Venice: St. George's Island by sandra46
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A view of St. George's Island from the boat. San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. San Giorgio is now best known for the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, designed by Palladio and begun in 1566. In the early 19th century, after the Republic of Venice fell, the island became a free port with a new harbour built in 1812. It became the home of Venice's artillery.
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Comments (45)
bakapo
excellent! what a great shot!
renecyberdoc
fantastic shot.
Rhanagaz
Very beautiful capture, Sandra!! :o)
FredNunes
Amazing colors in this fine image. Well done!
sharky_
Most Beautiful! Aloha
Richardphotos
very beautiful architecture and photo
ia-du-lin
wonderful capture, like the many colors of the buildings
Valeriya
What a beauty!!
JuliSonne
A fantastic "skyline"!!!!
A_Sunbeam
Beautiful scene and great colour!
e-brink
Beautiful!
danapommet
This is a spectacular photo and lovely colors!
KatesFriend
In spite of the cloudy weather the image is bright and colourful. Not even the maintenance structures can take much from the beauty of the scene and the life of the city both on shore any on the water. To think that some of these structures date back nearly five-and-half centuries.
jocko500
very good shot of this
anahata.c
I'll do this in 2 sessions, Sandra, and I'll get to Flavia's work too in the coming days. I've seen all your images since my last comments, and I've much enjoyed the Venice series as well as what came before. One of the things that struck me about this image is the lineup of boat masts, because of their similarity to arms---which is not altogether incongruous when one considers the political influence of the church over war, political power, etc. (We used to call the Medieval and Renaissance church one of the greatest power-lobbies in history.) I've seen many pictures of San Giorgio Maggiore, but this one has more saturated hues, separating the sections of the whole, and making it stand out powerfully against the sky---which you've tinted (I assume) with a touch of muted purple. (A very nice touch, whether added or captured.) And as an introduction to a series, it's kind of like starting a New York series with the Statue of Liberty, or Midtown Manhattan from a distance, etc. It's iconic, in other words. Whether or not it's iconic for Venetians, I don't know. And, in the background, there's a crane, which takes us squarely into the present age. Its inclusion is a wonderful juxtaposition, and I'm glad you didn't take it out. A fascinating intro shot, and I like what you've done with the colors and saturations...