The Wonder of Plitvice lakes
September 14, 2008 by Luka
Plitvice lakes national park lies somewhere in the middle between Zagreb and Dalmatia coast in Croatia. Higher altitude, dense forests and clear waters make the air pleasant even on a hot summer day. A good reason to stop for a day to relax a bit. I visit Croatia regularly and I’ve been to almost all of its coast but never managed to stop at Plitvice. Maybe i was ignorant because it is one of the top attractions of the country and there are always hundreds of tourist buses at the gates. I was sooooo wrong! The place is absolutely fantastic and so much different of the other highlights of Croatia. I arrived directly from the Hvar island where it was damn hot and humid and I was eagerly waiting for the temperature drop. At the Plitvice NP it was really a pleasant atmosphere almost 20 degrees Celsius lower than at the coast.
Unfortunately my time to wander around the lakes was limited – I had only couple of hours so i headed to the upper lakes part which is more convenient to visit. Nevertheless I managed to cover a wide area and I made a few decent photos in the mean time.
Robin. Birds are used to the presence of humans and they approach you hoping for some breadcrumbs. A nice opportunity for a bird photography. This photo was taken with my regular lens at 55mm!
The wooden pathways look great on the photos, but when you need stable ground for the camera tripod they make a lousy job. You can feel every step even if the people are walking far away. So here is a small advise – try to visit the park as early as possible or in the late afternoon when most of the people are already gone. Otherwise it is like trying to cross the main highway in Beijing. The above photo is a self portrait btw.
The autumn has already started to paint the trees with its warm colours. But for the full impressionistic experience we will have to wait for another two or three weeks – a perfect time to visit the Plitvice lakes again!
This blog is about my two greatest passions; photography and travelling. I want to share my experiences with as many people as possible. If you like this place, leave me a comment and show it to your friends as well! Enjoy! 
Lepo, ?udovite fotke. Ne morem re?i, katera je naj. Pti? je hud. Mogo?e bi moral kdaj organizirati kakšen te?aj? Se prijavljam.
Lp, Andrej
P.S. Sem mogo?e že pohvalil novo obliko bloga? Hudo.
fajne fotke. se tja že nekaj ?asa odpravljam.
lp david
ps. zakaj toliko watermarkov na fotkah?meni se zdijo mote?i.
Hvala obema za komentar!
Andrej: Obliki sem posvetil kar precej ?asa, želel sem predvsem bolj pregleden blog. Upam, da je uspelo.
David: Po?akaj na jesen in lepe barve, pa tudi turistov bo manj.. Tudi sam se takrat vrnem! Watermarki so pa zato, ker sem že ve?krat opazil, da ljudje ne spoštujejo avtorskih pravic… ?e se že krade, naj se ve od koga
Plitvice lepe kot zmeraj, na tvojih fotkah še sploh. Obla?no vreme ti je šlo na roko, v soncu je hitro kaj prežgano, ker so taki kontrasti.
Glede nove oblike bloga pa moram re?i, da ni preve? pregleden. Preve? je rubrik, preve? stolpcev in okvir?kov. Ko odpreš stran, najprej sploh ne veš, kje so novi vnosi. Just my 2 cents …
Ana, sem upošteval tvojo kritiko in dodal naslo “new posts”. Upam, da bo to dovolj. Ve? rubik imam pa zato, ker je škoda, da bi starejši posti potonili v pozabo…
LP Luka
Vsekakor bolje! Ce zelis se podrobnejsi feedback: zdaj imas tri stolpce, od katerih je desni, za moje pojme najmanj pomemben, najsirsi. Kaj ce bi ga malo malo stisnil, levega pa razsiril, saj naj bi bil ta najpomembnejsi? Srednji stolpec pa ni najbolj razumljiv, sele ko malo poskrolas, vidis, kaj vsebuje. Mogoce bi naslov zgoraj pomagal, kaj v stilu “Previous posts, Popular posts” ali kaj podobnega?
Hmm, to bo pa že bolj napredno prilagajanje. Bom sposkusil, ?eprav ne vem, ?e znam toliko spreminjati predloge… Vsekakor hvala za predloge!
Sem bil pred tedni v Predaslju – res ?udovit plac! Tako blizu pa tako skrit!
again, lepe fotke ! Bravo. Prva in predzadnja so mi naj. Glede watermarka pa kar vztrajaj
O, a se nisva zmenila, da greva skupaj v Predaselj? :p
Si tako spretno krmaril mimo ljudi, ali je dejansko tako prazno? Vše? mi je, da si uporabil dolge ?ase, izpade odli?no.
Spet odli?na serija! Tudi sam se že nekaj ?asa odlo?am za obisk Plitvi?kih jezer…zgleda da bo trebo naslednje leto realizirat ta izlet. Vidim, da se izpla?a!
Lp, Peter!
Ana, zdaj jeseni bo spet lepa priložnost za obisk. Predaslja in Velike Planine…