One of the most surprising places that I have visited was Kotor, Montenegro. Once a part of Yugoslavia, Montenegro became an independent nation as recently as 2006. Located between Croatia and Albania, its shoreline lies on the Adriatic Sea. It is a small country (about the size of Connecticut); is mostly rugged mountains and is home to only about 620,000 people.
According to our guide, the most amazing fact is that it has 365 churches. I have already posted about our visit to the Lady of the Rocks (you can read it here) located in the middle of the Bay of Kotor. After our visit to the church, I wandered outside and noted the smaller island across the water. I learned that this was a monastery (Saint George Benedictine monastery or Ostrvo Sveti Đorđe).
I was intrigued by the sight of the majestic mountains behind the monastery. I took a single shot as it was mid-day with the light and shadows being harsh and didn’t expect it to come out. Only recently did I pull it out of the archives to see what I could do with it. I am pretty happy with the results.
Very cool shot Len. Including the building and cobblestones in the foreground adds so much to the image versus just having the island by itslef. Nicely done.
Love the composition here man, this is outstanding. Awesome lighting
So you should be. The results are outstanding. Terrific shot.
Wow man nice shot! Crazy fact, that’s like one church for every day of the week. You know, for the indecisive folks
Great framing and composition on this Len!
Super shot, Len!
Great composition. The results of your processing are fantastic, Len.
Beautifully processed Len. Perfectly composed too
Wow this reminds me of something out of Myst! Great shot.