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Amphitheatrum Flavium
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The Roman Coloseum occupies a site just east of the Roman Forum. Its construction started between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus, with further modifications being made during Domitian's reign (81–96 AD).

The name "Amphitheatrum Flavium" is a derivitive from both Vespasian's and Titus' family name, Flavia.

Contrary to popular belief, this was not the site where the bulk of the Christians we fed to the lions. That dubious distinction goes to the Circus Maximus.

This is from a scan of a photograph taken in mid-July, 1985. I took me about 2 hours to retouch out the thumb print left on the negative by a so-called lab technician before he made the print. Life is much more pleasant in our digital age.

Fox Foto offered to reprint the bad print. They did...and it had a scratch down the middle of the negative. From that point on, I used custom labs for overseas vacation prints.

Please enjoy.

2007/12/22 - The restoration work continues, and the Colosseum is almost ready for display as a rework.

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::phasmid
12/19/07 5:15 AM GMT
You're not going to believe this, but I am a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, which only means I ponied up the money to join, but one of their tutorials taught you how to take a regular digital photo and turn it into something that looks like this....so...you're right in vogue, and even more so because the styles are of the period in which this was taken.

I've got to tell you..it looks great!!! And thanks for all your hard work and the history lesson to boot.

♫ PJ ♫

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.Skynet5
12/19/07 5:59 AM GMT
Your works always impress my friend
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::Dunstickin
12/19/07 8:56 AM GMT
Excellent work my friend!....The tonal effect works fine on this..you must tell me how to do it!....
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::Roseman_Stan
12/19/07 2:19 PM GMT
I agree, excellent work all the way around Don! :o)

Stan
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::SEFA
12/19/07 2:39 PM GMT
A fine picture of this famous building. Very nice work!
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.dleuty
12/19/07 4:14 PM GMT
Thanks, Suzanne. It took a lot of work to get retouch the thumb print. It was worth it, if you liked it.

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.corngrowth
12/19/07 7:56 PM GMT
Don, all this effort resulted in, what I call, a time-document. (I don't mean the time the Coloseum was built but the time this image was captured as it reflects perfectly the style of that time). Excellent work! Thanks for the 'history lesson' as well.
Regards, Cornelius
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Cornelius was here! (lol) Click HERE to see his work!
::gerryp
12/21/07 10:43 AM GMT
Again great job on this old film shot Don...love the perspective that you shot this ...great commentary....gerry
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::cynlee
12/22/07 12:42 AM GMT
This is really nice with the birds on the ground and the dark shadows on the Coloseum and the dark colors. Great perspective too.
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.dusa1947
12/24/07 6:09 AM GMT
What a collection you must have. I want to see them all! Thank you for posting!
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::JQ
12/26/07 10:34 PM GMT
i loved this place when i went!! there appears to be alot less tourists etc on your shot though!! hehe
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