August 3, 2007
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Weekly Photo Challenge, Magnificent Buildings
This weeks subject is suggested by HereAreLindasPhotos
Magnificent Buildings
I have never seen what would be termed magnificent buildings like the Eiffel Tower or the Taj Mahal . I’m what you might call a country girl raised in a small community, never been much of anywhere and never having felt a great need. Simple pleasures have always been satisfying and I could have done well with less if I had used my head more than my greedy side. I’ve gotten smarter with age, another story altogether. Cincinnati does have some dated buildings that might fit the challenge as expected, the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Cincinnati Symphony Hall and others but I don’t have photos of these and decided the truth is,
“MAGNIFICENCE” is in the Eye and Mind of the beholder .
So:
Magnificence, large or small takes planning. The strong boss in this case is on the left, my sister. She does the building planning at her house from the design to supervision of materials purchased for whatever the job is. On this particular day, my husband was the help.
In keeping with their jobs, the planner is off somewhere doing wishful thinking while the help is doing the heavy work, weighing and loading rock.
There are a lot of beautiful buildings planned in lots of neighborhoods across the country and in fact around the world. After the decision making for your beautiful building, you contract a builder and
dig holes for the foundation and then prompt your builder into working before Winter sets in.
When all is said and done, you have a building, possibly worth a lot and possibly worth very little but “magnificence” lies in the comfort found there. If it’s a big building or a shack or a shed or a pontoon, and you have found comfort within, satisfaction becomes your bedpartner. AND satisfaction is worth more than most magnificent buildings. My dream was always a hole dug into a hill side, big rooms and lots of space outside. It didn’t happen but I still have the dream and hope to remember it if there is a next time around.
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Keep on taking those photos,
Comments (14)
A good and different take on this post. Wait til I have to find magni. buildings in boondocks country area. lol
Great photos! Isnt it true that the most magnificent building one can look at is the home they create with their family!
grrr I came and visited and commented before but xanga was having issues!
Great post and wonderful photos. I like your take on the challenge.
Lovely creations Becca. I see John is very prominent, he must be one of better known husbands on the Internet. He looks most distinguished. Like the one of the House in Virginia Beach particularly.
How refreshing it is to see a unique idea.
Good entry.
must have missed when you made this trip.
There is a home on OH 35 on the river that is 3/4ths under ground. I figure it must be very energy efficient.
Super photos Becca! I love the photo with your sister “supervising” her help!
Yes! and the most magnificent building is one that has come from the builders own heart and hands ie,your sisters heart and your husbands hands, i mean the building of the family structure of course.
Magnificence is definitely in the eye of the beholder.
RYC: The Rebel is a great camera. I love mine. It sounds as though we share quite a few common interests.
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RYC: The Rebel XTi is a great choice. It is a little costly when you start getting into the extra lenses but is a very nice camera. Another camera that I have that is fully automatic or manual just lacking the ability to change out the lens is the Canon A640. I am really happy with the image quality (10 megapixels) on that camera as well and it also shoots video with sound.
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Reminds me of the quote “work fascinates me….I could sit and watch it for hours!” – different ‘take’ on the subject – well done.
That photo of the steamshovel is awesome, with the tree set in there. Great example of turning an ‘ordinary’ scene into an artistic photo. Well done!
Love your photos
Interesting angle!