Hidden Guilding

This plaque was all but hidden from view, dwarfed by the picturesque marble arches that surrounded it. I'm glad I looked up.

Porta della Carta

The Porta della Carta leads into the courtyard of the Doges' Palace in Venice through the Foscari Arch, a Gothic porch richly ornamented with columns, niches and turrets, and already displaying

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elements of the Renaissance style, especially in the statues of Adam and Eve by the sculptor Antonio Rizzo.

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Venice at Dusk

More of the Basilica

When I took this photo I had no idea I'd captured a pidgeon mid-flight, as a matter of fact I was suprised that more of my photos didn't have more pidgeons in them. I like the way the motion-blurred pidgeon brings life to an otherwise interesting, if stagnant photo.