Jim, "Sons of Norway". Nice set. Didn't know that there is such an organization. Interesting.
The smaller lakes already have ice thick enough for skating, so we were out a couple of times last weekend. Some stuff that caught my eye.
A7II and CV 40/1.2 E
philip_pj wrote:
This scene in bleaching mountain light stretched the DR and demanded fine colour as hue/tone separation was important. That rusty colour is so hard to get right, as is the subtle blue rocks - but it all falls right into place perfectly here. A very impressive performance, it will be great to set the little lens against the FE55 and the new 50mm APO-Lanthar.
[Vivek, I have struggled with this matter - what to identify and what to leave unknown. This object is best seen as a religious objet d'art, and one reason for my reluctance is that many monasteries have been raided by art thieves over the past decade or two. These low-lifes took photographs and presold the things they then stole when no one was around to protect the sacred icons. Tibet has been open for only three decades so you can imagine the black market. The monks were forced to ban photography, and until recently, the authorities agreed. FWIW, most of what I do is from Tibet, the rest is from Ladakh, Zanskar, Rupshu, Nubra (you can look them up). So that's the backstory.] ...Show more →
Philip, Thanks for your explanation and very grateful for your sensitivity. I would venture a guess (not totally sure) as to the object being a version of a sacred, mythical mountain made out of quartz crystal. It is in some form or other in the houses all over the sub continent.
HelenaN wrote:
Jim, "Sons of Norway". Nice set. Didn't know that there is such an organization. Interesting.
The smaller lakes already have ice thick enough for skating, so we were out a couple of times last weekend. Some stuff that caught my eye.
A7II and CV 40/1.2 E
We have a strong presence of Scandinavians here in Western Washington, following the big immigration around the turn of the 20th Century -- Norwegians, Swedes and Finns. These were runners up to emigrants from the British Isles, being the top new-comers, followed by Central Europeans (Polish, Czechs, Hungarians, Germans). Scandinavians were very influential in lumber and dairy industries here.
Great to see more of your ice photos!
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Lots of great wedding, birthday and anniversary celebrations held here at the Sons of Norway hall!
I haven't had time to keep up with the thread recently, or to take many photographs. A quick scan through the last few pages tells me I am missing a lot!
Took this one of a couple of trees a few days ago though. Sad to think that the oak tree will probably be on its own in a couple of year's time. The ash tree beyond and the one in the corner plus so many millions of others in the UK have a bleak future. The first ash tree in the area to suffer from ash die-back is only about two miles from here so I guess it won't be long. The Woodland Trust anticipate that Ash dieback will kill up to 95% of ash trees across the UK.
By the look of the tree regrowth, this huge landslide happened a decade or two ago. This is Lete in the Kali Gandaki Valley in Nepal, about my favourite place in the country. Colour is perfectly as recalled, the (very heavy) monsoon finished two days earlier. Note cloud detail, a hallmark of the E mount Voigts.
