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Bird’s-eye view (3)

Just as in the previous two posts, we are once again looking down at the cobblestones, this time on the most important historic square in Siena, Italy. But now the bird’s-eye view is so high above the ground that we can only make out the people below as tiny little figures.

We see rays of paving stones radiating out in a fan-shaped pattern, set against the sharp shadows of an invisible building. This gives the photograph a strong, graphic quality and creates an interesting sense of tension. Yet the tiny human figures are not insignificant in the overall picture. They give us a sense of scale and distance and, scattered as they are across the square, create a feeling of spaciousness.

Photo of the week: Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy 1989