rome | colosseum detailing.

October 24, 2012 § 4 Comments

Kelly and I wasted no time after landing in Rome to go exploring. After the long bus ride in from the airport, navigating the busy streets to find our hostel, checking in and meeting new friends in our dorm, we made a quick action plan that went a little something like this:

  • Lauren: “Ok, game plan. What is it?”
  • Kelly: “I’m starving so we should get breakfast”
  • Lauren: “I saw a pizzeria down the street”
  • Kelly: “[Without a second of hesitation] Done. And then we should just be outside in the sun all day”
  • Lauren: “Obviously. Which means I’m going to want gelato” (I’m very food focused in case you didn’t catch that)
  • Kelly: “It would a crime if we didn’t get gelato…at least once…today” (Kelly shares that focus)
  • Lauren: “This is why we’re friends. Colosseum?”
  • Kelly: “With gelato?”
  • Lauren: “Do you even need to ask that question?”
  • Kelly: “This is also why we’re friends”

I mean, we were in Italy, how could the majority of our conversation not revolve around food?

We eventually made our way back to the train station to catch the subway to the Colosseum. My recommendation if you haven’t been to Rome would be to make the Colosseum one of your first sightseeing missions, and take the subway to get there. There’s a stop right across the street from it, so once you get there and start walking up the stairs to street level, the Colosseum is the very first and only thing you can see. Even though this wasn’t my first time doing it, that sight still took my breath away. In how many cities do you emerge from a subway stop to see something so spectacular? 

Even in off-season we were amazed at how riddled with tourists it was {and how funny some of them looked}. In a place like Rome, regardless of when you’re there, crowds and lineups are inevitable, which could make photo-taking a challenge. So instead I chose to focus on the details. This often can be the difference between typical tourist shots and artistic travel photography. It’s easy to overlook details and only photograph the obvious subject, be it a pretty view or a building, but often it’s the details that show the most character about a place. Besides the very necessary shots of Kelly and I with the Colosseum in the background, these are my attempts at capturing the details.

All photos © Eyes/Ears/Mouth+Lens

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