Ostuni-1
Ostuni a city that can bee seen for kilometers in every direction originally built by Norman design in and about 900AD it had a fortress topping the city but now just a few ruins remain, the city completely covers the hill that it was built upon which makes it stand out all the more above the surrounding olive groves providing a uniquely Apulian landscape.
Though Ostuni lies about 8km from the Adriatic you can see the water from the town with its elevation and relatively flat surroundings which would have been handy due to the roving bands of pirates that plagued the area for hundreds of years giving the villagers plenty of time to prepare for any unwanted guests arrival.
In Italian Ostuni is called La Città Bianca the White City due to its predominantly white buildings that dampen the southern suns effect a little but it still has an invader problem just they are a lot more welcome as its winter population of 32, 000 swells to over 100,000 during the spring to fall as Europeans and British flock to the area.
I took this on Sept 22, 2016 with my D750 and Nikon 24-85 f3.5-4.5 Lens at 48mm 1/4000s f/4.5 ISO 220 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Ostuni-1
Ostuni a city that can bee seen for kilometers in every direction originally built by Norman design in and about 900AD it had a fortress topping the city but now just a few ruins remain, the city completely covers the hill that it was built upon which makes it stand out all the more above the surrounding olive groves providing a uniquely Apulian landscape.
Though Ostuni lies about 8km from the Adriatic you can see the water from the town with its elevation and relatively flat surroundings which would have been handy due to the roving bands of pirates that plagued the area for hundreds of years giving the villagers plenty of time to prepare for any unwanted guests arrival.
In Italian Ostuni is called La Città Bianca the White City due to its predominantly white buildings that dampen the southern suns effect a little but it still has an invader problem just they are a lot more welcome as its winter population of 32, 000 swells to over 100,000 during the spring to fall as Europeans and British flock to the area.
I took this on Sept 22, 2016 with my D750 and Nikon 24-85 f3.5-4.5 Lens at 48mm 1/4000s f/4.5 ISO 220 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress