Venetian windows Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hello Trekkies,
Italian story continues and we are still in Venice. Today a few windows and a few words about transport there. Cheers!
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Public transportation
Azienda Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (ACTV) is the name of the public transport system in Venice. It combines both land transportation, with buses, and canal travel, with water buses (vaporetti). In total, there are 25 routes which connect the city. You can purchase a one way pass good for a short time for six and a half euros, 48 hours for a little over twenty euros or 72 hours for thirty-three euros. The passes are good for unlimited travel during the time period and are a much better deal than water taxis.

Airports
Venice is served by the newly rebuilt Marco Polo International Airport, or Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo, named in honor of its famous citizen. The airport is on the mainland and was rebuilt away from the coast; however, the water taxis or Alilaguna waterbuses to Venice are only a seven-minute walk from the terminals.

Some airlines market Treviso Airport in Treviso, 20 km from Venice, as a Venice gateway. Some simply advertise flights to "Venice" without naming the actual airport except in the small print

Trains
Venice is serviced by regional trains and the Eurostar. One of the easiest ways to travel from Roma or other large Italian cities is to use the train. Roma is only slightly over four hours away. Florence and Padua are two of the stops between Roma and Venice. The St. Lucia station is a few steps away from a vaporetti stop.

Car
Venice is practically a no car zone, being built on the water. Cars can reach the car/bus terminal via the bridge (Ponte della Liberta) (SR11). It comes in from the West from Mestre. There are two parking lots which serve the city: Tronchetto and Piazzale Roma. Cars can be parked there anytime for around €25 per day. A ferry to Lido leaves from the parking lot in Tronchetto and it is served by vaporetti and buses of the public transportation.

www.wikipedia.org

P.S.Have a look on WS:)

sunamoon, dareco, KLB, mikolaj_kawa, Guenther, vinicio, paololg, Ola_Kwiatek, paura, ellelloo, PixelTerror has marked this note useful

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SNOOP_Chan (840) 2009-04-16 12:11

I find the reflections absolutely delicious. The colors of the sky contrasts very well with the building. Nice work!

sunamoon (5061) 2009-04-16 12:25

Hi mik,

Muy original captura y reflejos en el cristal,
el color y nitidez optimo,
me gusta, muy bien visto!

Saludos,
Elena

aristo (1565) 2009-04-16 12:35

Witaj Mik!
Piekne weneckie okna,wspanialy klimat.Podobaja mi sie odbicia w nich no i faktura scian jest niesamowita.Bardzo efektowna kompozycja,a wszystko wnajlepszej jakosci,mam na mysli kolory,swiatlo no i ostrosc pierwsz klasa.Pogratulowac i podziwiac:)
Pozdrawiam,
arek
arek

Aviller (3108) 2009-04-16 12:47

Beautiful close-up and the perfect crop. The facade really shows the Venice's sign of aging quite well. The reflection in the windows is an added bonus and adds a nice additional layer to the picture. Sharpness is perfect and once again the crop you've chosen is appropriate as well.

PerR (1481) 2009-04-16 12:52

Ciao Mik
Some day...I will visit Venice. Beautiful architecture in a beautiful country! Nice reflections in the windows. Well done.
Nice photo in WS of Giorgio.

Regards
Per

cobra112 (11944) 2009-04-16 13:10

E che storia Mik! Perfetti profondità e sharp sia sul reale che sui riflessi. Bel POV.

Roberto

rbassin (4267) 2009-04-16 13:10

Hello Mik
Une belle composition, avec des détails architecturaux bien mis en valeur.
J'aime bien les reflets dans les vitres,
Bonne soirée
Roland

Fis2 (46429) 2009-04-16 13:15

Witka!
Dobrze, ze nie wstawilem tego kadru, czulem ;))))
Super okienka i odbicia w nich.
Kolorki troche...
Ale wspomnienia pozostaly.
Pozdrowka.
Krzysztof

emka (22357) 2009-04-16 14:21

hej, Widzę, ze okienka dziedziczne :)) Bardzo efektowne zdjecie. Ciekawy kształt gotyckich okien, wspaniałe w nich odbicia, fajne ściany z lekka nadgryzione zębem czasu.

A WS oczywiście zabawny. Ech, miłe to były dni...

Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

dareco (17104) 2009-04-16 16:23

WOW! This is fantastic!! I love those reflections! and the detail is excellent throughout. TFS

KLB (18281) 2009-04-17 0:16

Hello Mik

I really like your shot.
Your crop is really effective, perfectly balanced.
The great reflections are the bonus.
Excellent quality to reveal many details and the textures of the wall.
Very well done.

Regards
Karine

mikolaj_kawa (31287) 2009-04-17 0:43

Czesc Mik&Eo! Wspaniale okna, wspanialy balkon, co za odbicie w szybach. Swietne ciecie kompozycyjne. Jak Wy to robicie? Wyjmujecie aparat z torby i pstrykacie? Tak po prostu? Cos takiego! Klaniam sie!

rikko77 (6590) 2009-04-17 0:58

Ciao Mik,
beautiful detail of Venice, with reflection and nice colors. A very good job!
Have a nice day!
Rikk

Silvio1953 (42869) 2009-04-17 5:58

Ciao Mik, great view of beautiful architecture with fantastic reflections, wonderful colors and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Piotrek80 (646) 2009-04-17 6:39

Czo³em.

Co prawda nie jestem fanem zdjêæ przedstawiaj±cych okna, ale Twoje wyj±tkowo mi siê podoba. G³ównie chyba przez te wyko¶lawione abstrakcyjne nieco refleksy w lekko przybrudzonych szybach. Poza tym jak tu nie ulec czarowi architektury Wenecji :)

Pozdr.
Piotrek

Guenther (6859) 2009-04-17 8:33

Hi Aga and Michal,

splendid frames for the nice reflections, beautiful details... very well seen and caught!

Have a nice weekend
Günther

vinicio (22428) 2009-04-17 9:00

I think that the reflex are always beautiful and a good option for nice photos, when the windows are these masterpieces the result is surely excellent, compliments Mikeo.
Ciao
Vinicio

paololg (14241) 2009-04-17 10:18

Ciao dear Mikeo,
absolutely beautiful and romantic, practically one "picture in picture" realized in stupendous way. The reflexes, pleasantly colored and well defined, are emphasized by the frame of these windows in typical Venetian style. A really beautiful image, compliments!
Ciao, have a nice w.e.!
Paolo

Graal (58732) 2009-04-17 23:20

Weneckie okna. bardzo ladne. Szkoda, ze mury niszczeja. Odbicia tez fajne. Dobry strzal i wspominki w WS.
Pozdr. Al.

Ola_Kwiatek (2772) 2009-04-18 2:29

Kocham okna, chociaz nie lubie ludziom zagladac przez okno do mieszkania, kocham okno jako element architektury. Ale te Twoje okna to sa dopiero okna. Niby weneckie, ale chyba nie weneckie, mimo, ze jednak weneckie, cos mnie sie zdaje, ze weneckie inaczej. Piekna fotka.
3maj sie

mkamionka (4968) 2009-04-20 14:16

Juz sie zaczalem zastanawiac czy na tym murze jest rzeczywiscie napis MIKEO...

Doskonale zdjecie detalu, bardzo charakterystyczne. Swietne kolory. A najciekawsze oczywiscie samo odbicie.
Swietna praca,
M

paura (39306) 2009-04-21 7:45

Architecture details are very beautiful in this excellent sharpness shot. Very well done.

Regards

Paulo

ellelloo (4959) 2009-04-21 8:15

Hello Mik,
A great idea caught wonderfully! The attractive reflections are framed nicely by beautiful Venetian style window frames. Good control of light, excellent clarity and sharpness. Compliments!
Greetings,
Lasse

PixelTerror (86853) 2009-04-22 22:33

Ciao MIkeo,
These windows that seem straight out of the 1001 nights world are a very typical architectural detail of Venice, well seen.
Have a nice day JY