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Photographer’s Note

The gondole now used in Venice consists of 280 pieces of wood (oak larch, walnut tree, cherry tree, lime, cedar and plywood) 8 gasolines different of wood enter its manufacture, and of two metal parts located in prow and poop. The boat is 10,80 meters long and 1,38 meters broad for a weight of 600 kilogrammes. More half of the gondole is out of the water with a normal load. Low and light to be handy, it is propelled by only one oarsman who is held upright with the left back while rowing right-sided, from where the asymmetry of the gondole, modification introduced at the XIXe century. Asymmetry: 24cm with port side. The transverse axis is thus shifted towards the line to take account of the weight of the gondolier while the left side is more curved in order to keep a right trajectory. The single oar consists of wood indonésien and measures 4,20 meters. Punt, it is not fixed, which makes it possible to release it quickly, and rests simply on the forcola, piece of wood generally consisted of drowning, crossed in only one piece of wood and cut according to measurements of the gondolier. The morsi (bit), these eight round notches, are used to row. Each one is used for a precise operation (front walk, step back, short turn, rotation on the spot). Undermined (“horse”), ornament with semi-length of the gondole on the level of the balustrades, represents allegorical figures like hippocampi or a siren. The fero of prova (Venetian term to indicate the figurehead of the gondole) in the beginning was used to counterbalance the weight of the gondolier. During the XVIIe century, it acquired a precise symbolic system. The six parallel horizontal bars symbolize the six sestieri (“districts”) of Venice and the bar located behind the island of Giudecca. The curve symbolizes as for it the Large Channel. Lastly, the empty space formed by the meeting of the higher figure and the first bar represents the Bridge of Rialto. It is always white. The squeri build the gondoles while the remeri manufacture the oars and carve the forcola. It takes currently approximately a month to manufacture a gondole, whose standard model costs 20.000 euros. Use Today, the gondole is used more only by the tourists. 400 gondoliers have a navigation permit whereas one estimated at 10.000 the number of gondoles in XVIe century.

Sources: wikipedia

(I hope the automatic English tranlation is ok...!!)

delkoo, wishlist, npecanhuk, sabyasachi_d, Philippe, IgorDeleze, lilimih33, jorgi, Felip has marked this note useful

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Hunkar (4734) 2008-09-23 12:13

Good composition with vivid colors..
Good sharpness..

delkoo (34414) 2008-09-23 12:13

bonjour pascal;
difficile de faire une bonne photo a Venise, je pense que tu y es parvenu, les couleurs sont terribles et l'effet du grand angle qui donne beaucoup d'importance aux gondoles bien a propos.
excellent
didieer

wishlist (4133) 2008-09-23 12:17

Hi Pascal,
simply beautiful this picture thanks to the great perspective and the impressive light management. The colours is a great bonus poins, so vivid bright and well saturated they make the compo even more beautiful to look at. Excellent use of the wide angle to create an original shot from one of the most beautiful city in the world. Thanks very much for sharing it.
Regards,

Igor

lespicaros (5518) 2008-09-23 12:26

Bonsoir Pascal

C'est vrai qu'il est difficile de faire original à Venise
Ta photo est très accrocheuse avec ces couleurs or
bravo pour cette réalisation
Bonne soirée
LP

Rafer (4359) 2008-09-23 12:30

Maravillosa composición y color..

xavshot (62617) 2008-09-23 12:33

Bonsoir Pascal
Wahou... elle est belle cette photo : j'aime bien ton cadrage vertical et le contrastes des couleurs. très belle utilisation du grand angle. bravo.
Xavier

sabyasachi_d (413) 2008-09-23 12:34

too good to be true...the gondola...the water...the colors...and the sharpness....very unreal...looks more like a model not a picture...but i guess that's what a canon eos 5d does!!!;)

great clarity all around...brilliant shot
:o)
sabyasachi

sunamoon (5061) 2008-09-23 12:40

Hola Pascal:

Que manera más bonita de captar las gondolas,
bonitos colores y definición lo que hace original esta foto es la perspectiva,
muy bien visto, impresionante!! Bravo!!

Un saludo,
Elena

romalek (2505) 2008-09-23 13:07

Hi!
nice staff, beautiful colors and light, very good sharpness.
Regards
Roman

burGu (4540) 2008-09-23 13:09

Hi Pascal,
Different POV from Venice, quite low POV, almost at water level...
Gondoles look like flying in a green medium, amazing clarity of colors.
I like the combination of wide angle and close-up to gondole.
Regards,
Burcu

darek1978 (11361) 2008-09-23 13:21

Witaj Pascal!
Zdjecie jest po prostu wspaniale! Piekne kolory i doskonala ostrosc;)
Pozdrawiam Darek

Morac (20545) 2008-09-23 13:22

Bonsoir Pascal,
Ces couleurs sont terribles de beauté et de netteté.
Tu es en train de me convaincre d'investir dans un grand angle.
C'est une superbe réalisation.
Bonne soirée
Marc

kiks (6105) 2008-09-23 13:23

Hi Pascal, the POV you choose make the gondels 'hang' in the air and create a very good and unusual perspective. LOve also the contrast of the green water with the red of the buildings. Excelent work,
Best regards
KIKs

MarianneS (14304) 2008-09-23 13:52

Bonsoir Pascal,
Une toute belle photo où les couleurs sont éclatantes.
les gondoles semblent survoler l'eau, cela donne un peu de magie à ta photo.
Bien joué!
Cordialement,
Marianne (je reviens)

Philippe (11775) 2008-09-23 14:02

Bonjour, Pascal. Les gondoles sont vraiment bien placées dans ta composition et les détails sont très bien rendus. Elles donnent une très bonne profondeur à la photo qui bénéficie aussi d'excellents contrastes. Les couleurs sont bien saturées et la gestion de la lumière est parfaite.
Je te souhaite une bonne fin de soirée,
Philippe

IgorDeleze (9247) 2008-09-23 14:04

Bonsoir Pascal,
Fantastic ce cadrage !
Le grand angle donne beaucoup de dynamisme à la scène.
Bonne soirée.
Igor

simpatico (805) 2008-09-23 14:12

one classic photo but so good done that it good for a book. Wonderful!!

lomumo22 (323) 2008-09-23 15:21

Hi Pascal,

Simply excellent, i like it. Congratulations.

Regards, Lourdes

InasiaJones (20427) 2008-09-23 16:12

Salut Pascal,

Parce que la lumière se glisse sous les gondoles, elles semblent en suspension.

La combinaison de couleurs et l'effet du grand angle sont spectaculaires. Le décor est également choisi avec grand soin, alors que le ponceau et les belles demeures se dressent dans toute leur splendeur et sous une bonne lumière.

Poster quality.

André

lilimih33 (9874) 2008-09-23 16:13

Hello Pascal!
Excellent point of view and fantastic colours in your composition from the romantic city Venice!
Perfect work!
Best regards!
Lili

barrufeto_77 (25817) 2008-09-23 18:26

Hi pascal.

How did you get that colours? I've been there 3 times and they were impossible for me!!

Rgs, Oscar

pisces (770) 2008-09-24 4:24

What vivid colours and great composition. Like the way it looks like the gondolas are almost floating above the water, not even touching the surface.
Cheers,
Maria

daddo (11331) 2008-09-24 5:50

Bonjour Pascal. A photograph that makes one look and look and appreciate its many wonderful aspects: the incredible light, clarity, colours, the exceptional depth to the image, the elegant vertical composition and the dream like presence of the gondolas which seem to defy the laws of physics - as they seem to be floating above the incredibly green water. Pure magic. Incroyable cette realisation. Amicalement. Klaudio.

npecanhuk (14102) 2008-09-24 12:45

Hello Pascal!
That's a very beautiful and interesting picture of Venice!
All its icons are there in a very nice composition! The vertical format was very adequate and gave a "majesty" tone to the elements in the image!
Excellent quality photograph!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

jorgi (3798) 2008-09-25 2:15

Hi Pascal,

it is hard to make a fresh photo from Venice but you did it. I love the low point of view with focus on gondolas but at the same time excellently chosen exposure to lead the eye from those gondolas to their natural environment: canal and colourful, vivid, full of details Venice architecture. Absolutely brilliant image with fantastic light and colours!

Kind regards,
Jeri

Felip (3905) 2008-09-25 2:26

Bonjour Pascal,
No words, apart from the impressive colors of it, what attracts most my attention is the way the gondolas seem to be floating over the water without even touching it!
Bonne journèe

P.S.-Very complete and accurate note about these beautiful artifacts!

Felip

marietom (32018) 2008-09-25 13:51

salut pascal,

Un régal, toutes ces couleurs ! Ta compo est magnifique !
Je repasse
Marie

Isa-M (4026) 2008-09-26 12:38

Hello Pascal...
please accept my great congratulations for this photo !!!!
More than beautiful....EXCELLENT PHOTO !!!!!
Greetings,
Izabela

jonathan_hart (22578) 2008-09-28 3:01

intéressante note, tout sur les gondoles, impressionant qu'il y ait eu une dizaine de milliers de gondoles au XVIème, si cela ne concerne que Venise même il devait y avoir des embouteillages !
bel angle, une perspective pleine de profondeur, c'est bien trouvé, et la gestion des ombres et lumière est excellente
amicalement
jc

gigi13 (0) 2008-10-11 6:51 [Comment]

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presidente (1115) 2009-03-20 5:58

Very good shot. Colors and light are excellent but most of all I appreciate the composition with the two gondole that seems that are flying in the air instead that on the canale water. Really a beautiful shot. TFS, Andrea

CLODO (4318) 2009-04-12 5:47

Très bonne utilisation du grand angle, avec les verticales verticales. les gondoles semblent flotter AU-DESSUS de l'eau du canal.
Félicitations
CLODO

charlotte_iona (1098) 2009-04-18 0:14

Effective use of the wide-angle lens to emphasise the lines of the gondolas. Great colours, lighting and clarity. Good work!

I'll be back!

diomed (4183) 2009-05-04 14:37

Bonsoir pascal,
merci pour ta visite. J'aime bien cette merveilleuse vue des gondoles en forte perpective, le POv et le couleurs de cette photo. Congratulations!
Antonio

Herquin (4508) 2009-07-16 10:08

Bonjour Pascal,
pour peu , on pourrait croire que les gondoles sont mises en cales sèches tant elles donnent l'impression de "flotter" dans les airs .
Bonne soirée .
Christian .

Disparador (164) 2009-10-01 1:13

Supperb!
Everything is very good. Maybe better than the reality.
Best regards.
Jorge Figueiredo

Photo Information

Copyright: pascal podevin (pascal13) (1632)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-31
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Canon EOS 5D, Sigma 12-24 mm EX DG / f:4.5-5.6
Exposure: f/22, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My favorite sights from European cities (Sne011) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-09-23 11:59