Stravinsky

Nice set 

This is probably a stupid question, but why is an oil rig so close to the coastline?

Beautifully captured, lovely colours

Lovely colourful set, its been so long since Ive been there and of course brings back memories of that TV series, albeit I seem to remember that was in B&W?

Theres some great street art around these days, only sad thing are the taggers which add nothing to the art and usually completely spoil it

Nice set, thanks for sharing 

Thank you all - I never thought of a jigsaw , I could actually do that by uploading it onto Redbubble 

11 hours ago, Paul said:

Love the cat!

Paul.

Well ...... I have to admit it. Just as a simple experiment I used the AI process in Photoshop to create that cat. I dont intend to use it in the future as its a step too far when people start creating a whole image from a blank sheet using AI.  I will use it for removing people / objects just in the same way as I use brushes in PS .... it just leads me to wonder what way photography is going these days 

2 hours ago, Fogey said:

A great set Jon.  With all those fortififcations, I do wonder about the history of the place.

A sort of potted history 

"After the fall of Rome, Dubrovnik was ruled by the Byzantine Empire. From the 9th to the 12th century Dubrovnik defended itself against foreign powers, and in the period 1205 to 1358 it acknowledged Venetian suzerainty, though it retained much of its independence"

On 24/05/2023 at 19:59, Fogey said:

Now that is an unusual angle - I like it, especially all the different angles of the rooftops.

You can walk around the city walls and that gives you the vantage point.  Costs you €35 though!

Thank you all, as usual late to see this  

1 hour ago, Clicker said:

Thanks for sharing those  Strav … that  has just reignited my desire  to see it for myself … I really must try and get there .

You should do Figueres, Cadaques and Girona if you can as a combined trip.  Cadaques is mad, Dalis house

1 hour ago, Clicker said:

What an amazing building ….  I think the second image is just an awesome capture showing this futuristic vista with it’s  epic perspective and proportions. Having a sky  like that  feels like the biggest bonus too …. Were  the pics taken on different days or is it just the time between  them  showing  the transient nature of weather:    Two super photos regardless !

We were there for 4 days in all for the BBK music festival.  Festival was in the afternoons so our mornings were spent wandering around Bilbao.

This was taken some 10 -12 years ago when I had driven across half of Spain to Bilbao for a festival that was on.  Apart from the musical festival being the very best Ive ever been to, the Guggenheim was great to see too

The images arent that good being taken with a low res camera that we had at the time, but hopefully they show you the building which I guess is a work of art in itself 

I never seem to see these when they are posted up 

Thanks Fogey and thanks for the comments everyone, late as I am saying so 

Well deserved, liked it as soon as I saw it 

1 hour ago, Clicker said:

Oddly ...it almost has a Canaletto feel to it on first impression.. Fabulous light  Strav ...  Have you got any pics from Dali's  museum? Did you  get to see the Mae West Room?

I have always wanted to got o Figueres  but didn't manage to find the time when   Barcelona a few years ago ...  just a bit too far  to travel at that time  but it's on my bucket list . He was a a larger than life character wasn't he ...  Anyway I digress .... It is a memorable image ... 

 

The one thing you find about Figueres and Cadaques (where his home is) is the light.  We visited there with an artist and she commented on it.  Yes I have a few of the museum ... but not particularly good ones 

I like now and then shots ...... go back maybe when its redeveloped and take from the same spot, if you can 

Nice one 

Lovely colours and tones to that first photo 

Love that first image, really jumped out at me , great set

Lovely colours 

Smoke on the water jumps to mind