Awaken, a photo from Dubrovacko-Neretvanska, Coast

Photographer's Note

Taken on my recent trip to Croatia on the beautiful Island of Mljet. An island in the southern Dalmatian archi-pel-ago, south of the Peljesac Peninsula, separated from it by the Mljet channel; area 100.4 sq km; population 1,237. The relief is characterized by ranges of limestone elevations and numerous karst valleys and fields (Polacno, Ivanovo, Blatsko, Kneze Polje). South of the highest crest (Veli Grad, 514 m) is the largest field zone (Babino Polje). In the extreme north-western part of the island is the submerged valley of Mljet Lakes: Malo and Veliko (Small and Big). Small Lake (area 24 hectares, depth up to 29.5 m) is connected with a 30-m long canal with Big Lake. Big Lake (area 145 hectares, depth up to 46 m) is connected with the open sea by a shallow, 30-m long canal called Soline. A powerful sea current occurs in both channels, which changes its direction every six hours due to ebb and flow. In the Middle Ages, the change of direction of the sea current was used for water mills. In the interior of the island are -another four small, submerged karst valleys, called "blatine" or "slatine" (eel fishing grounds). Larger coves are Luka, Polaca, Tatinica, Sobra, Luka Prozura, Okuklje, Saplunara; along the coast are numerous islets.

Using a Canon 5D, Canon 17-40L, Polarizer and ND Grad Filters.

kittyhawk, stefi, virginia, bakes888, JasPahal, Wirraway, Dimis, rui_seabra, pamastro, whereami has marked this note useful

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agbonavita (0) 2006-06-20 14:34

Very beautiful. I really wants a ND filter, did you know if the hoya ND+2 or +4 is good?

Great this colors and POV.

Regards
Andre

JasPahal (336) 2006-06-20 14:35

Hey Pat,

Wow, that's a great shot! I've got to get my hands on a NDG filter; the effect is amazing. The sky and the horizon looks bright and sharp, and the green in the foreground is excellent. I think your note could have some more info about the location in it..

Cheers!

Jas

SAGAPO (1739) 2006-06-20 14:44

Hi Pat,Perfect composition and a nice view,Great POV, the sky looks amazing.
Well done.
Ahmet

kittyhawk (1802) 2006-06-20 14:45

Hello Pat,

Very nice landscape, I really like the reflections in the water, allong the tranparency. Nice work with the pola filter. Very nice work. TFS.

- Halgeir

prospere (701) 2006-06-20 14:48

Le m駘ange de couleur est impr駸sionnant. Le bleu, le vert, le rouge ... tout y est incroyablement m駘ang� !

Vraiment tr鑚 beau !

Cette photo me donne moi aussi encore plus envie d'investire dans un filtre gris neutre.

rahul__rahul__ (2250) 2006-06-20 14:51

Hi Pat,
great picture! I like the sky's colors a lot and reflection. The contrast of the colors and the dark lighting of the hills is very nice. It is very beautiful. Great job!

TFS
Rahul

stefi (1230) 2006-06-20 14:57

Hi Pat, another one of your shots, great DOF and perfect POV here.
Only (in my opinion) a bit "soft", maybe because of f22 and filters.
Bye,
Stefano

jerome63 (374) 2006-06-20 15:08

Fanatastic pov, the transparency of water is incredible. This place is on another planet ?

It's perfect.

nandy (156) 2006-06-20 15:41

Nice composition, good contras and very sharp picture.
Well done!
Nandy

Ann75 (0) 2006-06-20 15:47

Hello Pat,

Wow, what an amazing shot! I love the view here very much with the light on the foreground rocks and the pool within. The sky above is also stunning and the whole photo is so well composed. Great POV, stunning colours and beautiful details! Great work, Pat!

Greetings,
Ann

fanny21 (867) 2006-06-20 17:07

Wow quel cadre idyllique !! Ca fait r黐er. Les couleurs sont surprenantes! Bonne id馥 le point d'eau en premier plan. Bonne compo.

veve (4189) 2006-06-20 17:08

Hello Pat!
Very beautiful place!
I like the colors very much, but in a same time the point of view!
Regards,
Veronica

jjcordier (79299) 2006-06-21 0:43

Etonnantes couleurs et fantastique nettet� pour ce clich� qui attire le regard, c'est s皞!
Amicalement
JJ

bakes888 (18499) 2006-06-21 1:43

Hi Pat. Remarkable image, just beautiful. You captured some wonderful colours here and your POV is great making for good composition.
TFS. Cheers, Paul.

talwarraman (103) 2006-06-21 1:57

ALMOST SURREAL...GREAT COLOURS AND NICE SHARP IMAGE...F/22 DOES HELP....

RAMAN...

DarkoG (8) 2006-06-21 2:58

I like this photo very much.
Colours, exposure, compositions, sharpness everything is excellent.
But I found most intriguing your unusual interpretation of island Mljet landscape.
This watter in rock in front of photo somehow emphasize the fact that on this see island is situated very beautifull lake.
Into my favourites.
Regards Darko

Wirraway (1985) 2006-06-22 12:56

Excellent work which is your usual standard.

deud (1920) 2006-06-27 3:37

beautiful! great pov, composition. the colors in the sky are brilliant. tfs

Maddog (4503) 2006-07-02 16:39

Bonjour Pat,

encore une photo parfaite, Lumiere cadrage couleur nett�, c'est avec des photos comme celle-ci, que je prend pour modele, que j'essaye de me perfectionner.

Mad

spyros60 (158) 2006-07-03 17:29

I like this "Dragon Eye"
Just great!!

Stan (2770) 2006-07-10 16:34

Hello Pat,
Lovely compo with stunning colors. Thx.
Serge

GG_Poland (722) 2006-07-12 9:52

Hi Pat

pure beauty. everything is perfect. composition, light, colours and right time to capture this.

Best wishes
Grzegorz

nomaD (341) 2006-09-15 8:15

Pat
Beautiful image. Clear, crisp, colourful, sharp and so much more.
Very inspiring and well written comments.
Damon

whereami (1477) 2007-10-06 12:49

Wonderful photo. So many different colours and yet they all complement each other so well. Very 'mystical' feel to it - probably because of that fantastic green colour of the foreground pool. Beautiful detail and colour in the sky and great use of filters to achieve this effect I think. Interestingly, it looks like the green pool is slightly convex - I guess that's an effect caused by the shadows. Just beautiful.

Didier38 (710) 2007-10-10 12:36

Bonsoir Pat,

Tr駸 belle photo avec une composition parfaite et une tr鑚 belle lumi鑽es.

Didier

chulasantos (251) 2007-11-17 16:18

great photo, beatiful sky, amazing foreground, the transparency of water is excellent!
congratulations!

dhritimanb (57) 2012-08-29 22:10

Hi Pat,

Marvelous one...great composition...