Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy shot directly in the sun, canon digital rebel xti
This weeks superhero photo challenge over at Shutter Sisters is shooting into the sun. I have never been one to shoot directly into the sun until this fall when frankly I was left with no choice. I spent 21 glorious days in Italy this fall. Out of all the wonderful places I visited in Italy, I fell in love with Tuscany. I wanted to pack up and move, buy a villa and run my own farm producing olive oil and red wine.
I was in awe of the Piazza del Campo, the main square in Siena. It was breathtaking. It was massive in scale and the colors were fantastic. Everyday I took pictures from all angles of the clock tower and square. It rained and poured the entire time I was in Siena. I was bummed. The best photo opportunities of a lifetime and my pictures looked scary and downright frightening. There were storm clouds luming in every picture I took of the square.
The early morning of our last day, we were packing the car and the sun suddenly appeared. I ran down to the square as fast as I could to take what I hoped to be the fabulous shot I had dreamt of. I arrived at the square only to discover I would be shooting into the sun since it was so early. I decided to just let go and shoot into the sun. Besides... It gives me an excuse to go back and get that perfect shot.
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