R1-7D said:
Here's four images from my stint in Italy. I love that country so much. I cannot wait to go back.
The Colosseum Image is absolutely spot on, I don't think I've seen it done quite like this before, emphasising the "window" lighting to the ground, really, well done.
I've taken a few zillion images of the Colosseum over the years and had not thought of this angle. And none of those pesky tourists to spoil the shot.
And I totally agree with your sentiment, Italy is definitely the sirens call, without the implied destruction, not many places on the planet with the ability to pull me back time after time, and often the same places as well.
Like your images of Venice as well, another place that stuns the mind, these days you need to pick more carefully when to be there, the amount of visitors now is a limiting factor unfortunately.
My family and I spent 6 weeks driving around Tuscany last December/January, if there's a Paradise on Earth, this is it.