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Monthly Theme Day - Graffiti or Street Mural

It says: EU? No Thanks! 1389

Other city photoblogs participating in this month's theme day:
Adelaide, Australia by Gordon, Albuquerque (NM), USA by Helen, Aliso Viejo (CA), USA by Rodney, American Fork (UT), USA by Annie, Anderson (SC), USA by Lessie, Arradon, France by Alice, Ashton under Lyne, UK by Pennine, Athens, Greece by Debbie, Auckland, New Zealand by Lachezar, Austin (TX), USA by LB, Bandung, Indonesia by Guntur Purwanto, Baziège, France by PaB, Belgrade, Serbia by BgdPic, Bellefonte (PA), USA by Barb-n-PA, Bicheno, Australia by Greg, Boston (MA), USA by Fenix, Boston (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Boston (MA), USA by Sarah, Whit, & Leyre, Brighton, UK by Harvey, Bucaramanga, Colombia by Fernando, Budapest, Hungary by Zannnie and Zsolt, Budapest, Hungary by Isadora, Buenos Aires, Argentina by Karine, Canterbury, UK by Rose, Cape Town, South Africa by Kerry-Anne, Chandler (AZ), USA by Melindaduff, Chateaubriant, France by Bergson, Cheltenham, UK by Marley, Chicago (IL), USA by U R us, Chicago (IL), USA by b.c., Christchurch, New Zealand by Michelle, Clearwater (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Clearwater Beach (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Cleveland (OH), USA by iBlowfish, Cologne, Germany by April11, Coral Gables (FL), USA by Jnstropic, Detroit (MI), USA by Taittems, Dunedin (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Durban, South Africa by CrazyCow, Evry, France by Olivier, Forks (WA), USA by Corinne, Glasgow, Scotland by Jackie, Greenville (SC), USA by Denton, Grenoble, France by Bleeding Orange, Guelph, Canada by Pat, Helsinki, Finland by Kaa, Hobart, Australia by Greg, Hyde, UK by Gerald, Inverness (IL), USA by Neva, Jackson (MS), USA by Halcyon, Jefferson City (MO), USA by Chinamom2005, Joplin (MO), USA by Victoria, Juneau (AK), USA by Gwyn, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Edwin, Kyoto, Japan by Tadamine, Larchmont (NY), USA by Marie-Noyale, Le Guilvinec, France by ds2944, Lisbon, Portugal by Sailor Girl, Lisbon, Portugal by Jsaltao, Lodz, Poland by ritalounge, London, UK by Ham, London, UK by Mo, Mainz, Germany by JB, Maple Ridge, Canada by Susan, Mazatlan, Mexico by Kate, Melbourne, Australia by Mblamo, Melbourne, Australia by John, Memphis (TN), USA by SouthernHeart, Menton, France by Jilly, Mexico, Mexico by Poly, Mexico City, Mexico by Carraol, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Mitch, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Greg, Monte Carlo, Monaco by Jilly, Montréal, Canada by Douber, Moscow, Russia by Irina, Mumbai, India by MumbaiIteanu, Mumbai, India by Kunalbhatia, Naples (FL), USA by Isabella, Nashville (TN), USA by Chris, Nelson, New Zealand by Meg and Ben, New Orleans (LA), USA by steve buser, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK by Cassie & Chris, Niamey, Niger by Dinabee, Norwich, UK by Goddess888, Nottingham, UK by Gail's Man, Ocean Township (NJ), USA by Josy, Paris, France by Eric, Pasadena (CA), USA by Can8ianben, Pasadena (CA), USA by Petrea, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia by Murphy_jay, Pilisvörösvár, Hungary by Elise, Port Angeles (WA), USA by Jelvistar, Port Elizabeth, South Africa by Sam, Port Vila, Vanuatu by Mblamo, Prague, Czech Republic by Honza03, Quincy (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Radonvilliers, France by Deslilas, Riga, Latvia by Prokur, Rome, Italy by Giovanni, Rotterdam, Netherlands by Ineke, Saarbrücken, Germany by LadyDemeter, Saint Louis (MO), USA by Strangetastes, Saint Paul (MN), USA by Kate, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation by Lark, San Antonio (TX), USA by Kramer, San Diego (CA), USA by Felicia, San Diego (CA), USA by Zentmrs, Santa Fe (NM), USA by Randem, Seattle (WA), USA by Kim, Seattle (WA), USA by Chuck, Seguin (TX), USA by Thien, Selma (AL), USA by RamblingRound, Sesimbra, Portugal by Aldeia, Setúbal, Portugal by Maria Elisa, Sharon (CT), USA by Jenny, Silver Spring (MD), USA by John, Singapore, Singapore by Keropok, Sofia, Bulgaria by Antonia, St Francis, South Africa by Sam, Stavanger, Norway by Tanty, Stayton (OR), USA by Celine, Stockholm, Sweden by Stromsjo, Subang Jaya, Malaysia by JC, Sydney, Australia by Sally, Székesfehérvár, Hungary by Teomo, Terre Haute (IN), USA by Zann, Terrell (TX), USA by Bstexas, Terrell (TX), USA by Jim K, The Hague, Netherlands by Lezard, Tokyo, Japan by Tadamine, Torun, Poland by Torun Observer, Toulouse, France by Julia, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jazzy, Twin Cities (MN), USA by Slinger, Vienna, Austria by G_mirage2, Wailea (HI), USA by Kuanyin, Wassenaar, Netherlands by Rich, Wellington, New Zealand by Jeremyb, West Paris (ME), USA by crittoria, West Sacramento (CA), USA by Barbara, Weston (FL), USA by WestonDailyPhoto, Wrocław, Poland by Loompi, Yardley (PA), USA by Mrlynn,

At Pioneer's Park

Dog in the afternoon

A Quiet Moment

In Kalemegdan Park today

A cute puppy makes it easy to meet new people. :)

Yesterday at entrance to Pioneer's Park

Getting a good seat for the rally
(I processed this for HDR because of the tricky exposure)

Today's Protest and Later Riot

Two pictures today

The banner says: Kosovo is Serbia.


Near Slavija-- the VIP store

Football practice

just a bunch of medicinal teas

Kosovo protest

This pic is from yesterday's protests against Kosovo's (then upcoming) announcement of independence.

That kind of day

Splavovi

Some of Belgrade's splavovi -- or river rafts that are floating clubs/restaurants/weekend/summer houses, there's even one that's a hostel.

Happy Valentine's Day

So many daily-city-bloggers are posting with a Valentine's theme today, so I looked through my pictures to try to find something with a heart and found this from last spring.

some chairs

from last week

Jelen Pivo

A big ad for Jelen Pivo, Serbian beer (Jelen Pivo translates literally to Deer Beer)

Urban decay

Teenagers hanging out after school in Tasmajdan Stadium, a venue which has seen better days.
You can see an arial view of it (with notes) here at Wikimapia.

Guest Pic: Down By the River

This picture was taken by B, who is much better at taking pictures of people than I am.

A corner on Njegoseva street

Just a nice silvery building and a kiosk (the red thing). Kiosks are little shops where you can buy cigarettes, candy, various kinds of alcohol, bus tickets, recharge your mobile phone, yada yada yada.

Pireaus Bank Girls

It's been rainy and gloomy so here's a snap from last week
The girls were doing a promotion for the Greek bank Piraeus.

Hey Bulldog

And here's the CUTEST. CARTOON. EVER! "Feed the Kitty" from 1952, featuring a bulldog with a kitten. Awwww! Talk about the warm fuzzies.

Sweaters on sale near Zeleni Venac

The mannequins with the Zeleni Venac market rooftops in the background look surreal to me

Might as well be spring

at Kalenic

Cotton Candy Feeding Frenzy

Presidential election results

Two pictures, taken today at about 11pm
A crowd celebrates the election results on Terazije


The re-elected president Boris Tadic addresses the crowd (again, on Terazije)

Here's an article: Exit Polls Show Pro-Europe Tadic as Winner of Serbian Election

A Sort of Homecoming

Plenty of excitement in town today because there was a homecoming celebration in the town center for our tennis champ Djokovic. Unfortunately, this was the best picture I got, when he was leaving after the event.
Check out this youtube video from today: Nole sings with Belgrade. :)

Šumice neighborhood

Kalenic Market

At Kalenic, a large outdoor market in Belgrade

Beautiful Day

It was a gorgeous, clear day today

View from New Belgrade towards Old

This picture is a mess but I liked the way the windows were reflecting the light

New Belgrade

A raven in Vračar

Fotokopirnica

Do I need to explain what fotokopirnica means?
I didn't take this picture, B did.
The guy in the boots is a worker from a nearby construction site, just so you don't think that's typical city fashion here. :)

Yellow car

Zvezdara neighborhood

Apartment Buildings

I have two pictures today of apartment buildings
This is a residential building
It's one of a group of three, here you can see all three from a distance:



Of course communist-era architecture.
Edited 31st Jan 2008: To read something about these buildings, check out this blog: Nothing Against Serbia

This is my new little friend who hangs out behind my building

Another cat, sorry

Election Day

Today was presidential election day in Serbia-- no final results yet
This is a campaign-ad billboard that had peeled away (or been torn?)
and shows part of the ad underneath

Waiting to cross the street

Guest pic

Didn't get out to take pictures these last two days.
Here's a picture taken by B.

Kalemegdan Park, Again

It's been slightly warmer outside, great for walks (and other things) in the park.

On an unrelated note, I thought I'd share some of my bookmarks with you, other photobloggers. Here's a link to an article called 4 Easy Photoshop Techniques to Make Your Pictures Pop. I think at least one or two of them create a nice effect.

On a street near Kalemegdan

On the advice given atA Walk Through Durham Township I've started working with my pictures in 16-bit versus 8-bit files and I think it's made a nice difference with their color and depth. If you take your pictures in RAW and you keep them in 8-bit from start to finish, you should try 16-bit and see if you like the difference.

A cat

This cat was perched up high on a trellis

Hotel Yugoslavia

Saturday at the park

"Now do I look scary?"