well WHAT did happen to.............BRITT LAPTHORNE /Dubrovnik/Croatia
This image was photographed at the waterfront in the OLD TOWN of DUBROVNIK/CROATIA
Judged by Tuck Leong at Melbourne Camera Club/open EDI/Highly Commended
Death in Dubrovnik…............
well WHAT did happen to…..........BRITT LAPTHORNE
this title has to do with the complexities of a missing girl….....
For those who live outside Australia you maybe interested to know that BRITT LAPTHORNE/ 21-year-old Melbourne woman went missing from a nightclub in the Croatian town of Dubrovnik on September 18. Her body was found many days later washed up near rocks not far from the city centre.
Last year I was fortunate enough to visit this wonderful city of DUBROVNIK…...........I felt I had found paradise and had been told this was a most magical place to take photographs. And yes/ I had found paradise and started to wonder about the war here in ‘91 /Death in Dubrovnik…...and then I started to think about this beautiful young woman taken tragically away from her family.
I walked the streets of the Old City and surrounds for nearly a week.The more I thought about her the more I wanted to find out about her and so sat in a local internet cafe and tried to read as much as possible about her. So this only made me think more about this young woman and how her family must have felt at the time .So then as I walked the streets every crack in the old walls /every crack in the pavement I photographed /I asked myself did she walk this way….........did she see the beauty I was seeing…....
This image was taken in Dubrovnok and is of the Fuego Latino Club where BRITT LAPTHORNE visited the night she died……..........well some locals say she did visit the club and some say she didn’t!
These images were taken from a 4th fl. balcony overlooking the nightclub. I watched for about 15 minutes. It would be impossible for this young woman’s exit from the nightclub to go undetected by the camera. I wonder why Britt’s parents could not see their daughter exit the club when they watched the film footage from that night…......
this image was taken at the small port in the OLD TOWN of Dubrovnik/this image is not meant to offend but something did happen to this young woman…......
.............sometimes we don’t know what we’re looking for….......this image was taken at a hotel on the outskirts of Dubrovnik.The puzzle and anguish of this mystery can be too much for a family to experience….........
I’m going to tell you what’s on my mind!
looking for answers
well WHAT did happen to.............BRITT LAPTHORNE /Dubrovnik/Croatia belongs to the following groups:
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crazy
Great picture!!!
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crazy
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roy skogvold
Dramatic. cool angle . Like it :)
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roy skogvold
thankyou for your comments/so pleased.
This issue has been again in the Australian newspapers AGAIN and I will not let it go away ….......!!
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roy skogvold
thankyou for your comments/so pleased.
This issue has been again in the Australian newspapers AGAIN and I will not let it go away ….......!!
Virginia McGowan
latest I heard, a few dasy ago, they have arrested and are questioning two people. Just a snatch on the news,Another girl was almost in the same boat [situation] so had some info.
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ginnymac
thankyou for your comments/yes there certainly some debating going on over this issue in DUBROVNIK and I AM PLEASED
fotonio
Congratulations!
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fotonio
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Mohsen Bayramn...
wow excellent S! amazing view point and what a nice composition… also love the tones – fits dramatically with the theme.
Excellent Photography!
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Mohsen Bayramnejad
thankyou for your comments dear friend and also adding this image to your favourites.
IT is very important that AUSTRALIANS/anyone who has a story to tell /to come forward. This issue MUST NOT go away until solved!
Karen Scrimes
You are amazing. And I’m not just talking about your art (which is amazing!) but your heart and soul is alive and seeking answers. We need more people in the world like you.
(I too have been to Dubrovnik, when I was a child travelling through Europe with my parents, a beautiful old city)
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karen scrimes
I think all people who have a love of photography mentally ask themselves questions.
So happy you have commented as this is a very IMPORTANT ISSUE.
YES/DUBROVNIK is Paradise. All places in paradise have mysteries and this one will be solved and there is someone who has the answer.
Pleased you had the opportunity to travel to this stunningly beautiful place.
Am sure the police and local authorities will also be pleased to gather new clues as this has cast a cloud over a beautiful place.
I did read that one important local thought some theories laughable…..NOTHING is laughable in this situation and all information should be treated very seriously.
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Paul Vanzella
love the scale in this image shangahiwu – and very minimalist approach – stunning image!
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oh so COOL you are there…....thought you had fallen off the planet
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so wonderful that you have taken time out to comment as know you are so busy/thankyou always for your comments as they are always appreciated
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Jeff Stroud
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Carmen Cilliers
that’s an amazing shot!
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Wendi Donaldson
Wu, this series is amazing….keep ‘em comin!!!
Love this bench…and with the person there – it just adds depth. Beautiful work.
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wendi donaldson
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Karin Taylor
a very sombre image indeed, leading to many more questions about what happened that night to Britt…. more people need to be asking the questions, 3 other women experienced almost identical abductions from the same nightclub…they were terrified but managed to escape…definitely foulplay by the sounds of this
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mhkantor
wow! absolutely sensational in every way. wonderful.
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Antanas
perfect
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antanas
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AndyGii
Great shot. A tragic story
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andy gii
thankyou for your comments….yes/so tragic/every parent’s nightmare
Critical Vision
This is a timeless shot – so wonderful
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dave otto
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daffodil
amazing picture – you are very talatend, bravo !
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daffodil
wonderful words and thankyou
funkyfacestudio
Excellent !!! so beautiful and eerie.
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Jessica Jenney
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Jo Fedora
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majo
great picture and story behind it.
Let’s hope see did see the beauty.
Shame it is cropped to square by redbubble in your mainpage.
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majo
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not sure what you mean by cropped but pleased with this feedback
thankyou for your comments
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sorina williams
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majo
about the crop
view you public profile
in this pictures case the man on the left is totally cut out of the picture
this leaves a bench.
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majo
so strange /I see it all/oh well…thanks for leaving your message
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majo
no worries/have just realised this happens with lots of images and only when you click on the image and it opens will you see the whole…...
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Maggie Hegarty
This is a superb photo, very evocative.
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Elaine Li
amazing
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elaine li
also thankyou for favouring this work
Elaine Li
thank you for favoring my collage piece as well
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Rosina Lamberti
wow stunning love it…........ well done
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Steve Chapple
Outstanding image and such powerful words to match.
“A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.” ~Ansel Adams
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steve chapple
such an insight through your words/much appreciated
gaylene
wow – what a thought provoking image – well done
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Ronald Jore
incredibly powerful image, it really embodies the story behind it
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janfoster
truly great image
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bdazzled
Brilliant – I love the mood :-)
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kathy s gillen...
amazing work
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ed wong
incredible image; lighting is tremendous; powerful but serene; love it~
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KcranmerArt
Now that is one awesome perspective…fantastic tones and the person in the shot really makes this too!
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Patricia Anne ...
something about this, love this!
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patricia ann
thankyou /this was a special moment
Barbara Brown
The perspective is that “something”! Brilliant.
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barbara brown
what wonderful and different words/thankyou
Joanne Bradley
Excellent point of view and composition! A very unique bench shot!
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EvaMarIza
AWWWW- absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Cee Neuner
Wonderful capture!!!
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midzing
powerful image,,,, the solitude, the walking away,,,, beautiful tones, well done
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