Photographer's Note
This is the last village before the frontier with Belarussia. Technically speaking European Union ends here and one kilometer from here towards east the empire of the current version of dictatorship starts, the remainings of the previous communist era.
There are the villages not far from here, to the north, where the borderline divides the places into the Polish and Belarussian halves. Interesting to see your uncle being a citizen of a different country.
And my observation on the european borderlines: please have a look at the map of Europe. Polish eastern border is the only European one which is stright as all those post-empire era borderlines in Africa. Uncle Stalin and his collegues thought in a very geometrical way while setting the shape of this country.
PS. Leaving this evening for a week to see the most western part of EU :-))
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blue-velvet30
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(6524) 2006-04-29 3:03
czesc Jurku!
Fajne ujecie. Czyste i wyraziste ;-) Zawsze mnie zastanawia, jak to mozliwe ze ludzie nadal mieszkaja w takich warunkach, choc pewnie fajnie sie patrzy na takie chatynki wsrod drzew i zieleni...
pozdrowienia
Dorota
besnard
(59036) 2006-04-29 3:06
Bonjour Jerzy
Superbe clichι de ce village. Belle luminositι. Jolies couleurs et reflets.
Merci pour le partage et bon week-end.
Amitiιs
Nicole
jinju
(14265) 2006-04-29 4:56
Hey Jerzy,
excellent shot. You left the colors natural this time. I like them this way. Yes, the border is straight, telling us a lot about its fakeness. Its strange seein a border like this with a dictatorship. Where are the 1.3 million armed men as on both sides of the border 50km from me?:) Looks rather peaceful.
jhm
(191443) 2006-04-29 5:07
Hi Jerzy,
The trees have no leaves, this on almost end of April! A picture from one century ago Jerzy, but I like this calm place, excellent composition and nice colours.
Have a nice weekend,
John
Lukasso
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(645) 2006-04-29 5:28
Hej,
Eleganckie ujecie. Kolory sa ladnie nasycone a i kompozycja ciekawa. Nie jestem wielkim fanem zdjec dokumentalnych, zwlaszcza gdy chodzi o krajobraz. Ale to trafia do mnie. A dlaczego dokumentalne. No bo jakies brudy unosza sie na wodzie, galazki "wlaza" w kadr od gory i z bokow. Ale nic to, z racji ciekawego klimatu boire to.
Pozdrawiam!
papagolf21
(145160) 2006-04-29 7:23
Bonjour mon ami Jerzy,
Excellent cadrage mettant en relief ce paysage si particulier.
Les couleurs sont superbes et les dιtails ιtonnants.
Merci, Jerzy, de nous faire partager vos ιmotions, vos notes, et vos photographies qui nous apprennent beaucoup sur l'histoire du pays.
Amitiιs.
Philippe
KevRyan
(22956) 2006-04-29 7:52
Hello my friend! I am a new man after this last trip!! Very refreshed!! If I had discovered Canada 15 years ago I surely would have thought of living there! ~ Come to think of it that's not such a bad thought even now!!
Your photograph today - being where it is - reminds me of my 'last bus stop in Poland' images from our winter trip - but this is such a nice spring image, John is right when he says that it seems like 100 years ago - maybe even 200 or more - a timeless beautiful scene.
How was your meeting - was it just with John or did others come too? Where are you off to for the next week?
I'm busy processing my images - but so many to sort through - I've been enjoying getting to know my 5D better - anyway it's good to be back ...and as always my friend you were the first to welcome me!!
best wishes Kev
ChrisJ
(152474) 2006-04-29 10:14
Hi Jerzy
A fantastic landscape, with excellent color saturation & sharpness. I like the reflections. Well done!
don_narayan
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(2014) 2006-04-29 11:04
Hi Jerzy. A lovely shot, so tranquil and calm, a nice nature scene with that rural life woven in. Great reflections in the water as well.
Bom viagem!
Narayan
barrufeto_77
(28888) 2006-04-29 13:03
Hi J.
Excellent view. The colours ,reflections, definition...all great. Really great.
Rgs, Oscar
eco
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(112) 2006-04-29 14:11
witaj
swietne kolory i jakosc, mam wrazenie ze stoja i patrze na ten widoczek, bardzo mi sie podoba, nie mam uwag, pozdrawiam, rafal
MarekP
(4750) 2006-04-29 21:05
Hi Jerzy,
Great colours here, very pleasant. You know I like such rural sceneries very much and this one is perfect.
Thanks,
Marek
Polonaise
(5802) 2006-04-29 21:11
To jakes stanice na rubiezach naszych, panasienkiewiczowskich przypomina. Do tego jeszcze twoja wspaniala nota i mamy znowu kawalek polskiej historicznej rzeczywistosci.
Te dwie czerwone plamki?! Czy to dlatego zdjecie tak pulsuje i oko przyciaga?
A zaby slyszales rechoczace wsciekle pod wieczor?
Jurek
PJE
(20758) 2006-04-29 22:29
Well Jerzy I see you really have a gorgous setting in this photo. The place does look like its on the edge of civilization. Good lighting with rich colors and excellent resolution details. Cheers and thanks for sharing!
ahmetgedikli
(25609) 2006-04-30 3:26
Hi Jerzy,
Very nice picture, good POV and DOF.Thanks for sharing. Good work!
Ahmet
RGatward
(20086) 2006-04-30 21:21
Great landscape shot Jerzy, and interesting musings on recent Europena history. What I think you should make clear here is that Stalin's 'colleagues', in the case of setting that boundary, were Churchill and Roosevelt, in that political poker game at Yalta.
elihesamian
(26149) 2006-05-01 15:45
Jerzy,
this is another nice village shot and a beautiful rural view,lovely light you had and in a fine way you controlled it with its shadows,a great result you reached and very well composed,too,nice POV,a peaceful place and view,I like it,Thanks,
Best
M
PeterC
(2242) 2006-05-01 21:58
Jerzy,
A beautiful scene gorgeous colours and i love the relfections on the water. This could be from another era lokks strangely timeless. Interesting note about the border.
Cheers
Peter
john_c
(24666) 2006-05-02 18:49
Hi Jerzy,
Fascinating stuff...I have always had an abiding interest in Eastern Europe and majored in its history in my undergrad university years. Indeed the borders have changed so many times. I like the quiet dignity of this village, the simple rural buildings, and the dignity and cloaking protection of the trees. Well captured, Jerzy. Your note is also bang on...
John
jlynx
(12647) 2006-05-04 7:03
Witaj Jurku,
S± miejsca w ktσrych gdyby nie przeb³yski cywilizacji czas pewnie by siκ zatrzyma³ w miejscu. Intuicyjnie w miejscach takich wyczuwa siκ rσwnowagκ i spokσj, czego nie odnajdziemy po¶rσd betonowych konstrukcjio miejskich. Bardzo ³adny, spokojny kadr, dobra kolorystyka i swietna ostro¶ζ. Kadr powiedzia³bym ¶wi±teczny i bliski.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
Jurek
rbcy1974
(20758) 2006-05-04 8:22
HellO Jerzy
Nice photo of this place. It was one of my favorite towns from our excursion,
nice sharp and well composed
Regards
Daniel
Scharan
(14144) 2006-05-04 20:12 [Comment]
elmec
(12210) 2006-05-05 3:28
Witaj Jurku!
Piêkny cichy zakatek. Tam czas sie zatrzymal. Wymarzone miejsce na spokojny dlugi weekend!
Wspaiala kompozycja podkreslajaca urok tego miejsca
Pozdrawiam!
balatrek
(7455) 2006-05-11 18:11
Imagen bellisima tanto por su composiciσn como por el contraste de colores y texturas, enhorabuena.
Josι
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Copyright: Jerzy Bucki (bantonbuju)
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(51815) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2006-04-23
- Categories: Φύση, Αρχιτεκτονική
- Camera: Nikon D 200
- Έκθεση: f/4, 1/2500 δευτερόλεπτα
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- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Θέμα(τα): Podlasie 2006 Workshop [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-04-29 2:53
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