Summer holiday is a great time. A time for reloading the batteries, obtaining new inspiration and leave all worries behind for a while. I have just returned from a week in Dubrovnik. Holiday with my two sons. Despite extreme heat and a city overload with tourists—included ourselves of course—we very much enjoyed spending a week in the beautiful Croatian city right on the Adriatic Sea.
Holiday also means putting away all the regular tasks that fill up everyday life. Among other tasks, I left all blogging behind. As some of you, my regular readers, may have discover I have been completely absent from the blog sphere the last week. I do enjoy the contact that the blog provides, but it’s also nice from time to time to not have to think about the next post or how to answer the many comments.
However, I am back. And now I look forward to start a new season of blogging. Here are a few photos from my trip to Dubrovnik before I, as of next week, once again will start writing about the creative process that all of us photographers (and other artists, too) so much thrive on. The week in Dubrovnik was holiday, but of course, I could not let go of capture a photo or two, even if it’s not with the same focus as when the sole purpose with a travel is photography. But photographing is fun and inspiring no matter under what circumstance. No?
In Flow with Otto 
It is indeed nice to just breathe and take a break! Glad you had a nice time with the kids! What great photos too!!! Welcome back 😊
Thank you, Max.
so lovely! the buildings, the people between the buildings, the boats, the people between the boats, the holiday and the posts in between 🙂
You make me want to go back again. Thanks, Elaine.
There is so much of beauty and interest in the world, to share it with others is the greatest of joys.
It is indeed. Anything we can share brings joy. 🙂
Lovely photos Otto. I loved Dubrovnik and it wasn’t so crowded until Game of Thrones! I’m all packed for Bergen tomorrow- hurrah!
I guess the series made a big difference. Have a nice trip to Bergen. I am in town now, so let me know if you want to meet up. 🙂
Would love to meet up if you are free. We arrive tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon and leave early Sunday. Our plans are pretty flexible other than a boat trip on Thursday. We are staying right in the centre by the fish market. Let me know if you can meet up.
Friday would work for me. But let’s keep in touch by email. You can reach me on ottovon@online.no.
Thats on my wishlist of [laces to visit. Lovely shots and welcome back!
Thank you. I can wholeheartedly recommend Dubrovnik.
We all need sometimes to recharge our batteries! An yes, photographing is fun when you are relaxed!
robert
Particularly when you love photographing. 🙂
Photography should be fun!
Yes, I agree. However, in the professional world it might not always be…
Well, I can imagine that….
Lovely impressions 🙂 The first one is fascinating – it looks as if some giant child has opened his hands and dropped all his playthings on a heap 😀 And in a way, what a relief from concrete, iron and glass! Though, there too, some people create very interesting buildings when you put aside the average highrises that crowd our cities nowadays… 🙂 Thanks for sharing…
And thank you for the lovely comment, Nil.
Surely one if the worlds most beautiful cities beautifully caught in your fabulous photographs. I hope your holiday was lovely.
I did indeed have a lovely holiday. Thank you, Holly.
Dubrovnik looks like a beautiful place, Otto. Extreme heat sounds like way above 40°? Does it cool down in evening time? I find it hard to cope with the heat, but I very glad to see you managed to charge your batteries and have a great time with your sons. I too think it’s vital to leave all the technical gears and social media behind on a holiday. Looking forward to your next post. Have a great week,
The Fab Four of Cley
Thank you, Klausbernd, I hope you will enjoy the week, too. It wasn’t quite 40 degrees, but very humid, which makes the heat more intolerable. It didn’t really cool down in the evenings.
Sounds as though this holiday hit the spot to nourish you. Enjoyed your street captures.
I am glad you did. Thank you, Sally.
Awesome clicks!!! Loved them…Hope you had a great time enjoying Holidays..
I did. 🙂 Thank you, Adi.
Welcome back Otto. Great pictures!
Thank you.
What a beautiful spot! I have friends whose son is getting married somewhere in Croatia this weekend. I guess it’s where he and his bride met. Years and years ago my family had an exchange student from what was then Yugoslavia. She used to talk of vacationing in the area you visited. Sounded beautiful back then, looks like it’s still beautiful now! Glad you enjoyed your vacation!
It is indeed a beautiful coastline. I bet you friend’s son is enjoying the visit in Croatia. 🙂
Glad to hear you had a great week for vacation. These pictures are vibrant and just seem to reflects your recharged from your time off.
I am happy to know. Thank you for commenting.
Thanks for posting these, Otto! A good friend visited Dubrovnik on holiday a couple of months ago, but he’s not much of a photographer. Nice to see what it looks like.
Thanks for the laughter you brought up. I am sure your friend did enjoy Dubrovnik even if he isn’t a photographer. 🙂
Hello Otto,
I’m happy you had the chance to get away for some Summer time fun with your sons to recharge and explore. And such a beautiful destination by your captures here.
I’ll look forward to reading about your thoughts on creativity in your next post.
Until then,
Di 💐
Thanks for the encouragement. I still have a couple of days to think about what I specifically want to write.
You’re welcome Otto. The mulling over topics can be part of the fun can’t it!
I know I’ll enjoy it as it’s such a lovely topic.
Until soon…
Di 💐
Beautiful pictures!
Thank you.
🙂 You are most welcome.
Your holiday photo’s are out of the ordinary holiday picture Otto.
Thank you for the lovely feedback, Greta.
Nice photos. I really like the shadow shot 🙂
That’s one of my own favourites. Thank you, Petrus.
Wonderful images, Otto! Dubrovnik seems like a popular destination lately. Trust you had a wonderful time with your sons..
I did indeed, and yes, Dubrovnik has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years.
That looks like a beautiful spot for a holiday, Otto. I hope you found many ways to keep cool in the heatwave. Cheers!
The best way to keep cool, was to jump into the war. It was maybe the clearest water I have ever experienced. And, yes, cooling.
Yes, fun no matter what the circumstances – and how nice that you and your sons got some time off. It’s nice to see a bit of the architecture. I just talked to someone (a Chinese American MD) who went there for his honeymoon and loved it. Welcome back!
I think Dubrovnik is a perfect place for a honeymoon – if you don’t mind plenty of other tourists. 🙂
Your images amaze me because they all appear to have been shot in optimal light conditions. The show so much detail. And yet, I know that shooting scenes such as these rarely provides optimal light. It is usually a bunch of interesting but contrasty images…at least when I try it. Glad you had the opportunity to recharge your batteries.
The trick (if there is such a thing) for not getting too much contrast in the photos, is to shoot in the late afternoon and closer to sunset. Thank you for the comment, Linda.
It sounds like a great time, Otto, and these photographs are just beautiful.
Thank you, Lisa.
Very pretty with the orange slate tiles and narrow streets. Like how you have captured the images with the people in them.
Thank you for the feedback, Jane. Much appreciated.
I agree, it’s good and healthy to disconnect and recharge for a while. Sounds like a lovely break Otto. Enjoy getting back into the blogging.
I certainly will. Thank you, Miriam.
What an awesome city! The perfect place to unwind and recharge. I’m still editing photos from my vacation to Florida in June. It seems that these days, my camera doesn’t get much use until vacation!
I think that is the case for many people. Vacations is the big time for photography. I appreciate your comment, Barbara.
Thank you for sharing the sites of beautiful Dubrovnik, Otto.
And thank you for the feedback, Jet. 🙂
The beauty of photography is each shot holds the charm of the city/place where you’ve traveled ~ memories you have within and then the ability to share the joy and scenes with others. Dubrovnik looks like a perfect place to recharge and enjoy life with family and friends. Cheers to happy trails 🙂
Cheers to that! And yes, you are right, Dubrovnik is a perfect place to recharge and have a good time.
Wonderful photos, Otto – the first one just made my heart sing.
I am happy you think so. Thank you, Lynn.
You really captured the vibrancy of city life and street activity in your photos, Otto. How wonderful to have had the time with your sons. Those times are probably not all that frequent, but always so meaningful. Setting the computer aside for a while is good for each of us!
It is indeed good to let go of the cyber world and instead have some real social interaction with those you care for. I did enjoy spending time with my sons.
Rhythms are an important part of life: breathing, hearts beating, sunsets and sunrises, the movement from summer to winter and back. We need those rhythms in our creative lives, too, and withdrawing in order to re-engage is not only acceptable — it’s critical! I’m glad you had a good time on holiday, and I’m glad to be seeing a post again.
I’m especially fond of the first photo of the rooftops. Even in a city crowded with tourists, there’s a way to see it more clearly.
You are so right, we need to withdraw in order to fill up our creative well. We can’t just keep pouring out, can we. Thanks for the comment, Linda.
Thank you for stopping by my blog recently. Blessings, Susan
And thank you for returning the visit. 🙂
Beautiful photographs Otto! I’m just about wrapping up the work I’ve put into my project that’s been so all consuming this last year or so. I will know the outcome in November and whether the work has paid off. The result so much doesn’t matter though, it’s been nice to be so absorbed in the creative process that as you say, we thrive on. I’m about to head back to Fuerteventura for most of September where I too will be recharging my batteries ready for the next project. Like you however, I won’t be leaving my camera behind! 🙂
I am happy to know that your project has been progressing nicely – even if it has been time consuming. Enjoy the trip to Fuerteventura – and take some great photos we all can enjoy on your blog. 🙂
That’s right. It’s “fun”! Even when its work, it’s liberating.
And that is how it ought to be… 🙂
Absolutely beautiful photos Otto!
Thank you.
Love Your photos. Thank you.
And thank you for the comment.
Like you I appreciate the opportunity to take a break from the everyday routine. Even just a few days works wonders in resuscitating the creative juices!
We all need some breaks from time to time, don’t we.