Photographer's Note
Hello folks.
Today I’ll show you a photo from the old country road; the ‘via Appia antica’. As I can understand, this road is about 2500 years old! No wonder that it’s so worn! In the link you can read a lot more about this ancient road and there’s also a map of its path.
One of the days in our stay in Rome we took a bus out to the tomb of Cecilia Metella from where we walked approx 3 km on the ‘via Appia antica’ to the villa Quintili.
To this day the ‘Via Appia antica’ still contains the longest stretch of straight road in Europe: 62km.
Cars weren’t allowed to drive there except for those people who lived there and had permission. In the photo you can see, if you look close, a road sign. If you look in this WS you can see what’s on the sign.
Links = Wikipedia
PP-work done:
Resized
Increased contrast
Sharpened
Framed
Regards
Per
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Miha2ou7
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(5162) 2008-03-04 9:42
Hey Per,
Beautifully done, great clarity, wonderful textures and sharpness, with pretty much nice colors - especially the greens. Nice, considering its postprocessed not much at all.
Enjoy.
Clementi
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(52514) 2008-03-04 12:14
Ciao Per ,
Well presented Appia Antica , which were very resistant, as we can see here,
nice colors an sharp ,
very good job
Giorgio
pablominto
(53746) 2008-03-05 0:35
Hej Per,
I like the point of view, resulting in this nice symmetrical composition!
The subject is interesting, and I can only imagine how it was to drive with the carts they had 2500 years ago...
Good details, and a wonderful feeling of depth!
Greetings,
Pablo -
:-) OK-
saxo042
(38078) 2008-03-06 0:49
Hej Per,
Very fine perspective, the road straight into the horizon! Very sharp and a lot of details. The Romans certainly could build roads that lasted 2000 years (even if it looks a bit bumpy). Maybe Vδgverket could learn something.
Hδlsningar frεn Gφteborg
Gunnar
MLINES
(12516) 2008-03-08 19:00
Hi Per, This is a famous Latin phrase. It seems to be a very bumpy road to ride along in any sort of transport. Good clarity and interesting notes. TFS. Murray.
leo61
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(0) 2008-03-12 12:39
Hi Per!
Good shot of this famous road.Great composition with the end of the road a bit out of the center and the people walking in the distance.Amazing depth,good light and great sharpness overall.
Regards,Leo
Photo Information
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Copyright: Per Regnell (PerR)
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(1513) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2007-10-21
- Categories: Αστείο, Μετακίνηση
- Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS, 58mm Hoya PL-CIR
- Έκθεση: f/4.5, 1/125 δευτερόλεπτα
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- More Photo Info: view
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
- Θέμα(τα): ROMAN ROAD AND SEPULCHRE [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-03-04 9:30
