Dear Sam, sal haye sal bar pa o bargharar bashi va ma har rooz biayim be inja va jire roozanamoono begirim, :)
Happy new year our nice photographer
Happy new year Sam!
Posted by شاهین at March 21, 2007 05:46 AMI thought something was wrong with your spring date.... here is a copy of an email I sent everyone ... I also sent a hyperlink to your site with it.....
" It was posted on the Internet that today is the first day of spring, which is the Persian New Year (Norouz). Happy New Year. (or is it March the 21st ?)
http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/
Tomorrow is the Vernal Equinox (shortest day of the year North of the equator) so why is today the Persian New Year ? Might have something to do with the International Date Line maybe it is tomorrow in Paris and maybe it was just a mistake. .
Nice !
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Well, Spring arrived yesterday but today is the first full day. Happy New Year.
Lovely tradition.
Posted by Laurie at March 21, 2007 07:09 AMWhat's Persia?
Posted by Jack at March 21, 2007 07:32 AMInteresting shot, not sure if I like the positioning.
Posted by Craig at March 21, 2007 07:42 AMBeautiful Haft Sin table...
I like apple of this table.
Nice selective focus on this. And good detail.
Posted by Alice at March 21, 2007 08:47 AMSo, Happy New Year to you again, Sam! One cannot have too many of those anyway.
Posted by Ron at March 21, 2007 08:52 AMWell you were right about when spring started, it just didn't start until 8:07 PM (here in Ottawa area). You did wake me from my winter sleep.
May your Haft Sin cup be filled with joy.
Posted by Hugh Petrie at March 21, 2007 09:21 AMHey... Happy Persian New Years to you too! Nice pic! Cheers!
Posted by Sharif at March 21, 2007 09:23 AMHappy Persian New Year Sam!
I love this pic.
Actually, Eid-e Norouz (Persian New Years) is celebrated on the vernal equinox. So, you were right about celebrating last night.
On second thought, after researching a little, Wikipedia states that "it is celebrated by some communities on March 21st and by others on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox (start of spring), which may occur on March 20th, 21st or 22nd."
So, celebrate it all three days if you want :D
Eid-e shoma mobarak!
Posted by Ali Karbassi at March 21, 2007 09:43 AMHaft. Interesting. I wonder if that word has similar roots with the prefix "Hept" which is used to describe things that relate to 7 (ie: Heptane, Heptathalon...etc)
Nice shot Sam. :) Happy New Year.
Posted by Chris at March 21, 2007 09:47 AMWhat a great way to start the new Persian new year! Happy Nowrooz Sam. As always we enjoy visiting here on a daily basis.
Posted by Arash at March 21, 2007 09:58 AMHappy new year sam. I hope you have the beautiful days in this year with your family.
Posted by KAVEH at March 21, 2007 10:58 AMAmazing how you play with the focus!
MfG Florian
My Spacing calendar says it was yesterday. I think the discrepancy is today is the first *full* day of spring. I think it turned to spring around 8pm last night, I heard on the radio.
Posted by Blaine at March 21, 2007 11:40 AMDoes anybody really know what time it is? lolll
Happy Norouz again :)
Posted by annemarie at March 21, 2007 03:57 PMfantastic colours as always Sam! i love the DOF here!
Posted by Ryano at March 21, 2007 06:51 PMAs always impressed by your pics Sam....Happy New Year...A
Posted by Artemiss at March 21, 2007 08:10 PMHappy New Year to you Sam!
Posted by neosis at March 21, 2007 10:21 PMCool. I am always looking for more reasons to celebrate the new... Happy New Year!
I love the apple and silver sin cup in this shot.
Happy New Year to you too, Sam,
Har Roozetan norooz,
Noroozetan Pirooz,
va Piroozietan afzoon bad :)
Happy Norouz to you and your lovely wife.Brilliant photos as always.you could easily leave day job now!
Posted by Foad at March 22, 2007 05:12 AMVery interesting and very beautiful. The detail is great.
Posted by Abe at March 22, 2007 12:14 PMPosted by Gary (Bill) Bailey at March 21, 2007 06:41 AM:
"Tomorrow is the Vernal Equinox (shortest day of the year North of the equator) so why is today the Persian New Year ? Might have something to do with the International Date Line maybe it is tomorrow in Paris and maybe it was just a mistake. ."
Bill, by persian he is refering to the dominant ethnic group of Iran (as in persian empire), not Paris.
best ever
Posted by Sam at March 28, 2007 09:56 AMEide shoma mobarak!
kheili ghashange....happy New year
Posted by hamid at March 31, 2007 04:40 AMi love it!! splendid!!! Jolly good!!! Pray tell, what lens was it that thee used? i say, right on, old chap
Posted by Mary klopfenstein at April 3, 2007 05:39 PM