Soldier View Photo

Photographer’s Note

Not long time ago during the civil war these stones were used as a protection for some unknown soldiers, looking down on highway and the hills over the river, where some other soldiers were hiding behind some similar hideout.
Now this beautiful view on Neretva river is free and hopefully very soon the next generation would be wondering what were these stones used for.
The main highway going North-south is located on left river's bank and train is on opposite side.

ChrisJ, daddo, stego, jwmunro, Emile, jlbrthnn, danos, vasilpro, kiks has marked this note useful

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pauloog (6368) 2009-06-05 15:08

Hello Brano,
A well composed photo that gains its signicicance thanks to your note. Let those times never come back. Never.
Regards,
Paul

ChrisJ (69973) 2009-06-05 15:11

Hello Brano

Excellent composition with a fantastic view & good sharpness. Yes it does resemble the view a sniper would have & it wasn't all that long ago that Bosnia was in the news, & for all the wrong reasons. I'd add yellow & burn in the highlights. Tfs!

daddo (11277) 2009-06-06 1:05

Zdravo Brano. Eh kad bi tako bilo, da nesto naucimo od bivsih dogadjaja. Ova fotka i tvoje rjeci me posjecaju od one stare pjesme- Bosno Moja.
Bosno moja poharana,
mnogo ljeta ne orana...
Kuco moja bez sinova
Stalo moja bez volova...

A kad je ta bila napisana... i opet se sve ponovilo.
Ljepa je Bosna i meni draga. Pozdrav. Klaudio.

peppe59 (1845) 2009-06-06 1:42

Ciao Brano,
bellissima immagine, i sassi in primo piano danno la giusta profondità dell'immagine.Ottima la risoluzione, belli ci colori.
Buon fine settimana
Giuseppe

stego (22350) 2009-06-07 12:07

Hi Brano,

One can hardly imagine that scenic view as a place where was a war only some years ago. Besides the natural beauty, I like very much the compo, which makes good use of the lines and shapes of the landscape.

This is a country that I have always wanted to visit. As a matter of fact, I had plans to visit it the year the war broke out.

Regards,
José

jwmunro (6571) 2009-06-07 12:30

Hello Brano -

I like the note as it casts this lovely scene in a whole different perspective. The composition is very nice, but the sky is working against you. This was captured at midday and you managed the light very well.

Thank you for sharing.

John

Emile (19881) 2009-06-07 17:38

Hola Brano.
The truth is that it was a bloody war but thank God that it's in the past and hope that it will never come back. There is no doubt that this specific point was a good place for a sniper, now from where you can see a beautiful landscape and you've captured it very well from a high POV with great perspective and nice natural colors.
TFS.
Best regards and wish you a nice week ahead.

jlbrthnn (37559) 2009-06-08 5:32

Hello Brano,
This now alleviated area is splendid. I discover it with curiosity. Your point of view and this foreground are pleasant and quite selected. I appreciate the natural light and colors. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Silvio1953 (41390) 2009-06-08 10:53

Ciao Brano, wonderful landscape with fantastic colors, beautiful compositions with rocks in FG, very well done, ciao Silvio

darek1978 (11163) 2009-06-09 14:24

Hi Brano,
A fine point of view to capture this lovely landscape. I like this eyecatching composition with the stones in the foreground and very impressive view in the background. Well done!
Regards,
Darek

danos (32170) 2009-06-09 23:45

Hello Brano,
really this stones are a specific observatory for someone that want to overview the lower area where the river cross.Nice the view from above of this beautiful region in the peace times.Well done.

Regards,Danos

vasilpro (8408) 2009-06-10 10:40

Hello Bravo,
Beautiful view and very good high POV, I like the place down there with the village and the river crossing the fields, lovely colors and good DOF.
Greetings from Greece, Vasilis.

Selmik (1372) 2009-06-29 11:16

Hi Brano,
a wonderful and colorful view,good presentation and combination of fore- and backgrounds creates nice view of the valley with mountains in the back.
Well done!
Mike

kiks (6033) 2009-10-15 9:09

HEllo Brano, i als hope that this will stay a free view. Wonderful landschape and i like very much the composition. I found the colors a bit washdout maybe the use of a polarizer would help.
Best regards
KIKs