May 21st, 2009| Stuck In Customs
I always wonder what it would be like to have a non-stop boat-lifestyle. Having a boat… sailing up and down the Italian riviera… stopping in one little town for a snack… going to an abandoned grotto for some diving… sailing to a new port for dinner at sunset… I think that would be a nice life, eh?
This was shot in Naples. The city has a beautiful castle jutting out into the Bay of Napoli. It overlooks a cool harbor, a thriving shop and restaurant area, and Mount Vesuvius looming on the horizon.
I was told to closely watch all my camera gear and bags while walking around Naples. There’s supposed to be a lot of crime, and I don’t doubt it. But I didn’t see any while there. The biggest problem was only have 15 hours of daylight to shoot, and I felt like I was a bit robbed by the god of time.
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October 25th, 2007| Stuck In Customs
I thought I would take a walk down memory lane and show a few of my lesser-known pictures from inside Italian churches. The colors and glows that come through usually come out quite nice in HDR. Actually, I think it is very hard to go back to shooting churches without HDR because it just doesn’t do them justice without it.
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July 18th, 2007| Stuck In Customs
Giant caves were carved into the sea-wall. You can see how huge they are by that tiny-sized Italian man in his Euro-suit.
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March 21st, 2007| Stuck In Customs
My hotel room in Naples faced out across the bay of Napoli and Mount Vesuvius, where I could see the sunrise each morning. I always kept my camera charged up just in case there was one of these mornings, and fortunately, there always was. I can’t believe my friend Valerio (Valpopando) actually lives there and gets to see this all the time. I hope he appreciates it!
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December 25th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
This reminds me of my Velerio’s dad in Naples who has the exact same picture, but from about 40 years ago. He has a ton of great pictures in his stream… It’s also interesting to see how he has embraced HDR.
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December 16th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
This was shot in Naples in the early morning before all the fog had time to burn off the Bay of Napoli. The volcano in the background is Mount Vesuvius.
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November 23rd, 2006| Stuck In Customs
When I was in Italy I passed this cool outdoor cafe so I decided to grab a shot. The light was very good with the setting sun plus the warm oranges of the lights around the cafe itself.
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November 1st, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Here is a cool castle from Naples where they still carry on city court activity.
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October 18th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Here is an old fishing shed I found on the beach of Naples very early in the morning.
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October 10th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Here is yet another amazing sculpture in a church in Italy. The second picture links to the set on Flickr of all my Italian churches.
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October 6th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
This is some strange modern art, which I normally despise because of the people that sit there and talk for 30 minutes about its existential meaning. However, I still thought this one was kind of neat.
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September 28th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Here is a variety of pictures I recently processed from Italy. These are from all over: Rome, Milan, Milan, and Naples, in that order.
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September 23rd, 2006| Stuck In Customs
I’m not so good in my Tolkienesque vocab, but I think that is what they were called.
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September 21st, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Here is an older shot taken around the coast of Napoli where the water was exceptionally clear.
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September 13th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
This is one of my favorite pictures of Naples in Italy. There is a marina down by the castle that overlooks Vesuvius and Pompeii. I took this one very early in the morning, just after the sun rose over the dormant volcano.
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September 9th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
It didn’t seem to matter exactly where you were in Italy. You’re always surrounded by amazing architecture.
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September 7th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Here are two shots of Naples. I usually don’t do much black and white but I like this one.
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September 7th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Here is the castle d’ovo in Naples under a cool blue morning sky.
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September 5th, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Here is where my friend Valerio got married in Naples. It looks a bit evil, doesn’t it?
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August 31st, 2006| Stuck In Customs
Very early in the morning I got lucky and caught the sun before it rose above that heavy cloud layer. For only a few minutes, it brightly illuminated all of Naples across the bay. The rest of the time I was there, this area was fairly hazy and poorly lit. For this one, I recommend you click here to see the “Large on Black” version.
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