Moored in Venice

Venice is amazing and you sense the locals know this and take great

pride in their city. But as a photographer I not only saw its beauty

but the construction cranes, the graffiti and the hoards of tourists

in my viewfinder. So as a photographer I painfully know I must pay

the price of rising early in the morning to really see a city close to

its "natural state". Every photographer I saw on this early morn had

the same awe and amazement on their face, and knew, somehow, they had

been blessed. In this image I removed a construction crane and maybe

some scaffolding and made more real, at least to me, the fantasy that

is Venice.. Comments and critique appreciated.

Superb capture! It looks halfway between a photo and a painting. That's an interesting effect here.

Best regards,

Alain

Hi Wayne,

  Wow....breathtaking scene with powerful colors, lighting & details.  It looks like a painting.  One for the gallery.  Take care, Patsy

As Alain ans Patsy have already pointed it: Very interesting appearance / good post processing. Excellently composed with the blue tarpaulins(?). The lantern adds further interest and is perfectly placed in the picture. Very well done!

Best regards,

Alex

An absolutely gorgeous image made of two beautiful elements working perfectly together - a single lamp and blue covers.

Thank you for sharing.

Great capture of space + time. Wonderful calm peaceful mood. One of the most creative and unique shots I've seen of this landmark. Top marks to you for eye + capturing it.

Your comments are much appreciated, Alain.  I debated for some time about posting this image.  I wasn’t sure how much I was accomplishing the impression I wanted.  I wanted it to be both a photograph and painting (kind of blending the realism of the moment with the reconstructed “painted” memory of the place and time.

Thanks, Patsy.  Glad you liked this. I was concerned about how this image would be received.

Thanks, Alexander and Victor.  I was not sure I had overworked this trying to say too much.  The blue of the tarps were such a major element so it became the issue of “how blue’ they should be and, as you know, the brain is like it is following a ping pong match trying to place an element such as the lamp.  Thanks, for the confirmation.

Thanks, Martin. Your comments and perceptions are much appreciated and encouraging.  I think you describe the sensation I felt and wished to portray better than I – the marriage of space, time and peace.

The successful treatment of the low light and the vibrant blue tones create an excellent effect...!!!

Thanks, Karolos.  Kind comments from an extrordinary artist are truely appreciated.

Excellent Wayne . . . . serene, moody, and without those numerous, pesky tourists!

Zane,

Thanks for stopping by and the kind comment.  Yeah, it is hard for a non-street photographer to come to peace with all the tourists.

great! Love how the colour of the sky dialogues with the strong blue of the gondolas.

Maria,

Thanks for taking the time for the kind comment.