Pictures of My Venice View - Nikon D70 Camera

Photographer	Thilo Bayer {K:50301}
Project	#42 Moody Landscape	Camera Model	Nikon D70
Categories	Cityscape Landscape Alternative Process	Film Format
Portfolio	Landscape Alternative PS Process Venice	Lens	Sigma 28-200mm
Uploaded	4/10/2005	Film / Memory Type	ISO 200
		ISO / Film Speed	0
Views	451	Shutter	1/500
Favorites	3	Aperture	f/8.0
Critiques	50	Rating	5.88 / 20 Ratings
Location	City - Venice State - VENETO Country - Italy
About	Subject background: I'm muddling through my old archives and cleaning up the old ones ;-) I stumbled over this postcard scene and worked on a more weird version. Hope you like the outcome. A similar scene can be found here http://www.usefilm.com/image/571215.html PC concept: some layer stuff (high pass, adjustment layers for sky and foreground, channel mixer for the final bold look) Honest feedback highly appreciated

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Predrag Sudar {K:4958} 4/10/2005

Excellent!
Beautifull!
Congrats
Pedja

Peter De Rycke

{K:38009} 4/10/2005

Yeah, this works really fine.. colours come out little harder, but that is no disadvantage !
Peter

Steve Hennerley {K:5737} 4/10/2005

Hi Thilo -

I would love to take up the challenge for some negative 'honest' feedback - but i can't really find anything to mention. I think the effects you have used really work wll with this shot.

This shot 'feels' like a painting - but doesn't look like one - if you understand what I mean.

Great shot - I love Venice anyway - but this really does justice to some of its beauty - well done.

Steve

Roberto Arcari Farinetti

{K:177029} 4/10/2005

womderful my friend..
an excellent m ode, mood and painted colors!
for the sunset in the venice world!!!
have a great use of levels and saaturation colors thilo!
have a good sunday evening.. see you later
roby

Antonio Trincone {K:23167} 4/10/2005

oh yes postcard scene you are right and I like the mood you obtain here, very well done

Louise Vessey {K:13850} 4/10/2005

Honest feedback is that this is wonderful! Light, sky, composition, all wonderful. I wonder about cropping it on the right a bit tho to keep it more simple?? It's lovely either way. I love the final almost surreal sundown look. Like a painting more than a postcard.

Thilo Bayer {K:50301} 4/10/2005

Dear Roby,

great to hear from you and thanks a lot for the very kind words. I sincerely hope to see some new stuff from you!

best wishes,

Thilo

Thilo Bayer {K:50301} 4/10/2005

Hi Peter,

thanks for the feedback. I made a "normal" version as well but opted to bring the weird stuff =)

take care,

Thilo

Thilo Bayer {K:50301} 4/10/2005

Hi Steve,

honest feedback is great, either negative or positive ;-)

you mentioned a lot of things that are important to me... so thanks a lot for the in-depth feedback.

best wishes,

thilo

Thilo Bayer {K:50301} 4/10/2005

Dear Louise,

I already cropped a tad on the right ;-)

anyway, thanks a lot for the kind and constructive words. I really appreciate that.

take care,

thilo

Gertrud Gozner {K:14222} 4/10/2005

beautiful... it looks like a hand-colored postcard...
congrats. G

Roland Lacson {K:12214} 4/10/2005

Very nice post card like shot Thilo, also the time captured (Golden Light). I've always wanted to explore & photograph this city by the water & it's numerous canals. I'm sure this place is loaded with rich street life, nostalgia, still lifes, texture, etc. Anyway well done, cheers.

Giorgio Goretti {K:15471} 4/10/2005

Hi THilo,
it seems you love so much Venice, and i agree with you (of course).
I think you were able with this shot to catch the magical essence of Venice, and yes, i'am agree with Louise, it's looks more "paint" than postcard.
No IR layer here? ;-))
cheers
Giorgio

Maria José Barres {K:11276} 4/10/2005

Great work in the satured colors... looks an oil picture from S.XV!
Beautiful.
Greetings.

Gino Quattrocchi {K:39580} 4/10/2005

Ccolored Thilo
Canaletto style ???

Anne Knes {K:45273} 4/10/2005

Excellent

NN {K:26787} 4/10/2005

Hi Thilo! Bold ... definitely, and a bit unreal look. Gorgeous sky; a colourful & well composed scene!

Hugo de Wolf {K:184670} 4/10/2005

Hi Thilo, Nice postprocessing here; it has the feeling of a x-processed film, but much more clarity and colour depth, so on second thought, I'd go for a faded postcard. Lots of things happening in this photo, making it very lively. Good shot!

Cheers,

Hugo

Andre Denis

{K:55532} 4/10/2005

Thilo,
This works very well. My son was there about a year and a half ago. He is not a serious photographer and the snapshots he brought back are still very nice to look at. But you have created something on a much higher level. The impression I get from this one is that it appears to be not quite photograph and not quite painting. Something in between! Does that make sense? Is this the sort of effect you were going for? The colours are nice and soft and add to the painting effect.
Andre

patrizio napolitano

{K:13119} 4/10/2005

molto bella sembra una stmpa dell''800
patrizio

Roberto Arcari Farinetti

{K:177029} 4/10/2005

also me I hope..
thank you so much!
roby

Thilo Bayer {K:50301} 4/10/2005

Hi Hugo,

first of all: welcome back ;-)

thanks a lot for the recent comments, I really missed them.

As for the x-processing look, yes, this was kind of an intention. I did a "normal" colored version as well but felt that the color contrasts are not hard enough for this special postcard ;-)

take care,

thilo

Thilo Bayer {K:50301} 4/10/2005

Hi Andre,
first of all, thanks a lot for the thoughtful words. I indeed tried to create something special.... and it's well observed if you think about something "in between".

take care,

thilo

Walter Scarella

{K:17231} 4/10/2005

Hi Thilo, nice Canal Grande image, excellent compo, beautiful colours and light, I think you take this picture from Rialto bridge! I like also the contrast between clouds and sky. Well done!!! Regards....Walter

Rosario Esposito {K:9796} 4/10/2005

Mi sembra un dipinto,molto bella.Complimenti
-Rosario-

George Black {K:101978} 4/10/2005

I think this is extraordinarily beautiful. I love it. The "final bold look" does give the whole scene a painterly quality. As to "postcard" views, I've given up worrying about it. Sometimes a cliché is just impossible to resist--and so I don't!

Happy days,
--George

giovanni guido marchi {K:26011} 4/10/2005

un quadro del "canaletto"....complimenti!!!

Burak Tanriover {K:16604} 4/10/2005

very well executed,the composition is superb. I think that the clouds add a lot to this picture.
best wishes.

Omar Rifaat {K:10135} 4/10/2005

This is a lovely shot, Thilo. I am not knowledgeable in PS, but this makes me want to start learning. I like the way the light and colours make the image seem to transcend the everyday mundane world and somehow represent a more universal or deeper state...
Nice work!
Regards,
Omar

Erik Neldner {K:10896} 4/10/2005

t,
Nice. I agree with the others that it's reminiscent of an old colorized postcard. Cool work man.
e

Mark Drago {K:10854} 4/11/2005

excellent Thilo-- very nice treatment

Gayle's Eclectic Photos {K:91033} 4/11/2005

"Baby i'm amazed at the way you...!"..LOL..capture and create such phenom beauty,Thilo! You must know that i find bold contrast very appealing and the rich colors are just delicious...yum!..the whole glowing image is poetic and passionate which isn't a word i would normally use to describe a scenic,but feel it applies here...to my faves!..regards,gayle (7+)

Todd Miller {K:16461} 4/11/2005

lovely Venice shot Thilo...love the colors and the 'postcard scene.' i like the color work... cheers,
todd

Debarshi Duttagupta

{K:25403} 4/11/2005

Excellent work, stunning outcome.

Maja Gligoric {K:13402} 4/11/2005

Great composition,colors and details.
Nice atmosphere.

Regards

arwa abdullah {K:34425} 4/11/2005

its so flawless it looks more of a Venice painting than a Venice image!
The ideal view of this city painted by the best of artists :)
The mix between the old traditional shown in the buildings and gondolas and both the bus stops & the small motor boat adds interest
thilo I could look at this for hours!
Super good stuff ;)
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