City of the towers by Nasht
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ok, now a serious picture...
after Karate sisters and Self portrait in colors that were done just for fun, I'd like to show you an image I'm quite proud of.
This is a three shot horizontal stitching of the view from the highest tower of S. Gimignano.
The village is called "City of the towers" because there are still thirteen stone towers (that is quite a number for a small town like that!).
It seems that in the XIV sec. there were 72 towers, symbols of power and prestige, one for each family group of the city... :)
The stitching was very hard this time because I did not align the camera with the horizon, but instead I made a downward movement with it. I find the final effect very appealing.
Altough the color version looks really good to me I thought that sepia would have improved the ancient look of the place... but I'd like to hear what ou think about it.
:)
Have a great sunday!
Comments (35)
Saurav
What a view, I like the fog in the background, helps to focus attention on the forground.
TKraccoon
I love the hue of the image and the angle of the city, you captured the feel of it perfectly. Oustanding shot vote
soulofharmony
sepia is perfect for this ancient historical town.. superb stitiching, the light glimmering off the building is superb... outstanding work and beautiful nostalgic composition sublime, as always :)...)
zulaan
Love this composition ! Perfect sepia tones and top POV !!!! ;)
addiek
For a stritched image it seems flawless. As a sepia landscape for an ancient site it is wonderfully suitable. The weird thing for me is how they chose the odd number 13 as a stopping place for towers in their place. A town planner with a morbid streak!!
Zacko
OH MY GOD!!! Of course youre proud of this one. This is sooooo impressive. What a gorgeous capture and what an incredible postwork!!!!!!!! EXCELLENT FOR SURE!!!!
Splinter429
Another beatiful photo :D i love it
ModestyB
cool whideangle shot!!! Well done!!!!! Have a nice sunday U 2 :) P&K
Raven_427
Quite impressive view on that beautiful old italian town. Your Sepia-Toning adds to that.
kimariehere
this dosnt even look real looks like something from a movieset!! WOW ..lol you did an amazing work here.. that pov is soooo phominal!~~
Enmos
I can see why you are proud of this shot, it looks quite awesome !! Stunning work here, beautiful !! :o)
escafeld
Makes it a lot more difficult to join images together when they have not been taken on the horitontal as I know. You have made an excellent wide angled shot of this and should be proud of it. Excellent!!!
Yinn
wow, that's a view! and it's always a pleasure to get backround-informations about the picture, allows to look even closer ... very well done!
Michelle A.
Marvelous! Love the POV, and the sepia works for me....
chrysalide
Wov, excellent pano with nice angle and tones. have a good day
Niutek
Ach, S. Gimignano! :)) A magical little place with best icecream ever :)) I remember this view well - beautifully done :)
nicokorn
I've been there once.. isn't that also the town where the world's best chocolate icecream is made?
jcv2
Wow, the stitchwork worked out seamless! The super wide angle effect makes it verrry special! Perfect work!
hotracer2
Like the extreme POV, make scene kind of surreal:):):)
CDBrugg
great use of wide angle lens
lak
this is an amazing picture...the pov is very cool and i do like the sepia colour...quite a masterpiece!
tizjezzme
What a shot. The pov is perfect, and awesome!
pimbotin
I really agree with you and I would be proud of this result, also! Compliments!
SoulSearcherr
this is a wonderful pic..beautiful presentation..has a wonderful feel to it..S
luv_u_xx
OMG, this is amazing! i can't even think of much to say, it's perfect :o)
logiloglu
wow, great POV. a wonderful view on this town. looks very beautiful in sepia. vote #:O)
choronr
Both technically and artistically you are at the top of your vocation. This is masterful photography!
MaydaMason
impressionante punto di vista! V
cynlee
absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!! super pov & pro work!! you're a dream to watch... thanks :]
Chaos911
outstanding view and colouring, the fram fits very well!!! excellent work!!!