Italy Spinazzola

The Hills of Spinazzola at Sunset: Hay Bales and Dramatic Sky

Shot
2018
06/24
Publication
2019
06/02
NIKON D800, 24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0 @ f/8.0 1/250, ISO 100
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In the surroundings of Spinazzola, on the border between Puglia and Basilicata, the Murgia landscape is tinged with the warm colors of sunset. The hay bales, arranged at regular intervals on the harvested fields, create a visual rhythm that guides the eye through the undulations of the terrain. The sky, crossed by clouds colored orange and purple, gives the scene an almost theatrical atmosphere. Spinazzola, an ancient Apulian agricultural center, is located in the heart of the Alta Murgia National Park, a protected area that safeguards this extraordinary Mediterranean pseudo-steppe ecosystem.

Spinazzola, sunset, hay bales, Puglia, Alta Murgia, rural landscape, dramatic sky