so WHAT did happen to BRITT LAPTHORNE!......"BRITT'S BILL"
DUBROVNIK/CROATIA/OLD TOWN
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.
At the end of 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…....
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artist4peace
TOTALLY COOL!
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artist4peace
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Paul Louis Vil...
Love the saturated colors, really pops out on the screen, well done! :D
shanghaiwu replied
seems like an image has vanished/oh well
shanghaiwu replied
hankyou for your comment/maybe a little too saturated but oh well!
thanks for all
mhkantor
visually this series is stunning shanghai wu. brilliant as is your other upload today.
as always it’s such a wonderful treat to view your work.
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mhkantor
thankyou for your support/always appreciated
Paul Vanzella
the texture and colour here has floored me… so well shot shanghaiwu!
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paul vanzella
Why/you floor me with your words of…......ah ..praise! Totally uncalled for but so pleased.
Wendi Donaldson
Amazing POV here…..great colours – love the washing!!
This an amazing series and tribute to a life lost, too young. Beautiful.
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wendi donaldson
wonderfully kind words and thankyou
Bevellee
great perspective love how the clothes walk up the wall…
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bevellee
thankyou for your special comments
Anthea Slade
Wow what an intense perspective. Love this composition very much…...Oh this is good.
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anthea slade
thankyou so very much for your comments/so pleased
Antanas
lovely work, well done
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euan thorburn
thankyou for adding this image to your favourites
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karin taylor
thankyou for adding this to your favourites
valzart
Aww this is just beautiful sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez
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Tama Blough
thankyou for adding me to your watchlist
Wendy Slee
I had to favourite this…..not just because it is a brilliant image and so effective in every way…..but because of the emotion evoked here and the fact that you truly have walked where she walked, and I also believe you have felt her energy because as your words unfold, so too do images of a life cut short and a mystery that only she can solve….. I FELT this work…..just as you felt her footsteps in the paths you took in this ancient city….
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wendy slee
your words bring tears to me eyes…......as a mother one had to feel…to ask questions
this is an important issue to us all…...women of all ages wanting to travel and also for the family to find resolution to this mystery.
thankyou for your comments/very much appreciated and also the fact that you favoured this image
shanghaiwu
A Mystery…..........
This image was taken just near the entrance to the Old City. This area is usually abuzz with tourists and locals but the image was taken late afternoon.The Fuego Latino Club is situated to the right of the 1st bus/latticed roof.
The image /the nightclub/has been removed by persons unknown so this makes it even more mysterious
shanghaiwu
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Alan Findlater
excellent work well done
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Alan findlaker
thankyou…...just keeping the fires stoked less we forget
botticcelli
wonderful…
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botticelli
thankyou for your thoughts on this image /most appreciated
chijude
Superb work. Powerful message. Thank you.
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chijude
wonderful words and thankyou for adding this to your favourites
Paul (Quixote)...
An excellent perspective. Love the steep angle and the grungy hues
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Paul (Quixote) Alleyne
again/many thanks for your thoughts on this image
linaji
I have a hang up for laundry shots.. this is superb!
shanghaiwu replied
wonderful comment and thankyou linaji
Silvia Ganora
Great capture! Love the perspective a lot.
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silvia ganora
thankyou for your comments
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penny nannini
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Jens Helmstedt
This looks interesting. Great perspective!
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Jens helmstedt
Dubrovnik is brilliant/the “old town” such a feast for the eyes and…........ so pleased you like this perspective/thankyou
Ulrikeart
love this, great perspective !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ulrikeart
pleased you love this and thankyou
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whitty
thankyou for adding this to your favourites
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Cedric Canard
thankyou for favouring this image
kostis
this is great…
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kostis kallivretakis
pleased you like this image/thankyou
starikarp
excellent creative, artistic picture!
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starikarp
thankyou for your comments
mikebov
superb perspective
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mikeboy
thankyou for your thoughts on this image
Amelie Yu
wonderful!!! your work always make me surprise and they open a different world for me.
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amelie yu
thankyou for your comments /such a pity for everyone and family particularly that this issue has not been resolved/but maybe one day..who knows….
thankyou again
Solomon Walker
great composition on this, its captivating!
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solomon walker
thankyou for your comments on this image/most appreciated
Lucindawind
excellent !
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lucindawind
thankyou for your comments
shanghaiwu
these images were taken in Croatia
DUBROVNIK
Trish Woodford
What a fantastic image, love the angle and overall feel :))
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trish woodford
thankyou for your wonderful words /much appreciated
Trish Woodford
PS – beautiful words and tribute :)
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trish woodford
thankyou for your special comments/much appreciated
Scott d'Almeida
excellent
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scott d’almeida
thankyou for your great word/love it
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alexandar T.thankyou for adding this to your favourites
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sandgroper
thankyou for adding this to your favourites
walela 26 days ago
Excellent shot!
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walela
thankyou for your comments here/most appreciated
lightsmith 12 days ago
Oh, the perspective, the contrast between the hard and harsh reality of the buildings with the soft humanistic quality of the washing line. Are the buildings crushing humanity or is humanity stubbornly bursting through like a poppy in bloom? Tremendous piece that I have missed (until today).
shanghaiwu replied 12 days ago
lightsmith
you see what you want to see
thankyou for your comments