Quintessential Italy
To me, this is quintessentially Italy – rolling hills, unified trees, brilliant light and hard edge graphic signs. If it wasn’t for this bold little blue sign, I’d be driving off onto the wrong side of the road everytime.
This image sums up Italy for me and whilst staying in a small country village I spyed this wonderful image with dark looming sky in the background, sun drenched light in the foreground, and a distant abode living quite contently in the rustle of its surrounding trees.
I was riding my auntie’s old school push-bike, with daughter in rear and cameras in a very girly basket in the front – who cares what I looked like, I got the shot!
(may even post the bike with me on it – not flattering)
kookylane
BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Love the small glowing flower there, the trees are so neatly placed in a row, the sign post is funny, what could possibly be down there…hmm..
Deborah Hally
Fantastic shot. The colours and light are beautiful but somehow that sign just ‘makes it’.
Joe Mortelliti
What a great shot and that lighting is superb
Craig Shillington
Awwww It’s gorgeous and wow, you better post those bike shots mate .. .you opened up a can o’ worms there now ;)
bobdollar
ohh beautiful beautiful. i love the tones…. and the fact of bright green against such a grey sky!
FireRabbit
Wow, this is reminds me of an image from a story book, almost fairy tale like …then you see the blue sign pointing down and it’s back to reality, almost. What on earth is it pointing too? Great image.
Karen Cougan
great find, makes me want to go there too. Love it
SAlost
Lovely shot. The blue sign against all the green….very nice.
Lindsay Blamey
This is a beautiful shot…. so rich and the blue sign is to die for. Would love to see the shot of you and Siena on the bike!... Please keep traveling and keep making these images I never want them to stop!!
Loredana Crupi
Ooohh. Memories !! You are making me homesick!! Beautifully captured.
Jordan Clarke
Perfect. Absolutely perfect. If I could live under a sky like that for the rest of my life I would be happy – it feels like you’re caught between two worlds…
Ed ....
Quintessential Vanzella morelike. Fabulous, brooding menacing sky and light playful field. It’s an opposite of Magritte’s painting with the daylight sky and lit streetlamp and night scene at street level. Forgotten it’s name, betraying my poor memory and shoddy knowledge of art.
Legendary work sir.
Grant Bissett - Minister of Kerosene
InfinityRain
I get quite the ominous feeling from this with the sky and the way the house sits back a bit…..Makes me want to explore the house…but not alone!!! LOL Fantastic scene and yeah I would have to agree, we need to see the bike shot :)
meanderthal
brilliant…just brillliant…..!!!
Sandra Chung
Makes me want to hop onto a plane and visit. Lovely.
sjem ©
this type of light condition produces my favourite grey/blue colours in the sky.
Ben Thomas
i really love this paul. fantastic work.
Sacha Fernandez
Contrasts are superb, and that blue sign is just adds another dimension to the shot!
dopey
i’m on the tail end of the admirers!!! great shot!!!
Adrian Rachele
Very cool.
Naomi Mawson
Oh! How I’d love to be in Italy right now. Bravo Paul
Mark Bortolotto
Such a beautiful piece. I picked it was italy before i saw the title….PERFECT TITLE!
Jessica King
Oh WoW!!! Paul, you have such an eye for the light. Just wonderful :)
Paul Vanzella
WOW – thanks so much for the great comments… yes, this sums it up for me…. Keeping me inspired.
Flamejob
Beautiful – so smooth.
Michelle Wrighton
Absolutely beautiful, the contrast and the light is suburb, great shot!
rock
Wonderful image Paul I just love it.
Peter Hammer
Fantastic light Paul and a great shot.
ShaneBooth
All your images are wonderful, but this pulls everything together for me, great light and composition and that little bit of quirk.
frank
fantastic! gorgeous dramatic lighting
narrowpathphoto
beautiful, there’s a mood to this I can’t quite put my finger on
Lost Lost
The colours and comp are really great, top shot.
lucymay
great lighting and frame
EOS20
I like the lighting and the colours in this photo!
Michael Alesich
THis is a favourite of mine, perfect tone and the layout with the sign says it all.
Benedicte Long...
I love it.. simply love it.. thank you
SylviaHardy
Even the dandilion is glowing… Beautiful colours.!
Mel Brackstone
scena bella!
Shaun McDougle
This is an excellent composition. colour, brightness, placement, everything is just right. Thank you for sharing.
karen milder
thank you for your feedback, beauitful photograph, it’s a postcard, the light is magic
richiedean
Drama and atmosphere are what I like. This qualifies, excellent
jumpy
your images blow my small mind!!!!! Fantastic!
Paul Vanzella
WOW – someone just bought this as a framed print… thank you so much whomever you are – love to thank you personally!!!!
Gustav Nordlund
Saw this a long time ago, but forgot to comment… This really is a fantastic shot and composition. As always the processing is perfect as well. Wonderful work. :)
jerry alcantara
SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANT SAY ANOTHER WORDS
Rob Corbett
awesome, great job.
TonyLegg
Lovely work !!! wondeful !!!
Halima Mitchell
This is just fabulous! Wow. Great job!
Charlene Aycock
beautiful shot
Patricia L. Ba...
This is one of the best landscapes that I’ve seen on RB, and I’ve seen some good ones!
justjulie
great atmospheric shot
Erin Fay
peacefull
Erin Fay
peacefull
Steven Sandner
Lovely work!
greenfrog153
Lovely shot Paul.
Leena Hedman
Wonderful capture!
elizabethcencini
Bello!
Tanya B. Schro...
On the road to nowhere…interesting image – I love the golden green wheat field.
Mel Brackstone
As always, I get to your portfolio and I just get lost. I know I’ve commented already, but you’ve moved this to the front page, so had to take another long look. It is so beautiful, the light on the crops and trees just awesome!
Jeremy Harrington
great colour
kirrily
Brilliant colours! Great composition!
Yago Veith
love it
Biswajit Pandey
Simply love the mood here.
studiofascino
fantastic image! love the contrast!
Birgitta
My daughter is half italian. :)
Beautiful editing here Paul.
Post that shot of you with the girlie basket!
I wanna see it! heheh..
Rhys Jones
This is such a cool shot
Rod Adams
Absolutely Beautiful!!
Christina Martin
Fabulous shot Paul
joolz
The light in this is just gorgeous Paul.
The softness of the green against the foreboding sky is beautiful.
cathy savels
Great shot!
Heather Rivet...
well done Paul..gorgeous
Carmen Cilliers
Quintessentially a place I would love to be rugged up in and just paint, eat and drink wine! You make it look wonderfully enticing! Love this piece of work – well done : )
Silvia Ganora
I like these Italian findings of yours. Stunning clashing colors! Ciao!
Mohsen Bayramn...
Amazing contrast…. very creative view point and like all your other works, very beautiful.
sunchaser
Beautiful, Paul!
ltruskett
God, magic image. I WANT TO BE THERE. You did it for me – thanks.
Valeriu Buev
Very creative, expressive art work. Real success.
Nick Johnson
Great image with a very potent feel to it. Love the dulaism of light and dark in this. I am a big fan of art that expresses polarity in any way and this one does it for me. Nice work Paul!!
Lucindawind
oh this is just beautiful Paul !
Suzanne German
that little white glow in the front of the grass… what is it – a dandelion, a (daytime) glow worm?
A truly a magical picture Paul – gorgeous!
Annette Blattman
fantastic work
budrfli
awesome capture! wonderful lighting and great story!
Jellie
Inspiring picture. It almost looks like a painting, the colours are so brilliant.
Vasile Stan
Very beautiful bucolic picture, with heavy skies, a hint of hills or mountains and the plesant green of the ancestral granaries: la dolce vita di un paese italiano. The sign brings reality to an otherwise dreamy picture.
Craig Hender
Fantastic composition.
Walter Strength
Great shot depth of field is superb. Love the saturation in colors.
Marnie Kirkness
Just striking. I would be proud of riding a girly bike basket to get a shot like this..all memories and what we do for a great shot!
coffeebean
I’m gob smacked…this is so so ITALY it’s fantastic and I love that there is so much to study in this marvelous shot
Doug Hindson
one of my favourite photos…
bigrock88
Love this image !!!!
Kristal
love it! the blue sign finishes it! well done :)
Chris Putnam
Wonderful and moody
PixelProtest
beautiful colours. good shot
LoveMy7Cs
One of your best in my humble opinion.
Vytas Gaizutis
Truly splendid. Love the intesity.
Vytas Gaizutis
I meant “intensity”
Mark Ross
Lovely image Paul. One of those special events that’re gone in nothing flat. Success has been defined as recognizing an opportunity when it’s presented and being prepared to act upon it at that very moment. Being prepared. No doubt, that’s how you work. Great shot!
Paul Vanzella
in reply to Mark Ross’s comment
LOL again Mark, yes i always have camera, whether it’s my Nikon, or my point and shoot Canon… gotta be prepared.. it was a cool moment, especially having my daughter with me as well on that bike ride…
JimFilmer
beautiful lighting Paul… love those hills fading into the skyline
Paul Vanzella
in reply to JimFilmer’s comment
thanks Jim – this is a personal favourite of mine too…. cheers
Nuh Sarche
Wonderful picture!!!
We would like to see it in our European Everyday Life GROUP