Lee Durant
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A Day in Rome
My wife Sara and I spent our Anniversary weekend in Rome, and for the first time in a few holidays I took my D3 along for the ride and took a few pictures for a day. We visited the Colosseum and the Vatican City and here are a selection of the best ones. (I have been having a play around with some filters in Lightroom here so for those of you that may complain that they have been photoshopped…. Well they have, and I make no apologies for this as they are my holiday snaps after all!)
Men dressed as Roman Soldiers litter the outside of the Colosseum posing for photographs with tourists for money. Some of their costumes are pretty good and wouldn't look bad on a film set
St Peters Bascilica is the highlight of the Vatican City tour for most and you cant help but be both surprised and impressed by the sheer scale of the opulence inside the church
Every square inch of the Church roof is stunning, This shot was taken handheld with my 24-70mm 2.8 lens, unfortunately I didn't take anything wider with me so you cant see the whole roof in its complete glory
The Vatican City has miles of museums to walk around and admire. According to the narration from our tour guide it all belongs to the Pope!
Candid moments near the entrance to St Peters where tourists wander amongst more serious church goers
The Vatican museum's corridors and rooms are lavishly decorated with painting's and sculptures
I have no doubt that even non-Catholics can appreciate this place, if only for the sheer scale of its impressive architecture
The Trevi Fountain
There you go, one day’s photography in Rome… Well, the best ones anyway.
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As usual stunning work Lee, hope you both had a great time. See you soon.
Wonderful photography.
Thanks for the kind comments guys!