Venice Italy

rpcrowerpcrowe Registered Users Posts: 733 Major grins
edited September 1, 2013 in Journeys
Venice is a beautiful city with a photo opportunity around every corner. Of course, the "main street" of Venice is the Grand Canal. This is a late afternoon image of the Grand Canal processed with the Photoshop CS6 Oil Painting Filter...

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Gondolas were the main transportation of Venice for many years...

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However, they are now pretty well restricted to carrying tourists...

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The Gondolieri are also an integral part of the ambiance of Venice...

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However, transportation in Venice includes far more types of commercial boats than gondolas...

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It is said that over half the Venetian households have private boats for their personal transport...

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There is more to see in Venice than canals and boats; tourists are everywhere and sometimes the tourists are worth shooting...

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The Venetian architecture is quite interesting. I love the windows of Venice..

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Although Venice can be quite colorful...

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It can also be interesting in monochrome...

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