7-Branched Menorah by durleybeachbum
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I had to make a photo with the theme 'Symmetry'. I usually dislike symmetry in a composition, it can really upset me.
However as I possess this menorah I had a bit of fun with a digifiddle.
In Hanukkah, which this year I believe ends on Christmas Eve, a special 9-branched Menorah is used, but in a Jewish household one like this is for daily use.
I found this bit on Wiki
"According to the Jewish historian Josephus, the seven lamps of the golden menorah represented the seven classical planets in this order: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn." Josephus Antiquities.
If you are interested there is a mass of other info on the web.
Comments (17)
greyone
Cool post work on this. Interesting information as well.
Glendaw
Fantastic post work and interesting information about this style of candelabras. Thanks for sharing Andrea.
auntietk
It's lovely, especially against the window. There are little bits of differences that break in to the symmetry and make it less formal, and those little differences give the image life and movement. Wonderful!
giulband
FORMIDABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kaward
Great post work and balance! Sorry I feel ignorant I expected some sort of tree, from the title!
jendellas
I did wonder, thanks for the info. x
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Nes Gadol Haya Sham
wysiwig
You never cease to surprise. A beautiful backdrop for this menorah.
danapommet
Lovely postwork and a perfect spot in that window. I just glanced across the lake and I can see 3 Menorahs - 1 in orange and 2 in blue!
irisinthespring
Excellent creation!
jayfar
A very nice piece of work. Perhaps you should do it again with lighted candles.
Katraz
Nice shot well aligned with the window, unlike you I don't mind symmetry in things but then I don't mind If they are not either.
anahata.c
It's a wonderful almost stained-glass presentation of the daily menorah. (I also really like the menorah itself---it's so simple and spare.) Your edge work makes the background seem like panes of stained glass. And the menorah's presence is wonderful, esp when zoomed---its spindly silhouette is balanced by how it takes over the window! Yeah, I've read about the planetary interpretation of the menorah. Some also say the prongs represent the 7 days of the week, and the biblical number 7, period (ie, 7 days of creation, 7 weeks before pentecost, 7 months before the jewish new year---originally the 'sabbath of months', and a time of reflection and commemoration---7 years for sabbath of years ((the sabbatical)), 7 sabbaticals for the jubilee---and after that, no one really cares since it's a lonnnnng ways off...) The passage in Torah that prescribes the menorah leaves one dizzy with detail (on the bowls, the oil, and so on---there're probably 2 or 3 "cubits" in there, though I haven't read it in 20 years) (you gotta have a "cubit" if you're in the bible, btw---it's one of the requirements for getting in...). Your image feels like it's in a rectory or a study or some place of contemplation. I really like your treatment---very contemplative. Nice that you posted a menorah before your Christmas wish: Both traditions side by side...
Faemike55
Delightful presentation. the postwork turns this image from everyday to spectacular interesting information as well
kgb224
Amazing work Andrea. God bless.
MrsRatbag
I love this placement; the symmetry is very poetic and not at all off-putting to me. Lovely bit of fiddling!
helanker
A beautiful Menorah :-) Became a lovely shot. I have a tiny one myself, but not as elegant as this one. :-)