renee and elliott

This past March, we took a trip to Italy. Austin’s art teacher did all the legwork to arrange it with EF Tours. The price was incredible so we could not pass it up. Renee and Austin had never been out of the U.S. (unless you count their time living in Miami-Dade County). Italy is on our long list of places to visit.

Italy is fascinating to Americans because so much of who we are as Americans has its roots in ancient Rome. This influence runs through our government, our culture, and our language. I recently attended a hockey game, and could not help but notice the parallels between our modern game of hockey and the gladiators. Sports arenas also share similar design concepts with this storied edifice.

I looked for the tightest composition I could without making the building unidentifiable. The mid-afternoon sun on a clear day cast defined shadows and brought out the texture in the stone. I used a circular polarizing filter to increase contrast and saturation.

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