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May 23, 2011: Portofino, Liguria, Italy
a bigger picture

This is a two page spread from my book, Lumen et Colores: Mediterranean Impressions, a pictorial essay from my trip last May . The frame is 25"x11" so it doesn't transfer well to the internet but I wanted to share it anyway.
This morning in Toronto it's -12C, windchill -23C and it's snowing. I want to go to Portofino.

Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf.
In the late 19th century, Northern European aristocrats began to visit Portofino. Eventually more expatriates built expensive vacation houses and by 1950 tourism had supplanted fishing as the town's chief industry. Today, the waterfront is a continuous ring of restaurants and cafés.

May 23, 2011: Portofino, Liguria, Italy
just another Mediterranean day

From Lumen et Colores: Mediterranean Impressions

May 23, 2011: Portofino, Ligurio, Italy
did you bring your sunglasses?

For those of you following my recent posts of England - I needed a change of scenery - especially some light and colour. Welcome back to the Mediterranean. While cruising from Valencia to the Amalfi Coast, we spent a day in this most colourful village located on the northern Italian Riviera. Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf.

In the late 19th century, Northern European aristocrats began to visit Portofino. Eventually more expatriates built expensive vacation houses and by 1950 tourism had supplanted fishing as the town's chief industry. Today, the waterfront is a continuous ring of restaurants and cafés.

From my book Lumen et Colores: Mediterranean Impressions

June 19, 2011: The Beach - Brighton, England
testing out the waters perspective

Trekked down to Brighton from London one day while in England. Can't say it was my kind of weather to be at the seashore. This young girl didn't seem to mind. The shot was taken from the Brighton Pier.

June 18, 2011: Little Venice - London, England
I had the great fortune of staying with a friend who lived across the road from this canal in Little Venice. On this early morning while most everyone was still asleep - I trekked canal level to see what all the hullabaloo was about this neighbourhood. Strangely - I was accompanied by this flock of Canada Geese.
little venetian slideshow

Little Venice, about a square mile within London's Maida Vale district, is one of the more exclusive residential districts in central London. When the Grand Union Canal was opened in 1820, the area was home to artists, writers and prostitutes. Today, Little Venice is a bit more genteel. The area is comprised of about ten tree-lined streets with beautiful 17th century white stucco homes plus shops on Formosa Street and Clifton Gardens. Easy access to Oxford Street, the West End, Paddington Station and even Heathrow make this oasis on near London's canals a much coveted, fashionable and expensive address.