Detail of the memorial to Ľudovít Štúr, the the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, and the author of the Slovak language standard, This serene visionary greets tourists coming from the dock into the center of Bratislava, Slovakia

Tags:   Statue monument art ĽudovítŠtúr Minimalism Leica C-Lux

© All Rights Reserved

Trichonephila clavipes
(Golden Silk Orb-weaver), at Turtle Bayou Nature Preserve. Last photo of a very good day with the local Audubon Society field trip. Thanks to Pauline Zinn for spotting it. Showing this for contrast with the following photos.

Tags:   spider Turtle Bayou Nature Preserve Trichonephila clavipes Golden Silk Orb-weaver web spider silk bokeh

© All Rights Reserved

Mural under the west end of Charles Bridge, Prague. I can’t read the signature. Nor have I been able to find any information on the web, despite extensive coverage of graffiti and murals in Prague. Can anyone provide any information on the artist?

Tags:   Prague mural uncool uncool2 uncool3 uncool4 uncool5 uncool6 uncool7 uncool8

© All Rights Reserved

Bratislava has seen hard times.
Abstract Expressionism by a team of unknown artists.

Tags:   Bratislava graffiti Abstract NeoAbstractExpressionism Urban Abstract SignOfTheTimes Leica C-Lux

© All Rights Reserved

Site of the former Neolog Synagogue, depicted in the etched stone wall and the foreground structures. The Slovakian Holocaust Memorial is also here, just out of the frame to the right.
Submitted to Challenge on Flickr #122, Habitat Black&White.

Tags:   RybnéSquare Bratislava NeologSynagogue HolocaustMemorial Reflection stone Art sculpture Black&White B&W monochrome CoF122 HABITAT Leica C-Lux

© All Rights Reserved