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The Art of Photography => Street Showcase => Topic started by: Chris Kern on December 06, 2021, 05:36:45 pm

Title: Trompe-l’œil
Post by: Chris Kern on December 06, 2021, 05:36:45 pm

Not really street photography, but when I happened past the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., this afternoon, the way Swiss painter Nicolas Party has wrapped the iconic drum-shaped building during the renovation of its exterior certainly did trompe on my œil.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51729634671_bb51beeaa7_c_d.jpg)

Title: Re: Trompe-l’œil
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 06, 2021, 11:26:34 pm

Good grab.
It will be an historic image once the renovation is complete.

Title: Re: Trompe-l’œil
Post by: Chris Kern on December 07, 2021, 08:03:07 am

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 06, 2021, 11:26:34 pm

It will be an historic image once the renovation is complete.

I've snapped a number of Washington cover-ups over the years, but this one is the most innovative.

The Washington Monument (https://www.flickr.com/photos/chriskernpix/50123340002/in/datetaken/)
The Smithsonian Institution's Arts and Industries Building (https://www.flickr.com/photos/chriskernpix/50123340322/in/datetaken/)
The Capitol Dome (https://www.flickr.com/photos/chriskernpix/50230147616/in/datetaken/)
The Air and Space Museum (https://www.flickr.com/photos/chriskernpix/49983018097/in/datetaken/)

There may be others that I've forgotten.  One facade or another always seems to be deteriorating.  I attribute it to our toxic political atmosphere.

Title: Re: Trompe-l’œil
Post by: RSL on December 07, 2021, 11:29:18 am

A very beautiful landscape shot, Chris.