Blue hour from Paestum, a photo from Salerno, Campania

Photographer's Note

It was a very good idea to stay in the hostel in Paestum. The hostel was just on the other side of the ruins and in this way I could see all the temples in blue hour and then in the night. it was fascinating experience.
Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy). The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, dating from about 600 to 450 BC, which are in a very good state of preservation. The city walls and amphitheatre are largely intact, and the bottom of the walls of many other structures remain, as well as paved roads. The site is open to the public, and there is a modern national museum within it, which also contains the finds from the associated Greek site of Foce del Sele.
Paestum contains three of the most well-preserved ancient Greek temples in the world.

This is the second temple of Hera, built c. 460–450 BC.
i will upload also the view in the day as Workshop.

ikeharel, alvaraalto, snunney, holmertz, pajaran, adramad, PaulVDV, macjake, PiotrF, ChrisJ, mcmtanyel trouve(nt) cette note utile

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lousat (101630) 2017-03-15 2:00

Hi Malgo,the day view is lovely,but nothing compare with this fantastic and rare blue hour! Great choice of the moment and top quality of sharpness and colors,a great way to show us this pearl of Paestum,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

alvaraalto (23788) 2017-03-15 2:29

Hello Malgo, my neighbour of the day.
Great classical image of the yellow of the ancient Greek temple in the yellow floodlight in front of the deep blue of the falling night. The silhouette of the tree gives this excellent picture its extra quality.
Splendid work.
Have a nice day
Groet Rob

Tue (48026) 2017-03-15 3:33

Hello Malgo,
What a fantastic photo, the golden illuminations of the impressive and so well preserved temple are fantastic and stand out so well against the dark blue background. The sharpness is superb.
Lars

dkmurphys (68375) 2017-03-15 4:09

Hi Malgo,
Perfect night capture of this iconic temple. Lovely ancient scene, love it!

Daniel

snunney (111683) 2017-03-15 4:11

Hello Malgo,
Perfectly realised blue hour composition. Ideally exposed with superb warm/cool colour contrasts. Excellent rendering of the textural detail.

holmertz (63152) 2017-03-15 5:51

Hello Malgo,
This is a very good photo (I think I have seen it before), but I almost like the silhouette of the tree as much as the illuminated temple. Overall the colours and light are very good, and so is the sharpness. The angle was also well chosen.
Kind regards,
Gert

Sergiom (94567) 2017-03-15 6:15

Ciao Malgo,

Quelle superbe photo à l'heure bleue. La Sicile est pour moi un rêve et cette ruine très bien conservée en est une des causes en plus de la bonne bouffe. Superbe technique.

Amicalement

Serge

Nicou (157716) 2017-03-15 6:27

Hello

quelle vue à l'heur bleue superbe iamge quel temple tout en dorure et belle lumière avec toutes découpage des arbres le rendu sur ce colonnes sueprbe captage.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

rychem (47502) 2017-03-15 9:12

Imponujaca budowla i wspaniala iluminacja, starozytni zasluzyli na to, :)), dardzo fajne zdjecie
pozdrawiam Ryszard

adramad (51602) 2017-03-15 10:31

Hi Malgo
Wow ....... impressive the beauty of this illuminated temple, with that golden light that makes you stand out as a jewel, from that fantastic sky to blue hour, the backlight of the pines gives a nice touch.
Great color, which gives a lot of appeal to the image.
Very good brightness and perfect sharpness.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
All the best.
Luis.

PaulVDV (35156) 2017-03-15 10:40

Hello Malgo,
A picture of this temple taken from the same point of view but at daytime and flanked by the tree would already be very attractive.
So this one, taken at the blue hour is simply wonderful with its extremely strong contrast between the golden tones and the sky.
Best regards, Paul

macjake (76289) 2017-03-15 13:38

Hi Malgo
always a favorite of mine to see and capture blue hour photos, and when you can combine that with a yellow colour it makes it that much better.

ample lighting and illumination in your scene, you captured this one very well indeed. and we can even see people walking in and around the structure. - I get the feeling that person standing ON the temple isn't suppose to be there. excellent shot
I'll post a new photo later
cheers
Craig

carlo62 (59732) 2017-03-15 16:13

Ciao Malgo
trovi sempre il modo di essere nelle vicinanze dei luoghi importanti e riesci a fare foto belle e interessanti.
Bellissimo questo tempio e bello è il colore delle luci artificiali che si inserisce perfettamente nel blu del cielo.
Saluti
Carlo

PiotrF (26984) 2017-03-15 16:29

Czesc Malgo
Swietne polaczenie wspanialych zabytkow z... niebieska godzina.
Podoba mi sie kolorystyka tego zjecia.
Przy swietle dziennych tez ladnie sie prezentuje ta swiatynia
pozdrawiam
Piotr

Cricri (131218) 2017-03-16 10:14

Hi Malgorzata
Super belle prise a heure bleu et un contraste magnifique des couleurs, très belle réalisation
belle soirée
PS) non , ce n'est pas mon vélo, sur la photo de Liège :-)

ricardomattos (9155) 2017-03-16 17:13

Wow !! Uma porção dourada da Grécia cheia de beleza e encanto de arquitetura. Linda foto e um memorável cartão postal de Paestum.

Parabéns e grande abraço,

Ricardo

gervaso (18653) 2017-03-21 4:14

Hello, Malgo!

The architecture is wonderful, and this golden color given by the light makes it look even more beautiful! Fantastic capture of this place at the blue hour! I also like the silhouette of the tree! Wonderful composition!

dta (85666) 2017-03-21 4:18

Hello MAlgorzata ,
One of the most amazing temple in Sisilia , an island so rich in greek ruins .
A wonderful capture at the blue hour , that highlights the beauty of the architecture .
Regards

ChrisJ (124457) 2017-03-24 18:29

Hi Malgo

I met an Italian guy in the Iraklion Hostel in Crete who said I should definitely visit Paestum, so I did. I WOULD pick a day when it was raining, though. You were luckier with the weather. A gorgeous blue hour shot and the yellow illumination contrast well with the deep blue hour sky. Tfs!

mcmtanyel (33494) 2017-04-05 21:06

Hello Malgo,
This is an excellent blue hour photo, with the silhouette of the tree on the right. That silhouette kind of reminds me of the Kindle logo. It's a wonderfully crisp image.
Regards,
MT

jmdias (72265) 2017-04-21 1:42

malgo

in terms of style it looks more heavy than those I saw in greece, anyway no one there was so preserved like this. amazing perspective and precious colors and light. it looks like a gold jewel shining against the blue.perfect.

hugs

jorge