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Let's face it, when in Venice one should look up, but looking down into a dirty puddle in San Marcos square,
at right, I shot the
St. Marks Campanile [tower]. After I took out the cigarette ends and increased the contrast, I think looks kind of OK.
Light, color and texture combine for something different.
Venice is full of such shots just waiting for you to discover. All one
needs is an open mind and 'vision', i.e. 'seeing' an image. |
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The Grand Canal of Venice is the equivalent of the main
street in any other city. The narrower waterways provide the intimate
Venice that we know and love, but the Grand Canal has it's photogenic
moments too. |
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Above left, it's the lamp that's straight and the rest of Venice that is crooked, honest!
Same goes for the tower above right, the
buildings are straight but the tower is fighting
gravity. Having been built on a bed of tree trunks in the middle of the Venice lagoon, the subsidence is quite understandable. |
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The white shirt doesn't enhance this shot, but I'll settle for it as
there aren't too many Gondoliers wearing straw boaters these days. |
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It's the Venetian decay that adds the 'character' to this image. I suggest you get as square as you can to the window when doing such shots. |
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Forgetting the scaffold on that tower on San Giorgio island for a moment, this is a shot that was anticipated, and it was just a matter of time before a
'silhouetted' Gondola came by. |
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A Gondolier who appeared to be sending a text message from his cell phone. I wonder if his clients got a partial refund?
At right, although this shot could be taken almost anywhere, it's one of my
favorite shots from Venice. |
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Something a little different, and the jury is still out on this one! |
Venice, city of romance?!
With his hand on his hip it doesn't seem like it! |
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Taken at 4:30 in the morning,
I can still feel the cool breeze on my face when I look at this image, as the
days were hot on that particular trip. This is the Campanile tower [bell tower], and was built following the collapse of the original in 1902. At bottom left is the San Marco Basilica completed in 1071. |
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I love this! It's a section of a wider image, and with the sunlight just catching the upper body of the gentleman, plus the curve of the Rialto Bridge, it all falls into place
nicely.
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Do yourself a favor and 'get lost' in Venice.
You'll then find the nooks and crannies that hold those hidden photo secrets.
At left, a
'high key' effect that is my 'Ciao!' to Venice. The Grand Canal permits more room for the Gondoliers to maneuver, but they then have the water taxis to contend with. |
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