The last I’ll post to my blog from my trip to Florence with my parents. It was a great trip and this is one of, if not my, favorite photos. The ripples all blurred away with the time exposure that was needed to take a well lit shot. Kind of a bummer. But I really like the perspective on the shot.
To see more from the trip check out the Flickr Album dedicated to my trip!
There is something refreshing and cleansing about a rain that happens. That brings about this refreshing breath. I love it, and as much as I enjoy staying dry, it was nice to be out this night taking pictures. It was a new kind of adventure that I have been missing as of late here in Toulouse.
A nice long exposure shot of the city. I have a hard time taking images like this in old europe because of the contrast between the modern in the cars, and the old in the architecture. Yet there is something beautiful about it, and it’s simplicty. A 15th century bridge, and a 21st century car smearing accross the landscape. Very slight levels adjustment to this image.
For those of you completely disconnected from anything French over the last month, there have been a string of protests over a new law (CPE) that changes some rights of young employees. Mainly, anyone under 26 can be terminated during the first two years without cause/notice. Sounds rough, but you need to understand it is near impossible to terminate an employees employment right now in France and most people have the same job most of their life.
I have a soft spot for any old-school merry go round like this. With the poor weather it came out great in B/W after some minor post processing.
A slight manip playing with colors, BW added in post processing. The day was pretty gloomy with rain and everything was pretty gray and bleak. On a bright blue day I’m sure that is a beautiful view with the terracotta in full color against the blue. It would be beautiful. For our trip… we were left with what we could get.
An image from the large church in Florence of the chairs lining the choir in the center of the church. Levels and Curves adujsted slightly.
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