What Rome Looks Like

[TByrne]

Unlike much of the rest of Italy, Rome is seedy. The city government doesn't seem to care about the look of its golden goose - the ancient structures which are arguably the world's greatest tourist attraction. Here's a shot taken in the Piazza which fronts the Pantheon - the world's oldest Roman antiquity in continuous use (125AD). Like much of the rest of the Rome, someone needs to pick up litter, wash down the graffiti,and get out a paint brush. With Italy's unemployment rate, there should be plenty of able bodies. :(

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[marie]

thats real nice. very colourful arty and mysterious.....
with the hint of a shadow (of a gunman?)
lol

[bikerider]

that's excellent Ted, you've capitalised on the grunge of Rome very well...heh heh you can nearly guarantee a pushbike in every shot in Italy....good props but I'd never ride one there.

[John Dewey]

I love the picture! would have been nice to see the bicycle in full but nonetheless i love the grittiness of the whole photo.

[TByrne]

I love the picture! would have been nice to see the bicycle in full but nonetheless i love the grittiness of the whole photo.

Nice point John. I was originally attracted to the bike, but then I realized that the piazzo was alive with people, and has been for a couple of thousand years. How to combine the sense of antiquity, night time city grit while authentically capturing the life of the moment. As I thought about that I realized that an older man was chasing a young teenage boy about. I waited until they danced across the plane and WHAP!

Thanks,

Ted

[vwjoe76]

I love the texture of it...brings out what you're trying to convey. Awesome!:)
--joe

[vwjoe76]

One more thing I forgot to mention...I'm guessing you used you're 17-85, w/ no tripod? At high ISO? The reason I ask is that I like high ISO shots in these instances. Sometimes people get afraid to go into the 1600-3200 ISO, but it adds that grit that is often associated with shots that are in need of higher ISO's. Maybe I'm wrong. I still love this capture!:)

[TByrne]

One more thing I forgot to mention...I'm guessing you used you're 17-85, w/ no tripod? At high ISO? The reason I ask is that I like high ISO shots in these instances. Sometimes people get afraid to go into the 1600-3200 ISO, but it adds that grit that is often associated with shots that are in need of higher ISO's. Maybe I'm wrong. I still love this capture!:)

Will this do it?

GEEK STUFF: Canon EOS 20D, 10/1/07, 7:12 pm: Lens 17-85mm, Focal Length: 24mm, Exp 1/8@f/4, ISO 400, Metering Mode: Pattern, Exposure bias 0, Camera RAW

Yep, hand held, I don't like tripods. The Canon stabilizer lenses are cooool.

[Glenn NK]

Another ace Ted.