Two more from Rome: Most of the time, we ate at "non-touristy" restaurants, gathered from different sources by my wife, who in her much younger other life, spend three years there. We...

daldds Loc: NYC

Most of the time, we ate at "non-touristy" restaurants, gathered from different sources by my wife, who in her much younger other life, spend three years there. We walked 10 to 20 minutes on cobbled streets just like these in the dark, giving thanks to the god of the GPS. Then, upon leaving the restaurants, the GPS guided us home.
As to the dog, it must know Rome style puts NYC style to shame.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Love the second shot, David!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

daldds wrote:

Most of the time, we ate at "non-touristy" restaurants, gathered from different sources by my wife, who in her much younger other life, spend three years there. We walked 10 to 20 minutes on cobbled streets just like these in the dark, giving thanks to the god of the GPS. Then, upon leaving the restaurants, the GPS guided us home.
As to the dog, it must know Rome style puts NYC style to shame.

Great set!!!!

Bubbee Loc: Aventura, Florida

Love them!

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

Excellent photographs, David.

What lens were you using in the second photo that renders the background with that soft glow?

Stan

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice street shots, David. I like them both but the first one wins.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Great shots.

daldds Loc: NYC

StanMac wrote:

Excellent photographs, David.

What lens were you using in the second photo that renders the background with that soft glow?

Stan

Stan, the lens (24-600 Zeiss standard on the Sony RX10, my daytime camera) had nothing to do with the effect in the background. Before I changed it with Photoshop, it was a glaringly white building. I darkened it as much as possible without making it look like mud, then converted the image to a smart object and used a blur tool on it. The result is basically a happy accident.
David

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

daldds wrote:

Stan, the lens (24-600 Zeiss standard on the Sony RX10, my daytime camera) had nothing to do with the effect in the background. Before I changed it with Photoshop, it was a glaringly white building. I darkened it as much as possible without making it look like mud, then converted the image to a smart object and used a blur tool on it. The result is basically a happy accident.
David

Thanks! I should have guessed that. I’ve doctored a few backgrounds myself.

Stan