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Traffic Lights on the canals of Venice

Posted by
Eric Cousineau (Sherwood Park, Canada) on 19 August 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

Notice the pink glass globes. These are hand blown by the artisans from Murano.

PENTAX *ist D 1/500 second F/9.5 ISO 800 300 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Very interesting vertical shot

19 Aug 2009 6:20am

@Calusarus: Thanks very much Calusarus! ;-)

hamid from tehran, Iran

cool shot
is there any traffic at all !?

19 Aug 2009 6:21am

@hamid: Thanks Hamid! Yes, actually the canals are quite busy. The traffic lights work primarily at night when it is more difficult to see other gondolas..... ;-)

P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom

You just can't get away with them, anywhere

19 Aug 2009 6:36am

@P J W Miller: Thanks Peter! Ain't that the truth..... ;-)

Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece

Interestng picture with many elements

19 Aug 2009 10:24am

@Elena Kotrotsou: Thanks very much Elena! ;-)

mo.langel from Switzerland

Très beau lampadaire!

19 Aug 2009 11:36am

@mo.langel: Merci beaucoup Mo! ;-)

Irwansyah Sk3tchw!nd from Dumai, Indonesia

really abstract

19 Aug 2009 12:11pm

@Irwansyah Sk3tchw!nd: Thank you very much Irwansyah and welcome to my blog! Please come back and visit soon. ;-)

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Wonderful shot..

19 Aug 2009 12:17pm

@Sarito: Thanks Sarito! ;-)

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

It's very bizarre and yet so attractive...I was out of it yesterday so I went back to look at the sf photo and burst out laughing...hadn't noticed the little truck lol

19 Aug 2009 2:45pm

@Lorraine: Thanks very much Lorraine! Glad to hear you are back with us..... ;-))

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Excellent shot . Great angle and compo , Eric !

19 Aug 2009 3:00pm

@MARIANA: Thanks very much Mariana! ;-)

Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States

Neat concept ....a light for the canal.....and love the composition.

19 Aug 2009 4:46pm

@Lambspun: Thanks Lambspun! Yes, they are everywhere...... ;-)

Linda from Riga/Sigulda, Latvia

the lamp is beautiful with its pink glass, i like how the different objects make colourful patterns

19 Aug 2009 7:10pm

@Linda: Thank you very much Linda and welcome to my blog. Please come back and visit soon. ;-)

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Fantastic shot, great composition

19 Aug 2009 7:24pm

@Graham Russon: Thanks very much Graham! ;-)

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Nice. The pink globes are so pretty. And, of course, scaffolding. It seemed it was everywhere in Italy when we were there.

19 Aug 2009 8:22pm

@B. Thomas: Thanks Barbara! Yes, scaffolding is everywhere in Europe.... ;-)

ninni from Belo Horizonte, Brazil

A photo with a lot of details to look on. Great capture!

20 Aug 2009 12:44am

@ninni: Thank you very much Ninni! ;-)

Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada

Thanks for sharing. I never would have thought this. Traffic lights. Why not. Makes sense. Just never thought about it before.

20 Aug 2009 1:59am

@Lee: Thanks Lee! Yes, they are insidious, they are everywhere, they are watching...... ;-)

Veronique from France

very unusual shot !

20 Aug 2009 9:03pm

@Veronique: Thanks Veronique! I would not have believed it if I had not seen it with my own eyes....... ;-)

PENTAX *ist D
1/500 second
F/9.5
ISO 800
300 mm (35mm equiv.)

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