RiccardoMantero

Trevi Fountain My Way

The Trevi Fountain in all his majesty. My goal, was to build an image a little different of the other ten million made by tourists and photographers; I've choos...
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The Trevi Fountain in all his majesty. My goal, was to build an image a little different of the other ten million made by tourists and photographers; I've choosen the HDR technique to try to bring out the incredible details and the delicate sculpting work which is usually hidden by the shadows. The dramatic sky and the rainy weather allowed me to obtain a good background; then I've opted for a warm tone of the marble to contrast with the green water of the fountain, to subdivide the picture in three distinct entities, water, marble and sky. I hope the trick did the work. The most difficult part of the work, has been to shoot, freehand, five photos, on my knees, while an infinite crowd of tourists was pulling, pushing and tossing coins..
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