Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hans: Great photo! I think what does it for me is the dog drinking from the hydrant. Reminds me of a Hogarth engraving. He was an 18th century illustrator who did many great humorous pictures. His prints usually had lots going on and there was often a dog at the bottom doing something mischevious. Mike D Hans Pahlen wrote... > > It is strange though, that no one ever has commented my own favorite image, the one on top at > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5799/roma99.htm > > I guess we see different things in images. For me, this image is Rome in a nutshell, with some confusion and charms, a mix of local inhabitants, tourists and a dog moving around on a classical piazza in Rome, Campo di Fiori. I like this picture a lot, and I have an enlargement on my wall. > We had only a few hours in Rome, and I shot a lot of pictures in a very short time. I had only time to visit the traditiotinal tourist places, but I felt that everything went my way when shooting. It is a very happy and euphoric feeling, as we all know! > ... > Hans