Showing posts with label Ludwig von Beethoven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ludwig von Beethoven. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Pastoral Symphony

Pastoral Symphomy

Beethoven in the rain, Tower Grove Park. There is a large, ornate gazebo just to the left of the frame.  It is surrounded by eight marble columns, topped with busts of 18th and 19th Century composers.  I'm sure they reflect the taste of the rich people of the times who erected this.

Images of Ludwig almost always glower. Maybe the depictions are wrong, Or maybe he was in need of Zoloft long before its time. But the composer of the Ode to Joy could not have looked like this when he wrote it.                   

Friday, June 6, 2014

Sturm Und Drang

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From Tower Grove Park following a thunderstorm. This is my favorite light: sunlight at my back and dark cloud behind the subject. The glowering busts of Beethoven and Wagner are appropriate for the post's title.

I got no new material and may have to string out some more from the Renaissance Faire over the weekend (some good ones still in the bin). However, there is something interesting to shoot tomorrow afternoon if it doesn't pour down rain (which it might), a soccer tournament for homeless people. That's different.                         

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