Friday, February 3, 2012

A Venice Canal Close-Up (Weekend Reflections # 124)

Venice, Italy (Reflected buildings)

It almost looks like I was standing in the boat but I was actually standing on a little bridge above the water.
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46 comments:

Sylvia K said...

Oh, what an awesome reflection for the day, James!! I love it! And I love Italy! Hope you have a great weekend! Thanks as always for the fun!!

Sylvia

Pat Tillett said...

Awesome photo James! Just enough movement inthe water to make it look a bit surreal.

Sivinden said...

Artful "watercolor" reflections, - a wonderful picture!

Gerald (SK14) said...

Another delightful shot.

Luis Gomez said...

Awesome! Have a great weekend James.

Malyss said...

J'ai mis du temps à comprendre pourquoi toute l'image était à l'envers alors que le bateau est à l'endroit! :o)
Cela ferait un joli tableau souvenir!

Jen said...

An extraordinary picture--beautiful colors.

Anonymous said...

I always wanted to travel to Italy James. Thanks for taking me along.

Wayne said...

It looks like stained glass!

Alexa said...

This is fabulous, James—and exactly where I want to be right now, so mille grazie!

Gine said...

Une Venise inhabituelle, dans les couleurs froides ... C'est l'hiver sur les canaux ...

TexWisGirl said...

very pretty photo!

Anonymous said...

Hi everyone! My choice for WR is up. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

~Antonette
Jottings From Jersey

Maboe said...

Beautiful!!!

Tina´s PicStory said...

great shot! :)

Owen said...

Beautiful James, simply beautiful, one of your loveliest photos... Can see you had a fine time in Venice, it must be simply paradise for reflections, looks like you must have had a field day...

Will be digging through some photos to see if I can't maybe find a reflection to share before the weekend is out... always a pleasure to stop by here.

NatureFootstep said...

great reflection. How did you manage taking gret shots without a lot of tourists on them?

Kass said...

That is a beautiful photo!

Catherine said...

Your shots from Italy are beautiful...

Suburban Girl said...

Oh, that's neat. I like how the windows look in the water!

Gemma Wiseman said...

Just beautiful! There is a feeling you can almost be in the reflection. It seems so intimate!

Unknown said...

Isn't Venice a great place for reflections? Water everywhere you go:)

Lew said...

Beautiful! Venice is certainly the place to go for water reflections.

Kay L. Davies said...

James: I can just imagine my husband standing on one of those little bridges in Venice — his dream destination — taking photos of the boats, the ripples, and the reflections. One of these days...
Meanwhile, your photo is fabulous. Venice is fast becoming one of my dream destinations, too.
K

Lucy Corrander : Photos said...

Very painterly palette.

Carola said...

Awesome reflections. Great colors.

Jan said...

Wonderful reminder of Venice. Great photo.

Dina said...

Beautiful colors and motion in the water, and so near.

Linda said...

If I was a better artist, I would LOVE to paint that scene! Beautiful colors and I love the perspective! Thanks for a great photo!

Laura said...

such clear reflections James...beautiful!

Zyzzyz said...

The ripples make it seem painterly.

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Beautiful, colourful, almost abstract photo, James!
Thank you for hosting.

namaki said...

This is such a clear reflection ! Good job !

Becky said...

Cool James! You do get some awesome reflections!
B.

Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...

This looks like a gorgeous interpretation by an artist's oils. Even better, it is the photographer artist, James!

Venice makes a camera happy.

Bises,
Genie

Sara Chapman said...

Very beautiful. I bet you have more reflections in your archives than most people!

Jientje said...

Oooooh I love that one, very nice composition. I love how you included the boat. I'd love to visit Venice one day, I've only spent one day there, and would love to go back!

Gattina said...

Very nice ! it changes from the usual view of the Venice canals !

Cezar and Léia said...

Great reflection, its distortion on the water makes for a really nice image!
God bless you!
Cezar

Ebie said...

Nice, like an abstract painting!

Marga Iriarte said...

It's very attractive the imagen on the water, is a bit oniric.

imac said...

A very romantic reflection James.

Arija said...

Beautiful shot with the slight distortions, so clear but dreamlike ar the same time. Isn't Venice a grand place for photography?

Thérèse said...

Surtout ne pas bouger... Superbe!
Troquer les pixels contre de la gouache ou de la peinture a aquarelles et cela devient une formidable peinture abstraite.

Liz said...

Gorgeous reflections from one of my favourite holiday destinations!!
Perfect

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Love your reflections- always so colorful. I would love to visit Venice, but your photos will be as close as I ever get. Thanks for sharing.