Lost in Translation

Thursday’s Special: Time (response to guest challenge)

One of the three sundials in Zagreb can be found in the oldest street in the city, Tkalčićeva. It’s summer, early in the morning, a week day, and many of the residents have fled the town to enjoy their holidays at the coast.

The place looks still and strangely empty, as if frozen in time.

(click on the image to zoom in)

This is my response to Debbie’s guest challenge time. Check out her post and join us this Thursday with your interpretations of the theme. Your links are eagerly awaited; link here and to Debbie’s guest post.

Click on the titles bellow to see the entries to this challenge:

Time by the Jagged Man

Time by Restless Jo

Time by Middleton Road

Time by Pommepal

Time by Susan Judd

Time by Art is Horseshit

Time by Irene Waters

Time by Tish Farrell

Time by Klara

Time by Anna

Time window by Tobias

Right time by Tobias

August 13, 2015

Croatia, Photography, Thursday’s Special, Zagreb

photo challenge, photography, Thursday’s Special, time, Zagreb

70 responses to “Thursday’s Special: Time (response to guest challenge)”

desleyjane

August 13, 2015 at 12:55 am

Wow this place looks familiar to me (😉). It’s a lovely shot Paula and so inviting with that pathway leading you in. Gorgeous colours too!

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 9:35 am
  
  😀 Thank you, Desley. I appreciate the extra effort you put to see this 🙂 This is my home town and I want to make it pretty 🙂
  
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  1. desleyjane
    
    August 13, 2015 at 9:54 am
    
    Of course! Oh it’s your hometown? It’s gorgeous. You’ve done it proud.
    
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    1. Paula
      
      August 13, 2015 at 10:00 am
      
      😀
      
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morselsandscraps

August 13, 2015 at 2:06 am

The whole colour palette seems to belong to the past, as does the figure in the street. As you often do, you manage multiple interpretations of the theme in one image.

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 9:34 am
  
  🙂 Thank you kindly Meg. The figure you mentioned (I guess you were referring to a female figure) is a bronze statue of a famous writer from Zagreb from some past times.
  
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DailyMusings

August 13, 2015 at 2:27 am

It does look frozen in time. So quiet and still. I enlarged it because I thought it was really a painting! Lovely.

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 11:21 am
  
  Oh I am glad you have zoomed in DM 🙂 and so happy that you like it. Thank you.
  
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Thursday’s Special: Time | Daffodil Hill Photography

August 13, 2015 at 4:13 am

[…] I love wrist watches. Just love them period. And I am amazed at how many flavors there are of them. As it is with many things in life there is an irony to that. Why? Because when I wear a watch it will slow down. Now I haven’t tried wearing a wind-up watch as the one I inherited from my dad do not functional at this time. So in that quirky light here are two shots of watches for Paula’sThursday Special: Time. […]

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The Jagged Man

August 13, 2015 at 4:15 am

Paula,
The photo is great! Nice all the way around!

Here is my take on your guest’s challenge: http://daffodilhillphotography.com/2015/08/12/thursdays-special-time/

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 11:21 am
  
  And you are faithful to b&w still 🙂 Thank you very much John. I am enjoying your close-ups.
  
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  1. The Jagged Man
    
    August 13, 2015 at 1:49 pm
    
    I won’t have “time” to work on anything photo related for a few days. So I had to use what was available….
    
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    1. Paula
      
      August 13, 2015 at 1:52 pm
      
      I hope that you are well now, and that you found the work you had been looking for. There is opening for December for colour challenge 🙂 So either Thursday in any of the first three weeks, cause later on it is 24th and 31st which are not good dates for our crowd.
      
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      1. The Jagged Man
        
        August 14, 2015 at 12:42 am
        
        How about the 3rd of December ? I am fine with coming up with a theme as well.
        
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        Paula
        
        August 14, 2015 at 9:00 am
        
        That sounds perfect John. I look forward to it very much. On Scheduled challenges page you can see the themes that have been and will be used this year. I am sure it will be no brainer for you to come up with something tha none of us have thought of before 🙂
        
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        The Jagged Man
        
        August 15, 2015 at 5:51 am
        
        You give me to much credit but thanks for the kind words Paula.
        
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Suzanne

August 13, 2015 at 8:07 am

It does look strangely silent and frozen. A very interesting photo.

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 11:22 am
  
  Many thanks Suzanne 🙂
  
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Debbie Smyth

August 13, 2015 at 8:29 am

Beautiful shot Paula and a great interpretation of the theme. I would love to be walking into that photo right now

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Sue

August 13, 2015 at 9:05 am

Interesting shot, Paula…a definite moment in time, strangely frozen…

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 11:22 am
  
  🙂 thank you, Sue. I look forward to your entry if you decide to post.
  
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  1. Sue
    
    August 13, 2015 at 11:54 am
    
    Just posted!
    
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    1. Paula
      
      August 13, 2015 at 12:01 pm
      
      And it was a wonderful surprise. Not one, but two different takes on the theme. I have displayed your macro shot, cause I am a sucker for macro and I find it more creative of the two, but I assure you I love your take on the obsolete instrument as well. Have a good Thursday, Sue!
      
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      1. Sue
        
        August 13, 2015 at 12:40 pm
        
        Glad you liked them Paula, and pleased you display my creative image! And I hope you have a good Thursday 🙂
        
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76sanfermo

August 13, 2015 at 9:19 am

Ha la leggerezza di un antico acquerello …..
Bellissima interpretazione!

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 9:23 am
  
  Voleva vere Zagabria ed adesso si puoi vedela. (Mi correggi per favore? :D)
  
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  1. 76sanfermo
    
    August 13, 2015 at 9:37 am
    
    Ciao, Paula!
    “you wanted to see Zagabria and now you can see it” = “volevi vedere Zagabria e adesso puoi vederla”..
    Baci grossi,
    A.
    
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    1. Paula
      
      August 13, 2015 at 9:40 am
      
      😀 I made fewer mistakes than I had thought. I appreciate this a lot Anna 🙂
      
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Tish Farrell

August 13, 2015 at 10:33 am

Another aspect that strikes me about this image is that it’s got the air of a parallel universe – yet another take on time. The way you’ve composed it invites the viewer to step into the path as if through some portal, rather like Alice going through the mirror into Looking Glass Land. Very very intriguing, Paula.

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 10:44 am
  
  Spot on analysis dearest Tish 🙂
  
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The time of my life! | restlessjo

August 13, 2015 at 10:42 am

[…] it with me. Please click on the links to see Debbie’s wonderful post, and Paula’s interpretation of it. I hope I can play my part in making Thursday […]

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restlessjo

August 13, 2015 at 10:46 am

Not quite to the point, Paula, but then, you wouldn’t want me to be, would you? I hope you like it anyway. It would probably have gone well for Debbie’s Look up Look down, but sadly I never did get to fly. 🙂
https://restlessjo.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/the-time-of-my-life/

I like your fairy tale snippet, too 🙂

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 11:24 am
  
  Great to see you had such fun Jo. Your post really responds to the theme and Debbie will love it. Here I chose to display the one that I found the most relevant 😀
  
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  1. restlessjo
    
    August 13, 2015 at 4:55 pm
    
    It has to be Swatch then 🙂 I almost put a comment to that effect. I have a Look up Look down in mind for Debbie, whenever I get to post it. 🙂
    
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Time piece. Paula’s Thursday Special… | Memories are made of this

August 13, 2015 at 11:23 am

[…] Paula’s Thursday Special is a guest challenge this week. Debbie has chosen the subject of time. […]

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pommepal

August 13, 2015 at 11:49 am

Certainly frozen in time. Where have all the people gone, looks almost ominous, but I love the colours. I’m cheating a bit this week and “saving time”…. https://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/time-piece/

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 11:56 am
  
  Lovely examples, Pommepal. Thank you.
  
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Lignum Draco

August 13, 2015 at 12:18 pm

Beautiful and interesting photo, Paula. I’ve never seen a vertical sundial before.

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 12:20 pm
  
  🙂 Thank you
  
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The Best Antiques | artishorseshit

August 13, 2015 at 1:02 pm

[…] https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/thursdays-special-time-response-to-guest-challenge-2/ […]

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Cardinal Guzman

August 13, 2015 at 1:04 pm

Love those empty streets. Oslo is at its best during Yule (Christmas) and Easter when all the farmers have left the city to visit their home places on the countryside.
Here’s my entry: https://artishorseshit.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/the-best-antiques/

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 1:12 pm
  
  That’s odd.. our farmers are unusually busy around Christmas bringing produce from their farms around Zagreb and supplying our produce markets. I would love to have Zagreb empty in winter, but it never happens.
  
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  1. Cardinal Guzman
    
    August 13, 2015 at 1:27 pm
    
    The “farmers” in Oslo are usually students and young workers that moved here to work/study. During the holidays, they return to their home places to visit.
    
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      August 13, 2015 at 1:27 pm
      
      Ah, that type of farmers…
      
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Thursday’s Special: Time | Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist)

August 13, 2015 at 2:04 pm

[…] response to Paula’s Thursday’s Special which this week has been set by guest challenger Debbie from Travel with […]

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Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

August 13, 2015 at 2:07 pm

Your photo does look surreal as though it is frozen in time.

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Walking through time on Lincoln’s Steep Hill | Tish Farrell

August 13, 2015 at 3:37 pm

[…] Debbie Smyth, at Thursday’s Special is asking us to think about time. Please visit Debbie and Paula for their own interpretations of the […]

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Tish Farrell

August 13, 2015 at 3:40 pm

Here’s my walk through time, Paula: http://tishfarrell.com/2015/08/13/walking-through-time-on-lincolns-steep-hill/

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 3:48 pm
  
  You’ve shared the most scenic street in Britain for this challenge. I am happy Tish. I hope that I’ll be lucky to visit it some day. That cathedral looks glorious. Thank you.
  
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  1. Tish Farrell
    
    August 13, 2015 at 4:07 pm
    
    I thought this would appeal to you 🙂
    
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klara

August 13, 2015 at 5:52 pm

so, here comes Thursday ;-). lovely colours. nice atmosphere, I looove early mornings in summertime.
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/08/thursday-special-time.html

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 7:02 pm
  
  🙂 where in the God’s name did you find those hats?
  
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  1. klara
    
    August 13, 2015 at 7:42 pm
    
    Riga 😉
    
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76sanfermo

August 13, 2015 at 7:06 pm

I posted a view of Castello Sforzesco, Milan…
The tower clock has been telling the time since 15th Century!

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 7:11 pm
  
  Meraviglioso! Ti ringrazio, Anna!
  
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  1. 76sanfermo
    
    August 13, 2015 at 7:29 pm
    
    Grazie a te , Paula!
    
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lumar1298

August 13, 2015 at 7:33 pm

Nice colors…

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1. Paula
  
  August 18, 2015 at 3:57 pm
  
  I am glad you like it, Lor 🙂
  
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bumbartusti

August 13, 2015 at 10:05 pm

Really fantastic photo for time challenge.
So many time layers in one picture.
It looks and feels like early color postcards.
Sundial hiding in plain sight and telling the current time.
Statue depicting someone from the past.
Path leading to modern men’s favorite pass time (sitting in the pub)
I guess that this is one of timeless streets that looked pretty much the same 100 years ago so to conclude Time Time Time.
Bravo!!!!

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 10:12 pm
  
  🙂 🙂 🙂
  
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Mark Kertesz Photography

August 13, 2015 at 10:49 pm

Very nice style to this one and the colour is great. Can I ask if you added a little HDR treatment to this one?

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1. Paula
  
  August 13, 2015 at 10:52 pm
  
  Oh yes I did 🙂 Usually I take several bracketted exposures, but this time it was a very hot morning and I was there only for a few minutes to snap it, so I had to apply fake HDR later.
  
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  1. Mark Kertesz Photography
    
    August 13, 2015 at 11:06 pm
    
    It’s a great shot and the HDR works very well for this one.
    
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    1. Paula
      
      August 13, 2015 at 11:07 pm
      
      Thank you very much, Mark 🙂 Did you start you holiday?
      
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      1. Mark Kertesz Photography
        
        August 13, 2015 at 11:27 pm
        
        I have 3 more days, so sad :(. I spent some time enjoying the country side and I think I will post a photo very soon. It was fun taking landscape shots so different than street work, I really enjoyed it.
        
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        Paula
        
        August 13, 2015 at 11:32 pm
        
        I guess it is more relaxing than street photography. I look forward to seeing your photos, Mark.
        
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Leya

August 14, 2015 at 1:03 pm

Intriguing shot and magical colours. Hometown? You have succeeded in making it pretty!

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1. Paula
  
  August 14, 2015 at 1:21 pm
  
  Thank you very much Leya 🙂
  
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Uday Narayanan

August 22, 2015 at 7:03 am

Gorgeous colours and a very nice composition, Paula. I like how the trees frame the image. The bars on either side of the pathway act as leading lines, guiding the viewer’s eyes right through to the sculpture.

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1. Paula
  
  August 22, 2015 at 12:03 pm
  
  It’s in my home town 🙂 Thank you so much.
  
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