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Monthly Photo Challenge: The Changing Seasons 01
Stretching in an area of 316 hectares with five lakes and a zoo, Maksimir is the favourite place to unwind for many citizens of Zagreb. When Cardinal said we should take photos every month of a place in our city to show seasonal and other changes, I could not think of a better one. Winter is not glamorous in my parts, the virginal snow here lasts for a few hours at most to be quickly replaced with squishy, muddy, gray mush, but even in this grayish, bleak coat Maksimir remains my preferred part of the town, and also the one I draw my earliest childhood memories from.
Neo-Gothic Chapel of St George (Sv Juraj) built in 1864
My favourite encounter that day
Looks solitary, but it is not.
Reflective moment
Colours nevertheless
We are tall
Viewpoint or vidikovac
Every month Cardinal will challenge us to go to the same spot and take photos in different light and atmosphere. Check out this challenge, and join us.
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Exactly the moodiness of nature I am missing! Thank you, Paula – wonderful colors and the place feels magical!
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Thank you, honey, I am sorry I haven’t thanked you for your previous comment yet. I am running late this week. Hugs, P.
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Brilliant stuff Paula. Looks like a really beautiful area and with all the water and trees I’m guessing that this area will explode in colours pretty soon. Your spring probably starts a good month earlier than here.
I love the shots and that neo-gothic chapel looks a bit spooky!
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Thanks a lot CG. This is the first time I could take a photo of the chapel from behind. In Spring, Summer and Fall it is covered with trees, so I had to hurry up. I thought with five lakes and the zoo on the property I will never run out on inspiration if I chose this part of the town. Your challenge made a significant change in my photographic “career” already 😀 It made me commit to go out in a fresh air more, to observe longer and better (I hope). Thank you for the idea 🙂
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These stark tree-scapes are very fascinating, Paula. They feel like the setting for mysterious tales, waiting to be told.
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Thank you very much Tish. Now that I look at them I feel it too. Having others challenge me is good for my creativity. I also enjoyed taking photos for your great idea. 🙂
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Thank you for showing me so beautifully what I missed by whizzing through Zagreb. “Colours nevertheless” is my favourite, but so are all those bare-branch traceries, and the buildings. Can everything be a favourite?
This challenge is not for me this year. I’ll be experiencing two winters and four very different places in the next six months.
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I knew about two winters but I thought it would include two places, what other places are you talking about? And thank you, Meg. I am happy you like my moody pics 🙂
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Home, and back to Stanthorpe – and later in the year, Rylstone in central NSW
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Rylstone is beautiful 🙂
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Still, it could be awesome to see those changes if you want to participate. The rules aren’t carved in stone.
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seems like a very interesting project, looking forward to participating. your chosen place will surely present a lot of material. even bare in winter it looks nice. I have to think now what to choose.
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Thank you, Klara. Make sure to go to Cardinal’s place (there is a link in my post) to see his awesome shots 🙂
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Che bella località , sono felice di conoscerla un po’!
Grazie!
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I will show you more of Zagreb next Thursday 🙂
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Hope so!
Love,
A.
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These are truely wintery scenes Paula. I look forward to seeing the scenes in spring.
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Since I am supposed to post every month I guess there will be at least two posts of that location before Spring happens. Thank you, Colline. How are you?
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Fascinating captures – excellent work… 🙂
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Happy you think that, Drake 🙂
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Beautiful photos- I look forward to seeing the changes that come…
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How strange – this could be a scene from a painting by the German Expressionist Caspar David Friedrich
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Which one?
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I’m not thinking of one in particular – it just looks like a motif he could have used 🙂
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Such a beautiful area, Paula! 🙂
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I know 🙂 Thank you, Linda for the visit.
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This looks beautiful Paula. Love the description of ‘virginal snow’. Ours a bit more experienced.:)
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🙂 Thanks, Sue!
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Love the architecture you photographed…It would be interesting to see inside
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Thank you very much Charlie. I thought the same. That little chapel is always closed and the viewpoint for the last.couple of years. A shame, really.
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I managed to miss Cardinal’s challenge, Paula, so thank you very much for directing my attention 🙂 I came here to look at the Special and got sidetracked (rather beautifully 🙂 )
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No worries, this one was yesterday’s. Thanks, Jo.
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The dog is so cute!
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His mistress wasn’t happy I captured him so dirty 😀
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Ha!
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such a pretty place!! through a few pictures, you’ve succeeded in taking us there with you and sharing the winter mood. How clever and awesome! Thank you! can’t wait to see what it will look like next month …
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Nice change…
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Beautiful country!
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It really is 🙂 Thank you, Maria.
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If my winter could look like that, I won’t mind at all Paula. What a beautiful place and you’ve captured it so very well. Excellent shots hon. 😀 ♥
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These few weeks have been very mild, but the sun is shinning in beautiful colours only during the weekend. Comes the weekend and all the blue is gone :S There, it happened again. I will have to find some still life around the hose to take pics of. Thank you, Sophia for joining me on this walk.
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Wonderful photos, i found you through Cardinals site as doing the challenge also. They have such a subtle gentleness about the way they look x
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Thank you very much Justine. I love your entry too.
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You have caught so many shifting tones and shadows already Paula and so looking forward to watching the changes. I envy your proximity to childhood memories!
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🙂 Thank you for your observing comment, Patti. Yes, it feels good to be so close to my first happy memories 🙂
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You’re presenting a beautiful gallery with fine light and great moods, Paula. Glad you had such a nice encounter as well. Do you meet the little cutie often?
Klem, Dina
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Tusen takk dear Dina. Klem 🙂
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P.S. I meet a different pooch every time 😀
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Good for you, dear Paula! 😀
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Lovely Paula!
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These have a very cinematic feeling.
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Lovely! Thanks for spend a bit your time doing it and sharing wit us! 🙂
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