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So I've been very absent for some time but trying to keep an online appearance whilst traveling is still quite a pain.
Good to see the usual suspects still flying the flag so to speak and sharing some cracking good work...
Thought I might provide a few happy snappies so here they are... somewhat hit and miss as I travel with a non-photo-sympathetic partner.

Great to see you back MJ

I don't mind the first two but find the vignette a bit strong in both

The green doors are pretty funky but I kinda want to see a little more up those blue stairs - perhaps a step or two to the right and that would also have solved the slight keystoning as well

That bridge is fascinating - are those houses built on it?

Ta...

I agree re the vignette but it's just kinda what I felt to do with those... interestingly many non-togs really like them that way (go figure).
The doors are more an affect of wonky walls I think, but I'll check... what I was hoping to capture was a resident to poke their head out but I was ordered forth before the opportunity was to present.
The bridge is the Ponte Vecchio in Florence... I might suggest a somewhat overhyped landmark... full of tourists and touts selling junk.
The buildings are all full of jewellry shops awash with gold these days.

Envious of your trip MJ

The scooter image looks like it could be used for a postcard.

First image is superlative! The images have that 'Fuji' look to them???

Matt ... I bet you can pick a Fuji image at 50 paces !!!

Whilst away all I took was an x-e1 body, 18-55 lens, 8mm samyang manual fisheye and a couple of SD cards... all up weight was a relief.
The fish proved useful but a real challenge to use cold with little practice.
None of these shots were with the fish but I'll see if any were worth a post.

Mj, these are great images. I agree with Rodney about the stairs, they would have made a nice color injection to the image. I quite like the vignette. Loving the scooter image, what pp did you use for that ? Fabulous. Wtf with the houses on the bridge ?? That's awesome ! Would love to see more.

No idea what is "fuji look" about the images. lol

The scooter had a few enhancements mostly in LR5.
Gave it a medium contrast boost and some sharpening followed by a radial filter for the vignette.
Also some desat on the background. In PS I removed a couple of items in the background to clean up the image and retain focus on the scooter.
A final square crop I I left it at that... there's always other treatments or simply more touch up that I could do but unless it had a commercial purpose I'm happy to leave it as is.

Great photographs. I think the first one is the best.

A couple of dining options in Venice...

The boogieman restaurant


A grand canal estate

Wow,
Really the last one. Opulence comes to mind. The only thing I find distracting is the table right at the bottom. But..

These are fantastic. The first is extraordinary & the scooter is just, well, quintessential Italiano. Your Fuji is singing, but it takes a backseat to the skill of the photographer.