Ponte Vecchio

Funny we don't have a "Landscape" category while we have so

many "landscape" photos hitting POW...Your comments appreciated.

perfect exposure, but it lacks life, street life, may be a town square or a market...

This is a lovely image of a beautiful city...You have obviously (I think) used a tripod and produced a work of art from what is usually a "snapshot".....What equipment did you use?....And,YES, I do agree that there should be a "Landscape" category, and a "City" and "Low Light" categories....

Very nice picture!

Sandy, many people on this website have never been to and, perhaps, never heard of Florence. The subtle beauty of this image may lost on them..

Nice light and colours

Thanks Robert, I was using a Canon 10D, handheld (not breathing while leaning against a wall :-D), EF16-35 @ 16mm, f2.8, 1 sec. ISO 100.

Nice photo, it brings back so many happy memories. If I remember, I had a really nice smoke from right about where you are standing.

 

I made a suggetion in the PN Feedback forum that a Landcsape Category be added, the suggestion received 3 (only) enthusiastic responses. But is doesn't make much sense to have a few Events, and no Landscapes, which really what most pictures submitted are.

 

cheers-md

rarely I have seen Ponte Vecchio like this: it's amazing! I really like how u exposed and reflections are outstanding. I wonder if u can tell me what time did u take the shot? Bytheway f/2.8 @ 1sec handheld??? Is this a crop or the whole picture... I wonder because DOF looks really good.

The reflection is really great. Very good timing. Congrats!

Michele B,

The time was just after sunset, so it was about 6:45pm. You are seeing the whole picture, no croping nor manipulation. Just the way it was. The 10D is a very good camera if you can hold it steady. I normally have camera shake, but this time I was lucky. Oh, ISO was 100. As I have mentioned, the Canon EF 16-35 is a very wide angle lens with lots of DOF. The datas are correct because it can be traced either on the camera or after it was downloaded. Cheers.

Thnx Sandy, I was asking 'cause I also gotta the 10D with a wide angle lens (but mine is not as good as yours... I got the 17-40 L) which I pretty frequently use handheld with long exposure, such as 1/10 or 1/15 of sec., but never tryied 1 sec hand held. I usually follow the rule of thumb for which the shutter speed shouldn't be slower than the reciprocal of your lens' focal. Anyway congrats again for the shot.

Great reflections and light!

Beautiful shot! I love the reflection and deep blue of the sky.

1 sec handheld! Hey! You are a tripod Sandy!

Sandy, I lived in Florence back in the 60's. Never have I seen such a bella fotografia del Ponte Vecchio! Mille Grazie, Sandy

This is a great shot especially since it was handheld at 1 sec. If you ever decide to give up photography you should try competion target shooting with a steady hand like that.

Extremely clear and sharp capture of a historical bridge.