The Domino by sandra46

Photography • Urban/Cityscape • posted on Feb 15, 2010

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A quick posting to remember that here Carnival is a very serious business. Yesterday Venice was literally invaded by hordes of people. The fact that yesterday it was Valentine's day and the last Sunday of Carnival, as well as a pefect sunny day, caused the worst crush in years. Trains were overfull since early morning and impossible to get into. The city was closed to visitors for five hours, while a thick mass of human bodies squeezed to breath and move along the most famous streets. This shot was taken in a small square hidden at the end of a back alley... and it was empty of humanity. Almost... Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (53)

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alessimarco

11:27AM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Marvelous shot! The contrast of a reveler on a deserted street is fantastic!

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brycek

11:30AM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Wonderful capture!!

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bmac62

11:30AM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Glad you were there to give us a report:) Your party goer sure is long and tall!!! Nicely captured.

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magnus073

11:33AM | Mon, 15 February 2010

I have to say it sounds like a real nightmare during this time and that is why I really liked this photo you took to represent your attempt to break away from it all if even for a moment. Lovely work Sandra

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renecyberdoc

11:41AM | Mon, 15 February 2010

so you where lucky getting at a spot with no humans,terrible thinking beeing squeezed in in a mass of people sweating stinking and farthing not my way i would get claustrophobic at once and then a lot have bad breath also eeuuuuuuw. but besides that carnival is fun i used to work as discjockey in germany for carnival it was hell i tell you and all the dates with the crispy girls.no viagra in my time we got the job done clean hehehehe. have a nice day. this brought back sweet memories indeed.

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claude19

11:45AM | Mon, 15 February 2010

You who are of Padua, I think, do not you find that these events are not "over-estimated" by the agency show ... Realtime 'play' sold out?

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flora-crassella

11:49AM | Mon, 15 February 2010

great and interesting image!!!!

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Madbat

12:28PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

That sounds like something I'd cheerfully miss!

M2A

12:47PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Ca donne envie d'y être. J'espère que l'inévitable côté commercial n'aura pas trop empiété sur le naturel et la joie du carnaval.

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1358

1:15PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

spooky image... and that is a good thing...the fact that such celebrations used to be banned by the church, but still carried out, despite the threat of retribution... he stand like a sentinel... guarding the need for joy, the need to laugh... guarding against those who would love to take the joy away... stunning!

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BessieB

1:17PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

A wonderful capture Sandra. I thought Venice was busy on a Thursday in June!! Sounds like it was empty compared to yesterday, phew!

bebert

1:22PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

like a feodal scene !! SPLENDID PW!!

BertDes

1:33PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Excellent capture. And a great contrast between the lovely houses and the scary man. A nightmare by daylight.

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mgtcs

2:25PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Absolutely fantastic my friend, amazing image, fantastic photo!

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DEWoodward

2:45PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Superb capture!

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Miska7

2:51PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Very nice image and information! Great capture.

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jeroni

4:13PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details

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jmb007

4:42PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

superbe photo!!

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MagikUnicorn

4:53PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

COOOL...Great Imagination

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MOSKETON

4:56PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

PRECIOSA IMAGEN, EN TU FANTASTICA LINES, FELICIDADES.

Foto-Arte

5:47PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Scary but a very cool shot!

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Faemike55

5:53PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Great image and interesting information: it sounds like a place to stay away from...

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wysiwig

6:04PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

If I came across a solitary figure that looked like this I might run back into the crowd. Great post work.

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felinx

6:17PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Superbe capture ;)

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Minda

6:28PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

fantastic work and info sandra and superb capture..

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AndreiR

6:33PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

kind of creepy figure... Great shot!

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dbrv6

6:49PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Excellent!

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Radar_rad-dude

7:18PM | Mon, 15 February 2010

Oh my! Is it that time of year again, already? A most dramatic photo! Nicely framed and captured! Well done! Glad I wasn't caught in the throng of humanity you described!

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