That cow is looking at the owner with some feelings...
May 9, 2026
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What a slice of history. It was only 35 yrs ago. Incredible.
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Great colours.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What an amazing story. So interesting. Love those cufflinks.
Really enjoyed this set. -
Why resist? Everyone loves a nice sunset.
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Not The Shard, it's near Spitalfields, London.