gondola ride
by Beetle

Comment by LucidLotus:
That water looks much too clean.. is this in Vegas?

I like the variety of color in this image, I also enjoy seeing a different type of activity! The use of the available light is nice, though I wish there was more light in the foreground so details of the riders were a bit easier to see, the focus is pretty decent as well.

The composition is good for the most part but I think you could crop off a fair chunk of the right side, maybe right before the little spouting water area and have the focus be completely on the gondola and its riders. The people looking on the side are not necessary to the image and dilute the power of it in my opinion.

A very nice shot, with an original subject. Fits the challenge easily. Well done. I gave a 6

gondola ride
by Beetle

Comment by kiwiness:
It isn't Venice is it??? Cool!

gondola ride
by Beetle

Comment by RulerZigzag:
amazing composition. Passing time in Venice looks fun..too bad its not venice !! it's ok...Vegas is just as fun?? is it Vegas? .look how blue the water looks? it's like a swimming pool..did you edit it?? ...very nice (8)

Earth Child
by Beetle

Comment by nati_in_here:
it looks to fake; it dosnt look real. it looks you put it together just for taking the picture, it dosnt seem that she is really like that.

Earth Child
by Beetle

Comment by docurrie:
A little busy for me, don't know what the plant in the back ground adds. I would have not blurred her hand, but set it up so the backgound was out of focus.

gondola ride
by Beetle

Comment by Mr_Pants:
What beautiful colours and sharpness. Great depth of field. I wonder whether you used a tool in post-processing to bring the sky under control, as there appear to be large haloes around the tops of the buildings and there seems to be a quite dark patch in the centre of the sky. Regardless of that, I think that this is a great picture.

gondola ride
by Beetle

Comment by Beni Rodriguez:
Wow!! so thats how it looks in Venice (Venezia), never seen a picture from there! :)

Thanks for the pic! ;)

gondola ride
by Beetle

Comment by dwterry:
This one is my top pick for the challenge. Good luck!

gondola ride
by Beetle

Comment by deapee:
oh wow. I thought my entry was good...then this came along...SUPERB colors and dynamic range here! I can't wait to see who and what camera took this one.

I'm not too sure exactly what that glowing is around the rooftops, but I don't care -- absolutely beautiful image here!

gondola ride
by Beetle

Comment by gtroia:
Beautful, too bad it's not the real thing.