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This is Western Civilization

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Since it’s been around 2,000 years, which is a long time, let’s take a look at more of the products of the culture of the West. https://twitter.com/atticuuuss/status/1961478343720669255?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ One of the greatest artists who ever lived https://twitter.com/biancodavinci/status/1961495811361022223?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Cathedrals could take hundreds of years to build https://twitter.com/biancodavinci/status/1961536838126252217?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Art Nouveau often features natural forms https://twitter.com/nouveaudeco/status/1960265275384750376?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Whoa! https://twitter.com/leodavinciwave/status/1961055798244815052?s=12 That’s …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #324: In The Details

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This week's topic is right up my alley. To start with, my favorite styles of architecture are Art Nouveau and Art Deco, both from the early to mid-20th Century. Both styles involve decorated buildings, with all sorts of frilly details, very unlike more-modern buildings which have no decoration at all (and are quite boring to …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #251: Beauty in the Buildings

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I have always been fascinated by architecture, as a demonstration of man's capacity to create structures of beauty.  Cultures all over the world erect buildings that reflect their varying cultural traditions.  Aside from cultural traditions, architectural details show the artistic period when the building was built.  One day, I took my camera and went to …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #173: Interesting Architecture

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I am sort of an architecture buff.  I love taking pictures of unusual buildings, especially those from the Art Nouveau or Art Deco periods of the 20th Century.  But I keep my eyes open wherever I am, and that has enabled me to photograph a number of interesting buildings. This is the modern A T …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #141: Geometry

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Nature designed the world geometrically.  We just build on that natural geometry.  However, Nature doesn't use very many absolutely straight lines, so one way to spot a man-made structure is to check for straight lines.  Just a few weeks ago, on one of our day trips up to the Skagit Valley, I happened upon a …

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