Croatia in Sep 07 - itinerary

Even though those past posts don't mention photography, I can assure you they still cover quite scenic places. I'll give a couple suggestions though. These are places I have had good results as an amateur photographer or just noticed them being particularly scenic.:
Of course Plitvice
The Peljesac peninsula around Ston in particular
Lastovo Island
Vis island
Diocletian's palace at night
If your rental contract allows you to cross borders, I would also drive down to the Bay of Kotor and explore Hercegovina.

Thanks for your suggestions - a recommendation from a photographer (whether amateur or professional) is probably the best thing I could hope for ;-)
As for Hercegovina I'm afraid it's still considered less than 100% safe for people not familiar with the area (and I guess there's enough to see in Croatia for our mere 12 days)

Note to all - naturally I meant Sep '08 ;-)

??? Never heard that, but yes you'll have plenty of time to fill just in Croatia.
Use viamichelin or a similar site to figure out your driving times. The problem will be how to allot your time, as it can be hard to leave Dalmatia in my experience, leaving you less time for Istria. If you stay in the south, you can take a ferry from Split to Rijeka (visiting Plitvice to/from Split). Or, you can drive northwest after Plitvice.

As for Hercegovina I'm afraid it's still considered less than 100% safe for people not familiar with the area

Are you referring to land-mines? That's really only a danger if you hike well off the beaten track. There are plenty of safe places to see there. However it's true that with only 12 days you will have to miss out a lot of places even if you concentrate on Croatia alone.

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bets option for travel will be hire car... on septeber small car you can get for 30 euro per day..

As you not finilized your itinerary and are planning to go to Dubrovnik, I suggest you includethe islands of Mljet and Korcula. I just came bach two days ago and had a gorgeous time there

Thanks, I'm considering these islands (as well as Hvar).
Are they photogenic in your opinion?

And another question - what's the best place to relax (possibly on a beach) for a day?
Maybe some island?

I would also highly recommend taking in some of Croatia's beautiful islands - we visited four on our trip and there were a lot of photo opportunities. Try Locrum for some nice views back at Dubrovnik, Korcula, Hvar, and Bol and Zlatni Rat on Brac. Here's a link to some of the photos I took - http://picasaweb.google.com/sltbiz/Croatia

The May Day pictures (with the flags) are what Dubrovnik looks like very early in the morning with empty streets. Other highlights for us were Krka NP, Primosten, Diocletian's Palace in Split, and a quick sidetrip from Zagreb to Ljubliana. It's all good!