There are certainly some lovely shots there. The black and white is
very effective too. Thank you for sharing your photos.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Jul 29, 2006, at 9:47 AM, Martyn Smoothy wrote:
>
> Jeff,
>
> Thanks for your interest. Venice is well worth a visit,
> particularly when
> you get away from the main tourist sites. Undeniably has the feel of a
> museum about it, though the wife thought it was more like a giant
> film set
> (more fun than the average museum but even less to do with "real
> life").
>
> The look of the Burano picture is probably due to the subdued lighting
> (rained all day - for the rest of the trip it was bright sunshine).
> Whether
> the smaller islands are more "real" than the city is debatable but
> they are
> certainly all very different. If you want to see some more of the
> OO pics
> I've placed a few more on the web (been playing around with the Web
> Photo
> Gallery tool in PS so this is just a test) -
>
> http://archaeoimages.com/Venice-01/index.html
>
> Hope it works OK.
>
> Martyn
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jeff Keller
> Sent: 28 July 2006 17:48
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Martyn's Olympus Odyssey pictures
>
>
>
> Martyn,
>
> I like your Burano image. With the exception of the black windows, it
> doesn't have the extremes of contrast that make most black and white
> pictures appealing. The tall buildings on either side of the canal
> frame the
> scene providing a view into a very different neighborhood. Venice
> may have
> many very picturesque scenes but most of the images I've looked at
> make me
> feel like I'm seeing a museum. Burano looks like a real neighborhood.
>
> http://www.olympus-photography.com/Olympus-Odyssey/msmoothy/
> picture1.htm
>
> -jeff
>
>
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