Photography – Page 20 – Muttering Retreats

Views from the Cut – Take Four

Photo provided by author In case you forgot where the Cut is. Shot on Panasonic DC-ZS70, ƒ/4, 1/60, 4.3mm, ISO80

Views from the Cut – Take Three

Photo provided by author Experiments in street photography at the Dequindre Cut. I wanted to thank this guy for helping me out, but a) pandemic, and b) he was running too darned fast. Shot on Panasonic DC-ZS70, ƒ/4.3, 1/80, 10.9mm, ISO200

Views from the Cut – Take Two

Dequindre Cut – photo provided by author According to wikipedia, these are called “concrete bridge abutments and overpasses”. I call them “scenic design”. Shot on Panasonic DC-ZS70, ƒ/3.5, 1/80, 5.4mm, ISO200. Black and white filter.

Views from the Cut – Take One

Dequindre Cut – photo provided by author Interrupting my Amalfi Coast nostalgia for a little taste of how ’bout what’s happening now. Happy to report I did the needful and sought some much-needed therapy this weekend — aka, a short drive down the road a piece to downtown Detroit, on a slightly hazy 80 degreeContinueContinue reading “Views from the Cut – Take One”

Weird Sites in Rome, Take Twelve

We visited San Pietro in Vincoli to see Michelangelo’s Moses, but it’s near impossible to miss the supposed miraculously-infused chains that bound St. Peter on two separate occasions. It’s a bizarre story, but Catholicism is kind of well-known for that. The chains themselves warrant my Stamp of Weird. Then there’s the fact that these twoContinueContinue reading “Weird Sites in Rome, Take Twelve”

Weird Sites in Rome, Take Eleven

I … have no idea what this guy is supposed to be. God, ghoul, galivant? Willem Dafoe from “The Lighthouse”? It’s a mystery. I’m leaning towards Neptune, due to all the aquatic themes, but there’s no trident in sight. And for some bizarre reason that I can’t logically explain, he reminds me of an elephant.ContinueContinue reading “Weird Sites in Rome, Take Eleven”

King of Neptune (Rome, Italy)

Fountain of Neptune, Piazza Navona Tell her thisAnd more —That the king of the seasWeeps too, old, helpless man.The bustling fatesHeap his hands with corpsesUntil he stands like a childWith surplus of toys.Stephen Crane Another exercise in postcard photography. This was the view from my stroll along Piazza Navona. Much less crowded than our stopContinueContinue reading “King of Neptune (Rome, Italy)”

La Dolce Trevi (Rome, Italy)

A bit more standard touristy fare today, in honor of an admittedly impressive structure in the middle of the city. Fun fact: this shot was taken through a sea of sardine-packed Romans and tourists, 99% of whom were significantly taller and bulkier than li’l ole me. I think my camera saw more of the fountainContinueContinue reading “La Dolce Trevi (Rome, Italy)”

Under the Roman Sky

Double feature of shots taken as much for the background as for the foreground. Usual caveat applies, namely, I don’t actually know what I’m doing. Shot on iPhone 8.

Saint Joan (Rome, Italy)

If Joan was mad, all Christendom was mad too; for people who believe devoutly in the existence of celestial personages are every whit as mad as the people who think they see them. Luther, when he threw his inkhorn at the devil, was no more mad than any other Augustinian monk: he had a moreContinueContinue reading “Saint Joan (Rome, Italy)”