Third time lucky
This is the same street as the previous post, but looking in the opposite direction, and the first two were taken from a different position. The nizioletto on the right in the first photo should make it easy to find, though there are at least two sotoporteghi with the same name.
The first photo was taken about one o'clock, the second about three minutes later - these were my 'banker' shots, just in case I found I couldn't get a shot with no people in view. The third shot was taken about an hour later, from the same spot as the previous post. I was a bit peeved to find that there were people on the bridge in the distance when I looked at the photo later in detail.
I probably need therapy, but I just think that strangers in my photos, especially oddly attired ones, as in the first photo, make the picture untidy, and people in red, also as in the first photo, are too much of a distraction. I make an exception when it is necessary to show a sense of scale, however.
posted by Bert at 12:54 AM
9 Comments:
Have to admit I do share your obsession with having photos sans people. I can remember waiting forever in Pompeii and finally giving up. The person was actually another photographer trying to get the perfect shot.
I have the same issues with people in my photos. In all the beautiful places around the world it's nearly impossible to get photos with no people (because they all think it's beautiful, too, I suppose!~haha~), but I keep trying and, with patience and determination, often succeed. LOVE the last shot here, even with the people on the bridge (which I didn't notice until you mentioned it.)
Thank you both, so much! Sometimes I think I'm the only one!
I'd rather see street views with people in them. A city is made to be used, not abandoned. In fact, photos focusing on the people living their lives and doing the things people do, are nice too. Pierre used to do those sometimes.
I know what Mike means, and I also like those shots of Venetians going about their daily lives. But I agree that it's nice to capture the city without a bunch of fellow tourists in the shot. I'd say this is the Frezzaria/Calle dei Barcaroli (where it's rare to find no one!), with the Ponte dei Barcaroli o del Cuoridoro at the end.
More or less correct, Alexa. It's Frezzaria, and Ponte dei Barcaroli o del Cuoridoro at the end, but there is no Calle dei Barcaroli according to ombra.net. Frezzaria goes right up to the bridge.
I have sometimes taken photos of Venetians - delivering goods by boat, making lace etc, but generally, all you get in street shots are tourists.
I'm guessing the guy with the black bag is an American. It does embarrass me that so many
'Caines travel dressed like they're about to mow the lawn or wash the car.
Bert --I have a map that says that end of Frezzaria near the bridge is also called Calle dei Barcaroli. But I got it in Venice a looong time ago, so . . .
Thank you for the photos - love those narrow streets!
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