Burano, part 1

[Orio]

First part of the photos that I took on the island of Burano.
All the pics were taken with the Biogon 2/35 ZM lens, thanks for viewing :
P.S. colours are as out of camera (default setting)

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[Nisseliten]

What a photogenic place!
They are all good, but #8 just pulls me in, love it.

[tobbsman]

[rbelyell]

ive never heard of this island, where is it geographically?

the lens renders beautifully, great great clarity and lovely color.
tony

[Orio]

Thanks guys
@ tony: the island is part of the Venice archipelago.

[LucisPictor]

Wow! Those vivid colours!!
What an amazing place to be in summer.

Thanks for sharing, Orio!

[Himself]

Love those colored houses!

[rbelyell]

oh cool! my wife and i are starting to think about a trip to italy that would include extended stays in venice and tha amalfi coast so i'll keep this in mind.
tony

[poilu]

look like a small paradise, maybe a boring paradise

[patrickh]

Thanks again Orio - wonderful travelogue in pictures. Would make anyone wish to go there...


patrickh

[Katastrofo]

Beautiful colors and scenery! Looks like Heaven for slide film, if shooting film.

[Orio]

Thanks much, guys!
Poilu, yes, it's a family tourism place, for excitement better go elsewhere

The coloured houses have an interesting history. One may think it's done for tourism, and today this is certainly true.
But it's not how it started. According to local history, the colours were a way to separate the different properties.
Another saying is that when the island was mostly a fishermen place, the houses were coloured bright to allow the
fishermen to recognize them in the winter fog.
I have my personal theory, that whatever the starting reason, psychology played a role. The Venice lagoon can be a
depressing place in the winter when you don't have the rich buildings of Venice to brighten it up.
The rain and fog and grey sea of the long winter months can really make the place sad. The coloured houses may have
been a way to cheer up a life that -let's not forget it- before the advent of tourism was certainly a life of hard work and poverty.

[Jesito]

Amazing colours, Orio.
Superb shots.
Now I know I should have visited Burano...

Jes.

[yinyangbt]

Impeccable set of photos of an amazing place for color photography or painting . It transferes such a positive energy that I almost feel the happiness of being there . Amazing !
Thank you , Orio !

[Orio]

Thanks much Jes and Teo
@ Teo, Yes, it's a very cheery place, like being in a dolls' town if you know what I mean!

[56 DIN]

Orio you made it - please organize a MF Lenses meeting there