2 Girls #12, a photo from La Spezia, Liguria

Photographer's Note

Waiting for the ferry, Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy.

Those of you who know the famed Cinque Terre villages will understand the significance of the ferries. To travel between the villages, it's possible to walk the scenic cliff paths, or take the train, which runs right along the coast through a series of tunnels. But the ferry is probably the quickest, and certainly the most scenic option: there are no roads between the villages, and Riomaggiore itself is quite isolated from the road system. So these two were watching the ferry moor up, prior to going down the steps to the quay to disembark.

The relative difficulty of reaching the Cinque Terre villages does not seem to put off the tourists who arrive in their droves. But we were there in late September when it wasn't quite so rammed as I gather it can be in the height of Summer.

BTW, this is the seventh time I've tried to upload this image: death of TE by a thousand cuts...

Shutter speed: 1/350th sec
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Focal length: 70mm

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lousat (139352) 2021-10-19 14:17

Hi Will,it's the "2 girls theme" today on TE...there is another pic close to your in the gallery..ehehe...and it's a beautiful memory about your trip in my country,excellent idea to show something of different from the wild coast of 5 terre,i like it! Have a good night and thanks,Luciano

COSTANTINO (116644) 2021-10-19 22:48

hello my dearest friend
I like the choice of sepia here
interesting capture with these
young ladies
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147270) 2021-10-19 23:16

Hi Will,
Good double portrait, spontaneous attitude, good effect in b&w, nice landscape of this Cinque Terre coast, tfs.

ifege (48217) 2021-10-19 23:36

Hi Will
A great double portrait of the 2 young women and in the background I can see that crowded walkway, the Via dell' Amore (Lovers' lane).
cheers
Ian

Gerrit (62042) 2021-10-20 2:15

Hello Will,
the black and white and maybe the sunglasses give the photo a feel of a portrait of much earlier in time.
I like your easy composition and the well handled strong light.
thanks and regards,
Gerrit

jhm (211736) 2021-10-20 9:51

Hello Will,

You makes very gladly black and white pictures
This is splendid exemplar with two Ladies wait on the ferry.
Composition and presentation are excellent.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

kasianowak (17676) 2021-11-22 5:17

Hi Will
Glad to see you managed to post it after all. I experience no such issues, maybe because I'm using a laptop rather than an ipad, but I still don't understand why it should make a difference!
Anyway, about the shot. I really like this natural beauty of black and white (no matter how I try to replicate this in digital pp, I never get the kind of shots you get).
I didn't know that there are no roads there - so, I assume, there are no local cars either? Or do people bring them in on ferries?
Best wishes
Kasia