ST MARK'S FLOOD
TAKEN AROUND THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2008 WHEN VENICE FLOODED QUITE SEVERELY UP TO AROUND KNEE HEIGHT ALL THROUGH ST MARK’S SQUARE . THE WHOLE PLACE WAS LIKE A SWIMMING POOL!!! IT WAS SO COLD AND TOURISTS HAD NO WHERE TO GO BUT USING THE WOODEN PLATFORM WALKWAYS. IT WAS REALLY SURREAL. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN ALOT OF THE TOURISTS HAD GONE.
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Jonicool
Love all the details in the beautiful buildings as well as the tones!
Scott d'Almeida
thanks so much joni :)
bubblehex08
This picture is just … AMAZING !!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
wow thanks so much for a wonderful comment
rosso
Where’s the damn pigeons? Guess they don’t swim.
Scott d'Almeida replied
they do mate. they just use snorkles!!!
monaiman
Another amazing shot !!! love the tones !
Scott d'Almeida replied
thanks very much mona
rosso
Bet not. They’re just back in the high elevation hoods tossin’ down some brew.
kalaryder
An amazing sight, great reflection in the flood and the sepia works well
Scott d'Almeida replied
thanks once again kala for ur support
jwinman
looks cool though!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thanks mate;
CLICK58
Great image….love the tones
Scott d'Almeida replied
thanks mate;
VenturAShot
Just beautiful.
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thank you;
kreesor
Amazing capture Scott!! :)
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you.
Virginia Maguire
Fantastic!
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thank you;
Vanessa Anderberg
Great gapture…love the color and reflection here
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you;
Jeffrey Palm
Great reflections!!! One of a kind image I’ll bet!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you.
Lois Bryan
heartbraking … but beautiful with the reflections … love the sepia – very apropriate!!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
lois cheers;
CynLynn
wow what a sight! but a beautiful capture!
Scott d'Almeida replied
cheers;
LudaNayvelt
fantastic work. love reflection
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THANK YOU;
Lois Bryan
Congratulations on your challenge win!!!!! This was my favorite!!!!!!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
THANK YOU;
bubblehex08
Congratulations!
This amazing picture won the challenge in “Historic Landmarks of Europe” and I’m happy to buy a card as promised !!!!!
MarieJo
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u; cheers;
Rudolfo da Fon...
Congrats on the win Scott, your picture is incredible and deserved it!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
Carole Russell
Great shot – congrats on winning the challenge!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;cheers;
IngridSonja
This is a wonderful shot! Great composition, beautiful colours and reflection! You deserved to win. CONGRATULATIONS!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you;
erika15
this looks magical! :)
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you
Veikko Suikkanen
Magnificent!
Scott d'Almeida replied
always thanks
Heloisa Castro
amazing image
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thank you.
Elana Bailey
Love the sepia, reflections and this capture, Scott. Well done. An instant fav. Congrats on the sale too. Cheers Elana.
Scott d'Almeida replied
elana cheers my friend;
simonesphotos
Wonderful reflection and comp Scott, you have such a keen eye mate!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you cheers;
Erhan OZBIYIK
Great shot Scott !! :)
Scott d'Almeida replied
cheers mate;
reflector
Tremendous architecture, very well framed and captured !
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thank you;
linifer
Excellent!!!!
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thank you;
Marcia Luly
Lovely tonal quality and reflections here!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you my friend;
ilpo laurila
Great reflection shot, nice architecture.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you so;
Linda Ridpath
love your photography Scott, beautiful colours and brilliant composition. I hope Venice is not like this when i go in June this year!!!! :>))
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you linda ;cheers
ADMarshall
great timing – I like the people in the middle looking down almost saying ‘look at the water!’
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you mate;
James Corley
Fantastic shot! Lovely reflections!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you so;
FenderBender
Wonderful architecture and reflections!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you;
Robert Boretti
WOW! Brilliant capture. This is amazing. love the reflections
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you;
Keith Richardson
Scary, Scott – great shot… we will be there july/august 2009 so I hope it doesn’t flood again then – feet might get wet!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you;
linaji
your tones completely are yours.. perfect work Scott.. wow.
Scott d'Almeida replied
THANK YOU;
Sheila Laurens
I love this one, Scott – good capture x
Scott d'Almeida replied
THANK YOU;
Ted Byrne
Sorry, but as interesting as this image is, it brings one word tumbling into my mind…. “MOLD!” How do the Venetians deal with pulmonary distress? Are they continually coughing? Scratching? How do the get the dampness out of their clothes? The smell? It is one thing to live by the shoreline. It is another to live knee deep within it. Okay… they invested a ton of artistic capital unwisely… but isn’t living there like throwing good lungs after bad?
And the palette you’ve chosen sooooo reinforces an instinct to clear my throat and shiver. But.. but… all of these are imaginings which your art has triggered – and art without imagination Scott, is merely craft.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you ;
Susanne Correa
I used to live in Italy close to Venice and I remember this so well….this is a very beautiful capture!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you so very much my friend;
Stuart Baxter
wonderful composition…love the mood you set with color
Scott d'Almeida replied
thankyou so much mate ;
berndt2
very cool – must be quite an interesting environment too shot in, with the flooding
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you so;
meltaylor
Very beautiful photography!!
Mel
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thank you ;
Paul Woloschuk
A very interesting and nicely-composed shot, and I love the toning Scott.
Scott d'Almeida replied
paul thank u;
Jennifer Potter
Incredible shot. It’s wonderful to have amazing images like this on RB of such beautiful places. I don’t get to travel so your gallery is a real treat for me. Well done. – Dawn
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
Laurie Search
Love the reflections!!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
laurie thank u;cheers;
drjones
wow…the flood makes it look even more spectacular
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
Lynn Whitt
beautiful image…
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
Aurora Pintore
WONDERFUL PICTURE, i LIKE THE SEPIA COLOR
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;cheers;
bubbleblue
Stunning shot and detail.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;cheers;
Mayina
Oustanding!!
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thank u;
Steven Agius
Very well seen and captured Scott, an awesome sight.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
Kenart
Extraordinary shot Scott.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
JenLand
Fantastic capture Scott – the colors are so ‘old world’! :o)
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;always ;
Shaun Whiteman
Wonderful wonderful shot!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
shaun thank u;cheers;
Alessandro Pinto
beautiful architectural photograph.. great in sepia !
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u.so very much;
kathy s gillen...
wow, excellent capture
Scott d'Almeida replied
kathy than u;
Béla Török
Fabulous work, Scott!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
Shoaib .
awesome;
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thank u;
Evita
Stunning capture Scott !!! :D
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;always;
Mary Campbell
What a brillant picture, sometimes the bizzare natural disasters can become the most enchanting piece of art.. this definately qualifies.
Scott d'Almeida replied
mary thank u;
BarbaraManis
Super capture, but sorry about the floods!
Scott d'Almeida replied
barbar thank u.my sweet friend;
Mel Brackstone
Well, you got beaut reflections! Hope they can stop the flooding somehow!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u; very much;
Malcolm Chant
What a brilliant shot, love the reflection.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u always ;
Ronald Jore
Very interesting shot, Scott!
Scott d'Almeida replied
ronald thank u;always ;
Teresa P. Pelaez
Amazing work Scott!
Scott d'Almeida replied
teresa thank u;always ;
mikequigley
fabulous relection and work mq
Scott d'Almeida replied
mike thank u;
Globalphotos
Love this shot, one of my favourite cities !
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
Wayne Holman
Outstanding architecture and reflections captured in an outstanding shot, great work mate..
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
digitalpoetry
Nice capture great detail and the color is exelent.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;very much;
windwalker
I love the architecture of St Marks. The ‘orange’ of the streetlamp makes you realise that the more you look at the shot the more you find – wonderful
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;
photoloi
Great work all around!!
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thank u;
~ Selle
Wonderful series on the Venice flood!
Scott d'Almeida replied
selle thank u;so very much;
John Wright
Great capture… not a great event but beautifully captured!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;very much;
Cherubtree
Amazing shot!!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u cheers;
Christopher E...
wow..this shot is excellent, especially capturing the people walking along the wooden pier.
this is a historical shot as well technically perfect one
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;very much cheers’
clizzio
Great capture. Does this happen often?
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;very much cheers;
Solomon Walker
a marvelous scenery, and superbly captured!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;very much;
Iris Greenwell
Wow, amazing shot. Beautiful image
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u;very much;
bevanimage
Wow, great reflections, Scott. You really needed your waders!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thanks for the wonderful comment;
kimie
Perfect shot , love it x
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u ;for the wonderful comment;
titus
brings back memories… wonderful colour
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you …..... for your support;
Sophie Shapiro
..........Wonderful photograph......One of my favourite places…..The magic….perfect!Sx
Scott d'Almeida replied
many thanks ;
Robin Brown
Got to be an instant Fav Scott!!
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thank u ;
Fee Dickson
Superb, Scott.
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Andrea Rapisarda
amazing shot!!!
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thank you ;
Svetlana Sewell
So nicely captured, another masterpiece of your!
Scott d'Almeida replied
many thanks …........ cheers ;
GCAPARO
Great shot.
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many thanks ….............. cheers ;
Kenny Gulley Jr.
lovely!!
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many thanks ;
Maria Moro
just breathtaking,, beautiful vintage tones,,, love the reflections,,, a masterpiece & an instant fav,,
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you for your support;
BLYTHART
A marvellous photo.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank u always ;
Cheri Perry
Another one that would look great in the Neighborhoods Group. This is stunning. What a fantastic capture.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you very much ;
Larry Hartshorn
Hey Scott, it takes me a while to understand and absorb the complexity of your photos. This one is a great example. The lighting and detail is a fun exercise for the eye and the mind, likely beyond the intent of your photograph. Interesting.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you many thanks …........ cheers;
Appel
Wow, just strolling thru your work, you have quite the collection!!! You do absolutely beautiful work, this is just one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you.
David Humphrey
This is Awesome Architecture… Great job capturing the image…. A toast….
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you.
Jennifer Ferry
beautiful work.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you ;
Noelene Davies
Stunning lighting,colours and capture Scott.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
terezadelpilar
EX.CE.LLENT.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you ,
Kathy Reid
Awesome shot, love the reflections!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
cheers thank you .
Olga Zvereva
Great shot, Scott! Reflection is very special.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you.
gracestout2007
I am fascinated with the design of the architecture. I knew it is cold but love the reflections looks wonderful.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you very much,
sandysartstudio
Your photography is so mind blowing that I ended up choosing this as my favourite. Been to a few of those sites so could connect . The buildings are fascinating and the flood just adds to the total interest and pulls you in….......Sandy
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you so much for your support
photosbyflood
This is an awsome shot. Was this flood caused from rain or the ocean? i thought they had built a great sea wall to stop the incredible tidal suges they were haveing. I also like the sepia tones and the reflection
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you.
Eugenio
:))) Amazing capture Scott !!!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
William Murray
Lovely image, love the treatment you have given to this one. :)
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
hsien-ku
wow
the reflections is this are amazing!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
michael byerley
outstanding work !!!!!! excellant toning
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you.
Deirdre Brockl...
Beautiful shot. I have photos with the Square full of pigeons. What a contrast with yours. I love the fact that your photos are very much as you took them with only basic editing.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
cieloverde
All qualifiers are few Scott…...! But I stay with one word that expresses my admiration Amazing!
(SORPRENDENTE en español)
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
Anna D'Accione
This is an image to remember. Great work!!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
Sinisa Saratlic
Brilliant composition !
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
Radek Hofman
Outstanding shot.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
greg1701
detail is incredible.. well done
Scott d'Almeida replied
cheers greg thank you mate
Nicholas Richa...
Love the tones – great shot!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
Dyle Warren
Beautiful tones and reflection Scott!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
dinghysailor1
a truly remarkable capture with those stunning reflections! outstanding work
:))
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you .
Carol Berliner
Wooooooow amaaaaaazing work!! I looooove it! Instsant fav!
Scott d'Almeida replied
carol thank you you
ldeiter78
Beautiful capture and reflection!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you for your kind support cheers
David Holmes
Amazing shot as allways, instant fav
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you ,.
Ellen
Really excellent!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you
photoloi
Incredible work my friend! One of the best captures I have ever seen!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you
Jakin Gale
lovely, love your stuff scott
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you.
FailingMemory
Great shot of a terrible event. So much of value is being lost. Congratulations on your work.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you
George Salazar
Very nice reflection Scott.
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you for your wonderful support
GailD
Wow. What a shot. Does this (flooding) happen often? How so they cope?
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you gail
fauselr
very nice, the sepia works well in this picture
Scott d'Almeida replied
fauselr thank you
MaeBelle
Great work ,Scott, a golden castle!! super reflections,:o)) God bless,Mae
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you always
Samantha Bla Bla
Scott, I have to say this picture just blows my mind!! It’s so perfect I wish I was there now!!! Great job
Scott d'Almeida replied
samantha thank you
Tania Palermo
This is beautiful. The reflections of the buildings in the “flood” and the warm tones of the sepia makes it all feel very romantic – which is how it is in my memory. Did the water scare away all the pigeons?
Scott d'Almeida replied
tania thank you
Svetlana Sewell
WOW – What a shot!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you svetlana ;.looking great i hope that was ok to say cheers my friend
Svetlana Sewell
Thank you Scott:))))))))))))))))
Scott d'Almeida replied
your very welcome cheers
lorilee
Extraordinary!!!!!
Scott d'Almeida replied
thank you
Brandie1
Fantastic capture.
I love the Sepia tone the best.xx
Antanas
lovely capture
CORA D. MITCHELL
whoah!! I was right there in that same spot in 2007/ June. amazing image, great capture!!!!
Shelly Hiebert
Fantastic composition and love the reflection Scott :)
Michael McCasland
Amazing capture, reflection and the use of sepia really works.
enumerart
Love the clarity – amazing!
rob2
I seem to be at the end of a long list of admirers but well deserved.great picture.
Robert Elliott
brilliant
CateTownsend
I can feel the cold. This is a stunning capture.
paolo1955
Great atmosphere, gorgeous composition, well done.
Hans Kawitzki
This is superb Scott how could I have missed it ?
Buckwhite
Fabulous shot, great colors.
Helen Chierego
It’s all been said in the many comments above this one! Superb!
rodeorose
Wonderful Venice!...what a moment that was. Gorgeous gorgeous work.
Scott d'Almeida replied
very kind of you to add my work cheers rodeorose
niki78
stunning image well done.
Scott d'Almeida replied
hello thank you for your wonderful support
Coronus
this image is as surreal as the flood. brilliantly captured. great sepia tones too.
Bezay
fantastic, instant fav
Charuhas Images
Stunning…
Joel Aston 1 day ago
love it!