Photo of the Week 2013-10-28

I'm working through my Italy image library and have actually made it to day 3 ... LOL

On our third day, we travelled from Rome to Pompeii for a tour of the archaeological site. I had preconceived expectations of plaster cast figures, placed precisely where the victims were discovered, as I had seen in so many photos. Once we arrived I quickly became caught up making images of what we were being shown, neglecting to ask where or if the plaster casts could be seen ... until near the end of our tour and we were at the point of exit. As it was, I got a number of interesting shots and surprisingly found the coloured frescoes preserved in some of the buildings to be captivating subject matter.

The Colours of Pompeii

The images can be seen individually in a set here, on my flickr site. I have already printed this collage which will be framed and displayed in the house. Perhaps some of the individual images will be as well.

Saluté
DJE 

Italy 2013 Gallery - a work in progress

A few people have asked where all my images from Italy are. As I work through the library of images from our anniversary trip, I'm adding some to my flickr set. You can view that growing set here.

flickr set

observing

Ciao !
DJE

Photo of the Week 2013-10-21

I've been busy over the past week, preparing images for two shows. The first, my photo group's annual Show 'n Sale, took place this weekend along with the Guelph Studio Tour. I've been fortunate enough to sell a large framed image each of the past two years but not so fortunate this year. I did sell a print of a recent image from Italy and a couple of greeting cards but that was it.

So .... since I haven't had much time for shooting or processing anything ... here's more from Italy. I've chosen two candid street shots that I've processed in B&W.

lady in white

and ...

back alley romance

Ciao,
DJE

Photo of the Week 2013-10-14

OK, on to day two of our Italian vacation ... not that we're doing this as a day be day account of the trip, I'm just getting around to seriously looking at images from day two of the trip. I know, I know, this may take a while ;-)

out before breakfast to capture sunrise ...

Sunrise at Temple of Saturn

Capitoline Fountain

the patina of age was everywhere ... 

statues and marble adorn everything ...

Capitoline Statue

Capitoline Marble

... and scenes like this.

Morning Road to Tarpeian Rock

All before breakfast !

DJE

Photo of the Week 2013-10-07

One of the things that struck me most in Rome, particularly while in the historical district, was the rich patina the time has painted over the city. Buildings, roads, sculptures, monuments and of course the iconic ruins have all had their appearance enriched by the mask of time. Everywhere I looked, my inner voice would shout, "... wow", "look at that", "oh my" or some other phrase in wonderment and awe of the rich details in the scene before me.

The time worn look of cobble stone streets ...

cobbled up

Windows and doors down a gritty side street ...

A Side Street in Rome

Ancient ruins with years of exposure to the elements ...

Forum III

They were in abundance, everywhere I looked.

I continue to work through the catalogue of images from our trip. Stopping to consider some in more detail, working on some intermittently, trying to get past the first day or two. I'm enjoying them so much, this may take a while ...

DJE