Tuscany 2010 Photo Gallery by Mairéad at pbase.com

Tuscany 2010

Some snapshots from our family holiday to Italy. First we visited Pisa, a university city whose charms
extend beyond the famous Leaning Tower. Then Sienna, the perfect medieval city and finally to Lucca,
a walled city with beautiful churches and piazzas. I enjoy wandering the backstreets as much as seeing
the famous sights when I go on holiday as I want to savour the atmosphere of the places I visit.
We first visited Tuscany in 1991 and again the following year. Back then I had a couple of Olympus
cameras and most likely took the Olympus Trip with me as it produced good images and was easy to
carry.
This year we decided we would go back to Tuscany, visiting Pisa, Sienna and Lucca. Once again, I
had an Olympus camera, deciding somewhat impulsively to buy the Pen -E-P1 the day before we
travelled. So far, I'm delighted with the results - any comments welcome.

The Tower	The Baptistery	The Duomo and Tower	Campo Dei Miracoli
At night	Lion's head	Palazzo dei Cavalieri	Church of Santo Stefano
Palazzo dell'Orologio	Graffiti	The former Gronchi Hotel	Detail of Oratory of Santa Maria della Spina
Sleeping cat	Orto Botanico, Pisa	Reflections	Planters
Bridge lion with the oratory of Santa Maria della Spina in the background	The Arno	Arno fishermen	Pisa Mural
Capturing the golden moment	Sienna academy of music	Sienna academy of music	Sienna academy of music
Face at the academy	Panther fountain Sienna	Piazza del Conte	Pieta
	Gearing up for the Palio	Waiting under the clock	Waiting for customers
	The Palazzo Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia	The duomo in Sienna	Sienna Duomo
	Fresco in the Libreria Piccolomini, Duomo, Sienna
	Flags		Extension
Palazzo Publico and Torre del Mangia	The Campo	Fountain	A cooling drink

	Window	The yellow one
Sienna Saints	Goose	San Caterina	Looking Out
Evening chat	Church of St Francis	Under the arches	Evening shadows
		After Mass	Vorrei ...I want one
Street artist	Lemon		Sienna Sunset
Lucca		Watching the game
Choosing a Bird	Lucca side street	Old car	The Market, Lucca
Chiesa di San Michele	Detail on the roof of Chiesa San Michele	Madonna and child	Statue opposite Chiesa San Michele.
Floor detail Chiesa San Michele	Angels in a window	Cattedrale di San Martino	The tomb of Ilarila del Carretto
Ilarila del Caretto	Devoted dog
From the top of the tower	View from the Top	Mosaic	Horse-drawn tourists
		Evening Time	Table for Four
Puccini Concert	Lucca, a city of churches and bicycles.	San Martino	San Martino
San Martino	luccadogwalkersml.jpg	luccagardensml.jpg	Posters
Football fans checking the latest World Cup score	Wine shop	Seated at Puccini's Feet	Canine diners welcome
Reflections on banking	Shopfront angels	Shadows	Installation
Balcony still life		The sun begins to fade over Lucca	Lucca sunset

Pog Mahone		04-Jan-2011 08:29
Love this place, very nice gallery.

marita toftgard		30-Nov-2010 18:38
stunning gallery love italy too marita voting

Guest		19-Sep-2010 04:16
What a feast for the eye, really makes me want to travel!

Linda		22-Aug-2010 10:07
Many interesting Tuscan images... enjoy the variety. I have yet to visit Tuscany so thank you for this; love the very quiet tones .... ~V~

Walter Otto Koenig		13-Aug-2010 17:43
Wonderful gallery with many great images and much diversity. I particularly like the way you compsoed the architectural shots. "V"

Guest		10-Aug-2010 19:05
I like Tuscany.I have my own gallery too.Travel trough yours is a pleasure remind me excellents holidays in Italy.Excelllent work.V

olivier bruning		17-Jul-2010 19:45
beautiful series of this gorgeous region!

Lensview Photography		17-Jul-2010 05:53
Stunning gallery. We are visiting here next year from New Zealand and your gallery has inspired me. V!

McGarva		14-Jul-2010 16:33
Great work Mairead ... great variety and a real sense of Tuscany ... V (our paths must of crossed in Italy!)

Jeff Real		11-Jul-2010 13:20
This is an excellent tour. You are certainly giving us more than just the sight but the feeling as well. You have mastered your new camera quickly ~V~

Stephanie		10-Jul-2010 13:39
Love this gallery! You have many fabulous shots that you should be proud of! BV

Máire Uí Mhaicín		09-Jul-2010 19:01
A lovely gallery, that would entice anyone to visit the places your eye and your new camera have recorded so well. -v-

Dara Su		09-Jul-2010 06:58
Wonderful place, nice shots.V.

Pog Mahone		08-Jul-2010 20:42
Lovely Gallery

Mihai		07-Jul-2010 03:01
Great gallery ! V

Stewart Mitchell		06-Jul-2010 20:46
Super gallery Mairead...I long to go back to Tuscany!!

Lee Rudd		06-Jul-2010 20:29
love the subtle Tuscan tones, this gallery is beautiful!!

Ilana gil		06-Jul-2010 20:19
It's always good to remember the beautiful places where you were in the past, I enjoyed looking at your pictures they reminded me the wonderful trip when I had there two years ago.

Keith O'Brien		05-Jul-2010 19:20
Watched as a slideshow, very impressed with the Oly's performance and of course the photog's skill! V

Blandine Mangin		04-Jul-2010 16:05
une très belle vision de la Toscane ! v

Ali Majdfar		04-Jul-2010 15:37
Spectacular gallery, thanks for sharing! ~V

Buba Jafarli		03-Jul-2010 22:10
Awesome portfolio! More please! V.

Neal Nye		03-Jul-2010 11:06
The Olympus performs beautifully, but it's the eye behind it that counts. I suspect you could get good images with anything!

Doug Cruden		02-Jul-2010 20:59
Oooh yes...I like what you're doing with that wee Olympus :o))

Colin Storey		02-Jul-2010 20:58
A great start, looking forward to more.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		02-Jul-2010 14:57
Fine captures,nice gallery! V Paolo

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