The Snapshots: Textured Postcards from Florence

By Mira Crisp | Published October 4, 2011
How about I show you a little bit different snapshots today? How about textured ones? Here are a few shots of Florence, Italy taken with my point-and-shoot. The first one is the Duomo, actually it’s just a smaller part of it. It’s quite impossible to capture the entire church since it’s huge and surrounded with buildings. I’ve used two Kim Klassen’s texturesfor this one: stamped softly and the ladder. This week’s theme for Kim’s Texture Tuesday is gratitude. One simply has to be grateful for the art and past preserved!

Textured Postcards from Florence

The second image is a capture of a square in the evening. Don’t you love those light beams? I used Kim’s ugglove texture for this image.

Textured Postcards from Florence

Next, we have a detail of the Duomo. Isn’t the detail of this building just impressive? Just remember, they didn’t have modern technology back then! For this texture, I’ve used Cream Fuschia digital paperby Amelia.

Finally, a detail of the Ponte Vecchio (the old bridge). Florence is built around the Arno River and the bridge is a pedestrian area that is packed with small stores. For this image, I’ve also used digital paper by Amelia, the gold cream wave one.

Textured Postcards from Florence
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Mira Crisp

Hello! My name is Mira and I take pictures, blog, and drink espresso! As a portrait photographer I take pretty pictures in Ft. Walton Beach - Crestview - Destin, Fl. area. I blog mainly about photography and image enhancement and I am enjoying it a lot. I'd love to hear from you, so please feel very welcome to leave a comment or two.

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15 Comments

  1. Posted October 4, 2011 at 6:35 pm by geetlee | Permalink

    absolutely love the images and the textures!

  2. Posted October 4, 2011 at 9:41 pm by Lynne | Permalink

    Lovely photos and great post processing!

  3. Posted October 4, 2011 at 9:42 pm by Ruth | Permalink

    A wonderful collection of photo's

  4. Posted October 4, 2011 at 10:20 pm by May | Permalink

    Your pictures make me miss Italy!!!

  5. Posted October 5, 2011 at 12:43 am by Mira | Permalink

    Thanks guys! It's great to see you here! :)

  6. Posted October 5, 2011 at 1:34 am by ShonEjai | Permalink

    The composition of the shots was great and your use of texture was perfect

  7. Posted October 5, 2011 at 2:30 am by missing moments | Permalink

    Outstanding and lose how you captured and edited each one. My fave is that texture one.

  8. Posted October 5, 2011 at 3:01 am by elizabeth | Permalink

    oh How today I would especially love to be there – thanks for sharing a piece of your little world – it's beautiful

  9. Posted October 5, 2011 at 3:55 am by Kathy | Permalink

    Oh NOOOOOOOOOO…you are making me want to research airline ticket prices to Florence RIGHT NOW!!! My most favorite city in the world :) . And you captured the essence of it perfectly. Thank you for sharing.

    Kathy

  10. Posted October 5, 2011 at 6:00 am by Sherrie St. Hilaire | Permalink

    You are an artist! These images are incredible and full of rich tones and depth. I dream of visiting Florence. It's on MY LIST!! Yes, we must be grateful for the preserved treasure of art and history!

  11. Posted October 5, 2011 at 10:56 am by deb duty | Permalink

    Gorgeous images and your edits are so lovely! I love the design on the last one.

  12. Posted October 5, 2011 at 11:35 am by lisa | Permalink

    Amazing architecture Mira, and so beautifully captured.
    I LOVE the second one!

  13. Posted October 5, 2011 at 4:27 pm by Kathleen | Permalink

    Stunning images of Florence!!! I love how the Duomo seems to angle downwards in your first shot, and the textures are perfectly done. I think I am grateful for ITALY.

  14. Posted October 6, 2011 at 1:01 am by Zondra Art | Permalink

    Prekrasnoo! Fotografije su ti savršene!

    Kiss.

  15. Posted October 9, 2011 at 1:25 pm by sabrina sane | Permalink

    I am grateful for the art and past as well! Love what you did with your Florence photos and the textures as well as the digital pages, checking that out. My favorite is the Duomo shot. Might try that with mine :)