The Old Bridge in Mostar

The Old Bridge and It's Area are part of UNESCO's World Heritage List. It was constructed in the year 1566 and the building was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent. The goal was to replace an older wooden suspension bridge of dubious stability.Upon its completion it was the widest man-made ar…
Singing Girls, Hong Kong, China by Benjamin W. Kilburn 1901

viaBenjamin West Kilburn (December 10, 1827 – January 15, 1909) was an American photographer and stereoscopic view publisher famous for his landscape images of the nascent American and Canadian state, provincial, and national parks and his visual record of the great migrations at the end of the nine…
Visiting Sibenik 2013 [Part 5/5]: Ocean Sunset
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Here are two sunset shots, taken on the fortress of St. Nikola. I wanted to close out the summer vacation photos with these two shots.This is a multi-part series from our vacation, other parts include:Part One: Lost on the Island (Part One)Part Two: Lost on the Island (Part Two)Part Three: Old Town …
How to make daylight images work

Daylight can be harsh. Very harsh. Photographers will tell you never to shoot during the middle of the day, but to wait for sundown or sunrise, because the light is much softer.But sometimes you can't help it or don't have a choice. And this is where this short tutorial comes in. If you are shooting…
Ghostbuster Abe Lincoln

viaAn extremely rare photograph of President Abraham Lincoln taken during his brief yet memorable stint as a paranormal investigator and eliminator circa 1864.…
Late 1800s, one man band
25Aug2013Game of Thrones Location Photos in Dubrovnik and Lokrum

I don't know if anyone here watches HBO's Game of Thrones, most likely you are, since it's so popular right now, and if you do, you might know that they shoot parts of the show in Croatia, mainly Dubrovnik and it's surrounding area. I recently took upon watching the show and noticed a lot of locatio…
Visiting Sibenik 2013 [Part 4/5]: Fortress of St. Nikola
![Visiting Sibenik 2013 [Part 4/5]: Fortress of St. Nikola](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_HE3CMXRi56JEIvG1GZGgUjNtcBGlx1ZGjFEPFWGtVDG54GaOW0MRa-FxykiifEUjhhKgrDyrX0NtuOVMrYykYLckr8gFXiMFzJUlinUkL7A40YUqu7loNVKC01XmrHjNl0aPtlrwdMJ/s140-p/IMG_0031.jpg)
My sister and I visited the Fortress of St. Nikola last year. Click here to take a look back at the images from last year. It was really fun to go back. Last year I didn't bring my tripod with me, because I didn't anticipate how dark it would be inside, or that you could even walk inside the Fortres…
Rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan (emerged before Samurai)
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viaAn onna-bugeisha (女武芸者?) was a type of female warrior belonging to the Japanese upper class. Many wives, widows, daughters, and rebels answered the call of duty by engaging in battle, commonly alongside samurai men. They were members of the bushi (samurai) class in feudal Japan and were trained i…
Visiting Sibenik 2013 [Part 3/5]: Old Town and Cathedral
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I guess I should actually post some photos from Sibenik, since that was the main part of our vacation. We visited Sibenik last year, so we didn't overdo taking photos there. The side destinations were actually more appealing to us this year, not trying to take away from the beauty of the old town of…