Guardavalle 6
Guardavalle was hit pretty hard by the massive earthquake of 1783, it destroyed a lot of towns in the area but fortunately they had some great local stone masons particularly those from the area of Serra San Bruno that stitched most of the town back together. Towns like this offer a nice place to beat the heat during summer, the narrow alleys shielding you from the unrelenting southern sun also allowing you get some shots along the way if you can deal with the high dynamic range needed to capture them. If you are here on the 7th of May the patron saint of the town Sant’Agazio a martyred soldier from Cappadocia who protects soldiers and relives headaches is paraded through town, the children try to toss wreathes of flowers as he passes by to encircle his head or catch them on the spear he carries in his right hand
I took this on Sept 18th 2023 with my D850 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 at 62mm, 1/250s, f5.6 ISO 450
Guardavalle 6
Guardavalle was hit pretty hard by the massive earthquake of 1783, it destroyed a lot of towns in the area but fortunately they had some great local stone masons particularly those from the area of Serra San Bruno that stitched most of the town back together. Towns like this offer a nice place to beat the heat during summer, the narrow alleys shielding you from the unrelenting southern sun also allowing you get some shots along the way if you can deal with the high dynamic range needed to capture them. If you are here on the 7th of May the patron saint of the town Sant’Agazio a martyred soldier from Cappadocia who protects soldiers and relives headaches is paraded through town, the children try to toss wreathes of flowers as he passes by to encircle his head or catch them on the spear he carries in his right hand
I took this on Sept 18th 2023 with my D850 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 at 62mm, 1/250s, f5.6 ISO 450