Thursday, March 20, 2008

SkyWatch Friday, Bok Tower


The Singing Tower at Historic Bok Sanctuary
Lake Wales,
Florida


Concerts are held twice daily at the Bok Belltower. The top of the tower holds a carillon consisting of sixty bells ranging in size from sixteen pounds to over eleven tons. The total weight of the bells is over sixty tons. The carillon is played with a keyboard and pedalboard. All connections are mechanical and the expression of each bell is accomplished by the amount of force the carillonneur applies.

Bok Sanctuary is a beautiful experience both visually and musically.

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32 comments:

  1. UnknownThu Mar 20, 08:20:00 PM EDT

    Great perspective! Good shot.

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  2. AnonymousThu Mar 20, 08:24:00 PM EDT

    That's a great tower in an amazing perspective.

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  3. CaroleThu Mar 20, 08:32:00 PM EDT

    Familiar Florida landmark. Very very nice photo.

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  4. AnonymousThu Mar 20, 08:46:00 PM EDT

    Beautiful. I'd love to hear the bells!

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  5. LoriThu Mar 20, 09:58:00 PM EDT

    This is so neat. I love the brickwork in this framed against that beautiful blue sky.

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  6. MeggieThu Mar 20, 10:08:00 PM EDT

    Nice shot Salty but I think I appreciate the lesson as much as the photo. What a magnificent musical mechanism!

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  7. CarlettaThu Mar 20, 10:25:00 PM EDT

    Am I in Middle Earth?
    Great Shot!

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  8. SandyCarlsonThu Mar 20, 10:34:00 PM EDT

    That must be an astounding experience. I would love to hear those bells.

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  9. CarlaThu Mar 20, 10:42:00 PM EDT

    I lived in Florida for 6.5 years until just recently. I wish I had known about this place. I'd love to hear the music! Great picture!

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  10. DottieThu Mar 20, 10:52:00 PM EDT

    Great photo! Happy Easter

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  11. TravisThu Mar 20, 11:33:00 PM EDT

    Wonderful perspective in this photo. Great Sky Watch. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Leslie:Thu Mar 20, 11:41:00 PM EDT

    Gosh, all I can think of to say is "Wow!" Happy Easter! :D

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  13. Luiz Santilli JrFri Mar 21, 12:03:00 AM EDT

    Nice tower, going to sky!

    Luiz

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  14. Chad Oneil MyersFri Mar 21, 12:16:00 AM EDT

    Good ol' Bok Tower.

    Good one, Dad.

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  15. dotFri Mar 21, 12:22:00 AM EDT

    What a great shot and an interesting tower. I guess I've missed something seeing as you are now in Florida!

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  16. Lilli & NevadaFri Mar 21, 02:28:00 AM EDT

    What an amazing shot

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  17. TomFri Mar 21, 04:18:00 AM EDT

    Well done Salty... this really is a belter. Great perspective! though I now have a bad neck from all the looking up.

    Have a greay Easter weekend
    Tom

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  18. AnonymousFri Mar 21, 04:56:00 AM EDT

    Nice sky picture.

    Have a great holiday weekend.

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  19. Daniel J SantosFri Mar 21, 05:13:00 AM EDT

    Great image, well done.

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  20. EG CameraGirlFri Mar 21, 07:19:00 AM EDT

    Oh, how I wish I could hear the carillon!

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  21. This Is My Blog - fishing guyFri Mar 21, 08:25:00 AM EDT

    Hi Salty: The tower is outstanding as it reaches into the sly. what a beautiful day. We had grey skies almost all week.

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  22. PetuniaFri Mar 21, 12:15:00 PM EDT

    Great shot!
    Hppy Easter!

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  23. DigitalShutterManiaFri Mar 21, 01:20:00 PM EDT

    Salty, I love this photo because this coposition is very interesting :)

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  24. photowannabeFri Mar 21, 01:21:00 PM EDT

    I wish I could hear that amazing carillon myself. Love the perspective of this shot.
    Wishing you and your lovely wife a blessed Easter, Salty.

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  25. AngieFri Mar 21, 02:36:00 PM EDT

    A beautiful building. I imagine the bells would sound absolutely lovely.

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  26. Misty DawnSFri Mar 21, 03:39:00 PM EDT

    Great angle on this photo - it looks as if the tower reaches clear into the Heavens! Awesome!

    Happy Easter.

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  27. Berit TFri Mar 21, 05:54:00 PM EDT

    Amazing!!!

    Happy Easter.

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  28. Lori Schmidt (LoriProPhoto)Fri Mar 21, 08:58:00 PM EDT

    Hi Salty,
    I have enjoyed playing catchup on your blog, some beautiful wildlife photos and interesting abut the duck but my first thought was a cross breed or maybe an immature male? Love love love the squirrel, rodents or not I think they are so cute.

    Thanks for your visits to my blog, I havent been keeping up so well lately but with the weather improving hopefully my mood will too and I will start achieving something again LOL

    Lori

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  29. lv2scpbkFri Mar 21, 09:22:00 PM EDT

    Love these types of photos looking up at the sky.

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  30. Kerri FarleySat Mar 22, 06:53:00 AM EDT

    Beautiful! Love the perspective!!

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  31. AnonymousSun Mar 23, 11:22:00 PM EDT

    I always wondered how they did that. I visualized a bunch of people with mallets up there! This is great.

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  32. CatherineMon Mar 24, 11:58:00 PM EDT

    Fantastic capture! What a beautiful tower it reaches to the sky, A beautiful sky, and you captured that perfectly! Love the way you shot it! Feels as if I'm standing in front of it looking up in amazement! :D
    I have been catching up on all your great captures..love the squirrel, & all of the duck shots!
    And the spanish moss~a favorite!
    Hope you and your family had a lovely Easter!
    Happy Spring!
    Cat

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