Roma

chuckh

I haven't gone through all my photos yet, but here are a few pictures from a trip to Rome, Italy that my wife and I took the past 2 weeks. If there is interest, I'll post more photos.

System

very nice-

I'm for more-

thanks for posting-

george

chuckh

gefillmore wrote:

very nice-

I'm for more-

thanks for posting-

george

Thank you George, when I get the time to process them, I'll post a few more.

wxwax

Definitely some interest, these are very nice. Good stuff. #3, the dome, is dizzying!

Awais Yaqub

hello Photos are superb i always love to see Church or religious buildings
can you please explain the 2nd picture i can see women surrounded by angels is that women Mariam ? and Angels on top are holding Circle with triangle and eye in it what that mean ?

PM me or post here which ever suites you

BTW i have seen only 1st 4 pictures others cannot be displayed

§imone

Interested in seeing more : Colour in 1 is lovely. A lot of secretive symbols in 2nd & just love effect one gets here while scrolling down @ 5. Really trippy especially @ 7 in the morning & only functioning on 1 coffee.

ehughes

Very Cool... thanks for sharing these....

chuckh

wxwax wrote:

Definitely some interest, these are very nice. Good stuff. #3, the dome, is dizzying!

Thank you Sid, the dome architecture was awesome, particularly at the Pantheon. I'll try to post some of the Pantheon later, these were taken in the many chapellas located the Vatican Museum. They were all hand held and I believe all images in this first set were taken with a 50mm f/1.4 lens.

chuckh

Awais Yaqub wrote:

hello Photos are superb i always love to see Church or religious buildings
can you please explain the 2nd picture i can see women surrounded by angels is that women Mariam ? and Angels on top are holding Circle with triangle and eye in it what that mean ?

PM me or post here which ever suites you

BTW i have seen only 1st 4 pictures others cannot be displayed

Hi Awais, very good questions, to which I do not have answers. This image was taken of the painted ceiling at one of the chapellas located in the Vatican Museum, hopefully, someone on this forum may know the answers to your questions.

I'm not sure why you see only the first 4 images, they all display from the same host with just a file name difference. Sorry.

chuckh

§imone wrote:

Interested in seeing more : Colour in 1 is lovely. A lot of secretive symbols in 2nd & just love effect one gets here while scrolling down @ 5. Really trippy especially @ 7 in the morning & only functioning on 1 coffee.

Hi Simone, I agree, the colors of number 1 are true to life as this image required only cropping and minor sharpening. I did no color adjustment. This was actually a free-standing stained glass that was framed and standing in front of a hallway window in the Vatican Museum.

I agree, that number 7 is tripppy as you scroll it down/up the screen!

chuckh

ehughes wrote:

Very Cool... thanks for sharing these....

Thanks so much Ed, I'm glad you have enjoyed them.

arroyoshark

wow, sharp images!

My wife and daughter were just there last week.

wxwax

Awais Yaqub wrote:

can you please explain the 2nd picture i can see women surrounded by angels is that women Mariam ? and Angels on top are holding Circle with triangle and eye in it what that mean ?

Religious imagery is wild stuff, isn't it? When you step back and look at what you accepted unquestioningly as a youth, it makes you realize how whacky cults get started.

DoctorIt

Nice stuff chuck! bet it was a great trip too

BTW, scrolling down past this one (fast) is like a weird animated optical illusion Try it:

chuckh

wxwax wrote:

Religious imagery is wild stuff, isn't it? When you step back and look at what you accepted unquestioningly as a youth, it makes you realize how whacky cults get started.

Just before touring the Vatican Museum, the Pope Joseph Ratinger (Benedict XVI) made an appearance in the square in front of St. Peter's Basilica. There was a crowd of over 10,000 who were in attendance.


Each picture in this set was taken in one of the many capellas in the Vatican Museum. They were amazing. My wife and I enjoyed the Vatican Museum so much that we spent over 4 hours walking the various halls and chapels

Here are a few more taken at the Vatican Museum:

chuckh

DoctorIt wrote:

Nice stuff chuck! bet it was a great trip too

It was "mostly" a nice trip. We found that (surprise, surprise) that Americans are not universally well liked, even in a city with a high tourism rate like Rome.

DoctorIt wrote:

BTW, scrolling down past this one (fast) is like a weird animated optical illusion Try it:

That optical illusion is _so_ wild!!!

chuckh

City Shots in Rome -

Down Rio del Corsa on the way to the Vatican:



Interesting architecture can be seen down most any street and alley-way:



Typical street vendor setup:



Still life study at an outdoor cafe:



Placing a local call:



Unplanned stop at a small, but beautiful chapella:



There are many ways to travel to Vatican City:



Kewl architecture along the way:



Pope Ratzinger made an appearance at Vatican City during our visit:

Art Scott

All are very nice and interesting...but I was thinking..ROMA - as in Gypsy culture:D ....Oh well .... Still very nice and I did enjoy them a lot.

chuckh

Art Scott wrote:

All are very nice and interesting...but I was thinking..ROMA - as in Gypsy culture:D ....Oh well .... Still very nice and I did enjoy them a lot.

Thank you Art. Roma is how the locals refer to their city and yes there is a Gypsy culture that you need to be very aware of in crowded areas like buses and popular venues like Trevi fountain and the Spanish steps.

chuckh

Statues
Statue study:

Skippy

Beautiful

chuckh wrote:

I haven't gone through all my photos yet, but here are a few pictures from a trip to Rome, Italy that my wife and I took the past 2 weeks. If there is interest, I'll post more photos.

Did you come home with a sore neck ?? What a beautiful series of images you've posted.......gosh brings pack memories, when we were in Rome we spent almost all our time looking at ceilings too .....boyyyy there is some seriously wonderful things painted on the roofs of so many buildings there.

Thanks for sharing........... Skippy (Australia)

chuckh

Skippy wrote:

Did you come home with a sore neck ?? What a beautiful series of images you've posted.......gosh brings pack memories, when we were in Rome we spent almost all our time looking at ceilings too .....boyyyy there is some seriously wonderful things painted on the roofs of so many buildings there.

Thanks for sharing........... Skippy (Australia)

: My neck was fine, it was my ear-drums that were pounding due to a head cold that started the day we flew back home. Each landing was painful...

Glad you are enjoying them Skippy.

chuckh

Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona: The square is built on the former Domitian's stadium, built by emperor Domitian in 86 AD. Hence the long, oval shape of the square.
The stadium, which had a larger arena than the Colosseum was mainly used for festivals sporting events. It was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena).

Working his smile and the tourists for euros, pretty effective btw:





The cafe behind the movie titled: "La Dolce Vita":



Tuning:



The architecture was amazing:



The craftsmanship and detail superb:

mwgrice

Hey, my wife and I were in Rome at about the same time! We also stayed in Venice and Florence. I've barely had a chance to sort through my photos since we got back, but here's the pope on 3/15:

chuckh

mwgrice wrote:

Hey, my wife and I were in Rome at about the same time! We also stayed in Venice and Florence. I've barely had a chance to sort through my photos since we got back, but here's the pope on 3/15:

Kewl, we visited just after you and your wife! We were there March 21-27