The Last Canal, a photo from Padua, Veneto

Photographer's Note

This is a canal in Padua. There were a few nice canals running through the city. I really like canals because I think they add a nice touch to the city that allows for a pleasant, watery, area in contrast to concrete and they add another potential for transportation.

The canals were originally used to transport goods from outside the city into the city and around the city. It also served to connect Venice and Padua by boat. Today much of the system has been filled in, unfortunately, just as the system in Milan has been but there is still a nice circuit left.

This crossing is on the road between the Prato della Valle and the Basilica del Santo (St. Anthony's Basilica). On this side of the bridge was this pleasant scene. I wish there had been some sunlight this day but I didn't get lucky.

In PSE I increased the saturation of the reds, yellows, greens and magenta to bring back some of the color that was lost between the cloudy day and then the scan. I also ran autolevels.

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carper (96) 2004-03-09 12:18

Good photo Paul,

Very good composition, good colours too, and a good note too. I have made a workshop I hope you like it. good job

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Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2004-03-09 12:29

Very nice picture, although you indeed misses the sun, you brought back the warm colors in a very good way. You didn't overdo it. It makes me long for Padua again, the same as your picture of the square,' a rainy day' Thanks!

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Spoony (3539) 2004-03-09 12:35

I Like a lot everything related with Italy. This canal is fantastic. Amazing! ThanK you for this moment.

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Cat (0) 2004-03-09 13:04

Quite a lovely scene! Very calm and soothing. The compositon with the canal leading our all the way through the photo is a very nice touch. The only thing I may have done would be to crop off that bottom left corner.

Nice job!

papagolf21 (152607) 2004-03-09 14:58

Le ciel bleu n'彋ait pas au rendez-vous ! Il est difficile de commander le beau temps pour prendre des photos. J'aime beaucoup la composition et les couleurs des maisons. Une bien belle vue du canal.
Bien fait Paul.
The blue sky was not with go! It is difficult to order the good weather to take photographs. I like much the composition and the colors of the houses. A quite beautiful sight of the channel. Well done Paul.

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bertolucci (14052) 2004-03-09 16:04

Nice pic, Paul. Gorgeous colours (in particular the earthyellow and earth-red) - in combination with the overcast sky you achieved a strong ensemble. I like the way the greens guides my eye through the picture. Padua must be a beautiful town, I put it on my shortlist. As alway a good note.

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veimann (1269) 2004-03-09 18:14

What wonderful photo! I never was in Italy and now I regret. Beautiful colors and very successful composition

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joso (2417) 2004-03-09 19:29

The up and down going heihght and the different colours of the houses gives dynamic to the calm scenery.
Good perspective, the colours, as different, so well working together.
Well seen and done, Paul.

kajenn (2462) 2004-03-09 20:28

Strong colors and a beautiful view. Very Italian except for the cloudy sky, but your photo mediates much of the mood on such days, only just a bit too dark perhaps. The winding of the canal makes me curious, wondering what's behind the bend. Your photos from Padua don't fit to my picture of the city (which is a good thing).
I'll try a workshop with some enlightenment and also magically make the part of the bridge disappear... ;o)

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orme (7219) 2004-03-09 21:02

Great shot, Paul. I like all the thick green bushes along the canal and the various building styles. The sky redeems itself by providing a nice light reflection on the canal. Thank you for the detailed note.

snuggleaphagus (4146) 2004-03-10 2:52

So many of the palces you have presented here are the places I've only gone in my dreams. This is so beautiful , I even like the sky. I have stared at this for a while now. The water and specially the backside of the buildings on the right are just wonderful. Thank you.

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-03-10 5:15

Beautiful Padua, with his old and happy houses and people !
Great picture Paul !

c_kyr (1810) 2004-03-10 8:48

Very nice image Paul.
The colors of the houses are very sharp and beautiful.
I like the way the light follows the canal.
Well done!

dinaydase (651) 2004-03-10 16:26

Beautiful place and photo. The waves on the water seem so soft. I think that day was a silent one. Anyways I like the phot and the composition.

edji (1368) 2004-03-10 23:16

Wow. Tr鋊 belle image avec de belles couleurs et un beau cadrage. Dommage que le ciel n'彋ait pas bleu cette journ嶪.

jhm (211738) 2004-03-11 7:05

Very good composition Paul, good colours too, and a good note too. You did good work.

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Jean-Luc (5488) 2004-03-19 2:52

Vous avez de la chance en Italie de pouvoir saisir de tel moment de s廨幯it�. La composition est sans pr彋ention, mais les couleurs "ocre" et la r嶨lexion du ciel sur l'eau lui donne quand m瘱e une touche de lumi鋨e malgr� le temps gris.

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nchifan (910) 2004-07-23 2:01

Very good composition Paul. I like the colours.
Thank you for the notes.
Ioan

Jaku (6812) 2004-07-29 12:27

Great place and very good picture. Yellows, pinks are very nice contrasting with greens.

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Gix (3565) 2004-08-05 3:08

I know Padova ('Padua'), here was my University days... too many years ago.
And i know this view from Ponte Corvo ('Raven's Bridge). The canals are so in Treviso: sweet water + luxuriant vegetation (completely different from Venice, where the vegetation is absent)
Thanks for sharing, is for me a nice memory of old times!!

sn00zie (2384) 2004-12-09 11:29

a wonderful place to go to, isn't it Paul? an even more inviting picture.. well captured

Polonaise (5802) 2006-03-06 18:51

After living in Italy for 13 months(1981-82), after trying to explore their country as much as I could financially afford (which was not much - I was a refugee from communist then Poland)...after studying and observing Italians closely now, living with them door to door here in Canada...the same question pops up to my mind over and over again: Why do they emigrate?