MANY THANKS FOR INTRODUCING US TO THIS MAGNIFICENT EAGLE WITH SUPERB IMAGES!
Sarantis
A surprisingly sophisticated market beautifully captured!
Thank you Mark for these wonderful images ! I was wondering whether you visited Sicily recently and wanted to alert you that you have come very close to the sites described in Homer's Odyssey. There is a fountain in Ortygia mentioned in many ancient sources and idealized in the myth about Alpheios (the river at Olympia, the home of the Olympic games) following his beloved Arethusa (the famous spring) when she migrated to Sicily.
In the book about the Odyssey I am writing, I identify on a map all the sites mentioned as allegories in the Odyssey and wished many times to have had the time to visit and photographed them, especially the famous island with the cattle of Helios that the companions of Ulysses slaughtered and were punished by death. This island is eight miles north of Syracuse and is called Thapsus: I have wished many times to have a good picture of it!
In any case, if you ever decide to travel from Syracuse north along the west side of Italy and down to Sardinia, let me know so that I can help you identify all the sites mentioned in the Odyssey.
CONGRATULATIONS! A spectacular image!
Sarantis
Magnificent set! I hope you have a chance for nine more visits! (9X90=900)
Sarantis
Admirable compositions and sharp photographs, even after double-clicking. I think you don't have time to set up a tripod, your great camera can handle every situation.
As an archaeologist, I remember that the ancient town was conquered by Julius Cesar but maintained the original name, Troyes comes from the tribe Tricasse and the original town that dates to ca. 600 BCE.
Many thanks for the great photographs, I hope you can publish books with them!
Sarantis
Superb photography, selection, and captions! BRAVO!
Great pictures of such a rare place!
Your thorough exposition of the Ligurian coast, impresses me in many ways but mostly for the bravery or else ignorance of its people: have they never heard of earthquakes? It really seems as though the region has never experienced this most destructive event that happens in most other sites in the south of Italy and elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Except for monasteries, I know of no other settlements built on vertical cliffs!
As a professional archaeologist, I have friends and access to the museum on the day the Louvre is closed and it is a pleasure to have the museum to yourself. Even in the old days of film, I was able to make publication quality pictures using my Nikon FE 2 and three primes: the 28mm, the 50mm, and the 135mm, without flash, with lenses wide open and adjusting shutter speed. It is much easier with modern cameras but still use your best primes, best meaning a combination of less weight and best glass. Most importantly, go early to avoid tourists and try to get to know someone who works there: behind the exhibitions, there are vast spaces full of works of art!
Fascinating! Beautiful images of the Black and White Church!
SIMPLY AMAZING! VERY DIDACTIC EXPERIENCE!
Wonderful as always. Thanks for the cellar photos! Much bigger than mine.
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Harmodius has his right arm way up in the air and the right leg straight forward.