| Christine Bagshaw |
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Inspired by some of
Trevor’s holiday images and, of course, the Wigan 10 presentation last year,
I was excited to book a few days in Venice during the 2010 Carnevale.
The day finally arrived,
and we touched down at Marco Polo Airport on a dull, wet Saturday. The day
quickly brightened, however, and we continued to enjoy lovely bright
sunshine for the next few days accompanied by a chilly wind! Of course, my
favourite camera accompanied me everywhere and I had a great time enjoying
not only unrestricted but positively welcomed street photography! (I love
Venice!)
Some brief comments on the
five images I’ve selected have been added to give some idea of the
experience. If you’re planning to make the same trip another year, I hope
the comments help. Top tips are probably to take (and use!) ND/grad filters,
have sharp elbows, but the crowds are slightly less dense midweek, although
there’s arguably a little less going on. Most important of all, take a very
large wallet full of lottsa Euros!
Enjoy!
Christine. |
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Gorgeous colourful carnival
masks on a market stall I think gives a striking image (well, for colour at
least!) and it wasn’t hard to achieve, especially during the evening when
you can really open up the aperture. At first I wondered if I’d be told off
for daring to photograph goods I wasn’t buying, but no-one batted an eyelid. |
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Costumed figure in front of
St. Mark’s. Here, typical of everywhere really, crowds of tourists were the
problem – you have to be quick! |
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One of five stunning
‘actors’ wearing a Medusa-like costume (bedecked with shining green
‘serpents’). The crowd density and tourists posing in turn with them,
unfortunately, made it impossible to capture them all together or even get a
decent full length shot of one of them. You also need to watch your
background - the architecture is beautiful, but can be very distracting,
I’ve found, in some of the images. |
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Perched on the foredeck of
a vaporetto taking us back along the Grand Canal, early evening. Lovely warm
light, but see the crowds on the Rialto Bridge! |
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This striking pair – the
‘moon couple’ – graciously posed for me. I’ve had to slightly reduce the
harsh shadow (particularly on the face), and clone out some background
distractions in Photoshop to achieve a passable ‘snap’. |
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Wades Bridge, Aberfeldy |
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Birksfall |
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