Piazza Anfiteatro Photo

Photographer’s Note

Piazza Anfiteatro is a large oval of buildings built over the foundations of an original Roman amphitheatre, in the delightful walled town of Lucca. Founded by the Etruscans, Lucca became a Roman colony in 180BC and a self-governing city in the 12th century. It remained independent until Napoleon came along in 1805 and turned it into a principality under the control of his sister Elisa. It was later incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy.

The metallic dome-shaped object in the middle is a (temporary, I think?) piece of modern art made of lots of small metal plates fastened together.

I took this shot from underneath the archway of one of the entrances to the Piazza. PP-wise I have cropped, corrected a bit of tilt and boosted the contrast slightly.

asajernigan, snunney, feather, PaulVDV, isabela_sor, siolaw has marked this note useful

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asajernigan (14090) 2009-08-23 17:44

Leon,
This is a well composed shot with the arch framing the scene nicely. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The egg shaped piece of modern art in the center provides a nice focal point for the shot.
TFS,
Asa

devimeuxbe (55865) 2009-08-24 0:13

Hi Leon
very nice cropping with the city under the arch. Colors are amazing. A great report
Bertrand

snunney (34732) 2009-08-24 1:09

Hello Leon,
The archway makes an interesting natural frame echoing the rather unusual piece of modern art. I like how the roofs of the houses change in level from one side of the frame to the other. The lovely warm colours of the architceture make a fine contrast with the sky. Very good clarity.

feather (49858) 2009-08-24 3:26

Great to see you again Leon! Just back from Tuscany I see. I like how you have framed the square with the archway, which seems almost like a perfect semi-circle. The strange scultpure makes a wonderful focal point with the typical Tuscan buildings in the background. Will we be seeing more of you?
Kath

PaulVDV (5162) 2009-08-24 7:16

Hello Leon,
A very beautiful and colourful view on this square framed with the dark arch. I think that the metallic piece of art in the middle of the square creates a nice contrast with the traditional architecture and is also good for the composition of this wonderful picture.
Best regards, Paul

siolaw (25726) 2009-08-24 10:32

Hi Leon,
Nice Italian light and colors here! And an excellent natural framing by the arch... The strange egge in the middle contrasts strongly with the traditional houses. Everything is round here, even the square!
Greetings
Laurent

Glint (3040) 2009-08-24 10:33

hello Leon,
I can recognised the location as soon as I saw your thumbnail as we were there last year. You have made a very good job of capturing the light and atmosphere of this "square".I like your choice of POV, using one of the entrance arches as a frame.Good sharpness and really nice colour. Now that is what I call a blue sky! I found this place quite a challenge to photograph as I had checked TE & TL for pics befoe I went and there some nice shots. I liked one I found using a fish eye lens.My version is here http://www.treklens.com/viewphotos.php?l=5&p=431646
I look forward to seeing more from Lucca
Ciao
Bev

isabela_sor (42078) 2009-08-24 10:33 [Comment]

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broglia (3341) 2009-10-12 14:01

Hi Leon - like Bev I recognized this place straight away. Lucca certainly is a beautiful city and this is a lovely shot of this famous Piazza. I like the way you've used the arch as a frame - and the way its shape is mirrored in the central piece of artwork. I took this back in 2005 (http://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=329586).

Nice piece of work, Roberto