Saturday, December 26, 2009

Armillary Spheres

14 comments:

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

That is a fairly narrow entrance to a harbor. The harbor must be used by small pleasure craft or very skillful pilots.

joo said...

I do love this photo - the sea seems so quiet!
Hope you're having great Christmas:)

studioJudith said...

Striking simplicity ... .
these appear to be the gates to Eternity.

Virginia said...

I"m not quite sure what these are used for JM, but they are lovely nonetheless! I think I'll google and see what I can find. Looks like your weather is still sublime!
V

Lois said...

Beautifully composed shot JM!

Cezar and Léia said...

Olá JM!
Eu tenho a sensaçao nessa foto que as esferas abrem um portal!É lindo!
Abraços
Léia

Anya said...

So Peaceful ........ WONDERFUL :-)

brattcat said...

This is such a serene shot but it makes me think so much of the Colossus of Rhodes ( :

VP said...

I saw these everywhere in Portugal, your forefathers made a very good use of them!

Small City Scenes said...

A lovely entrance. Open the gates I am coming through. MB

Anzu said...

When it comes to taking 
a photo of Sky & Sea,
you have no equal !

Stefan Jansson said...

Well composed photo.

Wolynski said...

Don't know what armillary is, but this is so beautiful.

Dina said...

I had to look up the word.
Thanks for a new word as well as a beautiful scene.