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Post by majicman on Apr 9, 2007 21:14:48 GMT -5
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Post by SidW on Apr 25, 2007 6:01:56 GMT -5
Sunset over Denmark and the new road/rail bridge to Sweden (it is complete, it continues in a tunnel to the Danish side): Sunset over the Hebrides, from somewhere SW of Glasgow, looking NW-wards.
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Post by byuphoto on Apr 25, 2007 7:30:55 GMT -5
Sunset over the swamp and one of my faves
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Post by kiev4a on Apr 25, 2007 8:32:37 GMT -5
Two years ago B.D. (Before Digital)
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Post by galenk on Apr 26, 2007 11:24:29 GMT -5
Here's one from Kansas
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Post by SidW on Apr 30, 2007 18:35:37 GMT -5
It's Walpurgis Night tonight. Bonfires all over the country. So, here's a Walpurgis sunset. First, the bonfire, hardly a sunset, but at least bathed in the light of the setting sun: And the people? They were uphill listening to the folksingers while the sun was already disappearing behind the trees: Afterwards we went to a friend's farm to continue by grilling hot dogs on their own bonfire. With their numerous children, boyfriends and girlfriends, there was quite a crowd. It was a clear evening, full moon, but a chilly northerly wind that sent the temperature down to 5C. I didn't say no when they called everyone into the house for coffee.
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Post by herron on May 1, 2007 10:04:09 GMT -5
I love a good sunset. There's a few folks who think they're so overdone that they've become cliches...but not me. Everyone is different, and I enjoy them all! BTW-- SidW...I know my cultural ignorance is showing...but so is my curiousity...what exactly is Walpurgis Night?
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Post by SidW on May 1, 2007 17:46:49 GMT -5
Ron, the name comes from St Walpurgis whose day is (was) May 1st. All the German witches and demons of every size and shape and of any quantity or quality of gruesomeness or horror were said to gather in the Harz Mountans, especially the Brocken, the preceding night. To protect themselves, the people would dance round giant bonfires. I don't know how or when this custom came to Sweden, but there are some strong points of contact: (1) The German Hanseatic League held most of the Swedish Baltic ports in the middle ages, (2) The Swedish crown has, from time to time, held various provinces in northern Germany, and (3) The Swedish armies had numerous German mercenaries who were allowed to settle. PS. Try this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_NightThis suggests two origins for the Swedish celebrations - a 19th century introduction in universities (suggesting an artificial intellectual creation) and Viking festivities. Beware of the latter explanation, just about every Swedish festival is said to be derived from fertility cults of the Vikings drinking blood; this is another way of saying no-one knows.
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Post by herron on May 2, 2007 8:54:14 GMT -5
Gee...my German heritage (Herren, Schleiger, Clouse are all family names) didn't prepare me for that! Perhaps we were too far removed to be aware of it any longer (my ancestors are recorded in this country as far back as 1736). Now that I know, I can start planning some celebrations around May 1 for next year (never hurts to have an excuse for a get-together and party)!
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Post by SidW on May 2, 2007 18:03:17 GMT -5
... Now that I know, I can start planning some celebrations around May 1 for next year (never hurts to have an excuse for a get-together and party)! ... And the sunset theme will still be here for you to share your upcoming witches orgy with us all. Don't forget it has to be the night 30/4-1/5.
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Post by John Parry on May 3, 2007 6:56:13 GMT -5
My good lady always jumps on her stick and pops up to see me when I'm working away on Walpurgisnacht or Halloween.
Regards - John
ps OK - I know "Dead man walking"
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Post by malkav on May 7, 2007 20:07:51 GMT -5
Here are some sunsets from South Carolina. Have a good one. Edward
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Post by Peter S. on May 19, 2007 11:14:23 GMT -5
Dear fellow camera colltectors, I got a few common sunsets, and a few not so common. E.g. this one here: sunset in a forrest... The next one is not exactely a sunset - because it is taken after sunset... I like it anyway. and as the last one, a pretty ordinary sunset over the Lake of Consance, taken pretty near the place I live (but You might have guessed that already):
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Post by herron on Aug 10, 2007 14:19:58 GMT -5
www.mamiya35collectors.com/sunset dock web.jpg[/img] Technically, the sun was already set when I shot this one. My son was in town (from Florida) and we went for a walk at one of the little lakes near the house. I had one of my Mamiya ZE's, mounted on a sturdy tripod, with the aperture set at about f/8.
It was a long exposure and, given that the sun had been down for some time, I really didn't think I would get anything. Seeing this image when the roll was developed was a nice surprise.
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Post by nikonbob on Sept 29, 2007 15:48:44 GMT -5
Sunset on the Kam River taken with a 3.5 Summaron at F4 1/4 sec on a IIIc. It was a "Hail Mary" shot with 100 speed film and it just about came out shake free. Looks OK in B&W too, I think. Bob
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