*** This Week Through Your Eyes 2026.05.09 ***

That cow is looking at the owner with some feelings...

What a slice of history. It was only 35 yrs ago. Incredible.

Great colours.

Love frescoes. Other shots are brilliant.
Z8 serves you well. Is it better than z7?

Yes, it is for my uses. It has a dust protector which means you do not have an exposed sensor during lens changes, which should reduce dust spots. But most of all, it has buttons for things I use a lot like bracketing and a serious cable release port.

The Z7 is great, perhaps better, if you hike, as it weighs the same as an OM1, or just want a good general purpose body, and do not do HDR or need a cable release.

Lucca is well worth a visit. It is a walled city and the rampart walk around the city is interesting. There is a lot of interesting things to see. I did not make it to a great wine merchants this time. The wine is good too. It seems to be becoming very popular with foreign tourists, as it is a bus ride away from Florence. So I guess this is a place to come in the off season. Nearby Pistoia is not to be missed either, and is still untouched by mass tourism.

Wide angle lenses do not forgive errors like this. I was probably a couple of feet off centre. It does add some tension though.

These architects used a whole range of optical illusions to make their buildings look grander. Some churches get narrower as you move forward. These guys were smarter than most modern Architects I know, who looking at their projects, spent their time at Uni studying Marx, rather than Euclid.

I have used long exposures to ghost people passing through my pictures, but people tend to stop and examine their phones a lot more these days. I usually just wait until a scene clears for a brief instant or people are hidden by pillars. Sometimes I do not even attempt a picture.

What an amazing story. So interesting. Love those cufflinks.
Really enjoyed this set.

Why resist? Everyone loves a nice sunset.

Not The Shard, it's near Spitalfields, London.

Nice, I like the colour and light, light reflections softening shadows.

This is fantastic shot, great moment and background.

Interesting figures. At first I thought that one was for two-faced Janus, but on second look it seems to have three faces...
Maybe you can capture also crowded churches, just as document of current era. Of course it does not allow to concentrate on details, especially if light is low and tripod is needed for good results.

Yes indeed... what is the name of "this place" ??

I will also join the consensus -- #2 and #4 are wonderful and fun! Well done!

"They even let me use my tripod" -- THAT's GREAT! I do indeed understand WHY this is not always the case... but hey... it is a treat when we have the opportunity. Excellent set of pictures, very interesting and wonderful documentary. Always an enjoyable story.

Pretty. The crepe paper effect. I have some rhody's in the yard... and your picture is motivating me!

Excellent shooting and a VERY INTERESTING and amazing story! Well done and fun!