Campese tower twilight

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 30, 2010445 views14 comments

PLEASE VIEW LARGER

A twilight view of the tower of Campese at Isola del Giglio, a small wild island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It was built at the end of XVII century as a watchtower and a fortress, it was used to alert the population of possible sea invaders (pirates, that is

) and it was at that time armed with a dozen of cannons

. At the present days it's been declassed to a tourist resort and residence...

Taken about 30 minutes after sunset, this is stitched from six vertical takes. Your C&C are as always highly appreciatd, thanks in advance for your time.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 30, 2010 at 2:17 PM

Awesome Paolo. A really cool perspective with lots of different elements that normally would be difficult to sandwhich into one frame. The natural and unnatural lighting belnd together beautifully.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on September 30, 2010 at 2:41 PM

Thanks Luke, I'm glad you like it. Yes, it was indeed a fortunate occurence, having the moon, some nice strips of clouds in the sky, and some decent sunset light all in the same place. Some heavy sea would have made a good ice on the cake but... ah well, I don't like cakes!

Paolo

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Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on September 30, 2010 at 4:30 PM

Looks great! Not sure I like the red fringing on the moon though...

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on September 30, 2010 at 9:50 PM

great post sunset colors, well done Paolo

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 1, 2010 at 9:20 AM

Lovely, Paolo! Great lighting. This was taken at just the right time of the day.
Very thoughtfully composed.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on October 1, 2010 at 10:32 AM

Wonderful picture Paolo. I really love the color contrasts.

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on October 1, 2010 at 6:12 PM

Paolo,

Lovely image. I had the honor of just visiting your beautiful country... and the intensity of driving your roads. Some of the most beautiful skies I've ever see have been in Italy and this doesn't change my opinion. Well seen and processed.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on October 2, 2010 at 3:37 AM

Beautiful image, Paolo. A real great job

Is this a very long exposure ?
Mauro

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Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on October 2, 2010 at 6:32 PM

Lovely shot Paolo, The placement of the elements in this shot is excellent. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Alessandro Carboni on October 3, 2010 at 5:23 PM

great atmosphere, composition and beautiful colors, i love the mood of this image
my only minor nit is the moon, I agree with Daniel: not sure if I like the red fringing on the moon.
aLe

Registered on January 21, 2010, 20 Posts, 98 Comments

Comment posted by Yan Zhang on October 3, 2010 at 6:01 PM

Great color and full of details of foreground. Very nice picture.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on October 4, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Very well seen, Paolo! The transition of the blue in the sky and the moon matching the lit window are my favourite elements here.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 5, 2010 at 7:01 AM

Thanks all for the great commentary on this one, fellows, I really appreciate that.
Mauro, exposure here was 20" f11 for each frame. Just enough to smooth the water witout blurring too much the clouds and moon.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 8, 2010 at 10:30 AM

I just came across this one! I was out of town when you posted it. Fantastic! Great color and comp.

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