Salaam Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Image took from le Saline Vecchie di Olbia in the early norming looking to Golfo Aranci, on the North-Eastern coast of Sardegna. It was a morning of strong wind, and i was at not less than 800 meters from the sea, on the top of a small sand dune.

Durign the summer season, every morning, in few hours many ferries and cruise ships entered in the Gulf of Olbia, were there are 2 of the biggest, and crowded, seaports of Sardegna: Olbia and Golfo Arancia, at not more of 15 km of distance.
Ferries arrived from the whole Italy: Savona, Genova, Livorno, La Spezia, Piombino, Civitavecchia, Roma-Fiumicino, Napoli and Palermo.

That image is dedicated to the victims of the Salaam-Boccaccio '98 that sank 40 miles off the Arabian coast.

bantonbuju, Lotos, Cricri, vinicio, huynt, pitai has marked this note useful

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hadi1121 (479) 2006-02-06 3:53

Hi Paolo,
Beautiful colors and nicely balanced shot except that I personally feel there is a little too much of the sky. The sky color is so catchy blue but the bottom is more hazzy and blurred.
Beautiful composition and so creative.
Cheers.
Hadi

Furachan (0) 2006-02-06 3:53

Beautiful shot, a great meomorial to those lost at sea. Very thoughtful and "a ropos", Paolo.
Grazie!
Ciao,
Francis

lestans (15448) 2006-02-06 3:55

BRavissimo Paolo! Molto bello questo taglio basso e una nuvolina casualmente a sinistra! E la nave sembra esseree sospesa. Il blu sfumato del cielo è ottimo. Bello. E giusta la dedica.... anche se mi fa malinconia ricordare le vittime attraverso i traghetti stracarichi di vacanzieri della Sardegna
Buona giornata, è passata l'influenza?
Livia

jinju (14265) 2006-02-06 3:58

What a tragedy. I hope the people responsible answer for it.

The photo is fantastic. As usual, you show such magnificent views of the sea. The colors are so photogenic and your composition with this magnificent huge sky dominating here is spot on.

bantonbuju (48540) 2006-02-06 4:36

ciao paolo,
a great respect for this tribute, my friend;
a terrible catastrophy,
interesting image with a typical for you vast area of the sky;
really a good work;
best wishes, jerzy

jrj (34779) 2006-02-06 5:09

Interesting setting and compo with this high sky ceiling. Very maritim with good use of included details.

starbug (6924) 2006-02-06 5:17

hi Paolo, this was such a shocking news, right after the tragedy in Poland, another, much greater there. the ships looks as if it were sailing away into an unknown land...very nice.
A.

Zepi (22848) 2006-02-06 5:51

Salut Paolo,
Très belle image.
J’aime cette ligne d’horizon parfaitement plate et ces nuances de bleu
Beau cadrage
Bien joué
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement,
Sébastien

faubry (32281) 2006-02-06 7:11

bonjour Paolo, un grand respect pour cette photo qui par sa simplicité va droit pour les victimes de la catastrophe et leurs familles! merci pour eux
francine

Cricri (43030) 2006-02-06 7:38

Hi Paolo,
Une trés belle image qui rend hômmage aux victimes de cette terrible catastrophe, Merçi pour le partage.
Ciao
cricri

rbcy1974 (20742) 2006-02-06 9:28

Hello Paolo
Beautiful view of the sea and the ship
its scary that the ship seems close to crashing with the land.
Very well done
Regards
Daniel

vinicio (22358) 2006-02-06 10:22

Bella immagine Paolo, mi piace lo spazio che hai lasciato al cielo, otiima scelta, complimenti.
Ciao
Vinicio

cessy (13647) 2006-02-06 10:31

I like this extreem composition
with large part of the sky
very well done,Paolo
and very nice tribute

gaby (19793) 2006-02-06 14:29

Poir - un grand hommage à tous ces malheureux - j'aime beaucoup ta compo qui fait énormément ressortir le ciel - c'est très réussi -
Merci et bonne soirée
Gaby

rosaline (0) 2006-02-06 14:59

Hi Paolo
A great minimalist image with a great composition. The ship is excellently placed in the frame and the blue tint adds great atmosphere to the scene. Beautiful blue sky and well seen. Well done.
Aubrey

huynt (5077) 2006-02-06 19:57

Ciao Paolo
I love the pure color with a cruise for the wander march

erdna (5348) 2006-02-06 20:37

I like the way you artistically composed this shot to resemble more a modern painting. This type of art is relative. I like it.

Andre'

AnneFrance (921) 2006-02-07 8:45

another fabulous one!

designsoul (21394) 2006-02-07 13:24

Oh, I am so homesick for Italy, looking at your amazing shots, Paolo... that blue of the Tarquinian sea... I love the graphic aspect of your shot, so simple and beautiful... thanks for reminding me that such places exist...
Ciao, brava!
sasa

ALSOM (6616) 2006-02-10 5:12

With a lower angle point of view you will get te boat sailing on the rock ;o))).
Nice compo with the large blue sky !
Ciao, Alain.

pitai (3925) 2006-02-10 21:03

simple, clear, and beautiful. very efective low horizon perspective. I like it very much. warm colors and terrific definition. well done, gabriel