Various members of my family do like taking photos.
My brother likes uploading them to his Facebook to feature his travels.
My wife like taking photos with her iPhone but never bothers to publish them.
As mentioned in my earlier post, my wife and her dad are travelling in Italy and Switzerland, here are two pictures of the Milan Cathedral she sent me via the iPhone today:
Monochromatic views of the Cathedral at Milan at day time and also at night.
Actually, I like both photos, their perspectives are quite different from those available on the internet.
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I like them both, too. Nice.
Thank you!
The Milan Cathedral is one of my favorite cathedrals because it’s actually built of pink marble (although you can’t really see it well in these photos)! It’s really beautiful when the sun shines on it because it glistens pink!
Maybe, we should have taken photos when the light shines on it!
One of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world, especially the pink marble it is built of. You can also go outside on the rooftop to see the statues and the gold plated Madonna. Thank you for sharing and bringing back the memories.
Thanks for your sharing too!
Ooooh, these two pictures look so wonderfully sinister…the sky getting darker in the first one…my writer’s mind goes into overdrive when I see images like this. Secret assignations, foul deeds planned in the dark shadows of pink marble…
I need to visit it under good sun shine, no more sinister thoughts …..
Fantastic capture
Thank you, Cattan!
Wow! These photos are absolutely stunning! OMGosh! Thank you and your family for sharing such fantastic photos. Wow…
One good thing with sharing photos taken by family members is that they always let you post the photos – without asking permission for copy rights!
A very good shot. As happens in many Italian cities, Milan’s cathedral is so “trapped inside the city that it is difficult to grab the entire building in one shot. (Think Florence’s Duomo: impossible)
Been to Milan last year with my wife, climbed upstairs, the work is incredible. Every stone is a work of stone lace. Love it.
What you said is quite true.
To me, many of the details inside cathedrals are works of art.
Yes, they are. Which is why some cathedrals (Notre Dame for instance) took up to three centuries to build.
…….. in big contrast with the pace buildings are put up nowadays!
Indeed. It is amazing. And I’m sure you remember HK as it was before the skyscrapers. I’ve seen some of my parents’ pictures in the fifties, and it was nothing like now.
I recently publish a post on Star Ferry with the HK island behind it, a view of early 1980 contrasting with the present. Skyscrapers are now twice as tall and the Victoria Peak is now dwarfed by high-rises!
Have a nice week-end, Michael. As easy-going as can be. My best wishes to you and your mother. 🙂
Thanks for your always kind thoughts!
Have a lovely weekend to you too.