Bobcock in Venice - December 2008

[Bobcock]

I'm all romance me.....took the wife to Venice, leaving the kids with my parents for a few days between Xmas and New Year.

Reality was I wanted a decent backdrop to test my new camera.

She knew nothing about the purchase until she was me pocketing the VAT at Suwarnabhumi. Even then she wouldn't believe I'd done such a thing until the eldest piped up, "He did Mum, he bought a new camera" She asked how much, I mumbled expensive and she'd forgotten about it by the time we boarded for London....Phew.

I loved Venice, expensive yes, but we just walked and walked for 3 days. No boating, no gondolas, magnificent to look at yes, but I'm fucked if I gonna pay 4500B to sit in one for 45 minutes. It was chuffing freezing.

Anyway onto the pics

1. I had this image in my head for days, finally got a chance of it on day 3.



2. Masks are everywhere, photographed many.



3. The weather was cold but so clear, see the snow capped mountains to the north.



4. Looks far better in B&W



5. Took many many shots in this location, where the gondolas are parked in front of Piazza San Marco.



6. From the top of The Campanile, looking down on St. Marks Basilica.



7. Looking down at San Giorgio Magiorre Island from the top of St Marks Campanile. Very early morning.



8. Sunrise over the lagoon.



9. Gondalier



10. Piazza San Marco at night.

[AntRobertson]

Nice pics, Cockbob. Ahh the life of an excessively well-paid expat eh, swanning around Europe!

Oh and by the way I'll be coming down to BKK in the next month or so, probably with the wife. We'll be staying with you so I thought I'd better, you know, let you know and stuff. I'd hate to have to suffer the inconvenience of you not having my room ready or something.

[Bobcock]

No problem, you are more than welcome. Let me know the dates and breakfast requirements.

Will the Sons Of Satan be coming as well?

[reinvented]

that looks ace, thanks for sharing

[AntRobertson]

No problem, you are more than welcome. Let me know the dates and breakfast requirements.

Will the Sons Of Satan be coming as well?

Nope, the twin terrors will be safely ensconced in a cage at home or with the g'parents. Your place is too nice to subject to their tornado of destruction.

I'll have the same breakfast that your lads made for us last time thanks!

[Bobcock]

11. St Marks Basilica at dawn.



12. Gondola's parked for the night



13. Sun on the faces of the Grand Canal buildings.



14. Rialto Market



15. These little hydrants just pour water all day



16. This front door amused me.



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18. Grand Canal



19. Inside Santa Maria della Salute.



20. Nice Christian lady carrying a head from the roof of the above.

[melvbot]

Nice pics Blobby. I dont know if its the perspective/angles that 8, 10 and 11 are shot at but they look like theyve got a bit of fish eye or barrelling going off

[Bobcock]

14mm on a full frame sensor.

[Marmite the Dog]

Number 8 is nice.

[AntRobertson]

Could've done with you and your camera on our trip home. The setting on our crappy little digital was wrong so most of the pics have come out all blurry and crap.

[Bobcock]

Marmers, yeah I like 8 and there's another in this batch I like. Funny they were both taken at times when the missus was having a rest and I could put my tripod down and use it.

21. Shame that Santa maria della Salute was being renovated as the light in this shot is perfect.



22. The gondalas at Piazzo San Marco.



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24. Another shot of the distant snow covered peaks.



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28. I liked this shot, taken with a light orange filter, taken on a show exposure to show the movement in the boats that really were bouncing around on choppy water.



29. Inside Piazzo San Marco, slow exposure with close curtain flash.



30. As above

[Happyman]

Bloody great pics - has been years since I was there !

Pic No 14 Rialto Market

I thought I had seen or eaten most weird veggies but WTF are the things with the 55o price tag ? Triffids???

[Nawty]

Nice clear pics there Knobsy....much better than before.

Just goes to show it must be the camera and not the photographer.

Did you get a nice romantic shag in while you waz in Venice ?

[BarnacleBill]

Can I ask what camera you managed to buy?

[Bobcock]

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Nawty

Of course it the camera. Give a decent camera to the security guard outside the doctor where you go for your piles treatment and you will get decent pics. Nothing to do with the clear atmosphere in a European winter and the magnificent light at certain times.

Bill

It's a Canon 5D Mark II

[Nawty]

How much would a camera like that cost Knobsy ?

I reckon about 100k myself.

[Bobcock]

a little bit less.

[Nawty]

98k..

[Bobcock]

a little more....

[Bobcock]

Next Batch

31. Piazza San Marco after sunset



32. Nightime canal view.



33. The roof of Santa Maria Della Salute with flyby



34. Sunrise over the gondolas, with fill in flash.



35. Another sunrise shot. Just perfect light.



36. Lions head - Piazza San Marco



37. Gondola on Canal.



38. Crap pic, hand held, but was suprised to find this in our hotel.



39. Some church or other, an example of the sky we had there on the last day.



40. Early morning, getting his gondola ready for the day.

[Rural Surin]

Great piccies! Thanks for shaing

[Nawty]

99k..

So where did you leave wifey while you were out taking all these piccies ?

Or did you hire a gigolo for the few days ?

[bustak]

WOW, these are great, especially the 14mm shots!

Were they taken w/ the the new 5d? I noticed you mentioned "full frame."

This one is so damn beautiful:


nice job!

[Nawty]

I was hoping Bustak would not say 'WOW'....it only encourages him.

Anyway, enough about Knobs. My photography course went well in CM over new year. I know how to turn the camera on now. I still forgot to take of the lens cover several times. But I will soon catch up to Knobsy and then I to can go to Venice.

[kingwilly]

awesome thread mate.