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Florence, Italy 2015 The light was perfect when I shot this scene, but somehow the colors of my photo were wrong, wrong, wrong. Looking at my RAW file, I see a blue haze that I didn’t notice when I was in … Continue reading
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Rome, Italy 2015 Another “save” of a photograph that lacked punch. Bright sun entered the shop from the window on the man’s right. As I looked at this portrait, I thought “Rembrandt light”…something I often tried in the darkroom. It’s … Continue reading
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Florence, Italy 2015 The subject is backlit but the light was soft enough that exposure was no problem. Her long and shapely shadow adds interest. The old-fashioned street lamp and the street narrowing to infinity make an ordinary moment intriguing.
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Ortygia, Sicily 2015 Four grandmother-aged women pray the rosary aloud in a beautiful baroque church. Praying…it’s what Italian grandmothers do. And it is another facet of Bella Figura.
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Florence, Italy: Uffizi Gallery 2015 I wanted you to see the face of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. I wonder if you were aware of how beautifully rendered this woman’s face is. I wasn’t. I love looking at this.
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Rome, near the Forum 2015 The light falling on the Forum was so beautiful that we photographed everything in sight. My daughter shot some panoramas with her phone. I stuck with my same-old, same-old. Not that I can’t do panoramas, … Continue reading
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Rome 2015 These nuns are part of a procession going from one church to another. It was mid-day. Crowds of shoppers and tourists stood to the side to let the priests and nuns pass down the narrow street. There isn’t … Continue reading
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Rome, Italy 2015 It’s difficult to find a new angle on a famous landmark like the Coliseum in Rome or the Eiffel Tower. I’m not sure, because I just thought of this, but maybe the key is to have the landmark … Continue reading
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Rome 2015 I remembered these street corner holy pictures from twenty years ago. They are part of the Italian culture as well as a symbol of the Catholic church. I’m glad the paintings and statues are still in place in this … Continue reading
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Ortygia, Sicily 2015 The azure sea lapped at the rocks. The cool breeze caressed her bare limbs and becalmed her hectic thoughts. A sigh heaved from her breast. For two weeks she could forget the nagging demands of her job … Continue reading
