Golden-Hour-near-Santa-Maria

I am fascinated by the architecture of Venice – its Moorish and Byzantine

influence, the fretted windows, curved ogee arches and oh, those romantic

balconies. The rays of the low sun of this day seemed to pick and choose

points of illumination and shadow that made me notice and stare with even

greater amazement. I tried to process this image to bring back the

experience. Comments and critique are welcome.

Wayne,

   One of my favorite times of day.  Beautiful scene with amazing architecture lighting & composition.  Take care, Patsy

Thanks, Patsy.  The golden hour is a special time.  

Lovely capture Wayne. You handled the shadowed areas very well. Even though the sky is overcast, the sun managed to make an entrance. I can't get over the lovely detail on the buildings. Well done Wayne!

Maybe it's your "seeing" or acute sense of the visual, but playing up the detail was so much my emphasis with this image.  I wanted to feel every brick.  I very much appreciate your noticing this, Gail.  Thanks.

Hi Wayne, very strong composition! Just the right amount of water in the foreground and just the right amount of sky in the background. Very vibrant colors.

Best regards, Alex

Thanks, Alexander.  As you know those are always difficult decisions - how much sky and land/water to include in a composition.  Thanks for the affirmation.