Italy photos

Over the past three days I’ve worked the Cinque Terre coast of Italy. I’ve realized that the direction of the sunrise and sunset lighting that makes these beautiful villages come to life occurs during the summer months, not in winter. So the best shots I’ve been able to get are at twilight, and I’ve put in the back of my mind to return in the future when I can get what I really came to shoot. I’m very pleased with many of my pictures, but disappointed in the quality of the light for this particular location. The first two days were foggy, which I liked, but after that I wanted the sun in the right place at the right time. Too frequently, the cosmos and I don’t see eye to eye on things.

The photos I’m posting here include images of the interior and exterior of the Pisa cathedral (the latter taken from the leaning tower), a letter drop box, and an impressionist interpretation of Porto Venere, one of the villages I visited. I used a 1/6th second and hand held the camera while I moved it during the exposure.

Comments

[Judi Bailey]

Totally fascinating...I especially love the impressionist shot. Thanks for sharing..Judi

[Jon Kolstad]

Hi Jim,
Your pictures from Italy are beautiful! The image Vernazza1.jpg is really amazing to me. One thing that stands out about your photos is the wonderful color saturation. Is there a secret that you could share regarding this? It's really amazing to me how well lit this image is under what I would think would be pretty difficult conditions. Please keep posting the pictures, I'm really enjoying them. -Jon

[Jon Kolstad]

Hi Jim, I was looking at the piza.jpg picture, pretty amazing lighting. I was wondering if anyone can go into the tower now or if you had special permission? Anyway, great capture. -Jon

[Kerry Drager]

Hi Jim,
I'm with Judi and Jon ... wonderful work! I'm really enjoying your blogs!
Kerry

[Charles Cunis]

Jim,

These photos, besides being absolutely stunning, have brought back memories of a wonderful visit.

Nice,

Charles Cunis
Better Photo Student