Portrait of a stranger

An assignment for a photo class I am taking was to photograph a stranger....so I did.  This man, and I didn't ask his name, was enjoying a beer at a rowing club on Belgrade's river island, Ada Ciganlija.

I will take a copy to him....and ask his name.

Unsettling...

I find this photo rather unsettling....disturbing....as if the man in the foreground has evil intentions toward the one who's facing New Belgrade.

Does it strike you this way, too?

Sunday Bridges--bridges for the next how many Sundays?

Here you go, Louis!  Here is my contribution for the next X number of SUNDAY BRIDGES!

 Just kidding....I'll have another one next week. These are leading to houseboats on Belgrade's Ada Ciganlija.

WEEKEND REFLECTION--Saint Sava's cathedral

I'm taking a creative photography/photojournalism class near this cathedral and caught this reflection on my way there.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.

SKYWATCH - The Ušće Tower

The Ušće (OOOSH-chay) Tower, located on the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers.  (Ušće means 'mouth' of a river.)  Ušće Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Belgrade, capital of Serbia, and the second-tallest building overall, after the Avala tower. It was the tallest skyscraper in the Balkans until the construction of the Avala Tower. 

Got this shot when I managed to make it to Kalemegdan park early....and caught the mist.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

The Avala Tower

The Avala Tower is a 204.5 m tall telecommunication tower located on Avala  mountain  near Belgrade. It was destroyed in during the NATO bombing of 1999.  On December 21, 2006, the reconstruction of Avala Tower began and the tower was officially opened at a ceremony on April 21, 2010. It is currently the tallest tower in Serbia and the Balkan region.

If I don’t change the banner by the time you read this, the tower is visible there!  Read more about and see the new version of the tower right here.
 

 

(This photo right here shows part of the nearby monument to the Unknown Soldier...

plus an amazingly cute dog.)

ABC WEDNESDAY "Q" is for "quirky"

Isn't this guy cool....sort of.  He looks like a distant relative of Colonel Sanders. Another one of my hip shots from afar.  Check out the white steering wheel cover and the white towel on the seat of his car....

See other Q's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

Corn on the cob

Most of the time you see people selling grilled corn on the cob, but this is boiled...and salted, no butter.

It was a chilly, rainy day when I took this, and though I didn't buy any, a hot piece of corn would have been welcome.

Soar with eagles...or at least pigeons...

An aspiring little sparrow sits with three big buddies.

These birds are perched on top of the Cvijeta Zuzoric pavilion that I showed you once before right here.

Sunday Bridges--My bridge on a book

My little traveling companion, Radovan, and I have the pleasure to introduce a book of observations on Belgrade and the 'new' Balkans by an acquaintance of mine, Dr. Andreas Ernst, a Swiss journalist who has been living in Belgrade for several years.  A while  back, I was pleased to receive an email from Dr. Ernst asking for permission to use this photograph on the cover of his book, which just came out a short while ago.

I don't read German, but I am reading the Serbian translations!

See other bridges on Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

WEEKEND REFLECTION--Get a kick out of these

Actually, I wouldn't like to get a kick out of these! Ow! See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.