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Diamond Lake
Truly an appropriate name for this gem, mounted in its green border. Seen from above it does indeed reflect the unfathomable firmament, yet it also hints at its own dark depths. Photo of the week: Diamond Lake, above Lake Wanaka, New Zealand 2013
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Composition
Every photo is, of course, a composition, marked by the choice of what to include within the four sides of the picture and what to leave out. Light and colour also come into play. The photographer may or may not be fully aware of these factors, but they do play their part. Here it was the…
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A plunge into the unknown
A plunge into the unknown “Voici le temps du vertige et son délicieux effroi. Encore un instant maître, suspendu à la loi, et puis la chute aillée dans le vivant abîme.” (Hans Thomann – Himmel) Ready for the New Year? Photo of the week: Sculpture “Himmel” by Hans Thomann, 8e triennale de sculpture contemporaine Bex &…
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A child is born
every quarter of a second. Happy Christmas. Photo of the week: Christmas, Mumbai, India 2014
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Feminine beauty
5 Pillars, 5 times Hathor, the goddess of beauty, joy and love. We are here in the temple complex on the little island of Philae in the Nile south of Aswan. The temple dates back to the Ptolemaic dynasty. 3000 Years of pharaonic rule is coming to an end, and, as we can see, Egyptian art…
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The Bent Pyramid of Dashur
“We humbly greet you, oh majestic pyramid of Snofru.” That’s what the tracks in the sand seem to express in honour of the monumental tomb. The pyramids of Giza and Dashur are awe-inspiring indeed. Not only man, but the entire environment comes under the spell of their mighty presence. A drifting cloud grows dark in response to…
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The Pyramids
Going down the pyramids, one doesn’t do it every day. Nor coming face to face with them. When the moment is there, one can’t avoid the impression of absolute grandeur, and of well-nigh disbelief that thousands of years ago people have managed to plan, organize and build monuments like that. With its height of 140…
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At home in Kumaon
A row of old village houses; the ground floor reserved for the animals, the people upstairs. All built, cut and painted true to tradition. But times have changed. In the background we see a glimpse of a new building, constructed with brick and cement. And so the charm and beauty of the old is gradually…
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Cow lifting game
What to do when a cow is lying down in the middle of the path, blocking the way through and in no way willing to get up and move? Such cow stubbornness is rare but here it happened. Only combined forces – and lots of fun – could bring help. And only then this patiently…
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Bhang
Yes, it grows in the wild in the Kumaon hills. I’m talking about the Cannabis sativa, the Indian hemp plant. The seeds get blown in the wind or are taken and dropped by birds and so, all of a sudden, you can have some hemp plants growing in your garden. Local farmers may – unofficially…
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 