Evening in Piran, a photo from Obalno-krashka, West

Photographer's Note

From a travelogue of crazy traveler.

I had my return flight to Warsaw on Saturday afternoon, from Treviso. On Friday morning I was still in Pula. With a car it would be no problem at all, it is not so far. But I was dependent of local transportation and it was not so trivial as it may seem. So, early morning I caught the first bus to Rovinj. I had there three hours till the next bus - just the right time to stroll slowly in this charming little town. Then I went to Porec to see the Byzantine mosaic in the church - on UNESCO list. The old church and the mosaic in the apside were great.
I wanted to go to Piran. Earlier I noticed strange thing that in Croatia I couldn't get any information about the buses in Slovenia. So I went to the Tourist Information to ask. And to my amazement I heard that there were NO bus connections to Slovenia! Not at all! What to do? The woman told me I could take a taxi - for 60 euro. I did not liked this idea. I asked if there was something from Umag - the town north of Porec, closer to the border. No, it is just the same - she told me (and it was not the truth, the distance was much shorter). I took my map, very small, and estimated that from Umag it would be 20 kilometers and then 15 to Portoroz. I will go on foot...
In short time I had the bus to Umag. I noticed that it was written in small letters that actually it went to Santa Maria in Carso - still some kilometers closer to Slovenia. The driver was a bit surprised that I wanted to go to S. Maria, I was the only passenger, but he told me how I should go. It was closer than I thought - only about 8 kilometers.
Near the border the Croatian police car stopped. 'What are you doing here?" "I am going to Slovenia", I explained. There is no bus so I must walk. "It is not forbidden", they said. "No," I agreed. At the border they found my presence also rather strange. It was 13 km to Portoroz. The nice policewomen told me there were no buses but she could call a taxi for me. It was no sense to walk farther, I would not see Piran. I asked for taxi and for 20 euro went to Portoroz and then by bus to Piran.
I was a bit tired but not too much, so first I went to make some photos. I was on the hill seen in the right corner on the photo, there are walls of the castle . The view was great on all Piran but the position of the sun was not favourable and the photos were no good. Then I went to see the church and from there this photo was made. You can see here the main square - Piazza Tartini. The famous violinist was born in a house on the square, on the left side. We can see him on the monument. The small marina is near the square - it was where I made photo of boats next morning.

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Kofman (2366) 2010-06-09 1:12

Bardzo ładne zdjęcie, przebija w nim jakiś spok i przyjemność zapowiadającego się wieczoru.
Kolory są typowe dla zachodzącego słońca, mocne i bardziej intensywne.
Jak wał, czy wytrzymał?
Pozdrawiam serdecznie. E.

mauro61 (53411) 2010-06-09 1:23

ciao Malgorzata,
molto bella questa piazza on le case dai tetti rossi che la circondano e si capisce dalla tua inquadratura la forza di questi luoghi come punto di aggregazione.
Ottima la tonalit� calda .
un abbraccio
maurizio

cargus (13872) 2010-06-09 1:26 [Comment]

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jasmis (58653) 2010-06-09 1:45

Notka lepsza od zdjęcia. Wiesz, że nie lubię sunset i ich okolic.
Pozdrawiam.

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-06-09 1:49

Hello Malgorzata!
That's a very attractive urban & architecture photograph!
Sharpness, exposure, high pov, dof, colors, pp, contrasts, horizontal & rectangular format, black & white borders and composition are all outstanding features in this one!
It's certainly a very nice and interesting location!
TFS - congratulations!
My sincere warmest regards,
Neyvan

bema (26591) 2010-06-09 2:01

Hello Malgorzata,

an really interseting story behind this famous capture.. "if you do a travel, you will have much to tell, or so, and so it seemed to be in this case..
fine you had enough time to do some splendid captures, too..

have a nice week, see you, Bernd

Silvio1953 (220759) 2010-06-09 2:35

Ciao Malgorzata, great POV on bbeautiful square, fantastic sunset light, great view of wonderful town, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

rodgerg (55767) 2010-06-09 3:07

Witaj Malgorzata,

Excellent POV very well selected for this miga erich in details well colected. Very good managment of light which give beautiful colors especially the red of the roofs which arise very well. great depht too with the large propsect open.
best regards,
Roger

dkmurphys (79209) 2010-06-09 3:11

Beautiful panoramic view. How nice should be to stay and drink a good wine in the sunny afternoon at one of the square's table. Very picturesque little town.

francio64 (39888) 2010-06-09 4:34

Ciao Malgorzata,
piacevole vista sui tetti di Pirano.
Il loro colore rosso, attira su di essi lo sguardo.

TFS!
L'Assessore

danos (110407) 2010-06-09 7:35

Hi Malgorzata,
nice the warm afternoon light that falling in the Piran with the beautiful houses to surround the little square and lead-in the eye to the port.The green of the trees contrast perfect with the red roofs of the houses.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

dta (98848) 2010-06-09 7:40

Hello Malgorzata ,
This is a fine view of this ineteresting village , with the beautifull red roofed houses around the large square . Fine evening light , too .
regards

saxo042 (38078) 2010-06-09 8:36

Hi Malgorzata,
An very readable note describing all your adventures. A beautiful place too, with all the red roofs and the pretty market place.
Kind regards
Gunnar

TOMLEVMB (2391) 2010-06-09 12:54

Hi Malgorzata,
Beautiful panoramic shot of the seaside town. Perfect balance of red and green. Nice framing of the trees on the left side of the slide.
Tom癩

danyy (0) 2010-06-09 23:08

Bonjour Malgorzata,
un moment bien choisi dans la journ馥 mais aussi un POV en altitude tr鑚 avantageux. Cela donne une belle photo aux lumi鑽es douces et chaudes, bien cadr馥.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

jjcordier (79299) 2010-06-09 23:24

Malgorzata
Jolie lumi鑽e du soir qui donne des couleurs superbes � cette jolie place. Quel p駻iple et quelles aventures pour arriver � prendre cette image!
Amicalement
JJ

AiresSantos (56155) 2010-06-09 23:53

Hi Malgorzata
Fine perspective of this Square close the sea
Piran looks nice and peaceful place, good to enjoy a cold drink
Regards my friend
Aires

macjake (98262) 2010-06-10 0:57

Hi Malgorzata
just beautiful
certainly a place i'd love to visit one day!
ocean side views, hilltop views, an open square to sit and chat, charming homes...whats not to love here.
warm lighting too!
great shot
cheers
craig

giorgimer (35017) 2010-06-10 2:06

Hi Malgo,

very nice view, your POV is simply perfect, I like the square, beautiful light

TFS

G

pablominto (53746) 2010-06-11 5:23

Hello Malgorzata,

A lovely afternoon mood as the warm light is blessing the town..!
I like the point of view - a bit elevated to give the best impression of the place...
Fine framing and good depth..!

Greetings,
Pablo -

johannes68 (3469) 2010-06-13 0:54

Hi Malgorzata,
the most amazing thing about this photo is that you still were in the mood and codition to make it! Really strong nerves, after such an exhausting trip. Wonderful light, and a really nice place, worth visiting!
Have a nice Sunday,
Johannes

maloutim (13617) 2018-03-11 1:28

Hi Malgo,
Well, the adventure was well worth it, if only to get a nice photo like this, with all the houses basked in the sun. Great contrast with the red roofs.
Nice opening onto the sea.
The adventure itself was well worth the trip I suppose.
Congratulations.
Marie-Louise.

PiotrF (54246) 2021-10-20 15:23

Czesc Malgo
Widzialem przed wyjazdem do cala Twoja slowenska 12, zwlaszcza ze miejsca pokrywaly sie z tymi ktore byly w planie do odwiedzenia. Gdy je pokazywalas 11 lat temu nie bylem aktywnym uzytkownikiem TE to wtedy komentarzy nie zostawialem; moge za to teraz z weryfikacja jak to miejsce wyglada po kilku latach. Starowka Pirana nie zmienila sie, a poniewaz mam podobny kadr to nawet wiem z ktorego miejsa na podejsciu do kosciola na wzgorzu bylo to zrobione :) Dobre swiatlo podkresla urok tego miejsca - super
pozdrawiam
Piotr