Saturday, October 6, 2012

Quiet Night on Canale di San Pietro, 5 Views from Last Night


The weather is still warm, but a couple of days ago we had the first thick fog since last winter/spring and there are hints all around that we've begun our move into that "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness" as Keats put it (about a very different place). The quiet island of San Pietro di Castello is a nice place from which to contemplate the change.



  

4 comments:

  1. Beautiful photographs, I am particularly struck by the stillness of the water. It must be magical to row on!

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  2. Thank you, Susie, and it was quite wonderfully still that night--but I also have to admit the very long exposure time also really smooths out the water!

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  3. Really great pictures Steve. Remember me when I was going out with friends in a sandolo at night (now with mascareta, but usually in daytime). Now in the States, looking to spend a few days in Venice end of October. F.

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  4. Thanks, Francesco. As you know better than I, night or the early morning is the best time to be out in Venice, whether on water or on land. I hope you're enjoying the US now & to see you later in October.

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