colours of Taormina Photo

Photographer’s Note

Colours of Taormina

Taormina (Sicilian: Taurmina; Greek: Ταυρομένιον - Tauromenion; Latin Tauromenium) is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina (ancient Messana) and Catania (ancient Catana). Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways (autostrade) from Messina from the north and Catania from the south.

The Duomo (Cathedral), dating from the 13th century
Palazzo Corvaja (10th century)
Baroque fountain (1635)
Church of San Domenico
In March 2004, the wife of the Anglican Rector in Taormina - yes, there's a small flock there to be tended - related the following story: In 1943 the Allies bombed Taormina on San Pancrazio's Feast Day (July 9) during the celebratory procession. After that, the story goes, Pancrazio was completely discredited as the town's patron. The townfolk having concluded that his "Patronage" was obviously ineffective.

This old house in Taormina dates from the 15th century
[edit] Culture and tourism
Just south of Taormina is the Isola Bella, a nature reserve. Tours of the Capo Sant' Andrea grottos are also available. Taormina is built on an extremely hilly coast, and is approximately a forty-five minute drive away from Europe's largest active volcano, Mount Etna.

In 1927 the young Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness (born 1902) published his first major novel, Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír (The Great Weaver of Kashmir), a panorama of social, literary, religious and sexual issues of his times. Laxness, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1955, wrote most of his novel in Taormina which he then praised highly in his book of autobiographical essays, Skáldatími (The Time of the Poet) from 1963.

Between 1948 and 1999 the English writer Daphne Phelps lived in the Casa Cuseni designed and built by Robert Hawthorn Kitson in 1905, and entertained various friends including Bertrand Russell, Roald Dahl, and Tennessee Williams

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vasilpro (7929) 2008-10-30 14:41

Ωραία τα χρώματα της Taormina, Κωνσταντίνε.
Πάντα ήθελα να επισκεφθώ την Σικελία.
Ωραία η σύνθεσή σου, φιλικά Βασίλης.

siamesa (12359) 2008-10-30 14:49

Hi Costantino
This is lovely. Very well preserved with a beautiful architecture .These flowers in front of the church give a special beauty to it. I can see a cross in the top of the mountain. TFS
Regards
Maria

papagolf21 (55872) 2008-10-30 14:57

Bonsoir, cher Costantino,
Merci, Costantino, de nous replonger dans la lumière, la beauté, un ciel bleu. L'on sent à travers la composition toute la chaleur qui émane de ce lieu. L'architecture est très belle et l'avant-plan fait ressortir à merveille ces édifices.
Amitiés.
Philippe

ciakgiak (10070) 2008-10-30 15:03

Ciao Costantino,
Taormina colpisce sempre, soprattutto con immagini come la tua, diverse e non convenzionali.
Complimenti.
giorgio

mursaloglu (5010) 2008-10-31 1:43

Geia sou Kostantin my friend
Sicilia amo molto e mi piace sempre visitare la tua foto stupenda con un grande POV e la prospettiva. Bravo mu aresi poli ihsan

lucasgalodoido (16537) 2008-10-31 3:49

Olá Costantino,
bem interessante mesmo essa foto da Igreja, gostei desse POV baixo e das plantas na parte de baixo da foto, enriquecem bem a composição.
Parabéns e Abraço

snunney (33988) 2008-10-31 4:00

Hello Costantino,
A fine capture of this beautiful facade. The pink tinged outline of the walls is nicely complemented by the the darker pink flowers in the foreground. Very good colours and clarity.

tedesse (13032) 2008-10-31 5:06

Hello!
Good POV,interesting architecture,splendid colours and light.
Interesting note.
Greetings
Tadeusz

Budapestman (40866) 2008-10-31 5:08

Hi Costantino,
Picturesque impression from this beautiful place with amazing colours and lights. The composition is very attractive, the POV is great. Splendid shot, Have a nice day
George

zeynepe (9328) 2008-10-31 8:07

Hi Costantino,
The combination of the architectural details and polarized sky and lovely flowers make the composition splendid.
The sharpness and clarity are so nice, too.
Have a nice weekend,
Zeynep

npecanhuk (12947) 2008-10-31 8:11

Hello Costantino!
Colorful and bright! Excellent low viewpoint! Nice architecture! I really like it! TFS - Congratulations! Warmest regards,
Neyvan

Cricri (42735) 2008-10-31 8:48

Bonjour Costantino
Içi ça sent bon la chaleur du sud avec de jolies couleurs et une vue intéressante sur le haut de l'église, bonne note sur Taormina
Good day for you
cricri

argycon (2749) 2008-10-31 13:09

Kalispera Constantine,
Poly wraia syn8esi, me omorfa xrwmata kai apo eksairetiki gwnia lipsis.
Kalo vrady
Kostas

Clementi (42815) 2008-10-31 13:46

Ciao Costantino,
un trionfo di colori,
molto bello il bianco e rosa della chiesa che contrasta con un bel cielo azzurro.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

vinicio (22228) 2008-10-31 14:18

Warm image of the Sicilian summer and its beauties in architectures, well done Costantino, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

dareco (17024) 2008-11-01 12:39

A very pretty picture! I like the pov, and the flowers look so lovely. Very nice lighting and colors. TFS

Charo (31651) 2008-11-01 12:59

Hello Costantino,
Good perspective from below with those of the church hedgerow flowers in the foreground that adorn and give color. Excellent color and detail.
Good weekend.
Best regards,
Charo

ysabaner (1067) 2008-11-01 13:36

Hello,
Very nice colors, excellent Cherc and flowers, nice composition. Well done.
Yahya

bracasha75 (21560) 2008-11-02 1:51

Helo costatino
Intresthing shot in any aspect and very nice present of Taurmina
Great colors
TFS
Cheers,Braca

pablominto (39872) 2008-11-02 3:21

Hello Costantino,

Good point of view to depict this house of Worship!
The looking up adds a dynamic edge to the capture, also making the building look larger and more important...
A balanced composition with good details, fine colours too!

Greetings,
Pablo -

gracious (20017) 2008-11-02 10:26

Hello my friend Costantino,
Very beautiful colour contrast in this image also a great upward pov which included mountain and a fg flowers on the church!
the lighting is real good with great details
many thanks for the notes and sharing
take care
Tony

jmdias (18683) 2008-11-10 15:30

constantino

wonderful image, good framing and pov showing this beautiful church and the flowers and even a cross in the top´of the mountain. I guess there is a problem with sharpness, it could be better.

hugs

jorge

JorgeCK (2568) 2008-11-12 7:42

Hello Costantino,
Nice capture of this beautiful architecture. The soft outline pink color and the white walls creates a nice contrast with blue sky.
thank you for sharing
joRge

giorgimer (20610) 2009-07-07 12:52

Hi Costantino,

I liked a lot this square and this church. You catched very well this detail, I love the blue sky behind.

Well done!

Gio