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I removed the color in this image to create sort of a timeless feel.
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One of only four bridges that span the Grand Canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia was near our house and I must have crossed it dozens of times in addition to taking night photos from it.
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A touch gaudy perhaps but, part of the gondola charm.
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I noticed many gondolas have mats for the gondolier to stand on the raised rear surface. Perhaps to protect the finish and perhaps for better traction. It looks like quite a balancing act to stand and row.
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I never did figure out the coloring system for the dock pilings - if there is one.
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The waters are much calmer in the smaller side canals.....
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...but the boat traffic can get busy and congested sometimes which can lead to minor disagreements.
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I'll let you imagine what is being said between two gondoliers by this gesture and expression.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ELCX_waxK-oLyjpWgrQzx421hCRQZzgHF8bnG6dwGn1RogHbhKNrcsLwr8fPTIHfB76aHMiXmyi8DMQZ2GOALgtZpoYemJpxNm8yVap5N7VF3TcRtoZue-ePcM9cKPPXLoUCpOiWlto/s640/DSC03836_edited-1.jpg)
It is busy on the water with all the boat traffic. Everything - goods and people - move by water. The large vessel at above left is part of what amounts to the Venice bus transportation system - vaporettos.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWRQjAVRgcG4gHSERXVhjFtku6I6SPjHpMrs2gahU53W2HHtgT3Fc2kTBsfpdPdjRFwqR0iZwotMkSwo0ytGnGQVVfMkpIUR0SONwFSCk2CHhzp9xpk_vSNVV-o6aOcy8y09sSkeZ5gM/s640/DSC03824_edited-1.jpg)
But on land, photos rule the day. Selfie sticks are still popular here and for sale by roving hawkers.
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This is a remarkable sight for one reason - it is the only street I encountered where I was the only human on it - a dark back alley apparently where the tourists do not normally go.
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Where else but Venice would you enjoy live music of this style at an outdoor cafe?
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So, I did it again. As in Part 1, I dragged my tired body out of the house after 10pm to see how tonight's full moon over the Grand Canal looked. I'm glad I did. It was much better than the last one - a sharper image, fewer clouds obscuring the moon, shutter speed 1/10 second, f1.8, ISO 5000 and less foot traffic tonight on the bridge to shake my camera.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKIxkMJJZUG2UNm5jnxpKPNT7Aeb0j1hGuAwvF1_II7t7to6Ck3V3NpwjMKIp6QEoL5G6MgYnEUGY2MwayVFiUKhfD1yzfEqfV3y-d_jUBeuApmX2_HQobPXx-WThHB567w5TTB_W0DE/s640/DSC03895_edited-3.jpg)
I'll let you imagine what is being said between two gondoliers by this gesture and expression.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ELCX_waxK-oLyjpWgrQzx421hCRQZzgHF8bnG6dwGn1RogHbhKNrcsLwr8fPTIHfB76aHMiXmyi8DMQZ2GOALgtZpoYemJpxNm8yVap5N7VF3TcRtoZue-ePcM9cKPPXLoUCpOiWlto/s640/DSC03836_edited-1.jpg)
It is busy on the water with all the boat traffic. Everything - goods and people - move by water. The large vessel at above left is part of what amounts to the Venice bus transportation system - vaporettos.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWRQjAVRgcG4gHSERXVhjFtku6I6SPjHpMrs2gahU53W2HHtgT3Fc2kTBsfpdPdjRFwqR0iZwotMkSwo0ytGnGQVVfMkpIUR0SONwFSCk2CHhzp9xpk_vSNVV-o6aOcy8y09sSkeZ5gM/s640/DSC03824_edited-1.jpg)
But on land, photos rule the day. Selfie sticks are still popular here and for sale by roving hawkers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yToBO1G-Yj1pfcw5mHGSs6e_kWeUn6yISnOe5kRwoS5_iX0_l3N3X9ju6bXLNezNOSAYiVd4KIvY67cElbgmiRdlgDg7kxAAeWpU8-FLal6jjELjZISh5z0AwExYwWrgEinPA4I-IlM/s640/DSC03858_edited-1.jpg)
This is a remarkable sight for one reason - it is the only street I encountered where I was the only human on it - a dark back alley apparently where the tourists do not normally go.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3uxhoYeHEcUBiOuYRY70vxGsL3Nr2ZuJj9LGVBmDXk11icvamYBWyQ6bC2fkFzTYJqEnemi3Q-mRwq3joO725jX40eyWtISMSjIvr2ITHHPxPhFnqDqy0XqxcRJr728kXnIneOe6ZeM/s640/DSC03915_edited-1.jpg)
Where else but Venice would you enjoy live music of this style at an outdoor cafe?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukHLirpd4EaWKl5TnLiPlABuPqkMnpt9qqJ1PU8tfdz4dcwT3-wHybnCRGL8OeGzR-lhuSWlxhfpevF25w6vm_R0QjupXq2wxOsjCcbWeqNBmN6Of32RCUMuUO-D2ciD99-sqE5wJEB8/s640/DSC03994_edited-1.jpg)
So, I did it again. As in Part 1, I dragged my tired body out of the house after 10pm to see how tonight's full moon over the Grand Canal looked. I'm glad I did. It was much better than the last one - a sharper image, fewer clouds obscuring the moon, shutter speed 1/10 second, f1.8, ISO 5000 and less foot traffic tonight on the bridge to shake my camera.
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