A Tuscanian Island Photo

Photographer’s Note

A Tuscanian Island In Lombardy...it's so called Castiglione Olona, a tiny village in the northern side of the Metro Area of Milano, close to Varese, in a small valley on the Pre-Alpi, that today we visited with our friends.

It was settled by Longobards in the year 401, then the Milan blueblood family Castiglioni took the power of the city around the year 1000.
The small village was developed 1000 years later his foundation by the Cardinal Branda Castiglioni ( Milano 4 February 1350 - Castiglione Olona 3 February 1443), and it was the first village/city developped under the lesson of the Rinascimento that was born few years before in Tuscany.
It was the first Città Rinascimentale (Renaissance City) of the world outside the Firenze and Siena area.
Churches, Castle, Monastries and Baptister were all built with the new style comin' from Firenze.
The must part of this buildings were painted inside by Masolino da Panicale one of the most importat painter of XV Century.

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Masolino da Panicale (also known as Tommaso di Cristoforo Fini) (Panicale, Umbria c. 1383 – 1447) was an Italian painter. His best known works are probably his collaborations with Masaccio: Madonna with Child and St. Anne (1424) and the frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel (1424-1428).

His works include:

Madonna and Child (1423)
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne (1424) painted for the church of Sant'Ambrogio in Florence
Pope Gregory the Great and Saint Matthias (c. 1425), part of a double-sided triptych in Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
An altarpiece depicting The Annunciation (1425/1430) for the Guardini chapel in the church of San Niccolò Oltrarno, Florence
Frescoes depicting the "Life of St. John the Baptist" in Castiglione Olona, Northern Italy
Giorgio Vasari includes a biography of Masolino in his Lives.

Model: NIKON D40
Software: Capture NX 1.0.0 W
Exposure Time: 8/10000 sec
F-Stop: f/3.5
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 19/1 mm
Date Taken: 2007-10-28 13:19
Metering Mode: Pattern
File Size: 181 kb

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hatti52 (12654) 2007-10-28 14:27 [Comment]

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temmel (3036) 2007-10-28 14:27

Ciao Paolo,
beautiful photo of a lovely village.
I like how you use d trees as framing this composition.
buona notte,
Linda

maximage (13604) 2007-10-28 14:37

Bonsoir Paolo.
Toute la beauté de l'Italie dans cette belle image!
Un village merveilleux dans son écrin de verdure que tu as su captuter à merveille.
Amitiés.
max

pat0500 (21513) 2007-10-28 14:39

Hi Paolo,
Good framing and beautiful colours of autumn..!
Very nice composition..!
Ciao,
Patrick

archimatica (13344) 2007-10-28 14:45

Ciao Paolo.
Un angolo di Toscana in Lombardia... grazie per la segnalazione, una meta sicuramente interessante.
Immagine, pur con i limiti di luce stagionale (ci mancava anche il cambio dell'ora), decisamente *sul pezzo*.
Un saluto
Renzo

anes_lc (14778) 2007-10-28 14:51

hi paolo
a soft image ...:) i like the atmosphere ,peacefull one
good shot ,well framing the view with the trees
regards,anes

paura (39418) 2007-10-28 14:54

Paolo,
Adequado balanço de profundidade e ajustes fototécnicos nessa foto dessa linda paisagem. As cores também estão muito boas.

Paulo

anducina (8137) 2007-10-28 15:17

Charming scene, the blue sky, the autumn trees, the city on the valley. Excellent framing.

TFS,

Andreea

xavshot (63137) 2007-10-28 15:37

Bonsoir Paolo
bon choix de cadrage avec le village positionné dans le bas de la compo. Les arbres et leurs couleurs d'automne sont superbes. Beau travail.
Xavier

aloyho (6109) 2007-10-28 18:37

Hi Paolo,
I like the inclusion of the open space in the foreground before enjoying the sight of the village and the castle in the distant. The good choice of location for this shot helped to bring out the beauty of this place. Well done!!

Regards and a nice day ahead.

barrufeto_77 (25945) 2007-10-28 23:30

Hi Paolo.

How I miss the views from the Tuscany...I wish I could visit it again....

Untill then, I'll be happy of enjoying pictures as this one...

RGs, Oscar

snunney (35564) 2007-10-29 1:50

Hello Paolo,
A pretty composition of this little village with its dominating church. Good framing from the trees. I like the low point of view and the emphasis given to the interesting sky. Good light and colours.

feather (50230) 2007-10-29 2:55

I like how you have used the trees to frame the view over the village. For a "small" villge it seems to have lots of important looking buildings. Beautiful light and colours. Will we get to see some of the interior paintings?
Kath

stefanocer (10412) 2007-10-29 3:41

Bellissimo paesaggio e foto naturalmente , bella composizione e colori con una bella luce .
Stewfano.

newtintin (1872) 2007-10-29 4:54

Hello,
Very well framed,
I like the way that we see out there.
Beautiful light and beautiful colors.
Greeting.
R.A.F

crisnique (857) 2007-10-29 5:16

Paolo,
C'è qualcosa di strano in questa foto, ma non so esattamente cosa, che me la fa piacere un sacco! Sarà la composizione con il prato in primo piano che "taglia" il paesello retrostante e indirizza su quello che sembra una chiesa o un monastero.
Bravo, Cristian

Silvio1953 (42957) 2007-10-29 7:03

Ciao Paolo, in effetti anche il cielo sembra importato dalla Toscana, bella vista di questo grazioso paesino, ci son passato vicino tante volte ma non l'ho mai visto, cercherò di rimediare, anche pèer vedere gli affresci di Masolino, umbro come me, bella la foto con splendidi colori, grazie, ciao Silvio

carper (65768) 2007-10-29 8:02

very nice Paolo,
the looking through is nice, there is some autumn in the shot, good light and good colours and fine composition, good photojob here, have a nice day.
gr.jaap

markstaples (15670) 2007-10-29 8:33

The trees do a good job in framinf this one for you. Love the colours of the terracotta roofs and of the autumnal trees. Nice one.
Best wishes
Mark

Clementi (45339) 2007-10-29 8:47

Ciao Paolo ,
nella galleria pensavo che avessi sbagliato la scewlta della regione , poi leggendo la nota mi sono reso conto di aver sbaglkiato io . molto bello e' veramente un angolo di Toscana , ben fatto .
Giorgio

paololg (14295) 2007-10-29 9:26

Ciao Paolo,
a parte le note interessanti, la foto è veramente ben costruita con un POV perfetto. La giusta nitidezza e la bellezza del paesaggio fanno il resto. Bravo.
A presto.
Paolo.

Loic_bzh (7061) 2007-10-29 9:31

Hi Paolo,

beautiful village and nice fall colors. Perhaps could you add a little ùore forground and less sky but the shot is still great... TFS.

Cheers,

Loïc

jurek1951 (26164) 2007-10-29 9:46

Hi Paolo,
Beautiful picture nicely composed with great colors and sharpness, Excellent point of view of this wanderfull landscape and composition,well done
Georg

claudeD (11496) 2007-10-29 9:58

Hello Paolo,

very good landscape shot with a very fine composition and colors.A very good solution to use the trees to frame your image.Well done.bravo.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

delkoo (34866) 2007-10-29 10:17

hi paolo
the village is cleverly framed between the two trees, great quality and superb colours
nicely done
ciao

didier

vero07 (1747) 2007-10-29 10:40

Ciao Paolo,
A great landscape with lovely light and colours. Excellent POV capturing this nice village behind the grass and the trees framing the shot. A beautiful view.
Very well done and TFS!

bucanas (2209) 2007-10-29 20:13

Hi Paolo,
Veri nice place,very sharp.
Ralf

AiresSantos (42986) 2007-10-30 1:59

Hi Paolo
Very nice view of the Tuscanian Island in Lombardy.
Great colours, very well framed and done
Have a nice day
Aires

Muse (31059) 2007-10-30 2:04

Hello Paolo,
A very attractive landscape under a beautiful sky. Of attractive colors and a pov chosen well to make discover this panorama
Best regards
Denise

PixelTerror (86957) 2007-10-30 2:16

Ciao Paolo,
Nice village that you have framed well between the trees that thansk to their colors add a good autumn touch, it seems to me the village could benefit from some extra sharpening.
Have a nice day JY

pcp (3368) 2007-10-30 6:49

Wonderful composition with blue sky... and nicely saturated.

superb image.

TFS

Senthil

gildasjan (24157) 2007-10-30 10:48

Bonjour Paolo
La lumière est là,les feuillages sont jaunes et le village est bien encadré,c'est très beau.
Bravo et bonne soirée.
Amicalement
Gildas

john_c (24635) 2007-10-30 18:48

Hi Paolo,
The spirit of autumn is certainly represented here. I like the depth of the photo, the balance achieved by the trees on either side, and the lovely scene of the buildings with the red roofs introduced by a swathe of green grass. Thanks for the interesting note. Cheers.
John

JCG (25757) 2007-10-31 1:27

Hi Paolo,

Beautiful and pleasant photograph of the Italian countryside and this small village. I like much the use of these trees to the foliage of autumn to frame the landscape. The natural colors are very beautiful and this sky gives a good depth to the photograph. Pretty work and thank you for the interesting note.

With all my friendships and a good day,

Jean-Charles

chrisnet (20376) 2007-10-31 9:28

Nice landscape very well framed with the trees, I like much the autumn colors, well done.
Regards

serenadanesi (926) 2007-11-05 5:09

Ci passo sempre da queste parti, ma avevo bisogno di questa bellissima immagine per poterla apprezzare in tutto il suo splendore.
Complimenti

salvator (18943) 2007-11-07 1:10

Ciao Paolo,
Wonderfully composed superb scenery. The sharpness on the trees, the well balanced colors and the depth ending with the cloudy blue sky is absolutely superb.
Best regards. Ciao. Salvator.