“Falling Tide” – Manarola, Le Cinque Terre, Italy – Elia Locardi – Featured Photographer
This place may look familiar because the location was featured HERE (on PhotoBotos). You might want to check it out because it shows how two spectacular photographers shoot the same place, almost from the same angle, but create two totally different images. I love how the cove splits the image leaving the viewer on the near side of the divide. I can feel the salty Mediterranean air as I long to get across the water for a nice glass of Italian wine. At least that is what I would think every evening if this picture was mounted above my fireplace!
Elia is easy to find on the net and well worth the visit. We intend to ask him to post about his processing techniques on http://PhotoBotos.com in the future but for now he can be found at any of the sites below. Also Elia has a great writing style that many people find entertaining so please read his post as well as viewing his amazing work
Original Post & Post-Processing Before and After
http://www.blamethemonkey.com/falling-tide-manarola-cinque-terre-post-processing-before-and-after
Google+
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112957708071337353347
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/elialocardi
Twitter
https://twitter.com/EliaLocardi
500px
http://500px.com/EliaLocardi/
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blamethemonkey/
Enter Elia:
Back in 2010 when I just started getting into travel photography, my wife and I visited our good friends near Florence, Italy. There, sitting in the living room was this amazing picture of colorful Italian buildings built into a seaside mountain. For me It had every visual element of a great photograph. At the time I had no idea that The Cinque Terre region even existed, let alone that it contained such unique and special beauty.
Out of everywhere I’ve been, hands down, Cinque Terre is the most beautiful. The vista points blew my mind and I instantly fell in love. I’ve had a long love affair with the sea and for me, Cinque Terre embodied the perfect synergistic balance between civilization and the ocean. I instantly felt comfortable, at peace, and at home. To this day, my photos from Cinque Terre continue to be some of my greatest inspiration.
Manarola (pictured here) is one of 5 beautiful towns in Le Cinque Terre and throughout each day, I’d set out to scout these amazing Italian Villages. Some of the days greeted me with cool cloud formations and with the long summer days, the lighting stayed warm and beautiful. It made for great shooting conditions from sunup to sundown.
Post-Processing (see example)
Dynamic Blend of 7 Exposures (-3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3)
Nikon D700
Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8
f/5.6
14mm
Exposure (0): 1/250
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Truly beautiful. I-want-to-go-to there.
This photo is beautiful!!! It almost makes me want to jump in and live there.
Very very clear and the colours are so rich! Also make syou feel you are righ tin there too! Love this one!
How beautiful! We’d love to be there
What a wonderful photo and location. I would love to visit!
Beautiful pic! Must share! Hope you don’t mind if I add it to my Facebook profile. It’s just breathtaking.
I will obviously credit you.
Amazing picture, wakes up a ton of emotions…
Discovered him when Scott Kelby named his blog the best of 2011 – he is amazing. I guess he just sold all his possessions too (except for camera, computer and clothes) so he could travel and photograph exclusively full time. I wish I had the stones to do that – what a life!
What an intriguing place and photo! Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful photo!
Tidal mudflats are among my favourite areas, as they attract wader birds and other wildlife.
We visited the cinque terre a couple of years ago. awesome villages!
sue bock
http://couragetoadventurecoaching.wordpress.com
Very nice!
Beautiful photograph!
one awesome photo!
Beautiful and peaceful
I can smell the garlic and seafood. I think I’m going to stare at this picture and have a glass of wine. Outstanding!
I’m blown away by the beauty of Italy!
Places like that are so interesting, it almost seems inconceivable that they could be built. Great image to show it off.
Well that is simply beautiful.
Looks like a great place to visit!
Amazing a really beautiful photo. I feel like I’m there.
Like in a fairy tale.
So much beauty in the world. Thanks for always sharing such beautiful photos
Perfectly balanced photo, very good.
How wonderful it must be to live in those houses near such an interesting and beautiful water body
Love it!
The time of day makes quite a difference. This is quite quaint with a bit of foreboding atmosphere about it.
Beau-tiful. Looks like something out of a see-faring adventure.
Fantastic processing.
reminds me of so many things – Como, King Arthur’s Court, the film Mama Mia. photography is awe-inspiring alright.
What a wonderful photo almost looks unreal, wonderful.
Magnificent!
Lovely!
The rocks and sea with weather conditions really make this photography. The sheer face and sharp edges of the rocks give this a great feel of harshness in the storm.
It’s a great shot because you can see all that matters at once : the houses, the rocks, the sea and the sky. Just really beautiful !
Just beautiful. Not something you would ever see in the States.
Nice sharp!
Very nice collors!
Lovely photograph, very effective.
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Would love to explore there.