On our way to the imaging room, I see an urn with wonderful fill light. I drop my computer off and quickly return so I won’t miss it.
We are staying in a hotel that was the family farm of our hostess. This is a place of textures and light.
Imaging time is always fun. People learn new techniques, and share their knowledge.
It is tempting, however, to work on each image one likes. Arnie and I urge our group to make their selects first, then work on the images. After all, there is the daily critique session.
We are impressed with the images from the first day and tell our participants they have set a high benchmark for themselves. Everyone laughs, somewhat nervously. The pressure is on, not from us, but from within themselves.
We head out to the countryside to photograph the famous ziggy-zaggy road that appears in Under the Tuscan Sun. Arnie and I are working with everyone, and there is little time for us to grab shots. It is as it ought to be.
After a while, we move on to an old cemetery that Arnie and I chanced upon last year. It is simple, and the light in the chapel is glowing. I scrinch up against the door “frame” and get the shot I want, showing others how to get into position.
We have another treat this evening, a concert. We know not the music that will be played, but we want to get back in time. A quick change back at the hotel, and we are seated, waiting expectantly.
It turns out that there is an annual group of Oberin students, many singers, who come to study the Italian mode of singing and presenting. The pieces are all operatic, and we are impressed that these young students have such good voices and really play their parts. Yes, they will continue to grow, but we thoroughly enjoy our evening.
There is a wine tasting afterwards, but we are towards the end of the line. The locusts have already swept away the hors d’oeuvres!
We head up to the terrace where Constanza, our wonderful hostess, puts together enough tables to accommodate us all, including guests. We sit down to what I think may have been a five-course dinner. It was delicious.
Food photos? Sorry,too busy enjoying wine, food, conversation, and lots of laughs!
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I have been enjoying all of your posts and the lovely images accompanying the text. It was a wonderful surprise to learn that you heard an Oberlin College singing group. I am a graduate of Oberlin, and spent my freshman year in that school’s Conservatory of Music, hoping to have a career as a clarinetist. That did not happen for me; instead, I became a psychologist and now a serious amateur photographer. Thank you for allowing me to accompany you through Spain, Provence, and Tuscany. Your posts also make me hungry for the good food that you have been enjoying.
Arnie B.
It’s always fun, Arnie B., when we hear from people like you that our blogs do not go unnoticed! These comments feed us, just as our blogs feed many of our followers.
Take care, and thanks for writing!
TBC
Just went through the end of Provence and the beginning of Tuscany posts to keep up with you two. What hard work but in such wonderful settings! Looking forward to seeing you next month!
xxxxx Karen
Karen,
We’re glad you’re enjoying the posts. They have been fun to write, but a lot of work, too, with our busy schedule.
Hugs, and see you in a few weeks!
TBC
Ahhh – good Italian food pix! Love the runner and flying flag – wonderful!
Has Arnie thought of wearing a hat? How about buying a lottery ticket?
signed… you know who
We’ll have to talk to Arnie about zee ‘at. Meanwhile, it was fun playing with motion instead of stopping the action. Rather like an old mentor of mine, Ernst Haas!
Take care,
TBC