Photographer's Note
Good Morning Everyone,
My photograph shows the Temple of Vesta.
I secured this photograph whilst on the original bus tour so I had to work with speed to capture the building, so maybe not exactly as I would have composed the shot, had I had time. Later, I had to research to find out the name of the temple.
I found that it was the Temple of Vesta, an ancient structure dating back to the 1st century BC. The temple was dedicated to the goddess Vesta, the virgin goddess of hearth, home, and family and built for the Vestal Virgins to dwell in as they honour their Virgin Goddess. Selected when they were just young girls, the Vestal Virgins swore a 30-year vow of chastity, and in turn were granted rights, privileges and power, which were otherwise unavailable to women in ancient Rome.
The temple is Greek in style and was probably the work of an eastern Greek architect. The building also uses that quintessential Greek building material, Pentelic marble, from near Athens.
Thank you for your interest, Bev :-)
Critiques | Translate
Silvio1953
(222779) 2021-05-26 3:15
Ciao cara Bev, my today neighbour, great view of fantastic te,ple, lovely composition with beautiful trees, fine details, good clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
holmertz
(103540) 2021-05-26 4:03
Hello Bev,
You complain of the composition, and maybe there are details on the left side that are less important, and maybe the temple is a bit pushed out to the right side. On the other hand the trees are well placed and beautifully seen against the blue sky. The colours and light are stunning.
I fully understand that you had to hurry a bit to avoid having the view packed with tourists. But what surprises me is that you were on a tour and wasn't informed of the name of the temple. You must have had a useless guide.
Thank you for your comments on my latest photo. According to Wikipedia there are 270,000 islands in Sweden and more than 100,000 lakes larger than one hectare.
Kind regards,
Gert
pajaran
(116947) 2021-05-26 4:05
Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo mesto i stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Lepo zlenilo, veliko drvece i fotografija.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja
ikeharel
(114477) 2021-05-26 5:34
Hello Beverley,
Notwithstanding the reservation expressed in the note, I find the picture well combining the old structure, green trees surrounding and the modern truck on the elevated road.
As a tourits, we never get best possibilities to set the camera according to conditions, so it looks as good as posibble with fine light prevailing at that moment.
Good afternoon,
Ike
pierrefonds
(115436) 2021-05-26 7:46
Hi Bev,
The trees are eye-catching. The point of view is showing the details of the temple of Vesta. The light is gviving good colors rendering. Have a nice day.
Pierre
emka
(158680) 2021-05-26 7:49
Hi Bev,
You are right that the composition is not the best. For me, the brown wall and the green kiosk are disturbing, also the sign on the right side that slightly cover the temple. Bus tours are not a good solution in the towns, I prefer just walking by myself with the map and guidebook. Besides, it is not the temple of Vesta. Temple of Vesta are some columns in Via dei Fori Imperiali, it means, on Roman Forum. This small temple is near the famous Bocca della Verita, it is called Temple of Hercules Victor (it reminds a temple of Vesta, though), and the small park is called Forum Boarium (the cattle forum).
see my photo:
https://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=7&p=1411913
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Hercules_Victor
Best regards MAlgo
jhm
(211738) 2021-05-26 9:53
Hello Bev,
We get a nice contrast picture with the colours of the grass and trees.
Nice sight on the building with the people that takes a break.
Excellent composition and nice presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
John.
Fis2
(171823) 2021-05-26 10:10
Witaj Bev!
A very nice place, the trees make impression.
Good framing, colors and light.
I like trmple, curious building.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof
lousat
(139914) 2021-05-26 10:35
Hi Bev,you have been very good, from the bus I usually collect light poles, trees and road signs..ahaha ... so don't complain that the temple, even if off-center, is perfectly visible with extraordinary details, an important piece of Rome which is often forgotten. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
Tue
(93328) 2021-05-26 11:34
Hello Beverley,
That is such a nice and charming little round temple. It is well placed at right, which leaves plenty of spaces for the park and the large green trees as well, which stand out so nicely from the blue sky.
Lars
ifege
(49297) 2021-05-26 22:32
Hi Bev
A good thing about the temple of Vesta is that it doesn't get huge crowds (at least that was so when I visited it in 2002) so it is there to be enjoyed in relative peace. A good photo of it and surrounds.
cheers
Ian
abmdsudi
(95869) 2021-05-26 22:40
Hi Beverley
Good shot, nice scenery the way you see things especially taken from a coach window? Apart from the main subject of interest, I love the strong pattern of the photogenic trees with some refreshing colours. Excellent shot
Best regards
jemaflor
(148124) 2021-05-26 23:24
Hi Bev,
Nice view with a pleasant sunny light for the presentation and for colors rendering, interesting architecture, tfs.
ChrisJ
(172378) 2021-05-27 0:04
Hello Bev,
Good sharpness, perfect weather and an interesting circular Tholos at right with its red tiled roof intact, a rarity. All the ones I saw in Turkey and Greece had no roof. Tfs!
PaulVDV
(63440) 2021-05-28 9:26
Hello Beverley,
To be taken quickly, this photo has a good composition and is still excellent sharp and clear.
With more time, you probably would have left out the post with the sign in the front right.
The three pine trees provide a nicely balanced picture.
This tree that I like very much always reminds me of Italy.
Best regards, Paul
mkamionka
(75015) 2021-05-28 12:52
Hi Bev,
I know what you mean, optimally it would be great to walk everywhere and have unlimited time for composition. But this is sadly rarely true.
The street sign seems to be blending well into the temple and becomes almost invisible :)
For me the highlight here are the amazing trees, they have such nice silhouettes. And their green loos great against the blue sky.
Great reportage,
M
adramad
(73410) 2021-05-29 11:00
Hi Bev.
A wonderful composition with the wonderful Vespa temple, which with its circular shape is so original, the pine trees around it so slender and beautiful in shape are ideal, the grass and other trees create a beautiful climax with the temple.
Wonderful colors in vivid tones, excellent sharpness and splendid light.
Very well done. I like very much.
Have a nice day.
Very best regards.
Luis.
Periko
(9107) 2021-05-30 16:43
Hello Beverley
Beautiful this very Mediterranean image, in which I especially like those trees, unknown to me. The weather was great and you took advantage of it very well.
I like the good note too.
Best regards
jmdias
(116341) 2021-05-31 13:20
bev
I remember well this small temple. I guess you used well these typical roman pine trees adding more life to the shapes of the temple.excellent, different..
here in my town there is a war against the lockdown..
take care
jorge
macjake
(98544) 2021-06-17 15:59
Hi Bev
I like your newest post as well, colorful and different.
seeing these trees always puts a smile on my face, they just look so weird and funky. It would be so interesting to see a photo of this back when it was built...could you imagine!
very good photo considering what you mentioned in the note.
cheers
Craig
mcmtanyel
(69101) 2021-06-18 20:21
Hello Beverly,
It is interesting to such a roof on top of those columns. My favorite objects in this photo are those Roman stone pines.
Regards,
MT
Photo Information
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Copyright: Beverley Robinson (Royaldevon)
(86364)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2018-09-22
- Camera: Canon PowerShot G12
- Exposición: f/0.1, 1/21 segundos
- Versión de la foto: Versión original
- Date Submitted: 2021-05-26 2:48