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Photographs: Croatia, Photographs: Europe, Photographs: People, Photographs: Travel, Photographs: Urban/Street

Woman Crossing The Square

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A woman crosses a square early in the morning, Trogir, Croaita.

Woman Crossing The Square. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

A woman crosses a square early in the morning, Trogir, Croaita.

This past August I had the double good fortune to be able to photograph in Trogir, Croatia and to spend a morning photographing there with my friend Franka Gabler, who was brought up there. This town was all new to me in most ways, but it was familiar to her. We started photographing around sunrise and spent a few hours wandering narrow streets and visiting the waterfront… until we finally stopped for coffee and to sit out a brief rain shower.

The stone construction is typical of Trogir and other places we visited in Croatia. (It is not secret that the architecture and colors of European regions often reflects that the occupants had available for construction — and here it was stone.) The two of us paused near this entrance to this small square, hoping to have just the right figure move through the scene. Things often happen quickly in street photography, and I had just a brief moment to squeeze off three exposures as this woman walked through the square.

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Photographs: Italy, Photographs: Travel

Trattorria Pennello

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Tuscan sun on the front of Trattoria Pennello, Florence, Italy.

Trattorria Pennello. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Tuscan sun on the front of Trattoria Pennello, Florence, Italy.

As a dedicated fan of weathered surfaces, angular shapes, textures, and interesting color combinations… there is no shortage of photographic targets in Italy. Although this photograph comes from busy Florence/Firenze, with a bit of patience and good luck I was able to photograph this little scene without people.

The light is also special here. At times it can be soft-edged, especially if the humidity is high and/or there are some clouds. But in the middle of the day there can also be an appealing sharp-edged quality, too, that accentuates the textures and shadows.

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Photographs: Architecture, Photographs: Italy, Photographs: Structures and Objects, Photographs: Travel

Doorway, Steps, Morning Light

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Morning light on a weathered doorway, steps, and a small plant — Orvieto, Italy.

Doorway, Steps, Morning Light. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Morning light on a weathered doorway, steps, and a small plant — Orvieto, Italy.

Since I wrote earlier about our stop in Orvieto, Italy I will keep the background brief on this post. Orvieto is a lovely “hill town” in Umbria. The old walled city occupies the relatively flat top of a hill surrounded by steep slopes. It is a popular day-trip destination, though we stayed there a few days and enjoyed evenings and mornings without crowds.

As a very old town, it is a cit of very narrow and winding streets. (The “small bus” ride to our lodgings from the funicular was… something.) The whole place is eminently walkable, and we took advantage of that throughout our visit, wandering to places that we knew we were supposed to visit (including the impressive duomo) and walking randomly up and down whatever streets looked interesting.

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Photographs: New York City

Mural, Caution Tape

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Caution tape and a few cones witha giant street mural on the side of a brick building, Manhattan.

Mural, Caution Tape. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.

Caution tape and a few cones witha giant street mural on the side of a brick building, Manhattan.

I’m not sure how others see and react to murals like this one in Manhattan, but I respond in several different ways. Sometimes I just see them as what they are — essentially large paintings (or equivalents of painting) displayed outdoors — and I think of them as, essentially, not part of their surroundings but as things that stand alone. At other times I do see them in the context of their surroundings, and when I do the result can be carrying. This one feels more like the latter case to me.

The mural, by Emmanuel Jarus, is near the UN Building in midtown Manhattan. I think it is supposed to produce a sort of uplifting response in viewers, and I’m certainly fine with that. But I saw it more as an element in a complex scene of shapes and colors that includes the intrusion of the sunlit balconies at the right and the odd color and context juxtaposition with the “emergency colors” of the pylons in front of the two benches.

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