San Michele cemetery in Venice

[Olli]

If you need to escape the endles flow of tourists when visiting Venice, take the boat to San Michele cemetery island. That is a tranquil and lovely place. But remember to bring our own water bottles, I didn't see anybody selling those there a week ago.

More pics >here< (http://www.laasanen.net/album/Italy/San%20Michele%20Venice/index.html).

http://www.laasanen.net/album/Italy/San%20Michele%20Venice/slides/060721_IMG_3563-01_red.jpg

http://www.laasanen.net/album/Italy/San%20Michele%20Venice/slides/IMG_3518-01_s-mic_arch.jpg

http://www.laasanen.net/album/Italy/San%20Michele%20Venice/slides/IMG_3538-01_S-Mic_bf.jpg

[Buggbairn]

Lovely non contempary shots Olli :)

No:1 & 3 are fabulous, that wee hint of colour in an otherwise monotone shot really works mate :)

[weemannie]

Lovely and innovative images, Olli. :D

[Dimitri_V]

What a series Olli,extra good.
Liked the crosses one,what a place mate.
As balliolman would say...some of them would be perfect for 3D.
I take it you had a good and relaxing time there?;)

[kevin_c]

Some beautiful images there Olli - The subtle colours are perfect, particularly in number 1

[98photo]

Creepy, I wish I had known about this place when I was over there! But I did get a photos of me sitting in Atilla the Hun's throne! :)
Great photos! I love the corridor shot it almost looks like there is a skeleton standing on the right in the back of the image.

[Olli]

Lovely non contempary shots Olli :)

No:1 & 3 are fabulous, that wee hint of colour in an otherwise monotone shot really works mate :)Thanks a lot, Scottie. Yes, I tried to so something else that just simple point-shoot-convert-post type of thing. ;)

Lovely and innovative images, Olli. :DPleased that you liked them, Trevor.

What a series Olli,extra good.
Liked the crosses one,what a place mate.
As balliolman would say...some of them would be perfect for 3D.
I take it you had a good and relaxing time there?;)Dimitri, happy to see you found your favorite. ;) Venice is quite amazing, a bit on the expensive side (small beer next San Marcus square 8.5 euros), but that is what we tourists are ready to pay. :confused: I haven't yet taken Balliolman's master class in 3D shooting, but as you say, this cemetary (and I guess cemetaries in general) would be a great place for that.

Some beautiful images there Olli - The subtle colours are perfect, particularly in number 1Thanks Kevin. I shrinked and darkened the colour space in the 1st pic to get the mood I liked.

Creepy, I wish I had known about this place when I was over there! But I did get a photos of me sitting in Atilla the Hun's throne! :smile:
Great photos! I love the corridor shot it almost looks like there is a skeleton standing on the right in the back of the image.Sorry to here you missed this great place, 98. Anyhow, you got some compensation. ;) The corridor pic, as can be easily seen, is quite heavely modified. I reduced the highlight contrast to minimum to get the dark corridor more visible. I also filtered the edges (Filter - Stylize - Find edges) and merged that with the original (c. 50% opacity). Colors are either not very original. ;) The skeleton on the back is nothing more than a scaffolding. (Good that I did not clone it away.) :D

[Jim G]

Ahh. I was wondering what you did to the second shot, I was thinking HDR or something :)

I really like the first one, the muted colours are just right...

[Lesmac]

What a lovely set of images, with a good eye for what works, particularly 1 & 3.

Good work.

[Becca]

Beautiful shots, Olli! I love that first one.

[annab_99]

I don't know what it is, but I like cemetary pictures. I'll be taking some soon too :)

[Dorman]

Great series, the first shot is gorgeous, love the desaturated colors.
The 2nd shot is interesting, what'd you do for processing? Not sure what I think yet. :)

[Littleben]

The secind is great for its compositon.

congrieves.

[bikerider]

Very nice work Olli, I like them all for the different moods they evoke.
Roger.

[Allu]

All the pics contain a verain mood through out the album you pasted. I think pic 6 in the album has extreme colors and pic 8 is wierdly creepy but at the same time beautiful. Love 'em as always.

[Olli]

Jim, Les, Becca, Anna, Dorman, Ben, Roger, Allu: big thank for your positive feedback. Some comments.

Ahh. I was wondering what you did to the second shot, I was thinking HDR or something :)... and ...
The 2nd shot is interesting, what'd you do for processing? Not sure what I think yet. :smile:That was only playing with RawShooter and PS, though I was aiming to get somewhat abnormal feeling. What I did not mention in post #7 was that I also increased the fill light to maximum, slightly increased saturation and decreased vibrance, and moved the color balance a bit to bluish. I also corrected the perspective which was slanted due to the lens used (10-22). If you like to compare, the unprocessed (auto all in RS) picture is >here< (http://www.laasanen.net/POTN/IMG_3518-02_corridor.jpg).

I don't know what it is, but I like cemetary pictures. I'll be taking some soon too :smile:There is something special in graveyards. If you search the forums, you can find also others who have this interest. ;)

All the pics contain a verain mood through out the album you pasted. I think pic 6 in the album has extreme colors and pic 8 is wierdly creepy but at the same time beautiful. Love 'em as always.Allu, I'm pleased you mentioned #8, that's one of my favorites as well. And welcome to become an active member of Forums, looking forward to see you around. :D

[wu_wei0]

Eccellente, Olli. Quite evocative. Perhaps even my favorites so far, although the Burmese Monk holds a special place in my heart, as well as A Smiley for Wu, of course;) hmmmm the more I think about it. . .
Darn Olli, so hard to select just a few of your winners.
~wu

[ChopstickHero]

love the first shot, very nice

[rudgej]

Great shots Olli, and especially the last one.

[JMAS]

Lovelly textures and composition in every one. I liked the PP also.

[Olli]

Wu, ChopstickHero, John, Jamie, I'm very pleased to get your comments. I feel this time the extra time spent both when shooting and postprosessing payed off.

Eccellente, Olli. Quite evocative. Perhaps even my favorites so far, although the Burmese Monk holds a special place in my heart, as well as A Smiley for Wu, of course;) hmmmm the more I think about it. . .
Darn Olli, so hard to select just a few of your winners.
~wuWu, this is a great compliment from you. :D