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Forts and ruins from all over the world. This is maybe my most interesting category to shoot.
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An underground tunnel at Pompeii's main coliseum.
Rome's ancient coliseum.
Rome's ancient coliseum.
Thousands of people were buried alive in the volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii. The lava formed a hard cast around the original body shape. As they excavated the ruins, they filled the void with plaster to recreate the original human shape, seen here. It almost looks like he's praying to escape death.
Fortaleza Ozama, a fortress built in 1502. It's on a steep hill above a river, and from here the Spanish launched conquests to what became Jamaica, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, and Columbia. It's the oldest colonial military building in the western hemisphere, built here because it's where Christopher Columbus first came.
Fortaleza Ozama, a fortress built in 1502. It's on a steep hill above a river, and from here the Spanish launched conquests to what became Jamaica, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, and Columbia. It's the oldest colonial military building in the western hemisphere, built here because it's where Christopher Columbus first came.
An old door surrounded by locally quarried stone from a building that's been there 500+ years.
Near midnight, in practically pitch dark, I experimented on this old stone fort with wooden closures and steel bar frame. I used two radio (Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter) controlled lights (Canon Speedlight 600 EX-RT x2), both off-camera, to achieve the effect.
Vaulted ceiling in the rear portion of the Catedral Primada, the first church of the new world (in other words, the oldest church of the western hemisphere). What seemingly arbitrary lines, creating interesting shadows and shades. Can you imagine building something like this with the tools they had available?
An underground tunnel at Pompeii's main coliseum.
An underground tunnel at Pompeii's main coliseum.
An underground tunnel at Pompeii's main coliseum.
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Keywords: arch italy pompeii hallway
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