Italy – Page 4 – Muttering Retreats

Weird Sites in Rome, Take Five

These shots were taken within 500 feet of one another. Just goes to show, one person’s art is another person’s graffiti is another person’s art. Shot on iPhone 8.

Weird Sites in Rome, Take Four

Ceilings in Roman churches reminded me of those posters your dentist puts up so you have something to look at while they scrape away at your gums. I can totally picture this guy saying, “Look, Ma – no cavities!” Shot on iPhone 8.

Unnecessary Steps (Rome, Italy)

We wandered through so many random churches with so many sculpted ceilings, I’m not even going to try to remember where this was taken. I became minorly obsessed with taking shots of these moldings that descend down from the ceiling art, like a needless staircase. Plus a bit of asymmetrical symmetry, because my photography goesContinueContinue reading “Unnecessary Steps (Rome, Italy)”

Father of the Fatherland (Rome, Italy)

The Vittoriano – photo provided by author Experiment in asymmetrical symmetry. Shot on iPhone 8, black and white filter.

Weird Sites in Rome, Take Three

Oculus, reflected – photo provided by author Sometimes you gotta shoot the “wrong thing”. The only source of light into the Pantheon comes from the center (the oculus). Said oculus is a popular shot, tourists angling their lenses up to the ceiling to capture it and the surrounding dome walls, which are eye-catching swirls ofContinueContinue reading “Weird Sites in Rome, Take Three”

Weird Sites in Rome, Take Two

Piazza Navona – photo provided by author One of these things is not like the others. And I adore him for it. Shot on iPhone 8.

Weird Sites in Rome, Take One

Pyramid of Cestius – photo provided by author When in Rome, do as the Egyptians do. This unexpected landmark was a five minute walk away from our temporary home. (Then again, what wasn’t?) Shot on iPhone 8.

More Shutters! (Rome, Italy)

Some people want cowbell, I want shutters and shadows. Also here’s a bonus shot from down a random alley on the street where we lived (I think this was another neighborhood – a set of condos, not unlike where we were staying). Shot on iPhone 8, black and white filter.

A Sky is a Sky is a Sky (Rome, Italy)

I love this photo, because it could have been taken anywhere, but it wasn’t. It was taken in Rome. A reminder that wherever you go, there you are. Or something. Also, a bonus shutter shot, because they’re cool. Again, could be anywhere — but it wasn’t. Photos shot on iPhone 8, black and white filter.

And Then There Were Cats (Rome, Italy)

View across the cat sanctuary, just down the road for our temporary abode – photo provided by author Welcome to our view pretty much every day we were in Rome. After my regular morning quest for cappuccinos, I’d come back to the apartment to fetch my traveling companion, and we’d head out. A mere fiveContinueContinue reading “And Then There Were Cats (Rome, Italy)”