San Marino
The sun sets on the world’s oldest republic and third smallest country in Europe, it is completely landlocked totally dependent on the energy infrastructure of its host country and loved by all. It’s founder Saint Marinus left an island off Croatia to live in Rimini to work as a mason around 275AD, unfortunately his preaching in his off hours was not appreciated so he had to find refuge from the authorities 10km away Mount Titano was wilderness but after Marinus built a small church there a community sprang up that became the city and state of San Marino officially founded in 301AD. The Republic has to have produced the most feared soldiers or the best diplomats in history to have maintained its independence in the face of so many different factions over Italy’s tumultuous history even surviving the modern unification, several global wars and formation of the EU.
I took this on Sept 09, 2011 with my D70s and Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens at 200mm, 1/320s, f6.3 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
San Marino
The sun sets on the world’s oldest republic and third smallest country in Europe, it is completely landlocked totally dependent on the energy infrastructure of its host country and loved by all. It’s founder Saint Marinus left an island off Croatia to live in Rimini to work as a mason around 275AD, unfortunately his preaching in his off hours was not appreciated so he had to find refuge from the authorities 10km away Mount Titano was wilderness but after Marinus built a small church there a community sprang up that became the city and state of San Marino officially founded in 301AD. The Republic has to have produced the most feared soldiers or the best diplomats in history to have maintained its independence in the face of so many different factions over Italy’s tumultuous history even surviving the modern unification, several global wars and formation of the EU.
I took this on Sept 09, 2011 with my D70s and Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens at 200mm, 1/320s, f6.3 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