This is probably the one picture of the Auschwitz concentration camp that I think best sums up seeing it. One row of the buildings has been preserved, but the scale becomes more apparent when you realize that that’s an entire field full of the fireplaces that were in the buildings… Continue reading
I posted a picture of one of the chandeliers before, but I didn’t realize I had a picture that actually showed the size of some of the caverns left by the salt mining in Krakow, Poland. Also, special thanks to Olympus for putting an f/1.8 lens on the C2040z. Picture… Continue reading
A salt chandelier found in the Krakow salt mines in Poland (not the salt deposits on the ceiling). This was one of the cooler authentic pieces, as opposed to some of the re-created scenes seen elsewhere. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @9.5mm (125mm eq), 1/40 sec shutter, f/2, ISO 100
gThe Warsaw Barbican. I didn’t know what it was, or what the significance was at the time, but it was a cool thing to take a picture of in Poland. A barbican is a fortified outpost or gateway, such as an outer defense to a city or castle, or any tower… Continue reading