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

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Excellent photo. The reflections are a nice bonus.

Lowell said...

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

Julie said...

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.

Unknown said...

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

Serendipity said...

Wonderful shot - and the reflections are perfect.

Regina said...

Awesome!

VP said...

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

VP said...

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

Gena D said...

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

Kat said...

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

Woody said...

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

Anonymous said...

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.

cieldequimper said...

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

tapirgal said...

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

Nefertiti said...

le detail de la moulure est superbe !

et bravo pour la premiere photo de reflexion ;O)

Dina said...

Haha, he really does look perplexed!

Tinsie said...

Interesting shapes!