Monthly Archives: April 2012
Gorgeous Pictures Of The Holy Land From 120 Years Ago
Courtesy of the Library of Congress these pictures takes us to the Holy Land between 1890 and 1900.
The Holy Land of that era, which includes modern Lebanon, Palestine and other territories, was controlled by the Ottoman Empire. It is a pastoral land that looks like it had changed little since the Biblical era.
These images are photolithographs, which are made from adding color to black-and-white photographic negatives.
An itinerant shoemaker outside Jerusalem
The landscape is littered with ruins. Here is the Temple of the Sun in Baalbek
A relaxing afternoon in the fields by Cana of Galilee
The Ruins of Capernaium, a fishing village that was home to several apostles
The Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem
The Damascus Gate, Jerusalem
Stone cutters in Jerusalem
A bustling market by the Tower of David in Jerusalem
Shephards hang out in Nebi-Samuel, aka the Plain of Mizpah
Camels riders halt in the desert
The Tomb of Lazarus in Bethany
Beirut was a large city even at the turn of the century
Shepherds in Hadjar en Nasaroh
The River Jordan
Laborers on the Plain of Esdraelon
Syrian peasant making bread
Bedouins and their tents
Bedouins drawing water
Ruins of an ancient colonnade in Samaria
The virgin’s fountain in Nazareth
The birthplace of Mary Magdalene in Magdala
Relaxing outside Lydda
A fisherman’s boat on the Sea of Galillee by Tiberias
Optical illusions collection (part 2)
“Activity of neurons”
Illusory light appears to be shed from datk-gray circles in the diagonal directions.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 18)
“A prison”
Blue circles appear to scintillate, though the blue circle seen at the fovea appears to be deep blue.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 17)
“Pachinko”*
*One of the games Japanese people prefer
Yellowish-green circles appear to scintillate. Moreover, rings of balls appear to rotate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 25)
“The green car”*
*The business class of the train in Japan
X-shape streets appear to scintillate. In addition, green ciecles appear to move outward.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (March 12)
“Blue LEDs”
Blue dots appear to emit light. The dot seen at the center of vision does not seem to emit light.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (March 12)
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“Zabuton”*
*Japanese cushions
Red diamonds appear to scintillate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003
“Broadband”
Something appears to run along red tubes.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003
Caution !! The figure shown below may feel you sick.
“The scintillating red illusion”
Red circles appear to scintillate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003 (October 20)
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Caution !! The figure shown below may feel you sick.
“The scintillating red illusion 2”
Red circles appear to scintillate.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003 (October 20)
This image may be dangerous. Please do not link to this image directly. Please do not upload this on your webpage.
“A centipede”
Something appears to run through chromatically low-contrast regions. Moreover, gratings of chromatically low-contrast regions show illusory fluctuation.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003
“Color washing”
The figure appears to scintillate. Moreover, red appears to be purple-red in some places.
Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003
The Most Beautiful Train Stations in the World
A compilation of the most beautiful train station in the world…
Atocha Train Station — Madrid, Spain
Rossio Station — Lisbon, Portugal
Sirkeci Station — Istanbul, Turkey
King’s Cross Station — London, England
Union Station — Los Angeles, California
Grand Central Station — New York City, New York
Gare du Nord — Paris, France
Sao Bento Station — Porto, Portugal
Central Railway Station — Helsinki, Finland
Dunedin Train Station — Dunedin, New Zealand
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