Venice Carnivale pt2

[wendellt]

more from the magical lagooned city of Venice

this is my best lighting job i waited just the right time when the sun was low, sun peered through part of the arch from the ducale palace and made the mood just stellar I balanced the other half with off camera flash


look at all the tourists doing the paparazzi thing


me and mum went to this famous venetian costume ball called il ballo del dodge but we couldn't take cameras so after it i gatecrashed another ball with my camera took this in the hall with the 85mm f1,4
there was a special masquarade ball each night it was nuts


here is another one of mum

[Alpha_7]

Wow, even better then the last Wendell, your just showing off now, #1 with the moon lovely but even better IMO, is #3 soooo damn sexy, the bokeh the hair, the makeup.. lovely.

#4 is interesting but doesn't really enchant me.

#2 has some interesting elements, the bird in the skit, the building, the tourist with their P&S, and the cloth in the foreground..


#3 and #1 the standouts!

[Alex]

Wendell,

No. 1 and 3 are standouts! Great lighting, composition and concepts.

Alex

[PiroStitch]

#3 and #4 are just divine! The lighting in #3 is just sweet!

[Nnnnsic]

Wow. I love numbers 1 & 3, dude.

The mask on #3 is... creepy.

[macka]

The mask on #3 is... creepy.

Uh, Leigh, that's her face.

You were just kidding, right?


Wendell, once again I love them all. #1, I agree, has amazing lighting.

More Please!

[gstark]

Wendell,

I love the colours, the glistening, in #2.

being in Venice though is cheating: I don't believe it's possible to take a lousy shot there, it's such a marvelous place.

[stubbsy]

More great images here Wendell. #3 really grabs me - nice tones and composition and great eye contact - it embodies the best of what you achieve in your fashion shoots. #1 has that quirkiness again - I like. #4 OTOH is TOO quirky for me I get the concept, but it doesn't quite work. Every time I look at the shot I think of your poor mother getting her dress wet and spoiled after going to all that trooble to create it. I also find the vignetting top left a distraction.

[radar]

Wendell,

another great series. I really like the composition in #2, just a shame about the "papparazzi", ah well.

#1 is great light, well done for waiting for the right moment/light.

As Gary said, it's hard to take a lousy shot there, but you make those shots really standout.

Thanks for sharing, lovely photos.

Cheers,

André

[Nnnnsic]

The mask on #3 is... creepy.

Uh, Leigh, that's her face.

You were just kidding, right?

Nope. I was serious. Looks like a mask. Creepier, now.

[wendellt]

ah thankyou everyone i was very fortunate to shoot carnivale especially many days of glorious sun in winter!

Peter thanks for your in depth comments
i know what you mean what bothers me more about that image is the feather in the bottom half of the reflection is cut off

Leigh thanks bud! you would of liked her she was a photographer and she had a nikon D70s

I have many more pictures i'll just put them on my site and link through from post number #3

[Glen]

Wendell, these are fantastic, you must have had a great time there. I am so envious, I have never been to Venice at Carnival time.

[wendellt]

thankyou glen

carnivale is a centuries old tradition
and it really makes Venice the most magical city in the world
not only the carnivale but masquarade balls associated with the carnival
endless magical momments

thing is though everything is twice more expensive you know high tourist season so you better save your euro pennies

[devilla101]

Those shots are brilliant. Last one does it for me. I love the composition and the reflection