Rome and possibly the worst job in the world

[spudhead]

So these guys are the popes guards and have to dress for work every day and stand still all day long

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS (SEL70200G)
• 165.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 125

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS (SEL70200G)
• 174.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS (SEL70200G)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 125

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS (SEL70200G)
• 165.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 125

 

[AlphaWorld]

They are called the Swiss Guard, aren’t they?

 

[spudhead]

They are called the Swiss Guard, aren’t they?

Yes I think so, to be honest it was 39c that day and it was just a case of a quick dash around and snap a few bits, how they stood out in that heat is beyond me

 

[Brownie]

Not too different from the Queen's Guard, eh? I was there when I was 12 or 13, my sister and I spent 15 minutes trying to get a guard at Windsor to crack...he didn't!