Malcesine Streets V
Lake Garda, Italy
As I wrote in my previous write-up, the best time to see the "olde worlde" Malcesine is well before the locals surface, however, the town doesn't stay quiet for long. Even while wandering around, upper window lights broke the darkness of the narrow streets and the odd shop keeper appeared from nowhere, just like in Mr Benn, and started to open up for another busy tourist day.
I'd set my tripod and camera up to look down this particular street as daylight was fast approaching, still it needed an eight second exposure but all the while I could hear the sound of an engine, albeit a small one but getting nearer! I thought, surely not down these narrow streets... so I pressed the shutter and hoped. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 sec... damn!
A small green (not that the colour matters) van came from the left and parked right in front of my camera. As it was a left-hand drive vehicle the driver didn't see me until he got out and came around... I think he was more surprised to see me, camera and tripod at this time of the morning. I tried to ask how long he would be but he was clearly on a mission and disappeared down another alley without even a "Ciao".
If you look closely you can see the light streak, presumably of the vehicle's side lights across the image as well as the rear red lights reflecting on the cobbles and back of the left most chair. I took this as a sign and decided to call it a morning... no point in taking any more pictures - not if you're likely to get run over.
Malcesine Streets V
Lake Garda, Italy
As I wrote in my previous write-up, the best time to see the "olde worlde" Malcesine is well before the locals surface, however, the town doesn't stay quiet for long. Even while wandering around, upper window lights broke the darkness of the narrow streets and the odd shop keeper appeared from nowhere, just like in Mr Benn, and started to open up for another busy tourist day.
I'd set my tripod and camera up to look down this particular street as daylight was fast approaching, still it needed an eight second exposure but all the while I could hear the sound of an engine, albeit a small one but getting nearer! I thought, surely not down these narrow streets... so I pressed the shutter and hoped. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 sec... damn!
A small green (not that the colour matters) van came from the left and parked right in front of my camera. As it was a left-hand drive vehicle the driver didn't see me until he got out and came around... I think he was more surprised to see me, camera and tripod at this time of the morning. I tried to ask how long he would be but he was clearly on a mission and disappeared down another alley without even a "Ciao".
If you look closely you can see the light streak, presumably of the vehicle's side lights across the image as well as the rear red lights reflecting on the cobbles and back of the left most chair. I took this as a sign and decided to call it a morning... no point in taking any more pictures - not if you're likely to get run over.