Think of Tuscany and you think of Sunflowers? Instead of the obvious, how about a cropped version with which to 'tease' the eye of the viewer? |
Palazzo Pubblico [town hall!] and the tower of Torre del Mangia on the Piazza del Campo, Sienna. |
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Piazza del Campo, Sienna, the wide view. We eat dinner here on one of the evenings, so do please join us for photography and Italian cuisine! |
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Capella Santa Maria di Vitaleta near San Quirico d'Orcia, Tuscany. |
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Near Radda in the Chianti region. |
Tuscany, Siena in particular, is Chianti country. |
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A hilltop farm near Pienza.
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Late light in in the Piazza Grande, Montepulciano
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Another Montepulciano Piazza Grande composition. |
The charming Montepulciano clock tower. |
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If you've taken a Travel Images photography tour you'll know all about good blur, and bad blur. The difference is a fine line, and in the end it is down to one's personal preferences. For me though, this shot achieves everything I set out to do when shooting it, and it quietly captures that feel of a timeless Europe and it's people. |
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1 of 2: The Temple of Saint Biagio beneath the hill town of Montepulciano . . . |
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. . . and once more looking out on the Tuscan landscape from Montepulciano. |
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Tuscan Sunflowers with my PhotoShop-inspired artistic license put to use. |
Not a particularly stunning shot, but one that would work well for a magazine feature about Tuscany perhaps? |
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Rows of Tuscan Cypress trees provide plenty of photographic interest, which in turns leads to . . . |
. . . a typical artist's impression of Tuscany. I also draw the curtains every night. ;o) Then again one can go for the high key or diffuse glow effect in Photoshop. This is my favorite of the two. |
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The long lens view to Castiglione d'Orcia, center, and Rocca d'Orcia in the Val d'Orcia region of Tuscany |
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Space is of a premium in the hill towns of Europe, so it's not uncommon to see these three-wheeled vehicles everywhere you go, especially in Italy where they are made. There is no steering wheel, just motorcycle-type handlebars. |
A winding road and the inevitable Tuscan Cypress trees that Tuscany is famed for. |
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To coin a phrase . . . 'Under a Tuscan Sun' our friends the Sunflowers thrive, live and smile upon all humanity.
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Radda in Chianti. As you'd expect in this region, a majority of the hill towns are surrounded by vineyards. |
Trees and Sunflowers. The trees are limbed to allow the sunlight through to the fields. |
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Remember the old days of dodging and burning? Here it enhances what was an average Tuscan scene into something one wants to look at again and again. |
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The Florence skyline. |
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Cyprus trees and the long and winding uphill road . . . with the obligatory Tuscan Cyprus trees.
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Same again but with a little PhotoShop enhancement . . . or maybe not? That depends on your personal perspectives. |
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