Andres Valdespino
December 2025 - Isola San Giulio
About the Image(s)
I took this last month on a vacation trip to the Piemonte region of Italy. Isola San Giulio is a small island in Lake Orta, about 30 miles northwest of Milan.
This was taken with my Canon 90D with a 24-105mm lens, f/10 at 2.5 seconds ISO 1600 at a 55mm focal length. I did some processing in Lightroom mostly to bring up details on the tower and to lower the sharp lighting on the right hand side. I look forward to comments from the group.
10 comments posted
Abdres, What a beautiful place to visit. The night shot is. lovely, with almost every building lighted up. What makes this most interesting is the reflection of the lights in the lake at the slow shutter speed, which gives. cascade of color in the waters and helps carry the lighting much further than a simple reflection. The only suggestion to make it even better would be to take it during the blue hour, but often the lights don't go on until after the light from the sky has totally disappeared. In any case, a great shot. Posted: 12/01/2025 20:47:35
Thanks for the comments Joan. The following day I went back during blue hour and took more shots during blue hour. I wavered between which one to submit this one and thought the night version was a bit sharper. I am attaching that now. I should have done that with original posting. What do you think? Posted: 12/04/2025 21:27:59
Andres,
I like the blue hour one better, but I would not include so much of the lake, jug below the sharp line until the lake takes on a bright blue look. That is, I would crop to a little below the straight blue line for that one. The background an really be seen which makes it more interesting to e. Posted: 12/07/2025 00:42:22
I like the blue hour one better, but I would not include so much of the lake, jug below the sharp line until the lake takes on a bright blue look. That is, I would crop to a little below the straight blue line for that one. The background an really be seen which makes it more interesting to e. Posted: 12/07/2025 00:42:22
Thanks for the suggestion. When I tried to crop in more I lost a lot of the houses on the right. The bottom also then looks a bit flat. How is this for a compromise? Posted: 12/12/2025 20:54:29
Andres, I was able to crop in Photoshop without losing anything except the lower section of water. Posted: 12/17/2025 21:38:33
Great job capturing the shot and processing it. Posted: 12/02/2025 01:46:27
Thanks Robert. Posted: 12/04/2025 21:46:05
I like both photos you've included, Andres. I agree that the original submission is a bit sharper. The golden tones, shadows on the buildings, and reflections in the water give a magical look to the scene. A beautiful image! Posted: 12/13/2025 17:53:24
Thanks Ruth. Posted: 12/16/2025 03:15:25
Andres, I like both versions of your scene. The lighting is really nice and brings out the beautiful reflective color in the water. It is a beautiful image and nicely done. Posted: 12/17/2025 21:40:28