Kees' photos

Same church, other angle. For Sherry.

Robbie lying on the floor of the Roman basilica at Triest, and patiently waiting for the others to return...

Sony DSC-R1, 2/5 s, f4.

Or rather: old and older... The romanesque church of S. Silvestro is on the right.

Interior shot.

Interior shot. I have decided never to use flash anymore...

While Robbie and I were waiting outside the cathedral, we had the opportunity to watch this scene: the camera man, director and sound technician is filming a young lady who tries very hard to explain the church’s wonders to a future audience. The scene had to be repeated many times. The girl was supposed to be walking from the door on the right in the direction of the camera; the bag was put there deliberately to prevent her from coming too close.

The tower may seem to come down any moment, but this isn’t Pisa... The picture was taken from below with a wide-angle lens ... let’s say it’s an hommage to German expressionist movies from the 20ies...

A beautiful Pietà carved in stone.

Interior shot (1/8 s, f5).

This is one of my contributions to a photo contest organized in connection with the “Icking 1200 years” festivities. In the background Icking’s oldest inn, commonly known as “der Klostermaier”. The maypole (standing on the other side of the road) shows representations of buildings and professions which are thought to define Icking, among these also the old inn. Sadly, the inn is abandoned and due to be torn down soon, and one cannot help but wonder what will happen to the sign on the maypole...

Palmanova is a typical Renaissance town: it was built in the 16th C. after a geometric pattern, with roads leading from all sides to a big square in the center. Its map much resembles a spider web. If Palmanova is a spider web, the church you see in the background must be the spider... Yes, we drank our coffee here.

View from our hotel room on the morning of our departure.

The center of Pieve by night, a typical “postcard shot”. I took quite a few night pictures, that week, but somehow I always missed the “blue hour”, when the lights are up, but the sky not yet black. This is the exception.

View from our balcony, this morning. The valley of the river Isar is filled with mist which will slowly dissolve when the sun gains strength.

It’s easy to make beautiful pictures when you’re lucky to be somewhere beautiful.

It’s nice to make friends with the local population ... but must they be so obtrusive?

Sitting on a bench, in front of the museum; eyes going down... Hey, Robbie is making friends with a canine inhabitant of Pieve!