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Rhode Island State House
Providence, Rhode Island
An IR presentation of the impressive, neoclassical RI State house in its natural habitat. Home of the General Assembly and various state offices, including the governor's.
Speaking of which, I've been listening to a fair amount of RI public radio while teleworking and have been generally impressed by the COVID press conferences given by Gov. (Gina) Raimondo (first woman to serve as Governor of RI). Informative, coherent, thoughtful, and compassionate—a far cry from the torrent of nonsense, illogic, and self-serving garbage coming from our Dear Leader at the national press conferences, which appear to be (mercifully) dead.
Going off even further on that tangent: as a counterweight to the rise of incompetent, so-called "strongman" leaders here and abroad, there appears to be a rise of actually strong and competent female leaders—Arden in New Zealand, Frederiksen in Denmark, Kaljulaid in Estonia, Caputova in Slovakia to name a few. Not to mention Merkel—in her twilight, but towering above them all. Can't say I'm up on all their politics and policies, but the contrasts with their male counterparts are striking, and initial impressions are refreshing and heartening.
Taken with a Nikon Z6 converted to 590 nm IR by LifePixel and the Nikon 24mm tilt-shift lens, shifted up about halfway to keep the State House from toppling over ;-)
Stately
Rhode Island State House
Providence, Rhode Island
An IR presentation of the impressive, neoclassical RI State house in its natural habitat. Home of the General Assembly and various state offices, including the governor's.
Speaking of which, I've been listening to a fair amount of RI public radio while teleworking and have been generally impressed by the COVID press conferences given by Gov. (Gina) Raimondo (first woman to serve as Governor of RI). Informative, coherent, thoughtful, and compassionate—a far cry from the torrent of nonsense, illogic, and self-serving garbage coming from our Dear Leader at the national press conferences, which appear to be (mercifully) dead.
Going off even further on that tangent: as a counterweight to the rise of incompetent, so-called "strongman" leaders here and abroad, there appears to be a rise of actually strong and competent female leaders—Arden in New Zealand, Frederiksen in Denmark, Kaljulaid in Estonia, Caputova in Slovakia to name a few. Not to mention Merkel—in her twilight, but towering above them all. Can't say I'm up on all their politics and policies, but the contrasts with their male counterparts are striking, and initial impressions are refreshing and heartening.
Taken with a Nikon Z6 converted to 590 nm IR by LifePixel and the Nikon 24mm tilt-shift lens, shifted up about halfway to keep the State House from toppling over ;-)