San-Gimgnano, once more, a photo from Siena, Tuscany

Photographer's Note

San Gimignano medieval town known for its typical towers. This view here is the main Piazza-della-Cisterna, with the many tourists flock to this famous place.

Underground the piazza there is a water-cistern dated back to the 13th century.

Location on the map is at 43.4674, 11.0435 .
A 3rd picture from this spot, archive from our trip to Toscana in 06/2011.

A JPEG picture, taken with my spare camera, F2.8, 1/1250, ISO80.
Ike

*** Best Gelato shop second door from lower-left�

pajaran, holmertz, Fis2, pierrefonds, jhm, papagolf21, ChrisJ, PaulVDV, adramad, sacimar has marked this note useful

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pajaran (117077) 2020-07-13 23:31

Pozdrav.
lepe fasade i detalji, lepa stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom.
Lepo mesto sa ljudima.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

jemaflor (148260) 2020-07-13 23:32

Hi Ike,
Photogenic town with all these towers, well framed with a good angle to give more high impression, nice sunlight well captured, tfs.

macjake (98544) 2020-07-13 23:43

Hi Ike
not much you can do about the people down below, other than just getting out of their way. Were you apart of this group or did they walk into your shot? a good shot of the buildings leaning into each other trying to touch :) cheers
Craig

holmertz (103642) 2020-07-14 0:24

Hello Ike,
We get a good view of the fascinating towers of this famous village. The ordinary buildings also look very good and have largely kept their medieval character. I always like to see a few persons in every street view, but I get frustrated to find myself in a large crowd of tourists. In a place like this it would probably be impossible to avoid them. You did your best not to let them dominate the view too much.
Best regards,
Gert

Fis2 (171961) 2020-07-14 0:31

Witaj Ike!
A very curious buildings, I love it.
Nice composition, towers make impression.
Good scene from daily life.
I like framing and colors.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (222959) 2020-07-14 0:47

Ciao Ike, great view of fantastic medioeval architecture, fine details, excellent clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Royaldevon (86480) 2020-07-14 1:19

Ha! Ha! Ike, this was the visit, when we nearly met!
I love the fact, that after so many years, you remember the quality of the gelato and where to buy it!
It is a wonderful city to explore and you have captured its character of buildings and tourists.

My memory was not of gelato but of trying to find a place to park!!!

Have a lovely day,
Bev 😊

Tue (93458) 2020-07-14 1:27

Hello Ike,
You captured this charming corner in the old Italian town so well. The stone buildings look great and are clearly seen. The people add life to the photo. Well done.
Lars

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-07-14 3:32

Ike, the towers in stone draw attention. This group of tourists is gathered in that plazza. They probably participate to a guided tour in the town. The buildings are centuries old in that place. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.

pierrefonds (115572) 2020-07-14 4:15

Hi Ike,

The presence of the crowd is animating the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the towers and of the building. The light is enhancing the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (211738) 2020-07-14 9:50

Hello Ike,

The guide with flag try are people love them.
Pleasant detailed picture with this brickwork.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

PiotrF (56042) 2020-07-14 13:15

Hello Ike
Interesting picture from San Gimignano.
I like with fine details, good composition and nice colors .
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

lousat (139992) 2020-07-14 14:04

Hi Ike,a lot of tourists,and i hope to back soon to have something like that,the tourist industry is living a very bad moment because the virus. Great memory from the main square,i like the surround effect of perspective and the usual top quality. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-07-14 23:19

Bonjour, cher Ike,
Une belle fa鏾n de nous plonger au coeur de la ville et d'avoir l'impression de participer � la vie quotidienne.
De plus, l'architecture est de toute beaut�.
Tr鑣 bonne journ閑.
Amiti閟.
Philippe

mkamionka (75139) 2020-07-15 3:19

Hi Ike,
crowds which we probably not going to see so much this summer.
Nice square with old buildings captured with good perspective looking up. It makes us feel as if we were looking up really.
Great weather day, perfect clarity and sharpness.
Great reportage,
M

foxy (3525) 2020-07-15 6:58

Hello Ike,
Italy in Summer....I can imagine that this place will be packed with tourists from far and near. Even now I guess since the easing of lockdown in several EU countries.
People only add the scene livelier ....the most important of all is the towers - the towers are beautifully placed and focused surround by the medieval buildings on this Piazza.
I'm surprised to see in your photo that there is no long queue - queuing for gelato.
Thanks for sharing.
Loong

ChrisJ (172436) 2020-07-16 6:43

Hi Ike

If possible I try to avoid these tour groups with flags by racing ahead of them or falling behind them or placing myself between 2 of them. The towers are magnificent. Wish I had known about them when I was in Siena. Tfs!

PaulVDV (63478) 2020-07-16 7:09

Hello Ike,
Well done to bring four towers together on this beautiful picture of the centre of San Gimignano.
We discover a wonderful very large arch on the corner.
To be honest, all buildings here look so beautiful.
It's a place I still have to discover but I can already note the address of the best gelato shop :)
Best regards, Paul

jean113 (28285) 2020-07-17 9:10

Hello Ike, San Gimignano is such an attractive place, it is no wonder that it is so popular; I loved it!
This is an excellent point of view, we feel to be right in the centre here, with the famous towers all around us.
Hard not to include the many people, they do not mar this view.
Thanks for sharing, kind regards, Jean.

adramad (73452) 2020-07-19 10:49

Hi Ike.
Impressive these large medieval buildings and the towering towers behind, gives the whole complex the appearance of a fortress, many people in the square, it seems like a holiday.
Excellent POV, with very good lighting, color and sharpness to enjoy the details.
Very good work. I like it
Enjoy a happy Sunday.
Very best regards.
Luis.

sacimar (38173) 2020-07-30 5:07

Hello Ike,

this is a good image of the square of this beautiful town, I like the different tower you show here, we can see a lot of tourists visiting also... well done,

Best regards,

Sergio