The Rialto Night and Day…
by Rodney Campbell on Mar.17, 2018, under Life, Photography
The Ponte di Rialto was fairly close to our apartment. As this was our last night in Venice I figured I might as well head to the nearby grand canal and shoot along the canal towards the bridge at night before I leave.
Right closeby I found this nice dock leading out into the canal with a clear view down the waterway towards the bridge. With the waterways being so busy with moving boats almost all the time – the hardest part was waiting for the moment to shoot.
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 116 mm, 1.3 sec at f/8, ISO 100
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.
With a midrange focal length and a much longer exposure (dropping the ISO, closing the aperture and adding a circular polariser as a quick ND filter) we can smooth the water and “hide” some of the moving craft.
Ponte di Rialto Nights
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 116 mm, 73 sec at f/11, ISO 50
I also returned very early the next morning (just before sunrise). If anything it was busier with many barges making early morning deliveries.
Rialto Dawn
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 35 mm, 10 sec at f/11, ISO 50
Early Morning Rush
NIKON D750 + 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 160 mm, 13 sec at f/11, ISO 50
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