Shopping in Milan
The lovely Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy…what a sight!
Ok, I didn’t shop here, but boy did I spend some time taking photos! This is the amazing Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II which is next to the equalling inspiring Duomo, in Milan, Italy. I absolutely adore locations like this, which have these beautiful reflective floors and rich architectural details. Although there were people walking around, I took this as a long exposure so they (mostly) blurred out of the shot. So worth seeing and shooting this place. Be sure to visit if you are in Milan. It’s hard to miss, being right next to the Duomo, which you will be visiting there anyway, right?
Dreaming of a train trip
A train idles in the station in Milan, Italy…
I guess I am dreaming of a train trip around Europe. When I saw this photo in my “to be posted” folder - which now has literally hundreds of photos in it - I knew I had to post it. I captured this one in Milan, Italy on our 6 week visit to that most lovely country. Oh how I long to return!
Afternoons at the Duomo
A long exposure taken one afternoon in front of the Duomo in Milan, Italy…
The Duomo in Milan, Italy is amazing!
I'm a fan of European cathedrals, because they are usually pretty gorgeous, large and architecturally interesting. The Duomo in Milan is no exception. The facade is stunning and you can of course take tours inside. You can also get on the roof which is a pretty amazing experience, and well worth it. We only spent a couple of days in Milan but it's a city that I would love to return to for further exploration.
This photo is a long exposure taken with my 10 stop filter, which is why the clouds appear to be streaking across the sky. It was about a 2 minute exposure. I love using the 10 stop filter for these sorts of scenes. You get that gorgeous sky and many of the people ghost out of the image. I think it makes for some interesting results. Edited and converted to monochrome in Luminar (or course).
Looking down on Milan
We are currently traveling in Italy, and although I have been taking copious amount of photos, I haven't had time to edit very many. Here's the first of many to come - this one is from Milan. Have a look!
How about a little something from Italy today? OK!
We are in the midst of a multi-week tour of Italy, and it's been amazing. We started in Milan, then went to Venice, and am now in Florence. So many photos already! The trick of course is finding time to edit and share them all.
So today I have one from Milan. This was taken from the roof of their Duomo, the big beautiful cathedral in the middle of town. We toured the inside but also climbed the stairs up to the roof. It's a pretty amazing experience, and certainly an incredible cathedral to visit.
Once on the roof, you basically follow a little path that winds around part of it, giving you interesting views of Milan and of course all the detailed architecture of the structure itself. At one point, I saw this view down on the street and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and just loved the scene. I had to hold the camera up over a fence, tilt the screen to see what I was shooting, and fire away - but it came out alright after all!
I edited this in Aurora HDR first, and then transferred it over to Macphun's Tonality for conversion to black and white. If you aren't experimenting with black and white, I have to say that you are missing out on a real joy of photography, which I only recently realized. And of course I believe that Tonality is the best product out there for doing so!