Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another great series of which the children at the fountain is the photograph that I like most. Thanks for showing, Philippe > From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:27:07 +0200 > To: LEG <leica@freelists.org>, Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 41 & 42: Poland > > I took a brief trip to Poland earlier this month, and as it spanned both > weeks 41 and 42 (and I took a lot of pictures), I can get some mileage > from it by covering two weeks' worth of PAW. All of the images here were > made with my newly acquired Canon 1D Mark II. Lenses and speeds are > noted as always below the thumbnails table. > > WEEK 41 > > For week 41, I give a selection from Wroclaw, the city where I was born > and where my sister lives. My sister lives in the tall 60s-era apartment > blocks at the end of this street close to the city center: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_41.jpg > > This is Ostrow Tumski, site of the city's cathedral and numerous other > church buildings: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_41alt1.jpg > > This is the view from my sister's balcony. The open air bazar in the > foreground has been there forever; it was there also during Communist > times. But soon it must give way to the new Poland, as a big shopping > center is being constructed right behind it: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_41alt2.jpg > > Just outside the open air market, a vendor who is not able to or does > not want to pay the fee for having an official stall, is setting up shop > on the sidewalk: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_41alt3.jpg > > Another symbol of the new Poland: yet another advertising billboard is > being put up: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_41alt4.jpg > > Poland had parliamentary and presidential elections during the past > couple of months, and the city is full of political billboards. Those > parties unwise enough to buy billboards at street level suffered various > indignities, since politicians are not held in high esteem in Poland. > Here is one for a left-wing populist party. The original text reads "A > man with character" but through one simple addition someone has turned > it into "A man with the character of a moron": > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_41alt5.jpg > And here is somewhat more primitive political commentary: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_41alt6.jpg > > Finally, a couple of children looking at the fountain on Wroclaw's > beautiful central square, Rynek: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_41alt7.jpg > > WEEK 42 > > My theme for week 42 is the strong influence of the Catholic Church. > Poland is easily the most religious country in Europe, comparable to the > Deep South in the US, and the Catholic church is probably the strongest > social force in the country. > > Here is Wroclaw's cathedral as seen at sunset from my sister's balcony: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_42.jpg > > Religious symbols are everywhere, such as this cross in front of an > apartment building: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_42alt1.jpg > > We went for a drive and happened across this procession. They were on > their way to a small town called Trzebnica which was celebrating some > religious event. The distance they were walking was 20 km: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_42alt2.jpg > > We drove on to the town. The Poles may be very religious, but they are > also very commercially oriented, so of course there was a market. The > late Pope was everywhere: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_42alt3.jpg > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_42alt4.jpg > > Another shot from the market, traditional Polish bread rolls: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_42alt5.jpg > > And to finish off the series, this is the central square of Milicz, > another small town near Wroclaw, renowned for its fish ponds: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_42alt6.jpg > > The complete PAW index is at: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2005.html > and comments and critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >