Night fountain reflection

Two fountains of the Mazzini park, in front of the "Terme Zoja" (spa), Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy

Birth of a new galaxy

It's only a fireworks, but remind me the kind of image used to represent the birth of a new galaxy :-)

I've taken this shot during a 10 minutes firework show near Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy.
I've used fixed manual focus and continuous shotting at  F 6.3, 2 seconds exposure, 200 iso.
(in about 10 minutes I've recorded 228 shots :-)

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