It had been quite some time since I’d spent an appreciable amount of time in Florence, so even one day was fantastic, though there was so much more that I wanted to see. Michelangelo’s David never fails to elicit awe. It’s often crowded in the Accademia, where the world’s most famous statue resides, but somehow it doesn’t matter. I had my telephoto lens with me and took a great series of details. This winter when I’m teaching my Italian Renaissance survey class at UCSC, my students will get the best pictures possible.