I’m not so good in my Tolkienesque vocab, but I think that is what they were called.

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Here is an older shot taken around the coast of Napoli where the water was exceptionally clear.

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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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It didn’t seem to matter exactly where you were in Italy. You’re always surrounded by amazing architecture.

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Here are two shots of Naples. I usually don’t do much black and white but I like this one.

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Here is the castle d’ovo in Naples under a cool blue morning sky.

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Here is where my friend Valerio got married in Naples. It looks a bit evil, doesn’t it?

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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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Here are some people that were either drunk, confused, bored, or totally into eachother in front of the castle in Naples before 7 AM in the morning.

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This is an extremely detailed mosaic that was uncovered in Pompeii and now resides in the Museum of Archeology in Naples. I am pretty sure this is the same skull that inspired the beginning of that show Rome on HBO, which is really a good show, by the way.

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This is when Valerio, Sergio, and I spent about an hour inside one of the most grand basilicas in Naples.

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Oh this is just another shot from a morning in Italy… Life is a little different over there, you know?

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