Mirror Selfie
I took advantage of the mirrors in my dressing room in the hotel in Trieste to create a "recursive" image along the lines of the Droste effect (immediately below). This…
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November 25, 2022
The Second Creepiest Hotel Room on My Visit to Italy
Well, the "first creepiest" room was definitely the one in Orvieto that had a large reproduction of a painting of Death playing chess with his dying victim hung right over…
November 24, 2022
Sailing Yacht A
Sailing Yacht A ("Sy A") is a super yacht belonging to a Russian oligarch that was seized by Italian authorities in Trieste harbor in March, 2022. Sy A remains anchored…
November 23, 2022
Florence Rainbow
A few days ago, my friend Julian and I walked up to the Michelangelo Piazza for a view above Florence. We were welcomed with a display of sun, clouds, rain---and…
November 22, 2022
Duomo in the Clearing Fog
The day dawned with a white-out fog blanketing the Umbrian hill town of Orvieto. I wandered through the maze of ancient, deserted streets and alleys with my camera on the…
November 18, 2022
St Patrick’s Well
St Patrick's Well, or Pozzo di San Patrizio, is located in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. There are 248 steps down (and up). The view in my image is looking up at…
November 16, 2022
Dahlia X-Ray
This image is a pretty straightforward x-ray of a rather small Dahlia blossom. Julian and I made the exposure last week at his radiology practice near Heidelberg. In post-production, I…
November 6, 2022
The Curve at the End of the Country Lane
I photographed Country Lane (shown below) adjacent to a castle that is fairly close by. The overall lighting, mood, and feeling of the image reminds me of Road Less Traveled (shown…
November 4, 2022
Himbachel Viaduct
Today I photographed a marvelous train viaduct, built in the 1800s using the same engineering principles that the Romans used. The Himbachel Viaduct is still in use by trains today.…
November 2, 2022