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St. Agatha Cathedral ...

Catania by night

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St. Agatha Cathedral sent on June 22, 2019 (20:46) by Guglielmo Toscano. 76 comments, 1175 views. [retina]

at 17mm, 1/25 f/3.2, ISO 2500, hand held.

La Cattedrale, chiesa madre della diocesi, deriva il suo nome da cattedra in quanto essa ospita la cattedra dell' Arcivescovo da dove egli “ammaestra, celebra e governa”. Essa è certamente un monumento artistico di notevole interesse, ma prima di tutto è “luogo di preghiera”, legato alla presenza di Dio sotto le specie eucaristiche. Intitolata a Sant'Agata, custodisce le sue spoglie all'interno di una cappella a lei dedicata, meta di migliaia di fedeli che ogni anno si riuniscono in questo luogo per rendere omaggio alla loro Santa Patrona. La Basilica si affaccia maestosa su piazza Duomo, una delle più importanti piazze tardo barocche che contraddistinguono il nuovo assetto urbanistico settecentesco dopo la ricostruzione seguita al disastroso terremoto del 1693. Al centro della piazza campeggia la famosissima “fontana dell' elefante”, simbolo della città, opera settecentesca dell'architetto palermitano Giambattista Vaccarini (1702-1769) al quale è attribuita la progettazione di gran parte degli edifici settecenteschi catanesi. Un' antica leggenda circa l'origine di questo simbolo narra che, quando Catania fu abitata per la prima volta, un elefante allontanò tutte le bestie feroci che si trovavano in zona e i catanesi, per rendere omaggio a questo animale, eressero una statua ancora oggi chiamata, in dialetto locale, “liotru”. Tale termine dialettale si riferisce al nome del catanese Eliodoro, vissuto nell' VIII secolo, bruciato vivo per ordine del vescovo Leone II il Taumaturgo perché, non essendo designato vescovo della città, disturbava le funzioni religiose con magie tra le quali quella di far camminare l'elefante di pietra. (Fonte http://www.cattedralecatania.it)



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avatarsenior
sent on September 13, 2019 (16:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Stefania, thank you very much for the visit. I am very happy that you liked this shot and flattered by your compliments.
Hello William

avatarsenior
sent on September 13, 2019 (16:37) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you very much Agata, I am glad to have you in my galleries and flattered by your compliments.
A greeting William

avatarsupporter
sent on September 27, 2019 (5:38) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful composition, well-studied lights, very interesting caption, good William!
A greeting
Paul

avatarsenior
sent on September 27, 2019 (7:50) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you Paul, I am very happy with your appreciation to this shot and its caption. Thank you also for your time.
Good day William

avatarjunior
sent on March 11, 2020 (10:07) | This comment has been translated

Beautiful!

avatarsenior
sent on March 11, 2020 (23:37) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you very much David, glad to see you among my shots and happy that you liked this shot.
Hello William

avatarsenior
sent on December 10, 2022 (22:33) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Guglielmo you are positively responsible for two things towards me:-
my first trip to Sicily (apart from the Aeolian Islands)
- the combo d7500 + sigma.
Now I hope that you (or Santa Claus) do not arrive with a new Z and whistle that with two children at the University the Z-Z-Z- ends at them every month or almost. I
come to the photo: I am more and more convinced by the combination that on pure portraits does not beat the monofocal but on landscapes like yours or in the portrait set makes sparks.
Very nice this shot of the Cathedral that the day of my visit I had to put on boots for how much water came down. I enjoyed your recovery, better in color imho :-o
maximum.

avatarsenior
sent on December 11, 2022 (10:37) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

:-D Thank you dear Massimo, I am happy to have stimulated you with my shots to visit Sicily, certainly the Aeolian Islands deserve ...
As for our coupled D7500 Sigma I have to tell you that like you I'm happy and I will also tell you that I bought it to my brother who came instead from Canon. Neither is he enthusiastic. As for the Z is a thought, but in the end maybe it will remain so... We'll see :-D
Thank you very much for having "exhumed" this shot of the cathedral of Catania, a city to which I am very attached. I am sorry that at the time of your visit there was high water :-D.
Many thanks also for all the time you dedicate to my shots.
Good Sunday
Guglielmo

PS.You instead with the 18-140 how are you? Every now and then I think about it to travel light.

avatarsenior
sent on December 11, 2022 (11:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

How are you with the 18-140? Every now and then I think about it to travel light.
the
donkey (which would be me) sold it let's say practically given away to take the Sigma 17-50 seasoning that I still had the Tamron 70-300, but obviously it is not the same thing ... let's say that if you do not buy the "Z" then I do not come the compulsive monkey to buy, I found new in parallel the focal length 18-140 at a very affordable price.
maximum.

avatarsenior
sent on December 11, 2022 (11:39) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

:-D Let's see, I actually feel good with the optics I have, the 18-140 I could use it on the road or in museums without changing optics continuously, of course it is darker but perhaps also more comfortable in certain situations.
The monkey often comes to me too :-D :-D
A warm greeting
Guglielmo

avatarsenior
sent on December 11, 2022 (11:44) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

of course it is darker but perhaps also more comfortable in certain situations.

When I did the shooting in Venice, apart from the night landscapes, with the model the teacher on duty (nikonista), seeing that I still put my own, saw that I used only the 50mm and (little) the 85mm ... Around 3 in the morning he tells me "you have many ideas, but your optics are self-limiting!. You need a focal length with more brightness for these portraits set".... I did not have time to get to Sanremo that I already had the Sigma at home ....
maximum.

avatarsenior
sent on December 11, 2022 (12:13) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great shot, freehand then!!! :-or

avatarsenior
sent on December 11, 2022 (15:38) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

:-D Massimo I am not at your level and I photographed the models only on two occasions at Nikon day, but certainly I also took the Sigma immediately to have 2.8 constant .... Your teacher is right to sell with the 17-50 always bring home something good even indoors and without flash.
A warm greeting Guglielmo

avatarsenior
sent on December 11, 2022 (15:39) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Many thanks to Massimo Corradini, honored by the visit and your appreciation.
Good afternoon
Guglielmo

avatarsupporter
sent on February 06, 2024 (18:03) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Congratulations Guglielmo,
beautiful nocturne.
A square that, after the celebrations, returns to normal.
Hello and good evening,
Paolo

avatarsenior
sent on February 06, 2024 (22:04) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you very much dear Paolo, I am very happy that you liked it and very welcome congratulations. I am very attached to this square and to Catania where I spent 5 beautiful years for work.
Thank you for having fished it out during the days of the Agatine holidays.
Best regards Guglielmo


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