Kornati View

A view to the southwestern spread of an incredibly beautiful maritime Nat'l Park in Croatian Adriatic. The name Kornati means "coronati", or "crowned". The arch...
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A view to the southwestern spread of an incredibly beautiful maritime Nat'l Park in Croatian Adriatic. The name Kornati means "coronati", or "crowned". The archipelago features about 154 islands, islets and rocks which are exposed to the harsh beating of the sea from their southern side. The quirks of geology, but also the Sun, wind and waves have turned the seaward shores into verticals of naked rock which appears as white "crowns"; hence the name. The arch framing this view is a part of the movie setup erected on Mana Island in 1959 for the filming of "As the Sea Rages", starring Maria Schell. I have spent some winter weeks in this mockup village, trying to photograph the enormous scirocco waves that crush the rock...
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