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Venetian Canal

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 28 mm, 1/160 sec at f/8, ISO 100

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Want that iconic shot of Venice? This is the place to be! After an afternoon of exploring the laneways of the Dorsoduro neighbourhood we were heading back over the Accademia bridge into the neighbourhood of San Marco (where our apartment was located).

The Ponte dell’Accademia is one of only four bridges to cross the Grand Canal. Once you’re on the bridge, face east back towards Piazza San Marco and the perfect scene will open up before your eyes. The dominant St Maria of Salute Basilica is a great point of focus and the historic facades of buildings that appear to float over the canal.

Basilica of St Mary of Health

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 160 mm, 1/160 sec at f/8, ISO 110

As is expected with a city built entirely on water there are canals everywhere both large (like the famous Grand Canal) and small. Getting around Venice on foot involves walking through all these sometimes quite narrow laneways between all the tall buildings and finding the bridges which cross the canals to get to the next section of land.

Gondola

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 62 mm, 1/60 sec at f/8, ISO 450

The view from near our apartment down the grand canal towards the famous Rialto Bridge near sunset. The Rialto is the oldest of the four large bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice. It connects the sestieri of San Marco and San Polo and is today one of the top tourism attractions in Venice. The areas around the bridge (especially on the San Marco side) is very touristy and is packed at all hours of the day and night.

Rialto Sunset

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 105 mm, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 100

Time to head back to the apartment and see the kids. This canal which leads right out into the grand canal is right near our apartment.

Nearly Home

NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 28 mm, 1/30 sec at f/9, ISO 280

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