Recent content by Julian Tanase

Yeah, framed myself :) :) :)

I do not know the reason, but this photograph puts me in the spring mood...I know the branches are not covered in flowers (they aren't, right?, but the juxtaposition of that branch over the flowing water brings April in my mind. Thank you !

A great thread, thank you for reviving it. Me and my better half while on business in Vienna. Nikkormat FT3, APX 400.

Certainly, see here. A clever device to measure the close focus with Minox 8x11 cameras. Part of Walter Zapp's legacy, of course. About Minox cameras here, if you wish to know more :) : https://juliantanase.com/category/by-camera-minox/

Seeing that the Minox camera is capable to focus on an incredible 20 cms, I would say that trying to get Minox-macro photographs is almost a must for any such camera user. True, it’s tricky and one has to use the Minox chain to measure the distance, or have a telemetry system built in his eyes...

What draws my attention to this photograph is the verticality of elements: the advert board, the lamp posts, the tall windows, the pillars, table legs, and yes, ultimately, the woman. The horizontal shapes only enhance one's feeling of verticality here. I do seem to imagine that the woman is on...

That dog's attitude really makes this photograph a nice one, Brian.

Thank you, Peter !

Late reply, Rob, sorry: yes, left carriage it was.

The Troytsa is a religious wooden monument, usually showing Christ on a cross (or just a cross) in various models, depending on the artist's skills or local custom. Apparently, of Slavic provenance and part of the legacy the Eastern Church, is present under various forms in the Eastern Europe...

Rob, you managed to say what I felt but didn't knew how to say it: "doubt and questioning, which it could be argued led to the Enlightenment of Hume and others." Thank you !

I am an atheist, not by design (born in the Orthodox church), but by conviction. I will be hard pressed to appreciate a religious event for what it stands for, seen from the Church point of view. What I look for in churches, monasteries, is the history of it, not the hand or words of this or...

Thank you, Gianluca, appreciated!

Night of the Easter, in an orthodox churchyard, where the people in this village where I was on visit) are holding their vigil. Ancient tradition, deeply rooted in the orthodox religious belief. Very impressive, to see all these people here united by this custom. It is perhaps the most important...

I really like how the pipe is bending the knee (well, both of them). A different anatomy indeed, really good photograph !