After The Rain Photo

Photographer’s Note

Very nice small town located in south-east Herzegovina,close to Dubrovnik, Croatia. This place was a temporary home for my parents after the war.
This is the view from a car entering town from Popovo polje.

The toponym Trebinje comes from a medieval term Travunia. Trebinje was probably built by Slavs on the site of a Roman town laid waste by the Saracens in 840. In the mid-10th century Constantine Porphyrogenitus mentioned it under the name of Terbunia. It commanded the road from Ragusa to Constantinople, traversed, in 1096, by Raymond of Toulouse and his crusaders. Under the name of Tribunia or Travunja (the Trebigne of the Ragusans), it belonged to the Serbian Empire until 1355. Trebinje became a part of the expanded Medieval Bosnian state under Tvrtko I in 1373. There is a medieval tower in Gornje Police (Gornye Politse) whose construction is often attributed to Vuk Branković. The old Tvrdoš Monastery dates back to the 15th century.
In 1482, together with the rest of Herzegovina (see: Herzog Stjepan Vukčić Kosača), it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. The Old Town-Kastel was built by Turks on location of the medieval fortress of Ban Vir, on the western bank of the Trebišnjica River. The city walls, the Old Town square, and two mosques, were built in beginning of the 18th century by Resulbegovic family. The Arslanagić bridge was originally built (16th century) at the village of Arslanagic, 5km north of the town, by Mehmed-paša Sokolović, and it was managed by Arslanagic family. It was moved closer to Trebinje (1km) in the late 1960's. The Arslanagic bridge is one of the most attractive Turkish bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has two large and two small semicircular arches.

Ulaz u Trebinje iz pravca Ljubinja.

PaulVDV, Soumyadeb, claudeD, kevinos, Sistercosmo, gracious, Vasa, jlbrthnn, Selmik, Jardim, andante, alftrek has marked this note useful

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PaulVDV (5068) 2009-01-22 12:39

Hello Brano,
Beautiful with the flat green grassland on the foreground and then the village on the mountain slope with lots of purple and blue tones.
Best regards, Paul

Soumyadeb (84) 2009-01-22 13:39

Hi Brano --

Beautiful effect of the light that can be seen after a shower only. Sunshine and shade go hand in hand. Especially that in the foreground has done wonders here. The village and the mountain slope and the narrow format has helped to give it a wide look which goes perfect with the shot.

TFS
Cheers
Soumyadeb

JLG (2086) 2009-01-22 14:59

hello Branko
un tres beau panorama baigné par une superbe lumiere qui donne une agreable ambiance
une belle realisation
well done
jean louis

boka (647) 2009-01-22 15:26 [Comment]

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cayden (1673) 2009-01-22 21:46

Hi Brano,
Fantastic panaromic view thank you.
Cem

Niebaotan (300) 2009-01-23 3:29

Hi Brano

The sharpness isn't perfect but the landscape you have captured sure is beautiful. the composition with the mountain slopes is great.

TFS

claudeD (11168) 2009-01-23 9:03

Hello Brano,

I like your composition here with the different and nice tones all over the picture.Fine composition.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

kevinos (6917) 2009-01-24 3:32

Hi Brano. The strong composition, dividing the frame so boldly and the dramatic color contrast makes this one a very enjoyable image.The color does have a very fresh feel. regards kevin

diomed (3463) 2009-01-24 4:37

Very nice shot, Brano ! Great Compo, impressive atmosphere.
Nice week end
Antonio

darek1978 (11143) 2009-01-24 8:37

Hello Brano,
Great panoramic shot with beautiful colours and interesting point of view. It is a pleasure looking at it. Well done!
Cheers,
Darek

Sistercosmo (2523) 2009-01-25 8:58

Hi Brano,
nice picturesque view you present of Trebinje here. I like the field in the f/g and the slope of the mountains. Beautiful colors. Could be a tad sharper but, indeed, a great shot!
Thanks and take care,
Linda

gracious (20017) 2009-01-25 9:12

Hello Brano,
I loved the beautiful colour contrast between the fg green grassland and the distance mountain of the town!
good depth with nice details and colour
well done and thanks for the notes
cheers
Tony

Vasa (4976) 2009-01-25 13:17

Zdravo Brano,

tvoj snimak Trebinja vraća me u neka lepa vremena kada sam i ja tamo rado odlazio. Oživio si mi uspomene i puno ti hvala.

Mnogo pozdrava

Branko

chrkont (3629) 2009-01-26 7:12

Hi Brano
Nice landscape photo, with good colors at bad weather conditions.
TFS - Regards
Christos

andywo (2773) 2009-01-26 13:20

Hi Brano
Very picturesque view to the small town. Good composition and presentation.
Best regards, Andrzej

lousat (15034) 2009-01-26 15:53

Hi Brano,there is a magic atmosphere inside this pic,the colors are fanatastics like the lights...beautiful work,my best compliments,Luciano

dumbo (4306) 2009-01-29 2:26

Hello Brano,
Really fresh and colorful photo of this very beautiful landscape. I like that town by the dramatic mountains.
Well done!

Regards,
Eino

jlbrthnn (37038) 2009-01-29 4:31

Hello Brano,
I am astonished to see such small details whether clearly. The image is of quality, clear and coloured precisely and naturally. The slopes in background, broad the pre green, are important components of the composition and its balance. I congratulate you.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Selmik (1338) 2009-01-31 8:04

Hi Brano,
thank You for the note and photo,beautiful contrast between green/yellow grass and purple/pink colors of the village,well saturated and vivid.
Very good perspective and photo overall,considering it was taken from the car.
Take care,
Mike :-)

Jardim (3189) 2009-01-31 8:54

Olá Brano,

The green fiel give colour to this photo wivh is very balanced. I like of the panoramic view.

JJ

anesugur (16590) 2009-02-04 10:57

Hello Brano,
Very beautiful scenery.
Composition, colors, depth and point of view are excellent.
Very well done. Uğur

andante (7092) 2009-02-05 13:19

Hey, Brano, got to admit that Im a big fan of the after-the-rain color palette, I find it nostalgic. Like the way your composition creates layers of spaces.
Good capture1
TFS,
e

alftrek (2709) 2009-02-16 21:05

Hello Brano,

I think this is my first visit to your gallery. Its surely well worth a visit. You have many first classed photos.

The light on the FG and the building in the distant is amazingly stunning. A superb composition with the hills and fog in the BG, and good FG details. The scene could be a perfect choice for a panorama.

TFS
Regards
Alfred

marcdemoulin (1492) 2009-02-26 11:08

I love the saturated tones here Brano!
Marc

Mateja (413) 2009-08-28 13:21

Hej Brano,
lijepa kompozicija i vrlo intenzivne barve u prvom planu, šteta da je drugi plan malo neizrazit, ali dobra fotka u cijelom.
Pozdrave,
Mateja