Calle des Albanese
Calle des Albanese Venice, a narrow passageway behind the Doge's Palace where daylight filters through supporting structures above....
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Calle des Albanese Venice, a narrow passageway behind the Doge's Palace where daylight filters through supporting structures above.
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Location
Calle Des Albanese is a marked street that runs just behind the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy. The entrance from Ria Della Schiavoni along the lagoon is so small you can easiily miss it if you haven't been there before. The width grows and eventually opens up into a small square with a central well. There are residential doors, a shop or two and the best cafe for a morning espresso and a pastry, all hidden just behind the focal point of Venice, St Mark's square, but unless you know it's there you'll miss it!Time
On our morning walk to the cafe, the overnight rains had ended and left a reflective fresh surface for the morning light.Lighting
I prefer to shoot in morning or Golden Hour - sometimes in cities you can get those amazing shadows even in the middle of the day - this was a spring morning, but not the crack of dawn so the structure of the alley really made the magic!Equipment
Nikon D750 with a 24mm wide angle lensInspiration
I love architecture! Scenarios where I can produce an image with exaggerated angles and natural vanishing points are my favorites.Editing
I increased the detail to enhance the sharpness of the angles, and deepened the contrast a bit to highlight the set reflections.In my camera bag
I travel with two bodies - my Nikon D750 and a Sony Mirrorless. I always have a wide angle and a mid to long-range zoom (70-200 or 300), and depending on the shoot, my 50mm 1.4 and maybe a fisheye. For portraits I have the 24-70 2.8, and if I'm visiting far off exotic places I'll throw a Lomography instant in so that I can share pictures with some of the subjects I shoot - kids etc.Feedback
With architecture the game is patience- your subject isn't moving so you find the perfect vantage point and then weather and light become the variables - you just have to be patient until everything is right!
