I don't think either of us is this relaxed in front of a huge camera, the iPhone is different
Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts
Monday, March 1, 2010
the view from the iPhone - Rome, dogs
Yes, I know we've already done dogs... The phone is handy for the quick take. And able to reveal the character that is present in the human dog connection: those who go so fast in life it's hard to catch them, those who share a certain fine legginess, those who seem to hesitate and watch their steps.
the view from the iPhone - Rome, shops, windows
Wandering at night after dinner, you don't want the camera with you, but you do want to record something memorable, in this case the headquarters of Hare Krishna, near the entrance to the ghetto.
The garment under consideration is easily photographed.
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These two displays, one a whole small shop, the other a narrow window, show the capacity of the iPhone to capture precise images and with its slightly wide angle add a little of the surreal to the already somewhat weird, also compounding the artists' play with scale and depth of field
the view from the iPhone - Rome, the bakery
This shows the ability of the iPhone to work discreetly, this time approaching a very popular bakery
the view from the iPhone - Rome, vehicles
Whatever the size of the vehicle, the streets are, or become, very narrow...
of all the drivers and vehicles on this page, the young woman driver on her big bike above was distinct from the rest in aggressiveness. There is, in Italy (and contrary to the nonsense spoken about Italian drivers) generally a generous and sensuous slithering in the way people move their vehicles in small spaces; she was to the contrary.
The view from the iPhone - Rome, dining
You do have to try to be a bit discreet when photographing lunch or dinner...
the view from the iPhone - Rome, light and structures
See earlier comment on use of the iPhone's qualities and limitations.
The common feature in these photos is structures, streets, buildings.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
end of Friday's walk
We had gone from our beautiful room near Campo dei Fiori in the bed and breakfast Domus Ester (which we can recommend), walked to the Pantheon, then to the Borghese Gallery, then through the Villa Borghese and down the Spanish Steps at sunset, then along the Via Frattina to the Via Del Corso. Now on the Via del Corso, we saw...
... a chocolate Labrador in a shoe shop, bookend to the dog in the bookshop seen in the morning.
... mice and men...
a lot of traffic...
and you can tell from this little movie that the man with the camera is getting tired!
and then there were shiny cars like this Lancia waiting for shiny people in the Piazza del Parliamento
then more quiet streets, people going home or shopping
till we emerged at the Pantheon, then proceeding home...
Via Frattina shops - part 1
If you go down the Spanish steps and straight ahead you will find yourself on the Via dei Condotti, where the names of the shops are so famous and the products so extraordinary that you will not often see prices revealed and if you have to ask you should perhaps not be there.
Two streets to the left is the Via Frattina, which used to be very much cheaper and is still somewhat cheaper, but pretty glamorous. Here are some pics!
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