From scratch Photo

Photographer’s Note

Chill Out Cafe Page 11. From scratch

There is something exceptionally beautiful in the city of Warsaw. Imagine a city which has been re-built from scratch some 50-60 years ago after being completely destroyed during WWII. Imagine that its charm, its "flavor" being restored and now in many many places resembling the Warsaw of 1930s.
But in the same time the city is becoming a local business center. Fast expansion of high rise buildings, new bridges, new airport terminals, new road system.
But I think all this expansion will not be able o kill the charm of the old places, proudly defeating Warsaw's history.

PS. I am glad that next week I'll be able to show round the place to one of our TE-friends.

KevRyan, L2K, mlopes, amstel, cengiz trouve(nt) cette note utile

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jinju (14265) 2006-01-01 3:39

Hej jerzy,

znakomite zdjecie skyline'a Warszawy. Czy to mgla tak wisi nad parkiem? Ciekaw jestem kto przyjezdza do Warszawy...Mario? On juz w Polsce byl..moze Francis? Wiem ze jest teraz w Londynie wiec ma blisko.

jasmis (49547) 2006-01-01 5:24

No, coś nowego na nowy rok. Ciekawa perspektywa i mocne kadrowanie. Robi wrażenie. Pozdrawiam.

L2K (240) 2006-01-01 6:01

Jurek, podoba mi sie ta ekspansja nieba i to ze jest bezchmurne. Smugi mgly pomiedzy drzewami i iglica Palacu Kultury czynia charakter. Odwazne.
Leszek

KevRyan (22297) 2006-01-01 7:13

It's like those skies are waiting for something (or someone) to arrive!!

Already I recognise one building here - the gift of education and culture from those nice soviet friends.

I like this image and what it is saying and how it is said - I often stand in city streets and imagine the landscape before they were there.

The context of an image is what frequently lands it in a photography museum - so out of this early morning mist miraculously there rises a charmed city - a city with such a history and a friend with camera waiting!

a bientot! kev

gebala (0) 2006-01-01 7:33

witaj, z lekkim bolem glowy :) ale pisze:) ladna kompozycja, ciekawa i inna niz zdjecia pozostale w PF, podoba mi sie odleglosc i tonacja
szczesliwego:)
pozd

elmec (12194) 2006-01-01 7:55

Witaj Jurku!
Bardzo oryginlne podej¶cie!
Niby panoramka, a jednak nie...
Rewelacyjne smugi mgie³ - nie wiedzia³am, ¿e nawet w centrum Warszawy takie zjawiskowe smaczki natury siê pojawiaj± ...
Pozdrawiam serdecznie!

kikvel (4772) 2006-01-01 8:02

hi Jerzy

nice photo to acompany your excellent notes,

the big empty sky needed to be represented in B/W
I would love to visit Warsaw one day,

My best wishes for 2006!

K.

Furachan (0) 2006-01-01 11:00

Hello Jerzy!
As usual you have really thought things through and this is no exception. Your "tabula rasa" POV
entirely supports your thesis and title and vice versa.
ANother example of how architecture, town planning, design etc. are not just theries or bjects to yu, but living things.
Great t be back my friend...
Cheers,
Francis

mlopes (492) 2006-01-01 11:45

Hi Jerzy,
I've witness that charm with my own eyes, just for a couple of days, but yes, it's almost unbelieveble what you guys did there i the last 60 years. looking foward to see this series :)
Mario

Graal (57098) 2006-01-01 13:34

Witaj,
ciekawy kadr, chyba co¶ nowego u Ciebie. Ostatnio podobny widzia³em u Bertranda. Fajna ta smuga mgie³ki, zderzenie natury i cywilizacji w B&W.
W Nowym Roku ¿yczê realizacji zamierzeñ i piêknych podró¿y z aparatem w rêku.
Pozdr. Al.

don_narayan (2014) 2006-01-01 14:04

Czesc Jerzy. Super bardzo dobra ("super" is one of my favorite Polish words :)). I have no idea where you took this from but it is great, especiall in b/w and and with this mist. I understand what you are saying about Warsaw. I really like Warsaw, regardless if i was having an espresso in the center or just wandering around Mokotov, always pleasant trips to the big city. Maybe because I like the diversity of it, it is a real city, with all kinds of people... Turks working in the Kebab shops (unlike in Krakow, such little diversity), Africans walking hand and hand with a Poles... it is something i like about urban life vs. provincial life... there is more acceptance, more tolerance.
Anyways, great that you can see the Palace of Science and Culture... such a strange name, combining science and culture... sometimes, the two don't really mix. Well, I am sure you will show Kev what Warszawa is all about and I look forward to seeing the product of such a hunting mission.

Narayan

designsoul (21394) 2006-01-01 15:42

Hello Jerzy, happy new year! A lovely composition to go with your interesting note, I love the way you gave such expanse to the sky above Warsawa, and the way you write so intimately about it. I know who is the lucky one to stroll with you next week, I am sure it is going to be great and thoroughly enjoyable!
All the best for 2006 with many great shots continuing!
sasa

amstel (2229) 2006-01-01 15:53

Witaj Jerzy,
Ladny obrazek, ale aby dolozyc lyzke dziegciu do tego sloika miodu powiem, ze jak dla mnie za duzo nieba. Moze sie czepiam, wybacz...:-)

Poza tym, naprawde swietna atmosfera zdjecia!

Pozdrowienia!

P.S. To buduja juz nowy terminal w Warszawie?

cengiz (3581) 2006-01-02 3:06

very nice point of view compliments jerzy
well done
cengiz

gaby (19793) 2006-01-02 3:44

Jerzy bonsoir - nice view of this great city - I like your compo 75/25 % - very efficient and strong -
My best wishes to you and your family for the new year
Regards
Gaby

jrj (34777) 2006-01-02 6:05

Interesting setting for the Warshaw skyline as presented here. The low placment of the horizon and the bw setting seems a good setting, still I guess a little more of the foreground included had also worked.

nygus (8077) 2006-01-02 15:35

widze ze sie bawisz w minimalizm. fajnie to wyszlo, czarno bialy to dobry wybor na polska szaruge ( niekoniecznie na paryz, to zdjecie nowe z paryza takie kiepskawe jest, przez to ziarno i nic szczegolnego w kadrze i wcale nie uwazam jak niektorzy ze tam sie sprawdzaja cz-b, to troche oklepane. ) lubie tą linie białą ( mgła? )
PS Nie wybierasz sie na zadna egzotyczna wycieczka? mysle ze po takim rozwoju jak ostatnio ( w zasadzie juz dawno ) widze u ciebie na TE przywiozlbys rewelacyjne rzeczy. Wlasnie napisalem nowy program, niedlugo bedzie na stronie biura, Erytrea-Dzibuti-Etiopia-Somaliland-Jemen. Jakbys mial ochote, daj znac. Mam tez znajomych wstepnie zainteresowanych dosc extremalnym programem Niger-Czad
pozdro

timleahy (2189) 2006-01-06 11:16

Nice shot Jerzy, I like the mist hanging in the air. Interesting composition with the big empty sky above the city. Good note also - thanks!

...tim

Stepan (27167) 2006-01-09 14:51

Excellent dof and B&W choice. It was a risky one, but it works...
The mist is excellent and makes your compo original.
Well composed and inspired.
Stéphane