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Renault 4
This is in a certain way a sentimental post: The Renault 4, or R4 as it was commonly called, was our first car, back in 1983. A robust vehicle with plenty of room for frequently moving students, a moderate appetite for the always expensive gasoline, and plenty of old fashioned technique that allowed (and needed)…
Blue wrap
Another wrapped car on the camping site in Krk.
Ears
The corrosive qualities of the permanent and salty winds is reason for a number of car owners to wrap their most precious asset in protective foils. Of course the brand – reason for the pride of ownership – should remain visible
Shadow Impromptu
<p>Low morning sun and a narrow alley constitute pretty good ingredients for interesting sights. Sometimes all I need is a bit of leasure time and (after a morning cappuccino) just an alert eye.</p>
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I just wanted to give you some more time to guess what it is :). Have a good start into the new week!
Mercedes in the Yard
The subdued colors attracted me here, and the contrast of the old walls and the new Daimler. The barred windows belong to the Franziskan Monastery in Krk.
Beach Flora II
A second take on the shore plants in Krk. For both images I used the Sony 70-300G lens, the first one was taken with the maximum focal length and widest open f-stop of 5.6. The soft rendering of the out-of-focus areas combined with the perfect maximum sharpness I love very much in this lens. Other…
Beach Flora I
I tried this subject with different light situations until I was happy with morning striplight that left the rocks in the shadows and deepened the black of the cracks.
September Wallpapers
The September wallpapers are available for downlad from here.
This Ain’t Kansas!
Just couldn’t resist the quote… as well as this wonderful combination of colors, pose and expression. I loathe those usual beach snaps, so you rarely will find me with a camera there (if at all, that is). But there are often some small details to record and remember, especially when the light gets softer and…
Caffettaria 1763
This post goes with special regards to Earl, who featured his morning coffee spot here! The coffee shop you see above is the eldest in the town of Krk, already mentioned in documents of 1763, thus the name. It has recently been revamped and for sure sports a fine place for an early morning cappuccino,…
Objects on Display
The tourists are catered in shops everywhere, in shops with souvenirs of all kinds. But sometimes they have strange things in their displays!
Man / Fountain / Bicycle
Found in the alleys of Krk: The ingredients of this image come from a long stretch of time. The oldest for sure are the cobblestones, next comes the fountain, now deprived of the red communist star (visible here or here), and the youngest is probably the ATB. And me? I do enjoy the moment and…
Guarded Inclination
Today was my last morning in Krk, and after my morning cappuccino in the harbour I found those two buoys absorbed in their tête-à-tête, but closely guarded by the port entrance light house. The drive home was not so much fun then (Carl: my inner trucker seems to be miles away), but coming home was…
Venetian Server Room
Krk suffers as all tourist locations under the extreme oscillation of population. Permanent jobs are quite rare, and a lot of commuting traffic (or emigration) the inevitable consequence. But a small number of local companies tries to make use of the location, combining quarry stone houses on roman foundations and venetian sprinkles with newest technologies.…
More Wires
Steep shadows under the wires and ACs provide a nic(h)e playground for the viewer. Not that I am particularly fond of this decoration of a medieval town, but then: this is life, and optically interesting.
Plein Air Wiring
Many of the houses in Krk are 500 years or even older. The arc in the first floor in this example can well be from Venetian times – the electrical wiring is definitely more recent, and indispensable for the energy hunger that is constantly growing. But as you can see to the right, this will…
Palm Tree and Creeper
The ubiquitous growing of AC units on the facades as well as the – connected – plein air electric wiring became the main fields of interest during my wanderings through the Krk alleys. The images need some editing and selecting, so I have postponed the creation of some galleries until I am back home. But…
Leaning Fence and Facade Shadow
Found on the Krk Waterfront. I admit that sometimes I doubt the wisdom of the family’s decision to spend the holidays every year in the same place. But then: I don’t remember ever coming back with an empty memory card from my strolls through the city. So this decision can’t be too wrong.
Shying Away
Still wednesday, still wordless 😉
Growth Plan II
Wordless wednesday. Enjoy!
Sky Blue
Shipping Vessel “Karlo” in Krk harbour. Thanks to the intensity of light the dirt and grime in the harbour spill remains invisible.
Delicate Posture
Krk Harbour, before the Krk – Grad regatta started. There were a lot of spectators, both foreign as – in this case – local. The regatta itself was not spectacular in any sense, starting in an almost complete calm, and the bigger part of the high-tech yachts wasn’t (for me) either. But he was.
Growth Plan
Nota bene the battery of trash cans in the background: Maybe the situation is a bit intimidating for the little boat. Oh yes, and that was a situation where I was caught *without* a camera: ran back to the trailer, got it, captured just two frames and then car and trailer drove away.