The small Parè Bay on Lake Como is one of the southest harbor of Lake Como and is part of the village of Valmadrera. On the opposite side of the lake there is the city of Lecco, while proceeding through the tunnel you can see in the centre of the picture you will reach Onno, another small village on the lake.
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“Quel ramo del Lago di Como, che volge a Mezzogiorno, tra due catene non interrotte di monti, tutto a seni e a golfi, a seconda dello sporgere e al rientrare di quelli, vien quasi a un tratto, tra un promontorio a destra e da un’ampia costiera dall’altra parte.”
“That branch of the lake of Como, which extends towards the south, is enclosed by two unbroken chains of mountains, which, as they advance and recede, diversify its shores with numerous bays and inlets. Suddenly the lake contracts itself, and takes the course and form of a river, between a promontory on the right, and a wide open shore on the opposite side.”
This is the incipit of “I Promessi Sposi” by Alessandro Manzoni and the picture shows the same branch of the lake photographed from Malgrate, on the opposite side of the lake from the city of Lecco.
I like this view very much and I think the rays of the sun hitting the Monte San Martino on the right side of the picture create a wild and natural sensation even if we are in a relatively industrializied area.
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Piazza Città di Lombardia is one of the many modern and creative architectural elements designed and built in Milano for the Expo that will take place here in 2015.
The curvilinear shape of this place is very spectacular and unusual. The main complex and the skyscraper, not visible from inside Piazza Città di Lombardia, contains most of the officies of Regione Lombardia.
Strange anectode about this picture. I placed my tripod in the empty square during a late afternoon and took few shots waiting for the sunset and a better reflection on the windows of the palace when a guard approched and told me to go away because I wasn’t allowed to take pictures there with a tripod. I have to say the guard was really kind and polite, but “someone” who had nothing better to do sent him to talk to me.
I was a little bit surprised since I was shooting in a public square, more surprised and irritated thinking about the square is owned by Regione Lombardia and I was born in this Region and still live here. The whole building was erected with our taxes, and now someone also paid with our money is telling me I cannot stand here with a small tripod without interfere with anyone? I think we pay too many “someone” in Regione Lombardia.
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I’ve already posted three shots from Bellagio, but I realized I haven’t framed the most characteristic and famous view of the city yet. If you walk around the historic centre of the city you’ll find many galleries selling paintings of Bellagio similiar to this picture. I hope my photographic work bears comparison with painting artists you’ll find there!
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This is Inverigo, again…!
I know I’ve already posted other shots from here, but since it’s my hometown, I perfectly know where and when to take the best shots. Also even if it’s a very small town, Inverigo has much to offer in terms of photographic spot and all the times I see a perfect weather for shooting, I take my camera and go out, so forgive me for all these shots of Inverigo!
By the way, this is a sort of skyline of the main hill of the town shot from Bigoncio, looking at the castle, the church of Sant’Ambrogio and the train station.
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This mountain is very famous in Brianza and Lombardia because of its shape which brings to mind the teeth of a saw. For this reason it was called “Resegone” and became a point of reference for all the inhabitants of the region.
I shot this picture from the Sanctuary of San Martino in Valmadrera, which is probably one of the best spots where you can see this beautiful mountain in all its prominency. I’ve already posted a shot where you can see the Resegone at sunset, but from a different perspective and with the wonderful village of Pescarenico in the foreground.
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Sirmione is a wonderful location on Lake Garda. I was there for the first time last year when I shot this picture and I remained absolutely amazed by this unusual strip of land surrounded by the lake.
What you see in the picture is the Castle which is also the only entrance to the center of the historical city. Actually you can find another shot of this in the post “The Castle on the lake”.
I think this was a great protection for the inhabitants of the old city and now a splendid piece of history which makes Sirmione unique and absolutely amazing! But the Castello Scaligero is not the only thing Sirmione has to offer to tourists. Infact, the Grotte di Catullo is another important and enjoyable historical site and the beautiful and swimmable Lake Garda makes the visit even more enchanting.
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Although the “Colonne di San Lorenzo” is very famous place among citizens of Milano, this is not one of the spot I’ve been more often in the city.
Here you cannot see the colonnade which is right behind the point of view of the camera, but in this picture I wanted to show the magnificent work of architecture and symmetry of the square and the Basilica di San Lorenzo Maggiore.
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A sublie sunset like this is gold for a landscape photographer, but it’s hard to predict one.
I took this shot on 2011 and since then I could not take any picture on a such a beautiful sunset. I hope to be more lucky this spring!
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This is another shot of the Unicredit Tower in Milano. I took it on the same day of the other one, but from a different perspective.
I can’t really say which one I like the most even if they are two completely different shots.
In the previous picture I used an architectural element to frame the tower and then I processed the three exposure shots with masks and layers. This one instead was shot from a corner of the skyscraper and I processed the shots with tonemapping.
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