I shot this photograph today, late afternoon, in Lipscani quarter of Bucharest, finding it evocative for the city’s atmosphere in wintertime. I like the contrast between the grey sky, fluffy-feathered pigeons, and suggestion of a forthcoming torrid summer conveyed by the two classical mythology personages that adorn the great cupola finial of an old shopping arcade, which dates from the La Belle Époque period.
Valentin Mandache, architectural historian 
Those are both excellent “pocket” cameras, I have the Cyber-shot myself, but I would have thought you would want a “real camera” :-)) those “modern” Nikon, Canon and Pentax take incredible photos, if you are like me, you can always use the “auto” :-)) but have the possibility of learning all the different features, which do make a difference… yes you will check out the prices, but I think you will find Bucharest cheaper than the UK to buy one, and yes, Zeiss lenses
Great photo! of a most wonderful finial !!
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Thanks Moray, pity the weather though! Valentin
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What a beautiful picture! I am planning on getting a new camera to improve quality of pictures on my blog. Could you give me any tips? I left Bucharest yesterday and flew into a sunny warm unusually welcoming London for this time in the year. But today, it went back to the old expected ways.. gloomy, dark and humid. And all this while I kept thinking of Bucharest in the sunshine. How surprising then to see this beautiful architectural feature in Lipscani against a London-like-rather sky..
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Thanks for appreciating my “environmental” picture! I would recommend for a start the medium size point and shoot cameras, such as Canon Ixus or Sony Cyber-Shot (I prefer those equipped with Zeiss lenses). I trust London’s temperatures are a bit more bearable than Bucharest’s hibernal ones. VM
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