Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A very impressive sequence of images! Each is strong, but the combination really summarizes the history of the period. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 4/13/2014 1:24 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I gave a talk at the European Parliament Thursday morning. I showed up > early, so I explored the edges of the huge complex a bit. The area is > decorated by pieces of art that carry deep symbolism related to Europe's > terrible history in the 20th century and reminds us all why Robert Schuman > made his declaration in 1950. > > First, the horrors of the second world war: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3175422274&k=Wk4qpTd&lb=1&s=O > > Then, forty years of the Iron Curtain: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3175426577&k=sppH7fN&lb=1&s=O > > And finally, in the 1980s, the reunification of the continent: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3175426946&k=hMF8CGj&lb=1&s=O > > The last picture is effectively just a "street sign" for the main > esplanade through the EP complex. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >