Bellagio Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 m (1320 ft) deep it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe and the bottom of the lake is more than 200 metres (656 ft) below sea-level.

The lake is shaped much like the character “Y”. The northern branch begins at the town of Colico, while the towns of Como and Lecco sit at the ends of the southwestern and southeastern branches respectively. The small towns of Bellagio, Menaggio and Varenna are situated at the intersection of the three branches of the lake: a triangular boat service operates between them.
The lake is well-known for the attractive villas which have been built here since Pliny the Younger constructed the Comedia and the Tragedia. Many have admirable gardens which benefit from the mild climate induced by the stabilising presence of 22.5 km³ of lake water and are able to include tropical as well as temperate plants.

As Bellagio is situated on the slopes of the hill, many streets are very steep. It has an advantage - no cars, good for the photografers! This street, Scala Serbelloni is well known and often photographed, so mine is sephia version. In colours it looks also attractive - see WS.

Early April is a low season here so there were few people. This street was quite empty. Probably now there are much more tourists.

Listen and enjoy!

holmertz, ophelcia, JanD, saxo042, tedesse, raszid62, jurek1951, paololg, lousat, ciakgiak, Bruno40 has marked this note useful

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holmertz (9496) 2009-05-10 1:01

Hello Malgorzata,
What a picturesque place. Like something out of an operetta. I was wondering about the colours before I noticed the workshop. I can't make up my mind which version I prefer. The have their own qualities.
Regards,
Gert

elkab (3326) 2009-05-10 1:34

Wow. Piękne. Kadr dopięty na ostatni guzik a atmosfera dopieszczona w każdym pikselu - to światło, cienie, kolorystyka, tekstura. Mniam...
pozdrawiam
elka

jasmis (50094) 2009-05-10 1:44

... i czekałam pół godziny aż tłum przejdzie, bo mi się ciągle ktoś pałętał w kadrze? :)))))

No dobra, już się nie czepiam. Fajna prezentacja stylizowana na staroć.
Pozdrawiam.

ophelcia (5303) 2009-05-10 2:02

Cześć,
Szkoda, że nie ma ludzi! Dobrze, że nie ma ludzi...
Bardzo dobry wybór CZB:)
Pozdrawiam,
G.

darek1978 (11163) 2009-05-10 3:41

Czesc Malgosiu,
Ladna, stara widokowka. Swietna obrobka i ciekawa tonacja. Kompozycyjnie bardzo wyszukane zdjecie. Well done;)
Pozdrawiam,
D.

JanD (14606) 2009-05-10 5:29

Czolem Malgosia!
Prosze, prosze, kolorowa Italia w B/W. Dobry pomysl, zwlaszcza, ze i efekt przedni.
Pozdrawiam.

cobra112 (11318) 2009-05-10 5:41

Ciao Margherita. Spettacolare la luce che piomba dall'alto insinuandosi tra il vicolo e aprendosi sulla montagna. Ottimi il viraggio e profondità.

Roberto

saxo042 (15448) 2009-05-10 10:25

Hi Malgorzata,
Last time I saw Bellagio, it was in Las Vegas... This is apparently the real thing and definitely much more beautiful than the Nevada namesake. This B&W version gives an impression of an old picture. The colour version is also good, may that orange wall is a bit too strong. So I prefer this version!
Kind regards
Gunnar

tedesse (13136) 2009-05-10 11:57

Witaj!
Ladny POV i kompozycja.
Piekna architektura,ladne swiatlo i tonacja.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

Clementi (43589) 2009-05-10 13:37

Ciao Margozata,
una bellissima e classica foto degli anni 60, molto bello questo scorcio dove il tempo sembra si sia fermato.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

Fis2 (45575) 2009-05-10 13:38

Czesc Malgosia!
To jak z przed wojny a jednak wspolczesne:)
Ile to mozna dzis pokombinowac.
Fajny kadr, ciekawy zaulek.
Kompozycja jest atutem tego zdjecia.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

raszid62 (2971) 2009-05-10 14:31

cze¶c
Kolosalna praca. Zdjêcie niczym ze starych iluzjonów.
Piêknie to wymy¶li³a¶, sepia jak najbardziej na miejcu.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

paololg (13518) 2009-05-10 15:31

Ciao cara Malgorzata,
eccellente lavoro in PP, sembra veramente una foto catturata negli anni '50. Personalmente apprezzo molto anche il WS, perchè i colori sono molto belli e bene saturati. Hai postato due foto molto piacevoli, come sono sempre le tue belle immagini. BRAVA!
Ciao, buona settimana anche a te! :-)
Paolo

lousat (15302) 2009-05-10 16:31

Hi Malgo,i know very well this place...and you take a very beutiful pic...the PP is a best way to show this Bellagio's corner,i'm happy that you have fun in this lake very very near me,have a nice week,LUCIANO

anto95 (1794) 2009-05-10 22:58

Ciao Malgorzata,.
All aspect of the pictures are superb (especialy depth of focus and composition).
Antonello

ciakgiak (10482) 2009-05-11 0:36

Ciao Malgo,
che POV e che atmosfera sei riuscita a creare!
Il taglio che hai dato alla foto è molto bello ed anche la scelta del bn mi sembra più che giustificata. Bravissima.
Un caro saluto
Giorgio

jurek1951 (25890) 2009-05-11 2:13

Witaj Malgorzata,
jak widze i Tobie sie udalo zrobic bez ludzi chociaz jeden czlowieczek schodzacy po schodach dodal by smaczku tej fotce i oczyma wyobrazni widze ja na kolorowo,pozdrawiam
Jurek

npecanhuk (13595) 2009-05-11 8:28

Hello Malgorzata!
Wonderful composition with a superb cityscape!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

Bruno40 (6440) 2009-05-11 19:46

I like this B&W architectural photo.
Well seen and captured
tfs
Jorge

Waylim (10741) 2009-05-13 20:29

Maggie,
I only know of Bellagio in Las Vegas :) How shallow of me. Well, most of us here know so many places from Las Vegas, We've been to Venice, Paris, New York and many more in just a few hours of driving. Hehe.
Beautiful shot, I like the sepia tone, give it a feeling of old and vintage, good POV, good contrast and composition. Well done. I love to see the real thing one day.
Way