That Which Lies Behind the Shadow

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Arguably the most recognizable landmark in Florence, Italy is the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, or Florence Cathedral for short. In the shot above, I was quite happy to capture it bathed in the warm late afternoon/early evening light, with the baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni) casting a perfectly centered shadow on the main part of the cathedral.

I'm not going to detail the cathedral's history or significance here, that's what wikipedia is for. I will say that it has a very interesting looking and memorable faade, with its green, pink and white colored marble. The campanile (Campanile di Giotto) towers above the other buildings in the immediate vicinity, but the dome (you can see part of it in the last outtake below) is even taller and is absolutely massive in real life.

Below is a stream of outtakes...