We began the day looking for the locals working in the vineyards - they were off for the day - instead we found a beautiful beach with huge waves crashing on the rocks. A super opportunity to shoot water at slow and fast shutter speeds. The result was spray frozen in time above back rocks or smooth molton-like water running over black rocks both with ancient looking stone cabins in the background.
We had time to talk to the locals and take some portrait shots. They were so inviting and friendly - really interested in what our tour was all about. Two of the participants were invited in for coffee and a tour of a locals 6-storey home. Coffee on the deck that was six storeys up and overlooking the city. Another shooter found a little atelier where the artisan was hand making Croatian-style silver filigree jewellery - the entire process was explained and demonstrated while she took photos of the artisan at work.
A bit of rain showers came through with the wind which made for great opportunities to photograph billowing white sails on boats against dark skies. The clouds were all sorts of colours too.
After a stop for breakfast at the most popular cafe in the city square we all returned to Lumbarda to download images and prepare for a photo review in the afternoon. This time we were asked to choose 12 of our favourite images and present them to the group - everyone was invited to comment and admire the work. Prior to the viewing we were allowed to 'process' the images in Lightroom or Aperture but because our goal in this workshop is to capture the image in the camera to minimize post production time - no-one really had done much to their photos. A touch of straightening and perhaps a bit of opening the shadows - that's all. The images were stunning and really showed how much we had all learned and applied since the first review. I think we all took a well deserved rest and then met for dinner on the patio followed by a stroll around the town and bed.
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