Rivello 2
Maybe one of the best things about Rivello is the view of the town itself from the highway that passes it by, the highway climbs through the hills and offers many attractive shots of the city but morning lights is certainly favorable to its appearance and worth the drive to capture it washing over the town. The city is spread amongst three hills Motta, Serra and Poggio with a backdrop of the peaks of Mount Sirino and the river at its feet with all its houses cozily draped across it like a warm bedding on a cold day.
The city enjoyed a long prosperous period even though occupied since its beginnings with competitive factions each with different ideologies and religious beliefs but it somehow worked until its golden period in the 18th century that was cut short by the arrival of the French troops. The city suffered under French rule and saw steady decline from this point on and did not fare much better under the reunification of Italy resulting in a mass diaspora to North and South America early on in the 20th century and after WWII .
For those that have a little billy goat in their blood a wander from one end of the village to the other is in order with narrow lanes and steep stairs making arterial connections that move you from one jaw dropping scene to the next a town frozen in amber for the observer. While you are here make sure you try the village specialty soppressata locally soperzata made for over 300 years in the authentic method of finely chopped naturally fed pork seasoned with salt & pepper pressed then cured for at least 3 months which produces a culinary treat well worth the detour for.
I took this on Sept 26, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 52mm 1/25s f`11 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
Rivello 2
Maybe one of the best things about Rivello is the view of the town itself from the highway that passes it by, the highway climbs through the hills and offers many attractive shots of the city but morning lights is certainly favorable to its appearance and worth the drive to capture it washing over the town. The city is spread amongst three hills Motta, Serra and Poggio with a backdrop of the peaks of Mount Sirino and the river at its feet with all its houses cozily draped across it like a warm bedding on a cold day.
The city enjoyed a long prosperous period even though occupied since its beginnings with competitive factions each with different ideologies and religious beliefs but it somehow worked until its golden period in the 18th century that was cut short by the arrival of the French troops. The city suffered under French rule and saw steady decline from this point on and did not fare much better under the reunification of Italy resulting in a mass diaspora to North and South America early on in the 20th century and after WWII .
For those that have a little billy goat in their blood a wander from one end of the village to the other is in order with narrow lanes and steep stairs making arterial connections that move you from one jaw dropping scene to the next a town frozen in amber for the observer. While you are here make sure you try the village specialty soppressata locally soperzata made for over 300 years in the authentic method of finely chopped naturally fed pork seasoned with salt & pepper pressed then cured for at least 3 months which produces a culinary treat well worth the detour for.
I took this on Sept 26, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 52mm 1/25s f`11 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