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The light that morning was bright but soft thanks to a thin layer of morning clouds passing overhead.
This worked beautifully with the soft analogous colours and rustic textures of the buildings.
Transport yourself into a morning of Venetian life on the historic waterways of Venice.
This photography fine art print will give you a place to escape from your hectic day to daydream and recharge.
The majority of my commercial work is planned and often executed to a fairly tight brief. Some of my personal especially composites can also involve a fair amount of pre production and planning.This is to ensure everything comes together as perfectly as possible to ensure the vision for the image can be completed seamlessly.
All the above can be very satisfying but possibly even more fun is when I venture out with no ideas what I'm going to shoot and just go and explore.
Cities are some of the best places to do this. I'll often do my homework beforehand and have a few places I want to shoot but beyond that it's all suck it and see !
Venice is probably one of the most fun places to walk and explore. Yes you can quickly get lost here but it's an amazing adventure (unless you need a toilet or to catch a plane) to discover yet another wonderful scene waiting to be captured. It was exactly this scenario that led me to discover this scene.
As I crossed yet another quaint bridge one morning I came across this small back canal with a wonderful 15th century bell tower which I later discovered was called the Greci Bell Tower (The Bell Tower of San Giorgio dei Greci) which is part of The Church of Saint George of the Greeks.
This location was a tranquil escape from the morning hustle and bustle on the Grande Canal and apart from the soft background noise of Venetians in the cafe's getting their morning coffee it was an idliic spot to enjoy the unfolding of a Venetian morning.
The light that morning was bright but soft thanks to a thin layer of morning clouds passing overhead. This worked beautifully with the soft analogous colours and rustic textures of the buildings.I set up my camera and started to consider my composition.
Just as I thought the scene could not get any better I spotted a small rowing boat approaching in the distance. As it came closer I noticed a man stood rowing with what I presume to be his wife with what looked like some produce they were delivering.
I didn't dance with delight but I certainly came close as I started to pack my equipment away knowing I had captured a wonderful moment of Venetian life.
History
The Bell Tower of San Giorgio dei Greci is part of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George located in the Castello district of Venice, Italy. The church has been the center of the Greek community in Venice since 1539, with Greeks living in the city since the 13th century.
Greek Orthodox worship was forbidden in Venice, but with the increase in Greek population after the Fall of Constantinople, the community gained more power and was granted the right to settle in Castello in 1456. In 1536, the Republic of Venice allowed the Greeks to build their own church, which was completed in 1577 and designed by Sante Lombardo.
The church features a main entrance mosaic of Christ and three smaller mosaics above it, as well as a mosaic of Saint George on the side door courtyard. It also holds three Byzantine icons brought to Venice before 1453 by Anna Notaras.
The Bell Tower was built between 1587 and 1603 and was designed by Bernardo Ongarin. It leans slightly towards the canal.
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