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mgchan
3rd of May 2005 (Tue), 11:16
Here's a recent shot of a boat while I was on the island of Murano in Venice. It was taken with a 20D with a 24-70L f/2.8 lens & Hoya S-HMC circular polarizer.

http://www.dailysnapshots.com/photos/uncategorized/20050426_docked_boat.jpg
BottomBracket
3rd of May 2005 (Tue), 15:17
I like it, but I think it suffers a bit from over-saturation. Perhaps if you mute the colors a bit?
lomond
3rd of May 2005 (Tue), 16:51
I like it also, but it doesn't say Venice to me.
Venice is a beautiful city, in the right conditions.
I would love to see some more shots.
mgchan
3rd of May 2005 (Tue), 19:14
Following your suggestions, here it is with less saturation:

http://www.dailysnapshots.com/daily_snapshots/images/20050426_docked_boat2.jpg

To show a little more of Venice, these are from Murano Island:

http://www.dailysnapshots.com/daily_snapshots/images/20050426_boats_murano1.jpg

http://www.dailysnapshots.com/daily_snapshots/images/20050426_boats_murano2.jpg
sparker1
3rd of May 2005 (Tue), 19:26
Really like these last three.
Lamplight
3rd of May 2005 (Tue), 20:32
Like the first shot, but the last one is perfect, IMO. Nice job! :)
BottomBracket
3rd of May 2005 (Tue), 22:25
Ahhh, lovely. Great job!
DxHatchback
4th of May 2005 (Wed), 00:13
i like it, but i think it would have been better if you had knealt down to the level of the boat for a different angle
mgchan
4th of May 2005 (Wed), 06:25
Thanks for all the feedback!

I could've tried a wider shot or a different angle to show some buildings in the background but I think I would've lost the effect of the colors in the boat. That's what stopped me in the first place to take a shot.
BobL
4th of May 2005 (Wed), 07:15
I like it also, but it doesn't say Venice to me.
Venice is a beautiful city, in the right conditions.
I would love to see some more shots.

Here's one of my fave Venezia shots taken in winter. It was taken between Xmas and New Year a few years ago. It was quite cold (-5oC or something like that) the buildings just seemed to suck the heat out of your body.
BobL
4th of May 2005 (Wed), 07:20
Following your suggestions, here it is with less saturation:

http://www.dailysnapshots.com/daily_snapshots/images/20050426_docked_boat2.jpg

To show a little more of Venice, these are from Murano Island:

http://www.dailysnapshots.com/daily_snapshots/images/20050426_boats_murano1.jpg

http://www.dailysnapshots.com/daily_snapshots/images/20050426_boats_murano2.jpg

The last one is my favorite. Ah Venezia, . . . the place where everyone sounds like my mother. I guess that's probably because she is Venetian!
mgchan
7th of May 2005 (Sat), 14:29
My family fell in love with Venezia. Traffic is definitely not an issue there.
SWPhotoImaging
7th of May 2005 (Sat), 21:52
I love the last one from Murano. It captures much of teh character of that locale. I think Murano and Burano are some of the most photogenic places for cityscapes of the Venice area. The winter shot from BobL is excellent as well, conveying ths reality of Venice that most tourists never see.

Ahh, I LOVE Venezia!