Roma 2004

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

While searching my disks I stumbled upon some photos I took in Roma in August 2004. I thought that a few of them could be posted here, although at the time I had only the kit lens for my 300D.

1. Cats in the Torre Argentina temple

In downtown Roma there is an ancient temple (about 400 B.C.) where volounteers have organized a stray cats care and rescue centre. The stray cats here are cured, sterylized, and can live in freedom. They are fed every day. All this thanks to donations of course. This is the website of the organization (you can choose language):
http://www.romancats.de/

2. Temple of Torre Argentina. This is an over view of the temple.

3. This is the back side of the Capitol hill (Campidoglio). Provided that it's possible to tell a back side of a hill, that is.

4. Italian Cypresses of quite singular shape, that I have found on the Palatino hill.

5. This is the temple of Hercules Olivarius, once erroneously believed to be a temple of Vesta. It is the most ancient marble building still existing in Rome. It still exists because in the 9th century A.C. it was transformed into a Christian church - otherwise it would have been certainly destroyed like all other marble buildings (to steal the marble).

6. A portable fruit shop

7. Fontana di Trevi

8. Piazza di Siena (Siena square), on the right barely visible there are the huge stairs to the church of Trinitŕ dei Monti

I made many more photos, but I can't find them anymore.
I wish I had my manual lenses then! And especially my Flektogon 4/20!!
I lost all evening trying to fix the horrendous geometric distortions of the Canon kit lens.
Not to mention the time spent to adjust the saturation, and the sharpness... all things that with my manual lenses, barely require any time or attention at all!

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patrickh · Expire: 2011-11-18

Orio

I lived in Rome for two years in the early 70's and your pictures sure bring back memories. In those days I had an Exa with a 50mm lens (cant remember the exact model). Pictures from that time were lost in a subsequent divorce settlement. Crying or Very sad

I went back from time to time on business until about '78. Have not been back since - but am planning a Europe trip for next year which will definitely include la bellissima citta.

patrickh

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

Really? Then we have something in common other than photography. I too was married with a foreign woman, lived for a period in a foreign country, and eventually divorced.

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

Where did you live, Orio?

I like 4 and 8 the best, 4 for composition and 8 because it shows the vibrant life on the streets.

Rome is a wonderful city! I went there about 12 years ago.
You walk through the streets, turn around a corner and see an antique column or statue that would be a sensation in any other city, in Rome it's just one of many!

As soon as our kids are a little older, we definitely will go there again.

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

Wow, Norway is a beautiful country. It seems you have a feeling for great landscapes, not only in photographical terms. Wink

patrickh · Expire: 2011-11-18

Actually, while in Rome I was married to an English woman (my native country). I am now married to a foreigner (American). I was working in Italy during that period all over the North. While I was in Rome I managed to see a great deal of he central part of the country (including places like L'Aquila) and later I worked out of Milano and Torino and saw much of the north. Unfortunately, I never took as many pictures as I wanted and they all went the same way as the Rome pictures. Crying or Very sad

ps in Rome my office was around the corner from the Fontana di Trevi.

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

patrickh · Expire: 2011-11-18

No, not quiet, but really close to the "Tazza d'Oro" for the best coffee in the world.

spkennedy3000 · Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 334 Location: London

Lovely shots...

The Trevi Fountain is a magnificent piece of sculptural decadence...

I am a Boromini man personally, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane being a truly astonishing work to me. The facade seems to move when you look at it for a little time.

Rome is literally bursting with magnificent architecture.

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

Katastrofo · Expire: 2013-11-19

Some lovely shots, Orio! Have you tried Photobucket, yet? Opening
these are OK, thank God I got a good popup blocker. Laughing

I love the
portable fruit shop pic , for the colors and human element.

Bill

spkennedy3000 · Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 334 Location: London

Bernini also rocks massively. I took my students to Rome last November. Sadly this was during the three year period when I had NO camera, so no pics.

Rome is one of my very favorite places on the planet.

I also found some excellent shoes there Smile

patrickh · Expire: 2011-11-18

Bernini's Four Rivers Fountain was a monument to sour grapes (a magnificent work nonetheless). Every one of the statues is facing away from the church behind, because Bernini failed to get the commission for building it.

patrickh

PS the gelateria in the opposite corner of the piazza was reputed to be the best in the world in the 70's when I was there.

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

Katastrofo · Expire: 2013-11-19

Well, I had to read up on "gelato/gelati" and the closest thing is ice milk,
due to its low butterfat content. Sounds like a place I'd be hanging out
in quite abit if I was over there! Um-um-ummm! Cool

Bill

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

Katastrofo · Expire: 2013-11-19

Orio, according to one article I read, ice cream has way too much
butterfat content to be an equivalent. They cited that Italians find
too much butterfat content muddies the taste, the nuance, hence
their fondness of gelato. The closest thing equivalent would be ice
milk, which if served in one of those Italian cones, would be purty
good I think!