Tuscany Photography - M1key - Michal Huniewicz
Baptistery
This is the octagonal baptistery in Florence, one of the oldest building in the city. I was attracted to the stripes.
ISO 500, 26mm, f/7.1, 1/100s.
Rapids
Arno, the river that flooded Florence in 1966 leading to loss of life and cultural damage.
ISO 160, 27mm, f/5.0, 1/1600s.
Santa Maria del Fiore
The stripy nature of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore.
ISO 160, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/400s.
Arno
When the water level is low (and the river level fluctuates), you can walk down to the river bed.
ISO 160, 27mm, f/5.0, 1/850s.
Chiesa santi Vito e Modesto a Bellosguardo
My grandparents visited Italy from Poland in the 1980s which was at the time a relatively unusual thing to do.
ISO 160, 18mm, f/3.8, 1/200s.
Giotto's Bell Tower
When editing these photos I went for a vintage look to imagine how they would have seen it back in the day, or rather reflect the vintage vibe.
ISO 160, 24mm, f/7.1, 1/320s.
Duomo
The dome is the last bit of the cathedral they built as it was the hardest. They rejected medieval techniques like flying buttresses, and looked back at the antiquity technology. Thus the Renaissance began (oversimplification).
ISO 160, 15mm, f/4.0, 1/680s.
Inside the Duomo
The dome is actually two domes, one supporting the other. You go between them as you make your way up, and then down.
ISO 4000, 15mm, f/7.1, 1/100s.
Sunset in Florence
The city looked lovely during sunsets.
ISO 160, 20mm, f/7.1, 1/150s.
Temple of Italian Glories
The Santa Croce basilica houses the remains of some Renaissance big guns: Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli.
ISO 800, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/20s.
David
I had to take the classic David photo.
ISO 400, 22mm, f/4.2, 1/100s.
David's Hand
But I enjoyed the details of the veins, and the sling around his back.
ISO 800, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/50s.
The Secret Passageway of the Medici
Above the bridge, you can see the Secret Passageway of the Medici, or rather a way for them to connect work and home without having to mingle with the crowds.
ISO 160, 26mm, f/4.4, 1/950s.
Cathedral
Pope Eugene IV statue with a wonderful blue sky and stars above his head, to me reminiscent of the Valley of Kings and Queens tombs.
ISO 160, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/450s.
From the Michelangelo Square
My grandparents could not afford a hotel, so they stayed in a tent that was, together with many others, accidentally set on fire by fireworks, and swiftly extinguished by Italian firefighters.
ISO 160, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/1000s.
Oltrarno
The other side of the Arno is where, we were told, real Florentines seek refuge from tourists.
ISO 160, 45mm, f/6.4, 1/220s.
Siena
A quick visit to Siena which is the medieval counterpart to Renaissance Florence.
ISO 640, 25mm, f/8.0, 1/100s.
Palazzo Pubblico
The people here supposedly still hold a grudge against Florence for having their city sacked hundreds of years ago, during the days of the Medici.
ISO 160, 16mm, f/9.0, 1/250s.
Ablaq
One of my favourite architectural features is ablaq, two-coloured stripes typically associated with Arab architecture, originating in Syria. I did not expect it to be so prevalent in Tuscany!
ISO 800, 15mm, f/10.0, 1/4s.
Three Women
A litte museum within the Duomo di Siena.
ISO 3200, 15mm, f/10.0, 1/55s.
Ablaq Galore
Look at the lovely ablaq!
ISO 160, 41mm, f/10.0, 1/420s.
Tuscany
The best I could do this time around as far as Tuscany landscapes are concerned.
ISO 160, 15mm, f/6.4, 1/750s.
Palazzo Salimbeni
Żuleria - the two vagabonds were, sadly, loud and foul-mouthed Poles.
ISO 160, 15mm, f/6.4, 1/1000s.
La Spezia
La Spezia, the gateway to the Cinque Terre.
ISO 200, 45mm, f/13.0, 1/140s.
Monterosso al Mare
Visiting the lovely five villages by the coast, known as Cinque Terre.
ISO 160, 15mm, f/10.0, 1/140s.
Ghibli
While somewhat less scenic than the Almafi coast, Cinque Terre offer more hiking options.
ISO 160, 26mm, f/10.0, 1/100s.
Oratorio Mortis et Orationis - Confraternita dei Neri
A lovely arrangement in the oratory of Monterosso.
ISO 3200, 15mm, f/3.5, 1/45s.
Vernazza to Monterosso
One of those paths one can walk between the villages.
ISO 160, 32mm, f/4.9, 1/120s.
Vernazza
Leaving Vernazza.
ISO 160, 15mm, f/5.0, 1/420s.
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore is considered by some as the prettiest of all five.
ISO 160, 15mm, f/3.5, 1/2900s.
Leaving Corniglia
It did rain a couple of times for us.
ISO 160, 18mm, f/8.0, 1/150s.
On Our Way to Vernazza
Not sure what this was but looked cool.
ISO 500, 15mm, f/8.0, 1/100s.
Nature
Wonderful and strange nature.
ISO 160, 15mm, f/8.0, 1/340s.
Approaching Vernazza
The village of Vernazza as it appears when you walk towards it from Corniglia.
ISO 160, 24mm, f/8.0, 1/350s.
Manarola
Manarola seen from a view point.
ISO 160, 15mm, f/8.0, 1/300s.
Piazza dei Cavalieri
There's more to Pisa than the leaning tower.
ISO 160, 45mm, f/8.0, 1/420s.
Leaning Tower
And yet here it is.
ISO 160, 45mm, f/9.0, 1/240s.
Il Montino
I was recommended this place as it allows to feel like a student in Pisa - eating student food and drink.
ISO 160, 26mm, f/9.0, 1/240s.
Levanto
The town of Levanto, not one of the five villages.
ISO 160, 16mm, f/11.0, 1/120s.
Saint Sebastian
Saint Sebastian embedded in a wall, quite randomly.
ISO 160, 45mm, f/7.1, 1/140s.
Goodnight Florence
And that's it!
ISO 160, 18mm, f/7.1, 1/340s.