Melfi 2
When I originally came up with my posting style to complement my editing style it was meant to be three sentences that were to add to the photo that I captured. I have since been diagnosed with explainitis and one of the symptoms is an extreme fear of periods. In order to combat this sinister disease my sentences will no longer run on but hopefully just jog a little into a three mini paragraph format.
Pictured here in the morning sunrise is the second most iconic feature in the Melfi skyline, the bell tower and the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. Of the original Norman cathedral construction of 1076 nothing remains except the bell tower which was an addition from 1153, at 50m it is the highest building in town. Melfi has been plagued with many massive earthquakes throughout the centuries with the last major event taking place in 1694 requiring the Romanic cathedral to be reconstructed, this time in the late Baroque style that we see today.
Melfi was the frontlines for the Norman empire hence the castle and cathedral being constructed there during the 11th century to cement their dominance over the region. The city is full of history, it was the first place that the church tried to shrug off the yoke of the Germanic Holy Roman Emperor’s with Pope Nicolò II in 1059 convening the first council of Melfi. I am sure most would have wished that was where the councils stopped but after three more councils there convened ending with the 1089 fifth council. From this fifth historic council it was decided that clergy would have the obligation of celibacy and worse still the Holy League was formed so beginning the preaching for the First Crusade.
I took this on Sept 22, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 62mm 8s f`16 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Melfi 2
When I originally came up with my posting style to complement my editing style it was meant to be three sentences that were to add to the photo that I captured. I have since been diagnosed with explainitis and one of the symptoms is an extreme fear of periods. In order to combat this sinister disease my sentences will no longer run on but hopefully just jog a little into a three mini paragraph format.
Pictured here in the morning sunrise is the second most iconic feature in the Melfi skyline, the bell tower and the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. Of the original Norman cathedral construction of 1076 nothing remains except the bell tower which was an addition from 1153, at 50m it is the highest building in town. Melfi has been plagued with many massive earthquakes throughout the centuries with the last major event taking place in 1694 requiring the Romanic cathedral to be reconstructed, this time in the late Baroque style that we see today.
Melfi was the frontlines for the Norman empire hence the castle and cathedral being constructed there during the 11th century to cement their dominance over the region. The city is full of history, it was the first place that the church tried to shrug off the yoke of the Germanic Holy Roman Emperor’s with Pope Nicolò II in 1059 convening the first council of Melfi. I am sure most would have wished that was where the councils stopped but after three more councils there convened ending with the 1089 fifth council. From this fifth historic council it was decided that clergy would have the obligation of celibacy and worse still the Holy League was formed so beginning the preaching for the First Crusade.
I took this on Sept 22, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 62mm 8s f`16 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress