The alley is great with the banners, Love the lihting on the cobblestone. The arrow was a surprise. HDR? Photomatix???
Posted by Laurie at August 18, 2006 01:16 AMBravo !!
Posted by Harlequinpan at August 18, 2006 01:48 AMA scene right out from a medieval castle.. beautiful subdued colors and tones
Posted by Rahul at August 18, 2006 04:35 AMSeems you are headed in the wrong direction.
Posted by navin harish at August 18, 2006 05:21 AMWell done.. that arrow really makes it!
In a word: wow!
Posted by john at August 18, 2006 08:07 AMTerrific image.
Just the right amount of colour and movement in the distant flags. Great stuff.
Posted by Andy L at August 18, 2006 08:15 AMamazing...
Posted by tenacious d at August 18, 2006 08:32 AMI love the shot, but I'm not keen on the grain and focus.
Posted by Craig Wilson at August 18, 2006 09:19 AMVery nice! I like seeing the arrow after scrolling down. LOL
Posted by Michael at August 18, 2006 09:21 AMLovely!
Tad bit blurry, but theres a nice surreal feeling to the top part of the image.
Posted by Hitesh Sawlan at August 18, 2006 10:46 AMLovely shot, certainly gives the feeling of being there.
Posted by Steve W at August 18, 2006 10:47 AMI was just introduced to your site in the ast week and since I have looked a probably 100 of your shots. You are an amazing photographer however, this is not some of your best work.
Posted by Anthony at August 18, 2006 11:54 AMwow - that is all I can say - wow! amazing!
Posted by mykodachrome at August 18, 2006 12:46 PMTotally depressing life conditions. And nothing anyone can do about it. A good reason for God to bring the world to an end and save the rightreous for Heaven. Nice dream!
Posted by Hugh Petrie at August 18, 2006 01:08 PMNice job.It's like a dream! I love it....
Posted by niusha at August 18, 2006 01:56 PMBut what does it *mean,* that arrow?
Posted by forrest at August 18, 2006 04:32 PMDon't be misled by the surface appearance of Italian towns. Although the streets are ancient, and the laundry on show, behind the shutters are spotless modern apartments, with just as many TVs, computers, and ipods as anywhere in Western Europe. There are areas of poorer housing, as anywhere, and particularly as you go further south, but these tend to be out of the historic centres.
That's what I've observed over many visits to Italy. Carry on posting your photos of your trip (I would like to see all of them!)
The discussion of photography on http://peteashton.com/ might be of interest.
Always a pleasure to see your photos. This site has been an inspiration.
Posted by KS ~ at August 18, 2006 07:59 PMOne word - EVOCATIVE!
Posted by Curly at August 18, 2006 08:37 PMIs it just me or does that shot need a tripod?
Posted by Andrew at August 18, 2006 10:38 PMI'm really surprised by many of the comments about today's pic. I really think this is an amazing shot and I'm shocked at how many people think otherwise. Also, I wouldn't describe these living conditions as "depressing", this is really quite beautiful...
Posted by Avi at August 18, 2006 11:04 PMThis reminds me of a photo by bill by bill brandt. nice contrast.
Posted by tyler at August 18, 2006 11:32 PMSomething strangely disturbing about this picture.. Almost claustrophobic.. Yet, can't quite stop looking at.. Great work Sam!!
Posted by Bobin at August 19, 2006 04:36 AMoh! although sometimes I get a little peeved when I have to scroll down to see your photos, this one had the best effect - like I am myself standing there!
great photo this...
Keep a shredder nearby to process the naysayers. I went to Italy a couple of years ago and totally fell in love with it. Going again in a couple of weeks time.
Your photo is the kind of photo that I aspire to take.
I think it's bloody lovely and the .... with the pickers of nits.
Posted by Andy McCraw at August 19, 2006 06:36 PMI'd like to add a second comment here, a few days late, to thank Karen Fry for pointing out what I'd been suspicious about. That the apartments behind the cruddy decrepit exteriors are actually very high quality - in most cases anyway. We might now assume that some are less so. This may speak well of the solid construction of the original building, despite the outer appearance. Thanks again Karen. One shouldn't judge a book by the cover, eh?
Posted by Hugh Petrie at August 19, 2006 06:53 PMbeautiful! love the atmosphere
Posted by andrea at August 19, 2006 09:34 PMGreat composition and really nice processing. Good job.
Posted by Jon at August 20, 2006 04:16 AMLovely image! Brings out a nostalgic feeling inside me for a place I've never been to. Really amazing!
Posted by Husain Tamimi at August 20, 2006 04:41 AMThis is a stunning shot. So cool.
Posted by Daisuke at August 22, 2006 12:15 PMFark has used this photo as a basis for one of its Photoshop contests.
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Superb picture -I've blogged it!
Posted by ludovic at September 1, 2006 09:33 AMResident Evil anyone? Or a back street in Silent Hill? Great photo.
Posted by Martin at September 14, 2006 06:52 PMI see the shot was taken at ISO 200 and 1/20s... and overall the shot is very impressive, I really like it. But why wasn't it taken iso 400 and maybe 1/40 - 1/60s? Is it to reduce the noise in the shadows? There's a good chance I'll never be back here on this one specific picture's comment area, so if anyone has an answer, just email me back kikkoman@ufl.edu
Posted by Dan at January 5, 2007 11:56 AM