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Photographer’s Note

This is a view of the Saline Vecchie beach (Old Salt Fields Beach). It's located in the nort-east Sardinia, just few hundreds of meters outside the Olbia Gulf, in front of Golfo Aranci and with the Tavolara Island on the other side.
That long beach is empty of people during the whole summer except few days close to the 15th of August.
That area have few hotels and resorts, so the large part of the tourists go few miles north in Costa Smeralda or few miles south to Porto Istana and San Teodoro.
The villa that we rented the past year and also for next August is located less than 100 meters from the beach.
That gulf is famous in Sardinia for the strong wind and for a perfect weather for the Kite-surf

The flag on the right side is the official one of Sardegna.
Here the history of The Four Moor's Head Flag.

Model: Canon PowerShot S400
Software: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Exposure Time: 1/1002
F-Stop: f/7.1
Focal Length: 237/32 mm
Date Taken: 2005-08-03 11:58
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 178 kb

pablominto, PixelTerror, papagolf21, ChrisJ, Emile, chrisnet has marked this note useful

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pablominto (39918) 2006-06-30 4:16

Hi Paolo,
I'm fascinated by the fluffy white summer clouds, just like in my place today... bringing promise about another nice day!
I like your composition, simple but effective abd the curvy lie of the beach adds dynamics...
Greetings,
Pablo -

papagolf21 (55956) 2006-06-30 4:19

Bonjour Paolo,
J'ai l'impression de voir ces nuages aux formes différentes se déplacer à grande vitesse ; le vent est tel que l'on peut entendre le drapeau claquer par les sautes de vent.
Jolie composition où le ciel prend toute sa dimension et fait ressortir à merveille cette plage presque abandonnée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

barrufeto_77 (25611) 2006-06-30 4:43

Hi Paolo.

The sky is superb!!! Excellent. Nice contrast with the other parts of the picture.

Rgs, Oscar

jinju (14265) 2006-06-30 4:50

Hey Paolo,

a very pleasing composition with your usual beautiful colors. The flag adds a lot to the overall reception of this photo.

ChrisJ (69522) 2006-06-30 6:25

Ciao Paolo

A marvellous beach shot, with wonderful repetition of the clouds & excellent sharpness, color & pov. Bellisimo!

Gerrit (35463) 2006-06-30 7:45

Hi Paolo,
great beachscape with marvellous sky,
regards, Gerrit

david (3972) 2006-06-30 9:13

buon giorno paolo

i'm a sucker for blue skies and this one is great! nice composition and i like the inclusion of the flag and upturned boat.

it's amazing that beaches are barren for the summer ... and kite flying breezes too! wow ... perfect place for me! :)

Emile (19789) 2006-06-30 15:03

Nice shot Paolo.
Very good colours and perspective, the beach ending with a very well captured curve.
Good composition and POV. Nice sky with the clouds. Good work.
Well done.

saigon (5462) 2006-06-30 15:52

jolie ciel azur comme la....squadra azzura!!
forza azzuri per la semifinale!!
amitiés....aldo.

PixelTerror (86026) 2006-07-01 4:40

Ciao Paolo,
I see you do everything possible to keep your mood high and focus on the objective ;-)
The less than desirable shooting time delivered here difficult conditions in terms of luminosity, however the composition idea is good using the beach curves to lead the eye to the Sardegna flag. The wind was a good ally too to have it floating proudly.
Buona fine di settimana,
Jean-Yves

jrj (34779) 2006-07-02 13:59

Good one paolo. The low placement of the horizon and the clouded sky is a good combination for the effectful result - nice work

rosaline (0) 2006-07-03 4:05

Hi Paolo
Stunning and dramatic cloud patterns that deliver great impact to this shot. The contrast is good and the flag adds an extra balance to the scene.
Aubrey

carper (64026) 2006-07-03 13:17

very nice one paolo,
well taken composition with a little bit backlight you mad a good quality photo, good balance, great job, well done.
gr. jaap

veronika (6022) 2006-07-04 6:28

Hello Paolo, the sky looks amazing!! And it makes a good contrast with the rest of the pic, nicely done :)
Vero

jemaflor (38827) 2006-07-06 5:59

Hi Paolo,
well taken with a large place for this impressive cloudy sky, beautiful beach too, well the flag to complete and gives a windy effect.

chrisnet (20354) 2006-07-09 10:50

Bonjour Paolo,
Tu as su magnifiquement saisir les couleurs de ce ciel splendide.La plage presque déserte nous invite aussi par la magie de cette image.
Très jolie composition.
Christian