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July 8, 2009

Thank you Bert. I can't decide whether I like this shot for its own sake or because of the maneuvering and cajoling I had to do in order to get up into an area on the palace under renovation in order to reach the vantage point.

July 8, 2009

I spent a lot of time trying to decide which amongst all the various depth-of-field shots of this fence to use. I finally landed on this one. I think the main reason is that greater depth of field also brings the background steps and stone into sharp focus, which in turn prevents the the fence and locks from standing out.

July 8, 2009

Thanks Bert. It was an interesting location ust outside Piazza Navonna and the rain had only stopped a short while before I made the shot.

June 24, 2009

I'd say it was Photoshoped to desaturate everything but the blue winter coat, but I know for a fact that you never use the software. Great natural shot. You can smell the crisp air and the crunch of the man's boots in the snow.

October 29, 2008

Except for the motorboats, it's a Caravaggio scene. Very nice.

October 22, 2007

This is a shot that deserves to be printed poster size. The richness in the shadows is really appealing.

October 22, 2007

Thank you. Glad you like the shot. Throughout this trip, we were regularly amazed at the richness of color and the subtle textures.

October 22, 2007

We asked about the "Old Inn Hotel" to find out if such a thing ever existed. It turns out that the building was put up in the late 1600's and it's been the "New Inn Hotel" for over 100 years. It's a beautiful, small and somewhat luxurious hostelry now, made over in the style of William Morris.

July 23, 2007

Thank you Bert and Jan. I too love photos that evoke some sense of the subject.

July 21, 2007

Why do you insist on continuously mis-identifying these photo subjects? This is clearly the English Ridged Phallisnake captured in the rarely observed process of shedding its skin.

July 21, 2007

It's a nice photo. But once again, you have mis-identified the subject matter. The item at the top of the photo is properly called, as EVERYONE knows, the Lesser Pickleberry.