Sunday, January 27, 2013

Dancer's Rock

Scoglio della ballerina, Dancer's rock, Antignano, Livorno
The “Scoglio della Ballerina” (Dancer's Rock), Antignano, December 2012

Vintage postcard, Scoglio della ballerina, Dancer's rock, Antignano, Livorno
The same rock, Antignano, early years of 1900

(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)
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See also: Miramare - Rocky Coast at Antignano
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13 comments:

  1. JackJanuary 27, 2013 at 1:29 AM

    Another of your fascinating comparisons of current Livorno and the old days.

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  2. tapirgalJanuary 27, 2013 at 2:37 AM

    It looks much bigger with a person on top.

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  3. RandyJanuary 27, 2013 at 4:05 AM

    Beautiful looking beach.

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  4. DinaJanuary 27, 2013 at 6:53 AM

    Thank goodness rocks stay put.
    I like how they wrote all around the picture.

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  5. svenske floydJanuary 27, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    Nice spot! Why did it got that name?

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  6. Valladolid Daily PhotoJanuary 27, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    Love these comparison pictures, I have to post more of them in my blog.

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  7. Cezar and LéiaJanuary 27, 2013 at 1:17 PM

    Curious name...
    The first picture hides the real dimension of the rock till you see the postcard, very interesting!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  8. brattcatJanuary 27, 2013 at 1:28 PM

    wow, you really see the effect of time in these two images.

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  9. Stefan JanssonJanuary 27, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    Very cool. I just wish that you would have stood on that rock posing in the new photo.

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  10. BirdmanJanuary 27, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    Water can spread some havoc.

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  11. cieldequimperJanuary 27, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    It looks smaller, which wouldn't be surprising...

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  12. Luis GomezJanuary 28, 2013 at 1:00 AM

    Wonderful! I agree with Steffe.

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  13. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 5:47 PM

    This is wonderful!

    Are you better, VP?

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