Ercolano II, a photo from Naples, Campania

Photographer's Note

Normally I don't care much for inclusion of tourists in my shots, but here is an exception, with the photographer intent on getting a shot of the sculpted head adorning the old white marble fountain at right. Surprisingly, there are only 35 shots from this location, so here's another.

Herculaneum was overwhelmed by a 20-28 metre high lahar mud flow from Mt Vesuvius, in 79 AD, which set like concrete once it had cooled from the estimated 500°c. The 4th pyroclastic flow at Pompeii was slightly cooler, estimated at 300-250°C. Pyroclastic flows in the 79 AD eruption reached up to 600C. There were 6 flows in total.

A close up of the fountain head can be seen here.

papagolf21, snunney, pierrefonds, pajaran, ikeharel, rychem, COSTANTINO, adramad, Cricri, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel trouve(nt) cette note utile

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emka (157280) 2017-09-25 1:41

Regards from albania

Nicou (193806) 2017-09-25 1:48

Hello

Quelle image et compo quelle vue et compo sueprbe captage avec ces personnages ce photographe quelle compo quelle rue et rendu sur ces anciennes façades sueprbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

papagolf21 (152605) 2017-09-25 2:23

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Je comprends que la ville attire les touristes et que chacun veut se rendre compte de la catastrophe passée.
Aussi, les appareils photos crépitent.
Merci de nous faire participer d'une aussi belle façon.
Amitiés.
Philippe

holmertz (102008) 2017-09-25 2:51

Hello Chris,
Tourists are never my first choice when I need human presence in a picture, but sometimes no "locals" are available and the photo would be so boring without anyone at all, so I take what I have. These two don't disturb the view, in fact the man's activity provides some kind of action to the entire scene. It must be an amazing feeling to walk down these ancient streets, so I am surprised there are so few tourists around.
Best regards,
Gert

Gerrit (62042) 2017-09-25 3:32

Hello CHris,
good shot in well controlled bright light of this fascinating place. Surprisingly certain with all the tourists going here, I guess it's hard to take a photo without them.
thanks and regards,
Gerrit

snunney (130967) 2017-09-25 3:42

Hello Chris,
The tourists serve to enliven the scene and supply scale. I like the perspective down the street toward the focal point provided by the arch. The superb blue sky makes a lovely backdrop for the red and beige tones of the ruined houses. Interesting the contrast with the modern buildings in the background.

rbassin (27472) 2017-09-25 4:08

hello Chris
Une très bonne prise,d'un lieu chargé d'histoire.
J'y étais en 2013.
Salutations
Roland

pierrefonds (113610) 2017-09-25 4:51

Bonjour Chris,

La longueur de la rue donne de la profondeur à la composition. La présence des touristes anime la scène. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des maisons. Les couleurs sont excellentes. Bonne journée.

Pierre

pajaran (114945) 2017-09-25 6:07

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, lepo pokazana ulica i stara arhitektura, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa posetiocima. Lepa fontana, ulica sa rusevinom i starom arhitekturom.
Zelim vam mirnu noc, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

Good evening.
Nice view and a moment, good text ...
Good work, beautifully shown street and old architecture, good perspective and contrast, nice colors, nice caught moment with visitors. Nice fountain, ruinous street and old architecture.
I wish you a quiet night, all the best in the new week that started, happy.

Sergiom (117241) 2017-09-25 6:27

Bonjour Chris,

J'aime beaucoup cet endroit, tout près de Naples. On y sent la chaude chaleur de l'été qui fait briller les couleurs, surtout celle du ciel. Quels beaux vestiges.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (72187) 2017-09-25 8:09

You are right, there are not many photos of Herculaneum, but I can see it is a very good prepared place for so many tourists, excellent photo
regards Ryszard

ikeharel (112467) 2017-09-25 9:23

Hello Chris,
Its still amazing to comprehend how this village looks as nothing happened there some 2000 years ago, on first sight it looks as everything is in place and intact. But, the tale is different.
Fine POV to the length of the ancient street, a bonus with the photographer "entered" the scene.
My best regards,
Ike

Fis2 (169759) 2017-09-25 9:37

Witaj Chris!
Beautiful place, wonderful old architecture.
I love it.
Good frame, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice evening.
Krzysztof

jean113 (27639) 2017-09-25 9:47

Hello Chris, when we were in this part of Italy, we did not have time to visit Pompeii AND Herculaneum, which was a pity, we only visited Pompeii.
So it is lovely to see this shot with the buildings and the street.
I do not mind the tourists, they add a focal point, and we look to see what picture he is taking!
Thanks for sharing, regards Jean.

COSTANTINO (115563) 2017-09-25 13:21

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
all your notes are really useful
the superb blue sy makes a superb
backdrop for the beige tones
of the buildings
welldone
regards
Costantino

adramad (72564) 2017-09-25 15:07

Hello Chris.
Fabulous the perspective of this street of the ruins of Erculano, I know Pompeii but not this, which seems very interesting, great rediscover all this after two thousand years.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; are all factors perfectly accomplished, in this image.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

lousat (138623) 2017-09-25 15:16

Hi Chris,time time the title is correct..ehehe..and the pic is lovely too,a great pic very rich and with an excellent perspective very long,impressive sharpness too,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85606) 2017-09-26 1:47

Hello Chris,

This is even better than your first photograph, giving us a feeling of a step back in time. You reveal the excellent condition of these ancient buildings and animate it with modern figures.
I marvel at the skills of the ancient builders who had much less sophisticated tools with which to work.

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (220637) 2017-09-26 6:39

Ciao Chris, great perspective on fascinating ruines, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Cricri (176) 2017-09-26 23:02

Hi Chris
Un lieu devenu historique, qui appelle le touriste et les photographes, bonne profondeur, la netteté et de jolies couleurs
belle journée
cricri

carlo62 (81265) 2017-09-26 23:49

Ciao Chris
le maggiori foto provengono da Pompei, ma anche Ercolano ha la sua importanza.
Bella foto, oltre alle tante rovine c'è la presenza umana che aiuta a dare vita alla foto.
Saluti Carlo

PaulVDV (62804) 2017-09-27 12:14

Hello Chris,
Not exactly crowded with visitors when you were there.
A beautiful bright view with excellent sharpness and depth.
Best regards, Paul

mcmtanyel (67681) 2017-10-02 21:06

Hello Chris,
Here is another terrific photo with hefty perspective, rich textures and vivid colors. LOL, the woman seems to be on the lookout while her husband is doing something illegal, like taking a photo.
Regards,
MT
PS. Thanks for your words of comfort, it has been one tragic event after another this year.