You still have to park the car in Compatch and then walk for 50 minutes, no matter what’s the time unfortunately. That last piece of road is always closed to public. Having said that, you will often see people (unaware or not) that will keep driving and risk the fine.

Only once, in St. Mark Square. Local police showed up and told me to pack it as I was occupying public soil. It was covid times, I was pretty much alone in St. Mark, probably one of the few times where I wasn't bothering anyone there... I guess they were bored too! Other than that episode - as long as you shoot during the golden hours and night time, I never had any issue of any type. Of course you'll need to be extra aware that there are other people around you and try to take as little space as you possibly can not to block someone, specially on the tiny streets.

These are the coordinates: 46.55232376643648, 11.654101114867304 :)

Hi hi Richard! First off - make sure to enjoy Venice! I hope this little video helped! Unfortunately, I'm already quite booked out till December - I still have a few spots in a couple tours but I don't have any spaces left for short workshops! I'm really sorry! To see all the availability, for future reference, check out tuscanyphotographytours.com !

@@leonardopapera thank you for your reply. Your video and your images were outstanding. I’m a photographer in Tennessee in the United States. It will be my first trip to Italy.

@@leonardopapera is 24mm wide enough for most shots in Venice? Thank! Richard

I think you shoot me an email a couple days ago, am I right? If yes, I just replied to that! 😁

It's all in the same area! :) The winding road is in the upper part of the hill, you won't miss it when you'll be there. Everything I mentioned in the video is really really close between each other! :)

@@leonardopapera got it! I used google map pro and discovered exactly the angle... many Tks, my fav. italian photographer! If I'll see you in Dolomites in Oct I'll shacking your hands!

Not dangerous, but if you aim to arrive at the photo point with it the same rules of cars also applies for vespa - so you still have to walk on that final bit of road! :)

Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed the video, I hope you got something useful out of it! Enjoy Tuscany next October, you've picked a wonderful time to visit!

I think the ban is mostly referred to people that are looking to sleep there overnight! I wouldn’t worry too much about arriving there early in the morning - I never heard of anyone controlling the parking lots at 4AM! 🤣 I wouldn’t worry in the slightest!

@@leonardopapera Thanks a lot! That makes sense! I was just worrying when i came back later on they would charged me for parking there before they even arrive haha

Thank you! :)

It is private land around the viewpoint indeed. At the time I flew, flying was allowed as long as you checked all the boxes (flying license, civil insurance and QR plate on your drone); it’s been a couple years though, and even if I think that it’s still allowed, for the most updated info you can check d-flight.com 🙂

Grazie mille!! Davvero gentilissimo 🙏🏻

The only way is by feet! You can park your car in Compatch and from there walk for approx. 1 hour to reach the area from where I filmed.

@@leonardopapera thank you so so much for getting back to me, if you remember, which direction from compatch do you walk? Is there a certain trail to follow ?

Thank you for all of your kind comments!!

I looked it up but I can't find the original name anymore - it's a track I downloaded years ago from AudioJungle when looking for calm, peaceful melodies! I'm sorry - if I can find the original track again I will share it here!

Oh man that's a shame, it simply fits those scenes FLAWLESSLY, but thank you for replying! :)

I think that both sunrise and sunset can offer good chances for pictures around here; I personally prefer sunset but sunrise can also offer some good photo opportunities. Some compositions work better at sunset and others at sunrise!

Thank you! Yes, in order to fly a drone in Italy (above 250 grams) you need a valid EASA flying license, a civil insurance and the QR code on the drone. If the drone is below 250g (like the Mini 3 Pro) - you should be able to fly without all these requirements. At least, that was the rule at the time I shot the videos, not sure if it changed now. Make sure to check all the updated requirements and laws on the ENAC website (the italian fly authority) before flying there!

I'm glad to hear that they helped! :) Maybe we'll bump into each other too - I have a couple workshops planned already for next autumn season! Good luck with the weather!

Hi! You can just look for "Alpe di Siusi" or "Seiser Alm" on Google and it will show you the place :) The specific coordinates are: 46.55261909709216, 11.654248044754686

Good luck with the weather! Have a great time around here!

Hi, most of the images were taken either with the 14-24mm or the 24-120mm, both Nikon lenses. :)

@@leonardopapera did you use a tripod?

Good luck with the weather!!

The road from Compatch to the bottom of the valley (Siusi) is always open; the limitation exists for the people trying to drive up the road from 9AM, but not for those who are already up there and want to drive down. If you parked your car in Compatch before 9AM, you can drive back down at anytime during the day! Hope I explained myself!

Hi hi! Sorry for the late reply! These are the coordinates for the point you should reach via the backroads: 43.05828793335397, 11.555275621880229 Once again, it's quite a rough road to drive on if you are not used to unpaved roads, and you end up in a private property if you drive all the way so make sure to stop before and park in a place where there are no "no parking" signs!

@@leonardopapera Thank you for the response! That's about where I was thinking it would be, but I wasn't too sure on what were/weren't private/public roads

Thank you! It’s about 10/15 minutes at max, not more!

Thanks heaps! This summer has been quite rough up there to be fair, a lot of rain and bad weather! I would anticipate your next visit if you aim for the Tre Cime, late October is the very end of the season and if we get some early snow they might even close the road to the Auronzo hut early. I’d recommend mid-October, you would also see the peak of the foliage which is by itself a reason to visit during that time.

Ahahah bisogna star attenti a dove andare! Specialmente per la composizione classica - c'è una casa con un giardino lì accanto, con diversi cartelli che spiegano chiaramente di non oltrepassare un certo limite. Fino a poco fa c'erano anche due cani da guardia che si occupavano di "scacciare" tutti coloro che passavano i confini, ma ultimamente non li ho più visti! Per quanto riguarda invece l'altra composizione ci sono meno problemi - l'unica accortezza da avere è nel periodo in cui il campo è seminato io mi tengo sempre fuori dai confini per rispetto al proprietario; ho visto tristi scene questa primavera con più di 60/70 fotografi calpestare non curanti il grano quasi maturo ed il contadino che gli faceva una scenata (giustamente), ma erano tutti stranieri ed hanno continuato tranquillamente a far gli affari propri perchè non capivano. Insomma, con un minimo di accortezza ed occhio non ci sono problemi di sorta - anche per quanto riguarda la prima composizione troverai sicuramente una traccia calpestata tra gli ulivi quindi basta tu segua quella e rifinisci dritto dritto al punto di ripresa (dove, 99 volte su 100, troverai sicuramente anche qualcun altro che è arrivato prima di te!!).

@@leonardopapera Grazie per i consigli Leonardo!

Thank you!! I’d recommend a lens like the 24-105mm for the Cadini shots. I’ve always shot them with that lens! Anything wider would make the mountains too small, anything longer will be too much (in my opinion obviously!).

Thank you!! I’m glad you found it helpful! ☺️

Hi Mattia! Ciao! If you check on D-Flight, you will see that there’s an “okay” fly-area in the area above Compatch and it’s surroundings, included the piece of road that goes into the Alpe di Siusi. It’s a small area between all the different No-fly zones, but yes, you can (of course if you have all the necessary requirements like license, insurance, etc). Next to it, there’s another area where flying is permitted only up to 45m - which is still good enough for these kind of shots. I hope this helps! Thank you for your comment, I’m glad you appreciated! ☺️

Grazie mille!! Mi fa super piacere che possano aiutare un pochino 🙏🏻🙏🏻

You are a tiny bit on the early side of autumn, technically I'd recommend more around the 20th.. But you should already see some yellowish hues on the trees!!

Thank you! I'm glad that it's been helpful! Unfortunately I'm not really familiar with the Marche region so I can't help! For Dolomites - I saw that you found my other videos! :)