St. Augustine Lions II by TwoPynts

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Sep 26, 2005

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"After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions." --Bert Lahr

Another lion from the city of St. Augustine. This fountain was underneath a large arbor where guest of the B&B Lisa and I stayed at could sit and relax. Jasmine had totally covered the top of it and was flowering during our stay. The scent was heavenly. ----- St. Augustine: Partial History of the USA's Oldest City Saint Augustine is the oldest European city in the United States. The area was first visited by Ponce de Leon in 1513, but it was Juan Menendez de Aviles who established the first settlement, almost half a century before the first English settlers landed at Jamestown. St. Augustine grew to become the Spanish center of power in North America for almost 200 years. The 100 settlers went through the same sorts of problems that all colonists in America had to endure: a history of wars with the British, French and Native Americans, famine, plagues and one unique problem, hurricanes. In 1672 the Spanish, under the direction of Queen Mariana, built Castillo de San Marcos, a military fortress, to protect their interests from the ever expanding British Empire. St. Augustine was sacked twice by the British but the Spanish survived by laying low in the Castillo. The British gained control of the city in 1763 and it remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary war. It was briefly returned to the Spanish in 1784 because of a provision of the Treaty of Paris. The Spanish who had left during British control came back and tried to return the city to it's former self but were thwarted by the decline of Spanish fortunes everywhere. The Spanish sold Florida to America in 1821 and left the city. St. Augustine prospered during the Seminole war of the 1830's due to its military involvement in the war. The city eventually got good road systems and a bigger population. In 1883, Henry Flagler (Oil Tycoon) came to the city. He was so impressed that he invested in St. Augustine's restoration and development of the city as a winter resort. Flagler contributed some of the cities grandest architecture, such as the Alcazar hotel (now the Lightner Museum), the Cordova, and the Ponce de Leon (now Flagler College). The above information come from the site. St. Augustine Links. ----- Thanks for stopping by and for your mosaic of comments on yesterday's photo, St. Augustine Lions.

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Comments (29)

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DELMUR

8:37AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

beautifull fountain! short :a lot of work!

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joost48

8:39AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Great creation.Lovely image and composition and capture.Well done.

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cbender

8:41AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

quite quite interesting... amazing how many "types of light" you captured here... love that - the sunny part the shadowy parts... all those different tones and hues... different levels of colours... even different tones of colour in one pic... cool way! a good capture!

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Zacko

8:43AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Wow, you definitly nailed this one Kort. What an incredible light that really makes this into such a beautiful photograph. Well seen! Have a wonderful day. #:O)

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marybelgium

8:45AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

great serie !

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Niutek

8:56AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Brilliant light and colors :)

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Fruit_Passion

8:57AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

A Fountain of Youth which chance..Magnific capture I will make the file to drink some ;)

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Margana

9:02AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Composed beautifully Kort.I love the light and the balance of this.And the red of the begonias really pops.I can just imagine this with the heady smell of jasmine.How lovely that would be!-M :)

parb1194

11:28AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Great shot with light and shadow and color. Beautiful indeed.

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jophoto

11:29AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Another beauty!

Tedz

12:11PM | Mon, 26 September 2005

I like the Name Ponce de Leon....perhaps an indication for My next Clone...enough....a charm of an Image....the Mane Man has His Lions Share :]

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tibet2004uk

12:39PM | Mon, 26 September 2005

I really like the lighting here, keeping half of the lion's face in the shadow! Warm and inviting....with such a fantastic holiday feeling! :)

cynlee

12:51PM | Mon, 26 September 2005

makes for a lovely photo... always did have a soft spot for the cowardly lion :]

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Digimon

3:51PM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Great shot! I love the shadows in this one, and of course the fountain is wonderful!

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Cosme..D..Churruca

4:13PM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Fantastic capture... the light is awesome !

soulofharmony

4:30PM | Mon, 26 September 2005

love the historical account as much as the composition.. love the contrast between light and shade and wonderful exposure..everything blends perfectly..:)..:)))

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