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Sardinia (Italy). StreetArt

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Orgosolo, Sardinia (Italy)Orgosolo, in the heart of Sardinia, it is a fascinating open-air museum of over 150 murals, almost all, engaging direct impact. Very beautiful for their expressiveness and vivid colors, and a good number are of great artistic value.Orgosolo is also one of the cradles of the “tenor singing”, a choir singing traditional polyphonic whose origins are lost in the mists of time and that was indicated by UNESCO as a world intangible heritage.A must see if you come to SardiniaPhoto © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reservedhttp://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/point-of-interest/orgosolo

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Sardinia (Italy)

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“A voyage over an emerald sea, past characteristic coves and beaches of snowwhite sand … this is Sardinia, an island that strikes its visitors with natural contrasts, the lights and colors of a region that boasts old traditions and a wild and pure nature. Situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Sardinia is a mainly mountainous region, without high peaks, with a vast and charming, yet bittersweet, natural environment. In fact, the presence of man does not seem to affect this territory; great surfaces still preserve their natural composition, luxuriant woods with even millenary trees, small desert areas and marshes inhabited by deer, wild horses and rapacious birds. ….source  http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/sardinia.html

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Lamprocapnos

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Lamprocapnos spectabilis “alba”.

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart or Asian bleeding-heart) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is valued in gardens and in floristry for its heart-shaped pink and white flowers, borne in spring.The outer petals are bright fuchsia-pink, while the inner ones are white. The flowers strikingly resemble the conventional heart shape, with a droplet beneath.  The pure white-flowered ‘Alba’, somewhat more robust than the species, is a popular cultivar.This beautiful Lamprocapnos spectabilis variety “Alba” I photographed at the Botanical Garden of Madrid.

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Macro Photography

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Macro is probably the most popular forms of photography, and with good reason. It is easily accessible, and it is a very broad genre of photography. Mentha arvensis is a wild mint that is native to the central part of the United States. The scent of this wild mint growing in a field is often so strong you can smell it long before you can see it.#adriano

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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes

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<a href=”https://niume.com/post/194095″>The festival of Sant’Efisio takes place every year on 1st May and is a magical celebration of faith and folklore, the sacred and the profane. A festival rich in colours, costumes, tradition ; the long procession: 3500 inhabitants of the island dressed in traditional costumes from every town and village and more than 200 riders on horseback.On the day of the festival people from all over the island gather together in Cagliari to take part in the procession. The event attracts thousands of tourists who are welcomed as privileged spectators of what is probably the island’s most authentic manifestation of popular worship. http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/event/festa-di-santefisio-2015Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved

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Landscapes

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“If the landscape changes, then I don’t know who I am either. The landscape is a refracted autobiography. As it disappears you lose your sense of self.”                            (Iain Sinclair)I totally agree. This is one of many Italian landscapes. Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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Art in Rome

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”Bolgi created his Saint Helena (1629–1639) for one of the niches at the crossing of St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the choice commissions of his generation, for which he had doubtless been promoted by Bernini in preference to Finelli. Bolgi laboured for a decade on the figure that epitomised his career and, in some degree, his detraction: Wittkower remarked on its “classicizing coolness, its boring precision”, and its position directly across from Bernini’s masterful Saint Longinus invited unflattering comparisons.” – WikipediaTaken in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome in #HeavyHdr #adriano

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