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Nice view on the aqua-alta.

Regards, Henri.

Gee I hope one day to see the aqua-alta. Great reflection. The campanile looks squished; did you try to correct for distortion? I think it normally leans to the left?

Hi Kah Kit ... good eye! I don't think this tower leans too much as it is a replica that was constructed in 1905 after the previous tower collapsed (miraclously, the only casualty was a cat). I have always hated this tower; I find it squat and graceless compared, for instance, to Sienna or even to Verona's. But, I did use transform on this picture to correct some serious perspective distortion (I'm sure you know I was standing as far back as I could get to shoot this) and I had a hard time getting the tower correct. BTW, there is an Italian web page that predicts the acqua alta (usually in the fall) hour by hour, which is how I made sure to arrive here in time to get it.

Venice during a period of acqua alta (high water), one of the few

times one can shoot this in the day time without 5 - 10 thousand

tourists in the picture. Wading boots essential for this shot!

Great color and lighting. Looks like you caught it at the right time. But the tower on the right appears a bit odd. Perhaps leaning and somewhat rotated? Almost looks like it was placed in the image post-exposure.

Thanks, Lucas. As I noted above, I had to use the transfrom command to correct some really serious perspective distortion. I will stick the original on here later so you can see what I mean. But, I had a hard time getting the tower right, for some reason. I will work on it some more and see what I can come up with.

I see. I didn't get a chance to read through these earlier. I was just doing the random rate thing when I made my comment. Sorry for making you have to repeat yourself :0)

I always find it not easy to correct the distortion using perspective in PS, maybe my skills still need enhancing. I love the crystal clear reflection here. Though the tower might not seem to fit into this beautiful place, it nevertheless provide a leading line because of its height.

Do you mean the lens distortion perspective correction tool in PS? I find this new tool in CS2 the easiest to correct for wide angle distortion. I acutally just used it on an image I uploaded today from Spoleto. Often you can't correct it completely as you get distortion in other directions.

Unfortunately, Kah Kit, I don't have PS but only Elements. I can't justify the expense of a new PS and I don't have anything to allow me to use the upgrade. So, in this picture, I used transform. As you noted, it can partially corrrect it but not completely. I do think I could get it all if I spent a bit more time on it, which I probably will if I ever print it.