My Italy Trip Through a Lens (part 2)

Finally a continuation of my Italy pictures!

You know the drill: Mostly unedited, taken with the Nikon.

I did not capture this picture as well as I would have liked to. I just tried to capture the powerful contrast between the Americans getting money and the Italian woman sitting down in front.

I liked the bright orange here.

Roar.

Underexposed. This is Florence.

Il Duomo

Lazise

I liked the yellow and red.

Bicycle #1

Bicycle #2

Beautiful colored boats!

The blur in this photo was kind of accidental. We were in a mask store in Venice and I was taking a picture of Chloe in a mask when Will popped out from behind her. I thought it turned out pretty cool, though. I like the richness of the colors.

 

And that’s all for now… there will be even more later! Enjoy! Feedback, as always, is welcome.

Rachel

 

Chaos

Hmm, I had anticipated adding Italy posts more quickly, but I’ve been caught up packing and doing a few last minute things before I leave. This weekend, I’m skiing with family in Vermont, and then heading straight back to Boston. So, needless to say, I’ll be mighty busy these next few days… but I’ll try to throw a post up here at some point.

 

On the plus side, as I was driving home from a friend’s house yesterday, the sky was absolutely stunning. I scampered inside, got my camera and went zipping around town snapping away in different places. None of the shots are mind-blowing, but some are pretty decent. Plus, it’s something… I’ve been seriously slacking so it’s better than nothing. I’ll put those up sometime soon.

 

Don’t give up on me yet…

My Italy Trip Through a Lens (part 1)

finally…

THE ITALY PICTURES!

I’m going to add them slowly. Post a couple every couple days. On some/most of them, I will add [dumb] captions with background stories, descriptions,  explanations and the like.

As usual: these pictures are pretty bare. I don’t edit my pictures besides minor cropping or contrast adjustments.

For the life of me, I could not get a satisfying picture of the Colosseum. It is a beautiful and massive structure, and it’s extremely difficult to capture all of it in one picture. This picture certainly does not suffice, but it’s all I’ve got.

 

I liked how clear and blue the sky was. And I like the intricate column too.

 

I probably should not like this as much as I do. I just love the texture. And generally, I really like the cobblestones that are all over Europe.

 

This is my best friend Erika. I guess I just liked the way this one turned out…

 

I liked the rich orange color in this shot.

 

I loved this scene. I  saw the Italian man casually reading his paper in the foreground while throngs of camera-happy tourists snapped away at the Trevi Fountain in the background. It was a powerful contrast, I thought.

 

And to cap off this set of pictures: some eye candy. I just loved the colors of the flowers contrasted with the gray road and the pale buildings.

 

More to come… just hold tight!