When editing these photos I went for a vintage look to imagine how they would have seen it back in the day, or rather reflect the vintage vibe.ISO 160, 24mm, f/7.1, 1/320s.
The dome is the last bit of the cathedral they built as it was the hardest. They rejected medieval techniques like flying buttresses, and looked back at the antiquity technology. Thus the Renaissance began (oversimplification).ISO 160, 15mm, f/4.0, 1/680s.
Above the bridge, you can see the Secret Passageway of the Medici, or rather a way for them to connect work and home without having to mingle with the crowds.ISO 160, 26mm, f/4.4, 1/950s.
Pope Eugene IV statue with a wonderful blue sky and stars above his head, to me reminiscent of the Valley of Kings and Queens tombs.ISO 160, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/450s.
My grandparents could not afford a hotel, so they stayed in a tent that was, together with many others, accidentally set on fire by fireworks, and swiftly extinguished by Italian firefighters.ISO 160, 45mm, f/5.6, 1/1000s.
The people here supposedly still hold a grudge against Florence for having their city sacked hundreds of years ago, during the days of the Medici.ISO 160, 16mm, f/9.0, 1/250s.
One of my favourite architectural features is ablaq, two-coloured stripes typically associated with Arab architecture, originating in Syria. I did not expect it to be so prevalent in Tuscany!ISO 800, 15mm, f/10.0, 1/4s.
