rome

Round Door

Round Door
Fuji xpro2

Most of the spectacular doors I saw and shot in Rome were square, but this round door in a narrow street near the center appealed to me…

Collegium Nardinum

Collegium Nardinum
Fuji xpro2

Until my little Roman escapade, I had never really shot urban facades wide angle. Sure, my go to lens (when not shooting a 35mm fixed lens) opens at 27mm which is pretty wide, but often insufficient for narrow streets or high facades. In Rome I had my 10-24mm lens (equivalent 15-36mm) and really discovered how cool that was to shoot high doors in narrow streets. This photo is an example of that.

Shelob’s Roman Abode

Shelob’s Roman Abode
Fuji xpro2

I always had this image of Rome being a historical center surrounded by a modern city, but last time I was there I realised that there’s a whole lot of old stone even outside the historical center. It may not be roman time stone, but it still looks fantastically cool. What first attracted me to this facade was the face, and then I saw the spider…

Cherubini

Cherubini
Fuji xpro2

Rome is a marvel of old stone, and walking around on a sunny day you will find tons of interesting things for photographic material. My obsession with doors was fed, and then some. This one is one of my favourites.

Good Dog

Good Dog
Fuji xpro2, 75mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 320

Villa Borghese, early(ish) morning, hundreds of dogs being walked. What more needs to be said ?

Street Bellows

Street Bellows
Fuji xpro2, 53mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 1000

Street musicians make for great photos. I was walking down the streets near the Jewish Quarter with my friend Lori who got us promptly lost. She was concerned about it, I wasn’t: what’s more fun than getting lost in the narrow streets of Rome at dusk? That’s when we stumbled upon this guy. A living piece of yesteryear.

Carabinieri

Carabinieri
Fuji xpro2, 20mm, f/4, 1/350s ISO 200

I have only had my 10-24mm lens (15-36mm FF) for a few months, and it’s so wide that sometimes I don’t quite know what to do with it. In Rome though I shot a lot of street with it and loved the versatility that such a wide angle offers in narrow, crowded streets. It also allows shooting « unsuspecting » targets like this policeman (who may or may not actually be a Carabinieri, but I like the name too much not to use it…)

 

Cycling from the Law

Cycling from the Law
Fuji xpro2, 45mm, f/8, 1/160s, ISO 200

The Rome courthouse is a rather grand building, and I was getting ready to take a shot of it when these two cyclists came around and generously enhanced my composition.

Out the Door

Out the Door
Fuji xpro2, 25mm, f/4, 1/140s, ISO 200

I have this fascination for old doors, and so walking around Rome and enthused by the wonderful light, I was on the lookout for nice doors and door related scenes. I was standing in front of this door just as it opened and this lady came out. Magical moment.