magically miraculous
Explore : #33 on Friday, August 29, 2008
...somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly...
...and so can i...
...can you see me over the rainbow?...
another rainbow was seen at Madddy"s fotostream...
one more magical miracle...
flickr.com/photos/madron/243563255/?#comment7215759428510...
Rainbows in religion and mythology
Main article: Rainbows in mythology
The rainbow has a place in legend due to its beauty and the difficulty
in explaining the phenomenon before the work of Descartes in the 17th
century (although, as mentioned above, Theodoric of Freiburg had given
a satisfactory explanation in the 13th century.)
In Greek mythology, the rainbow was considered to be a path made by a messenger (Iris) between Earth and Heaven. In Chinese mythology, the rainbow was a slit in the sky sealed by Goddess Nüwa using stones of five different colours. In Hindu mythology, the rainbow is called Indradhanush, meaning the bow of Indra, the God of lightning and thunder. In Norse Mythology, a rainbow called the Bifröst Bridge connects the realms of Ásgard and Midgard, homes of the gods and humans, respectively. The Irish leprechaun's secret hiding place for his crock of gold is usually said to be at the end of the rainbow (which is impossible to reach). In the Hebrew Bible, the rainbow is a symbol of the covenant between God and man, and God's promise to Noah that He would never again flood the entire Earth. The Rainbow has even become the symbol for a modern movement within Judaism called B'nei Noah. B'nei Noah are non-Jews who continue to follow in the ways of their ancestor Noah. The Noahide movement has its roots in Jewish Tradition, specifically the Talmud.
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Maia C, Gabba Gabba Hey!, Butterfly Lilies, Orhan Tsolak, and 62 other people added this photo to their favorites.
alk_is (69 months ago | reply)
with an exotic 'midi' skirt! :) very nice one!
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
@alkis:
interesting comment...skirt matching with the scenery!!!
however i challenge you... what is it???
you have up to 3 (three - τρεις) guesses...
have a go... enjoy this brain teaser...
no clues this time... (((:
╰⊰⊹✿Jules✿⊹⊱╮ (69 months ago | reply)
Beautiful !!!
"Maddy" [deleted] (69 months ago | reply)
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high.... ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
(:-))
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
looks sooo beautiful...
thanks Madddy...
alk_is (69 months ago | reply)
i guess it is the reflection from an ashtray on a wall. (?)
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
@alkis: reflection = correct!!!
But: i don't smoke therefore no ashtrays in my house...
wanna give it a second shot???
alk_is (69 months ago | reply)
although there are no hints in the photo, i can see different shapes of reflections of thick glass, therefore a good asumption could be a nice crystal vase. is it so?
DiehardCanonUser (69 months ago | reply)
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the-father (69 months ago | reply)
wonderful colors, congrats.
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poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
@alkis: just been checking ...i think it is refraction here and not reflection...but i will disappoint you again...you are right about the wall surface but i'm afraid i don't have expensive crystals at home...i'll give you a small hint... it has to do with an object related to one of the things i like and also to the last foto you've uploaded...i know you can find it...come on!!!
and i've added this bit of info from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow
bobbygreg (69 months ago | reply)
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alk_is (69 months ago | reply)
You are right. it is from refraction that rainbow comes.
my last pic has a vitro - maybe a textured glass?? (if it is not, as this was my last - as to parei to potami! :) )
princessangel (69 months ago | reply)
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k_soggie (69 months ago | reply)
Magically beautiful! Wonderful colors. :)
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.adriel (69 months ago | reply)
Skittles, taste the rainbow, that's what it reminds me of. Nice shot!
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gotomattex (69 months ago | reply)
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E.L.O.M.E.L.O [deleted] (69 months ago | reply)
hey Poly.....my first guess - A music CD...CDs often produce rainbows
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
@Amal: U: C: --> .... C: :D ! ! !
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poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
@alkis: thank you so much for visiting and commenting...
@Madddy: you've got an impressive rainbow there...thanks for sharing...love your notes...make me sing all the more...how about creating a flickr song?
@k_soggie : what a wonderful friend you've got...."because you smile you make my life more beautiful"...
www.flickr.com/photos/k_soggie/243390151/
@ julesangel, diehardcanonuser, the-father, bobbygreg, princessangel, .adriel, gotomattex : thank you for the comments
areyarey (69 months ago | reply)
excellent
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Gabba Gabba Hey! (69 months ago | reply)
Polyxromi polymnia....
ti wraia fotografia!
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
@ .adriel: www.skittles.com
@ areyarey: thanks
@ dimitri: s'efharisto!!! otan proerhetai apo sena to sholio einai idietera simantiko...
dirkmvp41 (69 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is excellent!
alfuso (69 months ago | reply)
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B@ni (69 months ago | reply)
beautiful colors..
Ferdinand Reus (69 months ago | reply)
The World Through My Eyes
great colours
blindspot2006 (69 months ago | reply)
So lovely!
Orhan Tsolak (69 months ago | reply)
Wow! Fantastically beautiful! A bit like watching the rainbow from the space! Polymnia you must be a real a descendant of the ancient greek astrologers; I can't explained it otherwise how you can capture image like this! I know nul about physics, but here the end result is what matters, and the end result is wonderful and magical indeed!
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
mansluver41: thank you for stopping by...
alfuso, minus one: thank you for the smileys...((:
B@ni: hello...nice to see you here!!! (:
Ferdinand Reus, blindspot2006: (: (:
Orhan*, φιλε μου...νομιζω οτι ηθελες να πεις "αστρονομος",αντι "αστρολογος", γιατι με την αστρολογια(ωροσκοπια κλπ) δεν εχω και μεγαλη σχεση...ομως, αν και δεν ειμαι φυσικος ή αστρονομος, συχνα κοιταω και προς τον ουρανο και προσπαθωντας να καραλαβω τι συμβαινει κι "εκει περα" διαβαζω που και που και λιγα σχετικα βιβλια...
σ'ενα απο αυτα, με τιτλο "Χαος και Αρμονια" ο συγγραφεας, Trinh Xuan Thuan, λεει στο κεφαλαιο "Η Φυση ειναι Ομορφη":
..."Τι ειναι ομορφια; Οχι μονο δεν εχουμε ιδεα για τον τροπο με τον οποιο ο εγκεφαλος μας αντιλαμβανεται την ομορφια του κοσμου, αλλα ακομη λιγοτερο εχουμε την δυνατοτητα να μιλησουμε γι αυτην με συγκεκριμενους ορους. Το στοιχημα γινεται ακομη πιο δυσκολο οταν πρεπει καποιος να μιλησει για την ομορφια σε επιστημονικο πλαισιο, οπωσ προτιθεμαι να κανω εδω. Για τον κοινο νο, η επιστημονικη δραστηριοτητα ειναι μια επιχειρηση απολυτα ορθολογικη. στη οποια δεν χωρα κανενα συναισθημα και η φυσικη ειναι μια επιστημη ακριβειας και σαφηνειας, απο την οποια αποκλειεται καθε στοχασμος περι αισθητικης. Δεν υπαρχει περιθωριο για αξιολογικες κρισεις - μενουν μονο τα ψυχρα και απροσωπα γεγονοτα. Ωστοσο, ο επιστημονας, ακριβως οπως και ο καλλιτεχνης, ειναι ευαισθητος στην ομορφια της Φυσης. Τα συχνα ταξιδια μου σε διαφορα αστεροσκοπεια
δεν μπορεσαν να αμβλυνουν τη χαρα που νιωθω καθε φορα, οταν ξαναβρισκομαι σε τοποθεσιες εξαιρετικης ομορφιας, μακρια απο τα φωτα του πολιτισμου. Καταλαμβανομαι παντα απο το ιδιο δεος μπροστα στο ανυδρο και επιβλητικο μεγαλειο της ερημου της Αριζονα, οπου υψωνεται το αστεροσκοπειο του Κιτ Πικ, οπως και στο σεληνιακο τοπιο, χωρις ιχνος βλαστησης, του σβησμενου ηφαιστειου της Μαουνα Κεα στη Χαβαη, οπου τα μεγαλα τηλεσκοπια ξεφυτρωνουν σαν μανιταρια. Η καρδια μου χτυπα παντα δυνατα οταν το εξοχο περιγραμμα των σπειροειδων βραχιονων ενος γαλαξια, σε αποσταση δισεκατομμυριων ετων φωτος, διαγραφεται στη οθονη που αναμεταδιδει τις ληψεις του τηλασκοπιου...
Αν η Φυση ειναι ομορφη, γιατι να μην ειναι το ιδιο ομορφες και οι θεωριες που την περιφραφουν; Αραγε δεν μπορει ο επιστημονας ν' αφεθει, οπως ο ποιητης, να τον οδηγησουν εκτιμησεις αισθητικης ταξης, περα απ' αυτες της ορθολογικης ταξης;...
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...Ο ιδιος ο Αλμπερτ Αϊνσταιν ...γραφει στο τελος του πρωτου αρθρου σχετικα με τη Γενικη Σχετικοτητα: 'Οποιος καταλαβει τη θεωρια αυτη δεν θα μπορεσει να ξεφυγει απο τη μαγεια της'. 'Αρμονικη ταξη', 'απλοτητα', 'συνοχη', 'μαγεια' : ιδου μια σειρα ορισμων της λεξεις 'Ομορφια' στην επιστημη..."
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Και συνεχιζει στο επομενο κεφαλαιο:
"Η καθημερινη ζωη και η σχετικοτητα της Ομορφιας" :
"Η ομορφια για την οποια μιλαει ο φυσικος ειναι πολυ διαφορετικη απο εκεινη που βιωνει ο μουσικος ακουγοντας μια σονατα το Μοτσαρτ...ή μια φουγκα του Μπαχ...ή αυτην που νιωθει ενας λατρης της τεχνης μπροστα στις χορευτριες του Ντεγκα..., τα μηλα του Σεζαν...,ή τα νουφαρα του Μονε...Δεν ειναι η ιδια που βιωνει ο αντρας στη θεα της ομορφης γειτονισσας του...
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...Η ομορφια της γυναικας της Ανατολης ειναι διαφορετικη απο αυτην της γυναικας της Δυσης ...
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Οι αισθητικες αντιληψεις αλλαζουν απο πολιτισμο σε πολιτισμο...
...Επομενως, ριψοκινδυνευει οποιος αποπειραται να ορισει την ομορφια. Οπως συμβαινει και με την αγαπη ή το μισος, νιωθουμε την ομορφια οταν μας κατακλυζει η αφατη αισθηση της, δεν ειναι ομως καθολου απλο να την περιγραψουμε με λεξεις.
Η ομορφια των πραγματων εξαρταται απο το βλεμμα του παρατηρητη. Μπορει να ξεπροβαλει απο καθε γωνια του δρομου, να τρυπωσει σε καθενα απο τα αντικειμενα της καθημερινης μας ζωης...
...Ενα λουλουδι ή ενα δεντρο που χθες ακομα μας φαινοταν εντελως συνηθισμενο, επειδη το πνευμα μας ηταν απασχολημενο, ξυπνα ξαφνικα μεσα μας το αισθητικο κριτηριο, διοτι οπως...το εκφραζει ο... Σοπενχαουερ...δεν σκεφτομαστε πια 'ουτε το χωρο, ουτε το χρονο, ουτε την αιτια, ουτε το οφελος των πραγματων, αλλα απλα και ξεκαθαρα τη Φυση τους'..."............................... .....................................
Le chaos et l'harmonie, Trinh Xuan Tuan
Xαος και Αρμονια, Trinh Xuan Tuan
Εκδοσεις Τραυλος Ι S B N: 960-7990- 89-7
www.travlos.gr
@Orhan, Dimitri, Alki, Amal and all of my flickr friends...beauty can indeed sneak into each of the "usual" ,"every day" things in our lives...and render them "magically miraculous".
Gabba Gabba Hey! (69 months ago | reply)
Most (if not all) things have the potential to be aesthetically pleasing (I think).
It is we who make them "usual", "everyday" and "mundane" simply not having the will to see beauty in all things or because we reserve beauty to only what we believe is exceptionally beautiful.
The great thing about photography, is that its scope is to capture an instant of our reality (not made up like a painting), such as a the refraction of light from a cd, allowing the viewer to see beauty in the "usual" the "every-day" and the "mundane".
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
@Gabba Gabba Hey! : Dimitri, (i think...) what you are saying is true...and i can see your philosophy very clearly in your own fotostream and also through your comments to other people's fotos...
Xiao-Yu (69 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! It reminds me of the rainbow I saw in Xinjiang.
clifflef (away for a time) (69 months ago | reply)
(from the CARPE DIEM group)
very nice...which is your favorite?...I'll go with purple.
kunstkammer (69 months ago | reply)
I like your light girl in the rainbow skirt. She's rather busty and her hair is quite long. (I would guess to the middle of her back.) Fun shot. Did you work to get it or was this a happy accident? (from the CARPE DIEM group)
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
thank you for the comments...
actually, kunstkammer this is the foto as i got it...light refraction on the wall form a cd...wanted to observe the same phenomenon the following days...but never again the sun came in the room to recreate this...
so i was lucky to have observed it which in reality was rather breathtaking...
and if you would like to see another "rainbow", here is a link:
www.flickr.com/photos/atillasoylu/230708730/
six degrees (69 months ago | reply)
thank you, poly...for your kind comments.
the bird of paradise creates its own rainbow...
Orhan Tsolak (69 months ago | reply)
Polymnia, indeed I wanted to say astronomos :) ( please excuse me for writing in English. My Greek grammar and syntax, suffered a lot for not writing and reading in Greek, for so many years, but I can still understand everything I read. And writing Greek with latin letters, it is just not the same thing. Anyway.)
I really enjoyed reading all the bits from Trinh Xuan Tuan's book ( I will look out for it) but I think we have to mention the uglyness of the nature as well, or rather the man-caused uglyness caused to nature. By all means we should appreciate the nature, but with the speed we are destroying it, gradually there will be very little left to appreciate. Then we would all need to look at stars and other planets for life. Of course I am talking about our uber consumerist culture, and the damage that causes to the environment, global warming etc. Also our busy working lives, made even the very notion of time a commodity, so we have very little free time to appreciate anything really. In London you can hardly see any stars due to lights pollution, unless maybe you have a photo camera which captures the stars, when the naked eye can't see them :)
XYXYXYXY [deleted] (69 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is really nice photo!
simonelli (69 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! :)
This lil' miraculous rainbow I wanna share with you now, doesn't look as beautiful as this one you've photographed... but i still think they match in some sort of way. What do you think? :P
poly_mnia (69 months ago | reply)
oooh, this is so beautiful...
it's the baby rainbow (rainbownette) rocking in its cradle...
shhh...let's not wake him up...
simonelli (69 months ago | reply)
jajajaja :D I hadn't read THIS comment until now! jajajaja I'll add the tag rainbownette in your honor; thanks for explainning me what it means. Yei!, I like that word! :)
Marco Brown-Maltese Artist (68 months ago | reply)
Brilliant shot.Rarely have I seen anything as stunning with such great colours.
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nevertorun (68 months ago | reply)
Interesting.
Perla* (64 months ago | reply)
Cool shot!
Please post it at "It’s multi-colored!!!" @
www.flickr.com/groups/18954832@N00
poly_mnia (64 months ago | reply)
thank you for the invite, Perla...
Frizztext (64 months ago | reply)
we've booked a journey to santorini, oia,
hoping to see there some sunsets (with rainbow?)
your pic is FAVEd!
Seen at "It’s multi-colored!!!"
@ www.flickr.com/groups/18954832@N00/
alk_is (64 months ago | reply)
perfect for the www.flickr.com/groups/Genies group!
poly_mnia (64 months ago | reply)
up already Alkis???
well, have a great day, my friend !!!
thought you might like this for the group... (o;
Frizz Text...with or without sunsets Santorini is a magically miraculous place...i'm sure you'll love your holiday there...
thanks for the fave... (((: