Pienza
When people envision the perfect Tuscan hill town they are usually picturing this little gem, Pienza a rather unassuming little town that punches well above its weight due to some Papal proclivity to make it into a model city. Pope Pius II was born here a key proponent of humanist ideals of his time so much so he enlisted the greats of the day to design the picture-perfect embodiment of that philosophy making it an idyllic hill town as well as a perfect summer retreat. Piacenza is also a very cheesy town but in a good way as it is the top producer of Tuscan Pecorino cheese and the top key ingredient of one of my favorite Tuscan dishes pici con cacio e pepe, basically just fat spaghetti with Pecorino, black pepper and pasta water but sublime when prepared properly.
I took this on May 24, 2009 with my D70s and Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens at 75mm, 1/400s, f11 ISO 200 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO Nik
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Pienza
When people envision the perfect Tuscan hill town they are usually picturing this little gem, Pienza a rather unassuming little town that punches well above its weight due to some Papal proclivity to make it into a model city. Pope Pius II was born here a key proponent of humanist ideals of his time so much so he enlisted the greats of the day to design the picture-perfect embodiment of that philosophy making it an idyllic hill town as well as a perfect summer retreat. Piacenza is also a very cheesy town but in a good way as it is the top producer of Tuscan Pecorino cheese and the top key ingredient of one of my favorite Tuscan dishes pici con cacio e pepe, basically just fat spaghetti with Pecorino, black pepper and pasta water but sublime when prepared properly.
I took this on May 24, 2009 with my D70s and Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens at 75mm, 1/400s, f11 ISO 200 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO Nik
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress