One of the perks of my job as a college professor is that I get to do a bit of traveling. I teach photography and so every once in a while, I leave China, so always take my camera with me. Here is a shot of the Italian city of Florence, as shot from the bell tower of the same church. I climbed over 2,000 steps, going up the bell tower and on top of the dome you see in this photo. So, a few months back, I was looking through the images on a slow day and decided to add in a "solarization" technique to the image, just for fun. I liked the results, which you see here. I think as a photographer, it is important to view things in different ways, so that you keep your work "fresh", and I think I accomplished that here (your mileage may vary...). This same scene has been photographed thousands of times, but doing something different makes it unique to me. Anyway, Florence is a magnificent city and quite honestly, I would retire there if I could. Just awesome. Hope you enjoy and have an excellent day!

One of the perks of my job as a college professor is that I get to do a bit of traveling. I teach photography and so every once in a while, I leave China, so always take my camera with me. Here is a shot of the Italian city of Florence, as shot from the bell tower of the same church. I climbed over 2,000 steps, going up the bell tower and on top of the dome you see in this photo. So, a few months back, I was looking through the images on a slow day and decided to add in a "solarization" technique to the image, just for fun. I liked the results, which you see here. I think as a photographer, it is important to view things in different ways, so that you keep your work "fresh", and I think I accomplished that here (your mileage may vary...). This same scene has been photographed thousands of times, but doing something different makes it unique to me. Anyway, Florence is a magnificent city and quite honestly, I would retire there if I could. Just awesome. Hope you enjoy and have an excellent day!