Riomaggiore Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Riomaggiore is a village and a commune in the province of La Spezia, situated in a small valley in the Liguria region of Italy. It is the first of the Cinque Terre one meets coming from La Spezia.
Riomaggiore, the first village of the Cinque Terre.
The village, dating from the early thirteenth century, is known for its historic character and its wine, produced by the town's vineyards. Riomaggiore is in the Riviera di Levante region and has shoreline on the Mediterranean's Gulf of Genoa, with a small beach and a wharf framed by tower houses. Riomaggiore has one or two roads where people socialise, but most of the life at night can be found at the Bar Centrale.
The Via dell'Amore is a path connecting Riomaggiore to its frazione Manarola, also part of the Cinque Terre.
Riomaggiore is the most southern village of the five Cinque Terre, all connected by trail. The water and mountainside have been declared national parks. (wiki)

photoray, Didi, jmcl, PixelTerror, danos, mikolaj_kawa, jlbrthnn, gunbud, lgir, pierrefonds, JCG, Kielia, AiresSantos, lucasgalodoido, Silversnow, Cricri, Gerrit, kiks has marked this note useful

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jurek1951 (26162) 2009-07-10 5:03

Hi Asa,
This picture is a masterpiece,very nice scenery.
great composiiton and nice sharpness,
Georg

Greg1949 (8519) 2009-07-10 5:16

Asa, this is a fine capture. I have a new guy in my office and we spent the last 10 minutes talking about the merits and demerits of super wide glass, and in the end I decided that i really like the effect of the wide with it's distortion. You certainly see a lot of interesting places and to our great fortune you do a superb job of photographing them and sharing with the rest of us. Nice work.

Greg

photoray (1391) 2009-07-10 5:47

Hello Asa,
I like the wide angle view of the buildings hugging the narrow waterway and steep sides, with earthtones offset by a dramatic sky.

Good job,
Ray

gildasjan (24149) 2009-07-10 7:03

Bonjour Asa
Une perspective étonnante.Les couleurs de ce tableau architectural sont un vrai délice.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

Giorgio (8776) 2009-07-10 7:26

- Incredible village Asa, really hooked in these rocks, this little port with these coloured houses is superb, the cloudy sky in bonus, well done!
All the best, have a nice weekend.
giorgio

Didi (36516) 2009-07-10 9:40

Hello Asa
Interesting distorion of the wide angle, it's make a nice perspective thru the town.
Best regards

jmcl (14149) 2009-07-10 10:20

Hi Asa,

Wow, what a tremendous sense of dimension .. wonderful point of view .. the way the sky works with this narrowing valley is tremendous. take care, John

npecanhuk (14756) 2009-07-10 10:30

Hello Asa!
That place is magnificent and your picture has excellent technical qualities! I'd like to point out the well chosen pov and well elaborated composition!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

PixelTerror (86861) 2009-07-10 12:17

Hi Asa
Fine shooting conditions and a luminous image but the distortion is too strong, 3 vertical frames stitched would do better in that situation
Have a nice day JY

gilou530 (35710) 2009-07-10 12:39

salut asa
un village italien plein de couleurs avec cette calanque comme chez nous, un ciel qui fait le spectacle un cadrage nickel rien de plus pour faire une photo magnifique
amitiés
gilbert

mauro61 (16346) 2009-07-10 23:32

ciao Asa,
la deformazione prospettica porta lo sguardo dritto dentro il piccolo molo di attracco.
Belli i colori ,un po' difficile la situazione luce.
Cielo stupendo.
saluti
maurizio

danos (33330) 2009-07-11 1:28

Hi Asa,
excellent the perspective from the use of the wide lens as the depth of the scene.I the V formation that created from the houses, as the exceptional colours of the houses that contrast perfect with the blue sky. Informative your note too.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

mikolaj_kawa (31335) 2009-07-11 1:31

Ciao Asa! Amazing cityscape! Wonderful POV and capture. Excellent colours. Good sharpness. Good luck!

jlbrthnn (39039) 2009-07-11 3:31

Hello Asa,
The reducing lines are of a beautiful astonishing effect. Framing is brilliant. I like the light and the colors. It is a very beautiful image, coloured and attractive. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

jplebrun (17330) 2009-07-11 5:12

Bonjour Asa
superbe photo très bien réalisé d'un magnifique point de vue, les couleurs sont superbes tu as bien bénéficié d'une belle luminosité.Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

gunbud (28165) 2009-07-11 8:27

Hi Asa,
Beautiful shot of this charming little fishing village that makes a lovel V shape as it clings to its rocky perch.
Very nice clear colors to this lovely architecture that stands out beautifuly against the blue sky.
Love those old fishing vessels.
Regards, Tom

toto (18767) 2009-07-11 11:28

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce village a flanc de côteau, bon POV qui avec ces deux partie qui viennent du fond et s' ouvre vers nous de fort jolie façon.
Jolies couleurs, bonne netteté, bien vu, bien fait.

Amitiés Thomas

tabora (13640) 2009-07-13 9:44

Hi Asa,
Que de couleurs,on reconnais celle du bord de la méditerranéen,l'angle former par les immeubles et le port nous font entrer au coeur de la photo,le tout dans une belle lumière et un ciel ouater a souhaits.
A+ Joseph

Longroute (9875) 2009-07-14 3:48

Well captured photo Asa!
At last you arrived at Le Cinque Terre!
Good low POV which allowed you to show the entire village (I chose a higher one to get more sea) and you also found a gorgeous sky, really spectacular. When I was there the sky was whitish all the time!
Fine colours and contrast and an interesting composition.
Best regards,
Donato

(I have plenty of pictures of 5 Terre, but I'll post them next fall)

lgir (2845) 2009-07-14 8:17

Hello Asa,

The choice of a great angle offers a very coloured original prospect.
Good work
Regards
Laurent

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2009-07-14 11:49

Hi Asa
Interesting pov, impressive perspective, although the tilted houses are a bit strange ;). Great light and composition.
Regards

alive (936) 2009-07-15 3:48

Olá Asa!
A photo with great great composition.
Good and beautiful colors.
Good clearness.
Parabéns.
luis(portugal)

jbemmels (327) 2009-07-15 12:22

Hi Asa,

The distortion is great here, and very much complimented by the lines in the clouds. It seems like a recurring theme in both the sky and the land that the entire village and nature both disappear at the same point on the horizon. Unusual effect!

Cheers,
Jordan

anesugur (17018) 2009-07-15 13:22

Hi Asa,
Great perspective, depth, POV and good composition. Very good job.
Best Regards. Uğur

pierrefonds (26669) 2009-07-17 19:03

Hi Asa,

The sky has a great effect on the composition. The point of view takes our eyes toward the buildings in the background which is giving depth an perspective to the composition. It is also showing the details anc colors of the buildings. A good management of the light which is enhancing the colors of the picture. jhave a nice day.

Pierre

JCG (25753) 2009-07-18 7:23

Hi Asa,

Beautiful use of the wide-angle lens on this photograph to emphasize this part of the village and to give it much of depth. I like much coloured contrasts and this splendid sky which brings relief to your compostion. Well done Asa and interesting, thank you.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

poulinp (4464) 2009-07-19 14:54

Good shot, I like the this photograph, and the beautiful sky help in that way. This place is wonderful.

ericfarge (872) 2009-07-20 12:49

Hello Asa,
Your wide angle makes this nice village picturesque and attractive. Houses seems to fall in the city on the right. I like the colors of thoses houses, full of life.
Regards, Eric.

batalay (21213) 2009-07-20 22:25

Hello Asa,

Thee is a sunburst effect in reverse here, with the cloud pattern seemingly radiating outward. The composition is excellent as is the quality of the photo. The use of the very wide lens has caused the vertical 'parallel lines' to appear to converge considerably lower than they would to the naked eye. If you won't regard it as meddling, I would like to try a ws. The photo is fabulous as it stands, but the ws will resemble the product of a series of stitched images.

Warm regards,

Bulent

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delkoo (34810) 2009-07-21 1:25

hi asa,

I was drawn into this one by the thumbnail , and wasn't disappointed: it's an unusual, cleverly taken photo , it would be perfect with more sharpness.

didier

dmarizz (2392) 2009-07-22 1:05

Hi Asa,
the POV is perfect for your marvellous wide lens, and so is the sky with those "striped-clouds". The contrast could be judged excessive, due to several parts of the picture completely black, but this choice gives to your posting a great character (different from the classical postcard). Well done, Dario.

magalik (1426) 2009-07-22 13:08

Hello Asa !
Great shot of Riomaggiore ! Nice composition and colors ! Good the idea to increase the marina depth with the Canon 10-22 !!
Riomaggiore is my prefered village of the Cinque Terre. I have visited it on the morning at 7:00, but there isn't enough sun to get the colors you have.
Thanks for your comment on Corniglia photo. There were only 377 steps to get Corniglia, so few ! ;-))
Tomorrow, I will add a photo of Riomaggiore from the road.
Best regards.
Magali K.

Nelu_Goia (2742) 2009-07-23 8:07

Hello Asa,
This is totally different from the North-American cities and so much nicer and more intimate, more personal.
I really like the V-shaped composition and the blend of warm and cool colors.
Nice work in the workshop to correct the geometry from Bulent...
Well done!
Nelu

Kielia (8739) 2009-07-24 12:34

Hi Asa,
although I have not yet visited these beautiful villages I really love to look at impressions from Cinque Terre. You have added to the gallery a very pleasant impression. The light and the colors are wonderful! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

AiresSantos (42964) 2009-07-27 12:58

Hi Asa
wonderful colours in this fine picture from Riomaggiore.
The sky with clouds is very beautiful
Excellent POV
Have a nice evening
Aires

zanzi (4828) 2009-07-27 13:16

Hi Asa
I like the vivid and explosive colors of this shot. The sky is also brilliant.
Bravo
Chris

darek1978 (11509) 2009-07-28 8:56

Hi Asa,
The effect from the wide angle is just fantastic. Those clouds are impressive indeed and the sky look awesome here. Details and exposure are perfect for this composition. Well done!
Regards,
Darek

lucasgalodoido (16831) 2009-07-28 12:25

Hi Asa,
very interesting view of the city, and I like of this POV. Good quality in your capture, principally the colours. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

adramad (4018) 2009-07-30 12:40

Hello Asa.
Wonderful this composition that a great produndidad creates to the image, precious color, the sky was impressive to complement this beautiful image.
Regards.
Luis

Silversnow (2121) 2009-07-31 11:52

Fantastic village you've got here, I envy your short focal!
Great colors, superb POV, multi-colored houses, it's just great!
A definitive favorite!

Cricri (43790) 2009-07-31 14:32

Hi Asa
C'est un endroit d'Italie vraiment merveilleux avec toutes ces façades de couleurs, les rochers, la mer, les barques, j'aime la présentation un peu particulière de la distorsion qui ne me gène pas du tout,bon POV, cadrage et profondeur, superbe
Good week end
cricri

Gerrit (36313) 2009-08-02 4:02

Hi Asa,
good low POV providing a fine effect of the bay or river splitting up the village,
Wonderful colours, light and sky.
Regards, Gerrit

atha2pan (3551) 2009-08-08 5:56

Ciao Asa
I see we use the same tool :-D
Excellently chosen pov and the wide lens did also a good job.

Take care
S

emka (22389) 2009-08-11 15:58

Hi Asa, Splendid view of the Riomaggiore. fantastic colourful housed perched on the rocks. The harbour is here so small. interesting clouds. great photo. Regards

Malgorzata

testmaniac (12262) 2009-08-14 4:00

Hi Asa, very nice and colorful photo from great place! I like it very much!

TFS and regards,

Phil

kiks (6151) 2009-08-17 7:58

This sims a place from a fairytale!!! I like this POV showing exatly how narrow the place is. LOvely colors also.
Best regadrs
KIKS

hispic (7399) 2009-08-19 20:08

Hi Asa,
Famous Riomaggiore has been captured with a powerful perspective different from another. The light in the afternoon also brings vivid color on the colorful houses.
Best wishes, Hisashi

carper (65742) 2009-08-30 9:44

marvelous one Asa
a good point of view, fantastic perspective, good details and colors, very good photo job here, I like it.
have a nice day.
regard jaap

RPoole5552 (1643) 2009-08-30 17:32

Beautiful colors and composition of this Italian village. Nice POV. Thanks for sharing.

Rob

lorenzetti (1341) 2009-09-03 11:32

Hello Asa,

Beautiful, this perspective ! Vivid colos of the houses and good foreground with this rock.

Kind regards - Franco

pastadog (12821) 2009-09-04 4:28

Excellent presentation of this village in fascinating perspective using these colorful picturesque rows of houses and wonderful busy sky

Nolme (5350) 2009-09-24 12:15

Bonsoir Asa
Jolie point de vue sur ce village. Le regard semble vouloir se perdre au fond du port.
Le ciel est bien travaillé

Marie

HimalAnda (1072) 2009-10-17 2:53

Hello Asa,

Nice point of view of this little harbour. The houses' colors are very nice and you were lucky to have such as sky (the clouds are beautiful).

Stéphane

Photo Information

Copyright: Asa Jernigan (asajernigan) (14304)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-25
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS 50D, Canon 10-22 EF-S f/3.5-4.5 USM, Sunpak Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/16, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: Italy, Switzerland & France 2009
Date Submitted: 2009-07-10 4:48
Favorites: 1 [view]