Venice

There are too few films shot in Venice. The scenery would be ideal for mystical conspiracy theories and secret societies. An old order of knights, hidden scrolls and disappeared persons would be the ingredients for a screenplay for a mystical movie in Venice. And then the dark streets and small bridges and the black water of the canals.

Post processed with: Photoshop 2019

• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/5.6
• Shutter speed: 1/12s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 4000

On a Sunday before noon, the canals got crowded with Gondolas. They line up and bring their passengers through the street canyons. Some Gondolieres become acrobatic, they jump between Gondolas, prepare the empty ones for new drives. Mostly they are dressed in fashionable clothing. I wonder if one falls in the canal from time to time. However, it would be a funny scene.

Post processed with: Photoshop 2019

• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/16
• Shutter speed: 1/2000s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 6400

I love Italian Bars. The Campari bottles on the glass shelves, the Averna bottle beneath the Amaro bottle, the Espresso machines. The display cases with Tramezzini, the bartenders with their Italian style. The interior consists of brass covers and wood, where the ravages of time have taken their toll. You get the right size for the glass of bitter liqueur, not too small and too lean, as you often get served in the rest of Europe. Here in Venice they know it.

Post processed with: Aurora 2019, Photoshop 2019

• Camera: LEICA M (Typ 240)
• Aperture: ƒ/2.8
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 50mm
• ISO: 800

The great thing about Venice is the many details you see as you stroll through the streets. Window panes, house entrances or small bridges, photo-motives where the eye reaches. Here on the photo typical Venice style, masks, wrought iron, and colorful Italian glass.

Post processed with: Aurora 2019, Photoshop 2019

• Camera: D-LUX 5
• Aperture: ƒ/3
• Shutter speed: 1/30s
• Focal length: 14.9mm
• ISO: 400

I was standing on the entry platform of the water bus. It was shaky, cold and gloomy, but it didn’t stop me from taking photos of the Canale Grande while driving on it. It is fascinating looking at the traffic, instead of a street there are water canals, instead of cars, there are boats and water buses. They all have their rules; traffic runs smoothly without any traffic jams.

Post processed with: Aurora, Photoshop

• Camera: ILCE-7S
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 53mm
• ISO: 25600

Wooden stakes and jetties build the harbors for the gondolas, on the photo you see the Canale Grande. The gondolas get strapped with ropes, and then they withstand bad weather and broken water. 

Post processed with: Aurora, Photoshop, Silver Efex Pro

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/6.3
• Shutter speed: 1/250s
• Focal length: 106mm
• ISO: 100

This photo happened in January, my favorite time in Venice. Fewer tourists, moderate cold weather, great for walking around and shooting. Even the Piazza San Marco gets less crowded sooner, and it’s more comfortable taking the pictures you want, without waiting time for getting unwanted people out of the scenery.

Post processed with: Aurora, Photoshop

Avoiding dead shot sceneries was one of my intentions when shooting this photo. I tried to get different angles and perspectives on remote locations. This canal was near the Riva Ca di Dio, which is one of the roads directly at sea. So many photo opportunities in Venice.

Post processed with: Aurora, Photoshop

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/5
• Shutter speed: 1/40s
• Focal length: 35mm
• ISO: 250

Often Venice provides photo motifs at each street and corner. The Italian architecture combined with the lightning and the mood of the city, a dream comes true for every photographer. From my hometown Vienna it’s about a five and a half hours drive with the car, mostly on freeways. So once a year I try to visit that beautiful city and to be ready to add some pictures to my photo collection.

Post processed with: Aurora 2018, Photoshop

• Camera: ILCE-7RM2
• Aperture: ƒ/2.2
• Shutter speed: 1/60s
• Focal length: 35mm
• ISO: 800

I took an hour off from our family evening-walking tour in Venice. Since my wife Karin, my brother-in-law and my sister-in-law are not interested in photography, they find it boring standing beneath a tripod and waiting for compositions. They also don’t find the excitement I get with night-time shots and picture effects like here, where the ship is completely abstracted from the foreground and find itself with light-strips on the photo.

Post processed with: Aurora, Photoshop

• Camera: ILCE-7R
• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Shutter speed: 5s
• Focal length: 110mm
• ISO: 200