A different kind of picture from Italy. Taken from Murano Island off of Venice where much of the fancy hand blown glassware that the place is famous for is made. I didn’t make it out to the island when I was in Italy in 2001, so it was kind of… Continue reading
By the time we got to Riomaggiore it was pretty much night – we went into town and got a few beers, walked back out to the point to watch the sunset and drink our beers and then hiked up the hill over the town while waiting for the train. … Continue reading
Looking back north in the evening from Riomaggiore, the southernmost town in Cinque Terre. Pictures taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @ 44mm, f/6.3, 1/100 sec, ISO 100
OK, last one of Vernazza… Looking back as we were hiking out of town. I’m not sure why I have a disproportionate number of pictures from Vernazza – must have been the most picturesque town of the five. Pictures taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @ 17mm, f/16, 1/160… Continue reading
Merry Christmas! A shot from on the brake wall from the previous picture. You can’t really make out a trail thanks to the vegetation, but the trail comes in from the upper left here. Pictures taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @ 10mm, f/16, 1/400 sec, ISO 1600
Apparently I tagged a bunch of pictures form Cinque Terre for posting, but never post them… so we’re going to have a few more of those to round out the year. This is another of Vernazza from above as we were coming down into the town. Pictures taken with Canon… Continue reading
There’s something about brightly colored buildings on cliffs over the sea that makes them fun to look at. The second southernmost town in Cinque Terre, Manarola. Pictures taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @ 10mm, f/16, 1/20 sec, ISO 100
This is the first picture I took of Cinque Terre from Monterosso al Mare looking South toward the rest of the towns. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 17-85mm lens @ 30mm, 1/80 sec shutter, f/16, ISO 100
This is probably recognizable, being the Roman Colosseum, but from the inside showing the under-floor structure. At the time I didn’t figure I’d ever be back, but as it turns out I did have a chance to visit again about ten years later. I’ll eventually look through those pictures and see… Continue reading
This is inside the Vatican Museum – it’s the Sphere Within Sphere sculpture. Apparently there are many versions of this sculpture in various settings. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 7.3mm (41mm equiv), f/3.6, 1/400 sec, ISO 100