Ponte Vecchio

Florence is home to some of the best art museums in the world, the city has always seemed to be a patron of the arts and a ravenous implementor of new sciences all except for a brief period that ended in a bonfire. The Ponte Vecchio (The Old Bridge) has been around long enough to earns its moniker, the current bridge is its third iteration (1345) as the Arno used to be prone to flooding, before this there was a Roman bridge not far from its footings dating to 125BC. Called the “Bridge of Gold” for the number of goldsmiths that ply their trade on the bridge this all due to the Medici family, in Medieval times this was the home of cities butchers with easy access to the river for dumping the Medici couldn’t abide the stench as they trod over the masses below so had the butcher’s sent packing.

 

I took this on May 19, 2009 with my D70s and Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens at 52mm, 1/400s, f10 ISO 200 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO Nik

 

 

Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress

 

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