Tomorrow, a photo from Slaskie, West

Photographer's Note

What tomorrow will bring nobody knows there. It used to be a huge employer, one of the largest steel works in the region.
Now this smoking chimney is the only remaining of the huge object.
Across the street you will find a vast area of tenement houses. Full of unemployed.
For many the transision from the absurd economy of socialism into a market oriented, cost consious capitalism turned out to be painful.

tcht, soumik1976, Lotos, KevRyan, papagolf21, luisafonso, riclopes, pasternak, eleparc, TeresaT, brevbrev14, keribar, AnimeshRay, yanseiler, pracas has marked this note useful

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Zepi (22848) 2006-09-01 3:59

Hello Jerzy,
Beau passage en B&W !
J誕ime le rendu des ombres et des lumi鑽es ici !
C弾st presque parfait, mais un chose me d駻ange un peu, c弾st le premier plan trop imposant e t trop bouch� � mon go皦 !
Pourqupi ne pas avoir cadr� un petit peu plus haut ?
Beau travail quand m麥e, elle a une belle ambiance cette prise !
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement
S饕astien

tcht (7565) 2006-09-01 4:00

Hi Jerzy,
I like how you put so much black in the frame, instead of just focusing on the 'action'. This shows how 'vast' this place is. I like the geometry portrayed by the lines, which is very nice. Good details of smoke too. Enjoyable abstract pic.
Best wishes,
CheukHin

mark88 (2) 2006-09-01 4:03

Niezle chociaz maja troche pod gore;) fajnie upolowane, ciekawy temat i dobre wykonanie.
Pozdrawiam, Marek.

flydragon (0) 2006-09-01 4:06

hello Jerzy
very in terresting work with light and shadow
and nice use of the wide angle
a nice mood
regards
封simon封

soumik1976 (185) 2006-09-01 4:06

Wonderful composition and theme! Effects of Indiscriminate privatization and the skeleton of capitaism comes out beautifully through the lone smouldering chimney. However there is always hope amongst the ravages of despair which is evident from the silhouette of the young girls passing by against the Sun.

Regards,
Soumik

archimatica (20648) 2006-09-01 4:14

Hi, Jerzy.
Great idea and composition.
Well done
Renzo

Furachan (0) 2006-09-01 4:17

Rich series in brown, J. You're bringing to life a whole community no one really knows anythiong about, now they are part of our lives - that is a tremendous thing to do, you know? Nice moody end of day scene here, bicycles and a remaining chimney against the sky.
Nice work,
Francis

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2006-09-01 4:18

Hi J.

As your previous shot of the train station...excellent again.

The lights & shadows are really charmfull.

Rgs, Oscar

larssolb (301) 2006-09-01 4:20

At first glance I thought there was too much black, and wrong composition, but when looking closer the effect of the sun through the railings and the silhouettes of the bikers, this is really a great shot!

faubry (35447) 2006-09-01 4:23

hello Jerzy, it's very difficult turn from socialism at capitalism..... many people unemployed, very and great shot, beautiful shadow and light! thanks
have a good day
francine

KevRyan (22956) 2006-09-01 4:23

A great piece of work J - finely crafted moment caught so decisively - good tonal treatment to raise the symbolic stakes and a note which paints a picture that stirs a thousand thoughts.......

best wishes Kev

papagolf21 (152607) 2006-09-01 4:54

Bonjour Jerzy,
J'aime beaucoup votre fa輟n de pr駸enter cette prise de vue. En lisant la note, l'on comprend davantage la "mise en sc鈩e" ; le d馗or est parfaitement plant�.
Cela m駻ite un v駻itable coup de chapeau. Une photo qui sugg鑽e m駻ite autant, sinon plus qu'une photo qui montre !
Amiti駸.
Philippe

rbcy1974 (20758) 2006-09-01 5:07

Hello Jerzy
This photo is darkly poetic,
the lonely cyclists could be an allegory for the people exiting the system, I really like the play of light and shadows and the empty space on the foreground
Regards
Daniel

partha (14023) 2006-09-01 5:16

Great shot, U have used the falling light condition wonderfully.Inclusion of the girls add life in it.
partha

luisafonso (862) 2006-09-01 5:20

This is very good Jerzy. That small section around the front cycle wheels is amazing in terms of light control. The background is also amazing. The smoke, the strong sun, the tall chimney and the clouds formation. Very beautiful. The overall result is great, with that deep dark section on the bottom. Really like it.

s10001in (0) 2006-09-01 5:21

J..Nice work with light & shadows..
Lomg shadows ..Smoke from Chimny ..intresting.
-very well done.
-Shailendra

Fis2 (171877) 2006-09-01 5:37

Czeｶc!
Ty dalej tworzysz, ciekawy nastr ma ta fotografia. Dobry kadr i kompozycja. Podoba mi sie tonacja. Ale im ci�ko pod gk� na tych rowerach ;-).
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

riclopes (35577) 2006-09-01 5:46

Ol� Jerzy, you allways know to write short meaningful notes for your images. The work of this dramatic light is just great. After a while looking at your image, I began to apreciate all the dark area presented in this wide angle image. I would have the temptation of cropping the left (making the chimneys scenery off center) and bottom side...
The result is superb.
Ricardo

recepyuksel (18640) 2006-09-01 5:49

Hi Jerzy. This is great meaningful composition.. They run toward to darkness, not to light. Congrats, best wishes...

pasternak (15185) 2006-09-01 6:06

A very symbolic picture with nice dark sepia tones, Jerzy. The silouettes and shadows here are just beautiful, and it is so nice that they are riding their bicycles across these long shadows of the railing! Very good and goes so well with your note. The note on itself is sad, but the symbolism of the picture makes it optimistic!

Cheers
Alexander

jinju (14265) 2006-09-01 6:31

Hej Jerzy,

znowu ten swietny klimat strzelajac pod slonce. Swietniue ci to wyszlo. Te cienie, fabryka w dali, prawdziwa slaksa apokalipsa.

jlynx (12647) 2006-09-01 6:36

Biegaｳem troch� po ｦlｱsku w czasach, kiedy dymiｳo znacznie wiecej komin, a myｶl o polskich hutach nie dawaｳa spa� specjalistｱ od europejskiego handlu. Takie widoki z tego regionu nie sｱ mi obce, za wyjｱtkiem niezwykｳego nastroju, jaki udaｳo si� Tobie wcisnｱ� w ten kadr.
Pozdrawiam,
J.

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-09-01 6:42

Hi Jerzy,
I am amazed with your ability to address serious issues such as this through images. Love the sepia tone and those long shadows cast by the railings. I hope the new sun will help them emerge from the darkness.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

Polonaise (5802) 2006-09-01 7:17

Produkujesz Jerzy, wspaniale zdjecia z czestotliwoscia wieksza niz ja jestem w stanie wypocic cos sensownego na temat.
Siedze oto teraz i znowu gapie sie na te twoje malowidla z mina głupa niemrawego...

mgl (18) 2006-09-01 9:10

No Jurek miażdżysz takimi strzałami! Wspaniały rozkład balansu światła i cienia, żadnych niechcianych wybryk, motyw także bardzo wciągający - FINE po prostu:)
Co do widoku, hmm osobiscie wolałbym po lewej zobaczyć jeszcze trzy wielkie piece oraz kilkanaście komin stalowni martenowskiej, walcowni i innych wydział - ale ten widok to już tylko wyobraźnia mi rysuje :(

Pozdrawiam

P.S.
moja wersja jest stety/niestety zdecydowanie bardziej dramatyczna, rzucę Ci na maila...

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eleparc (24063) 2006-09-01 10:47

i love this one! the long shadows of the cyclers, the chimney in the back and the smoke.. the sepia conversion is excellent too! a great shot Jerzy!
Eric

rhizomes (15343) 2006-09-01 14:10

Hi Jerzy,
Impressive light and great b/w picture ! I like the industrial sensation with the smoke and construction on the background.
Christophe
:-) later

zebrowski_artur (682) 2006-09-01 16:54

Ja napisze tylko ze bardzo mi sie podoba - max.

brevbrev14 (140) 2006-09-01 19:42

Very nice work Jerzy!beautiful perspective and lights!great compo and story..Perfect in sepia tones!I like it very much!

Valeria

keribar (43841) 2006-09-02 18:02

Merhaba Jerzy,

I am very much impressed with this one: I can simply tell you that I'been invited to JURIES a lot of times recently. We sort thousands of pictures and try to select the winners. This one would be among the winners for sure.
Congratulations - Izzet

AnimeshRay (9089) 2006-09-03 2:37

Excellent framing and composition, brilliant timing. The juxtaposition tells the story with insight. Good narrative.

delnaja (2056) 2006-09-03 3:44

Hi Jerzy!
wow.... this sepia... this light... this dark.
You achieve again a super atmosphere to a simple scene. I like the industrial background. It reminds me the songs of Anne Clark.
Fred

TeresaT (10806) 2006-09-03 16:39

Hello Jerzy,
This image is all about light and shadow effects.
I really like it.
The shadows of the iron bars and the bikes on the pavement create a very nice graphical effect.
Of course the sepia tones are the best choise for this one.
Regards
Teresa

Vato_Law (12732) 2006-09-03 21:40

Hello Jerzy,
Superb light control and atmosphere creation on this shot! the silhouettes and shadows are so appealing and giving such a strenght to the photo! I like to see the chimnee and the smoke getting out of it, so typical from the cities were the iron industry plays an important role onwhat concerns the employment.
Cheers.
Paulo

yanseiler (20) 2006-09-05 5:05

Hi Jerzy, I like a lot the atmosphere here, this smoking chimney and the strong shadows, I am just wondering about the big dark space at the bottom, it seems a little bit too much to me, anyway a strong atmosphere...
Kindly
Yan

t0mmm1 (5442) 2006-09-05 15:40

Hi Jerzy,
don't want to miss this shot... wonderful! I can really feel how the wheels of the bicycles are turning time into the future. Wonderful use of back light to make this shot as dymamic as possible. I must make it one of my favourites!
Have a nice day,
Tomi

pracas (511) 2007-05-10 23:33