Vidau
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Maybe not artistic
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∏ "Is it ART?" Thread 5/4 - UNTIL IT GETS FULL ∏
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digitcallous
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Cyril Catt
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In the 1920s my father managed a horticultural research station in Costa Rica. The only access was by rail. To operate his own motorised rail car he had to have a railroad 'engineer's' watch of 'chronometer accuracy': defined as keeping within a minute a month of the true time. He paid $50USD to get this suitable watch from the USA.
To avoid accidental resetting of the hands, they can only be set by unscrewing the front glass to access a lever which allows the winding knob to engage the hands. The lever has to be reset to allow the glass to be replaced. The small dial at the top of the watch face is a reminder to wind the watch regularly to maintain even spring tension: as the watch is wound the hand on the small dial returns to zero. Its balance wheel spindle was broken when I inherited it. Repaired, it runs within 30 seconds a month of correct time. A lovely example of the watchmaker's art. --
Cyril
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Viking9
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That's a very fine watch indeed, Cyril - and an interesting story.
Tom
Tom
Erik Ohlson
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Hundreds of little "lenses" - maybe it's a new "Smartphone" ;-)
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Erik Ohlson
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Levitation HAPPENS !!Maybe not artistic
Or........... is it Janus, resurrected?
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Erik Ohlson
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You've certainly found an unusual perspective on the Duomo.
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Viking9
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It must have got lost in the fog, Erik. :-D
Tom
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Erik Ohlson
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Most interesting about the "fail-safe" interlocks to avoid accidentally setting false time.
Setting the wrong time on a railroad could be a "Bad Thing" !
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Setting the wrong time on a railroad could be a "Bad Thing" !
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"Measure wealth not by things you have but by things for which you would not take money"
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Erik Ohlson
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Yes - in all likelihood, lost in the fog between my ears :-D
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digitcallous
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Thanks for sharing this interesting piece of history and information.
digitcallous
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Thank you, Erik. This is what happens while wandering around a town and occasionally looking up. There I thought it would be an interesting look.
Vidau
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windmillgolfer
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Ah, come on Erik, I gave you the context shot. You need more coffee
The sun is shining here in Salzburg.
The sun is shining here in Salzburg.
Trafford2
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In our early retirement days my wife and I climbed up through theYou've certainly found an unusual perspective on the Duomo.
interior of the Dome to emerge on the little parapet on the Cupola - nice
view of the Giotto's tower and baptistry - there was the inevitable graffitt
even up there
DNSJR
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definitely a classic piece of art
digitcallous
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Too much for our old legs to climb that high, but I believe I have pictures of people up at the top by the parapet taken from street level.
We did not see that much graffiti in Spain or Italy. Also, some graffiti that we saw actually appear quite artistic, unlike just random tagging that I normally run across here in the US.
We did not see that much graffiti in Spain or Italy. Also, some graffiti that we saw actually appear quite artistic, unlike just random tagging that I normally run across here in the US.
Erik Ohlson
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Not much like that for us in Florence, but our younger daughter -16 at the time, just HAD to to a handstand atop the leaning Tower in Pisa - I think my wife aged several years in that moment.
We do have SOME more artistic graffiti, but what always amazes me is that the taggers have some very fancy - even "Artistic" - fonts that they paint very well - and you see the same fonts, all over the world! Are they organized??
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DNSJR
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although the Sunflower is giving a wink, the art is in the seed head
digitcallous
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You are so right that many time the beauty is right in front of us except that we don't notice it. Your's is a perfect example.
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