Strait of Messina Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the strictest point (3 km from coast to coast) of the Strait of Messina exactly between the old red and white electric pylons (not more used nowadays). In this point they would to build a fantascientific bridge that connects Sicilia to Calabria. People (me too) are against this project. The photo was taken from "Campo Italia" a panoramic point that only who lives in Messina knows. On the left you can see also two small lakes: Ganzirri lake (the biggest in foreground) and Faro lake behind. I posted photos of these two lakes taken last year in the same season.

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vinicio (22532) 2005-08-25 6:44

Complimenti per la foto nonché per la conoscenza dei luoghi, anch'io sono contrario alla costruzione del ponte ma non per motivi ecologici, penso che di problemi da risolvere in Italia ne abbiamo di più urgenti dove poter spendere i capitali necessari alla costruzione del ponte.
Ciao, Vinicio

Cricri (45241) 2005-08-25 10:07

Bonjour Zanni, joli panorama, belle vue sur Messina, Bon POV, les couleurs sont douces et agréables. très beaux séjours en Sicile, merçi à toi.
Amitié,cricri

Guenther (6956) 2005-08-25 10:47

Molto bella questa immagine che fa capire bene la topografia dello Stretto a chi non lo conosce (cme me) ... buonissima profondità di campo e bella luce. La città in primo piano è Messina?
Sono d'accordo con te sull'inutilità del ponte, ci sarebbero ben altre cose da fare che questi progetti faraonici...
Thanks for sharing!

pamastro (7215) 2005-08-28 23:54

Well, I have have to say I am for the bridge. But I understand why one would want to leave this setting like it is. It is beautiful. And is that the whirlpool effect described in the Odyssey as one of the monsters in the strait? Perhaps it could be cropped just above the clouds to focus on the path out.

The scale here is certainly clear and I can imagine what a bridge would look like. I think it wouldn't be so bad when I think of other places like the Golden Gate or the closer Straits of Mackinac before their bridges. And I know the problems with living in a place that does not have the river crossing capacity that it should and all the backups it causes and the losses it causes.