~ Pompeii Ruins ~, a photo from Naples, Campania

Photographer's Note

Photo taken on my trip to Italy, June 2007

Pompeii is a buried and ruined Roman city near
modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania.

It was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days on 24 August 79 AD.

Pompeii has become a popular tourist destination; with approximately 2.5 million visitors a year, it is the most popular tourist attraction in Italy.

It is now part of a larger Vesuvius National Park and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.

To combat problems associated with tourism, the governing body for Pompeii, the Soprintendenza Archaeological di Pompei have begun issuing new tickets that allow for tourists to also visit cities such as Herculaneum and Stabiae as well as the Villa Poppaea, to encourage visitors to see these sites and reduce pressure on Pompeii.

The ruins can be reached by simply walking from the modern town to the various entrances, there are adequate car parks and the entrances are also accessible to tourists through the train line to the modern town, or else a private train line, the Circumvesuviana, that runs directly to the ancient site.

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Thanks,
pelin

gentedilivello, angela926, ARGI, GUYOFF, tedesse, cyborg83, sagar, cobbydale, arturski, imtiyaz has marked this note useful

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dumbo (4541) 2008-03-30 1:56

Hi Paulina!
Really interesting shot. This composition is great and those colors are warm and natural.
This POV is also great.
Well done!

Best wishes,
Eino

gentedilivello (3095) 2008-03-30 1:59

Hi Paulina,
I like very much the perspective of your picture. It gives a nice sense of depth.
Well done, good note.
Thanks for sharing.

angela926 (1882) 2008-03-30 2:12

Hello Paulina,
very good composition and interesting point of view, excellent sharpness,superb depth of field, nie textures and details.
Angela

ARGI (3456) 2008-03-30 2:18

superb POV and perspective Paulina.
Wonderful and warm colors.
Atmosphere of Pompei is something extraordinaire and full of triste feelings. Isn't it?
A remarkable place excellent given with your composition
Bravo
best regards
Argyris

JanD (0) 2008-03-30 2:46

Czolem Pelin!
Imponujace ruiny. Piekne slonce, rewelacyjne oswietlenie, ladnie wydobute kolory. Poza tym dobra ostrosc. No i pomyslowa kompozycja.
Pozdrawiam!

jurek1951 (35765) 2008-03-30 4:01

Witaj Paulina,
ciekawa architektura,ladnie pokazana,podoba mi sie perspektywa i kolorystyka,pozdrawiam
Jurek

GUYOFF (901) 2008-03-30 4:20

Hi Paulina,

WXelldone for this one....Fantastic, the perspectiv is interesting the color and sharpeness too.....You have real skills... :-)

Have a good day and thanks for this quick trip in Pompei

GUY

tedesse (22467) 2008-03-30 9:48

Witaj!
Interesuj±ca prezentacja,³adne kolory i dobra ostro¶æ.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

Graal (89420) 2008-03-31 0:42

Dobrze przymierzylas, fajnie to wyglada w takiej perspektywie. Dobry reportaz ze slawnego miejsca. Notka tez ok.
Pozdr. Al.

cyborg83 (4515) 2008-03-31 6:49

Witam,
dosc dlugo mnie nie bylo na TE i widze ze wiele ciekawych zdjec mam do skomentowania....
Niestety ostatnio czasu brak na przyjemnosci i tak pozostanie jeszcze do polowy kwietnia - pracuje w delegacji i w wynajetym mieszkaniu nie mam internetu - w dzisiejszych czasach to nie do pomyslenia :)
A wiec naraziez mojej strony brak bedzie komentarzy ale wszystko nadrobie w drugiej polowie miesiaca :)

Co do fotki to bardzo mi sie podoba - swietna perspektywa, swietne kolory i swietny POV,
gratuluje

bantonbuju (51733) 2008-03-31 8:44

solidny kawał roboty tym razem...
udało ci się niejako ożywic to od wieków martwe miejsce i pomimo naturalnego smutku tego "pogorzeliska" wydobyłaś z niego jakąś melodię, harmonię, ożywiłaś duszę...
fajne,
pozd. j.

Clementi (52511) 2008-03-31 13:19

Ciao Paulina ,
very good composition and interesting perspective superb depth of field.
colors and light perfect.
good job
Giorgio

sagar (2410) 2008-04-02 3:50

Hi Paulina,
You made my mood heavy with this one. Its a real pity to see the ruins. Imagine the power of the Vesuvius, that it ruined an entire city.
Regarding the shot, its a good one with prefect POV and good colors.
Regards,
Sagarneel.

rodgerg (55767) 2008-04-02 11:31

Hello Paulina,

Very good composition and especially very good POV for this photo. I like very muche the perspective.
Regards,
Roger

cobbydale (1958) 2008-04-02 14:27

Hola Pelin,
a lovely shot of the ruins - great POV and good colours/textures.
dobranoc
Leon

mikeo (12129) 2008-04-03 13:55

hej,

to jest fajne, ladnie kadrowane, rzad szczatkow kolumien prowadzacy do nastepnych kolumien - fajnie wykombinowane... ladne kolorki i dobra jakosc fotki,

badz pozdrowiona,

mikeo

antyqjon (190) 2008-04-05 7:01

Fajny kadr, jest w nim rytm i ¿ycie mimo tego ¿e to ruiny. :)

Ber (8227) 2008-04-07 12:38

Interesujace kolumny i ruiny pokazane w ciekawy sposob.
pozdrawiam

brandstaetter (15913) 2008-04-29 12:24

Hi Paulina,
It´s simple: I like the colours, the perspective and the spirit of eternity in this one.
Cheers Christian

Felip (3907) 2008-05-05 7:52

How long without knowing anything from you, my friend. I thought that you had definitely moved to TLens. Your note has been a surprise for me. Nice to meet you, again!

Pozdrawiam!

Felip

arturski (4465) 2008-05-15 13:47

Hej Paulino !
Interesujaco pokauzane ,jedne z najslynniejszych ruin swiata , ladna dluga perspektywa , udana praca.
Pozdrawiam
Artur

imtiyaz (1005) 2008-12-05 1:35

Hi Paulina,

Interesting shot for your note,
It seems that front pillar is very near for focus point, a bit distance or making it center also make sense its just my Point of View.

A good photo for the ruining history

Regards,
Imtiyaz Basha M S