Erasmus Bridge Spanning the Nieuwe Maas

Erasmus Bridge Spanning the Nieuwe Maas

Jack Siegel
Architecture, Cityscapes, Travel

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I am in a modern hotel room on the 23rd floor (top) of the Nhow Hotel that occupies one of the three buildings comprising the Rem Koolhass' Rotterdam complex.  We overlook the Erasmus bridge in this thoroughly modern city. The bridge, designed by Ben van Berkel, was completed in 1996.  Known as the "Swan," it is a cable-style bridge, with an asymmetric blue pylon anchoring the cables.  A tram line runs down the center of the bridge, with automobile and bicycle traffic also supported.

Bryce

Bryce

Jack Siegel
The Age of Trump

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With that as the backdrop, I arrived at U.A.W. Local 72 headquarters at 9:30AM today for the kickoff rally for steelworker Randy Bryce's congressional campaign to unseat Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.  Earlier this week in an interview with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC, Bryce claimed that Ryan has been missing from his district for over 600 days.

Contemplating

Contemplating

Jack Siegel
Travel, Cityscapes, Architecture

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A bicyclist ends the day watching the river flow from the boardwalk running along the Potomac River in Georgetown.  Rosslyn, Virginia is lit by the setting sun.  It doesn't get much better than this.

Jon

Jon

Jack Siegel
Architecture, Cityscapes

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I headed to Milwaukee to spend time with Jon during his annual trip home.  Since his twin sister Pam was casting about in northern Wisconsin, we decided to meet at the  Milwaukee Art Museum on a lovely summer day.  We spent little time in the galleries, but walked the grounds and then to Harbor House for a 3-hour lunch (no martinis).

Sunday

Sunday

Jack Siegel
Donald Trump, The Age of Trump

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Another photograph for my Age of Trump series.  In Oval Office interview, with Vice President Mike Pence looking on, President Donald J. Trump said, "I don't think Bill did anything wrong. . . . He's a person I know well; he's a good person."

 

 

120mm

120mm

Jack Siegel
Architecture, Cityscapes, New York City, Jazz Musicians, Street Musician, The Age of Trump

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Two days in New York, and one 120mm lens.  That was the right lens this past weekend.  Although there were short spells of blue skies, for the most part, the sky was white or middle gray.  None of my landscape shots worked, which I knew would be the case, but when I am there, I gotta try anyway.  Close ups were the order of the day.

D.C.

D.C.

Jack Siegel
Donald Trump, Architecture, Cityscapes, The Age of Trump

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I thought Spring vacation season was over with, but I was wrong, very wrong.  Packs of 8th graders were everywhere.  They do not make room for other pedestrians.  Ten abreast, they just push forward.  

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