[Pu the Owl]

Originally Posted by merylsilverburg

That's cool. I think the rural spots around Italy (or Europe in general) are much prettier than anything you'd find in the States...at least that's how I feel mainly because I've lived here all my life, hehe. Sorry for the questions but was there a reason why you chose these places or did you just randomly choose these because of their good composition?

Yes, Europe is beautiful. Maybe in the States the more breathtaking things too see are those created by Nature, while man created landscape elements are often "functional" rather than beautiful. Here man created elements have a different feel to them. The weight of tradition and history gives them a completely peculiar feeling, a sort of aura. I don't know if you get what I mean.

In cases like these, I just like the place and take a shot. In other case I look for something in particular or I have an idea in mind. But when you start with an idea in mind, finding the right spot or looking for the right elements is a lot more difficult and I'm often not very satisfied with the result.