Cisternino, a photo from Brindisi, Apulia

Photographer's Note

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cisternino is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia, on the south-east Italy coast approximately 50 kilometers north-west of the city of Brindisi. Its main economic activities are tourism, the growing of olives and grapes and dairy farm products.
Cisternino sits in a historic zone of Itria Valley (in Italian: Valle d'Itria), known for its prehistoric conical, dry stone buildings, trulli (that are preserved under UNESCO legislation due to cultural significance), dry stone walls (muretti a secco) and its fertile soil making it home to the Salento wine region.
The architecture is typical of the region with an old Centro Storico (Historical Centre) containing white washed, stone buildings with cool, shaded, cave-like interiors, narrow streets and churches. The town also features several community squares, each of which are build on the edge of the hill allowing for some spectacular landscapes.
In Cisternino and the surrounding area there have been several Bronze Age finds, including different types of hand tools. Evidence would suggest that the region was also a seasonal home to ancient hunter gatherer humans.
Broad bean pur閑 with wild chicory (fave e cicorie selvatiche), orecchiette con braciole e polpette (a particular shape of pasta with tomato sauce, meatball and beef chop) and "bombette" (a type of roasted pork meatball) are three typical dishes of Cisternino cuisine.
Public transport in Cisternino is minimal, with a large proportion of the inhabitants relying on their own means of transport. However, there are buses to nearby Fasano which also houses the nearest major train station.
The nearest airports are in the cities of Bari and Brindisi which are both less than one hour抯 drive from Cisternino.

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csabagaba (7018) 2010-08-28 3:49

Ciao Silvio!
That would be a stairway to heaven in Cisternino? Dangerous thing in drunk, I do not go away :-)
Good for me here on Earth :-) A little pizza, chianti, beautiful girls ... What do you need? I know ... here in heaven, so do not try there :-)
Nice photo, good composition. Nice play of light, from white to gray.
Have a great weekend, your young friend
Csaba

dip (21408) 2010-08-28 3:55

Ciao Silvio,
simple but beautiful details,good point of view and lighting,
I like the long soft shadows where creates the sunlight at the walls,
greetings,
Dimitris.

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-08-28 4:07

Ciao Silvio,
That's a very nice and interesting picture"
Sharpness, exposure, pov, vertical format, colors, pp, contrasts, black borders and, above all, composition are all excellent!
Very attractive architectural details with wonderful geometrical shapes!
TFS - congrats!
Best regards,
Neyvan

lousat (139960) 2010-08-28 4:17

Ciao Silvietto,questa e' una gran furbata....hai lasciato tutti i bianchi nell'ombra e il sole solo sulle pietre....un ottimo modo per evitare grosse bruciature di luce e per creare una gran bella composizione,semplice ma efficace.Buona giornata,LUCIANO

snunney (130967) 2010-08-28 4:39

Hello Silvio,
A simple but attractive staircase well presented in this pleasing composition. As Csaba, says, probably best to stick to the inside edge, especially if you have had a few drinks:-)

Sergiom (117241) 2010-08-28 6:17

Ciao Silvio,

L'usure des marches par le temps , les mont閑s et les descentes est bien reproduit. Cela forme un ensemble assez graphique.

Bon weekend

Serge

saxo042 (38078) 2010-08-28 9:08

Hi Silvio,
A very pleasant street view. The long stairs are diagonally leading up along the excellent composition. A very well observed scene!
Kind regards
Gunnar

sabermonajati (11537) 2010-08-28 11:42

hi
excellent idea you captured.
regard
saber

Clementi (52514) 2010-08-28 13:31

Ciao Silvio,
qui hai studiato molto bene la luce e seiu riuscito ad ottenere un immagiune perfetta.Non facile con tutti questi bianchi
complimenti
Giorgio

AKITA (15125) 2010-08-28 14:16

dear Silvio,
wow,
a beautiful shot of wonder white stairs,
it reminds me of the paintings of M. C. Escher,
this composition of white walls with stairs, little square windows and doors is nice to express very unique ambience there,
thank you for your excellent and picturesque shot,
Akihisa

siamesa (28231) 2010-08-28 14:25

Boa noite Silvio

Without handrail... a little dangerous isn't it? Very good register and an excellent photo. TFS
Abra鏾s
maria

Morac (27725) 2010-08-28 14:26

Bonsoir Silvio,
C'est simple mais avec de beaux d閠ails et une belle lumi鑢e.
Amicalement
Marc

emka (158744) 2010-08-28 23:37

Ciao Silvio,

The stairs going high up via Alfieri are the main theme of this photo. They can be dangerous at night. Not for old people. Nice image in white.
Have a beautiful Sunday

Malgorzata

jjcordier (79299) 2010-08-28 23:44

Silvio
Bon cadrage de cet escalier int閞essant donnant un c魌� graphique � cette belle photo.
Amicalement
JJ

Nicou (193814) 2010-08-29 0:41

Hello silvio,

merveilleux escalier, quel grphsiem, quel captage et d閠ail, sueprbe compo et image.

Bravo et amiti�

Nicou

kordinator (8738) 2010-08-29 2:41

Hello Silvio
Very attractive staircase well presented in this pleasing composition.
Great point of view and perfectlight managment.
Excellent idea you captured.
Very well done my friend.
Respect
Sa歛

paura (25802) 2010-08-29 3:33

Silvio,
Nitidez e composi玢o excelentes para mostrar essa interessante paisagem urbana. Linda fotografia, amigo.

Abra鏾

Paulo

delpeoples (60342) 2010-08-30 0:31

Ciao Caro Silvio, bella la prospettiva qui. Mi piaciono molto gli scallini ed il gioco di luci. Ottimo il taglio verticale. TFS e pasa una bella giornata, Lisa

cobra112 (15589) 2010-08-30 4:55

Ciao Silvio. Luciano ha l'occhio lungo. Ottima profondit� e prospettiva.

Roberto

Mari63 (4173) 2010-08-30 11:58

Ciao Silvio, bellissima la scala in pietra dipinta di bianco, guardando la tua serie gi� mi assale la nostalgia. Ciao Mari

faletiz (10113) 2010-09-03 11:44

Sembra quasi Grecia questa scaletta bianca di Via Alfieri. Bella, ben bilanciate le ombre e le luci, molto bello il gioco della scala.
Ciao
Letizia

baddori (20341) 2010-11-10 21:56

Silvio
Quando ....manchi mi interrogo ...espatriato.
Foto che mi era sfuggita ...la vecchiaia
Via Alfieri e colori e location ..un po "levantina"
GF