DM: Wroclaw 2013, May 2nd

This thread is for the photos taken on the 2nd day of our Dyxum meeting in Wrocław.

Day 2 was quite busy: we started with a not-so-long ride to Jawor where we visited the Church of Peace. Then we had a short walk to Jawor's square and around St Martin Church. After we finished with Jawor (no worries - it is still there with no damage ) we headed south to Rogoźnica where we visited Gross Rosen Concentration Camp Museum - quite sad place (not to say: soul-devastating) but worth visiting. Somehow the weather decided to add to the atmosphere of the place ... After this visit we headed more south - this time to "Steam Locomotive Museum" in Jaworzyna Śląska.

After that long and busy day we met all together in Karczma Lwowska (Lviv Tavern) in Wrocław's square for a nice dinner ...

Participants on this excursion were Mikre family (MiPr, Bartek, Marta), UK Pack (Bob, Tim) and Benelux Pack (Domien, Leo, Pieter). In the evening we were joined by Jet and Marcel (who just arrived) and Mrs Mikre

Links:
DM Wrocław 2013, May 1st
DM Wrocław 2013, May 3rd
DM Wrocław 2013, May 4th
DM Wrocław 2013, May 5th

Edited by MiPr - 07 May 2013 at 12:32

tigertimb wrote: ... and waiting patiently for us to catch up

... ekhem ... I have to ask ... where is Leo?

darosa wrote: MiPr wrote: ... ekhem ... I have to ask ... where is Leo? quilty as charged; I must admit I have a propensity to stray from the flock.

And as Bartek was being sent to round up the strays on several occasions - I thought he was better nicknamed as the Sheepdog, rather than the Sheep

Domien, where was the #1 taken? Was it in the hotel?

I especially like 2 and 3 Domien. The church came out very nice while you made very good use of the blossom in the crematorium shot. I was too depressed there to notice this. Somehow the colours on the steam train shots look a bit whacky, is that a slight HDR as well?

Here's my impression of Gross Rosen, I think I let my mood influence my PP a bit, hope you don't mind. I'll do the peace church, Jawor and the steam trains later.

1: Memorial stained glass at the museum


2: "ARBEIT MACHT FREI", but not for the poor people who entered through this gate


3: Camp dress


4: Gallows field


5: Kitchen and tree


6: The monument


7: Once you passed through the gate, it was a long, too long, way to get out


8: But these days the barbed wire is symbolically cut, to allow the souls to escape this place that ended the lives of too many people


Most A850 + Min 24-105D, 1 and 3 NEX6 + E10-18/4

pegelli wrote: I especially like 2 and 3 Domien. The church came out very nice while you made very good use of the blossom in the crematorium shot. I was too depressed there to notice this. Somehow the colours on the steam train shots look a bit whacky, is that a slight HDR as well?

I'll do another train museum try, I think you are right about the colors. And no it wasn't HDR

Good impression of Gross Rosen, especially 4 and 8.
Depressing place, especially in this type of weather

Pieter I like your choice for somber, film-like bw for Gross Rosen. #4 and #7 are very strong.