The city is very much quieter and reveals a special charm in the last days of December. No tourist flows crowding through alleys and squares. However: You need warm shoes and a warm jacket in this season.
I took some photos during my stay in Venice a year ago. I would like to share them with you.
wonderful - such delightful textures & tones :) a special place - I was there in June & it was super HOT & teeming with tourists! This is a much nicer 'view'
@summerfield Thanks, Summerfield, for your nice comment!
I think I'm not fixed on a special subject area. Of course, my beloved mountains... But when shooting (and painting) I am particularly interested in what can be done with shapes, colors, lines, surfaces, light-dark, directions, contrast values etc. The fundamental question is how an image rectangle is organized. The motif - whether it is a flower, a landscape, a ship or an animal - is also important, but not decisive for a picture quality. Basically it is always about the same task: the pictorial means are sensed and well thought to use. This is every time an exciting challenge, which always requires new individual decisions according to the situation. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail.
@ltodd@jaybutterfield Lyn and Jay - I also know Venice in the summer. It can be very hot in this season. And Venice is then very crowded. I almost might say that I like Venice better in winter. But Venice is certainly worth a visit at any time. It is a wonderful city.
@carolmw Thank you, Carol, for your kind comment!
Yes, in December it can be very foggy in Venice. But this also has its special charm. Venice then has a special charisma.
@vignouse
Thanks for your comment!
The TV antennas. One might say they disturb the aesthetics of the ensemble of facades. Because the houses come from a time when these antennas did not exist; Because it does not meet our need for an ideal world from the Renaissance. Consequently, one would have to stamp the motor boats off. I have not done it. It is the Venice of today. And the people on the bridge are not dressed like 500 years ago.
@vignouse I understand your point very well. These wonderful old houses, the renaissance buildings along the canals - a synthesis of the arts. One want to make everything as it was before - without the modern "ingredients" and modifications. It is important and correct that these old houses are best preserved. Even the slightest change in the windows can cause a lasting disturbance of the overall effect. The technoid utilitarism: A single-pane window can be cleaned better and a plastic window is much cheaper...
I think there should be taught a feeling for the context of the single parts. Yes, it must be taught a thinking and feeling in context. There is very much that can be learned in the design, also the sense of the good form. Seeing - the right and understanding seeing - is something that has to be practiced. Unfortunately, this idea is not common, also not in every school.
But I think that this is the nucleus of education: discovering and producing relationships. And this is the basis of culture.
@bristolrose Thank you Kathryn, for your nice comment!
I think each motive has its own challenges. Each time, the questions are different and I look for appropriate answers for the particular situation - regardless of whether it is to be represented a house, a landscape, or a flower. I'm trying...
I think I'm not fixed on a special subject area. Of course, my beloved mountains... But when shooting (and painting) I am particularly interested in what can be done with shapes, colors, lines, surfaces, light-dark, directions, contrast values etc. The fundamental question is how an image rectangle is organized. The motif - whether it is a flower, a landscape, a ship or an animal - is also important, but not decisive for a picture quality. Basically it is always about the same task: the pictorial means are sensed and well thought to use. This is every time an exciting challenge, which always requires new individual decisions according to the situation. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail.
Yes, in December it can be very foggy in Venice. But this also has its special charm. Venice then has a special charisma.
Thanks for your comment!
The TV antennas. One might say they disturb the aesthetics of the ensemble of facades. Because the houses come from a time when these antennas did not exist; Because it does not meet our need for an ideal world from the Renaissance. Consequently, one would have to stamp the motor boats off. I have not done it. It is the Venice of today. And the people on the bridge are not dressed like 500 years ago.
I think there should be taught a feeling for the context of the single parts. Yes, it must be taught a thinking and feeling in context. There is very much that can be learned in the design, also the sense of the good form. Seeing - the right and understanding seeing - is something that has to be practiced. Unfortunately, this idea is not common, also not in every school.
But I think that this is the nucleus of education: discovering and producing relationships. And this is the basis of culture.
I think each motive has its own challenges. Each time, the questions are different and I look for appropriate answers for the particular situation - regardless of whether it is to be represented a house, a landscape, or a flower. I'm trying...