venice in colour Venice "in a nutshell". The muted earthy colours, the chipped-away exteriors, the proximity to water and the serene silence are typical of the Venetian landscape.

This is beautiful. I love the colors and textures and the bird makes it more than an architectural shot. Nicely done.

Out of three rolls of film taken in Venice (that's about a hundred

images in total), I felt this one was the strongest image of them

all. I've posted 3 other Venice photographs here, and I thought it

somewhat strange that those other ones got looked at more and

received more comments than this one. So what do you think? Do you

find this image more, or less successful the the other three? The

folder can be found at http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?

folder_id=136956

Good composition.

I also like the composition pretty much, as well as color balance, and textures. Did you soften the image on purpose or it's just the scan? If it was the first case, I think that the image would enrich itself with a sharp focus rather than softening. If it was the last case I'll suggest you to try a scan from the negative rather than paper.

Curiously, Canal between two local residential buildings does benefit from softening.

It's very well composed and the colour balance is lovely. However, I prefer the one that you shot in your hotel room. I've had pictures rated lower than others I think are better and I'll never understand why. It all comes down to personal taste in the end.