Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged cityscape, Europe, landscape, panorama, Porto, Portugal, river, roof, warehouse on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Porto, 9th September 2011
There you go, a straight, touristy shot of Porto looking out over the warehouses of a Port wine producer towards the Douro river and the medieval city centre on the hillside beyond.
It’s a nice place : go there…
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Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged architecture, Bologna, cityscape, Italy, landscape, panorama, roof, tower, urban on January 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
“Bolognese Vertigo” : Italy, 24th March 2011
Pisa isn’t the only Italian town to have a tower that’s leaning: there’s quite a few, actually.
The Asinelli tower in Bologna is a staggering ninety-seven metres tall, and at the top, from where this vomit-inducing photo was taken, it’s a couple of metres out of whack, which doesn’t do a lot for your sense of well-being.
Add to this the fact that the tower is eight hundred years old, and the only way to get to the top is by flights of rickety dodgy-looking wooden stairs, and you’re in for an uncomfortable time.
I always head straight for elevated look-outs such as this, even though I’m afraid of heights – there’s a certain masochistic thrill to be had a hundred metres up with only some puny crumbling masonry between you and oblivion.
But what a view, clearly showing why the city is often called Red Bologna (aside from its famous left-wing political stance).
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Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged cityscape, photo, photography, reflection, silhouette, skyline, skyscraper, sunset on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes we’re so intent on what’s ahead of us that we miss something wonderful in the opposite direction.
That was nearly the case on a crisp winter day last December as I headed into town with the camera, head full of ideas for things to photograph, never thinking that turning around and facing the sun might actually produce something of value.
We get so used to wanting the sun behind us or to the side to provide the perfect lighting for our subjects, that we forget that shooting into the sun lends itself to the intriguing world of the silhouette…
As chance would have it, I glanced over my shoulder and discovered this unexpected view.
The moral of the tale : keep your eyes peeled at all times.
A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.
Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged Bergen, cityscape, clouds, evening, landscape, Norway, photograph, photography, silhouette, sky, skyline, sunburst, sunset on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
An evening in Bergen, Norway, September 2006 provided me with this amazing sunset: photographers prefer clouds rather than pure blue sky sometimes…
A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.
