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Roman ceilings

Michiel Schierbeek

Michiel Schierbeek

Well-known member
These were all shot with the G1 and kitlens (traveling light) without trypod.
Done with the selftimer and the camera on its back straightened by a guidebook of Rome which had just the right thickness.
It is a bit much but I thought it is nice to view them as a serie.

Cheers, Michiel

- Pantheon -



- Sant'Ignazio - ( 17e century Trompe l'oeil by Andreo Pozzo )



- Santa Maria in Trastevere - (12e century)



- Santa Maria in Trastevere - (12e century)



- Palazzo Valentini - (not sure)



- San Pietro -
 
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Rich M

Member
Michiel -

These are FANTASTIC. A few years ago, I planned a three week trip to Italy. Since I was pretty familiar with areas to the north, I decided to fly into Rome and head south.

I never left Rome. Each day I would find a new church, garden or museum and end up transfixed. Your photos evoke those memories. One of my particular favorites was Santa Maria in Trastevere, a church so unassuming from the street and filled with such grandeur.

Thanks for sharing.

R
 
Michiel Schierbeek

Michiel Schierbeek

Well-known member
Rich M said:
Michiel -

These are FANTASTIC. A few years ago, I planned a three week trip to Italy. Since I was pretty familiar with areas to the north, I decided to fly into Rome and head south.

I never left Rome. Each day I would find a new church, garden or museum and end up transfixed. Your photos evoke those memories. One of my particular favorites was Santa Maria in Trastevere, a church so unassuming from the street and filled with such grandeur.

Thanks for sharing.

R
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Thank you Rich, :)

Santa Maria in Trastevere was indeed my favourite church to visit.
Very old, they say the first RK church after the Romans in Rome.
Very pure and special. I am not a religous man but the love for art and architecture made possible by this believe at the time is just amazing.
It gives a very crossroad feeling of different cultures meeting.
Rome, I want to go back, it was too short.

Michiel
 
Michiel Schierbeek

Michiel Schierbeek

Well-known member
woodmancy said:
Spectacular, Michiel

Keith
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Thank you Keith,

As you mentioned in our favourite thread the food in Rome is also outstanding and don't forget the coffee!
You walk into a bar/restaurant on Piazza Venezia, order a cappucino at the counter and the man makes you this! And it tasts like heaven. :angel:

Thanks for your reaction.

Michiel

- Two cappucino -
 
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Jonas

Active member
That's a nice expose of ceilings. Your own favourites... are they #4-6?
Thanks for showing us,

Jonas
 
Michiel Schierbeek

Michiel Schierbeek

Well-known member
Jonas said:
That's a nice expose of ceilings. Your own favourites... are they #4-6?
Thanks for showing us,

Jonas
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Thank you Jonas.
Of this serie # 4 and 6 are my favourites. I would have liked it to be #1 because the Pantheon is such an ingredible masterpeace of architectural plainess - just put a sphere on a cilinder and leave a hole in the middle -, but the photograph is a little dull.

Michiel
 
Michiel Schierbeek

Michiel Schierbeek

Well-known member
Something else I found out, to some may be nothing new, was the fact that you can use the flipout sreen as a tripod for photographs in portrait mode.

Stands as a nice triangle flipped out at around 45 degrees.
You can even leave your hand under the flipped out screen to get the angle a little lower. All with the selftimer, of course.
In many of those places tripods are just not allowed, so you got to be inventive :cool:

Here are two photographs using this method. The screenpod method :D

Cheers, Michiel



 
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