Santa Francesca Romana, Rome

Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 22 June 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

Santa Francesca Romana seen from the Palatine hill (history and details). These clouds in the background evolved into very heavy rainfall and soaked my wife and me up to the pants.

Comments (15)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Hong Kong

The soft light really makes this excellent composition!

22 Jun 2008 12:19am

@Michael Skorulski: A late afternoon shot in December, thanks, Michael!

Laurent from Lyon, France

Like Michael, the very good composition is enhanced by the super light.
a picture that worth to be soaked by rain ;o)

22 Jun 2008 12:25am

@Laurent: Thanks, Laurent! That was not the only one wet surprise! When in Rome in December, do as the Romans do and have an umbrella with you!

Ekaputra Tupamahu from Malang, Indonesia

woooowww absolutely beautiful

22 Jun 2008 1:06am

@Ekaputra Tupamahu: Thanks so much :)

Observing from Local, Gibraltar

An exceptionally good image, the light is perfect, the view is great, and the framing with the shrubs means excellent work :) You've passed :)

22 Jun 2008 5:04am

@Observing: Thanks, Mike! Sometimes it's a bit burdensome always to find a good sight and to have your camera ready, there are so many in this city. I'm glad we stayed there for almost two weeks!

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Nice point of view with great sky & light. But for me it's a little underexposed, and i think a little bit more bright contrast will be better... just a suggestion. :-)

22 Jun 2008 6:21am

@Evelyne Dubos: Yes, I played with brightness a little bit and even tried to make the colours look cooler, but this one, I think, matches the atmosphere of that late December afternoon the best. Since this is a really old church I decided that the more mellow light was more suitable, that's why :)

Anthony Lambert from Germany

Realy nice shot,good composition and the scene is wonderful.

22 Jun 2008 6:22am

@Anthony Lambert: Thanks so much, Anthony! Interestingly, most of the old forum buildings survived because they were later used as churches. Buildings that weren't so happy often were demolished later.

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

Really,really like this. Superb.

22 Jun 2008 7:02am

@Ted: Thanks, Ted, much appreciated!

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Excellent shot

22 Jun 2008 8:34am

@Jen: Thanks! :)

Tracey from White Hall, United States

One of my favorites from you! Simply amazing. The clouds in the background are fantastic and the lighting is gorgeous. I gave it 5 stars!

22 Jun 2008 9:29am

@Tracey: Thanks, Tracey! These clouds... yes, I paid a high price! :-)

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Beautiful light it really captures the impending rain storm beautifully.

22 Jun 2008 11:00am

@MaryB: If I just hadn't known that before! We were in the middle of nothing (no umbrella, of course!) when that rain began! *shudder* ;-)

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Beautiful light and excellent picture.

22 Jun 2008 9:02pm

@akarui: The light before thunderstorms is often very beautiful. However, I wished I could have avoided this peculiar one :-)

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

So unmistakably Italian . . love those towers and, of course, that special light.

23 Jun 2008 7:48am

@Ronnie 2¢: These Romanesque towers have a very distinctive beauty, most of them are decored with colourful tiles. They look very different to the ones in the northern parts of Europe, though.