On the Poets' Gulf Photo

Photographer’s Note

A sunset view of the southern part of the Poets' Gulf, in the eastern Liguria.
On the extreme left there is the tiny island of Tinetto, then the Tino island, in the middle the Palmaria one and on the right side the Portovenere Cape with the Monte Santa Croce (543 meters).

In 1997 Portovenere and the villages of Cinque Terre were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

The patron saint of the Gulf of La Spezia, Saint Venerius (Italian San Venerio), is said to have lived in on the Tino island as a hermit, and later as abbot, until his death in 630. His feast is celebrated here annually on 13 September. It is thought that a sanctuary was constructed at the place of Venerio's death to contain his remains and that this was extended to form a monastery in eleventh century. The remains of the monastery can be seen on the northern coast of the island.

Today the island, which is part of a military zone, is surmounted by a lighthouse.

Partialy from Wikipedia

Good W.E.!

ChrisJ, Muse, riclopes, delkoo, tigra, vonp, sabyasachi1212, Cricri, feather, sufi, JCG, Didi has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (70271) 2007-01-19 4:09

Bonjourno Paolo

A fantastic sunset with marvellous, orange colour, & superb silhouettes & graphism of the islands on the horizon. Bellisimo!

Muse (31007) 2007-01-19 4:13

Hello Paolo,
SUperbe coucher de soleil. L'orange contraste bien avec la silhouette du paysage et le bleu du ciel.
Bien vu!
Best regards
Denise

nwoehnl (120) 2007-01-19 4:30

Very nice one, Paolo. The vivid orange tonality in the sky is beautiful, and the very low placement of the horizon seems to work quite well too, focusing on the curving shapes of the hill ranges in the background. Have a nice weekend.

jinju (14265) 2007-01-19 4:30

Classic Paolo.

Fantastic colors, beautiful view. A scene that can be looked at with a lot of pleasure.

You really have a hang of this sort of photography Paolo. Very well done.

Leonie (8647) 2007-01-19 4:33

Ciao Paolo,
Un altra che fa sognare et che me rende anche nostalgica perche ho vissuto un anno a Genova e sono molto attacata alla Liguria e i suoi paesaggi! Grazie e buona giornata...Léonie

riclopes (33003) 2007-01-19 4:34

Olá Paolo, the dark sillouetted bellies of the hidden whales are great in there and making a beautiful minimalist composition. May be a giantic marine monster could wake up from there...The colors are lovely and the atmosphere is especial. 543m would be quite easy for you to climb, right? ;-)))))
Have a nice weekend,
Ricardo

Cretense (56192) 2007-01-19 4:43

Hi Paolo!

Great photo with a very daring composition. Your positioning of the horizon so low in the frame works very well. Very nice shapes and beautiful colours. Congratulations!

Ciao, Hercules

delkoo (34296) 2007-01-19 4:57

hi paolo
simple and beautiful, i like the curves of the mountains Separating the sky of the sea.

ciao
didier

dkeus31 (26188) 2007-01-19 6:11

Hello Paolo,
Nice moody and colored compsoition.
Regards
Didier

carper (64908) 2007-01-19 6:56

a very good serie Paolo,
fantastic colours, a good low horizon, a very good pov and yes a quality job.
gr. jaap

barrufeto_77 (25809) 2007-01-19 7:02

Hi Paolo.

Excellent warm colours. They're excellent!

The silhouettes are also good.

Rgs, Oscar

tigra (2966) 2007-01-19 7:33

Hello Paolo
Incredible sky is your main goal:)
I know that it's difficult to make an unusual composition with th sky, but you manage to catch fabulous moments.
Katia

vonp (2235) 2007-01-19 7:38

Ciao Paolo,
Nel golfo dei poeti la tua foto non poteva che esere una poesia...
Bellssimi i colori (che cielo!!), bellissima la composizione.
A prestissimo...
Paolo

stefanocer (10404) 2007-01-19 7:51

fantastici colori nella tua bella foto , complimenti.
stefano.

anducina (8093) 2007-01-19 11:32

Superb colours and light, interesting compo, with those low black hills in contrast with the magnifical sunset.

TFS,

Andreea

vinicio (22412) 2007-01-19 15:57

I colori sono molto delicati e belli Paolo, complimenti, un risultato non sempre facile da ottenere, ma i maestri si vedono dai dettagli :)
Ti auguro un bel fine settimana
Ciao
Vinicio

Graal (57995) 2007-01-20 2:11

Hi Paolo,
great sunset, beautiful colours and silhuettes of hills. Good composition also. Well done.
Gr., Aleksander

Cricri (43100) 2007-01-20 3:50

Ciao Paolo,
Des couleurs qui sont un plaisir pour les yeux,
Joli moment ou les lumiéres s'étende sur l'horizon
bon weekend à toi
amitié
cricri

feather (49860) 2007-01-20 6:38

What lovely colours Paolo. I like how you have only included a small amount of foreground to reserve all the space for the sky. Very simple but beautiful.
Kath

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-01-20 6:53

Hi Paolo,
Sunsets are cliches - that is the commmon refrain, but not this one friend. A minimalist shot with amazing array of colors. This must truly be a wonderful place.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

evanrizo (456) 2007-01-20 10:38

It is not strange this gulf to be Poets'Gulf with hese colors it offers.You capture with this frame is excellent.Lightness and colors are great.
Gracia Paolo.

sufi (9568) 2007-01-20 10:53

Merhaba Paolo, my friend...
Wow... It's a wonderful scene, indeed... The silhouettes of the ıslands, the colors of the sky and their reflection on the sea are perfect... Also perfect point of view and perspective...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

bostankorkulugu (33598) 2007-01-20 12:00

spellbounding image... the colours of the sunset look stunning behind the black landscape... complimenti paolo...

designsoul (21394) 2007-01-20 17:39

Ciao Paolo,
Beautiful sunset, but not anywhere in the world... it is in astonishing Liguria! A very nice warm tonality throughout, as I remember Italy, the most beautiful country in the world.
Take care,
sasa

JCG (25343) 2007-01-22 3:56

Hi Paolo,

A splendid back-light, the colors of this sunset are superb and gives to this marine landscape an alleviating atmosphere very pleasant. A very beautiful photograph Paolo, cheer.

With all my friendships and a good sunday.

Jean-Charles

vincz (19043) 2007-01-23 4:33

Very nice sunset picture wiy beautiful colours and silhouettes. Orange, pink and blue... Well done.

Didi (36136) 2007-01-23 14:24

Ciao Paolo
Very nice grad colours and a good priority composition on the sky.
You had a big Idea
I see also a very piccolo tilt, but it's very easy to correct as I have don on my WS.
Cheers

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RGatward (19743) 2007-01-23 23:40

Hi Paulo, what a lot of sunsets :-), well why go for it. Great framing here, I like the diminishing hills .