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Macerata colours5
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Copyright: Stamatis Stamatis (stamatis) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 291 W: 11 N: 391] (2376)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-30
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P41
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-12-08 5:33
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The centro storico is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. Together with the modern town, sprawling on the plain below, it has a population of about 41,000. There is a lift (elevator) connecting the two towns. The town is solid but unostentatious, being built between the 1600s and 1900s. In the central Piazza della Libertà is the Loggia dei Mercanti with two-tier arcades dating from the Renaissance.

There are a number of striking palazzi, mostly along Corso Matteotti, including Palazzo dei diamanti. Next to the Loggia dei Mercanti, Corso della Repubblica leads to Piazza Vittorio Veneto where, in the Palazzo Ricci, there is a museum and art gallery: the most important artpiece is the Madonna and Child by Carlo Crivelli. Another museum is the Museo delle Carrozze (carriages).

The cathedral dates form the 1100s.

There is a University (founded in 1290) and an Art school, two publishing houses (Liberilibri and Quodlibet) and therefore, Jazz clubs and the like.

The Palazzo Buonaccorsi was built 1700-1720 for Count Raimondo Buonaccorsi and his son Cardinal Simone Buonaccorsi using designs by Giovanni Battista Contini. The piano nobile is known for the Sala dell'Eneide, decorated with frescoes by the Rambaldi, Dardani, Solimena, and canvases by Garzi. Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole painted a canvas. Other submissions were from Gambarini, Balestra, Lazzarini, and Franceschini. See main entry at Palazzo Buonaccorsi.

Just north of the town, at the Villa Potenza, lie the remains of ancient Helvia Recina, a Roman settlement destroyed by the Visigoths.

Some way south of the town is the Romanesque church of San Claudio al Chienti: its unusual shape is due to one church being built on top of the remains of another.

Macerata Opera Festival

In July and August the Macerata Opera Festival is held in the 3,500 to 4,500 seat (depending upon each opera's sets) Arena Sferisterio. It is a huge neoclassical arena erected in the 1820s as a stadium for a form of handball by the architect Ireneo Aleandri. The orchestra pit is so wide that musicians at each end cannot hear each other. The monument “Alla Vittoria” at its gates, projected by Cesare Bazzani, dates from fascist times.

Following an extensive 1989 renovation of the 550-seat Teatro Lauro Rossii, since 1990 some operas are performed in that theatre, originally named the Teatro Condomini and built by Antonio Bibiena from 1767 and inaugurated in 1774 with Anfossi's Olimpiade. In 1872 it was renamed for the musician Lauro Rossi who was born in the town.

Other

The mathematician and humanist Matteo Ricci was born in Macerata. Ricci was the first western man to enter Beijing in 1601 and to translate into Chinese many Western classics like Euclid, Cicero and many others.

The Futurist painter and Bauhaus architect Ivo Pannaggi was born and died in Macerata (1901 to 1981) after living in Rome, Berlin and in Norway.

Fractions

Acquesalate, Acquevive, Botonto San Giacomo, Botonto Sant'Isidoro, Cervare, Cimarella, Cincinelli, Collevario, Consalvi, Corneto, Helvia Recina, Isola, Madonna del Monte, Montanello, Piediripa, Sforzacosta, Valle, Vallebona, Valteia, Villa Potenza.
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Hi Stamatis, WOW what a stuning and beautiful shot of this very dramatic scene, the clouds look so scary and dramatic, brilliant contrast, superb well done, good composition and POV, well done, thanks for sharing it with us, regards, Joao Salas

Stamatis,
you were lucky with the light in this place ! Great dramatic mood with that wondrous stormy sky and light, the yellow field, I like it also that there are electric lines crossing the image, as there is electricity in the air, good compo and that shadow of the tree on the right is also nice. Beautiful.

TFS
Michèle

Stamati yia san ke tis proigumenes,idio fos ,idio apotelesma well done

Dimitris Ni

Hi Stamatis, what a dramatic photo! Just caught the right moment! Regards, Johannes

Bom enquadramento!
Uma luz fantástica!

unbelievable contrast !

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  • mirarer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 487 W: 0 N: 363] (3089)
  • [2007-12-08 7:13]

Hi Stamatis,
Beautiful shot with this incredible light. Omorfo!.
Kalispera.
Mirari.

Hi Stamatis,
You have an amazing collection of shots about this place!
In this one, the contrast between the stormy sky and the yellow field it's really nice. It's a pity the inclussion of the electric line, but I think that sometimes it's difficult to avoid it.
Anyway, a great shot.
Well done.

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  • clio Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1567 W: 160 N: 2723] (12952)
  • [2007-12-08 7:56]

Geia sou Stamati,
Very beautiful composition with this very big sky. Magnificent, this last sunbeam before the thunderstorm bursts. Cypress already move with the wind. A beautiful and impressive natural photo.
Very well done
Diane

Hi Stamatis
the colours and composition of your photo are superb.
Too bad those cables passing by.
Good overall work
TFS
Jorge

Hello dear Stamatis,
This is also a great capture, with this amazing dark sky and yellow fields in the foreground. Nice contrasts. Very good compo and great info's.
TFS and have a nice wekeend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Ciao Stamatis, questa è per me la migliore della tua splendida serie, luce sul campo e cielo tenebroso si accoppiano creando una composizione di raro fascino, bravissimo, ciao Silvio

HiStamatis,
Amazing contrast and incredible lights,
Kalispera
Caesar

Ciao Stamatis ,
ormai sei diventado il maestro dei contrasti tra
il cielo e il terreno bellissima la linea di confine creata dagli alberi .
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

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  • azaf1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1655 W: 133 N: 2328] (10637)
  • [2007-12-09 0:39]

Stamati, kalispera
Argo alla panta sew vrisko kapou sto eksoteriko!
H seira opos eipame apithani kai efxomai na anevaseis kai alles toso kales.
kalo vradi
Argiris

Ypervatiki metaptosi epi tis gis file.....Yperthematiko gignesthe tha elega...apisteyti!!!
na eise kala file mou

nf

Ciao Stamatis,

straordinario ancora una volta il contrasto tra i toni caldi del suolo e il cielo scurissimo

Complimenti!

Gio

Hello Stamatis,
What a beautiful capture with these colors. I liked the light on the house most.
Best regards,
Tulay

Geia soy Stamati!

Oli i seira sou apo ti Macerata einai exairetiki alla afti edo einai mallon i kalyteri apo oles. Kyrios logo tis tromeris antithesis tou synefiasmenou ouranou me to entona kitrinopo xoma. Sygxaritiria!

Iraklis

stamatis geia sou

une tres belle photo avec un contraste magnifique l'un des meilleurs vu sur TE, mille bravos
bonne semaine
Dominic

Ciao Stamatis,
questo è un esempio da manuale della fotografia su come si gestisce la luce ed i colori. Foto assolutamente stupenda. Bravissimo.
A presto
Paolo.

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  • ifanik Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1642 W: 52 N: 3026] (16818)
  • [2007-12-11 2:03]

Pragmatika entypwsiaka xrwmata Stamati
Poly omorfh foto
sygxarthria
Nikos

Geia soy Stamati,

Polh kalh lhpsh, me yperoxo syndiasmo xrwmatwn kai fotos.

Moy aresei poly file!

Me ektimhsh,

Michael

File Stamath,
auth h skhnh einai les kai 8a bgei to feggari mesa apo ta synefa,
para poly omorfh kai auth sou h lhpsh me th gnwsth platforma xrwmatismwn pou prokalei kai synarpazei!!!

Filika
Stelios

P.S.
Analytikotato kai xrhsimotato kai to Note sou ;)

Geia soy Stamath
Poly omorfh h fotografia soy
Moyt aresoyn poly ta xrwmata kai o agrios oyranos
Bravo
kalhmera
Maria

Eh Eh,
Bravooo!
Questa foto è strana ma è molto bella.

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  • ARGI Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 759 W: 4 N: 369] (3388)
  • [2007-12-22 14:45]

katapliktiki Stamati
xaroumena Xristougenna
Argyris

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  • Island (182)
  • [2008-06-23 15:44]

Ciao Stomatis,
che colori, che contrasti!!!Questo campo sembra salvo dal temporale, è una scena irreale... La tua foto è stupenda!
Marie-Anne

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  • Vasa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 640 W: 0 N: 1701] (5839)
  • [2008-06-30 15:09]

Hello Stamatis, dear friend,

you leave sunny Greece to find heavy clouds in Italy. But you have the excellent result. I admire this picture, dramatic and romantic in the same time. All felicitations and best wishes for tourisme.

Branko

Bravo Stamatis!! davvero una foto bellissima, io amo moltisimo le situzioni di luce e cielo nero. Qui l'effetto è fantastico!
Complimenti!

Livia

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