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Published: 2006-06-04 06:16:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 822; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 111
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See also Manarola I and Manarola II .This is Vernazza, one of the Cinque Terre, in Liguria, North-West Italy. I am looking down at the town square where there are dozens of restaurants and cafes with brightly coloured umbrellas to shelter holiday makers from the hot sun. We sat beneath one and enjoyed a shakerato - iced coffee, made in a cocktail shaker, no milk or cream, just excellent Italian coffee and sugar.
Hope you enjoy the picture as much as I do the memory.
I scanned this from negative on my Nikon Coolscan V ED. I think I've finally figured out how to work it to its maximum potential.
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Comments: 45
love this view and reminds me of 2yrs ago 
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I love this one. The composition really fits the cramped, ridiculously tall buildings. Might have preferred it from a floor or two lower, and/or with the umbrella/street cropped out, but thats just being picky.
Theres a sort of washed out feeling to the colours that I recall was in the other ones from the same place, but it works much better in this. I don't know if it was lack of a uv filter, film choice or post processing, but its certainly a nice choice.
I really need to get better at doing low contrast, I think I'm not brave enough...!
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Thank you!
The light is different in different parts of the world, I find. The washed out feeling was partly that, and partly post processing. I can't remember what film I used, but it was probably plain old Kodak 200. And I would never go anywhere without a UV filter! That would be a sin!!! 
You should give low contrast a go, it's quite revelatory.
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Yeah, UV filters... I've got to get one of those...
Its just the laziness!
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i've been there too! look: [link]
no umbrella's when i was there. I also have nice memories about the place
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wow such a odd image, well not odd but odd in the way
the colors and distance really remind the eye of a painting,
of some tiny world. i think its a wonderful photo
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I'm glad you like it. Thank you for your thoughtful comment.
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beautifull composition. Try increasing the saturation
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Thank you so much for the comment and fav.
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No way! I used to live in Liguria (Near Genova)! Nice to see those old stylish buildings again! 
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You are very lucky to have lived there I think! Thanks so much for your comment and the fav.
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Thank you so much for the comment and fav!
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very nice shot, it really renders vernazza's picturesqueness...
so you visited the cinque terre... they are a wonderful corner, i live not far from there and i visited them several times... i really love them, and vernazza particularly. i'm pleased you appreciated this corner of italy
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You are very lucky to live so close. It is one of my favourite parts of the world, for many reasons. Thank you for your lovely comment.
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A very nice and interesting shot. It would be interesting to see this after the thresholds-curve treatment in PS, to bring down the blown-out whites. Still a very compelling image.
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Yeah, that actually looks a little different on the full size version. I guess you always lose a bit of detail when you reduce it. Thanks for your comment!
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That's true, hadn't really considered that. On some sites where I post, I get horrible compression artifacts for that very reason.
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Yeah, it's a shame isn't it. The thing I notice you lose the most is clarity or sharpness. Sometimes I have to unsharp mask a second time once I've reduced the size - but often the effect isn't as good as the first time.
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It really is. I'm currently trying to educate myself on methods to reduce loss of quality due to resizing.
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I think one of the tricks is to do some more work on the image once it's been resized. It's just a bit more challenging, and I have yet to do it confidently.
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That seems to be part of it, which can create problems of its own, it seems.
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Wonderful to look at and photograph, but no way could I live in such conditions. I cannot imagine living surrounded by so many people. Is there a market underneath all those umbrellas? It is all very interesting to look at and you photographed the scene well.
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It is very crowded, yes. But such a relaxed lifestyle. There are just a lot of cafes and restaurants down there. Thanks so much for your comment!
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Such a colourful capture! Love it! I also love the mediterranian way hanging their laundry outside the windows!!
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Such a colourful capture! Love it! I also love the mediterranian way hanging their laundry outside the windows!!
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Nice picture! I love the colors and the laundry hanging out. So much to look at here.
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Thank you so very much Lori!
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I like this a lot. You can almost feel the vibe of the town square from this shot.
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Thanks so much! I'm glad you think so.
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wonderful buildings, I love how they all seem squashed together, you captured the colours and character of them very well and I am pleased you got the umberellas in the shot too
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wow! so many colours 
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Thanks for the fav Alisa. It's amazing isn't it, how close the houses are! It is an amazing place, and one that you should visit.
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nice.... visually it looks like the buildings just about to collapse... when did you go there?
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Thank you Tamas! I was there in June of 2005, for a very memorable few days.
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