Thursday, March 19, 2015

A Marketplace and Two Giants


Daytime in the Piazza dell'Erbe, an active farmers' market in Padua.


Nighttime.  Very quiet!

And, here are two Florentines who did important work in Padua.  Each is shown two ways.
I am usually a color guy, but in these cases I might like the black and white images better.



Dante -- writer



Giotto -- painter

15 comments:

Malyss said...

Italy is ALWAYS beautiful, as well in color as in B&W.
Glad you showed the two versions of this place , wow! what a fabulous architecture !!

Halcyon said...

You know I like black and white... :)
Looks like you're having a fantastic time!

Tanya Breese said...

wow, it really clears out at night! what great statues!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I recognise that grumpy face from Facebook :) definitely like the sculptures in black and white best Jack.

Virginia said...

I"m going with the color guys today and love the composition of the top one although you were very creative in all of them.V

Luis Gomez said...

Beautiful images. I like the color ones.

Sharon said...

The black and white do look very striking. I remember seeing a statue of Dante in Verona too. I love the piazza photos.

Sylvia K said...

Ah, color or B&W your captures are always superb and fascinating!! Definitely the best way to start my day! Thank you for sharing, Jack! Hope you're having a great visit!! Enjoy a beautiful weekend!!

RedPat said...

Such stern guys! I love the piazza at night, Jack.

William Kendall said...

Dante and Giotto do look quite serious. I really like the contrasting shots of the piazza.

Taken For Granted said...

Lovely photographs of this Italian market. Dante's statue looks quite unhappy, but Giotto looks more satisfied.

Michelle said...

Dante looks quite stern.

Randy said...

Looks like my kind of market.

Kate said...

Of the two that I have studied in the past, it's hard to choose the one I like better . . as with the stautes. They're both good to look at and enjoy.

EG CameraGirl said...

Quite the contrast between daytime crowds and nighttime near emptiness.