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Beneath a parasol (twice)

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A couple of near identical photos today, both of the underside of the parasol that sheltered my sun lounger from the sun during our holiday in Dubrovnik.

The first was with the Canon Sure Shot Z135 on Kodak Gold. The Z135 has a noticeable vignette, particularly at the wide end, which is readily apparent here, and the sky is a rich and saturated blue.

Underbrella

The second was taken with my Ricoh GR III and is a lot more subtle in it’s tonality. The Ricoh’s excellent lens and the 24Mp digital sensor have also resolved more finer detail. The digital image also stands up to more post processing than the film scan and I think, in this case, that it’s the better picture.

Parasol

Ricoh GR III

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken 27 May 2024.

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A man driving past a newsstand

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A quick spur of the moment shot that didn’t quite work how I wanted, mostly because I wish the car was positioned more to the left to get a better composition on the driver.

I quite like this picture for some reason though. Partly because of the older car the man is driving, partly the interest of the newsstand in the mid ground, and perhaps because of the distinct fore / mid / background layering.

A man in a car in front of a newsstand

Olympus Trip 35 & Fomapan 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken 31 May 2024.

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Above and below

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This house sat above the footpath that led from our hotel into an area of bars and restaurants. I liked the nice, isometric appearance of the structure emerging from the foliage.

Access to these properties is by sets of steps, but as they sit on the hillside between the footpath and a road that runs behind them further up the hill, there is a climb or descent no matter which route the occupiers take.

Above the shrubs

Olympus Trip 35 & Fomapan 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken 28 May 2024.

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Pictures made on a holiday stroll

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I already posted a picture of this yacht when I was uploading “on location” during our holiday, but the photo below (and the other shots in this post) was taken earlier that day when my wife and I took a walk along the coastal path that led from our hotel to an area of restaurants, bars and shops.

Yacht
Diving board
Below Velika and Mala Petka Forest Park
A line of buoys
Path to a whole new world
A place beyond the trees

Olympus Trip 35 & Fomapan 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken 28 May 2024.

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Monastery entrance

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The building in the centre of this photograph is the Franciscan monastery in Dubrovnik Old Town, or the entrance at least. The building at right of frame is part of the same structure and behind this is the pleasant open courtyard area accessible upon entry. To the right is the northern city wall, and the steps that can just be made out are where I accessed the wall a couple of days later.

I like the busyness of this photograph, with the bustling tourists in front of the monastery entrance. The Olympus Trip 35 has rendered the scene with impressive clarity, helped by the fine grain of the Fomapan 100 film. Click on the picture to see it in more detail.

Just inside the old town

Olympus Trip 35 & Fomapan 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken 28 May 2024.

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City walls

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I took both these photos after descending from Mount Srđ in the cable car. This is the wall that surrounds the Old Town area of Dubrovnik, in this case the western, inland side.

You can just make out the heads of some people walking the path atop the wall in the first picture, something I would do myself the following day.

Poking their heads above the parapet
City wall

Olympus Trip 35 & Fomapan 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken 28 May 2024.