Lost in Venice Photo Gallery by Boris Alexander Keller at pbase.com

Lost in Venice

In Venice, which I noticed on my trip, one has to be alone. When I was there alone at last,
I was deeply melancholic and yet infinitely happy. I felt fragile, vulnerable, I got lost and lost and put back together again at the end.
It was similar to me, as Hermann Hesse in his poem "Arrival in Venice" describes:

You silently darker channel,
Abandoned Bay,
Ancient houses gray escape,
Gothic windows and Moorish
ornamented portal!
From a deep dream defeated,
Lulled by the death
Asleep at the time here
And all life seems so far, so far!
Here I wish all alone
Through old streets go,
In torchlight
At gondola stairs stand,
In window blind see,
Bang-happy as a child in
the dark.

Lost in Venice	Abandoned feel	Dark channel
Ancient houses	Ancient houses	Ancient houses
Ca' d'oro	Canal Grande	Arrival in Venice
At Gondola stairs	Asleep at the time	Here I was all alone
Piazza San Marco	Arcades	Arcades
The Doge's Palace	The Doge's Palace	Lost in Venice
Basilica di San Marco	Ornamented portal	Arcades
Enchanted	Ornamented portal	Enchanted
Gondolas	Wenn die Gondeln Trauer tragen	At gondola stairs...
Gondoliere	Rialto Bridge	Rialto Bridge
Rialto Bridge	S. Simeone Piccolo	Canal Grande
Verliebt in Venedig	Canal Grande	Canal Grande
Canal Grande	At the canal	Canal Grande
Canal Grande	Bridges of Venice	Bridges of Venice
Bridges of Venice	Bridges of Venice	Bridges of Venice
Bridges of Venice	Silent channel	Bridges of Venice
Ancient houses	Silent channel	Gothic windows
Palazzi	Facade	Bridge crossing...
...at the Rialto Bridge	Gone for lunch...	Carneval de Venise
Piazza San Marco	Carnaval de Venise	Rio delle Burchielle
..since 1503	Mercado	Chiesa di San Rocco
Chiesa di San Rocco	San Giacomo di Rialto	At the canal
At the canal	Melancholy	At the canal
Caff� del Doge	Signora and her dog	The artist
From a deep dream defeated

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Paco L�pez		15-Jan-2016 05:08
Great collection! V!

Willy Tschanz (edwinleo)		14-Jan-2016 15:31
Superbe galerie, magnifique ambiance et beau reportage... !!! V.

Theo B�gels		14-Jan-2016 13:59
You caught your mood splendidly. V

Schwarz No�l		19-Apr-2014 10:42
Great gallery with a so beautiful melancholic atmosphere !!! - BV -

T. Richard Chen		27-Mar-2014 00:33
When I was touring Venice, I could shoot with Kodak film! What a big difference when one uses a digital camera!! Big VV

Alan Clements		24-Feb-2014 20:47
Excellent! I sometimes think that Venice was the only society that discovered GPS before the invention of the wheel. You only have to go a few hundred metres to be totally lost in Venice - the world's most beautiful city.

Richard Cobby		23-Feb-2014 01:22
A beautifully captured gallery full of wonderful reflective images each displaying a certain passion and intimacy for the great city. Excellent work. V.

Frank Brault		01-Feb-2014 22:43
A magnifcent gallery! Your images are superb and communicate all the feelings and mystery that you describe. Fabulous work! V

Azlin Ahmad		29-Jan-2014 09:48
I always thought that Venice was best visited in summer. But winter looks amazing too, it is so atmospheric. V

Azlin Ahmad		29-Jan-2014 09:48
I always thought that Venice was best visited in summer. But winter looks amazing too, it is so atmospheric. V

FrankB		22-Jan-2014 09:56
Captures the essence of this great city. Bravo. +++V

Fay Stout		20-Jan-2014 20:54
I do love Venice and you have captured it so well. Would love to return someday. V

Raf		19-Jan-2014 21:22
Wonderfully captured gallery of the silence, the melancholy and the abandoned feel of Venice in winter. V

Don Mottershead		19-Jan-2014 20:22
A marvelous, moody photo essay. ~V~

barbarajoy		19-Jan-2014 08:51
Evocative images. Nice to see Venice at such a quiet, wintery time.

janescottcumming		18-Jan-2014 22:52
Quite a remarkable gallery! Very different than most galleries we see of Venice. You were extremely successful at conveying a melancholic mood. Well done! V

larose forest photos		17-Jan-2014 14:25
An ingenious, creative and highly evocative gallery, encapsulating Hesse's words perfectly. I love this gallery. Too often we see photos of Venice in full light and brightness, which are lovely, but I am drawn to these moody beautiful shots. VV

Helen Betts		16-Jan-2014 07:29
Excellent captures, and your melancholy mood is conveyed quite well in this beautiful gallery. V.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		16-Jan-2014 06:42
Well done amigo Boris.....very interesting pics of Venezia without sun.Bravo,BV Paolo

William Barletta		15-Jan-2014 23:44
I agree. Wandering alone in Venezia is a special pleasure. When you're alone you don't have to get anywhere except around the next corner ~V~

Gervan		15-Jan-2014 14:52
Perfectly captured winter mood. I love this unusual presentation of Venice. V.

Pepe Lugash		15-Jan-2014 13:19
I like very much these intimate views of Venice. BV

carlogalliani		14-Jan-2014 12:06
Excellent gallery !

Guest		14-Jan-2014 07:05
Superb presentation and I especially like the foggy mood. ~V~

joseantonio		13-Jan-2014 13:09
Some amazing images from this Special city.V.

Alain Boussac		12-Jan-2014 16:05
Superb melancholic venetian series with a remarkable dark mood that suits so well to this city. Great work all along. V.

prefect		12-Jan-2014 11:22
Beautiful gallery. I was there in December 2013. Very foggy. The city takes on a different eerie feel in the fog but still a wonderful place to be.

Theo B�gels		12-Jan-2014 06:58
You absolutely caught the right atmosphere. V

danad		11-Jan-2014 09:53
I can feel through your images the "melancholy" you expressed. Venice can be very sad in winter. I appreciated also your quotation by Hermann Hesse one a the greatest novelist of last century ! V.

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