Ostia Antica…
by Rodney Campbell on Feb.03, 2018, under Life, Photography
Meandering down Ostia Antica’s back lanes is a veritable archaeological scavenger hunt. Hidden bits of fresco, preserved mosaic flooring, and millstones for grinding grain back when business was booming.
Ostia Antica
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 145 mm, 1/320 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.
An ancient loo – with all the plumbing – pretty swish for 2000 years old.
The Loo
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 62 mm, 1/100 sec at f/8, ISO 100
Shards
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 28 mm, 1/100 sec at f/8, ISO 100
The Plug
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 40 mm, 1/40 sec at f/8, ISO 800
Ostia’s museum offers a fantastic look at some of the city’s finest statuary — kissing cupids, tangled wrestlers and playful gods. Most of the statues are second and third-century A.D. Roman pieces inspired by rare and famous Greek originals.
Cupids
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 105 mm, 1/125 sec at f/7.1, ISO 1600
One very rare find here is the excellent new modern cafe on the site. Normally food in locations like these (where there’s no other places available and they can give you what they want and charge what they like – think of food you get in other locked in touristy locations) is pretty terrible and expensive. However in contrast it was real surprise – varied and quite good and the price was very reasonable.
Pillar to Post
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112 mm, 1/200 sec at f/8, ISO 100
Ostia Archways
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 28 mm, 1/60 sec at f/8, ISO 100
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