Cultural Icons -- Post your country's cultural icons

[Robert.M]

Pont Alexandre III Paris

 

[dmr]

A couple of cultural icons of the States ...

First, the Most Photographed Bridge in the Known Universe!

Second, the Roseman Bridge of Madison County, Iowa. (Yes, THOSE bridges, and THAT Madison County.) 🙂

These were taken 40-some years apart, not to admit my real age and how long I have been shooting. 🙂

The BB was done with my original Mamiya SD, probably Kodacolor II film.

The second was with the Pentax using the Takumar 28-80 and Svema film. The semi-obvious barrel distortion is typical of that lens when zoomed out wide, and the muted, almost pastel colors, are typical of the Svema film.

 

[kuuan]

Tyrolean youth in traditional dress - Lederhosen + Dirndl Austria ( + beer )
modern "jodl": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NP6tqGqQsU&feature=related



prost by andreas, on Flickr, Pentax *istDs + Sigma 17-70mm, Austria 2008

 

[Austintatious]

The spirit of 1776, The fourth of July, Yankee Doodle, Independence.

Independance Drummers by Carlos Yashinon, on Flickr

 

[Takkun]

The newly remodeled Space Needle, whose design authorship is actually disputed. One of the consulting firms, John Graham Jr., went on to build many other revolving-floor restaurants. Was the setting of a dramatic assassination scene at the beginning of Alan Pakula's political thriller The Parallax View.

A while back I was invited to assist a professor in documenting a construction project and was honored, and terrified, to go up in a doorless helicopter. Snapped this en route, though I wish I'd chosen a different lens—that Tamron 17-35 was atrocious on full-frame, even stopped down.

 

[Bob Michaels]

 

[lynnb]

Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA005002392

Customers eating herring in the traditional Dutch way. The Netherlands, Rotterdam, 1937
Collectie Spaarnestad

Peter, this is a wonderful photo!

 

[lynnb]

Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge from the Manly ferry, October 2018
IIIc coll. 'cron 5cm f/2 APX100 in Rodinal

 

[oftheherd]

The newly remodeled Space Needle, whose design authorship is actually disputed. One of the consulting firms, John Graham Jr., went on to build many other revolving-floor restaurants. Was the setting of a dramatic assassination scene at the beginning of Alan Pakula's political thriller The Parallax View.

A while back I was invited to assist a professor in documenting a construction project and was honored, and terrified, to go up in a doorless helicopter. Snapped this en route, though I wish I'd chosen a different lens—that Tamron 17-35 was atrocious on full-frame, even stopped down.

I don't think you need to apologize for anything about this photo. My, how those colors grab one and draw one into the scene! And that is certainly not the normal view one gets of the tower. Just great! I was curious what was in the lower right corner?

 

[Keith]

The Australian outback.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

X100F
May 2019

The Tower of the Sun
Expo '70 Commemorative Park - Osaka, Japan

Mike

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I'll bet you one gazillion USD that you will not not know what country sees photos are from












And just in case you still haven't figured it out...

 

[Greg Maslak]

Where we go from here... who knows, but last week in Toronto culture was all Raptors. I happened to be in town on parade day. Here's a pic taken with an iPhone SE.

 

[Jumillar]

The Kelpies

The Kelpies

The Kelpies, Scotland

The Kelpies, Scotland 2019 by john millar, on Flickr

 

[rhl-oregon]

Bronica RF 645

 

[Bob Michaels]

What tourists think is a Cuban cultural icon

What tourists think is a Cuban cultural icon

Tourists to Havana pay big bucks to be driven around in "an old American car". To meet the demand for convertibles, Cubans use acetylene torches to quickly remove the roofs of 2 door and 4 door sedans. Apparently, pink is the popular color this year so many cars are quickly repainted.

 

[dourbalistar]

Where we go from here... who knows, but last week in Toronto culture was all Raptors. I happened to be in town on parade day. Here's a pic taken with an iPhone SE.

Speaking as a Canadian living in America, I find it ironic that a Canadian team (with a roster of mostly Americans and no Canadians) wins the NBA championship, while an American team (with mostly Canadians) wins Lord Stanley's Cup. 🙄

Leica M5, Canon 35mm f/2 LTM, ORWO N74+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.02.18 Roll #197-03396-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[ornate_wrasse]

American Bison at Yellowstone National Park

 

[kuuan]

a painting inside a temple dedicated to Ya Mo, a local heroin from Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima), Thailand.
She, together with other local women, had used their female charms to get hostile invaders from Laos drunk, in consequence enabling them to free their captured husbands and to kill the invaders.

Ya Mo by andreas, on Flickr, Pentax *istDs + Sigma 17-70mm, Thailand 2008

 

[dourbalistar]

Jimi, Janis, and Jerry...

Pentax 6x7, S-M-C Takumar 6x7 55mm f/3.5, Panoramic Adapter, ORWO N74+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.06.22 Roll #208-03587-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr