Photographer’s Notes I have recently moved to Florence, Italy to teach a couple of classes at a US University’s study-abroad program. I lived here in Florence for most of a year more than 35 years ago and this is a wonderful opportunity to get reacquainted with this wonderful city. In the photo, you can see the Ponte Vechio (Old Bridge) which is one of Florence’s tourist landmarks.
I never tire of photographing the bridge. With different light, different sunlight angles, different weather, and different points of view … every photo is different. This was shot from the Piazzale Michelangelo on a dark, cloudy, misty day. The sun has just broken through and lit up the bridge and its section of the river. I wanted to capture the bridge isolated from the background by the sunlight. And I wanted to catch the reflections in the water.
Surprisingly, very little post processing was required. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I.
Post Processing • Correct Color (Curves)
• Straighten Canvas
• Crop
• Sharpen (Unsharp Mask)
• Resize (Bicubic Sharper)
• Save for Web
Camera Data • Nikon D200
• 2007/01/28 11:31:27.4
• JPEG (8-bit) Fine
• Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
• Color
• Lens: VR 24-120mm F/3.5-5.6 G
• Focal Length: 120mm
• Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
• Metering Mode: Spot
• 1/500 sec - F/11
• Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
• Sensitivity: ISO 200
• Optimize Image: Vivid
• White Balance: Auto
• AF Mode: AF-S
• Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
• Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe RGB)
• Tone Comp.: Normal
• Hue Adjustment: 0°
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