The Most Amazing Sunset at the Pier in Venice, Florida

by Liesl Walsh

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The Most Amazing Sunset at the Pier in Venice, Florida

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Liesl Walsh

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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This is my most popular award-winning photo so far, and I owe it all to my husband Michael Walsh for getting this photo! I had been going to the Venice Fishing Pier for months trying to capture the perfect sunset, the most amazing one ever. And because of him I finally got it!

The night I captured this image we were nearby at Caspersen Beach taking photos right before sunset. I was totally engrossed in trying to get a really good photo of the beach, and Mike noticed there was an opening in the sky right above the horizon. He knew once the sun came below the clouds, the sky could turn into bright colors. So he said, "The sky is going to be amazing. Let's go to the Venice Fishing Pier now!" So we rushed over, and I was able to get there just in time to capture a few photos of this amazing sky right before it disappeared.

I am so happy we rushed over, and am thrilled how this photo turned out. I love the composition how the pier frames the sun, the leading line, depth, and the mood. I would have never gotten this photo without my husband. This has become one of my most popular images of Venice, Florida.

This image has been published in four local newspapers and magazines, and has won multiple contests on Fine Art America. On September 15, 2021 this image won the billboard contest on Fine Art America, chosen by a jury to be one of the top 20 photos out of 24,341 images and 9226 artists from around the world. This image was printed on a billboard near Orlando, Florida for a month in November 2021.

The fishing pier in Venice, Florida is a great place to watch the sunset at the end of the day. The pier extends 700 feet out into the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and is very tall. It is located in Brohard Park at the southern end of the island of Venice. There is a restaurant called Sharky's on the end of the pier. Caspersen Beach is just down the road where fossilized sharks teeth can be found. This is one of the most popular landmarks in Venice. It's a wonderful place to put your feet in the sand, listen to the waves of the Gulf of Mexico gently coming into the shore, and live tropical music playing from the tiki hut of Sharky's.

SOLD:
14" x 7.875" wood print to buyer from Towanda, IL on 8-16-2019. Thank you!
12" x 7" framed glossy canvas print to buyer in Nokomis, Florida on 7-14-2020. Thank you!
12 x 7 matted and framed print to buyer in Venice, Florida on 9-25-2021. Thank you!
20" x 11.5" matted and framed print to buyer in Venice, Florida on 10-2-2021. Thank you!
14 x 14 Throw pillow to buyer in Monroe, WA on 10-8-2021. Thank you!
14" x 8" canvas print to buyer in Fort Wayne, Indiana on 11-21-2021. Thank you!
Oval ornament to buyer in Fort Wayne, Indiana on 11-21-2021. Thank you!
25 Greeting Cards to buyer in Venice, Florida on 11-21-2021. Thank you!
36" x 20" Canvas Print to buyer in Venice, Florida on 11-23-2021. Thank you!
12" x 7" Canvas Print to buyer in Venice, Florida on 11-28-2021. Thank you!
18 x 18 Tote Bag to buyer in Brick, New Jersey on 12-12-2021. Thank you!
48 x 27 Matted and Framed Print to buyer in Venice, Florida on 4-1-2022. Thank you!
20 x 11.5 Glossy Canvas Print rolled in tube to buyer in Canton, IL on 9-12-2022. Thank you!
12 x 7 Matted and Framed print to buyer in Mountain Home, ID on 9-26-2022. Thank you!
11 x 14 Matted print to buyer in Venice, FL on 11-27-2022. Thank you!
16 x 16 Throw Pillow to buyer in Lake Winnebago, MO on 11-24-2023. Thank you!
40 x 22.5 Metal print to buyer in Osprey, Florida on 2-27-2024. Thank you!
Greeting Card to buyer in Saint Peter, IL on 4-6-2024. Thank you!


CONTEST WINS:
2nd place in Featured in Women Photographers Group contest 8-27-2019
2nd place in Piers and Docks of the Southern US contest 3-9-2020
Tied for 2nd place in Ocean Photography contest 5-20-2021
Winner of FAA Billboard Contest 9-15-2021
Printed on FAA Billboard near Orlando, Florida on I-4 near Rt 27 exit in-between Lakeland and Orlando, November 2021

PUBLISHED:
In South County Healthy Living Magazine Winter 2020
On front page of Our Town section of Venice Gondolier newspaper 10-13-2021
On front page of Sun Weekly newspaper 10-20-2021
Featured In Sarasota Magazine in article, "A Photo of the Venice Pier Recently Won a Global Online Contest" 11-24-2021
In featured article on front page of Our Town section of Venice Gondolier newspaper on 6-29-2022

Featured in the following FAA Groups:
Photographic Camera Art 8-8-2019
USA Photographers Only 8-8-2019
The Coastal Areas of the Gulf of Mexico 8-8-2019
Showcasing the South 8-8-2019
Water Forms 8-8-2019
Reflections Rainbows 8-8-2019
Light Rays and Lightning 8-8-2019
Women Photographers 8-8-2019
Women Photographers Image of the Day 8-7-2019
Your Story of Art 8-8-2019
Southern Pride Photography 8-8-2019
Created by Southern Artists 8-8-2019
Images That Excite You 8-8-2019
Just Perfect 8-8-2019
Whats New 8-8-2019
World Landscape Lovers of Art 8-8-2019
First Friday Gallery Group 8-8-2019
Arts Fantastic World 8-8-2019
Lady Photographers and Artists 8-8-2019
No Place Like Home 8-9-2019
The Best 30000 Artworks 8-9-2019
Digital Art and Photography For a Simple Imagination 8-10-2019
Water Reflections Photography 8-10-2019
Florida - Images of the Sunshine State 8-11-2019
Artistic Photography 8-11-2019
Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery 8-11-2019
Long Exposure and Night Photography 8-12-2019
Daily Promotion 8-13-2019
Your Very Best Photography 8-13-2019
Sun Clouds and Water 8-14-2019
Ocean Photography and Art 8-14-2019
FAA Gallery Home For All Artists Who Create 8-14-2019
Collectors Gallery 8-21-2019
FAA Featured Images 8-22-2019
New FAA Uploads 8-27-2019
Travel Art 8-28-2019
Vacations 9-6-2019
The Niche 9-11-2019
Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors 9-16-2019
Camera Art 9-16-2019
Art Forever With You 10-14-2019
500 Views 10-16-2019
1000 Views 12-1-2019
USA Photographers 12-1-2019
The World We See Group 12-16-2019
Forward Exposure 1-7-2020
500 Views 3-26-2020
Light Rays and Lightning 9-6-2020
A Woman's Touch 9-17-2021
My Florida 9-18-2021
Photography Evolution 9-19-2021
A Woman's Touch - Administrator's Pick of the Week 9-21-2021
Mind-Blowing Photography 9-22-2021
Imagination Gone Wild 9-12-2022
HDR Photography 9-18-2022

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