Thursday 11 February 2010

Venetian Light and Shadow



This image was taken in Venice, about 7am, before all the tourists arrived. It was largely deserted until 6.30am, when the Venetians started to make their way to work. The sun was still low, and I noticed that it was making great graphic shapes with the pillars of this walkway, and I reeled off a bunch of shots. Good, but something was missing. Patience paid off - a lone figure walked up, and I waited until he had reached a suitable point, balancing the composition. I cropped this to be a square composition, and I think that works better than the original portrait format.

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