The Doors of Venice

In 2006, on our trip to Venice we were intrigued by the history, the culture and scenery. The architecture was amazing.... all the beautiful buildings with their unique doors and windows.....all the old ironwork...masonry....texture and light....it was a visual feast!



I took photograph after photograph of all the ironwork, the shutters, windows and doors.....


I thought I was really on to something.....Rob thought it was ingenious....we thought it was a novel and great idea to focus on taking pictures of all these unique and beautiful doors......so my little Canon SD600 and I spent the next few days clicking away.....


Little did I know that all tourists....in fact everyone who goes to Venice has the same idea.....they all take much the same pictures ...... why?...well because the architecture there, the doors, windows, masonry, ironwork, colors, textures and light are spectacular and like no where else!


I came back with 700 pictures (not ALL windows and doors of course)......and love each and every one of them because they bring me back to one of the highlights of my life......my romantic adventure in Venice with Rob, Lynn and Steve....


When we got back home I found a slew of books on Venice filled with incredible photographs ....of course all much better and more professional than mine....calendars and all kinds of print materials with spectacular photographs of the unique and most beautiful doors of Venice .....

My amateurish photos, untouched..... without benefit of photoshop or other means to enhance them may appear a bit bland in comparison but it was amazingly fun to take those pics....an opportunity of a life time....


....and truly....no one, not even a professional can take a picture that evokes the same emotion as one feels when actually in Venice.....walking the streets, floating down the canals and experiencing this beautiful city first hand! This last picture is of Harry's Bar......yummy peach Bellinis! I hope to go back again one day....with a better camera and a broader vision.....a little less naive perhaps! Ciao bella!