Pomarico
Pomarico may be small but packs an amazing punch only 20km from the heavily touristed Matera it hardly has any tourism outside of Italians and then only infrequently which to me gives it that real authentic feel that I am always looking for. Sitting on the hill between Bradano and Basento rivers the fertile valley is guarded by the village rising 459 m above, it has seen habitation since the Magna Graecia period today the population is just under 4500 citizens.
The town takes its name from "Pomaria Locus" or "Pomi Ager " which basically translates to place full of fruit trees and true to its roots the place is surrounded by vineyards, fruit orchards and olive groves. The village celebrates a music festival every year dedicated to Antonio Vivaldi the famous composer whose mother comes from the village and I think probably as close to fame as any villager has achieved thus far.
This shot captures the oldest part of the town perched on it hilltop, it also highlights one of the main problems in the area, landslides, when the rains come the ground becomes saturated without good drainage causing separation of soil from bedrock combined with the steep inclines equals a big mess.
I took this on Oct 6th, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 98mm 1/80s 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
Pomarico
Pomarico may be small but packs an amazing punch only 20km from the heavily touristed Matera it hardly has any tourism outside of Italians and then only infrequently which to me gives it that real authentic feel that I am always looking for. Sitting on the hill between Bradano and Basento rivers the fertile valley is guarded by the village rising 459 m above, it has seen habitation since the Magna Graecia period today the population is just under 4500 citizens.
The town takes its name from "Pomaria Locus" or "Pomi Ager " which basically translates to place full of fruit trees and true to its roots the place is surrounded by vineyards, fruit orchards and olive groves. The village celebrates a music festival every year dedicated to Antonio Vivaldi the famous composer whose mother comes from the village and I think probably as close to fame as any villager has achieved thus far.
This shot captures the oldest part of the town perched on it hilltop, it also highlights one of the main problems in the area, landslides, when the rains come the ground becomes saturated without good drainage causing separation of soil from bedrock combined with the steep inclines equals a big mess.
I took this on Oct 6th, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 98mm 1/80s 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