Sydney Photographer

This is the ancient Greek theatre at Epidaurus. Greek theatres have a reputation for good acoustics. And this outdoor theatre had amazing acoustics. The main obstacle for travel photographers are the other tourists. You may not see any or many (I can see one) tourists in the photo but its all in the timing the framing of the photo. I basically waited and positioned myself to take a photo with the least tourists as well as show off the features of the Greek theatre. Travel photography by Marco, using a Nikon DSLR camera and a wide lens.

I took this photo - "Prayer" at the Basilica of St. John Lateral in Rome, Italy. It is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome so it contains the papal throne and therefore is hierarchically higher than St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Walking around the large ornate cathedral I noticed the daylight streaming through the windows with a discernible ray of light leading to the marble. When you walk around the many cathedrals around Europe, take note of the rays of light. They make for amazing photographs. "Prayer" was taken with a Nikon D200.

Travelling around France on a TGV is a great experience. It's spring time and the flowers are out, the fields are green (and yellow) and it's great to watch the French countryside fly past a train travelling at speeds over 300km per hour. We were travelling on the fast TGV train from Paris, France to Basel, Switzerland. I noticed her walking past at the platform but didn't think much except that she was pretty. Turned out she was in the same carriage. I noticed her sneaking a look at me on the reflection off the glass that held the luggage up above. When she looked away I took a quick photo. There is a larger version of the image above. Taken with a 50mm f1.4 prime lens.

Greetings from Florence, Italy! Florence, or to the locals "Firenze" is a small town compared to the large cities we visited in the past fortnight. We're staying near Stazione di Santa Maria Novella which is the main terminal train station here in Florence. I went for a walk around town yesterday and it only took an afternoon to walk and have a look at most of Firenze's Piazza's and Churches. The landscape photo above was taken from a lookout called Piazzale Michelangelo, and the photo is of Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore and its bell tower. Travelling from Paris which is full of wide boulevards to Florence, I find that this city is cosy (small streets), noisy (noise travels easily within these tight valleys of apartment buildings) and very touristy (So many tourists - and it's not peak season yet!).