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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachmaninoff wrote:
<<Rachmaninoff's First Symphony (Op. 13, 1896) was premièred on 28 March 1897 in one of a long-running series of "Russian Symphony Concerts", but was brutally panned by critic and nationalist composer César Cui who likened it to a depiction of the ten plagues of Egypt, suggesting it would be admired by the "inmates" of a music conservatory in hell. The deficiencies of the performance, conducted by Alexander Glazunov Glazunov, who was by all accounts an alcoholic and may have been drunk, were not commented on.

[b][color=#0000FF]The failure of Symphony No. 1 (1897) long bothered Rachmaninoff.[/color][/b]

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After the poor reception of his First Symphony, Rachmaninoff fell into a period of deep depression that lasted three years, during which he wrote almost nothing. He became engaged to fellow pianist Natalia Satina whom he had known since childhood and who was his first cousin. The Russian Orthodox Church and the girl's parents both opposed their marriage and this thwarting of their plans only deepened Rachmaninoff's depression.

In January 1900, Rachmaninoff was invited to Yasnaya Polyana, the home of writer Leo Tolstoy, whom Rachmaninoff greatly admired. That evening, Rachmaninoff played one of his compositions, then accompanied Chaliapin in his song "Fate", one of the pieces he had written after his First Symphony. At the end of the performance, Tolstoy took the composer aside and asked, "Is such music needed by anyone? I must tell you how I dislike it all. Beethoven is nonsense, Pushkin and Lermontov also." (The song "Fate" is based on the two opening measures of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) As his guests were leaving, Tolstoy said, "Forgive me if I've hurt you by my comments," and Rachmaninoff graciously replied, "How could I be hurt on my own account, if I was not hurt on Beethoven's?" but the criticism of the great author stung nevertheless.

In the same year, Rachmaninoff began a course of autosuggestive therapy with psychologist Nikolai Dahl, who was himself an excellent though amateur musician. Rachmaninoff began to recover his confidence and eventually he was able to overcome his writer's block. In 1901 he completed his Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 and dedicated it to Dr. Dahl. The piece was enthusiastically received at its premiere at which Rachmaninoff was soloist and has since become one of the most popular and frequently played concertos in the repertoire. Rachmaninoff's spirits were further bolstered when, after three years of engagement, he was finally allowed to marry his beloved Natalia. They were wed in a suburb of Moscow by an army priest on 29 April 1902. using the family's military background to circumvent the church. The marriage was a happy one, producing two daughters - Irina, later Princess Wolkonsky (1903-1969) and Tatiana Conus (1907-1961).>>

... How far away would you have to hold the dime so that it appears as big as the Moon to you? ...

bystander wrote: Dropping a dime on the Moon
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... How far away would you have to hold the dime so that it appears as big as the Moon to you? ...

geckzilla wrote:Some strange processing on this makes the moon look incredibly saturated. It's kind of like looking at famous faces on magazine covers who have received Photoshop makeovers... something isn't quite right but you can't be sure what it is.

wanna_be wrote:I will venture to say that the moon is way too big for the scene, based on simple considerations using the 1/2 degree size of the lunar disk.

geckzilla wrote:Gonna say this is a battle not worth picking. It's meant to be artistic, not scientific.

geckzilla wrote:I think you're taking it a little too far, now. I'm going to lean on good old Occam and his nifty little razor and say the photographer is responsible for the entire content of the photos and it isn't as complicated as you are making it out. It's several photos stitched together to create a vertical panorama.

joelwellwater wrote:
The moon had a big effect at the beach, it was really high tide with huge waves. We really scared that time, but we amaze and watch the moon. It was a big WOW!, it was huge. I wonder if what are the werewolves doing that time XD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide wrote:

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<<The semi-diurnal range (the difference in height between high and low waters over about half a day) varies in a two-week cycle. Approximately twice a month, around new moon and full moon when the Sun, Moon and Earth form a line (a condition known as syzygy) the tidal force due to the sun reinforces that due to the Moon. The tide's range is then at its maximum: this is called the spring tide, or just springs. It is not named after the season but, like that word, derives from the meaning "jump, burst forth, rise", as in a natural spring.

When the Moon is at first quarter or third quarter, the sun and Moon are separated by 90° when viewed from the Earth, and the solar tidal force partially cancels the Moon's. At these points in the lunar cycle, the tide's range is at its minimum: this is called the neap tide, or neaps (a word of uncertain origin).

Spring tides result in high waters that are higher than average, low waters that are lower than average, 'slack water' time that is shorter than average and stronger tidal currents than average. Neaps result in less extreme tidal conditions. There is about a seven-day interval between springs and neaps.>>