour to Ian Crichton-Smith who died in 1998. New flagstones are added on a regular basis. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Canon 18-55mm IS lens / Exif data from the JPG / F-stop f/3.5 / ISO 200 / Focal length 18 mm BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Edinburgh or you can look at all my HDR shots. Featured in : HDR Photography : 1 Aug 09
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For The Term Of Their Natural Life - Port Arthur Historic Site - The HDR Experience
by Philip JohnsonBEST VIEWED LARGER If ever a place could be haunted this would be the place, now a historic site this site was a place of suffering and isolation ‘ Port Arthur was a prison, or convict settlement, from the…from 1830 through to 1877. It started off as a small logging camp, but in 1833 was expanded to become a full penitentiary. The main penitentiary is the building in the foreground, which was built later on. At its height, Port Arthur had about 1,600 convicts here, so it was a very large place. The convicts themselves – all men – actually described Port Arthur as being hell on earth. “They broke men’s spirits,” that’s their quote. I would say, simply, they drove a lot of men mad. Very unpleasant place. The site was self sufficient and could provide most items the prison needed. Easily the most imposing ruin on the site, the Penitentiary began its life in 1843 as a flour mill and granary. In 1857 it was converted into a penitentiary capable of housing over 480 convicts in both dormitory-style accommodation and separate apartments. Also containing a messroom, library and Catholic chapel, the penitentiary was flanked by the Watchmens’ Quarters, as well as a range of workshops and an ablutions complex. Gutted in the 1897 fires, the building lay derelict until a concerted conservation program began in the 1960s. Technique: 5 exposures, Tonemapped in Photomatix / Equipment: Nikon D70, Nikon 18-200mm lens
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Taken on February 28, 2009 with an Olympus FE-340. I know, there are probably many images of the Gherkin here already. But for myself who is not British, it was really exciting to get close to it. London is rich in history, but meanwhile you can also see a lot of modern architecture being developed and taking over; and we’re also moving towards building up, so our tall skyscrapers over shadow history in place and time. Here the Gherkin already looks much taller than the old buidlings in front. But for a better idea of scale (sound familiar? :P)... As you can see, one glass diamond is already about the height of a person.
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life is like unfolding rose… you never know whats inside untill the last petal is unfolded… / taken at mandu … india
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Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, which gives it its name.Name It has become an iconic symbol of London. Source: Wikipedia This was an image I had included in my London calendar which I did not have displayed publically before but now I’ve decided to show it. Despite the blue sky and sunshine this day was in fact VERY cold. Taken with an Olympus FE-340 on January 31, 2009. Tower Bridge; London, UK. This work has been featured in: / 4 Winners Only / Alphabet Soup / / / / Also available at Zazzle / / /
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BEST VIEWED LARGER The Main Street of Clunes, gotta love those clouds Nestling in a picturesque valley, a 25 minutes drive north of Ballarat, is Clunes, Victoria’s First Gold Town. Clunes was the site of the first official gold discovery in Victoria, made by James Esmoud on July 1st. 1851. Esmoud’s discovery triggered Victoria’s world famous gold rushes. / / Clunes remains one of the most original and intact gold towns in Australia and there are over 50 buildings of historical significance. Many reflect the opulence and confidence of the boom period of the 1850s. The Town Hall & Court House, the Churches, the several old bank buildings and the verandahed shops in the central part of the town provide the basis of a living museum. Today, Clunes has a population of only 850 but it has recently undergone a major transformation and resurgence following the decision by Wesley College, Australia’s largest co-educational private school, to establish a campus for Year 9 students. Each term, over 100 Wesley students take up residency in the ‘Wesley Village’, located in the town centre, and become part of the local community. Clunes has also been used as a film location site for such movies as ‘Mad Max’, the remake of the 1950s classic ‘On the Beach’ and recent ABC television series ‘Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude’ and ‘Something in the Air’. and most recently the late Heath Ledgers Ned Kelly Clunes is centrally located to Ballarat, Daylesford, Maryborough and is within an easy drive to over 20 wineries / / Equipment – Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens, Manfrotto Tripod / Technique: HDR , 5 exposures bracketted. Photomatix 3.2, Nikon Capture NX /
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