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The Photographer’s Eye – Guest Blog from Croatia

My son Matthew writes from Zagreb, Croatia………………

Vedrana and I spent the day touring her hometown of Rijeka, snapping shot after shot, trying to come up with something worthy of a guest post on mom’s blog.

We raced up to the Fortress of Trsat to catch the “golden hour” and found these fabulous dragons, eager to pose for us.

I took ten pictures, trying to get just the right one and this was the best I could do.

Vedrana took just one:

Dragon Silhouette Photo by Vedrana — Dragon Silhouette Photographed by Vedrana

When I saw the stunning photograph she had created I threw up my hands, recognizing that my novice attempts had been outclassed in every way.

Clearly, the photographer’s eye does not run in the family.

In one, last, desperate attempt to capture something beautiful, I took this one-

And finally I was satisfied with the results.

Matthew

July 24, 2014July 25, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Guest Blog, Photography, Photos in CroatiaTags: Castle, Croatia, dragons, family, Fortress, golden hour, guest blog, photographer's eye, photography, postaday, Rijeka, statues, travel, Trsat Castle, Zagreb 11 Comments

Hail Storm in Zagreb Croatia- Guest Post

In my email this morning-

Dear Mom,

A hail storm broke out in Zagreb today and my friend Maja captured it with her iPhone from her 9th floor office. She was a little bit reluctant to be blogged, but she had this to say about the picture : “It looked so great and it made me so happy that I wanted to share it.”

And it reminded me of the sentence from the film “American Beauty” – “Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can’t take it, and my heart is just going to cave in.”

I think that quote is a great motto for us to live by. You and your blog do a great job reminding us all of the beauty that surrounds us every moment of every day, so I knew what to do with Maja’s picture right away!

Love you,

Matty

Thank you Maja for sharing your beautiful photograph of the hailstorm from the ninth floor window and thanks Matty, too.

May 20, 2013May 20, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Guest Blog, PhotographyTags: city scene, Croatia, family, friendship, guest blog, Hail Storm, photography, postaday, skyline, travel, weather, Zagreb 10 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

The Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign was enough to make me scramble- find Croatian photos from my trip visiting Matthew about 4 years ago.

October 27, 2012October 27, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: Croatia, Foreign, photography, postaday, signage, travel, Zagreb 14 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Urban

I could sift through thousands of urban photographs for this week’s challenge: urban.

There are the suburban shots of the family in my file folders, too.

Choosing a cohesive urban series was my personal challenge. The most searched term on my blog and a true urban image is NYC Rooftops at Night which I posted in 2009.

I live and work in the city of Pittsburgh, driving across bridges and past demolitions, playgrounds and chain link fences. There are skyscrapers and empty lots. When I visit my sister in lower Manhattan there are hundreds more images to shoot and file. And why not throw in a couple from Zagreb where Matthew lives?

So much for a cohesive series. Here are my urban selections for this week’s challenge. A couple will be familiar if you’ve followed me for more than a year.

August 26, 2012May 28, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: architecture, Chinatown, city, New York City, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday, signage, travel, urban madonna, weekly photo challenge: urban, Zagreb 42 Comments

How Do You Feel About Eels?

My mother never cooked one. (she was from Durand, Illinois.)

I can’t remember ever tasting one. An unsophisticated palate or a cultural deficiency?

But I’ve been pondering eels for three days now-and all the people in my life have been talking about food and diets a lot. No one mentioned eels.

I was driving along in the car, listening to the radio and the voice of author, James Prosek, was talking eels and the fascinating book he’s written about them. I mean, this guy knows EVERYTHING about eels.

And I got to thinking how I feel about eels. The eating of them. When you’re driving a couple of hours, you think about all kinds of things. You’ve got time. And as I said it’s three days later and I am still pondering eels?

Now eels, their habits and lives aren’t something I’ve thought much about until I heard him interviewed. I found a link for Vintage Recipes for eel and the title Collared Eel isn’t something I’ve heard come up on anyone’s food blog recently. Maybe eel is part of your Christmas Eve dinner? Lots of Pittsburghers are talking about eating more fish cause it’s Lent. I’m thinking they’re referring to Fish Sandwiches, not eels.

Here is a photo I shot at the Zagreb Fish Market when I was visiting a few years ago. Some eels.

How do you feel about eels?

Here’s the book title

Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World’s Most Mysterious Fish
By James Prosek check out his website for more information on his art and writing.

See an EEL restaurant at a fellow blogger’s post here

February 23, 2012March 17, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, Photos from CroatiaTags: cooking, Croatia, eating, eels, fish, food, James Prosek, photography, Splendid Table, Zagreb 21 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured

How something feels. Or looks like it feels. That’s what I teach the kids at school as texture is one of the art elements. Sometimes we rub a crayon on paper to capture texture, like the bottom of our shoes. Perused the WPC posts for inspiration and a lot of ancient stone walls, Roman ruins were possibilities from the archives. Murphy the airedale’s coat came to mind. I was in the Croatian files last night and found something from the Zagreb Fish Market. Then saw the breakfast roll. Remembering how Matthew went to the bakery and brought it back. Difficult to edit myself this late evening. Decided to add the poll today as I would for the Keep or Pitch blog (on temporary hiatus) Cast a vote– which photo exemplifies the Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured ?

Textured Roll Croatia — Bumpy top breakfast roll.

September 13, 2011September 12, 2011 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Croatia, octopus, poll, postaday2011, sunflower seed, Weekly Photo Challenge: Textured, Zagreb 20 Comments

Matthew and the Megabus

Picked Matthew up from downtown Pittsburgh tonight. He came from Columbus on the Mega Bus. I had not seen one before. Big and bright and clean. Dropped him in Regent Square for an impromptu School Reunion at D’s Six Pax and Dogz. He’s in town for 48 hours. Headed back to Zagreb at the end of his visit. World traveler. But the Mega Bus was a great deal. $18.50 one way from Columbus. You can reserve early and get real deals on tickets. Learning he was coming here just last night, I cleaned today and didn’t worry so much about the first day of school Tuesday morning.I think he’s planning to come to school and help get the two art rooms ready for the first day with kids on Monday. Matthew is the one who says to his friends when I was photographing them at his college graduation-“This is what my mom does. It’s annoying now- but later, you’re glad!” I tell that to so many people I photograph. IT is true

August 16, 2011August 17, 2011 by Ruth Categories: Family, Night Light in the CityTags: available light, Croatia, family, Megabus, Pittsburgh, postaday2011, Zagreb 15 Comments

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