Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Diana fountain is my favorite. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 21 Nov 2018, at 07:21, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Here is the Greek theater of Siracusa. Aeschylus, the father of Greek > tragedy, premiered "The Women of Aetna" here, and also staged a production > of "The Persians" in the 470s BCE. It was hard to believe that I was > standing on the same stones. I felt a similar "sense of presence" when I > stood in Mozart's apartment in Vienna. But Mozart lived in that apartment > only 240 years ago. The theater is 10 times older. Wow. > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45068676245/in/dateposted-public/> > Behind the semi-circular stage, you can still see holes in the stones > where stage machinery was once mounted. "Deus ex machina," anyone? > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45068676145/in/dateposted-public/> > > The Ear of Dionysius, a cave with amazing acoustic properties. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45068675975/in/dateposted-public/> > > Fountain of Diana, created c. 1906-7: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45068675725/in/dateposted-public/> > The Duomo, photobombed by a local: > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/45068675865/in/dateposted-public/> > > Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7. Click on any picture to enlarge. Enjoy! > --Peter > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >