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Rowing style
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Copyright: cinzia carestiato (cinca) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 362 W: 2 N: 87] (3420)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-07
Categories: Transportation, Event
Camera: Panasonic TZ2
Exposure: f/4.8, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): boats sport and ships [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-09-08 13:50
Viewed: 198
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Every year, the first Sunday of September, the Historical Regatta comes back in Venice, the most traditional among the venetian events, which took place for the first time the 10th of January 1315 under the rule of the doge Giovanni Soranzo.
The sumptuous event, organized in the Serenissima times to celebrate the military victories or to honour the foreign dignitaries, today is made up of two different parts: the historical parade and the rowing boat races
The Historical Regatta starts out with the colourful procession on water, formed by the Bissone, the Bucintoro and the boats of the venetian rowing clubs; the event commemorates the Queen of Cyprus, Caterina Cornaro, coming to Venice, which marked the beginning of the Serenissima rule over the Mediterranean islands. The historical parade has now just a picturesque importance, memory of the distant economical and political greatness of Venice on the seas, while the regattas represent still today the climax of the agonistic season in the world of the rowing "alla veneta": winning that day for the rowers means to become a part of the history of this sport and, to a certain extent, of Venice.
As the tradition of this sport goes, the first placed in the challenges of the Venice Historical Regatta are awarded the red flags, the following three the white, green and blue flags, these are the awards that in Venice take the place of medals.
Until few years ago, together with the symbolic prizes, there were traditionally also some in kind awards; the most famous of them was a little living pig, that would parade on a gondola for its own in the historical parade. Its passing along the thick boat hedge of the public was like a thermometer of the Venetians feeling towards the city government; when it wasn´t satisfying, the pig would be acclaimed with whistles and screams such as: "Here´s the Mayor, long live the Mayor !". The pig ceremony has been abolished since few years ago, officially after the protests of some animal protection Organizations....or perhaps the politic authorities of old times were more proud and ironic?
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Ciao Cinzia. Credo di essere il primo a commentare questa bella presa dinamica e colorata. Abbiamo linee orizzontali, verticali e oblique che generano un gradevole effetto.

Roberto

ciao Cinzia..
i dettagli ed i colori sono bellissimi!! buono anche il POV.. e l'atmosfera che sei riuscita a comunicare! molto brava! ;)
ciao Marco

Ci a vrei scommesso che eri alla regata.... io ero da un'altra parte ma ho disertato quest'anno.
Bella foto e facciamo conoscere le nostre manifestazioni in giro per il mondo
Brava
ciao
Lucio

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  • lele Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 692 W: 38 N: 750] (6668)
  • [2008-09-09 3:10]

ciao cinzia...foto molto bella...io non ci sono mai andato a questa manifestazione....deve essere molto partocolare e suggestiva....
bello scatto...
lele

Ciao Cinzia, bella questa barca tutta colorata, ottima composizione, vivace e ben equilibrata, brava, ciao Silvio

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