Julian Tanase
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Somewhere in Transylvania, winter of 2005. Kodak Retina Ia and Konica VX400 Monochrome.
Crossing the Carpathians
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Pete Askew
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What a super sequence, Julian. I especially like the first and the reflections in the third (they add a slightly dream-like feel I think.
Julian Tanase
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Apart from the last one, the images do render a sense of time has frozen. Indeed, everything is so still, so sleepy, if you want. Nothing is happening and everything is under the spell of the winter. And believe me when I am saying that the people living in those areas are under the same spell...everyone and everything awaits the spring to get busy again.
But I would assume that winter is and does the same everywhere if you live up in the mountains...
But I would assume that winter is and does the same everywhere if you live up in the mountains...
Brian Moore
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Julian these rural mountain villages you have pictured are so evocative of my mental image of Eastern Europe; simple folk living a hardscrabble existence. A fine set of images.
Julian Tanase
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Well, yes, you're right I guess. These places haven't changed that much in the last 100 yrs or so, technology wise. There aren't many like this though, and it is my understanding that they do live under some hardships in those area. Many are under the UNESCO protection, as they disappear like snow in the summer, due to extensive depopulation and industrial development.
That said, some of these must have a certain appeal, as the former Prince Charles (king now) has made his summer retreat property in one of these villages, stripped of (almost) all modern facilities. Apparently, he is thrilled to live there for some weeks as a personal holiday
That said, some of these must have a certain appeal, as the former Prince Charles (king now) has made his summer retreat property in one of these villages, stripped of (almost) all modern facilities. Apparently, he is thrilled to live there for some weeks as a personal holiday
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Stevenson Gawen
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All are terrific, but I find the last very interesting. That horse-drawn vehicle is quite something - and with the van parked in the background...
Brian Moore
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With the new raise in his wages I'm sure he can afford it.That said, some of these must have a certain appeal, as the former Prince Charles (king now) has made his summer retreat property in one of these villages, stripped of (almost) all modern facilities. Apparently, he is thrilled to live there for some weeks as a personal holiday
