Fiuggi Italy

December, Fiuggi, Italy copyright 2009 Douglas Stockdale -  A hilltop comune (town) in the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio (Ciociaria) in central Italy that dates back before 1200, which is located south of Rome. The town of Fiuggi became famous for its Acqua di Fiuggi which flows from its natural springs and... Continue Reading →

Back home again, again

Clouds (over Atlanta) by Douglas Stockdale This last trip to Europe was a essentially all business, either in a hotel or a manufacturing facility from sun-up to past sunset. Initially I was going to have a brief opportunity to stop in Milan, but plans changed in many aspects, but instead an extra day in Rome before... Continue Reading →

San Diego harbour skyline

San Diego Harbour Skyline by Douglas Stockdale If this photograph appears a little soft, it's because it was 1/30th of a second from a slow moving ship, made from our stateroom as we backed out of the slip. A photograph that is more about catching a memory as we left with my entire family and... Continue Reading →

Pacific cruise

We recently did a little 4 night trip to Cabo this last weekend to celebrate a birthday or two. Having recently reviewed the book by Debra Bloomfield for The PhotoBook about her ocean-scapes, I must have been open to my own versions of atmospheric & interpretative ocean-scapes. Since I had to immediately catch a plane after we returned to port,... Continue Reading →

Merry-go-round

Merry-go-round, Roma, Italy 2009 by Douglas Stockdale As I prepare to return to Rome again, one of the images from the week before that I captured in the late afternoon was this Merry-go-round (I don't know the Italian name for this), which still haunts my memory. I have also tweaked this in a Black & White... Continue Reading →

Colosseum Gelati

Colosseum Gelati by Douglas Stockdale The rain did finally clear just after 1pm yesterday, which was good enough to catch the bus into downtown Rome. I did not want to eat lunch inside the hotel, so by the time we arrived in town, I was a hungry puppy. Remembering the cafes lining the nearby Plazza... Continue Reading →

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