"I've got my eye on you." ~~~~~

Not a true oculus, rather the architecture leading to one, or rather to very large skylight windows at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. It rather reminded me of a cat's eye. I felt black and white suited the subject matter. Aside from B&W conversion, levels adjustment, resizing and the addition of the border, there were no other manipulations. Best viewed at Full Size. Further reading from the web for those of you interested: Oculus (plural = oculi) is the Latin word for eye, and the word remains in use in certain contexts, as the name of the round opening in the top of the dome of the Pantheon in Rome, and in reference to other round windows and openings. The Oculus in the Pantheon has always been open to the weather, allowing rain to enter and fall to the floor, whence it is carried away through drains. The bright opening and the surrounding smooth concrete above the coffering resembles an eye, giving the opening its name. Since the revival of dome construction beginning in the Italian Renaissance, open oculi have been replaced by light-transmitting cupolas. Circular windows, a feature of Classical architecture since the sixteenth century are often denoted by their French name, oeil de boeuf, or "bull's-eye". Such circular or oval windows express the presence of a mezzanine on a building's facade without competing for attention with the major fenestration. Circular windows set in dormers have been a feature of French Classical architecture since the beginning of the seventeenth century. For structural reasons, they are also found as the portholes of ships. In archaeology, oculus is the name given a motif found in western European prehistoric art. It consists of a pair of circular or spiral marks, often interpreted as eyes, and appears on pottery, statues and megaliths. It may represent the watchful gaze of a god or goddess (the dolmen deity for example) and was especially common during the Neolithic period. While oculus is not in common use in English, words derived from it such as ocular (relating to the eye) are, primarily in medical and optical fields. Also, the terms Oculus Dexter (right eye), Oculus Sinister (left eye), and Oculus Uterque (both eyes) are used in medicine, usually abbreviated OD, OS, and OU, respectively. -----

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