Sunset in Venice

From the Rialta, over the Grand Canal. Learning to take advantage of

10mm on a DX sensor while keeping things squared up - but still

wrestling with how to handle full-on bright sun in such situations.

Thanks for looking, and for comments.

i love what you've done with the light. great contrast. mary

Very nice colors and composition!

More than any photo I've seen, this makes me want to visit Venice! A very successful picture with rich colors and tones throughout. Congratulations, not just on the photograph, but on being there.

I don`t know how you did it ... Excellent composition ... incredible capture ... fantastic moment ... wonderful edition ... superb light and colours ... anything else ??. One of the most beautiful Venecian pictures I`ve ever seen. Thanks for share. Regards.

Thanks, all. I spent a little while on this famous bridge, watching the sun settle down, and was very busy swapping out lenses and using the ancient masonry in place of a tripod. It seems as if everyone in Veneto with a camera makes a habit of being on this bridge at sunset, and now I know why! I was lucky to have clear weather in November, but that risk was worth it, compared to the crowds that are there during the busy season. Important tip: walk a few blocks away from the main tourist areas before buying dinner. It will help pay for your trip home. Ciao!

Matt: This photo is the best illustration of Venice I've ever seen, an easy 7/7. Thanks, for your response to my thread about finally buying a DSLR. I've visited your portfolio. You are a master. Thanks, for the inspiration.

Can't fault this photo. Superb. Chris

I love this image! Is this large enough to possibly print as a mural? Please contact me to discuss how I can get a copy. Great work!

 

Erica :)

I was inspired by this image and tried ti make a photograph from the Rialto Bridge (although I seem to have been positioned more to the right) -- but the sun was to my right, while in your case it seems to be more or less straight ahead. Thanks for the inspiration.

M. Ts.

Hey! Small world, Mikhail, ain't it? Yeah, I was just down the steps a bit to the right of your position, and the sun was diving for the horizon, fast. This was in November, so that would make for some different light, I imagine. And we had a pretty cloudless late afternoon, so that made for more directional sun - but... fun! Looks like you had a bit tighter of a lens too. Venice changes right in front of your eyes, when you swap lenses around. I could spend a lot of time, there, shooting. *sigh*

 

Thanks for the virtual re-visit! -Matt

I share your "sigh". I was lucky -- got an invitation to stay with friends for a week. I was using the same lens as you, I believe -- Sigma 10-20 mm. I also like your dog photos very much!

wow! a very striking image!! grabs one attention right away! nice!

Matt, I have been following  your work. And only now seeing this image.

How much I miss Italy. How much I miss Europe.

This is the most beautiful picture of VENICE I 've seen in a long time !

Beautiful - wow.  The colors...

Matt, a wonderful composition and moment of light near the end of day. The two gondolas are in a fine position in the scene and induce the viewer to look into this ethereal vista. The white parasoleil/umbrella and white shirt of a pedestrian speak to the trueness of these lovely warm colors and the vanishing point of the river or canal leads us right into the sun. The relation between the sunlit buildings and those in shadow on the opposite bank is just right. Like one of your companion images in Verona, I wish I could click on this and see it in larger format. It looks like it would make a fine quite large framed print.