Giotto's Bell Tower, a photo from Florence, Tuscany

Photographer's Note

Giotto's Bell Tower

It was an effort to reach this point, 440 steps I think.. I was here 2004 and I climbed the the tower you see with equal effort but only had 2mp camera back then. Now I have DSLR and the Grad filter I held to the lens, the onlookers with their p&s looked puzzled "what's this fellow doing". The wife held on to my feet as I made my way down the roof of the great Duomo...Only kidding, LOL

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) ... Giotto’s bell tower (campanile) stands on the Cathedral square (Piazza del Duomo) in Florence, Italy. This bell tower is one of the showpieces of the Florentine gothic style. Standing isolated next to the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore and in front of the Baptistery of St. John, this splendid construction attracts the eye and the admiration of every art lover by its design, rich sculptural decorations and the many-coloured marble encrustations.

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RSK (36) 2007-10-20 16:08

Hi Stephen,great POV,rteally thought someone was holding your ankles on this one.Image gives a great view of the city,nice &sharp too.

Ron

bruce_wayne (1507) 2007-10-20 16:12

Ciao Stephen
I can admire this beautiful view through your shot...an incredible shot!
Contrast, light, colors, post-processing, point of view...all is great!! Very well done

Alessandro

SergeMtl (290) 2007-10-20 21:01

It's great fun to climb to such perches to get your shot. This feels like an Olympic ski-jump slope launching you right into the heart of the city. Not a standard postcard photo.
Serge

fayeulle (27827) 2007-10-20 22:27

Hi Stephen
Good shot on the roofs of the city. Amazing slide in the foreground. Good contrast with the blue of the sky
Cheers
JP

marjan (7) 2007-10-21 0:32

hi Stephen, excelent compositin and nice strong coloures., but there is no 440 but 462 steps ;-((

Majran

Cormac (26565) 2007-10-21 8:31

Very unsual and interesting shot! The inclusion of the roof, stretching away before us at the bottom of the frame gives this a sense of place or context that most panoramic photos don't have. The view is of course magnificent, and the graduated filter helps to show us that very interesting sky. Great work!

dareco (17136) 2007-10-21 8:53

Fantastic pov!! Wonderful view of this very beautiful city. Great color and detail. TFS

darrasin (2860) 2007-10-21 15:30

Hello Stephen! Very well done and very nice that you could return to make a fabulous image. It's very unique and creative perspective and the numerous details of the city are well seen. Colors are perfectly saturated.

TFS
Doug

dkeus31 (27739) 2007-10-22 3:26

hello Stephen,
I like here the effect that we are almost falling down on the roof of the church. great pov!
regards
didier

jmcl (14535) 2007-10-22 19:23

Hi Stephen,

Wondrous point of view .. I love the way the endless roof tones pull me down the slope and through the image . the tower is so nicely placed .. very nice. ... striking.

take care,

John

gio_marino (0) 2007-11-05 13:37

hi i have spent last week end in florence and I appreciate once more beauty of pics you shoot there. My best and sincere compliments!

pasternak (15185) 2007-11-12 1:17

Fantastic shot, Stephen, the wide angle lens and the "low" POV doing wonders, what a foreground effect! Unusual and a bit vertigeous... :)

Cheers
Alexander

totoamoto (1107) 2008-03-03 23:43