The Amphiteatre of Pula Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a late afternoon (early evening) view from the venetian fortress in the centre of the city towards the north where the majestic amphiteheatre - the Arena - is situated.
The Arena is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved. It was constructed in 27 BC - 68 AD and is among the six largest surviving Roman arenas in the World. A rare example among the 200 Roman surviving amphitheatres of unique technological solutions. It is also the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia.

Budapestman, snunney, leo61, feather, Kielia, Charo, TopGeo, Vasa, Philippe, siamesa, PixelTerror, ChrisJ, josepmarin, plimrn has marked this note useful

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Budapestman (43292) 2009-09-14 1:39

Hi Gerrit,
a slendid view of this picturesque place with beautiful architectural details, excellent lights and clarity, the POV is very spectacular, beautiful view, Tfs! Have a nice week!
George

snunney (35840) 2009-09-14 2:03

Hello Gerrit,
A lovely evening view over the town with the amphitheatre taking pride of place. The architecture looks very attractive under the warm ambient light. The church tower provides a good counter-balance to the arena. Very good colours and sharpness.

gilou530 (35984) 2009-09-14 2:55

salut gerrit
une lumiére magnifique qui donne des teintes chaudes sur les facades des maisons, un cadrage nickel avec l'amphi a gauche et le clocher en opposition
amitiés
gilbert

rossofuoco (6412) 2009-09-14 3:14

Ciao Gerrit.
Bella foto con ottimi colori e bella composizione.
Complimenti Renzo

pablominto (41690) 2009-09-14 7:46

Hello Gerrit,

I notice the lovely afternoon light, adding a warm inviting feeling to the scene!
A balanced composition and I admire the fine details in the buildings, and the amphitheatre is of course an outstanding piece of architecture...
The view is well framed by dark green vegetation!

Greetings,
Pablo -

leo61 (44112) 2009-09-14 10:29

Hi Gerrit!
The best light of the day and you found a great POV to present us the town.
This amphitheatre looks huge and the churchtower is good for the balance of the image.
Great shot!
Regards,leo

feather (50560) 2009-09-14 11:22

The fortress was the perfect place to take advantage of the lovely evening light to overlook the town, in particular the amphitheatre. It looks magnificent and well worth a visit.
Kath

Kielia (8811) 2009-09-14 11:32

Hi Gerrit,
you have found a very well working POV on this interesting building. Excellently composed impression with many fascinating details. Very nice contrasts. The only thing I am missing are some contrasting clouds in the sky! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

Charo (32190) 2009-09-14 13:46

Hallo Gerrit,
Prachtig uitzicht over de stad met een prachtig licht. Uitstekende compositie, met het oog van luxe op het amfitheater en de toren van de kerk. Excellent POV.
Gegroet,

Charo

TopGeo (22495) 2009-09-14 14:10

Hi Gerrit! Exciting time and very good image! Excellent The management of indirect lighting which gives a fascinating atmosphere in composition,,
Regards
Georgios

Vasa (6665) 2009-09-14 16:53

The merveillous city of Pula, Gerrit. One cannot avoid Arena. You too, friend. Well done from your position. Warm regards,

Branko

danyy (69929) 2009-09-14 23:42

Bonjour Gerrit,
nous voilà dans un tout autre registre de couleurs que la photo précédente avec toutefois un moment tout aussi bien choisi pour la prise de vue, quand le soleil bas donne des lumières très chaudes.
Une expo parfaite qui rend la scène aussi séduisante que reposante.
My best regards.
Daniel.

Philippe (11791) 2009-09-15 0:34

Dag, Gerrit. Een goed gekozen hoek om ons dit fantastische gebouw te tonen. Het amfitheater en de kerktoren trekken onmiddellijk de aandacht aan. Zeer mooi licht.
Ik wens je een prettige dag,
Philippe

siamesa (13415) 2009-09-15 1:02

Olá Gerrit

It's amazing with an excellent point of view. Beautiful architecture of the amphiteatre .Nice colours of the buildings that have a beautiful contrast with the vegetation. Parabéns.
Abraços
maria

pastadog (12821) 2009-09-15 9:37

An unusual view of this monument, from a distance, in nice warm light

PixelTerror (87195) 2009-09-15 12:33

Hi Gerrit
Good skyline view with warm colors, interesting to see it is not dominated by a vertical building but a horizontal one
have a nice day jY

Fis2 (46713) 2009-09-15 13:35

Witaj Gerrit!
Wonderful landscape.
Beautiful light and colors.
Photo has climate.
Good work.
Regards
Krzysztof

ChrisJ (70521) 2009-09-15 18:41

Hi Gerrit

I see strong Italian architectural influences here, both the amphiteheatre & the spire at right, which resembles the one in Venice at St Marks. Good high pov, with superb colour & sharpness. Tfs!

delkoo (35024) 2009-09-15 23:57

hi gerrit
The clarity of this image is excellent. Well composed with good saturation of colour and sharpness.

hae a nice day
didier

josepmarin (34269) 2009-09-17 4:14

Hi Gerrit,
The weak light of the afternoon and the warm tones give a beautiful effect on this impressive architecture surrounded with vegetation, from a good high POV.
The image is very attractive and the composition is effective and elegant.
Excellent work.
Friendly regards,
Josep

Angshu (34243) 2009-09-18 2:16

Hi Gerrit
The light is great painting the buildings in pastel hues. The tower on the left dominates, but the amphitheater also looks in fine condition. Fine cluster of buildings framed naturally with the foliage from your POV. Well done!
Regards
Angshu

plimrn (19872) 2009-09-21 19:28

Hi Gerrit,
This construction is in an amazing state of presevation and you used the late light well in your composition,
HLJ, Pat

Photo Information

Copyright: Gerrit van der Linden (Gerrit) (36553)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-23
Camera: Canon EOS 400 D, Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II, B+W 62mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/8, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-14 1:23