The Guardian of the Crete Photograph by Stefano Orazzini

The Guardian of the Crete

by Stefano Orazzini

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The Guardian of the Crete

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Stefano Orazzini

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After a long courtship, I made a photograph I had in mind for a long time.

I had been observing that solitary cypress that surmounts a hill in the landscape of the Crete Senesi for many years.

But it didn't show how I wanted it to.

I was looking for an intense and dramatic black and white in the contrasts of the sky, and a light texture with few disturbing elements on the rolling hills.

Or rather: I chased low moving clouds and a light plowing that showed the lunar essence of the Crete, the worked clay.

And finally, in one of the last days of November 2020, all the stars aligned, and I transformed what I had only imagined so far into a photograph.

Location: Crete Senesi, Siena province, Tuscany region, Italy

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February 16th, 2023

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Comments (36)

Imi Koetz

Outstanding work, Stefano !! Could you please also add this one to the "Long Exposure Photos" group ?

Sharon Williams Eng

Congratulations on the feature of this marvelous image.

Bob Lentz

Congratulations!, Stefano, on having the Most Popular Image February 16-28 and the month of February as voted by members in the Best of Minimalism group on FAA.