Tag: Streetscape
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Empty Chairs and Empty Tables
First doors and windows, now tables and chairs. I’ve started to find these latter items as interesting as the former. Outdoor seating at restaurants is very common in Rome, whether streetside, alleyside, or piazzaside, so there are plenty of tables and chairs about. It rained a number of times during my visit, chasing the patrons…
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Blue Hour Messenger
Rome, Italy. March 2026.
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Grunge of Rome
As beautiful as Rome is, it has plenty of rough edges. We’ll start this set with an old latch on a well-graffitied door, above. This is a simple scene, below, but the colors of the pallet and the wall pair together well. As with most of this week’s images, there are a lot of textures…
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Vertical Arcade
Rome, Italy. March 2026.
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Vines Like Smoke Rising
Rome, Italy. March 2026.
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Doortraits of Rome
You didn’t think that I wouldn’t get around to doors, did you? I enjoy photographing interesting doors anywhere, and Rome is no exception. The image above is typical of the warm, weathered look of streets in Rome. I love the colors and textures. The flower shop door, next, lacks the warm colors of the previous…
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Streetlights of Rome
I could have used this first image as a high-contrast entry in last week’s post, but it makes a good transition into this week’s theme: street lamps. For that matter, this next image would have worked, too: Moving beyond the simple silhouettes, this next image is fun. It’s a rather cluttered alley with all the…
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Light in my Eyes
Rome, Italy. March 2026.
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High-Contrast Rome
As promised, this week’s collection of images are much higher-contrast than last week’s: lots of deep shadows and silhouettes. The image above exploits the strong late-afternoon light raking across the face of the building., which accentuates the texture and adds long shadows cast from the smallest of protuberances. My favorite part, though, is the way…
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Channeling Mylar
Rome, Italy. March 2026.