this city is hard to read sometimes Spanish Steps - Rome 2009

Thank you for your comments, critiques and suggestions, G.

I liked the telephoto "compression" that makes the humans look like miniature creatures.

The building at the backround stands there as "The History", in front of which almost everything becomes miniscule.

Beautiful image. Great composition and tones. Very nice. Regards, Jean-Marc

Beautiful photo very well composed . Good tones and perspective

for the time spent viewing my works. This one was shot last Saturday - early morning. Piaza di Spagna was almost empty and light was smooth and misty. Thank you again, Giuseppe

Complimenti davvero. Fantastica la scelta del bianco e nero. Saluti -El

 

 

 

This is a splendid shot Giuseppe ...the b/w work does this justice...Regards

Well seen and captured, Giuseppe ... a wonderful perspective. Regards.

E' decisamente la migliore dell'ultima serie!Ottimo BN e grande composizione..Salutoni.PS:le foto della mostra sono splendide....in bocca al lupo!!

Very nice this one as well... How did you manage to take out all the people that are usally sitting on those stairs. Was it early in the morning?

(and thanks to Giuseppe and all the others who are sending their best wishes for the coming exhibit in Brugge: I need them).

 

Teresa, this one was shot on Saturday morning at about 8:00 am, so the Spanish Steps were almost empty [I had to wait for those two descending the stairs!] and I was walking through half deserted streets. beautiful light and silence. I was listening to Roger Waters' "Amused to Death" solo album (his best in my opinion), and shooting calmly. I needed this and hope you like the result. In the following days I wil post more.

 

Thank you for your interest and have a beautiful day, G.

Giuseppe: An extraordinary image, whether measured by craft or emotive content. Quite enthralling, really.

Beautiful image and excellent perspective. beuatiful B/W mode (7/7 an). Best regards Christine

Molto bella Giuseppe, ciao. Antonio

Giuseppe, your photo is amazing! What I find even more impressive is that you managed this with the 18-200 Nikon lens which, while a very handy lens, has a fair amount of distortion. I have the same lens. How did you manage to get rid of the lens distortion and also get all lines vertical? Just looking for some tips. Thanks!

for all your comments!

Ramesh, this lens distortion is noticeable at both the wide ends (waving distortion) and at most of the focal range we have some pincushion. These small problems can easily be resolved with the instruments for distortion correction provided with Nikon Capture NX2 or PSCS4. Thank you again for your appreciation, Giuseppe

Fantastic composition with fantastic lights and shadows .

 

Congratulations ! Dan

Excellent post processing, I like the soft feel of the image which suits the atmosphere of the scene. The composition is mainly about lines and shapes and though full of details, the arrangement and the rhythm of repeated components make quiet and tidy impression here. I'd like the lower person to be more seperated from the lamp but it's not a really big issue here. Thank you for sharing, regards -wm

great job!

Magistrale! 7/7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...Ciaomau!

The best and most original Spanish steps photo ever ! Congratulations.

Una versione originalissima della scalinata. Queste lenti usate sono veramente eccezionali, nonostante il prezzo probabilmente contenuto. La cosa che mi piace di piu' e' lo sfondo, veramente "monumentale", contro la piccolezza dei due che scendono. Per non parlare dei lampioni perfettamente allineati che aumentano la profondità di campo.