O Sole Mio..... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Just back from a few days in Venice, I promise this mini series will not be all gondolas, although I must say I saw enough. The tourist season hasn't really started yet, BUT....traffic jams of gondolas lining the canals bursting with song and tourists, clenched in their hands cameras, videos, mobile phones anything to capture the moment.
The weather was gloomy, but that didnt dampened my spirits as I walked and walked around the city - taking in its beautiful decay - the tantilizing reflections (Sasa, you would have a dream day!) and interesting people.

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Rinie_Hoff (9332) 2006-03-30 2:54

Hi Elaine welcome back! I'm off to Rome now and meet Miguel Parra. ;-) I hope you had a chance to rest as weel a bit, you desreved this trip!
This is a great reflection, and a nice angle to capture a gondola.

qpochet (1378) 2006-03-30 3:16

Hi Elaine,

This is a very original view of Venice. I like the graphic effect created by the reflections and the POV.
Well done!
Quentin.

Bien (4729) 2006-03-30 3:22

Hi Elaine, I see what you mean with reflections... but it's a true beauty, very artistic and certainly a different view on the gondolas and the channels. The reflection of the white blends so well with the end part of the gondola. The more vague blurred reflection of the buildings is very abstract and creates a lovely pattern. I think this is a superb shot Elaine! Sabine

I'll be back I'm on dry land...

eleparc (24059) 2006-03-30 4:30

a classic but yet again a different interpretation, like in music... I could hear thousand times some famous operas, symphonies or concerti and never get bored because each one is differente and unique;-) a beautiful shot Elaine!

Eric

entrelec (8342) 2006-03-30 5:51

Nice picture, metallic one...
Graphism and colors.

Joel

olopez (4870) 2006-03-30 8:55

Hi Elaine,
Interesting shot, i like the details.
Nice coincidence, you can see here a similar shot what I took sometime ago.

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Italy/photo129665.htm

Regards,
Oscar

devimeuxbe (56030) 2006-03-30 9:22

Hi Elaine
Very beautifull POV and cropping for the gondolas. It's not easy to find something new in Venise. But you done.
NIce work
BErtrand

Sherrish (518) 2006-03-30 11:43

Great job, Elaine. I love the sharp focus and rich colors!

tinamunk3 (6382) 2006-03-30 12:50

Ciao bella,

Sure nice reflections and I like how you with such a simple composed shot show us something so typical from Venice.

Look forward to the rest of the serie.

:) Tina

designsoul (21394) 2006-03-30 16:07

Elaine, this is just MAGICAL... the reflections... and yes, I would have had a dream day, especially if we could have walked together taking photos with our little nikons :-)
A really nice capture, very graphic, dreamlike, beautiful!
Happy you had a little break too.
sasa

bertolucci (11976) 2006-03-31 13:53

Hi Elaine, welkom terug! Ik wilde eigenlijk je eerder geziene werkelijk prachtige 'lunch helix' gaan raten, until I saw this gorgeous one. The simplicity, the limitted set of hues, the sheer attraction of the rakishly elegant forms and the distorted velvetty reflections brought me here. This is really good,
Have a nice weekend,
Bert

AmiBe (6042) 2006-04-09 13:11

Hi Elaine,
original shot from Venice. Simple and graphical...
Nice close-up... I like the reflection over the water.
Well done

RGatward (19749) 2006-04-12 3:54

Oh, so you made it last, no cancelled filghts this time :-) Nice start to the series, which I've only just spotted. Nicely famed detail.

Luan (15935) 2006-04-13 10:27

Hello Elaine,
I like these kinds of smooth and shiny texture. A simple and graphical picture, too bad we cannot better reag the letter.
Well seen
Luan