Collosseum

...the Colosseum in Rome, about 2,000 years old. Thank you for

looking :)

this is a nice photo but the people in the lower left hand corner are distracting. It would be better to clone them out of the photo.

Ted, I agree and considered it, unfortunately my cloning technique leaves a lot to be desired, that's why I left them in. Thanks for the suggestion, however. :)

Hey Barb! nice natural color and composition. for me, the people are a part of the moment and the story. you could sterilize the shot by cloning them out, but they do add a splash of reality and perspective to the shot (i probably would clone them out and compare original to PP) nicely done. regards, J.K.

Do you know how the building of the Coliseum was financed?

Have you seen the Arch of Titus?

 

I believe I do, JR. The Collosseum was financed with the spoils of war - plunder taken from Rome's conquest of Jerusalem a few years earlier. Titus was the one who led the Romans to victory, there and at Masada. The arch dedicated to him is not far from the Colosseum, within walking distance, and yes, I saw it. Thank you for your comment. :)