The Man Even The Sun Favours - a photo on Flickriver

            ꒌ   САВУ ПРОНАШЛО СУНЦЕ! --  Низ дана који су водили ка овом празнику било је лоше време, без трачка сунца. Дан свесрпске Славе освануо је са наговештајем бољег времена. Ипак, облаци се у Ротердаму још нису били размакли. До самог почетка службе.

У току Савинданске литургије можда је само ова госпођа приметила да су сунчеви зраци од 20 метара широког иконостаса са много икона, одабрали баш Светог Саву: и то од врха преграде до пода. По висини три нивоа иконе Светог Саве бише обасјани светлошћу као неким природним рефлектором: у врху икона ”Свети Сава благосиља Србе”; у средини - Свети Сава између својих родитеља, светих Симеона Мироточивог и мати Анастасије (у десном крају слике је свети Јустин Ћелијски); и коначно, испред овог реда на иконостасу, стоји засебни триптих са Студеничким крстом: на левим вратанцима је живописан Свети Симеон Мироточиви, на десним Свети Сава.

► ▓░█    SAINT SAVA, early in XIII century THE FOUNDER of Serbian Orthodox Church, is in its diocese parishes often venerated so much that many churches abroad bear his name, like in London or Paris. Not in Rotterdam, however, where the church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. But here too, Saint Sava's icons occupy a prominent place. Surely not the most prominent: a proper iconostasis is highly ordered so that the exact position and the particular saints are there where they belong. Just as about anything else in the seemingly spontaneous Orthodox Church and its services, the icons layout on the iconostasis is meticulously thought out and organised.

There are 9 images of the 6 saints in this capture, 2 of the angels and 9 of the laymen. Of the latter, one is a contemporary person photographed relating to the former; she is the only one present with her body. The faith and the prayer she is showing are a bridge connecting us to the eternal world. We firmly hope that and the countless saints testify for it. The icons are the reflections of the existence in metaphysical realm, spread over the physical vectors of this life. 

֎⃣  Developed from raw and edited in Affinity Photo 2.4 to resemble the experience at the spot (from memory, of course), slightly sharpened in IrfanView 4.62 and finely tuned in Flickr online editor (de-saturated, lifted shadows and whites etc). 
This is one of my first photographs with an old second hand lens I could finally, after 8 long years of waiting, lay my hands on. From this copy of Lumix 12-35mm f/2.8 - old, stiff and beaten, very much used, I wasn't expecting much. But it surprised me with its intrepid character and consistent delivery. A top buy! It is sharp and its colours are advanced, equaling my favourite Sigma 30 mm f1.4 prime, with an added bonus of the OIS working in conjunction with G9's body and a useful zoom range.

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Taken on: January 27, 2025

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