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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sunday Walk
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 20:05:23 -0500 (CDT)
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I like its simplicity and the way the repeating vertical poles create  
patterns.


On May 31, 2009, at 7:57 PM, Bob Adler wrote:

> Hi Robert,
> No, not Christo. This is what I could find at:
> http://baytrail.abag.ca.gov/vtour/map3/access/Btpalto/Byxbee.htm
>
> "In 1988, the Palo Alto Public Arts Commission started a national  
> search to select an artist and landscape architect to design a  
> public park from a converted landfill. The chosen design team  
> consisted of artists Peter Richards and Michael Oppenheimer and  
> Hargreaves Landscape Architects and Planners. George Hargreaves,  
> who is a graduate of and a professor at Harvard's Graduate School  
> of Design, and his firm have transformed sites into works of art  
> around the world. Locally, their designs include the Candlestick  
> Point Cultural Park, San Jose's Guadalupe River Park and Plaza  
> Park, and San Francisco's Crissy Field restoration. Though like  
> most works of art, there has been controversy over some of Byxbee  
> Park's artistic features, the park was recognized with an Honor  
> Award for excellence from the American Society of Landscape  
> Architects in 1993 and an Outstanding Achievement, City Livability  
> Award, from the US Conference of Mayors in 1994."
>
>
> Best,
> Bob
>  Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:42:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Sunday Walk
>
> Very nice shot of that installation.   Is Christo involved in that?
>
>
> On May 31, 2009, at 7:36 PM, Bob Adler wrote:
>
>> We're fortunate enough to live near an estuary with lovely walking
>> paths. Today I took the camera and took a few grab shots.
>>
>>
>> There's an installation of poles that was a commissioned work:
>> http://raflexions.com/PESO/content/L1001060_large.html
>>
>> There are a couple of other snaps in there.
>> Nice to be able to walk in such a lovely place. I feel very lucky...
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> Bob Adler
>> Palo Alto, CA
>> http://www.raflexions.com
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