Photo journal: a quest for perspective in Capri

Travelling through Italy with @cryptoctopus during low season has had its challenges as well as perks. When you think of Cinque Terre and the Almafi Coast, floating on pristine blue waters, boating trips, sundresses and sunglasses, and sunny rocky beaches are usually the first pictures that come to mind.

Our stay on the idyllic island of Capri was the antithesis of this picture. It was rainy and cloudy the whole time. Most every restaurant was shut down. Our airbnb turned out to be a dissapointment being on the on the busiest street, with no hot tub, and loud renovations going on in the rooms next door- nothing like the photos shown online.

We needed a different perspective to turn the gloom into something memorable. So finding a free moment between rain outbursts, we set out with our cameras to see what we could discover. I am taking a Udemy photography course which launched me on the perfect quest for perspective.

Here are my attempts at applying the "rule of thirds."

I found a perfect spot to capture negative space.

I worked on symmetry.

And found some awesome doorways.

The view at the end of our hike wasn't so bad.

Capri turned out to be a incredible place. We just had to look a little closer and change our perspective.