Panoramas

Today is my last day in the villa in Genoa. I'm hopping a 5-hour train to Rome at 3 pm, where I'll spend a short night before flying home on Thursday. I still have some things to post from the trip, so I'll start with 7 panoramic photographs. Unfortunately, I didn't take any while in Rome, but starting in Florence, I began to capture these open landscapes. The process is simple: 3 or more photographs are taken consecutively, and they are merged together in Photoshop. Be sure to click on each photo below for a larger view.

View from Fiesole, a small town outside of Florence. Look for the Dome.

The port of Genoa at night.

Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa.

Arch of Genoa

Another view of the port of Genoa.

View of the Genoa port from the base of the lighthouse.

Outside the Lucca city wall. John is kicking the ball he stole... I mean found.

Genoa at Night

I (finally) went out at night to get some photographs of Genoa. I've been meaning to do it for several weeks, but because the sun doesn't set until around 9:30, my 30-year-old self usually just wants to stay in. I went down to the harbor and got some interesting stuff. In this top picture, one can see the lighthouse on the left side, and a cruise ship moving through the harbor during the 15 second exposure. I really like the way the photos turned out, perhaps I'll venture out again tonight.

The Harbor

The Aquarium

This effect is created by zooming in and out during exposure.

Piazza De Ferrari

Via XX Septembre. I stood in the street to capture this one.

Photography in Genoa

I've made an effort to spend more time taking photographs around Genoa the last few days. Walking around here is a real chore, considering that there's rarely a level stretch of road or sidewalk. We recently acquired a new camera, and it does an amazing job. The photos below were shot in color, and were adjusted to black and white in Photoshop, along with a few other small tweaks. Hope you like 'em.

The Genoa Coast

Today I went for a long walk by myself down the Genoa coast to an area I haven't been before. It took about an hour from our villa just to reach the shore, and then from there I was able to walk another 30 minutes along the shore. The first photo you see is the sidewalk that runs parallel to the shore. On the other side of the walking area are private beach areas, complete with swimming pools, tennis courts, football (soccer) playing areas, and restaurants. I also found this beautiful arch, though I know nothing about it. I'm sure it celebrates a military victory, as most of them do. Also, you'll notice the beautiful anchors made from flowers. Look for the girl modeling for her mom in the picture. The total walk took about 4 hours, good thing the high temperature was only about 75 degrees today!