Can you find the second rainbow? Clearly this was taken before the series of 100+ degree days, but with a little luck we might get some rainshowers this afternoon. Fingers crossed.
Two Rainbows
Author Archives: Linnea
A Shimmering Heat
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| The Manneporte near Étretat (1886), Claude Monet |
At least Monet’s shimmering heat has the ocean. We’re looking at temperatures that of 101 here in New York, and the asphalt is indeed shimmering.
Coney Island
The Steeplechase, Coney Island (1929), Milton Avery
Luna Park Sign (1928), Walker Evans
Fourth of July, Coney Island (1958), Robert Frank
There might not be a steeplechase any more, but Coney Island remains essentially the same over the decades. I loved finding these old photographs by Walker Evans and Robert Frank just for that reason. Especially at night, walking along the 100 year old boardwalk, one feels that people have been doing this here for ages.
