Rome and Vatican at Night

A view along the river Tiber towards St. Peters Basilica. Taken during our August holiday. A challenging shot as it was hand held at 1/4 sec and 1600 ISO. (Reached #491 on Explore)

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Teresa Teixeira says:

WOW! This is gorgeous! What a beautiful nocturne photo!
Welcome!:)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

tears of a clown [deleted] says:

Beautifully captured, John... missed you, my friend...!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve-h - away until Jan 31st says:

Fantastic light, John.

Nice to see you back on Flickr.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

crafty1tutu (Ann) says:

Beautiful night scene John. I still really struggle with these. Welcome back!!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ann j p says:

Wonderful night scene! Well captured.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

fake_plastic_earth says:

wonderful night scene John!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Aster-oid says:

Majestic night scene, John!..
I 'm so glad you are back, my friend!
:-)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

macfudge1 says:

Excellent shot!

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Jus' fi says:

Hi John, great night scene love all those lights reflected in the water..... and best of all tis nice to see you back!!!! :o)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

alǝx says:

this is really superb !
so nice to see you back, John ! Wish you a lovely sunday !
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Joy C. says:

Wonderful capture and great to have you back!!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Mary says:

WOW John, this is wonderful night photography!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Angela Murphy says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Gold Seal of Quality /Invite only(Post 1 comment 3), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

a very beautiful night shot, good to see you upload john

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Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Midus Photography (away for a while) says:

Oh, perfect John, I love the tones.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

métrogirl says:

What a lovely night image, love the warm tonal quality of this that is hard to get at night...
hope you are well my friend..
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Sulfite says:

1/4 of second OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Malikai 2008-2009 (Read Profile) says:

Gorgeous.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

floralgal says:

What a spectacular shot, John.... and you really knew exactly where to position yourself to capture this great perspective!!!!!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Nicola Corboy says:

Lovely shot John and good to see you back.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Assaf_F says:

beautiful slow shutter shot! fantastic
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

FreeWine says:

Superb shot, John! Rome looks amazing, thanks for sharing it.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Betolandia says:

Espectacular shot John!
Congratulations!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

park ranger says:

Beautiful capture, John. Thanks for taking us along.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Mirjana Veljovic says:

beautiful night shot!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

natureloving says:

Superb nightshot John , miss your shots
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

UrbanCyclop says:

Nice shot John!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

mmalaka says:

good capture
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Jacek (mara2n1) says:

nice shot !!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Sharon Gallagher says:

A wonderul night shot John.....love the golden reflections.

"Jingle Bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Christmas in Australia on a SCORCHING SUMMER'S DAY".......

All the very best for a wonderful and joyous Christmas my friend. Share love, laughter, family, good friends (and even better wine). Thanks for a great year.

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Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

andzer says:

Merry Christmas my friend!

Next year I'll be mostly on Ipernity

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Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Pauls Place EUPEN says:

Best wishes for Christmas, from Paul, Irmgard & Monty ( our dog )
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

ArtsySF © says:

Amazing reflections!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Mirjana Veljovic says:

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happy new year, thank you on your comments and for making my heart bigger!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

rabidash* says:

Happy New Year, my dear friend.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

klg1309 says:

Happy New Year! Neat shot . I have been off Flickr since last summer. Too much going on. Hopefully I can be more acrtive with my photography and Flickr in the months ahead.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

**Barbara says:

beautiful shot
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Mirjana Veljovic says:

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fashiontouch.etsy.com says:

Love this pucture and miss Italy so much!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

kyrstin says:

wow! stunning image! i would love to visit that place some day! :)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Wonderful_World** (in and out) says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called World's Best Dazzling Shots.(Invited only, post 1/comment 3), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Beautiful!!!!!!!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

dubonnet says:

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Best Dazzling Shots
wow!! wonderful!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Kuzeytac ( So, SO busy...) says:

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Seen in the group"World's Best Dazzling Shots.(Invited only, post 1/comment 3)" (?²ˣ)
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

T Glow says:

,,,,,,,,excellent noturne work !!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

violet voon says:

Hello John :))
How are you doing lately?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Crazy Ivory says:

YOU DESERVE A

CRAZY IVORY AWARD!!
This is not a Group Award or anything...its just my personal Award for great pictures...
this is definitely one of the best picures on flickr!

This is Award is unique so enjoy the Attention!
GREAT WORK!!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Evergreen2005 says:

You did this one exceptionally well John - the hand holding is a tough one - the best I can do is 1/8th
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

WTL photos says:

Beautiful work John!! Hope all is well ;)
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Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Liamfm . says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called picture poems *Flickr's Best-kept Secret*, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

lovely place
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

joehall45 says:

Most excellent imagery!!
Great composition!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Nancy Hawkins says:

beautiful!!!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

schmidtrose says:

Amazing!
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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