Saturday, January 16, 2010

On a Balcony

Glimpses of the Baptistery, piazza di San Giovanni, Florence
Glimpses of the Baptistery
Piazza di San Giovanni
Florence, December 2009

Decorations, Loggia del Bigallo, Piazza di San Giovanni, Florence
Many were perplexed about the decorations
Loggia del Bigallo
Piazza di San Giovanni
Florence, December 2009
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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 1:27 AM

    Excellent photo. The reflections are a nice bonus.

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  2. LowellJanuary 16, 2010 at 2:16 AM

    You're good, my friend! Very good! Fantastic shot and fantastic reflections. But what is a "baptistery" in this context?

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  3. JulieJanuary 16, 2010 at 2:16 AM

    Love the simplicity of the balcony, but what on earth possessed them to put the fake grass around!!

    The reflection is just terrific. Lovely distortions and the clarity is spot on.

    Good post, VP. Again.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 2:56 AM

    Col reflections! They almost look like cartoons drawn on the glass. I like this photo a lot!

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  5. SerendipityJanuary 16, 2010 at 3:54 AM

    Wonderful shot - and the reflections are perfect.

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  6. Regina January 16, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Awesome!

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  7. VPJanuary 16, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    @ Jacob - Sorry, I forgot the link. Catholics were baptized here, in this case almost all Florentines until the end of the 19th Century.

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  8. VPJanuary 16, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    @ Julie - You are right, I have posted a detail of it.

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  9. Gena DJanuary 16, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    More wonderful architectural details ... one the reasons I LOVE Europe!!! Teh reflections are great!
    have a happy day!
    Gena @ Thinking Aloud
    South Africa

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  10. KatJanuary 16, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    Love these. The balcony shot is gorgeous, the reflections are so clear. And that beautiful blue sky reflected in the window is a bonus. Wonderful! Kathy

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  11. WoodyJanuary 16, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    Wow, the door really reflects at a very high level, are they mirrored? I also like the iron work of the railing. Beautiful!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    beautiful capture of the bapistry in the balcony window(s).

    there's always a lovely window reflection to be found in florence. i so love florence...was there a year ago for two weeks ;)
    and, will be back there next month most likely.

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  13. cieldequimperJanuary 16, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    That first one is a stroke of genius and the second one is simply beautiful.

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  14. tapirgalJanuary 17, 2010 at 3:15 AM

    I love the photo and also your vision of the perplexed sait and the ornaments!

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  15. NefertitiJanuary 17, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    le detail de la moulure est superbe !

    et bravo pour la premiere photo de reflexion ;O)

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  16. DinaJanuary 18, 2010 at 7:32 AM

    Haha, he really does look perplexed!

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  17. TinsieJanuary 20, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    Interesting shapes!

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