High above the millenary marble quarries of Massa and Carrara (Tuscany, Italy), lies Campo Cecina, an undulating pasture perched among the steep cliffs of the Alpi Apuane. At 1300m and few kilometers from the Mediterranean, it’s possibile to enjoy a birds-eye-view of the flat coast shore of the Versilia and the Gulf of La Spezia, [...]
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Massa and Carrara Marble Quarries at Twilight
Posted in Alps, Coast, Italy, Landscape, Luca Baldassarre, Mediterranean, Mountain, Nature, Night Shot, Photo, Quarry, Sea, Tuscany on 4 December 2007 | No Comments »
Alps, Mediterranean and Appennines Sunset
Posted in Alps, Appennines, Italy, Landscape, Liguria, Luca Baldassarre, Mediterranean, Mountain, Nature, Photo, Sea, Sky, Sunset, Trees, Wallpaper on 31 October 2007 | No Comments »
Monte Fasce dominates eastern Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Its flanks descend steeply towards the Mediterranean. On a clear day, like this, one can see the peaks of the Maritime Alps, near the border with France. The setting sun painted the sky orange and I felt suspended above land and sea.
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Sea and Sky just after Sunset
Posted in Genoa, Italy, Liguria, Luca Baldassarre, Mediterranean, Nature, Photo, Sea, Sky, Sunset, Wallpaper on 28 October 2007 | No Comments »
It was an incredibly clear day. The wind sweeping the sea and the mountains in Liguria, Italy. From the Monte Fasce, which dominates Genoa, it was possibile to distinguish the sharp peak of the Maritime Alps, the French coast and the island of Corse. As soon as the sun disappeared behind the distant mountains, the [...]
Amazing Beach Sunset, Sardinia
Posted in Beach, Clouds, Coast, Italy, Luca Baldassarre, Nature, Photo, Sardinia, Sea, Sunset on 6 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
The long beach near Alghero, Sardinia, Italy. The summer at its best: strolling along the beach and taking a swim until the evening transforms into the night. Few scattered clouds diffracted the sun rays creating this amazing scene.
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Maldivian Beach Sunset Dinner
Posted in Beach, Jacopo Gottlieb, Maldives, Nature, Photo, Sea, Sunset, Wallpaper on 3 October 2007 | No Comments »
Sunset on the pier
Posted in Jacopo Gottlieb, Maldives, Photo, Sea, Sunset, Wallpaper, Water on 30 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
A peaceful pier at sunset on the Dhuni Kohlu Atoll, Maldives.
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A peaceful place by the Sound of Kerrera, Scotland
Posted in Coast, Grass, Luca Baldassarre, Nature, Photo, Scotland, Sea, Sunset, Trees, Wallpaper on 17 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Sound of Kerrera is a small strip of water that divides (or unites?) the Kerrera Island and the Scottish mainland near the beautiful town of Oban. In summer the sun lingers into the night hours and a deep peace settles over the green coast.
Liquid Sunset
Posted in Cityscape, Genoa, Italy, Liguria, Luca Baldassarre, Photo, Sea, Sunset, Wallpaper, Water on 7 March 2007 | No Comments »
The Marina in Genoa is called Expo and has been designed jointly with reknowed architect Renzo Piano. His is the contested Sphere, which should have contained numerous butterflies, but it just didn’t work out. Now they recreated inside a tropical environment, with small birds, camaleons and other animals. Next to the Sphere there is [...]
Leaving Capri
Posted in Italy, Jacopo Gottlieb, Landscape, Photo, Sea, Sunset, Wallpaper, Water on 3 March 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sun is falling behind the famous island of Capri, in southern Italy.
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Shipwreck
Posted in Greece, Jacopo Gottlieb, Landscape, Nature, Photo, Sea, Wallpaper on 28 February 2007 | No Comments »
This was taken in Grecee, on the wonderful (a little less so during August) cycladic isle called Amorgos.
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Sunset in Camogli
Posted in Italy, Jacopo Gottlieb, Landscape, Liguria, Photo, Sea, Sunset, Wallpaper on 27 February 2007 | 1 Comment »
The old and little sea village of Camogli, Italy. Indeed a very nice place to eat some good focaccia!
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