Friday, 6th January 2012
Manarola at Dusk
by Paul Hogie
I loved the charm of the little fishing villages on the northern coast of Italy. These towns on the Cinque Terre are today filled with tourists but this cannot distract from the beauty and spectacle of small towns perched in the cliff edges. The town of Manarola has a wonderful harbour where many, despite the large waves, were swimming in the harbour and being washed up on the rocks. I waited several hours on my vantage point until the light was just right and captured this images which shows the pastel colours of the buildings, the deep colour of the sea, the waves crashing on the rocks, the local fishermen having a party on the dock and the deep night sky just before it turns black. I now have an enduring image to keep my memories of this enchanted place alive.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikon 14-24mm lens
Paul Hogie
Photographer for over 30 years. Early on this was capturing motor sport events, then the inevitable weddings and portraits but for the most part is has been travel images. In many travels I have focused on faithful capture of iconic scenes with an extra dimension, typically by looking for unusual lighting, a night photograph or by highlighting aspects of compelling interest.
Manarola at Dusk by Paul Hogie was photo of the day on Friday, 6th January 2012. It is tagged Coast, Italy. You can leave a comment below.
34 Comments
Kimberly Gould
Just wonderful. I wish I was there. I can practically hear the music and the waves crashing. Great capture!
Matteo
Magnificent and THANKS for your capture! It’s just 200 km from my house..I just decided to spend there coming week-end!
Russ Bishop
Love it Paul. I was there in the spring before the floods – such a gorgeous spot.
Subi Wilks
Thank you for this! It brings back wonderful memories of an unforgettable visit to the Cinque Terre in 2008. Gorgeous shot.
Michael Russell
Very beautiful photo Paul!
Pauline Jones
Just lovely; it has it all.
khalid almasoud
Amazing Exposure , and perfect colors.
Well done.
Paul Dass
Wow . . . it is a breath taking view and the lighting is stunning. The way you got the view is from a fantastic spot. it looks like a little heaven. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful picture. you are very lucky to be at the right spot and on right time.
Paco
No se puede pedir más…
Wanda Krack
Incredible image of a lovely looking place!
Alex Sharp
wow this is an incredible shot, truly beautiful, just stunning colours and the motion in the water, it all works wonderfully well, congratulations
Yana Tsvetanova
Meraviglioso!!!
Terri F
Wow! Now I know what “picture perfect” means.
Bree
Amazingly beautiful. I now want to journey there to see it in person.
Vann Helms
Paul, Your magnificent image takes be back to 1994 when I discovered the Cinque Terre for the first time. I was spellboaud looking down on this storybook place. You could hear the people laughing from far away! Very unusual spot. Thank you. Love the crashing waves!
Elizabeth
WOW Beautiful shot……magical place
fitfran
You nailed it, Paul. Great job! Celebrate with some vino!
Mario Gustavo Fiorucci
Very beautiful photo, congratulations
Carol
Paul,
Your patience was rewarded and you’ve produced a stunning shot! Well done, a wonderful memory for a lifetime for sure.
Vineeth
Gorgeous shot. Beautiful!
Ginger Sanders
Truly enchanting!
cj
Great photo. Too bad such a great tragedy has challenged two other Cinque Terre towns with the horrible floods and landslides in October,2011. They are struggling to return to their previous splendor. Check out Rick Steves website for before and after photos. Keep all your Cinque Terre shots… they may be historic.
Rajib Singha
Congrats! that’s an enchanting image…
Norma McPhee
Surreal, it’s so beautiful.
catterina
è un immagine magnifica, complimenti
lucia
e’ una bellissima foto, molto suggestiva.
Linda Marie
All I can say is it’s lovely and your patience waiting for the right light was worth it.
Hard and soft textures combing the colors make it magnificent.
I love to stay in a room hig on the hill with the view of the sea.
Well done!!
Jacqueline Deely
Such a gorgeous image of a place I want to visit someday!
Laura Milholland
Charming place and magical image! Congratulations.
Tazmin Shariff
Stunning location and photographic talent!
Deborah Flowers
Gorgeous!
Robert Dayton
Spectacular, Paul! Wonderfully composed
with ideal lighting.
Sandy
I found this photo on the web some time ago, more than 1 year ago I think..beautiful photo, anyway!
Inguan
Some rly nice shoot, good job