Summer in Town n.6 by sandra46
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Ferragosto is an Italian holiday celebrated on August 15. Originally, it was related to the Consualia, an ancient Roman celebration of the middle of the summer and the end of the hard labour in the fields. The present Italian name of the holiday derives from its original Latin name, Feriae Augusti ("Festivals [Holidays] of the Emperor Augustus")established in 18 BC for political propaganda after a long and bloody civil war. The Catholic Church celebrates this date to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven. The holiday often coincides with peak activity of the Perseid meteor shower, which may be one of the reasons which prompted the archaic priests to choose this date.
In the past it was common that businesses closed, and the entire month of August was taken as a holiday and leisure time in Italy. In present days, Ferragosto is mainly a short holiday (for the ones who are not on longer holiday) when most of Italians take brief vacations at the beach.Once staying in town meant having serious problems to find a supermarket open and buy something to eat. It was like living in a day-after town without the bomb!But with the current crisis many people have stayed in town and many shops are open today.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Comments (38)
amazing scene and always excellent work
Una splendida immagine mia cara!!!Bravissima!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Immagine adeguata al momento !
Back from our holiday and Palermo - nice again to visit your gallery and admire your works
Beauty
Nice place to relax!
Great POV and captured sitiuation!! :o)
This is a gorgeous, summertime image, and I love the information you included in your text: it's good to see that somewhere in the world, there's an entire month (or at least a few weeks) dedicated to relaxation! And this is a relaxing image! I love the casual, languid vibe this shot has, and the colors are rich and eye-grabbing, but not garish and shocking. It's a very "Summer" photograph, and I love your photographic technique: so many of your photos seem to stand on the border of actual photography and actual painting, or drawing. I like it when a visual medium does that. It's definitely one thing, but it seems as if it can be something else. Sometimes, it's because of the composition and the colors, and it's usually always a thing about relationships within the image...but it's always surprising and fresh. This is a perfect example because I know that I'm looking at a photograph in a contemporary setting, but something in the colors and the vague sense of roughness makes me think I might also be looking at a somewhat older image. That's more apparent in zoom mode, because that's when those details come out, and it's quite intriguing. I like this photo a lot. Your use of light and color is spot on.