Travel – Positano – Italy

Positano is a small picturesque town with splendid coastal views, on the famous Amalfi Coast in Campania, Italy. The town itself is perched on an enclave on the face of a hill and winds down towards the waters of the Amalfi Coast. These are taken when approaching Positano from sea

Villa San Michele- garden

I visited Villa San Michele in Capri,

These are my photos from this lovely garden and the spectacular views from it

More info about this place http://www.villasanmichele.eu/en/villa_san_michele

Villa San Michele

I visited Villa San Michele in Capri, it is undoubtedly unique and a living example of the dream that became reality. Perhaps a dream springing from a longing for beauty or an individual’s attempt to deal with his feelings of powerlessness.

The soul needs more space than the body

Axel Munthe coined ingeniously and may have devoutly believed. Is he perhaps like Icarus when from the heights of Capri’s steep cliffs he stretches out for more –

My home shall be open for the sun and the wind and the voices of the sea – like a Greek temple – and light, light, light everywhere!

These are my photos from this lovely house, garden and the spectacular views from it

More info about this place http://www.villasanmichele.eu/en/villa_san_michele

Fresh Fruit


The small town of Amalfi had lots of little shops with lovely fresh fruit and vegetables available.

Odd – Stuff

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Odd -  Ritva Sillanmäki (1 of 1)

 I was trying to take a photo of glittering shoes, instead I took a photograph of someones feet in reflection. As a photo gone wrong not so bad. Oddly rather fun. The shoes are odd also, to walk in that glitter would be a bit too much for me.

More at Cee’s Blog

One Photo Focus challenge

These variations I did  from Robin Kent’s  image. I have played with this quite a lot using neon colors etc, First I cropped, obviously,  I am very keen on close-ups… 🙂 toned the colors. then them more radical change…OnePhoto Challenge Ritva Sillanmäki (1 of 1) OnePhoto Challenge Ritva Sillanmäki (1 of 1)-001 OnePhoto Challenge Ritva Sillanmäki (1 of 1)-1
This is linked to One Photo Focus

Original Photo is hereRobin Kent One Photo Focus July

Ice cream summer in color

Ice cream Break (4 of 6) Ice cream Break (1 of 6)
The Black and white versions are at https://ritvasillanmaki.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/the-weekend-in-black-and-white-30/ which ones do you prefer? I theink the mood is totally different in BW