February Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

February. This is not the best month in this country. But this is the time when winter decides to give way the warmer season, initially very slowly, later on - more rapidly.
People miss the blue sky, clean pavements, dry windows. They leave their houses and do anything they are used to do in the warmer times - just to pretend that the winter is abandoning the place.
Like that old woman who - despite it still being cold, decided to clear the windows.
Spring - please come back!
Spring - please shine over that old town of Grudziadz.

don_narayan, rhizomes, atus, Fixfocus, Porteplume, besnard, Galmeida, cjmm, vagabondtravels, Paolo, peck, john_c, bpelvan, elmec, marknunnerley has marked this note useful

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don_narayan (2014) 2006-02-22 13:32

Czesc jerzy. Very nice shot, I like the style of this image, no frills, just the facts. The contrast is great, good composition, colors... all great! Well done.

Narayan

rhizomes (15325) 2006-02-22 13:39

Hi Jerzy,
Very interesting composition ! I like the point of view, the colors of the walls and this old woman cleaning the windows...
Great !
Christophe

Fixfocus (9377) 2006-02-22 13:41

Hi Jerzy,
Excellent unity of picture and note.It´s a wonderful daily life scene well spotted and captured.Superb pp-treatment again.
Greetings,
Hermann

P-S-I-G (24482) 2006-02-22 13:46

Hello Jerzy,
With few elements, you can succeed a great photo.
Very good composition.
Well seen and done,
Best regards,
Fabrice

jasmis (50995) 2006-02-22 13:48

Od dawna to powtarzam. Byle do wiosny. Podoba mi się babcia i liszaje na ścianie.

designsoul (21394) 2006-02-22 13:49

An impressive shot, with beautiful colours, Jerzy, with the decaying walls of this old house and the old lady cleaning the windows. A very East European village feel to it, with those crochetted white curtains, the crumbling walls... and the babushka's headscarf.
sasa
PS I haven't had time to get around the shot you've asked for but will send it shortly I hope

Porteplume (3257) 2006-02-22 14:00

Bonjour Jerzy. It's really a great photo!

I especially enjoy the kind of "washed out" colours and the grain which makes me think about the collage we made at the Art course - We cut some coloured pictures out of newspapers and magazines and we could made a print after sprenkling thinner allover the image, then you got a mirrored impression but it had the same effect as your photo, I just loved that technique [of course I'm speaking about the late sixties... :o)]

I also like the way you lightned the windows in a way they almost look like B&W against the bright orange/yellowish wall.
The only thing I would have changed is maybe cropping the upper part and begin the framing in the yellow upper part of the wall...
Anyway, congratulations, because it's a very enjoyable image!

Amicalement - Viviane

besnard (31064) 2006-02-22 14:03

Bonsoir Jerzy
Joli cliché de la vie quotidienne.
Merci pour le partage.
Amitiés
Nicole

olopez (4870) 2006-02-22 14:42

Hi Jerzy,
Nice shot with very beautiful colors
Cloudy days are a good moment to take pictures in a soft light, without shadows and contrasted colors.
Nice work,
Oscar

maki (0) 2006-02-22 15:06

Czesc Jerzy,
Rzeczywiscie ludzie chca troche chyba przyspieszyc nadejscie wiosny i stad podejmuja sie karkolomnych czasem prac, jak mycie szyb w mrozna pogode... Wszystkim nam juz sie chyba znudzila ta aura, no chyba tylko ci co jezdza na nartach licza jeszcze na swiezy snieg. Fajne kolory i scena. Tez ostatnio troche jezdzilem po Polsce mniej odwiedzanej i znanej, szczegolnie zachodniej. Wkrotce cos wrzuce. pozdr. maki

Furachan (0) 2006-02-22 16:38

The ability to give life to buildings is in e vidence again here, Jerzy, and the wman seems incrusted in the scene, as it were, aprt of the house - the colors/tones add to that effect.
Excellent, evocative note, too!
Very nice work,
Francis

Galmeida (12559) 2006-02-22 17:25

Hi Jerzy,
Thanks very much for your modern concept and nicely taken pictures with complementary and eye catch view of life in culture and also daily result. As you know I'm a Landscape man blended with Sea and Earth. But I also try some different and take other pictures by moment and intuition. So I like the way you took this picture and also the way you have this resulting quality composition. Very well seen, done and a excelent PP work with this nice sharpness and light-color definition. My last is a different one post of me at TE but I have others pictures with this way. It's my modest approach and is dedicated to you and other nice TE Member that is JINJU. Thanks to you and both for your nice and friendly approach with your LENS View, that you can see my dedicated post to you here: Link

Congratulations and thanks for your creative work and sharing.

Fernando

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-02-22 17:41

Hello Jerzy
Lovely rich and wonderful colours,
the richness of colours reminds me of those u can see in my country
well done
regards
Daniel

faubry (32419) 2006-02-22 18:13

wow! very contrasted and satured image!! i like these warm colors! good composition, great work!!!
soon
francine

vagabondtravels (6115) 2006-02-22 20:21

Nice colors. Very sharp.

mark88 (5858) 2006-02-23 1:20

Interesujaca scena, starsza kobieta w ocieplaczu i kapciach, do tego wilgoć na ścianie jak podejrzewam. Miejsce zapomniane, nawet tabliczka od gazu ledwo wisi. Pozdrawiam.

Graal (58720) 2006-02-23 3:26

Cze¶æ,
bardzo fajne, kolorowo tu chocia¿ bieda a¿ piszczy, stary cz³owiek i stary dom. Co¶ realnego z naszego ¿ycia. Jako¶æ jest super. Podoba mi siê.
Pozdr. Al.

atus (15476) 2006-02-23 3:32

Hi Jerzy,
very well composed fantastic shot with superb colors,excellent sharpness and definition. Compliments!
Attila

Paolo (40755) 2006-02-23 4:55

Hi Jerzy, i've losted that one yesterday, or maybe you posted in late afternoon...and that one is a great shot!
the colours are kick in the face, so strong, saturated and eprfeclt captured.
the old lady is perfectly composed with that wonderful facade.
excellent shot, Jerzy, really beautiful.
thanks, ciao

jlynx (11380) 2006-02-23 5:28

Witaj Jurku,
Bardzo konkretnie, jasno i zarazem piêknie pokaza³e¶ pragnienia starego cz³owieka po¶ród realiów otaczajacej go rzeczywisto¶ci. Pragnienia w czê¶ci zrealizowane co widoczne w l¶niacych czysto¶ci± szybach ¶nie¿nobia³ych okien na tle pooranych staro¶æ i zaniedbaniem ¶cian. Wspania³y, bardzo precyzyjny kadr, charakterystyczny dla Twoich prac ¶wietny kontrast i zdecydowana kolorystyka.
Bardzo dobra robota.
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek

Svillegas (1165) 2006-02-23 6:03

Hi Jerzy
Great composition, this wall looks like the one that Saudek use for his shots! Wonderful colour satuaration and good result.
Have a nice day, Sonia

Framboisilla (5402) 2006-02-23 6:04

Hello Jerzy,

Very nice shot on this wall ! I like particulary the colors and the contrasts. Good composition !

Regards,
Stéphanie.

peck (2779) 2006-02-23 6:09

Witaj,
Fajnie wypatrzone, piekne kolorki tej zniszczonej elewacji... ale szybki jak nowe :)) takie okna na swiat :)) Ponoc w tym roku ma nie byc wiosny... niedobrze by bylo.. przeciez wiosna w PL jest taka piekna... pozostalo nam tylko na nia czekac ;))
pozdrawiam
Grzegorz

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-02-23 7:30

Hej Jurku!
Ladnie pokazany fragment zycia codziennego. Swietny temat. Kolory... na Twoich zdjeciach az tetnia nasyseniem. Bardzo dobra kompozycja. Gratuluje!
pozdrowienia
Dorota

cjmm (4019) 2006-02-23 8:14

Hi Jerzy,

Very good shot. A straightforward image with both meaning and graphical impact.

The colors and contrast are great!

Best regards,
Carlos

john_c (24635) 2006-02-23 10:27

Hi Jerzy,
These street scenes you often produce are like vignettes from a book. And somehow you find the right lighting to shine on some old building and person to expose a rich pallette of colour - and often scars - that lie under the gray leaden skies of winter. The textures enthrall here - the street, the curb, the scarred wall. Superb work, Jerzy. I love it.
John

bpelvan (3786) 2006-02-23 12:16

Hello Jerzy,
Well contrasted colorful photo. Old towns, old people and still living pure traditions.
For me very well cropped image showing the whole details of the building and the old lady.
Well done Jerzy. Thanks for sharing...
Regards
Bulent

elmec (12194) 2006-02-23 14:54

cze¶æ Jurku!
Faktycznie zima bezlito¶nie obna¿a wszelkie niedoci±gniêcia otaczaj±cej nas rzeczywist¶ci!
wstrz±saj±cy widok
jeszcze bardziej smutny z uwagi na postac tej starszej kobiety ...
Bardzo dobra, mocna praca!
Pozdrawiam serdecznie!

nwoehnl (120) 2006-02-23 14:57

A well-seen moment from the old town, Jerzy. In addition to the judicious framing with the 3+2 windows and the old lady in between, I like the vivid and colorful textural detail present in the façade and pavement.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-02-23 20:15

very good work here, I like the buildings especially, the walls are beautiful, well done

Burberry1 (6041) 2006-02-25 7:30

Witam pana:)))
Pięknie ujęta tak prosta scenka, bardzo wysoka jakośc wykonania.
Doskonałe światło.
Zdjęcie z duszą.

Pozdrawiam, Agnieszka

recepyuksel (17786) 2006-02-25 16:06

great composition with old woman and house
colours and light is superb
tfs
have a nice week end

Stepan (27175) 2006-02-27 15:03

The wall is really impressive, especially for its colors. Strong contrasts. The woman is useful to produce some life.
Well composed.
Stéphane

Polonaise (5638) 2006-07-10 10:18

How, on earth, I missed this impeccable scene…? Beats me!
Scene, with it's masterful coloristics, warm, homely feeling and an extraordinary note…?
Hey…I'm just another human element...
Don't expect too much off me…
Respect bro, full throttle respect
j.g.

marknunnerley (2768) 2006-11-05 18:04

Hi Jerzy,
last winter was really cold here and often went below freezing!! I know, big deal but I bet you have a lot more sunshine and warmer days than we do.
This is fantastic. Just look how the cold blue/grey textures rising up from the ground and separate the colours and textures of the image. Its like the photograph has been split into black and white and colour.
I love straight on photography. It confronts what is going on, where as take it from the side is the soft option.
Thanks for your critiques again today.
Regards,
Mark