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The Roman Colosseum on a particularly bright winter afternoon Built in the first century of the modern calendar and known as the Flavian Amphitheater in that time. / / Nearly dismantled in the middle ages, it was spared. Look now at the crowds visiting it and imagine what it must have been like in Ancient times…
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A brief moment on the Tiber River, birthplace of the Roman Civilization. This photo shows Roma under a blanket of clouds with rays of light reflecting in the river. A moment, albeit a simple one, in the eternal city.
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From a magical winter afternoon on the Isle of Capri near Naples, Italy. It was our last day in the area, and we only had a few hours on Capri. When we reached the summit to see Villa Jovis, home to the ancient Roman Emperors, it was closed, but through the kindness of a local, we got in anyway. / This view must be why emperors of ancient Roma built palaces here, and I know it’s why this will not be the last time I see Capri.
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During my three week stay in Italy last summer, I had taken around 200 to 300 pictures nearly each day I was there – it comes with the euphoria of being in a foreign country for the first time. This was one of them (out of nearly 3,800 total!) I’m still looking through all of them to see which ones are worthy of being taken into “the lab” hehe
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Treviso,Italy
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red dress in venice /
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FEATURED at “COLOUR AND LIGHT” Group / 7th June 2009 / . / FEATURED IN “LATIN FLAIR” Group / 14th June 2009 / . / .
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Valentina’s Wedding A proud father brings her daughter to the church for the wedding…they went by walking along the main street…truly an attraction! / IN EUROPEAN EVERYDAY LIFE OCTOBER 2008
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Over and under the Calatrava bridge, Venice, Italy. / We were lucky enough to be able to float underneath the bridge as well and I was so surprised to notice that you can see the people walking over it. Most of the bridge walking area is made of glass, and last night I went over it for the first time since it was opened last month and only just realised that there was this interesting photo opportunity. I liked the idea of combining the two aspects in this diptych. / For the left hand image I was able to set up a tripod and focus decently. For the right hand image I was in a boat being tossed around in the Grand Canal beneath the bridge, and had to use an automatic stability setting. Hence the grainy result. Optimal viewing for cards on a black background.
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Featured in Dimensions Group Agoust – 25 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Permanent Feature Showcase in Behind the Mask Group July – 03 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Behind the Mask Group June – 03 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in European Everyday Life Group May – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Nikon D100 Nikon 70/300 Venice, Carnival, a single soul, a single idea …undivided Carnival’s roots delve into many traditions, from the Latin Saturnalia celebrations to the Greek Dionysos cults, which marked the transition from winter to spring and which used to resort to masks and other symbolical representations.Carnival was particularly long. It normally began on December 26 and ended on Ash Wednesday, but often permission was granted to use masks beginning from October 1, and it was not unusual to hold parties and banquets even well into Lent.In brief, Carnival lasted several months, and this has certainly contributed to the creation of the image of Venice as a city given to enjoyment. / THE ART OF MASCARERI (MASK-MAKERS) AND TARGHERI (PAPIER MACHE SHIELDS) / Their statutes (mariegola) are kept at the Venice Archivio di Stato, showing they were thus grouped together withi this specialization from 1463 to 1620. Then they joined the Miniatori, designers, gilders e paper-makers (makers of playing cards).
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Featured in Focus and Lighting Group Agoust – 18 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Photography 101 Group July – 07 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Placed 2nd in Photography 101 Group – Composition for Horizons Challenge July – 07 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Placed 2nd in All That is Nature Group – Sunrise / Sunset Ghallenge June – 15 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- May – 01 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30
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Featured in Going Coastal Group November – 16 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Image Writing Group November – 15 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in à Europa Group May – 29 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Camogli – The Harbour – Challenge Winner in à EUROPA! Group – PRETTY PORTS OF EUROPE Challengr May – 22 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Nikon D100 Sigma 15/30 Camogli / Camogli’s biggest tourist attraction is its annual fish-fry and festival during the second weekend of May. Saturday’s “blessing of the fish” festivities include bonfires and a spectacular display of fireworks. On Sunday the town pulls out what is said to be the largest skillet in the world (about four meters - more than 12 feet - in diameter) and fries up a huge helping of fish donated by the local fish cooperative. If you’re planning a trip to Camogli, the best way to get there is by train. From Genoa, it’s just a 20-minute ride. Driving is not recommended since parking is scarce, especially during the crowded summer months. Once you arrive, you can get just about everywhere by foot. Just be sure to put on your walking shoes and be prepared to hike a lot of stairs.
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Featured in Visions of Italy Group November – 15 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Challenge Winner in Canon Vs Nikon Group – Lazy, Hazy, Summer Days Challenge September – 10 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Your Magic Place Group May – 22 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Challenge Winner You’re Accepted Group “Beaches” May 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group May – 21 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured May – 06 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Belvedere Marittima Beach Nikon D100 Sigma28/70
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Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Historic Places Group October – 10 – 2009 Featured in Live, Love, Dream Group September – 09 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Placed 2nd in A Place To Call Home Group – One if by Land and Two if by Sea Challenge June – 30 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Heritage in Stone Group June – 09 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Taken from the Album”Journey in Calabria” Nikon D100 Nikon 70/300 Tropea The sanctuary of Santa Maria dell’Isola, situated right on a cliff above the sea, can be reached by a windling path from the beach. Visit the church and do not miss the garden that offers breath-taking views of the sea from above – also because of its hidden terraces and panoramic benches, perfect for romantics. Legend has it that this picturesque little town was originally founded by Hercules, therefore the port is called a Hercules Port. The name Tropea dates back to the V Century after Christ and suffered for several hundred years under the constant attacks of the Saracens. / From the Norman era and on, the independent town of Tropea became the popular nest of noble families who constructed their luscious palaces on the spectacular cliff above the sea. The narrow streets of Tropea, the ancient noble palaces and the whiteness of the beaches below in contrast with the deep blu sea are an extraordinary experience for the senses. The town has almost completely preserved its 16th century planning. / Admire the “Porta Nuova”, the opening above the sea of piazza Galluppi with the savage cliff precipitating into the white beach stretching below.At a short distance there is another cliff, on which is erected the sanctuary of Santa Maria dell’Isola.
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San Gimignano, Toscana October 2008 Featured in “I Love Italy”
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Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group October – 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in ImageWriting Group Agoust – 15 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group Agoust – 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- HDR processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 from a single RAW image, then processed using CS4 – no tripod used / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Cadimare Cadimare, the next village after Marola along the coast leading to Porto Venere, is a small centre with a seafront ending up at the beautiful facade of the church of Our Lady of Tears. The historical building Baracca Faggioni bears the name of the age-old family of “masters of the axe” it belonged to. It is due to be opened to show the ancient skill of building wooden boats and to commemorate traditional seafaring activities. / On the point closing in the bay in the direction of the next village of Fezzano, the vast air force base has kept a part of “Luigi Conti” airport that was built in 1926 as a seaplane base, corresponding to the Muggiano seaplane base on the other side of the Gulf. The Gulf of La Spezia was one of the most active seaplane bases in Italy in the 20’s and 30’s of the last century and was the scene of many actions. Italo Balbo’s study is still intact in the Cadimare structure; amongst others he planned and commanded the first Atlantic crossing in 1931. Two years afterwards when Balbo himself led twenty-five seaplanes as far as Chicago and New York, Marinetti the futurist poet who was very fond of La Spezia invented the “Golfo della Spezia” painting award, at the same time launching a challenge to all poets inviting them to celebrate this place and he himself wrote Aeropoem to the Gulf of La Spezia where the main character leaves with his seaplane exactly from Cadimare airport.
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Featured in Unique Buildings Of The World Group September – 02 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Dimensions Group Agoust – 27 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group Agoust – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Camogli – Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta On the “Island”, close to the medieval castle, we can admire the Basilica, named after Santa Maria Assunta, which hosts many art masterpieces of the camogliese sculptors Francesco and Bernardo Schiaffino and of the genoese painters Niccolò Barabino and Francesco Semino. Inside the church, among the altars, decorated by valuable marbles, we can admire the paintings of the Patron saints of Camogli: St. Fortunato, protector of fishermen and seamen and St. Prosperous, patron of the city. Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30
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12-Oct-2009 Featured in Dimensions group 31-Dec-2009 Top Ten image in People around Italy challenge (Italy and all Things Italian group) 31-Dec-2009 = 188 views Camera: SONY DSC-F828 Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-200 mm (2-2,8/7.1-51) Date: 06-Mar-2009 Location: Venice, Italy Copyright © Nedim Bosnic 2009 / Email: nedim.bosnic@gmail.com My ’’English language instructor’’ Rosie helped me to write this short comment. Thank you my dear friend for your generous help. On March 6th 2009 I visited Venice for a day-trip with friends. While walking around, shopping souvenirs and so on, we passed this small canal bridge, and I noticed this guy who was in this exact position pictured here. He was cool when I turned back to ask him, pointing at my camera ’’ can I ? ’’, just nodding his head, then resuming his original position as shown, gazing into some distant place….This was my spontaneous meeting with a Venetian Gondolier, and resulted in this shot, which I would not consider a posed shot, as this is this fellow’s natural demeanor, this is him in his natural state. Some of my other shots have been posed, but this is not one of them. It was pure life. And it was my first visit to Venice.
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Featured in Behind the Mask Group October – 26 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group October – 26 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Nikon D100 Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4,5-5,6 IF-ED
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Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List – Italy Portovenere, Five Lands, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (1997) Five Lands National Park – Liguria – La Spezia – Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Your Country’s Best Group November – 16 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in The Weekend Photographer Group November – 06 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in A Place To Call Home Group October – 16 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Portovenere The ancient Portus Veneris is believed to date back to at least the middle of the first century BCE. It has been said that the name refers to a temple to the goddess Venus which was sited on the promontory where the church of Peter the Apostle now stands. The name has also been linked to that of the hermit Saint Venerius. In Roman times the city was essentially a fishing community After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Portovenere became the base of the Byzantine fleet in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea, but was destroyed by the Lombards in 643 CE. Later, it was a frequent target of Saracen raids. First indications of the existence of a castle date from 1113, and in 1161 the walls were erected. Portovenere became a fiefdom of a family from Vezzano before passing to Genoa in the early twelfth century. In 1494, it suffered a devastating bombardment from the Aragonese fleet during their war with Genoa: subsequently the old part of the town declined in importance, giving way to the development of the Borgo Nuovo (“New District”), which had existed from 1139 and is centred on the church of St. Peter. Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24
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Featured in Christian Churches, Statues and Crosses Group November – 22 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Visions of Italy Group November – 14 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in The Weekend Photographer Group November – 13 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in You’re Accepted Group November – 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy It belongs the Club of “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN ITALY” was founded through the incentive of the Tourism Council of the ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities).This project arose from the need to promote the great heritage of History, Art, Culture, Environment and Traditions found in small Italian towns which are, for the most part, cut off from the flow of visitors and tourists. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Bobbio Bobbio is a small town and commune in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located in the Trebbia River valley southwest of the town Piacenza. Known to the ancients as Bobium or Ebovium, it underwent many settlements from the Neolithic Age up to the contemporary one. Several archaeological finds testify to the presence of Liguri, Boii (Gauls of Celtic origin), and from the fourteenth century B.C. the Romans. But the history of Bobbio is tied to the existence of the Abbey founded in 614 by the Irish monk Saint Columbanus (It. Colombano), who received this district from the Longobard King Agilulf. Bobbio Abbey increased its possessions and became one of the principal seats of culture and religion of Northern Italy and a center of learning during the Middle Ages, and was renowned for its famous Scriptorium and Library, in the 10th century there were 700 codes; but its decline in the 15th century led to the dispersal of the library. The monastery was officially suppressed by the French in 1803. This monastery is in part the model for the great monastery in Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose Nikon D100 Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4,5-5,6 IF-ED
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Properties inscribed on the World Monuments Fund Watch Properties inscribed on the U.NE.S.C.O World Heritage List – Italy Properties inscribed on the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Pontremoli Pontremoli (Pontrémal in the local dialect) is a small city, comune and bishop’s see in the province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. Literally translated, “Pontremoli” derives from “Trembling Bridge” (Italian ponte – “bridge” and tremare – “to tremble”), with the commune having been named after a prominent bridge across the Magra. Pontremoli is believed to have been first settled around a thousand years before Christ. It was known in Roman times as Apua. The commune later became an independent municipality in 1226 thanks to Federico II who charters the free municipality, partly because of its mountainous situation. This situation in the valley of the Magra also made Pontremoli a target for numerous conquests from rival Italian and foreign lords. Pontremoli was controlled by various aristocratic families, including the Malaspina (in 1319) and the Antelminelli (in 1322). The conflict between the rival Guelfi and Ghibellini factions in the early fourteenth century resulted in the construction of the Great Bell Tower (Il Campanone) to separate the rival camps. During these Medieval times Pontremoli was often visited by pilgrims travelling from Canterbury to Rome. In 1331 Pontremoli was sold by John I of Bohemia to Mastino II della Scala (Lord of Verona). Pontremoli was later taken over by the Visconti of Milan in 1339. In 1404 the ownership of Pontremoli once again changed hands as it was seized by the Fieschi family of Genoa. However, by 1433 Pontremoli was again under the control of the Milanese. In 1495 Pontremoli was sacked by the troops of Charles VIII of France, during this time Pontremoli was a territory owned by the House of Sforza, who were the new Dukes of Milan. Pontremoli was a French territory from 1508 until 1522 as several northern Italian areas were conquered. In 1526, Pontremoli was captured by Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. Pontremoli was controlled by Spain until 1647, when it was bought by the Republic of Genoa. Three years later, Pontremoli was made part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It stayed as such (with the exception of a period of French control from 1805 to 1814) until Italian unification in the nineteenth century. With the Leopoldine reforms, Pontremoli became an autonomous community (whilst still part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany) in 1777.[2] In 1778, it officially became a City. The area was heavily damaged by an earthquake in 1834. In November 1847 Pontremoli was (along with Fivizzano) occupied by the Duke of Modena, due to a dispute over trade routes. Main sights and culture A large number of churches are situated in Pontremoli and these provide the main cultural sights of the city. One of these is the Church of San Nicolò which houses a wooden cross, dating back several centuries. Also present is the Chiesa Cattedrale S. Maria Assunta (Il Duomo) which was built in the 17th century and dedicated to Saint Geminianus – the cathedral holds many valuable sculptures and paintings. The dome of this cathedral, along with Il Campanone (the bell tower), dominates the city skyline. The church of the SS. Annunziata with its Augustinian monastery and painted mural is another notable feature within the area. There are also several buildings concerned with the past noble families of Pontremoli. The major site is the Castello del Piagnaro, one of the largest castles of Lunigiana. Several palaces, such as those of the houses of Malaspina and Dosi, are located within the commune. More modern attractions of Pontremoli include the annual Premio Bancarella book festival, Medievalis (during August) which is a recollation about the arrive of Federico II in Pontremoli in 1226 so Pontremoli life again like in the XIII Century, as well as Il Bar Moderno (a local café), which was in 1970 the winner of a “gold medal” in a Milanese “Ice Cream and Coffee” competition. There is also the “Museo delle Statue Stele” (situated within the castle) which contains a number of stone structures found in the surrounding land, many are of a historic nature and reflect the area’s cultural past. There are also several mineral springs in the surrounding mountains and a local market takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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