Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/09

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Taliesin West
From: pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:06:22 -0800

While in Arizona last month, we visited Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd 
Wright's winter home and architecture school on the outskirts of 
Scottdale. It's a fascinating place where the design seems to grow 
organically out of the surrounding desert landscape. The guided tours 
are very well-presented, and I highly recommend it to anyone who visits 
the Phoenix area.  Photography is welcome, except in the Wright's living 
quarters, where it is not permitted. It was challenging to photograph in 
the midst of a tour group, but I managed.

Native American petroglyph found by Wright's students as they were 
starting to build Taliesin West. The second symbol from left especially 
influenced the design of the place...
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/6845251915/lightbox>
...as in this desk in Wright's study:
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/6845252041/lightbox>

View from the study window--angles!
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/6845252173/lightbox>

Little stone hippo from the study:
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/6845252285/lightbox>

Triad:
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/6845252415/lightbox>

M8, 35/2 Summicron IV.
--Peter


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