Dark Day Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Another old one, from Bora Bora Lagoon, during a bad weather afternoon, with thunderstorms, powerfull wind and fantastic colours on the water. I was on the terrace of the overwater bungalow, looking to a small Motu.

A grey sky, as the one that there is over all the Inter F.C. fans today....a dark day when you have a half part of your friends that are Milan fans....sms, e-mails, calls on the cells, calls at home in the early morning, someone that calls from New York, London, other one from Mougins, others from Dubai...and also it was a dark night, when some millions of people are all around the city streets, singing, drinking and screaming...

Dark day....

;)

*Scanned image*

teutza, siolaw, gildasjan, kiwi_explorer, luiscar, pat0500, Marcelo_Almeida, lilimih33, Emile, Henryk_Bilor, chrisnet, xkolba, AiresSantos, ALIRIZA, claire526, Sp7, carper has marked this note useful

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siolaw (25736) 2007-05-24 4:09

Ciao Paolo,
On these lagoons, stormy skies create intense contrast and amazing emerald/turquoise water colors... which you got well here... it is quite smooth, maybe neat image, or as a result of the scan, but a pleasant image awaking nice memories(i been in Bora twice in 1975... was great in these days!)
Comunque, avete vinto lo Scudetto!
Laurent

rossy85 (2865) 2007-05-24 4:10

Hi Paolo,
Strong colors with a visible effect. Very nice frame and composition.
Regards,
Rossy

teutza (10564) 2007-05-24 4:10

HY Paolo,
i think this is a lovely image!!!
the colours are perfect like usuall:)
nice work
P.S: you know i new that MIlan will win!!!!:)
teo

ribeiroantonio (21917) 2007-05-24 4:18

I only have been to Papeete one day, waiting to the connection flight to Eastern Island. In that occasion I have the tour of the island and I really have enjoyed it. Of course, I have not seen any beautiful beach as the one you are sharing with us. I like your photo for the superb colours and nice POV. Well done.
Antonio

Clementi (44131) 2007-05-24 4:18

Ciao paolo ,
colori molto forti in questa composizione ,
molto bella la differenza tra il mare e il cielo , la barca e l'isola completano questo quadro d'autore.
Giorgio

gildasjan (23787) 2007-05-24 4:24

Bonjour Paolo
C'est un très joli tableau.Ciel bleu et ombragé,un ilot un bateau et cette mer verte,c'est superbe.
Bravo,bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

hatti52 (12654) 2007-05-24 4:44

Ciao Paolo,
Wonderful sunny sea and colours and dramatic clouds are together.
Bravo

barrufeto_77 (25809) 2007-05-24 4:53

Hi Paolo.

It's a pity that the picture was scanned...a really pity!

Anyway, excellent contrast between the sky and the sea.

Well done!

Rgs, Oscar

stefanocer (10404) 2007-05-24 4:58

Paolo un posto paradisiaco ed una esecuzione impeccabile che nonostante lo scanner mantiene un grande fascino , complimenti.
Stefano.

partha (13657) 2007-05-24 4:59

Hi Paolo ,
A simple yet effective shot. Nice colourtone and wonderful composition.
Regards.
Partha

pat0500 (21513) 2007-05-24 5:41

Hi Paolo,
I ilke much this one....dream place for the beautiful picture..!
Wonderful colours of the sea and sky..! Very nice composition my friend..:o)
Best regards,
Have a nice day.
Patrick

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-05-24 5:42

Hi Paolo,
Fantastic color contrast ... gosh this makes me miss the tropics. The dark clouds against the warm green sea is a delightful contrast. Good scanning quality ... well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

dkeus31 (26188) 2007-05-24 6:06

Hello Paolo,
A nice image with the three layers applying the third rules.
The boat is centered but the island on the left is breaking the symmetry.
Well done.
Regards
Didier

devimeuxbe (55865) 2007-05-24 7:45

Hi Paolo
The contrast of colors is very beautifull here.
Excellent and impressive composition.
Well done
BErtrnd

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2007-05-24 7:54

Hi Paolo!
Wonderful place! Great colors, POV and composition. Well done!
regards
Dorota

eza1701 (3343) 2007-05-24 8:39

Hi Paolo,

This shot does a great job in combining a beautiful green ocean with an ominous sky, great contrasts.

Best regards,
Paul.

anesugur (16906) 2007-05-24 8:42

Ciao Paolo,
Wonderful picture.
Superb light and colors.
Have a nice day. Uğur

sebinho342 (18740) 2007-05-24 8:44

Hi Paolo, yes dark day you said it ;) I can almost figure out that you cried on your picture giving this blured neat to climax picture ;)
I guess this is kind of torture to see maldini showing the cup ... but the game wasn't very beautiful.
So beautiful picture, bora bora, hmmmm i hate you when you post destinations like that here ;)

feather (49860) 2007-05-24 9:22

You must have a never-ending supply of shots from your round-the-world trip. I hope you never run out of them. It's very unusual to see such a grey cloud there.
I expect you belong to the other half of Milan!
Kath

luiscar (3282) 2007-05-24 10:40

hola paolo, gran postal con colores envolventes, buen POV dejando la isla a un lado, me gusta la tonalidad que tiene el agua con ese color azul verdoso.
muchas felicidades, un saludo
luiscar

Marcelo_Almeida (1044) 2007-05-24 13:16

Ciao Paolo,
A cor do mar é fantástica, o contraste com o céu nebuloso torna ainda mais bonito.
Bravo,
Marcelo Almeida

mporta (3352) 2007-05-24 17:00

ciao Paolo
queste foto nelle agenzie di viaggio non ce le fanno mai vedere, nelle isole tropicali c'è sempre il sole. Ma nonostante il nuvolone il mare è di un colore verde straordinario. La qualità della foto non è il massimo per via della scansione, ma la composizione è interessante con le tre fasce colorate orizzontali.
Un saluto
Matteo

mfonda (889) 2007-05-25 14:44

Hi Paolo,

Simply wonderful. The colors are amazing. Not much more to say, well done, thanks for sharing!

-Matt

lilimih33 (9874) 2007-05-25 18:40

Ciao Paolo!
Fantastici colori in tua composizione!
Dramatico cielo!
Lovely colours and perspective!
Excellent done!
Lili

...ritorno... :)

Emile (19995) 2007-05-25 23:22

Hola Paolo.
Impressive contrast between the lighted sea and island with the white boat and the dark stormy clouds. You did a very good work in this scanned shot, very good turquoise color of the sea. Good POV. Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

keribar (42748) 2007-05-26 1:57

Ciao Paolo,
When I opened the thumbnail I knew already that I was dealing with something extraordinary. But although the set and the light and the clouds are so beautiful I am a bit disappointed about the lack of sharpness. Perhaps we must blame the scanning I am not sure, a digital picture would certainly be sharper in this case.
I wish you a great week-end - Izzet

Graal (57995) 2007-05-26 2:14

Hi Paolo,
great view, fantastic colours of water. You have rich archive and remembrances. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2007-05-26 4:44

Hi Paolo
A little lack of sharpness, but the mood and colours just amazing. Great composition.
Have a nice day.

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-05-26 5:02

CIao PAOlo, l' immagine risente un pò della scansione...
Ad ogni modo è davvero un paesaggio incredibile, i colori sono stupendi e il cielo minaccioso crea una atmosfera stupenda!
la barca è un pò troppo centrale secondo me...
Ad ogni modo bel lavoro!
ciao!
Valeria

chrisnet (20374) 2007-05-26 12:20

Hello Paolo,
Very nice landscape, the colors are amazing, I like the wonderful contrast between the dark sky and the green sea, very good view.
Regards
Christian

xkolba (3188) 2007-05-26 13:21

Hi Paolo,
Beautiful landscape with amazing colour of water. Island and yacht completes the whole very well. Those dark clouds works here really good.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Maciek

SabrinaTripodi (84) 2007-05-27 14:37

que linda foto!!! que colores!! el cotraste que hacen entre el cielo y el agua es re lindo!!! muy buena la composicion!

AiresSantos (42156) 2007-05-28 5:34

Amazing colours in this very beautiful scanned picture, PAOLO.
I like the contrast between the sea and sky colours. Fantastic place here
Have a nice day
Aires

ALIRIZA (16197) 2007-05-28 5:42

Hi Paolo,
Excellent composition under the dark sky. Green and blue colours tone are marvelous. Well done my friend...
All the best...
Ali Rıza

sacavem (8289) 2007-05-28 10:43

Wonderful place,Paolo

Good scanned picture.Amazing colours and nice POV.I like the quiet sea.
Congratulations to the Inter F.C.

Congratulazioni,
Filipe

claire526 (1261) 2007-05-28 12:17

Hi Paolo,
Amazingly playful watercolors of lovely green sea and dramatic sky. Well composed seascape. I like this one.
Cheers,
Claire

golden (791) 2007-05-28 12:37

Hello Paolo,
this is a wonderful and at the same time dramatic shot.I like the contrast between the "sunny" sea and the dark sky.

Well done,
Chrysoula.

greg64g (11193) 2007-05-30 6:07

Salut Paolo

c'est bien ici le Paradis ? magnifico. i love a lot this one
for the 3 colors like a flag.
Forza Milano;-)
greg

Sp7 (183) 2007-05-31 11:10

Hi Paolo
crazy mood. the green sea and the grey sky is really special, wow. i like it. regards silvio

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carper (64908) 2007-06-07 12:29

fantastic photo, Paolo.
the composition is nice and the sky and the sea water are good in balance, the boat is another extra, good photojob here.
gr. jaap

eyesthetix (637) 2007-06-16 5:22

Paolo,
fantastic view and colour.
Well taken.

Well done and best regards,
Daniel

crckt (7076) 2007-06-19 16:45

Hi Paolo,
Beautiful picture! The green, blue and grey shades are amazing!
Regards,
Shaeri

Jean51 (24) 2007-11-12 10:22