Inspiring Photo: Il Duomo di Firenze #5520695

Il Duomo di Firenze [Photography Contest Travel Photography & Place]

Uploaded: January 21, 2008 21:29:51

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Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

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Robert K. Bemus January 21, 2008

Super capture, Stefania - great comp and colors really set off by the sky!! #836034

Eugenio Diaz January 21, 2008

Nice details... Very beautiful architecture!..Majestic & imposing....excellent composition and sharpness! beautiful! Good work Stefania!! #5374762

Laurence Saliba January 21, 2008

This is out of this world Stefania!!!! It is truly majestic!!!! I am sure we see this one again!!! #5374800

Dr. Harmeet Singh January 21, 2008

Wow.What a place.Loved the sky behind the image.Very well done. #5374828

Dominick M. Dimacale January 21, 2008

Beautiful image of the Duomo, love the details with it too, Stefania.

Dominick #5374934

Paul E. Earl January 22, 2008

So clear and crisp. Wonderful image with great detail and colour. #5375011

William F. Clair January 22, 2008

Where have I been!!! I love your gallery!!! You're style is my very favorite. #5375013

Su Sana E. P January 22, 2008

Stef, absolutely terrific work on this great image here!! Love the treatment and your excellent POV on this. #5375016

Margaret R. Barry January 22, 2008

Stunning image, Stefania. Fantastic composition, detail and color! #5375049

Brett Dolsen January 22, 2008

Fantastic Architectual Lines and colours Stefania!!
Brett #5375053

Tiia Vissak January 22, 2008

a beautiful image! #5375083

Aimee S. McMaster January 22, 2008

....wow now that is beautiful Stefania...great work..Aimee #5375090

Joseph N. DiGilio January 22, 2008

Magnificent capture, Stefania. You picked a very fine POV. Great composition and attention to detail in the architecture. #5375226

Barbara Waldoch January 22, 2008

Perfect detail and clarity, Stefania! #5375253

Carol Sawyer January 22, 2008

Beautiful image, great clatity and detail, Stefania! #5375432

Jennifer L. Alder January 22, 2008

WOW WOW AND WOW AGAIN!!!
This just JUMPS off the page, Stef. I bet we see this one again
:) #5375444

Stephen Zacker January 22, 2008

Well seen. Like the depth and that sky #5375475

Mike Clime January 22, 2008

Very nice capture with all of the detail. #5375524

Martha N. Church January 22, 2008

Fabulous image, Stef, with wonderful lines, color, and detail. #5375621

Ray Thoms January 22, 2008

WOnderful image Stefania.....great colour and detail #5375753

Joy Rector January 22, 2008

gorgeous #5375784

Silvio Grech January 22, 2008

WOW...This amazing shot is awarded as Outstanding!! WELL DONE!!
#5375863

Robert Baer January 22, 2008

stefania
well composed image! #5375877

William Johnson January 22, 2008

Absolutely oustanding Stefania. I really like the way the different verticals and horizontal lines form a pattern. And that dome in the background is terrific, again the vibrant Blue sky. Bill J. #5375889

Lorraine A. Cook January 22, 2008

Beautifully composed and the colors are MAGNIFICENT, Stefania!<:)) #5375966

Linda D. Lester January 22, 2008

Very nice....awesome detail! #5376270

Kathy Reeves January 22, 2008

Absolutely gorgeuos! We should see this again! #5376672

Nadine A. Lewis January 22, 2008

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! This is FANTASTIC, Stefania!!! PERFECT in EVERYWAY!!!! Would LOVE to see this one again!!!! <>< #5376761

Heather January 22, 2008

This is Amazing!! This Looks So Beautiful!! You Did a Great job on this!! :) #5376957

Nancy L. Green January 22, 2008

This is SOOOO beautiful Stefania, I agree with all that has been said!! <>< #5376972

Manuel Barrera January 22, 2008

excellent pov of view, like an architectural rendering. #5377065

James Reininger January 22, 2008

Great image. Provides a new perspective on something that has been photographed many times before. #5377330

Ray Clarke January 22, 2008

Wonderful pov and fantastic sky Stefania #5377354

John Connolly January 22, 2008

Imposing architecture, beautifully captured and presented Stefania! Marvellous work! #5377583

Joerg Schlagheck January 22, 2008

Awesome capture, Stefania! The effects are amazing! :) #5377870

Elida Gutierrez January 22, 2008

What can I said? Love everything!!!!!!! #5377911

Patrick Rouzes January 22, 2008

Incredible detail, clarity, colors, comp,pov & beauty here!!! Outstanding work again, Stefania!!! #5377969

Claudia Kuhn January 22, 2008

Wonderful architectural image Stefania! Beautifully taken! #5377998

Chua Wee Boo January 22, 2008

Love this absolutely beautiful designs & colors,Stefania! #5378021

Laurie Daily January 22, 2008

Oh MY! So many wonderful colors, Patterns and textures... incredible, Stefania. I was there a few years ago and so sorry I was not seeing it through my eyes now...this is spectacular!!! #5378140

Colette M. Metcalf January 22, 2008

What a wonderful image!!!! #5378395

Anita Hogue January 22, 2008

Excellent capture, Stefania! #5378397

Lisa J. Boulden January 22, 2008

Spectacular color and details, Stefania!
Really wonderful!
--Lisa #5378591

Deborah C. Lewinson January 22, 2008

Stunning image, Stefania, very well done!
-Debby #5378609

Carla Metzler January 22, 2008

Excellent architectural capture! Very beautiful, Stefania! #5378630

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 22, 2008

WOW!!!! Awesome image, Stefania!!!!! ♫ k #5378655

Nikki McDonald January 22, 2008

What amazingly interesting architecture, Stefania. Love the details and colors in this capture. #5378824

Irene Colling January 22, 2008

The sharp depth of field in this photo is outstanding. #5378866

Ken Smith January 22, 2008

WOw! I love the colors and pattern of this...and great job with the blue sky!! #5378868

Sam Britt January 22, 2008

Terrific image, Stefania. Beautiful blue sky, I like the emphasis on the lines in the architecture. Did you use a filter, maybe "Poster Edges," to achieve this. #5378910

Shelly A. Van Camp January 22, 2008

Beautiful image! #5379145

Cassie L. Woodlee January 22, 2008

Gorgeous Stefania!!!!! #5379320

Sandra R. Alvey January 22, 2008

Fantastic capture of this architecture and the effects and color are outstanding! Great image Stef! #5379369

Arnie Horwitz January 22, 2008

Great composition and colors, Stefania! #5379676

Colleen Farrell January 22, 2008

Wow, spectacular composition, color and detail, Stefania! Love your POV here! #5379718

Reynaldo D. Reyes January 22, 2008

Amazing lines and details, its a sight to behold! #5379804

Evy Johansen January 22, 2008

This is awesome, Stefania!! Beautiful lines!!! Wonderful job! #5379998

Steven E. Ray January 23, 2008

Breathtaking architecture. Hard to believe humankind has such skills. Very good POV and composition Stefania! #5380232

Michelle Alton January 23, 2008

Stefania, this has got to be one of my favorites of yours. It's brilliant in its treatment of this architectural wonder. I see this as a definite winner. It's fantastic. Utterly.
Michelle #5380337

Nadya Johnson January 23, 2008

Stunning capture of this great architecture, Stefania! #5381511

Ross Throndson January 23, 2008

F A N T A S T I C ! ! ! #5381565

Mike D. Perez January 23, 2008

Great capture of the beautiful architecture with great colors, Stefania! #5381719

Heather L. Haderly January 23, 2008

GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! #5382519

Tamara K. Walker January 23, 2008

Awesome sharp lines and wonderful colors. #5383500

anonymous January 23, 2008

WOW! What and outstanding image Stef! Incredible color, clarity and composition! Well Done! B- #5383604

Peggy J. Maguire January 23, 2008

Beautiful architecture!..Great Work.... #5383645

Kristi A. Howson January 23, 2008

Love the design, lines and patterns Stefania!!! #5384397

Cathy Stancil January 23, 2008

Awesome!! Beautiful architectural image, love the effects !! #5384566

Stefania Barbier January 23, 2008

thank you so much everyone, I truly appreciate your comments! #5384710

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton January 23, 2008

Great HD with a terrific pov. Very well done Stephania!! #5384770

Mary K. Robison January 24, 2008

Outstanding composition, Stefania ~ you captured the fantastic details and colors of Florence's structural treasures so beautifully here! #5385106

Stefania Barbier January 24, 2008

thank you so much Philippe and Mary! #5385134

virafoto - January 24, 2008

It seems magazine illustration.
The place is fabulous...
The picture, also!

----- #5386306

Kathy L. Clark January 24, 2008

This is so.... beautiful Stef. Wonderful contrast and color. #5388004

David Phalen January 24, 2008

Love it!! Excellent lines, color, details and comp. Very well done! #5388257

Stefania Barbier January 24, 2008

thank you HMoura, Kathy, and Dave! #5389777

Pat Gamwell January 25, 2008

Excellent LucisArt application on this magnificent structure, Stefania! Well done! #5392543

Stefania Barbier January 25, 2008

thank you so much Pat... don't know what LucisArt is, but I didn't use it... :-) thank you again! #5394992

Jim Baines January 27, 2008

This is really beautiful, Stefania! Love all the crisp details and colors! #5404134

Stefania Barbier January 27, 2008

thank you Jim! #5405904

Lynn Haack January 28, 2008

Amazing detail...beautiful sky, colors are outstanding....and what a great perspective! Very enjoyable. Lynn #5410369

Stefania Barbier January 29, 2008

thank you Lynn! #5414653

Erin Appelbaum February 09, 2008

I love the pov on this Stephania. I have been putting off posting mine because of the angle looking up. This is fabulous. Peter #5470888

Stefania Barbier February 10, 2008

thank you Peter!!! #5473689

A P July 31, 2008

Congrats Stephania on the HM in the cash contest. Lovely capture. #6254572

Erica Murphy July 31, 2008

WOW, this is so beautiful Stefania!! Congratulations!!! Such a great image. #6254911

Elida Gutierrez July 31, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This one was one of my favorites. #6254966

Michelle L. Frick July 31, 2008

Absolutely beautiful colors and effects Stefania!! #6255104

Mitch Spence July 31, 2008

Congratulations to you, Stefania, on your HM! #6255242

Anna Diederich July 31, 2008

Congratulations on your HM Stefania! #6255449

David Pratt July 31, 2008

GReat detail and lighting in this fantastic photo! Congrats on the HM! #6255512

Katarina Mansson August 01, 2008

Love the detail, colors and composition. Congratulations Stephania! #6256310

Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 01, 2008

Breathtaking Stefania!! Congrats on your HM win!!! #6256341

Laurence Saliba August 01, 2008

Oh CONGRATULATIONS Stefania!!!! #6258346

Mike Clime August 01, 2008

Congratulations on your HM, Stefania! #6258707

Vladan D. Djordjevic August 01, 2008

Congratulations Stephania! Terrific image. #6258833

Brett Dolsen August 01, 2008

Congratulations Stefania on your wonderfull award!!Brett #6259111

JO ANN CLEVELAND August 01, 2008

Congrats Steph on this awesome image!

WTG

jo ann c. #6259247

Erika Haight August 01, 2008

What a beautiful HM Stefania~!~ CONGRATS MY FRIEND! #6259418

Margaret R. Barry August 02, 2008

Awesome, Stefania. Congratulations! #6260373

Kristi A. Howson August 02, 2008

Love this Stefania! #6263227

Eugenio Diaz August 05, 2008

Congratulations on this HM award!!!!
Excellent image!!!!!! #6273424

Joerg Schlagheck August 05, 2008

Beautiful piece of art, Stefania! Congratulations on the HM award! #6275350

Angela Azzinnaro August 05, 2008

CONGRATS on this AMAZING image STEF!!!! #6275476

Irene Colling August 08, 2008

Such a wonderful place to visit. The intricate detail in the buildings is amazing and you skillfully captured the glory on your camera. #6290215

Bill Knaps September 05, 2008

Congrats on your award. It is beatiful Stefania. Bill #6413782

Stefania Barbier September 26, 2008

thank you so much for your comments and support! #6518496

Brett Dolsen September 26, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderfull award Stefania!!Brett #6518505

Stefania Barbier September 26, 2008

thank you Brett!!! #6518509

Summer A. Kozisek December 04, 2008

The depth in this image is fantastic! Congratulations on your honorable mention Stefania!!! #6852045

Stefania Barbier December 04, 2008

thank you Summer! #6852622

Peggy J. Maguire December 05, 2008

Stunning image, Stefania. #6856582

Stefania Barbier December 05, 2008

thank you Peggy! #6857374

john forrant May 13, 2010

This is another excellent shot! Love the placement of the red. Just enough off center. again excellent work. #8609750

Stefania Barbier May 13, 2010

thank you John! #8610373

Stephanie Frey February 12, 2011

Congratulations, Stefania! Excellent work! #9236017

Stefania Barbier February 12, 2011

thank you STeph!!! #9237106

Usman M. Bajwa June 28, 2011

EXCEPTIONAL IMAGE..... WOWZA!!

UB. #9492017

Stefania Barbier June 28, 2011

thank you Usman! #9492029

Fran J. Jagger June 29, 2011

This is absolutely Beautiful!!! :)
Great comp, details and colors, Srephania! #9495095

Stefania Barbier June 29, 2011

thank you Fran! #9495135

Reynaldo D. Reyes June 29, 2011

The Duomo really looks fantastic when we were there, but too many people. Smart capture here. So awesome Stephania. #9495486

Stefania Barbier June 29, 2011

thank you Reynaldo! #9495745

Linda D. Lester July 30, 2013

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!! #10787082

Tammy M. Anderson July 30, 2013

Congrats on all your many finalists. #10787212

Nancy L. Green July 30, 2013

CONGRATULATIONS Stef on this OUTSTANDING finalist, WTG!!!! <>< #10788297

Tammy Espino July 30, 2013

Congrats on your many finalists in case I miss one :) #10788463

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