Fisherman from Portofino, a photo from Genoa, Liguria

Photographer's Note

Portofino is a small Italian fishing village, comune and tourist resort located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town crowded round its small harbour is considered to be among the most beautiful Mediterranean ports.

According to Pliny the Elder, Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf.

The village is mentioned in a diploma from 986 by Adelaide of Italy, which assigned it to the nearby Abbey of San Fruttoso di Capodimonte. In 1171, together with the neighbouring Santa Margherita Ligure, it was included in Rapallo's commune jurisdiction. After 1229 it was part of the Republic of Genoa. In 1409 Portofino was sold to the Republic of Florence by Charles VI of France, but when the latter was ousted from Genoa the Florentine gave it back. In 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia and, from 1861, of the unified Kingdom of Italy.

In the late 19th century, first British, then other northern European aristocratic tourists began to visit Portofino, which they reached by horse and cart from Santa Margherita Ligure. Eventually more expatriates built expensive vacation houses, and by 1950 tourism had supplanted fishing as the town's chief industry, and the waterfront was a continuous ring of restaurants and cafйs.
Portofino has inspired a recreation of the sea side town around the harbor at Tokyo DisneySea in Chiba, Japan, a full scale replication, in authentic detail at the Portofino Bay Resort at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, USA which opened in September 1999. Additionally the Gulf Harbour development on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand.

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JanD (0) 2009-05-29 7:54

Jest długie lato w Portofino
I dużo gości z wszystkich stron
I strumieniami płynie wino
Tu w Portofino przez całą noc

Dla wszystkich dziewcząt z Portofino
Wystarczy w samochodach miejsc
I każda będzie mieć na kino
Tu w Protifino gdy lato jest

Tamtego roku w Portofino
Skończyłam 19 lat
A nie wiedziałam że jest miłość
Tu w Portofino no bo jak

Jest tyle dziewczyn w Portofino
A zobaczyłeś właśnie mnie
Pomarańczowy księżyc płynął
Gdy w Portofino mуwiłam nie

We mgle zginęło Portofino
W zaroślach ostro krzyknął ptak
W zatoce księżyc się rozpłynął
I w Portofino szeptałam tak, tak

Ty miałeś zostać w Portofino
Do miasta już wysłałeś list
Z moimi w morze miełeś płynąć
Tu z Portofino i wrуcić dziś

Wiedzieli ludzie w Portofino
Że do wesela dzień czy dwa
Gadali z jaką dumną miną
Przez Portofino będę szła

Lecz wyjechałeś z Portofino
Na drodze został żуłty kurz
Nie mogę śmiać się w nos dziewczynom
A w Portofino jest jesień już

ophelcia (0) 2009-05-29 8:03

Dżizas, co tu się dzieje na tym zdjęciu...
Ile kolorуw? Ile detali? Oczy szaleją:)
Zakochałam się w tej zatoczce...I wish I were there...
G.

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-05-29 8:15

Hello Malgorzata!
A great moment here!!!!
Sharpness is excellent, exposure is correct, depth of field is outstanding, colors are saturated at the right level and look naturally beautiful - very colorful picture indeed, the pov was smartly chosen and the composition was ably done!
All those boats in the photograph are wonderfully placed in the frame, from the very fg to the very bg! The man that works makes the image much livelier!
Textures on the water surface do please me!
Superb photo job1
TFS - congratulations1
Have a happy week-end!
Neyvan

darek1978 (13361) 2009-05-29 8:34

Czesc Malgos,
E no.... nie jest tak zle z lodeczkami w galerii jak na mieszkanke Warszawy;) Duzo miejsc mi sie kojarzy z tym zdjeciem od mojej kochanej Soliny poczawszy. Swietny klimat i bardzo ladne zdjecie.
Milego weekendu.
Pozdrawiam,
Darek

Greg1949 (9011) 2009-05-29 9:33

Malgorzata, this is awesome, it is a full frame a complete photo, superb focus and detail and brilliant color, great work.

Greg

cobra112 (15589) 2009-05-29 11:09

Ciao Margherita. Hai composto una bella scena di vita marina con bella saturazione dei colori e ottima luce. Gradevole composizione.

Roberto

jasmis (58653) 2009-05-29 12:18

Fajna scenka w morzu kolorуw. Czuję się jak na wakacjach. I o to chodzi.
Pozdrawiam.

romalek (3126) 2009-05-29 12:30

Witam
Fajna fotka, ładna zatoczka a ile się na nim dzieje, ładne światło i kolory
pozdrowienia
Roman

lousat (139308) 2009-05-29 13:21

Hi Malgo,all the colors of the world in this very nice pic! Very nice example od italian daily life,excellent point of view and best moment to take the pic,thanks for share,have a nice weekend,LUCIANO

paololg (31448) 2009-05-29 14:29

Ciao cara Malgorzata,
bellissima immagine piena di vita e di colori, fatta con eccellente qualitа fotografica. Complimenti perchи hai saputo proporre una immagine di Portofino diversa dalle solite, dimostrando di sapere catturare i dettagli piщ umani delle cittа. Bravissima!
Ciao, buon fine settimana!
Paolo

ciakgiak (30) 2009-05-29 15:59

Ciao Malgo,
stupendi i colori e la luce.
Il POV che hai usato ti permette di vivere la scena in prima persona.
Un ottimo fotolavoro.
Giorgio

Vasa (515) 2009-05-29 17:23

Your last three pictures from Italy are really for my taste, Malgorzata. I stress the graphic value. You have all my attention and compliments. So happy to follow your work. Friendly,

Branko

danos (110407) 2009-05-30 0:21

Good morning Malgorzata,
a daily snapshot of Portofino's life with all these colourful boats to create a happy and confuse atmosphere.I like the red baskets and the yellow little flags that make the scene effective.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

rodgerg (55767) 2009-05-30 2:13

Hello Malgorzata,

An image full of life. An image rich in details nad various colours well collected too. A great depht too.
Good and nice phtowork.
Have a nice WE,
Roger

mumek (20226) 2009-05-30 6:38

Hi Gosiu!
Pieknie pokazana przystan rybacka w Portofino. Sietna kolorystyka , wspaniala kompozycja, interesujace szczegoly.
pozdrawiam
ziggy

Silvio1953 (221695) 2009-05-30 12:29

Ciao Malgorzata, superb composition with fisherman at work, an other splendid view from Portofino with wonderful colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

isabela_sor (47748) 2009-05-30 23:47 [Comment]

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mirandes (546) 2009-05-31 9:47

Witaj Emka
Fajne ujęcie.
Rybacki temat z pracujących Włoch - dla nas turystуw nie codzienny widok.
Ładne naturalne kolory, fajna scenka.
Pozdrawiam

Sebastian

ilDottore (5252) 2009-06-02 4:46

Hej Małgorzata,
To jest mуj ukochany temat: porty i łodzie rybackie.
Nastrojowo, romantycznie i kolorowo...
No i ta miejscуwka... Portofino!
Wczoraj robiłem już wakacyjne przymiarki ale o tym SZA na razie! :D
Pozdrуwki!
Krzysiek

bakes888 (18499) 2009-06-05 1:43

Hi Malgorzata. Wonderful colourful photo, with the cold weather we have here at the moment this is like a warm breeze to me. Great photo and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.