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occhio alla composizione spiovente dovuta a scarsa impostazione della fotocamera sul cavalletto... ehhhh ne ho ancora tanta di strada da fare.... hai voglia a spendere soldi se poi non riesco manco a far le foto dritte... mi sto dando scudisciate...
Usted, Invierno, poca cosa es:
un viejo gris, mal encarado.
¡Cuánto mejor transita por el prado
la Primavera,
que vendrá después
trayendo con amor, a su gentil costado,
abril y mayo,
mes tras mes!
Esa fuente de luz nos adereza
campos, bosques y flores,
y les añade sin cesar colores,
dócil al fiat de la Naturaleza.
Usted, en cambio, nieva, llueve,
sopla vientos helados y granizo.
Invierno, seré breve:
¡Pues el tiempo deshizo
con sus vientos, sus lluvias y su nieve,
el diablo que lo quiso se lo lleve.
(Jaime García Terrés)
La sera del dì di festa
Festival day in the square of the city. Palmanova (UD), Italy. K1ii + DFA 24-70
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Palmanova is located in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy, about 70 miles east of Venice. The town is protected by its massive star-shaped fortress walls, a wonderful example of Late Renaissance fortressa design built by designed Vincenzo Scamozzi for the Venetian Republic in 1593, and the entire town and expansive piazza are located within the nine-pointed star walls. The fortifications were included in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list in 2017.
Between the points of the star, ramparts protrude so that the points could defend each other from attacking forces. A moat surrounded the town with three large, guarded entry gates. The construction of the first circle, with a total circumference of 4 miles, took 30 years. A second phase of construction took place between 1658 and 1690, and the outer line of fortifications were completed between 1806 and 1813 under the Napoleonic domination. The final fortress consists of: 9 ravelins, 9 bastions, 9 lunettes, and 18 cavaliers. Every road was carefully calibrated, and each part of the design plan had a specific purpose. Even the fortifications were built with the outer ramparts looking simply like a forest as the town was approached–essentially hiding it from potential enemies. This effect is still evident today in stark contrast to the very visible hill towns common in most other regions of Italy.
Although Palmanova was praised as one of the most successful Renaissance-planned towns, almost nobody moved there. Venice was forced to pardon criminals, offering them free building lots just to help populate the town. Still today, even though Palmanova is a pristine, well laid out town, to visitors it has a totally different feel than most Italian towns, which evolved gradually, in a hodgepodge manner with varied building styles, sizes, colors and textures. This town definitely looks like it was designed and built almost like a modern development… all the buildings are similar in style, similar height and the streets are laid out in mathematical precision. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) types will feel right at home here. lol
Leg med Digital Leica og pinhole, stærkt inspireret af Lars Holtes imponerende selvbyggede storformatskamera.
Nice to see one that’s still in good condition like this, since it’s not that easy to find one of these old UD lorries nowadays (semi trucks are still quite common though), comparing to its rivals like Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino (but it gets even more difficult to find old Isuzu big trucks).
UP 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit, leads UP train ITAG4 from Tacoma, WA past UD Tower in Joliet, IL.
Once guarding the crossing of the Santa Fe and the Rock Island, the tower has now been converted into a museum, but still sees plenty of action as it sits alongside the BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision, UP Joliet Subdivision, and CSX New Rock Subdivision.