From Ireland to Croatia by car and back

Freshly Developed

Mishmash on one 35mm roll

When we return from any journey, it gives me a great pleasure to develop rolls of film. While going through scans I can revisit all the places that made impressions on me.

If you are anything like me, you usually forget names of people you just met. It takes me a special technique of repeating the name immediately after it was given and that leaves deeper impression in my memory. When we travel it is just too much visual information to remember them all, so in a sense I need some tricks if I want to keep them in me longer. It helps to revisit photographs of the places we visited. Especially with images developed at home, in peace. They’ll leave deeper and lasting impressions than quicker snaps on the go.

I’ve already wrote about island Pag and Bura wind. It is a very special landscape that I love very much. Light and colours there are talking to me in a subtle ways. It is a connection that defines logic.

Another one from island Pag, where strong sunshine, no clouds and relentless Bura wind created this deep blue colour of the Adriatic, washout almost white land and light blue sky.

It was a peaceful morning and we were sitting on a terrace drinking coffee. Roses, red roses my favourite, framed this scene of a traditional wooden boat and a seagull resting. I wanted to remember this softness of the morning, colours lit like watercolour painting, and scent of roses in the air.

Small town Nin, so popular with tourists. It belongs to Zadar region as well as Pag.

What I wanted to remember during winter months from Nin is this scene. Empty, sleepy street, lazy cat napping, someone left a bike and went for an afternoon nap as well. Peace. Only crickets chirping as it is summer.

It was a hazy hot day with South wind blowing which was perfect for sailing. A picture to end the summer. Blown with a wind. This is the view from Zadar. An island that is so small and first to be seen is Ošljak and right behind it is Ugljan. Croatia, a land with over 1200 islands.

P.S.

Something completely different for the end of today’s post.

It is about barefoot shoes. I love nature, and my connection with it is vital for me and it goes all the way to wearing and preferring natural clothes, shoes, etc. As so called barefoot or zero drop shoes are difficult to find and as a photographer spending so much time in wet and muddy conditions (Irish weather and all) I needed a good Wellies. I am just putting this information for people like me – I found amazing Wellies, barefoot, zero drop, natural rubber and they are from a Danish company Mikk Line  

The only problem is, they are producing for kids mainly, so size 38 is the biggest. Thank God for my small feet 😉

Dubrovnik, rich in history

What to say about town in one image?

Dubrovnik, or how numerous tourist often butcher its name – Djubrovnik, or Chuprovnik, often photographed and the same amount of time misunderstood.

Walled, guarded as its citizens. Overcrowded at summer, left behind in winter.

Every year we spend at least three days there, visiting our dear friend. I filmed this town from above, photographed snaps, digital long exposures etc. but never quite being satisfied with all I did.

So without further ado, Dubrovnik in only one photograph.

Travel with analog 6×17

On our trip to Croatia I took my panoramic 6×17 3d printed camera with Fujinon SW90mm lens. It was reserved for just two rolls of film.

When you are jumping from one place to another, it is not very practical to shoot with this type of camera. I guess I was hoping for a little bit slower pace this time.

My favourite place

Early, on morning like this one, when sun is barely passing over the hill and hitting calm surface of the sea in a little heart shaped cove, was my favourite place for a swim before masses of tourists flock down ruining it.

At the bottom of the hill, there are traditional boats lying around, posing for Insta shots, more than going fishing lately. Velebit as a blue horizon wall, a guardian sheltering from the Continental climate.

Zadar

This is a recently refurbished beach out of many in Zadar.

Since Zadar town put in to practice its collectors, the whole stretch of beaches right in the centre of town are clean and outstanding quality. The regular boat crew is taking samples and testing water daily (on this page you can see the results https://vrtlac.izor.hr/ords/kakvoca/kakvoca). One of the rare towns with such luxury, you can jump into the sea out of the street and cool your self down on hot summer day.

I cut this photograph to get rid of the distracting elements, other than that, it is as it was taken. This strong, vibrant colours are mainly due to polariser I had on all the time.

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