Wednesday, February 3, 2010

abc wednesday - C is for "columns"



Here are Bernini's, set like elegant
parentheses around St. Peter's
Square, in Rome. I think they're
wonderfully photogenic.

[See more ABC Wednesday pix here.]

16 comments:

  1. They are photogenic indeed! Gorgeous columns and a very lovely C for the day! Hope your week is going well!

    Sylvia

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  2. I do too, this is beautiful. I wish I thought of taking a shot like this.
    Ahhh... Rome!

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  3. Your description is like elegant parentheses too, Alexa! And I see the pigeons are as happy and fat there as anywhere...

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  4. They sure are, and I love the color and texture.

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  5. The photo is delighting to the visual senses.

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  6. Wow, no people in the shot at all, only pigeons. What time did you take this?

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  7. Wish I was sipping cappuccino in Rome now. :-)

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  8. one place i love to visit is Rome....awesome shot for C!

    mine's here

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  9. A lovely photo.

    Also, On behalf of the ABC team, thanks for participating.

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  10. These columns look a bit like those of the Penn Station post office, though these have more curvature. Same pigeons,though.

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  11. What makes them especially wonderful is the weathered texture. very nice.

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  12. Thanks, all!
    Mara -- I took this shot in the middle of the day; just managed to take advantage of a nanosecond when there were no people!
    Ming -- me too!!

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  13. Oh, aren't they glorious columns! Wonderful photo!

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  14. What a gorgeous photo! Now I want to go to Italy, with ALL of my cameras!

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  15. Very powerful! Makes me want to walk along them!

    Kisses from Nydia.

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