Clouds are an interesting element in photographs and can take on shapes and forms of their own. They add an entirely extra dimension for me, and a lot more drama than a perfectly sunny blue-skied day. Somehow the clouds in Italy do this to the extreme, leaving little to the imagination, clearly showing me faces, figures and often animals. (This especially happens when I am traveling around with my friend Daniela… I will be posting a series of the Daniela clouds soon!)

While in Rome before the Cortona workshop, I shot this panorama, but only now when editing did I realize something. The cloud hovering above the scene is very much like the form of the Imperial Eagle the symbol of ancient Rome. Do you see it?! The bird’s head is turned to the left.

View of Roma ©2014 Robin Davis