I love the sea. I love the beach. I love the salty sea air. I'd spend three months a year at the seaside if I could. Sadly, I haven't really spent much time at the beach in the past few years for various reasons. This year it wasn't until September that we could finally take the time and head to one of our favorite destinations, Island Krk in Croatia. We traveled with our half-made camper van and based ourselves at the campground in Stara Baška but drove to a desolate beach near Punat almost every day. I still had to work, but I got to lie on the beach every day, swim, relax, do crosswords and sudoku, and I actually read 4 books! Bliss. These 9 days weren't about photography at all, but I had my little camera with me almost everywhere and snapped away when the mood struck.
Arriving at our destination - Stara Baška:
Late afternoon on the beach at the Stara Baška campground:
Waiting for the sunset:
The desolate beach near Punat, and finally some serious drama in the sky!
View of the Punat Bay with a small island in the middle:
It was raining almost every night, and the clouds got quite ominous a few times during the day, too:
View of the Punat Bay:
Our campground:
The hills behind the village of Stara Baška:
At the Stara Baška pier for sunset:
Pink sky above Stara Baška:
I think I'll go back before the summer is completely over. ;)
I spent a month in the USA this summer; mostly for work, but I did take a one-week road trip from San Diego to San Francisco. I'm still processing the photos, and these are just a few teasers:
End of May is the time when I drive around Mengeš and Rodica searching for fields of clover. Their red color is so picturesque, and there are poppies growing there as well. Highly recommended for photography!
I often go for a walk across fields that lie between Kamnik and Podgorje; it's quiet and peaceful, and the views of the Kamnik Alps are great. And sometimes I get lucky with the weather. :)
Tunjice is a village only a few minutes' drive away from where I live but I never took photos of its picturesque church before. Until last weekend. :) My friend Piotr suggested going there for the sunset on a stormy June Saturday, and we arrived there after a rainy afternoon. The clouds were dramatic, the sun made an appearance for about a minute, just enough to take a picture or two of the sunlit church of St. Ana, and the clouds were chased around the mountain slopes by the wind. After sundown there was so much humidity in the air the lens needed to be wiped after every shot. But it was quite worth it. :)
