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Another 8mm fisheye shot of the interior of the Duomo di San Martino in Lucca. I know I'm uploading quite a few of these but I carried my fisheye lens around Tuscany and Rome and didn't find many opportunities to use it........
The interior was quite dark other than the ceiling of the nave. It did lead to some quite dramatic photos though thanks to the contrast it created.
We only had a couple of hours to explore the Tuscan town of Lucca and given you have to park outside the walled city we really didn't get to see much other than the Cathedral. Another place for the 'like to go back and spend a bit more time there' list.
More photos from Tuscany here :
www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157714689304067
From Wikipedia : "Lucca Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Lucca, Cattedrale di San Martino) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours in Lucca, Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lucca. Construction was begun in 1063 by Bishop Anselm (later Pope Alexander II).......
Of the original structure, the great apse with its tall columnar arcades and the fine campanile remain. The nave and transepts of the cathedral were rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century, while the west front was begun in 1204 by Guido Bigarelli of Como, and consists of a vast portico of three magnificent arches, and above them three ranges of open galleries adorned with sculptures.......
There is a legend to explain why all the columns of the façade are different. According to the tale, when they were going to decorate it, the inhabitants of Lucca announced a contest for the best column. Every artist made a column, but then the inhabitants of Lucca decided to take them all, without paying the artists and used all the columns."
© D.Godliman
