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Architecture of the Getty Center
(all photos i-Phone-shot by Myra Lambino the other day, July 7, 2017. Credits: as embedded in the materials or as stated in the text: All materials are used here non-commercially for academic purposes. )
from getty.edu : “… (T)he Pacific Ocean, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the vast street—grid of the city. Inspired by the relationship between these elements, architect Richard Meier designed the complex to highlight both nature and culture. “When approached from the south, the modernist complex appears to grow from the 110-acre hillside. Two computer-operated trams elevate visitors from a street-level parking facility to the top of the hill. Clad in Italian travertine, the campus is organized around a central arrival plaza, and offers framed panoramic views of the city. Curvilinear design elements and natural gardens soften the grid created by the travertine squares.
Photo by Myra Lambino: the interior architecture of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Zigzag at: dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/zigzag/
“Under the trees light has dropped from the top of the sky, light like a green latticework of branches, shining on every leaf, drifting down like clean white sand.
“A cicada sends its sawing song high into the empty air.
The world is a glass overflowing with water.”
– Pablo Neruda, “Ode to the Enchanted Light”
Shot an hour before twilight by Myra Lambino: the Ramble and Lake at Central Park Manhattan New York City, with golden sunlight rendering the iconic San Remo twin-tower, of pre-war classical architecture, iridescent.
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and here’s the explanation and sample photo from WordPress, text and image by Cheri Lucas Rowlands
From WordPress: “In photography, the “golden hour” is the first and last hour of sunlight of the day. Photographers venture out on sunrise hikes or sunset treks to capture a magical shot, due to the quality of the light during that time of day. Last week, I spent several days exploring Quebec City, and the view of the Old Town, from the city’s historic ramparts, is stunning. I took the photo above on our first day of wandering, as the sun began to set.”
