that morning the
north end of
the adriatic sea,
looked like a
scene from a
monster movie,
after the crowd
ran away.
venice started
out that way,
a barbarian army
at the edge
of a swamp.
nothing much
has changed
an awful mist
hung over
the grand canal,
as we looked
toward a modern
art museum.
maybe it excited
her to support men
who might some
day be known
as greats.
you never know.
a carpenter
might become
a fisherman;
a slave might
become a
famous sculptor,
a plowman, a poet.
and we had faith
that sunshine
would come back.
I make photos to make myself feel good; I share in hope of making you feel good. I do as much as I can in the camera, but it does not always end there.
Part of making an image in the 21st century is processing a captured image in the computer. This is like dodging and burning in the darkroom of yesterday.
I use Photoshop cc and Lightroom cc. The result is not always what I saw, maybe what I wish I saw. Sometimes, the resulting image is a creation more than a recording. Most of the time, I keep it believable and realistic.
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Now this is profound. Chilling, like that “awful mist”.
The history I supply is limited and I have not (fact-checked) tested it.
As I understand the ‘barbarian army’ story, that was the founding of Venice. Michaelango was the slave. Jesus was the carpenter. Robbie Burns was the plowman.
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Now this is profound. Chilling, like that “awful mist”.
I shall definitely share this one with my ©Writing Our Way Whole© students, and others!
And you have enticed me into finding out more about that part of history, and the “she” of whom you speak.
Can anyone recommend (or lend me) an appropriate book about Venice in those times?
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Thank you writingpresence!
The history I supply is limited and I have not (fact-checked) tested it.
As I understand the ‘barbarian army’ story, that was the founding of Venice. Michaelango was the slave. Jesus was the carpenter. Robbie Burns was the plowman.
🙂
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this is powerful! A wonderful piece!
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Thank you Carol anne!
I didn’t know.
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