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On my last evening in Venice last October, I went to the Piazzetta San Marco to enjoy the view of the canal and to take pictures of the gondolas at dusk with the Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore in the background. I was crushed to see the large Costa cruise ship get in the way and steal the few minutes I had to shoot my magical Venetian twilight photo.
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Comments (9)
I love these photos!
What a contrast...the elegant gondolas counterpoint the huge, colossus of a cruise ship passing in the background!
Posted by Brenda | February 14, 2009 11:34 PM
Posted on February 14, 2009 23:34
I would have been bummed too, but I think that ended up being a cool photo just the same.
Posted by girasoli | February 14, 2009 11:48 PM
Posted on February 14, 2009 23:48
Really excellent photos for this week. :)
Posted by Leslie | February 15, 2009 12:24 AM
Posted on February 15, 2009 00:24
ARGH - I too have lovely Venice shots ruined by those huge cruise ships. I feel your pain.
Posted by Jerry | February 15, 2009 6:25 AM
Posted on February 15, 2009 06:25
Gorgeous photos Maria. I love dusk.
Posted by candi | February 15, 2009 6:28 AM
Posted on February 15, 2009 06:28
Hi Maria, great theme photos! I also think the contrast between the cruise ship and gondolas makes these really interesting photos.
Have a great Sunday Maria!
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | February 15, 2009 9:13 AM
Posted on February 15, 2009 09:13
The photos are nice but I really think those huge ships are such an eyesore. That's one reason I like going in winter (those things don't come through then). A few years ago, there was near-miss when one of those cruise ships almost ran aground right at the Doge Palace. It would have turned that place into a big pile of pink rubble!
Posted by Annie | February 15, 2009 12:51 PM
Posted on February 15, 2009 12:51
As Kathy said, the contrast between traditional symbols of Venice and the hulking cruise ship makes for an interesting photo.
These ships have become so huge and ubiquitous that they're an eyesore.
Posted by sandrac | February 15, 2009 4:17 PM
Posted on February 15, 2009 16:17
No, I think that the large ship added a really nice something to your pictures - the lights on the ship, the ship and the gondolas - really lovely. Those of us who love Venice really get what that contrast means today.
Posted by Marcia | February 18, 2009 2:59 PM
Posted on February 18, 2009 14:59