[Still reposting.......one of my favorite night shots of Venice....it glows on black!]
Seen from outside in the winter cold from a deserted San Marco Square,
Caffe Florian looked like something out of a fairytale. One could
almost see it: the weary adventurer having voyaged far and wide,
finally reaching the enchanted place the sailors had shown him on the
ancient map. There was that little cafe, sparkling in the night like
a jewel ..... and he could hear soft music and the laughter of the
guests as they sipped their precious drinks!
My first night in Venice ever, and I was walking along the arcade,
where floods had eaten into the stone flanks of the ancient pillars,
and could palpably sense these old walls whispering the deep desires
and dreams of Venetians who had lived and breathed here for centuries,
next to the dark shimmering lagoon.
Luckily I had a tripod with me.....finally found one after walking all
over Venice that day ......with plans to return and shoot the square
at night, when San Marco was silent, with hardly a soul out in the
damp chilly air.
Here's the Caffe Florian's official website www.caffeflorian.com/ and a little more information about it here: www.venetia.it/florian/ -- it opened in 1720.
TEXTURES ADDED are by Borealnz and LaBrume. I only use them very delicately to enhance what was already there. The light along the colonnade of the Procuratie has a greenish glow from the compact flurorescents. I chose to alter this by using two layers of slightly warm tones that had very delicate almost nonexistant textures to them. This was the only way i could remove at least some of the effects of the green glow. (You can see the green glow in the photo below, around the Caffe Florian that is under right hand arch. Look carefully at the area around the bulb on the right. It has a greenish cast.
The textures removed the greenish cast and returned the warm glow the caffe would have had in the lights of torches, which is the way all of Venice was lit, historically. Fire has a warm hue, unlike the some of the compact fluorescents in use today.
Billy Wilson Photography, Reddy E.(on~once a day), Ileyan_Isillaure, rotraud_71 away again ~, and 81 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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petra** 38 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ***G a l e r i a*** / Admin Invite, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
the romantic mood
...light...
the beautiful colours
postprocessing
all in all...
I L O V E I T!!!!!
Sash´s Kitchen-Studio Photography 38 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called °GoLDeN aRT°+25 faves(p1/c2and FAVE)SWEEPER runs, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
thank you so much
also your stream is full of poetry
enjoy your sunday
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baerbel... 38 months ago | reply
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Thank you for posting!
A Definite Favorite!!
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wjosna 38 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Golden Square, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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pixel_unikat 38 months ago | reply
mmm... so wonderful.
Must be fine to drink a cup of coffee here....
Thank you for sharing your golden light in the Golden Square group.
degrassifan [deleted] 37 months ago | reply
This is so stunning!
Southern_soul 37 months ago | reply
Wonderful!
juntos ( MOSTLY OFF) 37 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Splendid Pictures/Admin Invite Only, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Wonderful series of the FLorian dear RIta hope all is well bravo and hugs oxoxbb
juntos ( MOSTLY OFF) 36 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Oracle of Photographic Excellence (Admin Invite Only)+25 Fav, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
xoxobb
Ian@NZFlickr 36 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called **Over the Excellence** (INVITE only - add1/com1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
One of my favourite places! And you used a texture from Jill who lives in my city in Dunedin NZ :-)
nina's clicks 36 months ago | reply
Beautiful! I love it!
TIM MANTOIANI 35 months ago | reply
Fantastic Rita!!!!
LH2O_LA 34 months ago | reply
Terrific shot!!!!!!
Thank you Rita for your visit, have a good week!
evy2010 9 months ago | reply
can't say enough!
wbirt1 9 months ago | reply
Gorgeous night shot, Rita!
willem_huwae 9 months ago | reply
In Maastricht there is also an "Florian" cafe/bar!
Johanna Mifsud photography 9 months ago | reply
Great shot with very nice narrative to go with it.
B℮n 9 months ago | reply
Lovely window setting Rita!!!
GRTZ,BEN
Have a great weekend!
tsuping.liu 9 months ago | reply
Perfect image.
maxim de winter.............away 8 months ago | reply
it´s amazing how you capture the atmosphere
I still recall your Paris series
kind regards