The Guggenheim

The Guggenheim Museum in New York was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The cylindrical building, wider at the top than the bottom, was conceived as a “temple of the spirit”. Its unique ramp gallery extends up from ground level in a long, continuous spiral along the outer edges of the building to end just under the ceiling skylight. (Wikipedia)

Thursday Doors – July 21, 2016

For this week’s Thursday Doors, I am sharing a few captures from the historic colonial mining town of Ouro Preto, in Southeastern Brazil. Ouro Preto is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its outstanding Baroque architecture. You can see some of that in the shots.DoorsOuroPreto-Web-09b_008Doors-OuroPreto-Web-10b_015-1  DoorsOuroPreto-Web-10b_010   DoorsOuroPretoWeb-10bb_042Door-OuroPreto-Web-10b_007DoorsOuroPreto-Web-15a_008

Weekly Photo Challenge: Look Up

This was a challenging challenge. Not because I never look up, but rather because I look up a lot and have a gazillion shots that fit the bill. Maybe I’ll post several times…? 🙂

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Marilyn and some peepers, in Palm Springs, California.

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Now, *that* was unexpected… In Dijon, France.

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Can’t stop loving this shot. Look how beautifully entangled these trees are…! Los Angeles, California.

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Karim Abdul-Jabbar. Someone we all must look up to. At Staples Center, Los Angeles.

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Look up and make eye contact. In Venice, Italy.

For Weekly Photo Challenge: Look Up

Deconstructing Art

Sometimes, when photographing artwork, especially large pieces, I feel compelled to “deconstruct” them in order to better convey the richness of the work.The fountain “Power of the Sea,” by Austrian sculptor Rudolf Weyr, at Michaelerplatz next to the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, is one of them.DetailFountain-Web-DSC_6310DetailTwoFountail-Web-DSC_6308 DetailThreeFountain-Web-DSC_6308FountainWhole-Web-DSC_6308_edited-1FountainContext-Web-DSC_6310