Venice Rain

red umbrella, beautiful golden reflections against the backdrop of a gritty alley with ripped posters

You are good Paul !!

Having such an atmospheric location to take photos in should be illegal! :) Top pic and the composition is beautiful

Oh my,,,,That`s wonderful..

First reactions were “Bladerunner” which is a high compliment from me.

like seeing Venice through the eyes of a local

You can do Magic! Great Again!

Superb shot…

Reminds of a scene from “Don’t Look Now” set in Venice…..expecting to see the little girl in the red riding hood outfit popping out of the shadows.

Great capture.!

This is lovely Paul.

great street shot!!!..... wow venice without the crouds… or is that only because of the rain…?

stunning

I wonder who/what is waiting round the corner…

Light and illumination and composition and detail and….
All good. Great photo.

Really beautiful laneway image. I like the atmosphere. Where was this shot?

Finally finished one of my outstanding stories and it was this image i had in my head. The mood was just right.

Great dreamy effect on this shot.

Awesome shot!

This is a great shot. I was in Venice only last month and I wouldn’t recognise it from your pic (not that that’s a good or a bad thing…). It gives me an impression of what Venice might look like in another 20, 30 years (assuming the water levels haven’t risen too dramatically by then)—very few tourists and the streets are somewhat ‘clean’. Like a surreal mixture of Manhattan with Venice. Nicely done.

Very nice! I like the light and colours. And the fact that you went out and took this shot in the rain.

i know its not even close – but the mood you have captured here reminds me of when i grew up in Hong Kong…i think its the peeling posters on the wall and the light reflecting off the rain…just stunning

Beautiful !! love this shot !!

Oh mannn….are you standing in the rain with a tripod and camera to get this shot??? Awesome.

Thanks Mel, under a bridge freezing all hand held…. thanks for your great comments on this piece…. :))

Great shot, Really like the haze in fronr of the walker. Great colours too, perfect tone.

Nice mood in this shot. It looks cold but inviting at the same time :)

Hi,
Mysterious picture !
All you pictures are verry graphics & colors is verry great… GOOD JOB !!!

Stunning…looks like an-real world. The colours are as if it was in the dream…brilliant!

very nice street shot! very well seen and captured!!

Nice moody shot. Reminds me a bit of a hosed-down indoor market in Varanasi – but without the people. (Which is kind of impossible in India).

Wow – I had not seen this one before. I looks almost like something from a graphic novel – wonderful !

this is my favourite of yours.love it.would happily stare at this on my wall!

That is an outstanding shot in every way.

Yeah it’s great you captured the rain well. It reminds me of a laneway in paris. love it.

My comment will get lost here among all the compliments but they are well deserved!! Great colours and atmosphere!!

I’m still trying to get this kind of “liquid” touch in my pictures… ‘till I succeed I’m happy enough to stand in awe.

Wow Paul I hadn’t seen this one. You’ve captured the ‘gloss’ that rain creates, which always looks so wonderful in monotone. This to me is different from you usual style. Sounds a strange thing to say but to me it’s a little more 3D or something. I shouldn’t say monotone-it’s really more gold and silver. I think that’s what I like most about it.

this looks like a video game. where is my gun,

I’m glad I saw this one on the home page. I might not have seen it otherwise. Fantastic image Paul. Such wonderful light and atmosophere.

Fabulous, what isn’t to like in this shot, perfection!

Fabulous image!!

being on the first page ….. then I saw it !!
you are a magician with your photos Paul.
Thank you for the rainy journey !

paul this is a great shot…full of atmosphere and a sense of place. Did you do any post processing to the photo to get that almost painted quality?

Mindblowing shot – Just superb Paul

There’s not much that I can say that already hasn’t been said – Love it.

Very effective. Excellent use of light and reflection. It just makes you stare at it for awhile. Nice work.

wow – what a captivating shot! :]

what a great shot! You have a good eye!

Brilliant image – say no more!

Wow, I love this…the light, the tones, composition.

Amazing photo, the ‘street’ is eerily empty…so crowded normally… :)

fantastic feel to this (and all) your shot – someone likened your style to jack Vettriano – I have to agree – you have that wonderful filmic quality to your compositions and I love it!

excellent work,,, love it.

I think of all the artists on Redbubble, your work amazes me in that you are so versatile at capturing such a vast scope of moods. This is the first moment I’ve had to sit down and check out your gallery, and I cannot find one image that doesn’t make a compelling view. You use so many different processing techniques that every new image is a surprise, and it is this particular ability that ensures the art of photography will endure the test of time. Thanks for blowing me away! BB

really cools shot!
love it!

Hi Paul, this is the first photo I ever favourited on RB months ago and it’s still my all time favourite. Not sure why, I love everything about this, the darkness, wetness, golden glow, red umbrella… Keep going back to it. Fabulous work.

Stunning work!

Mission accomplished. This looks great.

Venice is in my top 3 of the best places to visit, thanks for posting this one. I had nearly forgotton all the tiny lanes and small little shops.

Wow, this is great. You have such an amazing array of images, they are all so well crafted!

Superb shot Paul…you achieved your hope, its a classical feel, you seem to load your shots with emotion naturally, its wonderful…

Another amazing piece!

Great work, the composition is amazing!

this does have that ‘special impact’... fantastic image!

utterly fantastic

My second commnet on this image – Simply I just love it : ) It hooked my heart.

Excellent and moody shot!

I’m taking another wander… =) This is insanely gorgeous Paul, what I simply adore about it is the way the light pours forth from the shopfront to the right, beckoning to the passerby to come in out of the rain and cold. Trapped in his own thoughts however, he seems oblivious… even though the golden warmth of light pools around his feet in a last ditch attempt to capture his attention.

Love this one Paul, almost has a painted effect, dreamy :))

Sensational photo Paul. Only just came across this one! Superb atmosphere, fantastic story, awesome technical execution.

Lovely, romantic, with I could be there now!

you definitely succeeded in adding that special impact!! The light contrasting against the deep dark is so soft, warm and comforting… almost magical…

I feel compelled to want to stand in front of that shop window to see what’s there!!

I’m transported…

thank you.

The comment above from Lorna was actually written by me (Pip). It wasn’t till after I’d written the message did I realise that I was signed in as my Mum (was visiting & helping with her bubble stuff).
I know it’s probably a who cares situation to most.. . but to me I feel compelled to make it known because the feelings I felt and wrote about were real to me and it feels wrong that they be portrayed as coming from someone else.

Talk about missing the bus!! Which rock was I under when you unleashed this beauty?? Magical capture mate! :D

LOVE…LOVE…LOVE…. I love the crop…I love the tones….and I LOVE the feel and modd of this image…Just BRILLIANT!!!

Excellent image Paul, well done. great concept, capture and post.

Nice work!

I guess I don’t even have to tell you how much I like this. You know my taste. But I will anyway! I love it. Well done!

wonderful image. really creates a story in the mind of the viewer… or at least mine. I imagine him in a hurry to get home and out of the cold. i think it’s a loft nearby, with a cat lying near the window, watching the rain, waiting for warmth to walk thru the door.

• And I…..............

Pure magic. This is wonderful Paul.
It was in one of the beautiful shops in a laneway like this where I met the most wonderful old man. He was waiting for his daughter to finish locking up so they could go home together. We were browsing around the shop and he asked us where we were from, and how long we had been in Venice. When we had finished chatting, he motioned for us to take a seat for a minute”You must be tired from all the walking, – in Venice we have no Donkeys”. I don’t know why, but those words have stuck with me for all these years. Sorry for rambling – your photo brough the memories flooding back. Thank you for the trip down memory lane. One day I will publish a book called “In Venice We Have No Donkeys”.

Great shot – I think you more than met your desired outcome – superb

ha wow so beautiful! Reminds me of the gritty future-world of ‘Bladerunner’- and looks like he has a cartoon cloud above his head like a thought bubble! :) I love it!

Wow, you captured the mood perfectly…...Beautiful!

there are times i believe in former lives… especially when i’m in venice… gorgeous paul!!

this is quite magical Paul. Love it.

all around perfect

The capture of light and contrast of those golden tones are what captured my attention at first with this image! But upon further examination I am intrigued by the figure holding the red umbrella. It is this apparation in the night that focuses the whole shot and draws me down the alley.

incredible cinematic quality here Paul….......... You have achieved mood, suspicion, mystery, .................It’s lonely and dark …... just makes you want to follow him and see what he is up to…......... well done u….......

I adore Sue Wickham’s story….....hope she writes the book…..........

You have a certain style to your work that I just love.

Lovely cinemascape. I love an artwork that evokes multiple memories.In the same instance I was thinking of Bladerunner and a 19th century painter whose name escapes me.

stunning;

This is a stunning picture! Instant favorite!! :)

To Paul Vanzella.

... a wide cinematic cropping of a image tends to de-emphasize depth in favour of breath … but as you see in this – your own work – this Bazin theory is totally destroyed by this master work.

Fantastic … what you have done here with the art of photography is what Gunnar Fischer has achieved in motion pictures … my god this is great.

Kirrill D’Kainn.

Fabulous Paul, love the lighting in this

cool…Great shot …congrat…

Wonderful! Movie like…

that is excellent…...

Wonderful surreal feel. Sensational Paul!

I think you have achieved exactly what you wanted to capture Paul. I love the light reflecting in the rain puddles. It takes such an everday scene and turns it in to something very magical :)

gorgeous shot; almost looks like a painting; love the textures too~

superb photo..

What more can I add Paul; love the pools of light in the doorways and the general dreaminess you have created with the composition. It reveals something new each time you view it. You have captured the ‘mood’ perfectly. I am not surprised it is one of your personal favs.

It has a wonderful painterly quality. I especially love the illuminated doorway and reflections in the wet pavement.

lights and mood : I love it!

breathtaking, stunning colours.

Nice piece of work… well done!

Super capture and effect, Paul. Well done.

dreamy,cinematic, magical and all manner of wonderful things. love it

great shot

I would LOVE to get a shot like this! Fantastic!

wow love everything about this!!!

Brilliant execution.

Instant fave! Love that sign behind him that appears just over the top of his head like a thinking bubble. I wonder what he was thinking? Muted light and reflections are glorious here PVz!

Perfection!

This would make a fantastic movie poster, brilliantly put together, fantastic mood and tone, a great scene!

Fantastic composition and shot here Paul, brilliant photography :)

I don’t know how I missed this. I love the cinematic crop/style.
Top notch!

Where’s this one been hiding?! Stunning work, Paul, I LOVE everything about it!! :-)

How did I miss this? I saw music and heard colour and light when I saw this. Love the rain. Great job as always!

fantastic image, love the crop and atmosphere

This could look like a superhero or noir location for a film!

magic

Love the mood/ambience, lighting and lines taking me deep into the image.

Fabulous, evocative, romantic! Mel showed me your book recently and I immediately said”Jeffrey Smart” but this is something altogether different and magic! :)

Cant say enough about this one. Absolutely smashing. I like everything about this shot. Fabulous! Goes straight to favs.

fabulous!!!

Another of my favorite’s.
I love the concept of the subject and location, it reminds me of the movie Sin City .
The low lighting and the rain work well togeather. I like how all the structural edges in the paving and window edges pull the eye to the lone man walking down the street.
Great shot Paul.

Wonderful work

Really awesome shot Paul! The treatment and style reminds me of Jack Vettriano’s art deco inspired works – though obviously in a more modern setting. I find your work fascinating

An absolute favourite! Love the Drama!

yeah awesome shot. very parisian

one word = wow!

super!

I like the mood and lighting Paul…awesome work

Great snapshot. At least it looks like a snapshot. Your image post-processing I find very good. With an HD program?

ohohoh love THIS! great mysterious atmosphere and edition, love the golden light reflected :)

gorgeous..tah