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Breakfast in Tuscany

kweide — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 08:00:12 +0000

What is better than an Italian breakfast in Tuscany? Sitting in the garden, the first rays of sun through the branches of trees break seeing the flareghosts in the lens? This (croissants here already in the stomach) and a large espresso ….

Have your camera ready… always !
Olympus E-M5 + Zuiko 7-14

Enter I Bonsi

kweide — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:36:04 +0000

If you want to log in to the I Bonsi, then you have to go through the archway, with its tower spanning allover the way. Do not go upstairs, but …. by the slightly open door, where the soft, shimmering soft light comes from.
Here, even the 7 – 14 lens was at the end. I stood with my back to the wall :). That was the moment where i wished a fisheye lens in my bag …

Olympus E-M5, ISO200, Zuiko 7-14 @ 7 mm length

Another …

kweide — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:32:50 +0000

Another spooky day in Tuscany starts. Foggy and with dimly light. Just ok for vampires or werewolfs :) Just a joke. The fog lifted and faded away within a few minutes and the sun was seen again. Birds singing their songs of spring. A beautiful day in Tuscany started.

Olympus E.M5, what else ?

Into the dark

kweide — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:03:57 +0000

I Bonsi was a real gem. And when we talked with the people of I Bonsi we suddenly got the permission from the owner to have a guided tour thru the cellar rooms of this ancient building. Here just two impressions of the large vine storage, the ancient wine barrels made of wood, still partially in use.

Olympus E-M5, Zuiko 7-14, ISO200, 20 seconds, f5.6

Another day in Tuscany

kweide — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:51:33 +0000

After the incredible experience with Olympus in Zingst, I needed a contrast of emotions. So we went to Tuscany, Italy, more precisely to Reggello Sant’Agata, region Florence. We rented a room from “I Bonsi” :) Well, that was a real surprise. An estate of a special kind. Our small room had about 65 square meters size, located on two levels and located in a tower of the building. In the middle of nowhere, no traffic, no noise, pure nature, some peacocks running around freely, visiting us from time to time :)In the evening it was pitchblack, no light, just BLACK at night. And yet the next delicious pizzeria was only 10 minutes by car. Who dares at night only with car light corridors to cut into the darkness, to drive on narrow winding roads :)

An enormous place, with about 140,000 olive trees

Olympus E-M5, ISO200, Summilux 25 mm @ f4.5, 1/1000 second

A must see

kweide — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:51:22 +0000

When you travel to Italy, to see Tuscany, Rome, Pisa etc. do not never miss Mantova. It is located in the North of Italy. A beautiful old city with a stunning Cathedral. It contains a holy ampulla of the blood from Jesus. Taken from his wounds when dying at Golgatha. You can feel that this is a special place and if you look you can even see the light of heaven touching the sky and you.

Olympus E-3, ISO1600, f3.4, 1/13 second, no tripod at all….., Zuiko 11-22

From above

kweide — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:00:55 +0000

The towers of Lucca. A must-see in Italy. If you have the chance visit LUCCA. It is a small town near Pisa. You will enjoy. Beside its beautiful Piazzas and churches it has at least two wonderful towers you can climb up. The Torre de Ore and the Torre Guinigi. The last one has trees on top.

Torre de Ore

The bells of Lucca

Another view from Torre de Ore. But the highlight is the second tower.

Torre Guinigi

BTW: Both towers are about 200 meters distance from each other. And both are about 210 steep steps to the top.

And it is worth the work ….

All done with Olympus E-P3, Zuiko 12mm and Zuiko 45 mm.