Venice, Italy.
For Leya’s Lens-Artists Challenge: Weathered or Worn
Lens-Artists – The Beauty of Decay
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Lens-Artists Challenge: History
I’ve visited quite a few historic sites in my travels, but as impressive and important as they were, none spoke to me with quite the intensity expected. I must confess I’m not a big history buff so my excitement is somewhat limited. So I’ve decided to focus on something closer to home and to the issues of the day. I am sharing photos I took at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington, D.C. The museum opened in September of 2016, several years after we left D.C. to Los Angeles. But we got to visit it in 2017 during our first visit to D.C. since moving. Everybody had been raving about it and it lived up to all the built up expectations. It’s not only an architectural wonder, the exhibitions are impressive and all done with such sensitivity and good taste! Their photo and video collections are out of this world. You start your self-guided tour on the ground level and work your way through history, floor by floor. I’m only sharing photos of the historic part of the museum, which looks at African American history from slavery to the struggles of the civil rights movement and more recent events. The images are very powerful and beautiful. This part of American history is still especially relevant now, given the racial divide Americans have been witnessing in the past couple of years.
For Patti Moed’s Lens-Artists Challenge: History
Lens-Artists Challenge: Around the Neighborhood
Los Angeles is a sprawling city, with numerous districts and neighborhoods. I live on the so-called Westside area, which includes Brentwood, West LA, West Hollywood, Westwood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Venice, Pacific Palisades, and Century City among several other neighborhoods. We live in Brentwood but Santa Monica, Westwood, Venice and Century City are part of what I would call my extended neighborhood. Almost everything I do is in these neighborhoods, especially Santa Monica, which happens to be right next to Brentwood. Here are some of my favorite places in my neck of the woods.
Santa Monica Beach and downtown Santa Monica.
Santa Monica Pier.
Santa Monica residential street.
Santa Monica bluffs, the California Incline, the Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica Beach.
Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica.
UCLA Campus, in Westwood.
UCLA Campus, Westwood.
Westwood Street, with blooming Jacarandas.
Venice Beach.
Venice Beach Boardwalk.
Venice Canals Historic District. This is a residential area with beautiful homes and several man-made canals, originally built in 1905.
The Getty Center in Brentwood is one of the best museums in LA. It’s a short 10-minute drive from my house.
View of Century City from the Getty Center. The infamous 405 Freeway during the beginning of rush hour is seen below.
For Tina Shell’s Lens-Artists Challenge #36 – Around the Neighborhood
Lens-Artists: Architecture
National Congress, Brasilia, Brazil. Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C. Collaboratively designed by Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates and Davis Brody Bond.
Chicago Architecture.
National Gallery of Art, East Building Atrium. Architect: I. M. Pei
“Oculus,” the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub, New York City. Architect: Santiago Calatrava
The Broad Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Named for philanthropist Eli Broad, who financed the $140 million building to house his art collections. Architects: Architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Walt Disney Concert Hall, home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Frank Gehry
The Roman Colosseum, the largest amphitheater ever built. Rome, Italy.
Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii, Italy.
For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #35: Architecture
Lens-Artists Challenge: Shadows
One of my photography teachers used to say that Shadows are our best friends. He was right.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Unexpected
We’ve been living in Los Angeles for seven years. And with each new year, the annual amount of rain in the city got lower. Last December we had a couple days of much-needed rain, right after those terrible fires, and earlier this month we got rainy days for almost ten days, with just a few breaks between them. That was much appreciated. Then we went back to sunny, breeze days. Suddenly, today, the rain was back with a bang and is expected to be back over the weekend. Kind of unexpected but, as always, very welcome. And it’s so good for the plants everywhere, including those in our yard!
Lens-Artists Challenge – Curves
Lens-Artists challenge this week is Curves and comes from Tina Schell, at Travels and Trifles.
