We got back from Italy!

[raid]

The toy store Baby Land (in Siena) was like heaven to Dana and Lina. They got toys almost every day. It kept them happy throughout the trip.

It started to rain, and then we had almost every day some rain at some time. We got umbrellas, and the problem was solved.

This was our street

 

[raid]

I took photos during rain.

Piazza Del Campo (it suddenly got very cold and wet),

 

[raid]

It seemed like each street corner had a treasure hidden somewhere.

S T E F A N E L

 

[robert blu]

Hi everybody, it was nice to meet Raid in Italy! And I had my Rollei with me ...

and the Leica x1 as well ...

yes, the weather was a little...rainy and windy...

bad weather helps the photographers, sometimes...

robert

 

[peppard]

Raid: Welcome back home!
I am off to Florence next Monday, June 10th, with my boy Luca. I'll report back when we return at the end of the month. The plan is to visit relatives in the small hill towns of Tuscany, few days at the beach, a couple of days in Rome and just before coming back home to MN, be at my nephew’s wedding.
Giorgio
PS You have a beautiful family, my friend!

 

[Highway 61]

bad weather helps the photographers, sometimes...

Sometimes...

Near Volterra - May 15th 2013.

 

[Vics]

Wow! What a wonderful thread! All these beautiful photos of these beautiful places, and faces! Thanks for posting, Raid and Robert and Highway 61! I would love to see Italy!

 

[raid]

Please post your own photos of Tuscany if you have some.
Yes, the images posted by Robert and Highway61 are awesome.

 

[raid]

Raid: Welcome back home!
I am off to Florence next Monday, June 10th, with my boy Luca. I'll report back when we return at the end of the month. The plan is to visit relatives in the small hill towns of Tuscany, few days at the beach, a couple of days in Rome and just before coming back home to MN, be at my nephew’s wedding.
Giorgio
PS You have a beautiful family, my friend!

Hello Giorgio,

Thanks. My girls turned out fine even with my genes! 🙂
I wish you a wonderful trip to Italy.
Post your images here after your return.

 

[raid]

How and where from did you take the second image?

Raid

Hi everybody, it was nice to meet Raid in Italy! And I had my Rollei with me ...


and the Leica x1 as well ...

yes, the weather was a little...rainy and windy...


bad weather helps the photographers, sometimes...

robert

 

[raid]

 

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The ground was reflecting bright light, which threw off the metering a lot. I tried to adjust the exposure quickly, but sometimes, I missed shots because of it.

 

[raid]

The manager of this Gelateria was kind to us, and he gave us 50% off the cost. It turned out that he spoke my native language! We chatted .....

 

[raid]

The second restaurant on the left side of this alley was GUIDO. It is a slightly pricey restaurant, but the steak was great.

 

[raid]

I enjoyed watching the older men in Italy. They radiated self confidence.

 

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[raid]

I have posted 100 images so far. I hope that this is OK.

 

[kxl]

Nice photos Raid. My own trip to Italy is only a few months away (October), with Rome, Florence and Venice serving as our hubs. I'd appreciate any insights (PM me), w/re to photography, driving, destinations and anything else that might come to mind.

W/re to gear:

- ZI with ZM 25/2.8, ZM 50/2.0 and CV 90/3.5, using Neopan/Tri-X/HP5
- NEX6 with 10-18mm
- IR-converted NEX3 with 16-50mm

Thanks and welcome back.

-Keith

 

[raid]

Thanks, Keith. We can exchange pm.

 

[luuca]

reading and looking at these kind of threads make me always feel a bit guilty towards my country... I dream of long journeys all over the world and I still haven't visited many wonderfull corners of Italy...