Dubrovnik, Croatia

[herron]

These three shots were taken during our vacation in June, with my Canon 300-D DSLR,
using a Canon 18-55mm lens (the equivalent of a 28-88mm film SLR lens).


A shot from the hillside, looking back at the ancient walled city and port of Dubrovnik,
in Croatia.


Inside the walled city, looking toward the old Rectors Palace,
which is now a museum.


The Placa, the main urban street in the old city. There are a
great many tiny little streets that intersect the Placa. Many
restaurants, homes, shops, no cars. There are also a rather
annoying abundance of pigeons and seagulls.

[vintageslrs]

Ron

Love the shot from the hillside!
Beautiful!!
Orange roofs and the mist....nice.


Bob

[herron]

Thanks, Bob.

It was hot that day...in the 90s...and VERY humid. It looked hazy everywhere, and shows up on images as a kind of mist. Believe me, a "mist" would have been wonderful. Most of the shops and restaurants were NOT air-conditioned! The ones that were, had these little tiny portable units, that basically kept only the shopowners cash register area tolerable. Oh, the things we take for granted here!

BTW -- I spoke to one of the local shopowners, and asked about the orange rooftops...particularly mentioning how they were so uniform. He said a great many of them in the whole area were not original, but new -- having been replaced following an earthquake in 1966!

I guess when you're talking about a city that can be traced to at least the 7th century, 40 years ago is "new"!

[vintageslrs]

Ron

Thanks for the explanation of both the haze and the orange roofs....I was very curious about the orange-LOL.
But you know what it sure makes the photo very interesting, doesn't it? ;D

Bob