Wandering around Piazza dei Miracoli presents both opportunity and frustration for the photographer. The opportunity is, of course, the three magnificent buildings in the square — Pisa Cathedral, Baptistry, and Tower. The frustration are the throngs that meander in and out of your composition:
As such, the photographer has to get a bit creative by often foregoing the broader view and instead focusing on a detail:
But at some point you simply have to throw in the towel and include people into your shots:
Sometimes, however, a few people in the shot can work to your advantage by giving both perspective and orientation, that latter being important when photographing a leaning structure:
Still, I like to look upward for inspiration in crowded venues:
By the way, the Pisa Tower is not the only leaning structure in the area. Our guide made sure we saw yet another:
Love the close up of the Baptistry. Gorgeous detail.
Thank you, Karen.