San Marco square, sunrise

[Vieri Bottazzini]

One of the few perks of going to Venice in the middle of summer is that very few people are up for sunrise at 5 am, and you get San Marco square all for yourself A couple of seconds exposure with my Demo Hasselblad X1D II, Hasselblad XCD 21mm and Formatt-Hitech Firecrest Ultra filters.



Thank you for viewing, best regards

Vieri

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

So nice not having to clone out the crowds of people.
Very nice image.

[mbaginy]

I've never seen the piazza so empty.  A beautiful shot!

[RSL]

So nice not having to clone out the crowds of people.
Very nice image.

Good stuff, Vieri, but I don't agree with Eric. People make the picture. They're a lot more important than the landscape or the structures.

[mbaginy]

Good stuff, Vieri, but I don't agree with Eric. People make the picture. They're a lot more important than the landscape or the structures.

I agree Russ, but the tourist masses at San Marco square are shocking.  I prefer Venice in winter, far less tourists (though I know I'm one too).

[RSL]

I don't know of any way to avoid it, Mike. Just enjoy when you're thee.

[Vieri Bottazzini]

So nice not having to clone out the crowds of people.
Very nice image.

Thank you very much Eric, I am glad you enjoyed it!

I've never seen the piazza so empty.  A beautiful shot!

Thank you very much indeed Mike!

Good stuff, Vieri, but I don't agree with Eric. People make the picture. They're a lot more important than the landscape or the structures.

I agree Russ, but the tourist masses at San Marco square are shocking.  I prefer Venice in winter, far less tourists (though I know I'm one too).

I don't know of any way to avoid it, Mike. Just enjoy when you're thee.

Russ, I won't go into the hundred-years old debate about people in cityscapes (and in photography in general), let's just say that people don't make the picture, people make the picture for you, which is a very different thing. There are no absolutes here, personally I find the surreal feel of photographing such a crowded place with no people interesting and inspiring, but I appreciate it that you and others might feel differently about it - so, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one

Best regards,

Vieri

[Paulo Bizarro]

Wonderful. Love the small sun star peaking from the window.

[francois]

Fantastic… I like the empty place and the soft, sunrise colors.

[Vieri Bottazzini]

Wonderful. Love the small sun star peaking from the window.

Thank you very much Paulo, I am glad you enjoyed it!

Fantastic… I like the empty place and the soft, sunrise colors.

Thank you very much indeed Francois, glad you liked the emptiness and the colours!

Best regards,

Vieri

[petermfiore]

Beautiful shot...a single figure walking with a slight blur would take the image from being a little eerily haunted, to a comfortable space. 

Both shots would be equally valid. Beautiful time of day. Eerily Haunted is good as is comfortable.


Peter

[Vieri Bottazzini]

Beautiful shot...a single figure walking with a slight blur would take the image from being a little eerily haunted, to a comfortable space. 

Both shots would be equally valid. Beautiful time of day. Eerily Haunted is good as is comfortable.


Peter

Thank you very much Peter, glad you enjoyed the pic and I agree, both would have been good. Different, but good - there is very rarely, if ever, just one truth in art

Best regards,

Vieri

[rabanito]

Thank you very much Peter, glad you enjoyed the pic and I agree, both would have been good. Different, but good - there is very rarely, if ever, just one truth in art

Best regards,

Vieri

Thank you for the great picture Vieri.

[Vieri Bottazzini]

Thank you for the great picture Vieri.

Thank you very much for your comment, glad you enjoyed it! Best regards,

Vieri