A slight clarification: While this view was presented in the previous story, this is actually the real shot. As can be comprehended, i shot a little puddle that reflected the lights of the monument.

And for some additional photos of Rome and Venice: The same monument shot at day time, some statues and a little alley in venice leading to the light...

One night in Rome I took my tripod and toured several attractions sites, hoping to get a grip of the night scenes of Romans... ;) I wasn't so lucky on the night scene, but the monuments and statues were still there at night. Vittorio emanuel is one such monument, with statues and nice fountains. This is another view of this monument...

More on Rome will be posted shortly...

In Augost 2002 I toured Italy, especially in Rome, Florence and Venice. I got to Venice at 6 am with the night train from Rome (an experience of it's own, believe me!) and headed toward San-Marco piazza. On my way, i happen to stumble into an interesting event: an old lady walking very slowly, throwing bread crumbs everywhere and a flock of pigeons flying all around her in total berzerk! This was happening several hours before the rush of tourists through the winding alleys of Venice and the quiet of this beatifull city was broken by the sound of flapping wings and the old lady footsteps...

Only one photo here, but it tells all what other scenery pictuers couldn't have! Yep, as can be seen here, this guys are good friends! :) we were and a day trip and suddenly we entered a little clearing, and everybody was looking around. So i suggested a group shot. As they stood there, they turned around, grinned and the rest is history..

My tour in Tel-Aviv started at 4 a.m. (!) near Tel-Baruch beach in an old transformation station. It was extremely cold! I have continued south to center Tel-Aviv, where i visited the campus of the famous theatre Mishkan Omanuyot Habima, where i took the picture of a cone which is hang at the entrance to this campus. I took this shot directly underneath it (i won't say i wasn't abit afraid .. ;) ).

Later i visited the old section of Jaffa and took a shot of a mosque watching the sea shore of Tel-Aviv. i was also extremely lucky to catch this romantic couple right before they left to the sea shore.The sun has already started its descent into to sea in an amazing flaming color..till next time!

One saturday, i found Stav sitting on the bed looking at me. I cried "STAV!" and she started laughing out loud.

she then started fooling aroud and at the end she relaxed and looked at me with the cutest smile.

After recieving the Pentax SuperME from a friend, i had to check what it can do So i drived to Tel Aviv University, and there i took some photos.

The red flower was one of my favorites. The sun was low and the red shade was very intense.

These monkeys were playing & jumping up and down all over the zoo...this is one moment they took a deep breath (and me too!)

Canon EOS500N, 200mm, f5.6 @ 1/500 sec

Tel-Aviv university, July 2003

Pentax ME, 200mm, f5.6 @ 1/250