Monday, February 1, 2010

Florence

This is the second time I've been to Florence since we've been living in Italy and I still haven't gotten to see as much of it as I would like. This trip I focused on the main area, taking pictures of some sights I'd seen before and also going to the Accademia, where the statue of David is at. I was disappointed to find out you couldn't take pictures of David, but it didn't ruin my trip.

Ok..let me just preface this post by saying that I am not able to edit with Photoshop as it is being shipped to me, so I'm not 100% happy with the editing on these. That being said, here are some of my views of Florence.



The campanile right next to the Duomo. It stopped raining for a few minutes and blue sky appeared.



I love taking pictures of the different door knockers.



Bicycles on the square



Reflection of the Duomo in one of the many puddles



Locks on the Ponte Vecchio bridge



A quiet street in Florence



I actually took this picture on my last trip, but it is the best picture I have of the Duomo.



The ceiling of the Duomo. It depicts the Last Judgement.

Hope you enjoyed some of my views of Florence!

22 comments:

Megan said...

Your pictures are beautiful!

Expat Girl said...

Aww I love those pictures! You are talented girlie : )

Tori Bella said...

Gorgeous!!! Absolutely gorgeous!

Jessica Lynn said...

I could stare at pictures of FLorence all day. Funny story: so you may not be able to take pictures inside the Acadamia, but...um....that didn't stop me. I held my camera up, snapped a shot, and the only part of David that I got was...um...the essence of David!

Allison said...

LOVE the reflection pic...you are so talented :)

Jon and Steph said...

Awesome photographs as always girl! You really have an eye for photography ;)

Crazy Shenanigans-JMO said...

The pictures look great! It looks so pretty there.

Meg said...

LOVE the reflection picture! That's awesome!

kd said...

Gorgeous!!

Nicole said...

what program do you use to edit in? My husband and I just got a new dslr camera and are looking for an editing program. Thanks for the help!

Amanda C. said...

thats beautiful!! i lived in italy (sicily) for a few years, but i never got to visit the mainland. I really miss it!!!
all the best.

Sarah said...

Amazing. I really love the first and third pictures. They're right up my alley.

Taylor said...

Im so jealous of your pictures taking skills! Beautiful!

A Lady in Waiting said...

These pictures are absolutely amazing! They don't even look like pics. Awesome work!

Geezees Custom Canvas Art said...

love the door knocker...i love to see uniqure pics of them ...great photos....

Lisa said...

Beautiful! I would really love to visit Florence someday!

Semper Wifey said...

I just discovered your blog...it's great! And I absolutely love the two pictues with the bicycles in them. Ah, Italy...someday I will come to you.

Caitlin said...

I have no words. WOw.

Mira said...

oh! I've managed to get picture of David! I was sitting on the bench on the left side for 30 minutes until I managed to get a sneak-camera photo of David. it turned out to be really good. :))) My husband calls those guards there Nazi

Kristie said...

Florence is one of my fav's in all of Europe... enjoy!

Christi said...

stunning photos!! someday we'll visit Florence!

Sara said...

Your pictures turned out wonderful!