Campidoglio Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Back to the summer me too. :-)

Having seen the the Campidoglio photos of Clementi, an artistic B&W photo and a fantastic dawn photo, I was encouraged to upload my own photo from there. This is shot from the top of the same stairs, to the opposite direction towards the Piazza di Campidoglio and it is taken in the middle of May. Although it was sunny, the clouds just then were hidden behind the summer clouds.
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The Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the seven hills of Rome. By the 16th century, Capitolinus had become Campidoglius in the Roman dialect. Similarly, the English word capitol derives from Capitoline. The Capitoline contains few ancient ground-level ruins, as they are almost entirely covered up by Medieval palaces (now the Capitoline Museums) that surround a piazza. A significant portion of the architecture in this area was designed by Michelangelo.

The building on the right is Palazzo Senatorio ("Senatorial Palace"), which was built during the 13th and 14th century, stands atop the Tabularium that had once housed the archives of ancient Rome. Peprino marble blocks from the Tabularium were re-used in the left side of the palace and a corner of the bell tower. It now houses the Roman city hall. Its double ramp of stairs were designed by Michelangelo. The fountain in front of the staircase features the river gods of the Tiber and the Nile as well as Dea Roma (Minerva). Its bell tower was designed by Martino Longhi the Elder and built between 1578 and 1582. Its current facade was designed by Giacomo della Porta and Girolamo Rainaldi.
(Wikipedia)
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PP: Main adjustments were adjusting the levels and removing the magenta colour cast present in the photo taken with my compact camera.

Clementi, PaulVDV, ciakgiak, Longroute, Sne011, bobocortis, francio64, fanni, npecanhuk, paololg, saxo042, ktanska, Fellini, baddori has marked this note useful

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Clementi (45245) 2009-01-31 4:01

Ciao Lasse,
splendid, very beautiful, exactly from the opposite part of mine, thanks for the citation . excellent in the colors and in the definition.interesting the note.
have a nice week end
Giorgio

h2nl (524) 2009-01-31 4:04

Nice city view of this piazza. You've created much depth in the picture.
Regards, Han

Aviller (3108) 2009-01-31 4:19

Fantastic angle that allows us to see a good number of buildings. I like the lamppost you've included on the left and the lack of lens distortion. The building in the far distance is in the perfect spot, just off center. Sharpness and colors both couldn't be any better.

PaulVDV (5371) 2009-01-31 4:32

Hello Lasse,
Beautiful picture with much depth. I like the composition with all those different stairs.
Best regards, Paul

ciakgiak (11262) 2009-01-31 8:04

Hi Lasse, dear friend,
I'm very happy to hear you, you have chosen a great POV to show us another view of Campidoglio, very interesting and with great colors and sharpness.
Have a nice week end.

Giorgio

Longroute (9865) 2009-01-31 8:27

Ciao Lasse,

this picture was a complete surprise for me, both for its beauty and for the subject. I've never seen il Campidoglio and now I realize I've missed a lot. The confrontation with that one of clementi cannot be avoided, but I think they belong to a different genre. Your photo is an alive picture that depicts how the place is in reality, with all the people and cars too. I appreciate very much the pov and the sharpness. The image is very clear, with a good sense of depth and fine natural colours. Really an engaging travel photo that satisfy both the need for an elegant composition and the necessity of documentation.
All the best,
Donato

carper (65696) 2009-01-31 10:51

Nice view from a nice place Lasse,
good composition with a good lines a good light and a nice photo job, well seen and well done, have a nice evening.
regard Jaap

bobocortis (14144) 2009-01-31 11:05

Hello Lasse.
A really well-chosen pov for a great architectural picture.
A deep perspective and some well-inserted human figures.
A good work!
Best regards.
Bobo.

Buin (38280) 2009-01-31 12:33

Hallo Lasse!
Here you show us a true variety of superb buildings framing a wonderful square, better piazza. Thanks to the outstanding quality of your picture one can detect many many beautiful architectural details. Even the "inevitable" pigeons are visible and these people give a good scale for these impressive facades. A photo to occupy the viewer ...
Greetings from cold and very windy Westphalia - have a nice Sunday! Thank you for all the visits in my collection ;-)
Frank
And now I notice that I have no points left for today. I'm really sorry! Please take this as a substitute: ;-)))

francio64 (11782) 2009-01-31 13:03

Ciao Lasse,
molto bella questa veduta laterale del Campidoglio a Roma.
Apprezzabile la doppia diagonale dell'isola pedonale sotto la fontana e la scalinata che rende dinamica la scena.

Ottimi colori e sharp.

Francesco

fanni (8879) 2009-01-31 13:12

Hello Lasse,
as an artist I consider this perspective view simply excellent - for a photo and for a drawing/painting! Excellent sense of depth. It is very impressive, so many interestnig details, beautful architecture...
To me this photo looks rather "geometrical" because I see many straight and diagonal lines, all intertwined and connected to each other... I rarely see such perfect "artistically geometrical" shots!
Warm regards,
and have a nice Sunday!
Elena

npecanhuk (14718) 2009-02-01 2:48

Hello Lasse!
Magnificent architectural picture that shows so many interesting and truly beautiful details of those roman buildings! I really love them! I love Rome!
Your picture has excellent technical qualities and the results really please me!
TFS - Congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

paololg (14241) 2009-02-01 14:09

Ciao dear Lasse,
this photo is a great demonstration of your cleverness. Great sense of the composition, where all the parameters of the good photo are perfect. Amazing the sharpness. Bravo!
Ciao, have a nice week!
Paolo

saxo042 (16298) 2009-02-02 1:46

Hej Lasse,
These magnificient stairs dominate your composition. This is certainly a very beautiful place (as many other places in this city) with the interesting museum. Indeed a very sharp capture.
Hälsningar
Gunnar

ktanska (16695) 2009-02-03 1:32

Hei Lasse,
People look so small next to those massive buildings. Good high viewpoint showing less usual angle. Hard to say wherether this would be better on sunshine or not. Depends on where the shadows would go.
Kari

Fellini (4962) 2009-02-16 15:03

Ciao Lasse,
at the beginning I have remember the Clementi work… but i join with Donato ... two different rendering.
I like above all the colors (very soft tone of the yellow) and the depth of the composition with beautiful stairs.
A good shot.
Cheers
Alex

dumbo (4368) 2009-03-01 3:42

Hei Lasse,
Great city shot with good technical stuff but also great composition and POV. I like the architecture of those buildings and this great summer mood.
Have a sunny sunday!

Terveisin,
Eino

baddori (4555) 2009-03-20 15:16

Grande idea
Ciao Lasse
Il punto di ripresa al contrario di quello di Giorgio.
Quello della chiesa è più angolato.
Quì fai ...la barba al frontale dietro Marco Aurelio
Gianfranco

Photo Information

Copyright: Lasse Lofstrom (ellelloo) (4959)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-10
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Olympus FE-100
Exposure: f/3.0
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Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Italy 2007
Theme(s): francio64 (My favourite/3), Ney's favorite pictures of Italy!, Your favourites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-01-31 3:55
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