Out of the Fog

 On a foggy morning the atmosphere in Venice is amazing. The bright colours are muted and some of the landmarks disappear or fade and it creates the perfect conditions for some amazing photographs.

Obviously I took advantage of that and above are just a few images to get things going. There will be more but I will mix  them up a bit over time.

You can see from the third image that the ground in St Mark's Square is wet that is because the high tide had washed over into the square during the night and early hours. It didn't flood to any great depth but it did add to the excitement of being there. Especially when in the weeks leading up to the trip all the news reports about Venice had said the canals were dry. I had seen photos online of empty canals and low water but they only reflected a small part of the city at very low tide and did not really indicate that Venice was actually running dry, proving (if proof was needed) that you should not believe everything you read online.

Love on The Bridge

There is so much that I love abut this image; the light highlighting the handrail  guiding you into the image, the beams of sunlight shining a spotlight onto the couple on the bridge, the way the trees appear to be leaning in to frame the sun and the fact that the sun is almost heart shaped adding to the romance of the picture.

From this position the couple on the bridge appear to be gazing down to the falls below when in fact they are holding tightly onto each other and looking down at their feet as they cautiously make their way on the icy path. 

Behind me is the larger falls and the spray from the waterfall is adding to the mist and creating the sunspots in the image as well as making the footpath almost impassable with ice.