René’s old blog
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Annegare in silenzio
Io ho visto un uomo annegare a due metri da me in piscina, e non ho saputo salvargli.
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Winter in Venice
Winter light is different, even if the weather isn’t very wintery here in Venice now. These photos are from a tour on December 27th around the city.
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Gilberto Penzo: La gondola
This is the definitive book on the Venetian gondola, written by scholar Gilberto Penzo who also runs the website Venice Boats.
The first edition was published in 1999, but it has been out of print for ages, probably for more than ten years. I have never been able to locate a copy for sale, and I’ve ask everywhere. Non even Gilberto had a spare copy to sell.
Fortunately, Gilberto has finally managed to find an editor who’d reprint it, and it’s now available again directly from Gilberto’s site.
The book covers the construction of the gondola in minute detail, and it also tells of the people who’ve built and created the modern gondola, and historical notes on the how the gondola came about and related boat types.
Gilberto Penzo, La gondola, ed. “Leggio Editrice”, Chioggia, 2016. Ill., 205pp. ISBN 978-88-8320-135-6.
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Black and white photography
Martina and I went and did another photography class with Marc de Tolenaere – this time on black and white photography. Much of the focus was technical: correct exposure and post production. We talked about Ansel Adams‘ zone system, and the need to make sure that important areas of the composition aren’t too dark so […]
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Venetian fairground
Every Christmas there’s a fairground in Venice, in the Riva dei Sette Martiri, for small children.
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Fog in Venice
We’ve had a good deal of fog this winter, but still no snow. These photos are from the St. Mark’s and Riva dei Sette Martiri in Venice.
