Alba a Cerreto di Spoleto, a photo from Perugia, Umbria

Photographer's Note

Cerreto di Spoleto
A small town in Umbria, just over a thousand people, but a lot of history.
The name probably derives from cerrus (Quercus cerris), tree present in the coat of arms, or by Kerra, a term belonging to the Mediterranean substratum meaning "stone."
Probably the place was inhabited in Roman times, and in the Lombard period the territory was part of the steward of Bridge, but the earliest records from archival sources date back to the twelfth century. In the Lombard period the territory was rises in a dominant position of great strategic importance, at the mouth of the valley of the Vigi. Long fought over the city of Spoleto, the town of Norcia and the Varano of Camerino, but always kept its independence. In 1550 he returned to the church was incorporated in 1569 and again in Norcia in 1800 came with the French, in the jurisdiction of Spoleto, with the kingdom of Italy regained its administrative autonomy. Its citizens were in the Middle Ages, famous travelers, storytellers and merchants of spices and recipes, with a solid reputation as swindlers, impostors and questuantiancora today, reflecting the fame reached, there is a way of Cerretani Firenze.
From Cerretano hence the term "quack" to refer broadly to any kind of fraud and impostor, present in the Italian language in the early years of the sixteenth century, and knew so lucky to migrate across Europe.
Cerreto I wandered around the peninsula and also outside the boundaries as herbalists, apothecaries and empirical, taking advantage of ingenuity and good faith of the people, pretended miraculous ointments or pretended to suffer from serious diseases to extort alms. Machiavelli uses the word "Cerretano" as a synonym for medical charlatan, fake doctor, who has specific virtues in his famous play "La Mandragola."

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lousat (57674) 2013-01-27 1:55

Ciao Silvio,quasi un seppia con questa luce strana e nebbie da girone infernale,composizione piacevole con tutta l'atmosfera del momento.Buona Domenica,Luciano

Romano46 (4930) 2013-01-27 1:59

Ciao Silvio,
una visione zoomata sul paese che mette in evidenza il colore abbastanza uniforme delle case , ma la poesia la fa la nebbia che crea una cornice fantastica e si confonde con le nuvo e il cielo grigio.
Ottimi, come tuo solito, nitidezza, contrasto e colore
Ciao e buona domenica
Romano

Royaldevon (17791) 2013-01-27 2:00

Ciao Silvio,

I am so impressed with this1
The sepia effect seems to take it into a different time zone, whilst the swirling clouds have an almost surreal effect.
Cleverly composed and beautifully presented.

Have a lovely Sunday,
Bev :-)

marabu61 (3924) 2013-01-27 2:01

Ciao Silvio
Suberbe view over this quaint hillside town. The snowy mountains, the clouds drifting trough the frame and that brooding sky above, together with the brown town make for a very attractive picture.
I wonder, is that Sepia tone naturaly or was it added in postproduction? Anyway, the result is wonderful.
have a good sunday
Daniel

carlo62 (12610) 2013-01-27 2:06

Buongiorno Silvio
il commento è più delle mie parti visto che li il mare non c'è, però mi sembra comunque indicata....

La nebbia a gl'irti colli
piovigginando sale,
e sotto il maestrale
urla e biancheggia il mar;

ma per le vie del borgo
dal ribollir de' tini
va l'aspro odor dei vini
l'anime a rallegrar.

Gira su' ceppi accesi
lo spiedo scoppiettando:
sta il cacciator fischiando
su l'uscio a rimirar

tra le rossastre nubi
stormi d'uccelli neri,
com'esuli pensieri,
nel vespero migrar.

Buona domenica
Carlo

dip (21919) 2013-01-27 2:11

Ciao Silvio,
splendid image,very well captured,framed and composed!
well done!
Dimitris.

yquem46 (32271) 2013-01-27 2:13

Ciao Silvio
You have a plentiful of these beautiful little Umbrian villages in the mist
Nothing to complain about that, on the contrary
have a nice sunday
Patrick

jhm (122458) 2013-01-27 2:51

Ciao Silvio,

The fog care for a mysticism picture, excellent atmosphere.
The village with church and buildings is almost a post-card of formerly.
This care for depth and perspective.
I like the different constructions on the church and tower.
Your colors are attractive and excellent composition.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice Sunday,
John.

tedesse (22122) 2013-01-27 3:33

Hello Silvio!
Great view of the Cerreto di Spoleto at sunrise.
Excellent POV and composition, good sharpness and colors, and the morning mist adds to the charm.
Have a nice weekend
Tadeusz

jlbrthnn (79773) 2013-01-27 5:39

Ciao Silvio,
E 'bello, come una vecchia foto. I Tenore appreciateany nella nebbia, e la qualità molto buona. Bravo.
Buona Domenica
Amicalement
Joël

Sergiom (39259) 2013-01-27 5:50

Ciao Silvio,

J'aime beaucoup ce jeu de netteté et de brouillard qui découvre ce très beau village au sommet de la colline. La contre plongée donne beaucoup d'ampleur à l'ensemble.

Amicalement

Serge

Nicou (97727) 2013-01-27 5:59

Hello Silvio

quelle vue et iamge ce village perché sur la colline fantastique avec la brume, ce brouillard qui donne une ambiance super.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

ecoli1946 (259) 2013-01-27 6:07

Bonjour Sylvio!

Un seul mot : Du grand art!

Réjean

flatwin (2087) 2013-01-27 8:13

Bonsoir,

excellente idée que cette photo du village nette avec le brouillard au premier plan

Flatwin

rychem (9227) 2013-01-27 8:31

Beautiful photo, I like the sepia tones and the foggy mood, well done
regards
Ryszard

chrisvek (5483) 2013-01-27 8:40

Hello Sivio

Great capture and nice usage of effects.Great colors and superb framing.Also I like very much the splendid atmosphere.

Have a nice week
Chris

Schnappilic (7929) 2013-01-27 11:35

Ciao Silvio,

O huge framing with splendid atmosphere. A real masterpiece! Congratulations!

Buona serata!

Ovidiu

elenimavrandoni (5789) 2013-01-27 11:36

Ciao Silvio, di solito tutti vogliono vedere le immagini di sole e hanno sempre commentare l'assenza di sole in modo negativo. L'assenza di sole nelle tue foto non è un problema perché sapete bene come manipolare la nebbia e le circostanze nuvolose.
Un'altra immagine meravigliosa con colori straordinari e un velo di tocchi di nebbia!!
Una foto bellissima!!
Sempre,
Eleni

dkmurphys (36819) 2013-01-27 13:10

Ciao Silvio,
Another splendid scene. Mysterious atmosphere, very well taken.
Have a good week.

Daniel

fabianoleite (9016) 2013-01-27 17:03

Ciao Silvio. The mist surrounding the buildings created a beautiful effect, and I like the lack of colors in an effect of old times. Nice work, congratulations!

jjcordier (62344) 2013-01-27 22:27

Silvio
Beaux tons d'image pour cette bonne photo de ce joli village haut perché émergeant de la brume.
Amicalement
JJ

JFS (32153) 2013-01-27 22:40

Una meraviglia, magica, spectacolare. Grazie mille Silvio!
Saluti,
Juan

photographer_sg (194) 2013-01-27 23:39

Hi Silvio
Absolutely amazing composition with the fog in the foreground that wrap the buildings and the trees in mystery. The old time ambiance is perfect with the sepia treatment. With best regards.
Ciao!
Satya

maria-v1981 (10403) 2013-01-28 5:03

Hello Silvio,
Excellent POV, i like the contrast and the details. I do like how the fog surrounded the village. You cought a mystic atmosphere and ambience.
Have a nice Monday,
Greetings,
Maria

jemaflor (68943) 2013-01-28 9:26

Hi Silvio,
Nice pov on this village and original and interesting atmosphere with fog, tfs.

adramad (27556) 2013-01-28 10:11

Hello Silvio.
Superb charm of these village who show us so shrouded in mist, so tremendous that tower soaring, on a sunny day the views from the bell tower to be fabulous, ideal brightness and sharpness, the image is splendid with that atmosphere of unreality .
Well done, my friend, really enjoy your beautiful work.
Have a nice day.
Best regards.
Luis.

Cricri (86463) 2013-01-28 10:46

Ciao ami Silvio
Une atmosphère particulière donner par la brume et les teintes, beau moment capturer, belle réalisation
Belle soirée
cricri