L’Arco di Tito… The Arch of Titus.
Just got back from Rome last week-end and I can’t stop dreaming of that beautiful city and all its architectural, cultural and artistic treasures.
One of the many symbols of the beautiful Rome, the Eternal City. The Arch of Titus was built during the first century AD by the Roman Emperor Domitian after the death of his brother Titus. Since then, many architectural works were based of this model, the most famous being the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, built in 1836.
The inscription says: “Senatvs Popvlvs Qve Romanvs Divo Tito Divi Vespasiani F Vespasiano Avgvsto”, which means “The Roman Senate and People, to the divine Titus Vespasianus Augustus, son of the divine Vespasian”.
It is situated on the antique Via Sacra, just south-east of the Roman Forum.
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.jpg) The Arch of Titus
Rome, Italy
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The Col du Galibier is one of the most famous cols of the French Alps, mostly thanks to the Tour de France that already passed there 59 times. It is located at 2,642 meters between the departments of Savoy and Southern High-Alps.
The road was built between 1880 and 1891. It is only open during the summer. Indeed, during the cold season, it is invariably covered with tons of snow and ice, making it just impossible to follow.
Today’s picture was taken on April 12th, 2013, one of the first days of the spring there in the Alps. The snow was quickly melting and I could hear the sound of many avalanches in the distance. I just can’t wait to get back there in the summer!
It is a single shot that was processed using Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6 and onOne’s Perfect Photo Suite 6.
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.jpg) The Road to the Galibier
The Alps, Savoy, France
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It was 16:14 on the 4th of February, 1013. I was on the top of the Campanile on Piazza San Marco, the famous bell tower of one of the most famous places in the world. As the sun was slowly setting down on the Grand Canal, I could admire breathtaking views of that beautiful city: the medieval palaces and churches, the laguna, the canals, the gondolas… all those elements that build the magic.
The cable in the sky was installed for “Il volo dell’angelo”, the Flight of the Angel.
I just can’t stop sharing photos of such a beautiful place
That picture is an HDR out of 7 exposures that were taken while my camera was lying on a stone that makes the edge of the Campanile. It was tonemapped using Photomatix Pro. Additional processing was then performed using Lightroom 4 and onOne’s Perfect Photo Suite 7.
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.jpg) San Marco
Venice, Italy
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Mata, November 1st, 2012…
The lighthouse that delimitates the entrance of the Grand Harbour of Valletta, il-Port il-Kbir. A natural harbour that has been used since the Phoenician times, more than 2.500 years ago. It is one of those silent witnesses of our world, one that has seen everything from the Phoenicians to the Romans, the Ostrogoths, the Knights of Saint John and the British Empire.
Malta is more than just a beautiful island; it is a living testimony of the whole humanity.
That picture is a single shot that was processing using Lightroom 4 and onOne’s Perfect Photo Suite 7.
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 Traffic
Valletta, Malta
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Another shot from the beautiful Venice…
It was 07:26 AM… I had already been shooting for almost one hour when I decided to take that last bunch of shots before going back to bed next to my beloved wife who was still quietly sleeping
Everything seems quiet at sunrise in Venice but on the 4th of February, that was not the case at all… Not far from me, there were already lots of people shooting disguised models in front of the Laguna and San Giorgio Maggiore. Venice is so particular, exceptional, so… unique. A place to see. Definitely.
Today’s image is an HDR out of 7 exposures that were tonemapped with Photomatix Pro. Additional processing was performed using Photoshop CS 6 and onOne’s Perfect Photo Suite 7.
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Gondole
San Marco, Venice, Italy
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