Moai

The photograph below was taken at the Château de Durban-Corbières (Aude, Occitanie). This stony window panel evokes the statues of giants overlooking the horizon. Read more ...

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Moai

There was a time when our Earth was populated by giants. Stone giants.
Sometimes monolithic, often consisting of arrangements of granite pieces,
they overlooked the Valley, flirted with the peaks, reached the nebulosities.
Like divinities. Over the centuries however, their character of eternity went away.
Eroded by water, smoothed by the winds, devastated by men, these giants of yesterday
now are the shadow of what they used to be, the ultimate vestiges of past beliefs.
Despite this dilapidated appearance, their imposing stature always invites to respect.

A window of the castle of Durban Corbières

Photo Infos

Photographic conditions : Fuji X-E2 + Fujinon Lens XF 35mm F1.4 R + HOYA ND4 - F/16 - 1/40 sec - ISO 200
Processing tool of the photograph : RAW file converter EX powered by Silkypix 3.2.19.0
Optimization of the display : 180 px/in + MozJPEG

Keywords : Moai, giant, stone statue, divinity, castle of Durban-Corbieres, Aude

Conference Slideshow

This photograph - accompanied by 21 other shots, makes up the slideshow of a lecture entitled « What are the limits of science? » given in 2016 at the Quai des Savoirs as well as at the Maison de la Philosophie in Toulouse (Occitanie). More info ...

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