Sant'Agnese in Agone, Rome

Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 16 June 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

Fitting to the weather of the bygone days: Sant'Agnese in Agone reflected in a puddle at Piazza Navona, Rome.

The church was closed and an ugly scaffold had been erected at its facade, rain had fallen recently, so I made this puddle shot. Well, sunny days will come again.

Comments (20)

majid from tehran, Iran

cheers

16 Jun 2008 3:20am

@majid: Thanks for dropping by! :-)

olli from Munich, Germany

I like these kind of reflection images. This is nice - the B&W suits the mood perfectly.

16 Jun 2008 3:28am

@olli: Thanks! Wenn es in Rom regnet, dann schüttet es aus Kübeln. Paßt zum Wetter dieser Tage - leider!

Margie from Auckland, New Zealand

Very creative!

16 Jun 2008 5:17am

@Margie: Thanks, Margie! That's the kind of photo you get when you try to get something out of nothing ;-)

JoeB from Brampton, Canada

Suits what's going on, the reflection is like pieces of a puzzle.

16 Jun 2008 6:30am

@JoeB: That puddle was quite big: it reflected almost the whole church!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Fabulous mosaic effect of the church reflection. A wonderful shot MS.

16 Jun 2008 8:16am

@MaryB: Thank you! I would have preferred better weather though... :-)

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Very creative shot using the water to capture the church.

16 Jun 2008 8:30am

@Observing: No problem with the big puddles of Rome in winter :-D

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Interesting filter used here. I think you accomplished the task well where it is left up to us to "perceive" the beauty, rather than seeing tools and other obstructions that can mar what we see.

16 Jun 2008 8:46am

@Steven: Thanks! As I've already written in response to Mary's comment, I would have preferred sunshine though - Piazza Navona in the sun is way better than with a dark sky!

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Very very nice!

16 Jun 2008 11:57am

@Ina: Thanks very much!

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Super! Solche Schüsse gefallen mir immer besonders.
Habe ich schon oft versucht, aber nie hats so funktioniert, wie ich´s mir vorgestellt habe!

16 Jun 2008 1:08pm

@Michael: Ich glaube, das liegt vor allem am Umfeld. Letzten Endes brauchst Du nur eine als 'schön' oder 'stimmig' empfundene Gegend und in diesem Falle: schlechtes Wetter. Vorgenommen hatte ich mir eigentlich, mal in die Kirche zu gehen und dort ein paar Fotos zu machen, aber leider war geschlossen und dieses Baugerüst an der Fassade vor grauem Himmel war auch nicht besonders. Also blickte ich betroffen auf den Boden, sah die Pfütze und die Schemen der Kirche darin und dachte mir: machst Du halt mal so ein Foto. Das (und ein bißchen Bildbearbeitung, s/w kommt hier immer gut) war's schon :-)

Marie from FRESNES, France

joliment vu, ce reflet.

16 Jun 2008 2:37pm

@Marie: Merci beaucoup, Marie! :-)

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Very reflective.

16 Jun 2008 4:36pm

@Twelvebit: The puddle or me? ;-)

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Nice reflexion. Like how paving makes like a mosaic.

16 Jun 2008 5:14pm

@Evelyne Dubos: The environmental conditions were fortunate :) Thanks!

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Very nice reflections with the textures of the pavment. Very good.

16 Jun 2008 7:12pm

@akarui: Thank you! Sunshine and an open church wouldn't have been bad, either :)

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Excellent reflections!

16 Jun 2008 8:12pm

@Jen: Hope that the sun is shining when I'll be revisiting this place :)

Porcsin from Debrecen, Hungary

Hi, again!
I like this artistic shot! Professional one!

17 Jun 2008 4:18am

@Porcsin: Hey, Mr. Porcsin, glad you're back! Artistic, well... after all I tried to make some pictures of that church, but bad weather and a scaffold defeated that. Photographing the puddle was the best thing I could do here :)

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

I looked at it before and....I forgot go leave a message! ( I look at ALL your photos, though I might not leave messages at every one of them!) Like Porcsin mentioned above, IT IS a most artistically shot reflection and the choice of tonality gives it a special appearance! I love what you did here!

19 Jun 2008 9:52pm

@Japanalia: Thanks a lot! Though that day my plans were different (I wanted to see the church's interior) I'm glad that my workaround is so well-liked. :-)