Life On Photos
Looking at the photos I'm going to post today made me realize I'm going to have a lot of explaining to do as you won't understand what you see, or miss the meaning. It's not a bad thing and I'm glad I can share the necessary information with you and help you understand the culture, or history better. These photos are from the International Hungarian Photo Salon of 2022.
Being Hungarian At Bözöd
There's no way you can understand what you see or what the title means, but no worries as here comes the explanation.
This is an aerial photo of the lake, which coves an entire village. In plain English, there's a whole village under the water.
The Bözödújfalusi Reservoir (or Bözödi Lake for short, Romanian: Lacul Bezid) is an artificial lake in Romania, Transylvania, Maros County, on the Küsmöd River, a left tributary of the Kis-Küküllő. Bözödújfalu stood in the place of the lake, which was flooded, and today only a few buildings in a dilapidated condition remain from the village. According to the official position, the lake was created for flood protection purposes, but according to many, it was a harbinger of the planned destruction of villages in Romania. Dam construction began in 1975, stopped in 1977, but resumed in 1984, and the lake's water level reached its current height by 1992. source
While looking at the photo, for a second I was thinking it would be interesting to go diving and make and underwater film about the village, but the next moment I knew that would be a very bad idea. I don't think I could handle seeing the village underwater, emotionally. Personally I had no connection to anyone living and relocated from there, but you don't have to have any connection with the people from there, to feel the pain. Imagine being removed from your home and forced to live elsewhere because those were the orders from above. Leave everything behind, your ancestors' property, everything. Cemeteries were relocated too.
After the village was flooded, only the tower of the church was visible, till one day, when it collapsed. As far as I know the tower was rebuilt after. Not long ago, in July, when we visited the straw hat museum in Kőrispatak (Crișeni), we passed by the lake, but it's heartbreaking.
Blue Rhythm
It took me a couple of minutes to realize what I am seeing and must say it's a brilliant one. On a second thought, I'm not going to say anything about this. Let's see if you can figure out what this is. I'm throwing you all under the bus :D
The Good Direction
Another brilliant one in my opinion. I don't know if the shot was spontaneous or the photographer asked the gentleman to model for the photo, but either way, it's a very good one. How he framed the photo, capturing the floral design on the wooden fence and the dark blue sky is a plus to all.
Hungarian Bread from Hungarian Wheat
This photo was awarded with the silver medal and I fully agree with it. I keep repeating myself, but this is brilliant as well. That piece of bread represents life. It is the work of their two hands, from the beginning to the end. From sowing the grain, harvesting the crop, making flour out of it and then later baking bread. I love homemade bread with with a crispy crust, would gladly accept that bread.
As about the photograph, look at the tone of it, the harmony of the colors, between the wooden barn, bread and the old lady's face and clothes.
Sheet Music
When I first saw this photo, without looking at the title, my first thought was @mipiano 😂. Some of you, who know her, might know why. She's a piano master and those fences look like sheet music. Then I looked at the title of the photo and what do you think it was? 😁
This photo took third place, bronze medal by the way. It's a brilliant one. (Yeah, I know ...)
Plain In Winter
Most likely the photo was taken in Hungary, a country that is plain, its mountains can't be called mountains compared to the Carpathians or the Alps. Wind is blowing constantly. So what you see on the photo is a very common scene, however, it's not easy to capture it as those birds are not going to act on your command. This photo also got a silver at another category.
Until the Last Moment
Another excellent photo with deep meaning, that was awarded with a bronze medal. I'm a bit confused about this one as the photo participated in the What does it mean to be Hungarian category, but instead, it reminds me of the Holocaust, when Jews were forced to leave their homes with very little. Moments of life, I'd say.
In The Sunshine
Son Of An Imprisoned Country
This photo was awarded gold medal in the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Sándor Petőfi category. Sándor Petőfi was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary, who died at the young age of 26, fighting for the freedom of his country, Hungary. This is not his portrait and can't figure out what techniques were used to create the image.
My Mother's Chicken
How on Earth can you capture such a photo? The photographer must have been on the ground, to shoot from that angle, but the photo is brilliant. This photo got a bronze in the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Sándor Petőfi category.
Now you may wonder what this photo has to do with the poet. Sándor Petőfi has a famous poem called My Mother's Chicken, which is taught in school. I tried to find an English translation of the poem, which I did, but the translation is terrible, the poem in English doesn't make any sense, so I'd better not post the link to it.
While writing this post, I was thinking how we all are trying to figure out what a painter meant, by looking at the painting or artwork and the title. But what about in case of photography? These photos all have a title. How would you name your photos? This is an inverse situation now and I'm glad I don't have to name my photos as I would be in trouble, most likely 😁
Let me know which one is your favorite, if you have one at all.
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paintingphotograph indeed somehow represents music scores. Staff with bars, only musical notes are missing 😉 So, it can be silence, like silence on a winter morning, in the countryside covered with snow.😇
That is a photograph actually. So imagine the chances to find such a scene 😄
So, that photograph 😁 represents the perfect landscape for every composer :)))
And imagine that then, filling the fences with some kind of notation that could bring sound to the silence 😋
Have you ever seen such landscape? 😁
No, I haven't. But might be because I don't even see snow lately 🤐 :D
That's not fun! I'm going to send you some, as soon as we get the first snow 😁
Thanks 😇
Pleasure 😎
Wow amazing photos i love it
Me too, I mean the original photos :)
Excellent explanation in these photos. As always, these are wonderful works. Here in my country there are also some towns submerged by dams. There is one in particular which is completely exposed during the dry season and some people who lived there go and visit its central square and the old church which is still standing. There they relive their memories I guess... It's hard when it happens just as you say in your text.
But the photo that I most loved to see here was "Until the Last Moment" it is really a document that can say many things... I thought of someone displaced by the war to a place far from their home... It is an intense photo, eloquent and very human...
Watching your "photo-reports# I enjoy this level of photography... Thank you very much, happy week to you @erikah friend!
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That is hurtful to know. I was hoping this is the only one in the world, but that is naive thinking. Would be nice to not do such things in the future, but no one an guarantee that. They will sacrifice villages for the grater good, as they say.
"Until the Last Moment" is an excellent one. I love ti too, although it covers a sad story.
Thanks for the nice comment, as always my friend and have a nice evening :)
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My Mother’s Chicken was so playful! I can’t imagine the photographer lying on the ground to take this photo which is so cool to look at!
The Blue Rhythm is hard to understand. Was that a drill? Or a bullet piercing on something? Lol I have no idea!
My Mother’s Chicken is definitely an interesting one.
The Blue Rhythm is a blue boat and its reflection in the water 😁
Now that you know, have a second look, you'll see it now.
Omg it is!!! Hahahaha It's amazing!
It is indeed. It took me a minute to realize that, so you're not alone Witty 😀
Blue rhythm is a boat cutting through the water! I'm getting that out there. Still contemplating my favorite photo
Lol, you solved the mystery 😁
the photo here is a classy photo, or very professional, in this photo I got a lot of stories, and I can learn how to take photos, like the photo under the chicken's feet, this is amazing :))
Looks like the My Mother’s Chicken is a favorite today :)
:)) I think the photo is hard to find. Thank you friend for sharing.
The haunting allure of Bözödújfalu submerged beneath the waters captures a poignant tale of lost homes and memories. It's fascinating how a snapshot from above can evoke such powerful emotions, reminding us of the hidden histories beneath our feet. =D
You're right about that and it's heartbreaking to just think of what happened there. Only those who were affected, know.
I don't know why but the Mothers Chicken caught my eye. Maybe because you won't find me on the ground taking a picture of the underside of a chicken, haha.
Interesting that quite a few mentioned that photo. It is definitely an interesting one as in order to take such photo, you need to get on the ground :)
I am glad you explained the story behind this photos because it took me a while before I could understand most of the photos. I understand it better now with your explanation.