Happy SUNday!

The ‘Magic Kingdom’.
The blossom, ant, and a hidden face.
“Amelia’s Mermaids’. A local statue here at the beach and a perfect place to test cameras and lenses.
Gerbera daisy in our garden.
Having a ball. 50th wedding anniversary visit.

A small sample of some recent photography. Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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Hercules and Cacus – Piazza della Signoria, Florence

Maybe not my most favorite statue in Florence (so many to choose from) but I like the effect that my 24mm lens gives the viewer – add in contrasty late day lighting and it was a tough shot to get. Wide angle lenses like the 24mm slightly pointed upward will give the most (pleasing) distortion.

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 wide angle lens on Kodak Kodachrome 25 color slide film. The light meter in the F-1 handled the tricky lighting rather well. If I remember correctly, I took a spot reading of the building in bright sunlight and then the deep shadows behind the statue – I then adjusted the exposure settings to reflect an average of the two.

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Bandinelli’s Hercules and Cacus, 16th Century – Florence

Thanks for your visit to the most beautiful place in all of Tuscany.

Chris

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