Wide angle perspective

One of the icons of Venice is the Bridge of Sighs where, in centuries past, condemned criminals would walk before being executed. There are many ways to photograph it; here I chose a wide angle lens so the costumed model was disproportionately large compared to the background. This same technique is used in landscape photography a lot where wildflowers, fallen logs, and rock formations are used as foreground elements. The secret is getting close to the foreground for maximum impact. I used a 24-105mm lens for the shot, and my settings were 1/40, f/9, and 400 ISO. The original sky was white, so I replaced it with gray clouds to add additional visual drama.