grand canal – Michael Rappa

This is a photo of the Grand Canal in Venice from my 2011 Eurotrip. I had previously posted it as a pseudo-HDR experiment (i.e., HDR from a single image), but as my photo-processing skills have improved in the two years since the original post, I thought this was a photo worth revisiting. I think this non-HDR version looks much better, sharper and more realistic.

Date: 10/23/2011
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ40
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While I was at it, I also decided to re-process this photo from the same trip, taken in Krka National Park, Croatia, but in this case, rather than create a new post, I just updated the photo in the original post with a better version:

Featured Photo: Krka River Dock, Croatia

You can view more featured photos at my Photo of the Day Collection.

This is a long exposure shot of the Grand Canal in Venice taken during my 2011 Eurotrip.

It was the first time I had traveled anywhere in a foreign country alone (the rest of my group were doing other things so I had taken the train from Florence by myself). I’m glad I decided to go for it, not only because I would have kicked myself for missing out on Venice, but also because it gave me the confidence to travel alone, which led to my first-ever solo flight to Peru, my first completely solo trip to Mexico, and my upcoming two-week solo trip to London and beyond.

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