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Bjørn Rørslett

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Polish Impression 2017
« on: July 04, 2017, 17:58:31 »
I just returned from a travel to the middle and north of Poland. I was accompanied by Ruth, my girl friend, and the purpose of this trip was more leisure than photography. Thus only a very modest kit was employed (Nikon AW1 with the 11-27.5 AW; Nikon D500 with 18-140, 50/1.8, and a APO-Lanthar 125/2.5 "just in case some new or interesting plants turned up", the latter in fact did occur). The AW1 was used in the cities and the D500 + 18-140 mostly elsewhere.

Ruth is a devoted walker and demanded to have her daily long walks - I tagged along and cheated a little by busying myself with photography at the earliest convenient spot until she returned.  A happy plan for both I'd say.

Here are some impressions of Polish forests obtained while I waited for her. Nikon D500, mostly 18-140 ED, and no claim to colour fidelity as such. These are impressions not virtual reality replicas.

Two versions of the same scene follows. Meaning the pictures are taken from the exact same stand point, but not necessarily in the same direction.

Scene 1 Near Mrzezyno. Baltic coastal forest with mixture of deciduous trees and conifers (pine).


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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2017, 18:02:50 »
Next, inland forest at Sierakowski Park.

Same procedure as in the previous post.

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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2017, 18:19:10 »
Impressionistic, my word of choice :)

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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2017, 18:52:38 »
As always interesting an inspiring pictures.

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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2017, 08:29:53 »
Nice to hear you both had a great time! Very creative images as always :)
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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2017, 08:59:24 »
Ah that second one...
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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2017, 10:43:39 »
Ah that second one...

Anything for you, my friend ... done with the humble 50/1.8 AIS by the way ...

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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2017, 11:11:52 »
Beautiful pictures 👍🏻
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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2017, 12:19:01 »
Just to prove that even I, like everyone else, am capable of  making the occasional sharp picture ....

Balenak Forest National Park, mixed beech-pine, D500, 18-140Ed.


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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2017, 17:23:24 »
really like the blue leaves
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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2017, 17:26:09 »
Anything for you, my friend ... done with the humble 50/1.8 AIS by the way ...

There is a famous Montenegrin poem Gorski Vijenac by Petar Petrovic Njegos that every Montenegrin should know by heart and one of the versus goes:

"In the hands of Mandusic Vuk,
every rifle will be deadly!"
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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2017, 18:26:18 »
I wish my impressions will be in this class...
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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2017, 22:20:32 »
I love your impressionistic approach
You are out there. You and your camera. You can shoot or not shoot as you please. Discover the world, Your world. Show it to us. Or we might never see it.

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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2017, 00:11:00 »
I'm not sure if they could be called "impressionistic", but the images transcendent the boundaries of categories for sure!
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Re: Polish Impression 2017
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2017, 00:21:31 »
All right, this is the last one of the ghostly forests - I promise ....