Croatia trip

theoldsmithy

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Martin Connolly
Hi everyone, just got back from a week in Istria, northern Croatia. It's a lovely area and I'm happy to share some photos. Some with the RX100, some with the X-E1/27mm combo.

This was taken at Moscenicka Draga on the east coast. One of the quieter seaside towns in that area - most were really busy, even in early June.

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DSCF0087-2.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

We stopped for lunch in Opatija - the major resort on the east coast. A strange mixture of belle-epoque style grand hotels and Tito-era brutalist structures.
But this was a very restful place to while away a pleasant hour.
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DSCF0089-3.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

This is one of the grander sorts of building in Opatija.
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DSCF0091-4.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

We visited Hum, officially the smallest town in the world, apparently. It has town walls and gate, a church, town hall, restaurant (and of course a couple of souvenir shops), a mayor and
a population of somewhere between 14 and 20 depending on which source you believe. This is at the church.
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DSC00779-5.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

And here is one of the houses.
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DSCF0094-6.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

Idling away some time while the better half prepared herself to go out for dinner - this is the wood store in our rented house.
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DSCF0105-7.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

And a close up of the tiles on the wood store roof.
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DSCF0106-8.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

Rovinj (aka Rovigno). A very dramatic town with Venetian-style campanile, as many Istrian towns have, but in this case it also has a glorious setting.
I had been looking forward to taking loads of photos around the old town but really it was so hot (at least 35 degrees) that I gave up and headed for the cool
of the A/C in the hire car!
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DSC00796-9.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

Here's the church at the top of the hill.
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DSC00798-10.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

And a different view of the other side of the old town.
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DSCF0108-11.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

On a walk in the area immediately around our accommodation - we saw straw and hay being dried all over the place, but I particularly liked this little group.
NB I had an experiment with Topaz Detail here - I reduced (blurred) the large details and increased (sharpened) the small details.
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DSC00808-Edit-12.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

Last day and a trip to Pula's Roman amphitheatre before getting the flight home.
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DSC00831-1.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

I have to get a door shot...this is in the very quiet old part of Pula leading from the Roman forum to the fortress on top of the hill.
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DSC00835-Edit-2.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr
 
I see you've been to Rovinj (Rovigno), it's a beautiful city with bag loads of photo opportunities, as is all of Istria. Some of my dearest images are from there. Hope you enjoyed your stay.
 
Thanks so much, Martin - I've always heard that is an especially beautiful area and your photos prove it to be so. If you feel like adding a travelogue along with more photos, please do!
 
A few more from Vodnjan (aka Dignano) - a very pretty but slightly crumbling old town just north of Pula

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DSC00824-4.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

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DSC00821-Edit-2-3.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

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DSC00819-Edit-2.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr

And this one is the castle at Dvigrad, reputedly built by Captain Morgan (after whom the nearby village of Mrgani is named). It came out a bit flat so I whacked it through HDREfexPro, hopefully it's not too OTT
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DSC00815_HDR-1.jpg by theoldsmithy, on Flickr
 
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