When I was in Rome I climbed the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica to the top for a view of the city. Along the way I stopped and saw these tiles. After taking a picture of one of the scenes I thought it would be interesting to focus on one of the corners to show the tiles in detail.
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A perfect subject for the theme!
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Thank you Robin! I was really impressed by those details… :)
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It’s hard to imagine how much loving work went into creating that. Lovely.
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It must have required a lot of work (and patience). But the results are gorgeous!
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It would be hard to continue on the journey with such lovely details in front of you.
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Seeing these tiles was one of the highlights of my visit, and I did want to stay there for a long time… :)
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A work of art, on a very large scale. Great example for the challenge, too.
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Thanks Patti – it was truly a beautiful sight!
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I love that kind of work. Beautiful.
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I do too, and to be that close to it was an incredible experience!
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Lovely attention to detail :)
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It’s such an impressive sight and the work is exquisite!
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It’s beautiful, Meg. Rome would have been an amazing place to be in this past week!
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Thanks Jo, and I think Rome would be interesting too!
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And good timing of the Basilica photos. Excellent choice. I like how you illustrated the progression of the detail photo. I had a hard time with this challenge, doing it well.
Yours is perfect.
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Thank you so much Ruth! I was very close to the tiles and I thought the details were an interesting part of the entire picture… :)
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Beautiful tiles-often imagined as totally perfect, upon inspection, reveals the imperfections of the sizes of them and how they altogether equal perfection.
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That’s a great way of expressing it! I think that’s why it’s so beautiful even up close… :)
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True artists. The painstaking detail and precision that went into this.
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It was incredible to see how tiny the tiles are, and yet they create a lovely picture!
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Great findings indeed. I love the first photo.
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It was an amazing experience to see these beautiful scenes!
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Great pictures showing the details.
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the pictures!
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That’s magnificent! Nice angle too.
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Thank you! I wanted to show both the full picture and a detail to convey the work that went into creating it.
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Love both of these shots :0
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Thanks – I appreciated it even more when I could see the details up close!
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great shots and suits the theme
http://amarnaik.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/weekly-photo-challenge-lost-in-the-details
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Thank you, it was a great theme!
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Beautiful detail, Meg. Well done. :)
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Thank you – it was fantastic to be so close and see all the details!
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Love these Meg!
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Thanks Tina – it was fun choosing pictures for the challenge!
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That’s amazing detail!
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That’s what I thought too – I’ve never seen anything like it!
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Hi Meg – great you’ve captured the texture of the whole as well as the colours through the detail. Love the tactile sense of the mosaic as well – just invites you to draw a hand across the surface.
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Thank you! I really like your description too – it was fascinating to see the tiles that close.
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I’ve heard that they used mosaics rather than paintings because of all the sooty candle smoke back in the day. They were afraid that they wouldn’t ever be able to get paintings clean.
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Using tiles instead of painting was a good decision! I thought they looked crisp and colorful…
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Lovely details Meg! Wouldn’t have guessed that was a mosaic from the first shot!
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Thanks – it really does look like a painting when you first see it!
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I do love a good tessellation.
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These tiles were simply exquisite… :)
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WOW….. This is fantastic – As I love mosaic I can see the quality in this work and such great photos as well, Meg – Thank you for sharing
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You’re welcome! I have a new appreciation for it myself after I saw this amazing work!
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Beautiful as usual.
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Thank you so much Teresa – I really appreciate it!
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Wow, that is amazing detailed work!
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It was so impressive to see those details! It was simply beautiful… :)
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Wonderful photos, Meg, and perfect for the theme!
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Thanks Naomi, it was fun choosing these for the challenge!
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Ahh, reminds me of my visit to Rome a few years ago. What a beautiful city and it was an experience I’ll never forget. I stayed at a great hostel where the owner sat down with guests and told us about the great non-tourist spots to go. It was amazing to view such a magnificent city through the eyes of a local. Great photos!
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Thank you! It sounds like you had a fantastic experience – there’s nothing like finding places in Rome that don’t involve crowds of tourists… :)
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Love that you stopped to examine such beautiful minute details! Wish I did this when we were here! Now I don’t have to! Excellent photos, one again, Meg!
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Thank you – I really appreciate it :) I couldn’t believe how close I was to these tiles and I thought it would be interesting to remember the delicacy of the pattern!
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Beautiful
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It was amazing to see from close up!
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Hi Meg, watch out for the orples, they’re running around again. :)
http://orples.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/the-orples-visit-rome/
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They have the best adventures – they can visit anytime!
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