The Passion Flower (Passiflora) is so called because it symbolised Christ’s suffering on the cross – that was according to Jacomo Bosio, a scholar who lived in Rome in 1609. The unique corona represented the crown of thorns, the ten sepals and petals represented the Apostles and so on.
The Passion Flower is a very good visual example of how Fibonacci numbers seem to govern so much of the world around us.
120 minutes in possibly my favourite Provençal coastal town, Antibes, Cote d’Azur, France, shooting the people, life, flavour and activity on a hot July morning. Part of the fun of this was the challenge, 120 minutes, not a second over (except to attempt to park which took 45 minutes…), capturing something of the feeling, the spirit of the place in that time…
In common with 60 Minutes were the heat and the sheer amount of people – as you would expect in high season. Great travel shots aren’t usually made at this time of year which made challenge all the more interesting. Ironically, because of the number of people, I find myself wanting “clean” shots, shots without the hordes and, looking back, I’m not entirely sure that was the correct decision.
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