Naples Hills

Layer upon layer upon layer, and that gorgeous light!!

Scintillating harmonies!

Wonderful image with beautiful light and lines…love it!

this is truly amazing.
those streaks of light and shadow from the clowds create waves over the city

Great Image Paul… Great treatment and the falling light really makes it… also love the cropping on this one. : )

mannnn this is one aweome shot!

great shot, Paul, the light has a ‘Naples’ feel about it, classical!!

Wow Paul, what an incredible shot. I love the contrast between the hard lines of the building and the softness of the clouds. Amazing! :D

Wonderful Paul, The rays falling across the city really brought this piece together for me! Great work!

stunning..the sky, the buildings it all works so well.

Great Paul. I love the way you’ve ‘backed off’ the colours and stuck with just a few. And the sun’s rays? What can I say :0)

Thanks guys, yes, did back off on the colour – was more staurated… appreciate the great comments! Thrilled!

Superb comp and love the processing.

Lovely tones in this image! Stunning overall.

Natures design…contrasting intensely with mans…this is great….I just wanna keep on and on looking at it..but it almost makes me giddy…

has the feel of an imagined landscape from a novel or movie. the receding buildings each with their own array of windows suggest the ‘humanity as ants’ comparison. as others have said your colour handling has accentuated the unique feel of this image. i like the particularity of your imaginative vision.

Beautiful image Paul. It looks a bit like the new HDR method that is emerging in these pages. Wonderful light. Well done you.

Superb in every way Paul.

29 / 20 vision again Paul.

Wow Paul love you lighting work here !

Paul, this is just too good!

Great! I love the tones and feel to your work which is your own style…Top notch.

Like this a lot. It reminds me of art from an era I just cant put my finger on. This piece has so much fascination and elements to look at and in which I can get lost. Extraordinary – Love it!

i love the light, amazing.

wow. I’m blown away…

“Glorious” is the word that comes to mind when I look at this picture

Hey Paul, love your shot above…last year in Napoli travelling with my husband (who happens to be Italian) I must say I just fell in love with the grittiness of the place, so chaotic with old unnassuming buildings that you can easily walk past…yet if you stop & look many are churches of such grand ornate beauty once inside…I just couldnt stop shooting (when allowed of course)...We stayed in the old part of the city cntre near the university & had some of the best marghaerita, notwithsatnding delicious napolitana pizza in all of Italy which I’ll never forget.

i love the shadows!

amazing photo, lighting is great, love the contrasts

spectacular!

Amazing shot! I really like the contrast in the sky and the shadows casted on the buildings.

this image makes me want to visit naples again…......fabulous shot! i love the way you chose to process it. did you manage not to get run over by a motorino?!!

this is a stunning piece of work, i love the whole image and my favourite part has to be the clouds, love it

I am impressed with the palette of qualities in this one image: it combines a Romanesque era feel, great composition as well as a lovely postcard quality.

really like this image! the clouds look so surreal. Nice work!!!

wow!! this image is ace. i love the way the clouds create different shapes over the city

Im not sure how, but somehow this image slipped by me. It’s like discovering your favourite author wrote a book you didn’t know about :)...

This reminds me of a dreamscape…Its real and yet not. It is also an incredibly extravagant display of light, shadow and geometry. I love all the windows, and the potential for discovery that they offer. All the lives being lived all on top of each other and the possibility that most people would be unaware of the others existance.

Greatness.

this is probably my fav. of your pics, Paul.

I love this photo paul, it reminds me of El Greco’s painting of Toledo “http://www.penwith.co.uk/artofeurope/el_greco_view_of_toledo.jpg”. The lighting and the cloud cover is amazing, I wish I was there!

Wow – thanks mcval – just looked up the image! Great link – appreciate the kudos! Your work is way cool – love how you are using elements similar to Andy Goldsworthy!

Wonderful scene Paul!!

Hey Paul. Naples is amazing and this photo is fantastic! Thanks for all your comments and inspiration on my last photoshoot!
Regards M:>

Fantastic shot

What a contrast, but all held together with the same tones. Certainly captured the feel of Naples.
Wonderful shot.

Yep agree with others-Brilliant shot

I would be proud of this one!

very cool

I can’t compete with all the accurate coments! But I would like to add my delight in that photograph that you have had the priviledge of taking. Absolutely fantastik!

Top shot, love the lighting and the way that even the clouds seem to follow the slope down

No words for that beaty mate!!!

This image is truly amazing, incredible detail and the lighting sets the whole atmosphere. Very Well Done, this is spectacular!!

Paul this is such a strong composition- the diagonal perfectly bisecting the image and leading your eye from corner to corner- and the lighting evokes a quality of timelesness and mystery. Beautiful shot.

Beautiful cast of the shadow. The light is just amazing.

This is such a beautiful photo. The clouds seem to just pop right out of the picture!

Zowie wowie, it didn’t look like a photo until i clicked on it, It’s very fantasy like,beautiful.

supurb! brilliant work!

Glorious image! I’m so glad to see a lot of positive comments already left on this one… all the attention and praise is well-deserved! =D

sweet take! super real…fantastic!

Wow !
Amazing
I love this one

Love the clouds. fantastic work Paul. Thanks for commenting on ‘awakening’.cheers Jayne

Love the detail on the clouds. Great work

The detail and lighting is amazing Paul, Another great capture

This is just …....Wow!

fantastic picture, the detail is astounding

Superb light, exquisite work!!!

Stunning! I absolutely love the lighting in this image Paul! The clouds…Wow! Well done :)

Wow this is awesome…is this just a regular picture becasuse this looks so unreal. Awesome whatever you did, man.

This is beautiful Paul, the colours and lighting are fantastic!

the lighting is amazing. it’s like a dream.

your use of lights and shadows are superb. the amount of detail in your pictures are simply amazing

WOW!!!!

I love the deep tones of clouds here !
Amazing piece !

Ahh! It’s Napoli! I remember passing by here when I was traveling to Pompeii but I’ve never seen it like this! Beautiful shot, Paul!

ps – did you use gradients in Photoshop for the lighting effects on the buildings? Dunno if I go out as much as I should, but I’ve never seen a city where the lighting on the buildings was so surreal….

WOW! Beautiful!

Magic! Excellent composition, and exposure, Well done!

Very beautiful picture….J’adore…....bravo l’artiste.

MY CITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! nice…. shot…. hdr or photomontage ?

Ahhh you are from Naples Emilio, fantastic – no, this image is not HDR…. do not how to use HDR…. just played with highlights shadows and burn and dodge in Photoshop!

Far out!.....That is absolutelu awesome!

You captured the light wonderfully, Paul. Looks almost surreal.

fantastic lighting and composition

wow! AMAZING!

fantastic play of light and colour – great

Great photo, I like the dramatic sky forcing its influence on the buildings.

wow, incredible shot.

lighting is incredible..

the rays on this image are brilliant!
i love the detail on each part of every building

wow…..................

Fantastic! I love it!!

Beautiful image!l wanna go back

nice shot!

brilliant photograph
brilliant photographer

YOU have style!

This is a great image Paul ..
I remember Naples as being raw, sassy, with an enormous sense of energy.
Captured so well

Perfect capture!!

What an awesome shot Paul, can’t wait to visit. Heading there in August.

and again, PERFECT!

Brilliant light capture!

awesome! favourited!

history book photography/brilliant

Sensational beauty, it is splendid Paul!!

Great shot…beautiful processing Paul

Such a beautiful image and treatment…nicely done :-)

I’ve never been to Naples but this image has persuaded me it might be a good idea. Beautifully lit.

stunning in sepia…......... how gorgeous can a place be!!??

Fantastic capture and light!

amazing

Sara Lee’s got nothing on you ;)

Cool shot!1 Love the contrast!!

Stunning!

this looks amazing man

WOW!!!!! Now THIS is exquisite!!! Absolutely incredible light!!!!

this is fantastic! I love your eye for the odd detail

Great photo! I love the colours, framing and shadows. The land almost looks cut out, away from the sky. Fantasatic!

i LOVE the way you captured the light in this
♥t

very beautiful work – the composition is flawless and those clouds are just amazing!

I’m a bit obsessed with your landscapes & cityscapes at the moment, and how could I not be? just look at this brilliant image!! the gorgeous light, depth and fascinating detail you’ve captured here is stunning Paul. Your vision continues to astound & inspire me…

We have started a new group
Vision of Italy
http://www.redbubble.com/groups/vision-of-italy
and we would be honoured to have this wonderful shot into the group
and you as a member
Best regards

Andrea

brilliant,

wow! what an effort to scroll down your comments!! haha!! I would love to have this in our group Paul, The Other Side of Italy!