Photographer's Note
I was in Rome 35 years ago, it was my first lonely trip i n Western country. I was then still quite young (from today perspective, it seemed to me I was old already) and blond, so when I stopped for a moment to see the map, at once someone wanted to guide me wherever I wanted to go. I liked it very much. The Italians were so curious about Poland, asked me many questions. And also told me many things. So in Piazza Navona I heard the story about Bernini and Borromini. When I came this time(in fact, I went to Piazza Navona every day) I remembered it all.
Piazza Navona is the most beautiful square in Rome. This is Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and the base of Egyptian obelisque. Interesting how the language influence art. In Polish the river is feminine. In Italian it is il fiume - masculine. So all rivers are shown as old men.
The rivers are: the Danube, the Ganges, the Nile, and the Rio de la Plata, on four continents. Didn't they know Mississippi, or it would be wrong symmetry?
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lousat
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(130061) 2013-03-29 5:05
Hi Malgo,beautiful view from Piazza Navona,very useful to who is never been in Rome like me as you know...ehhee...i like a lot how you manage the difficult backlight,great exposure,bright details and warm colors.I wish you a Happy Easter and thanks for share,Luciano
snunney
(130967) 2013-03-29 5:15
Hello Malgo,
A nice little anecdote to accompany this pleasantly lit composition. I like the framing and lovely warm colours and textures. The sky did you no favours but this more than made up by the rest of the image.
Sergiom
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(117241) 2013-03-29 5:26
Bonjour Malgorzata
Probablement la plus belle place de Rome. Ses nombreuses fontaines on font la renommιe et pour cause.J'aime beaucoup cette contre plongιe qui utilise le ciel comme arriθre plan.
Bonne journιe
Serge
papagolf21
(152601) 2013-03-29 5:44
Bonjour, chθre Malgo,
Le choix du cadrage est parfait pour rendre toute la beautι de cette fontaine mythique. L'image est fort bien rendue.
Un pur rιgal pour les yeux.
Trθs bonne journιe.
Amitiιs.
Philippe
Romano46
(18472) 2013-03-29 6:24
Ciao Malgo,
la nostra θ telepatia. Ho appena postato una foto di un particolare di questa fontana senza sapere che l'avevi proposta anche te. Inutile parlare della bellezza della fontana:la conosciamo entrambi.
Mi soffermo, al contrario, sulla tua foto che coglie uno scorcio della stessa - a mio parere quello piω interessante e lo fai con colori molto belli e con eccellente nitidezza. Molto bello anche il taglio che pur sacrificando parte dell'obelisco offre la migliore visione dell'architettura. D'altronde riprendere tutto significa sacrificare i dettagli piω belli.
Complimenti.
Ciao e buona giornata
Romano
krzychu30
(15512) 2013-03-29 7:21
Witaj Malgorzato,
plac,ktory mozna ogladac bez konca na zdjeciach i spedzic wiele godzin na nim samym chlonac jego atmosfere.Faktycznie swiatlo mialas dosc mocne,ale nie przeszkodzilo to w znakomitym oddaniu wszystkich detali Fontanny i architektury wokol niej.
Oj,szczesciarze z tych Rzymian:)
Pozdrawiam i zycze Wesolych Swiat i mokrego dyngusa
Krzysiek
carlo62
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(81265) 2013-03-29 12:20
Ciao Malgo
ecco l'altra faccia della fontana che ho appena visto nella foto di Romano. Due foto completamente diverse delle stesso soggetto, due modi di vedere la scultura e di interpretarla. Qui hai giocato molto sui colori e su una vista piω completa del gruppo marmoreo.
Una bella interpretazione.
Saluti
Carlo
holmertz
(92938) 2013-03-29 12:30
Hello Malgorzata,
I read somewhere recently that whatever you do in Rome, don't have dinner at Piazza Navona (an expensive tourist trap with bad food). I think I did on my very first night in Rome, but never again. Otherwise it's a great place for enjoying the crowds in the evenings and this statue is an important part of the atmosphere. You have captured it very nicely and handled the somewhat difficult light well. The colours are great.
Kind regards,
Gert
macjake
(96157) 2013-03-29 19:58
Hi Malgo
its pretty easy to enjoy this, who wouldn't!
the skyline in the bg is overexposed but the light on the actual fountain is perfect. we can see every muscle haha
its also nice to see how the water is a cool green color.
Oh how I wish I were here!!!
enjoy your weekend
craig
jjcordier
(79299) 2013-03-29 23:29
Malgorzata
La lumiθre n'ιtait pas facile mais tu as quand mκme rιalisι une intιressante photo de cette trθs belle fontaine.
Amicalement
JJ
Silvio1953
(205890) 2013-03-30 1:30
Ciao Malgorzata, great detail of lovely square, excellent clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, Happy Easter, ciao Silvio
PaulVDV
(54931) 2013-03-30 6:57
Hello Malgo,
Good capture of the architecture of this famous square with the statues of the well-known fountain predominant on the foreground. Good combination of the many warm tones of the buildings and the fountain with the green of the water.
Best regards, Paul
Kamilutka
(8107) 2013-03-30 10:02
Malgosiu,
piekne miejsce i bardzo dobry kadr. POV wydaje sie byc idealny zeby oddac urok fontanny i architektury wokolo. Kolory, swiatlo i generalnie jakosc fotografii jest imponujaca.
Pozdrawiam cieplo i zycze dobrych Swiat Wielkanocy
Kamila
coolravi19
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(549) 2013-03-30 12:18
Hi Malgorzata
Amazing shot ....the sharpness & contrast of the image is quiet good .I love the way you have captured the ancient architecture ..also people in backdrop are making a great composition .
.Excellent balance of color saturation & light
TFS
Best regards
Ravi
batalay
(41261) 2013-05-17 3:21
Dear Malgorzata,
I too have the reaction each time to seeing the Piazza Navona. On April 29, CJ and I walked around the piazza, as part of the mob milling around, shoulder-to-shoulder. If they had known about the Mississippi, I imagine, they would have had five-fold symmetry, instead of four-fold symmetry.
On April 10, did we miss each other merely by a few hours in Dubai?
Warmest regards,
Bulent
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