Notes

• The Grand Canal, Venice, Italy.

  Going to Venice is like taking a trip back in time. If you take away the tourists and the hordes of people that flock to this city every day, its quite fascinating to see the city on the water that has largely remained unchanged for centuries. The architecture is the gothic/Medieval that is best seen in the cold / dark days of winter, which is why I decided to visit Venice in November. I kept wondering how the locals live in the city as this way of life without cars, public transportation and the things we take for granted are not present in Venice. Also: the city seemed, to me at least, to be more french than Italian. I dont know why I got this feeling whilst I was there - but there's something very french about Venice.

  This is my version of the cliche Down-the-Grand-Canal Venice shot. This is the main highway of Venice that goes through the entire city. In the foreground you see Santa Maria de Salute, the largest cathedral in Venice.

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Comments

• I hoped this very impressive shot with a wonderful tones It's a superb shot
  fabrizio @ 11-28-2009
• Wonderfully expressive.
  Ken @ 11-28-2009
• excellent view
  yz @ 11-28-2009
• Simply wonderful :)
  Max @ 11-28-2009
• Gorgeous shot, love the tones!
  Bob Towery @ 11-28-2009
• Wow. I'd love to see it for real. What a beautiful image.
  sherri @ 11-28-2009
• Beautiful tones, really looks from the past...
  Ariel @ 11-29-2009
• it feels like the real venice ambiance during winter, season I have been. reminds lots of memories.
  remy @ 11-29-2009
• Venice is always portrayed as this super romantic utopia, but of course there must be another side. Finally someone has shown it. Love the darkness here.
  Davin Greenwell @ 11-29-2009
• Nice shot. A really great travel photo. Well done.
  Csaba/EyeVision @ 11-29-2009
• Great atmosphere! I'm curious about the other picture you shot in Italy.
  
  I did not visit Venice, but I will do in the future :)
  Laurens Kuipers @ 11-29-2009
• Wow this is so beautiful! And captures the Venice mood perfectly! Coming out of the dark from under one of the bridges and then you see this. Wonderful!
  Arjan - PlasticDaisy @ 11-29-2009
• the coloring is outstanding .. WOW
  Klaus @ 11-29-2009
• beautiful. I've wanted to visit here for a long time.
  Otto K. @ 11-29-2009
• Nice colours.
  I like
  Oscar @ 11-29-2009
• a classic shot with an effect from a movie still!
  joshi daniel @ 11-30-2009
• Superb capture black and white.
  Antoine @ 11-30-2009
• The colours are outstanding, muted and dark at the same time. Intriguing, so many methods of transportation in this image. Bravo!
  bluechameleon @ 11-30-2009
• Looks like it's right out of a movie. I like it. Great colors, too!
  hoi @ 11-30-2009
• Bonsoir,
  An amazing town..A beautiful composition..bravo!
  jelb @ 11-30-2009
• I like this wide view of the main canal. The Cathedral makes a fine main subject in the shot. I found the French influence very interesting. Nice post.
  don @ 11-30-2009
• i haven't seen a lot of shots from this place yet but i think this looks really unique.. nicely done! :)
  rian @ 11-30-2009
• wonderful composition . Love this image !
  MARIANA @ 12-01-2009
• Wow, fantsatic powerful image
  Omar @ 12-02-2009
• Great !
  Panorama is a good idea here. I love the dark process too.
  Sylvain @ 12-02-2009
• I'd imagine November would be a good time to go. My wife sent in the summer and felt part of a theme park.
  
  I like the framing of the bridge and all the building work.
  milou @ 12-03-2009
• Love those modern motor boats against all that medieval architecture - nice work!
  SD (Aspherical) @ 12-07-2009