Sunflower field at sunset

This evening, on the way home, I passed close to a beautiful field of sunflowers, so I decided to park my car to make some photos... it has been funny to discover that there were already two other photographers who were doing the same :)

This photo has an HDR look, but it's not. It's a single shot with the needed brightness/contrast/fill_light tweak needed to compress the dynamic range and brighten the shadows without burning the highlight.
Naturally I did different photos to find the sweet spot to capture the maximum detail both in highlight and shadows.

Sunflower at sunset

This evening,  on the way home, I passed close to a beautiful field of sunflowers, so I decided to park my car to make some photos... it has been funny to discover that there were already two other photographers who were doing the same:)

The aisle's columns stone

The aisle's columns of the St.George church, near the Vigoleno Castle, Italy.

Enchanted pathway...

Maybe due to the castle's walls and the gorgeous vegetation...
or due to the smell of the flower, and the peacefulness of the place...
...but this pathway has something magical.

This nice pathway will take you around the walls of Vigoleno Castle, Italy

Mille Miglia!

Here you can see one of the competitor for the 2010 edition of Mille Miglia race.

Ray of light through ice

Recently it has been pretty cold around here...
but this morning I saw the sun rising from behind the hills, and a ray of light begun to melt ice.

This shot is dedicated to my mother, resting in a hospital bed due to a car accident, struggling to return to a normal life.
Hold on mom, you're strong, you're a rock, you can do it.
We are all with you mom, waiting to bring you back home.