I feel blessed to have had a break to the Carnival in Venice, 12-15 February 2010. I am still mesmerized by the whole experience. The sun was out, the people were friendly and the vibe of the festival in general was merry. During the time of the Carnival (Saturday, 06 February 2010 – Tuesday, 16 February 2010) numerous events take place everyday. One in particular stood out for me. A fire show in the Garden of Wonders of the Piazza San Marco by French group of six, “La Salamandre” on Saturday 13 February at 20:30. They had a second show on the Sunday night, at the same time.

I am still a novice at photography, but try to experiment as much as I can when I go traveling. The photography in this post was taken by me. I find night photography still a bit difficult. Another challenge is movement with strong contrast in light and dark. On top of that I was in a crowd of people, but managed or tried to take advantage of my height.

The first photo was still in the experimenting stage, but the ‘effect’ is rather interesting.

Watching the fire show with their chosen music gave me goosebumps. I have managed to find a short snippet, video clip on YouTube to get an (slight) idea.

More photos of the Carnival and my trip around Venice can be viewed at my Flickr photostream.