Comments for Les Picker Photography

Comment on D-d-d-driving in Italy by lpicker

lpicker — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:25:19 +0000

Still laughing at your comment, and we read it quite a while ago!

Comment on D-d-d-driving in Italy by GSD

GSD — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:00 +0000

Hahahahaha – yep – welcome to Europe and you’re right the Italians are……….lets just say imaginative, when driving. The French are slightly better – and the English…….wejust do wat we do everywhere else – Queue!

Comment on Pompeii Lives by Les Picker

Les Picker — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:54:00 +0000

Glad the blog was helpful. Hope you’ll be able to scratch Pompeii off your bucket list soon!

Comment on Pompeii Lives by Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for your advice. I, too, would probably not have allowed sufficient time for a Pompeii experience. It is a bucket item for me.

Comment on Photographing in Favignana, Italy by Les Picker

Les Picker — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:56:00 +0000

Thanks, David. I have not been able to photograph the quarries as of yet and today is my last day and it’s overcast and raining. Will try again in an hour.

Comment on Photographing in Favignana, Italy by David Mantripp

David Mantripp — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:09:00 +0000

I’m impressed that you made it to Favignana. It’s not exactly on the mainstream tourist trail. Did you manage to make anything photographically-wise of the quarries? I’ve never really managed to unlock the potential. I’ve certainly been up to the fortress, even in mid-summer, but never really photographed it. You’ve done a very nice interpretation with the monochrome approach.

Comment on On the Road in Italy by Les Picker

Les Picker — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:56:00 +0000

Don’t be jealous. It has rained every day so far. Driving through Tuscany, even in the rain, is gorgeous, though. On our way in a few minutes to Positano.

Comment on Off to Italy (and Malta) by Lester Picker

Lester Picker — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:52:00 +0000

Thanks, David. We are on our way to Ravello and Positano today. It has rained every day so far, but still beautiful, Tuscany especially.

Comment on On the Road in Italy by David Soderlund

David Soderlund — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:27:00 +0000

Jealous! Florence in particular is one of our favorites since our first visit in 1976.

Comment on Off to Italy (and Malta) by David Mantripp

David Mantripp — Sat, 04 May 2013 20:19:00 +0000

Hey Les, I hope you have a great trip. I’ve driven the Amalfi coast road a few times, and while it is narrow at times, and the tour buses can be a bit, er, hazardous, I don’t remember it being that terrifying. More slow. Then again I’m used to driving in Italy And of course if you’re driving you need to keep your eyes on the road (unless you’re Italian…). Anyway, my recommendations would be Positano, and up from the coast, Ravello. Ravello is possibly better from the photographic point of view. And if you get a chance, when driving from Florence, stop at Monterigioni, and Siena. And if you take the SR2 road from Siena to Rome, you will pass through some of the most beautiful landscapes in Tuscany, even, just south of Buonconvento, that famous clump of cypress trees that you know are a hopeless cliché, but you can’t help yourself from photographing.

Buon viaggio!