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PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:07 am    Post subject: Parma Impression Reply with quote

Part I: Cathedrals and Basilicas

















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PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks familiar! Wink
Why didn't you tell me that you were coming here? Parma is only 32 kms from where I live. I would have gladly met you!


PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh really. I was there one week ago. It is a pity I missed the chance. Hopefully I would visit there in the near future.
Parma is a very lovely city IMHO. It is not a typical tourists' city. So it shows me the real life of Italian. So different from German speaking people.

I also like the high contrast of the sunshine there.

Part II: Street, Garden, and the Flee market
















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PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your shots are an excellent representation of summertime Parma. That is a good period to visit, as many people are still away for the summer holidays.
I hope you enjoyed the Baptistry, it is one of the masterpieces of Romanesque period architecture, decorated by Antelami.
I see that you have met often the protagonist of the traffic in Parma: the bycicle! Smile
It's really a pity, if you wrote before I could have pointed you to some great and affordable trattoria. See we are very proud of our food quality Wink and my size shows it Sad

Some time ago I published a little winter series, made with film, don't know if you saw it:
http://forum.mflenses.com/parma-under-the-rain-contax-g2-rangefinder-t15168,highlight,parma.html

I'm curious, what did drive you here? As you pointed out, Parma is not usually in the agenda of foreign visitors.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stunning...contrast of the wet (Orio) with the summer...the bikes remain the same!!
Lovely Buildings/architecture thank you for showing us a little part of Italy. Very Happy


PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sandie

That is a super series of one of the loveliest towns in Italy. Orio, is absolutely right about the love of food there!

One small point: some of those horizons are crooked, it's not simply converging verticals. Easy to correct Smile Smile


patrickh


PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Orio wrote:
Your shots are an excellent representation of summertime Parma. That is a good period to visit, as many people are still away for the summer holidays.
I hope you enjoyed the Baptistry, it is one of the masterpieces of Romanesque period architecture, decorated by Antelami.
I see that you have met often the protagonist of the traffic in Parma: the bycicle! Smile
It's really a pity, if you wrote before I could have pointed you to some great and affordable trattoria. See we are very proud of our food quality Wink and my size shows it Sad

Some time ago I published a little winter series, made with film, don't know if you saw it:
http://forum.mflenses.com/parma-under-the-rain-contax-g2-rangefinder-t15168,highlight,parma.html

I'm curious, what did drive you here? As you pointed out, Parma is not usually in the agenda of foreign visitors.


I did enjoy the Baptistry and its interior sculptured decorations, they are magnificent. I have to say, I have seen too many Baroque stile architectures in Vienna. The great Romanesque masterpieces in Italy alway amaze me. Unfortunately I did not tried the famous local ham due to diet, though they looks really delicious.

You winter series is great. The touch is so gentle, delicate, relaxed, sentimental, and wet. I believe I could learn something from this series.

We were invited to participate a meeting in Parma by our italian coworkers, though they are Milano-based. So we spent whole week in presentation and discussion. Anyway I managed to find some time to walk around by myself.


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mo-Fo, patrickh,
Thank you for your kind words.

patrickh,
Thank you for your suggestion. I have aligned them a little bit. hopefully they are improved now.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Much more better Very Happy Very Happy Funny how the eye latches on to very very small differences like that


patrickh