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Photographer’s Note

This is a view of Camogli, a small city on the Eastern Ligurian coast.
In the middle of the image there is the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta.
The Basilica is not the first church of Camogli. The first church of Camogli was built on a square situated at old Priaro stairs foot and was probably destroyed on about the 1000.
Instead the Santa Maria Assunta church was erected on the old fort walls and ramparts.
Initially it was a small chapel and later was enlarged. The building, which is erected in a very high position, has at its feet a marble flight of stairs which leads to a square made of cobbledpaving on which opens the church’s door. At the inside you are welcome by a marvellous vault fully
decorated with gold and beautiful paintings, the four square columns are covered with marble. The church consists of three baroque naves and the floor is inlayed with marble of various colours. Among the most important works: the wooden statue of the Assunta, a marvellous picture painted on canvas and two large glass windows representing the patrons: San Fortunato Martire (Martyr) and San Prospero.
The San Prospero glass window was rebuilt some years ago because was destroyed by a gigantic wave. Into the top of the right nave you can find the rosary altar framed by fifteen small oil canvases which represent the rosary mysteries. Also, in the right nave, there are: the souls altar, the San Prospero altar, the Sacred Heart, the San Giacomo altar and the baptistery which represents the Jesus baptism. Instead in the left nave you find: the crucifix altar, altar of San Giovanni Battista, altar of San Fortunato Martire altar of San Giuseppe, the altar of Madonna del Boschetto, the altar of Sant’Antonio and the organ built in the 1873. This church is so beautiful and rich because, in the past, the crew of every ship or galley offered to the church part of their earnings (green marbles, gold, porphyry and such).

*scanned image*

serenadanesi, Gix, alford, nilolabrador, supereira, gaby, aloyho, capthaddock, gsgeorge, AmiBe, Fixfocus has marked this note useful

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greg64g (11193) 2005-06-07 3:51

Hello Paolo,

very nice picture, i like the tonal range here, the church is very good, and i like the beach.
well see
cheers
greg

bantonbuju (48796) 2005-06-07 3:53

hi paolo, a loely place, and i want ot praise you for showing us the beauty of the italian seashore, you're an expert in finding those lovely places;
bit pitty for the quality of the image but who thought about digital photography seriously in the year 2000?
have a nice day, jerzy

emanuela (1257) 2005-06-07 3:54

ciao Paolo, la foto ha un'aria un pò invecchiata, a mio avviso sarebbe stata carina anche in b&w
bello il pov e la composizione
buona giornata
emanuela

Gix (3559) 2005-06-07 4:00

Ciao Paolo,
ancora una volta complimenti per la documentazione delle note, dovresti ricevere qualche premio dall'APT, la Liguria ne esce bellissima ed interessantissima (come credo sia!).
Il titolo della foto fa molto 'ITALY', ben pensato, nel mio monitor il tuo scanner spara un po' troppo verde, ma la composizione diagonale con la sequenza di promontori a corollario della chiesa mi piace moltissimo... come il contasto con il brulicare dei bagnanti!
ciao, Giorgio

naxius (16679) 2005-06-07 4:00

Hi Paolo,
Very nice area with that church being so close to the sea.
Good colors even thought the light was a little bit too harsh.
Alex

rbcy1974 (20746) 2005-06-07 4:13

Hi Paolo,
THe composition is great like usual, but again this photo has suffered a lot through the Scanning process, you should have them scanned through a better scanner or at least play with it a bit with a post processing program.
Regards
Daniel

manny (21378) 2005-06-07 4:29

I like the colors. Composition is very good with a lot of negtive space to let our eyes rest. A lttle more sharpness in the buildings could have been better (though it might be the scanning).

alford (3897) 2005-06-07 5:25

Hi Paolo! Great overall view of the place. I'm amazed with all those people on the shore, they look like ants :) Very informative notes as well. IMHO, a little sharpness would help. Thanks for sharing! rgds.

nilolabrador (1469) 2005-06-07 6:07

"Avec un air un peu rétro"..... L'effetto
e' sorprendente e da alla foto un'aria dei
sessanta/settanta, quando l'Italia era un
po' piu' bella. La compo e'-ovviamente direi-ottima e il
luogo si commenta da solo.

supereira (9576) 2005-06-07 6:13

Good composition and DOF.I like the contrast between the builçding and the sky.Good light,colors and sharpness.I like the sky,good clouds and blue.I like the detail of the persons in the beach.Good job!

gaby (19793) 2005-06-07 7:21

Hi Paolo,
Great compo and landscape -
The basilica is very nice -
Thanks
Gaby

aloyho (6109) 2005-06-07 7:44

Hi Paolo,
It is really interesting to see the building so close to the waterfront. The crowd on the beach is fascinating showing great atmosphere.I like the horizon being low as the clouds are interesting enough. Well seen and captured. Regards.

hugolef (4909) 2005-06-07 8:05

Hello Paolo
nice POV and frame. But it miss a little sharpness (scanned image), and i find the central building is a little overexposed and no many details can't be seen. Another view with the entire reflection could be beautiful.
nice compo
regards, hugues

capthaddock (28640) 2005-06-07 9:46

Hi Paolo - beautiful view and colours, and excellent note as well. Unbelieveable to see so many people at the beach in March!! I have a similar photo from Camogli in october, and no one a the beach (it was siesta time and cool weather)

gsgeorge (756) 2005-06-07 11:04

Beautiful seaside photograph. I was hoping to go to Liguria on my last visit but it was just too far. This is what I imagined it would have been like! Great capture, the composition here with the sloping lines is what makes the shot, and of course the great subject matter. I would have maybe eliminated the topmost part of the sky (the second cloud up top) to give the photo a bit more balance, but perhaps you wanted all the sky in there. Either way, nice work!

jinju (14265) 2005-06-07 11:05

Loss of quality is due to scanning. I know the pain. Ive got photos that simply didnt survive scanning. A great pity. So you are forgiven because you have created a finely composed shot of an interesting object. I like how you manage to show the splendour of the castle incorporated together with the splendour of the natural scenery.

Graal (58732) 2005-06-07 15:00

Hi Paolo!
Very good composition. I like this basilica. Interesting place, beach and nice buildings of town. Good, interesting note, too. Well done.
Regards,
Aleksander

AmiBe (6042) 2005-06-07 18:20

Hi Paolo,
nice view, nice landscape.
only in march month and so much people !
Good compo, the church is well placed.

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-06-07 19:57

Hi Paolo,
Nice holiday mood in this well composed shot.
Well chosen pov with nice perspective.Could be a little bit sharper,-but I guess this is a matter of the scan?
regards,
hermann

nerve (10212) 2005-06-08 4:00

Such a great image and shame on the quality because of the scanner i guess..
Looks like a great Italian shore with some great colours.. your compo is always good technically..
ciao..(green later)