yet another blog

2011-05-16T23:54:00.000+02:00

the exams had been, once again, really exhausting. Hadn't really had mood making any effort in field of photography. I didn't even open Anna Farova's book. Meanwhile I made some shots. Not as many as I should have.

this one's from christmas, more than 3 month old! Christmas party, you know.. a lot of alcohol.

and then, some really weird photos appear in camera

Let's just call it ART.

art is everywhere. I don't think I know any people that buy paintings in art gallery. But then again, who knows if isn't just some "art print".

christmas, at home, stopped by at Stanka's place. Quite optimistic fridge, isn't it?

Stuffed neuron cell. Not from me, I got her something far more interesting :)

listening to Therapy? while waiting for parents. I do remember times when there were no flats in this area, I guess I'm too old now.

Red dot camera, just for the sake of the sound. And it sounds great!

would be a sweet tic-tac-toe game field

some didn't like the phone number I guess

The beauty of town centre. Well, definitely not in Prievidza. Christmas tree and that's it. These folks just lost their ball in the tree.

There are some really great pieces in the box. For a family album it sure is heavy. Yet so inspiring, I think it's 99.9% BW there.

father's workplace. Not my father there. Coffee's not great, but still better than some homemade crap.

I'm sure it had seen better days. One would expect some snow on christmas...

Do not jump in.. hm, on street, you'll look odd.

Who wouldn't be happy with a bag of fireworks, right? :)

Even the car window smiled. Though a bit freaky smile.

Lucka once again holding to her beer. I, on the other side, was holding to my 38% friend.

and end up preeety drunk... :-|

Never left your camera, although I have to admit, this one's was quite funny surprise.

Midnight wedding-like ceremony. From this time I remember nothing.

cooking can be really boring.

Americano - almost none coffee bar inhere knows what that is.

Some ads had to be inspected very closely

Do not enter if you're happy. You wouldn't want to spread the happiness around, would you?

window view

they didn't know where to..

leisure style seats at university campus ground. Part of my bc. thesis. This place had cost so many I couldn't spend so much if I lived hundred years. Yet there so no place to rest. The architect is a dumbass. That of course is not going to be written in my thesis.

public gym

Smooth fog in Luzanky park

I usually don't photograph in school, just this time, exam from programming (C++ theory). Someone made a mistake and nobody could do anything, computers were simply stuck. So much for this high rated school...

Because of these people, I can't take tram and have to go by foot!! *uck

I guess he had been waiting way too long there...

Never date an IT guy (at least not this one). He kept talking, very loudly I might add, about how great he is and what mountain he has been on and none of his friends couldn't make it as fast as he did. No wonder everybody hates IT guys...

Some just refuse to use a path.

dunno, I liked the shadows

one of the first pigeon I've seen after winter.

Another funny story related to the pic. Well, not as funny as sad. University campus ground again. Those engineer connected all the seats in a row. So if only one person want to sit down, he has to move all three chairs. Better yet, how could someone sit in the middle chair?

Coffee's good for a snack bar.

although he was dressed in black, he kinda glowed on the street.

Heineken, good one

painting workshop in a shopping centre. Nice, but it missed something, something like personal style.

I seem to fail at hipshots.

A boy tries to attack his older sister with a plastic sword. Pure family love.

not the best parking spot at the time

ever wondered where all the temporary signs go to sleep? nothing fancy as you can see

When you have to, you just have to.

"I made a poo" said the dog

former student probably. Had to be tough night

I'm thinking about moving my blog. And it's going to happen, someday. Nevertheless, working class memorial and probably the only person who cares about it.

i don't really know what was he looking for on his window

such a romantic place, just 2 minutes from main rail station in Brno

one lucky guy that didn't have to pay for a parking spot

University campus is such a romantic place. All the steel and glass, well were's love nothing else matters, right?

what made her to stand there, what used to be a lawn?

met Lucka and we've talked about photoshoot we wanted to do, and two month later we finally did

probably a bad cellphone signal inside

egyptian style coffee time! and Brno center from above

nothing

first warm days in Brno, many people went to park to read, learn and god know what else

relax and art. sort of..

2010-12-26T13:43:00.000+01:00

Promissed new post for christmas, well, little late but it's here. As usual writing this at night. Getting a little stuck with my own mind.

back then when the grass was green, reflection from a building

not wide enough, even kites are not what they used to be. I remember making my own kites long time ago. On the other hand, it never made to the air.

blue is good, right?

the newest shopping center in town. never been in there though

and here, the area around. Nobody cares about the trashes left behind builders, all they care are money a new place to buy clothes.

hard to not reflect in the glass

saw this "scene" behind car. I think I was going for some books.

Honza curiously looking at bubles flying past the window.

Katka's stress reliever, back then when there's sun in Brno

and quite warm. Not that there's any snow right now, it was just nice autumn day.

Mato got hit by my roommate.. though he is elegant with the plaster on his nose

high school students writing down their email adresses in some kind of news/spam/letter to get some infos on univeristies

Army school presentation and interview for some local TV.

checking for emails? or they were just to lazy to cary a shitload of papers from every university.

probably forgot to metion, photos were taken on some universities fair. Army presentation, prepairing for one-on-one close distance (or whatever) combat

with fake knives and everything

house of the future. eee.. not really, some technical uni prestantion, with game zone. That's a must for every university. At least to attract young people. You will most likely never play any game at university ( school, not dorm, that's something completely different )

Katka at the fair, her job was to get as many emails as possible.

resting, well they're not robots

a rescued hostage (it's always a girl)

this reminds me, have you ever seen what kind of crap they put on in TV at 4am???

a wounded soldier or terrorist. Probably the second one, terrorists - bad, blood thirsty soldiers - good

checking photos (wonder when he found time take any pictures)

remote controlled fella roaming round the place

measuring armys strength. In kinda eletromagnetic rotor resistance. Don't really know, that had a fancy graphy at the other end.

and other fancy camera on the machine itself (yes, pointed upwards)

some had been privileged to shoot down (with a real gun) a terrorist. Although he forgot he's been fired at, so it ended up in terrorist falling to the ground several seconds after few "bullets" hit him.

a contest of "most weird photo" and trust me, they were some really creepy ideas. Not artisticaly creepy, but "not-even-facebook-suitable" creepy...

wachting kids playing some dance-pads game all day long had to be really boring

[img] I'm suggesting nothing

wave physics practically - they actually tried to hit his balls with the wave.

Nation wide entry exams both, getting bored (at the end of last day)

Katka had some presentation

students could find out dates of ... well almost anything, it's some kind of information center about czech (and maybe slovak too) universities

another after party morning (more like lunch at the time I woke up)

Lucka still smiling after not quite long sleep

going to Ikea

my favourite bookstore in Brno, they know what'm looking for all the time

I was eating hamburger..

a photo taken after photosession, for some poster of archive film festival

Aja fighting for the "party glasses"

once again getting crazy in pub

she wondered how am I able to take photos not loking through viewfinder.

well, I can answer now - very easily

not quite sure what I did to her

sometimes there's just too much stress in school

brass model of old town of Brno, poor kid had been left out the family

one from theatre play, just the rehearsal, couldn't make it to the play itself because of the school

playing with balloon from McD

waiting for the tram

Christmas trade in Brno, kid had to be very exhaused

I got a bit drunk and ended up on a dead metal party

TriX club, probably not the Kodak klub

2010-11-16T19:12:00.000+01:00

hello all good people out there. I know I had put much effort into this blog lately. There's just too much work to do.

Continuing from last time, vac. in Croatia. Back home, I found my town ... well ... flooded.

flooded scraps from local school, some students enjoying the destruction

I remember sitting on chairs like these.. looong time ago

Miro making a pic of the chair scene.

It was kinda sad seeing even books being thrown out.

main road was a bit under-flooded and hasn't been repaired until now (that's 3 months now)

a bridge to a school has been torn down by the water (the schools in Prievidza got it hard during that time)

in tram to Strbske pleso, High Tatras (for a trip in mountains)

Strbske pleso, dunno why I did this one

back home, shooting Zombiewalk again

Maddy with her geeky necklace (some RAM module I think)

making the dead

and some living dead

the blood (in the small bottles) didn't look that bloody at first

later it got a bit more bloody

neat front-seat passenger

blood, more blood

starting to think there's too much blood in this post

or more than usually

yet there's no blood like home made one.. pretty cold one

enough from preparations, getting to gathering point

I kinda wish parallel programming would work like this

I shouldn't be posting this one, a friend of mine took a photo very similar

we went for a small shootout while waiting the zombiewalk starts

weird, weird graffiti

oh, more blood. It really getting annoying now

I do like this policeman included photo

in the crowd itself

I haven't seen much photographers in there, clearly, all of them were running around like bunch of rabbits (thus ruining few good shots)

a dark angel made it.. well, not on time, almost at the end, whatever. It's there.

Naah, this is what I've been talking about. Dunno who the hell is the guy, yet I know he had his camera for a month and took like 500 pictures (from those he published like 200, yeah, 200 of boring sh*t) and he has been every-fucking-where. I mean everywhere where I had composed.

from the pub where afterparty took place

Orphan movie poster

last photo, I didn't wait till the afterparty, because I was a bit sick from that day. Two of zombies enjoying some smoke outside the pub.

a canvas ready to be painted on, sculpture, sculpturesque symposium, Cigel, Slovakia

copy service back home, Karols friend. We were waiting for some prints.

in tram from ... to Poprad, really slow, average speed of 30km/h (it a tram, but common 30? my bike can go faster)

all foreign students had to write down some info for the police, back in school, Brno

a new statue. FIY did you know, that in Brno there's the first theatre with artificial lighting (electrical I mean)... that's why they built some giant bulbs at the theatre

an old bus, as a street art invitation for who'd guess that ... an street art contest

sunny weather at 1st floor

can't really remember the talk, but I think Lucka tried to avoid being photographed

this is actually at school, faculty of philosophy, semester start party

Lucka's camo shoes, niiice

some kind of street art?

lucky japanese lanterns, many people actually believe in this crap.

seriously, many people. Torched one tree and well, my hair (and my jacket) while launching them

no real light there, just the candles, which are best to take photos of

at least some family had some fun, while not being in a shopping centre, definitely a plus

me a and weird statues at university campus grounds

some "tourists" taking a shortcut, quite hilly shortcut. I've kinda expected that they'd fall down. Yet none did ... whatever ...

cleaning "study room" after a party

brave man, took on a challenge cleaning the floor (never seen so much wine on a floor like that day)

reminds me of a part from Severin's article. Street photography is about everyday life and it's not journalism. It's about photographers feelings about the situation.

most time, I think color are sort of odd. I mean, does it really matter that the pig is violet. Who needs color shot anyway? It's a mental training for me.

In one of the looms around Brno.

We've been looking for some fossils, no luck.

in lower parts, there's a really strange lake, a toxic-green one

what a natural wonder

this probably wouldn't work in BW

switched to BW, having a break around the lake, eating chocolate

getting back (to dorm) with a short stop at playground

the smallest shopping cart I've ever seen

something that looks like an oversized cheese, don't know the real purpose

hipshot for a change

university campus with its glory.. the statues, this one pretty neat. A bit interactive. Swinging a really big piece of rock, nothing you do at daily basis.

at faulty of sociology, roadworkers left some of their equipment on the road. No tram for me :( gotta travel by foot now

for a beer or two. and music to listen while looking for at more photos

got home for two days, met some friends, went for a beer (I don't really like slovak beers, and that day reminded me why so), Mirka and his son

trying to "unravel" the swing

me and last sunrays, got a bit chilly afterwards

got back, went for a dance training to make some pics. because I've not taken a dance photo since I'm here

a reflection in the window

it might seem a bit odd, but what the heck, they'd been doing things that made my back hurt just by looking at those people

the part where they had to improvise

Lucka!

hmm, pretty much doing nothing just standing.. well, that can be too a contemporary dance

one from university campus, I'm currently working on a seminar paper about this veeery expensive part of university

confused workers?

in love with garbage (not the band)

it was actually pink

right next to a block of flats

family watching workers not working (as there were none)

gallery in old prison building

very interesting interior, prison chapel, slightly altered by communists and then turned into gallery by capitalists

it's was a mess. Well, a building ready to be torn down. Let's make a gallery there!

harp without string, I'll definitely print this on 12x16"

fire shot at a bar, were we've been drinking coffee (really, coffee with liquor :) )

again one for a print

boys getting a little .. cheerful

Honza put and ice cube into his jacket

Junior wanted to put the glass into his pants, don't ask me why, I have no clue.

"open doors" at university campus, the map isn't helpful at all, every corridor looks the same

Moravian gallery carried out a commented visitation, mostly elderly people attented

I made some photos and went for some coffee, it was quite boring and they actually said nothing. Except how wonderful this new campus is.. yet in reality it's not wonderful at all

shortly after the coffee, found this paper hat hanging in the coffee lounge (well, at least they say it's a coffee lounge, if you ask me, it's not)

the day I sent my lens into service, using quite longer lens, man in a tram

and old lady in the same tram

autumn mood, they use grass-mower cut the leaves to tiny pieces

the driver took his son for a ride, that's something!

something old, something old, something old... oh, I am really mean. I don't like old people. I couldn't resist the natural composition.

at ikea, this is a candid not street photo, see the difference?

2010-09-27T11:10:00.001+02:00

being in Croatia wasn't quite as I expected. A bit stressfull beeing on vacation while there're floods in Prievidza.

wandering in the town like most of people

kid playing with annoying knocking balls. never ever buy this hellish device

evening at the port

more of sunset that evening

something happening at local pool, couldn't even get to see what's rush about

"main" road to Kotor, old deserted town

inland view from town of Kotor

a tree grows in place of a church

although two workers where the only people I met there

entrance to a big household

looked like a jungle in there

been there couple of times during the vacation

surfin' the waves

evening grill party

I really like the 'bokeh' here (especialy the singer), I don't get why she's recording it

girls dancing in front of a hotel/restaurant/shop

missing "shinny metal", so called-graffity is the same, no matter where in the world

fella hidding, probably from his older brother

juu, walking white balance card :)

mirrors, got to love them

I don't get this either

some "symbols" of the town I spent vacation in

I tried to grow a cactus like that. Didn't work out very well.

Konzum, tesco of croatia

beer, beer and more beer, that more like it. except for the Ozujsko, that's not exactly my taste

James B. on vac? or is it just common to park right in front of the house (a huge one may I say)

wet concrete, someone just had to do it

I'd been just like that, no internet what so ever in the apartment area, the only one was at the square

Bought some Kodak CN films there, I didn't really hoped to buy any BW film in that town

1/1000 s, how come they're blured?

to the beach

a cop, rarely seen in this "dumb-ass-parking" infested area

gypsies eating tasty pancakes (those with chocolate were really good)

hunting for some weird sea creatures after a storm (I mean him, not me)

Kotor again, this time with clouds... and wires

as seen from above

wires, wires..protecting what from what? seemed to me like war residues

looking here, it's getting a bit boring, right?

water well at the top of the mountain, with its rain collector

I know, boring, just wanted to try this kind of shot.

my sister at sunset

"It's just water under the bridge,
It's just water under the bridge."

the're nothing like petrol soaked fish for dinner

seems like first time shooting from hip worked

no idea, nice texture

the usual evening on holiday

at night from Kotor, somewhere down there's a beach I used to go

local casino lights up the sky

Kotor in night, the streetlight was really a pain in the ass

few people asked me why did I "photoshoped" the sky. well, I didn't. It is as it is.

too bad, forgot to print this one. Weather booth open to public, with an old, still working, barograph.

three little brothers, Krk island in back, scene's waaay to colorfull in real

in the "bus-train" at Plitvice lakes national park

a nice place to make a vac photo

indeed it looked nice, though, not quite suitable for those tiny digicams

there were like hudreds of photographers, all levels of Ken Rockwell's list

dunno, just the reflection, in the beautiful blue/cyan lake (which of course you can't see here)

having a picking off the track. That was against the park rules. Yet not many cared about the rules.

except, breaking rules in here woudn't end up very good. Assuming nobody likes to swim in national park.

2010-09-02T01:59:00.001+02:00

a rather short post this time, got internet connection problems after the floods in Prievidza. Some of these are almost 2 moths old.

comfortable chairs, decent coffee in the centre of Prievidza - a miracle

Austrian quality in slovak hands, Miro and his new love

btw never use russan filters, quality is even worse than chinese

some private billboard campaign agains recently elected government

this happens only if you really need to check something (can't remember what) on internet, BSoD in internet cafe

later I went to see my ex-neighbours from Brno. And I don't mean the dog. That's just a dog

Kristina brought some middleformat lenses for repair, hopefully I still got them somewhere around

me and dog whose name I can't recall

from a trip to Mala Fatra, I think, reminds me of Slovak paradise nature reserve, Miro prepairing to make a photo

upper level of cascade waterfall (there's a load of those) with some of our group members

just a quick snapshop of other tourists making a family album photo, while waiting for the rest of the group

Lucka probably aiming for a photographer. that'd be me

this ought to a short series of all our group members climbing up the ladder. Sadly I failed to expose correctly thus the result is more like series of white-washed-out freaks

Hetty doesn't like to be photographed. She ran after me for while immediately, luckily I was fast enough and the hill was too steep

random tourists at paths crossing

as far as I can remember Lucka said something like "Mirko, look there's a camera"

and he did look

another comfortable sitting spot

Tomb Raider style climbing. just, I'm not sure if Lara had a camera with her

now tell me, all the rocks there, isn't it like from Tomb Raider series?

we actually were at the top that's hidden somewhere in back

went to eat afterwards, took some photos on the parking lot and went home.

still life photography place? dunno, not the best light there

few from daily photography camp, trying Karol's style. Not working so good for me.

explaining photograms I think. Miro looks like Wolverine back in there

I've been there something like lecturer, not about the shooting but the darkroom priting stuff, meanwhile making some photos of the kids

they we're not allowed to swim in the pool. Then again, why the hell they wanted to swim the pool for fish?

Kids could ride on horses, more like ponies in the matter of size.

or they could play chess. Though none seemed interested in that. Atleast we, photographers, we're not bored. I lost all three games.

cleaning the pond in Bojnice garden around the castle

resting on place that used to be a fence long time ago. I remember beeing pretty much shattered when I attented the basic school there

the little bastards, sorry for the expression, were planing something mean. I mean all the time. Kids... TO DO: not having children.

cutting the white edges. I don't find that interesting, but maybe in their age. dunno.

not a best practice for drying pictures. the time was short.

I still remember priting the left picture, it was a pain the ass, negative correctly exposed for background shadows, yet we (I and the little author) had to print it for the some skin texture

Viki, surprisingly I still remember her name, clever girl. One of the youngest yet remembered what to do in the darkroom after first explanation, later teaching other kids. Made me feel a little more worthless.

installing an outdoor exhibition

without me ofcourse, too hot to do anything that day.

proud parents, sisters, brothers and maybe some non-related people

local policeman with highly trained dog (highly lazy too in my opinion)

volunteers for dog inspection, not drugs, just some red training, uhm, thing

just the dog was more interesting getting out the sun than finding some toy hidden at some kid

couldn't reach for the top string

a place with a nice view, where some time ago benches used to be

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: how not to hold a rangefinder
(but seriously, it was a joke)
(yet I've seen a man holding a rangefinder like that)

[boring photo was here]

evening cart racers. not for long, this a place of prievidzas future McDonald

some child wanted to see the circus, it's mother wasn't just that excited about it

next up, croatia

2010-07-19T16:21:00.000+02:00

it so hot, and not just outside, that my computer is overheating. So I took it apart, assembled it back and still got some parts left, yay :)
I feel like my brain'ss overheating too

for start, something from Brno, later from home, enjoy

K-Lynn at Masks festival, Brno. Next to life-sized festivals logo

people could get painted, flowers, ornaments, you know that stuff.

Kate's first flower

there are no words to describe the moment captured here

shooting the shooter.

some kid looking bored

a Leica man with some Tri-Elmar lens

oh, there were many photographers, some looked.. well less serious. Yet I could be wrong.

DANTE - ad for local theatre play

I've also met Lenka with her sister

K-Lynn again, passing leaflets to people in the town

I'm not quite sure, but I think the lady wasn't part of the masked actors group

more photographers. I'd like to see some photos from her, some 1D with superwide lens. Neat shooting peoples backs.

kids running after a huge kangaroo. I had a idea of stepping on its tail.

Polarka - alternative theatre

more flowers for Kate

later, in old weapon factory area. Now used as an industrial area with many facilities.

A signpost leading to Car interior cleaning and Confectionary factory

reminds me of V. Zapletalova's work, Rourouvni

series of rusty old ventilation system

Z as Zbrojovka - weapon factory

and some leftovers, who know how old

some area that looked like it was shower some time ago

some streetart intervention

keychain without key, box of unknown purpose

WC at cooling tower, it sure looked like a dump in there

being here at night could be a little scary, wind blowing through the rusty air vent

me, sitting with Kristina, just after her masters degree exam

she took the photo of me

lady observing fishes at one of Brno parks

icq chat at the balcony

new tram in town? I've seen couple of those (because of some gay parade)

another interesting car interior, thinking about making a series of car intreries

little restless guy in a tram

back home, looking for churches in villiages around

some shots from world gliding championship, more or less all BW

many questions crossed my mind during this shooting. e.g. why they need so much of white duct tape

chopper ride, only for 40€, got very popular. It was in air every possible minute

one of many photographers, except this one being even more lazy than me

battle axe for kids, one € only :)

and other medieval age games, even crossbow, though weak, very weak, probably woudn't hit the target anyway

skydivers during a TV interview

another mirror, I just couldn't resists, as usual. I hate that canon strap, very unpractical, yet my kodak strap is way to short for this camera

Karol likes any mirroring surface just as well, many his great photos can be found on WGC page

sightseeing plate few moments before taking off

firecrew member pumping water into a plane, for upcomming show

pilots of the sightseeing plane as seen from inside. too bad the window, and not just that one, was so dirty and scratched

love the wideangle.

another mirrored surface, helmet of an acrobatic chopper

another group entering the red chopper

here some girls, most time the pilot didn't even turn off the engine, but it seemed safe to stand around

australian team with their mascot, I think the only team with a mascot

don't know if an american flag is an mascot. they had at least one for each member

old glider made entirely from wood, with top speed of 100km/h

my father asked me why I didn't shoot in color, that the flag would look better in color. I think it would look just the same. We all know how an american flag looks, don't we?

a girl with balloons

winners post taken outside yet the prices were given inside. A nice lookout place during the airshow.

fun for the whole family

people got almost everywhere to have better view of the airport, even on gas tanks. Didn't even notice the Senior residence ad then.

people looking against sun, where the plane was flying. I think there's a photo of it somewhere on the WGC page. Or some of my photography friends took a photo when the plane crossed the sun.

fans of acrobatic flying, the pilot on the right side, others are some competitors from around the globe

I had borrowed some lens for this few day and well it flares a bit. Later I've found out it was caused mostly by the UV filter.

Karol capturing plane fly over the crowd. Neat crowd for this little town.

Everytime I a lens like this, it just makes me smile. Yet the public opinion is as it is - bigger is better.

former pilot from group of historical warfare plane club with one of the planes

they were simulating fight between russians and germans

hard to see, the engine is running and the technician's trying to speak to the pilot (the were som problems)

people again watching sky, although the fight took place just few meters above ground

bombing simulation as watched from "behind the lines" were only competitors were allowed

X-plod-ed

next morning more than a hundred planes ready to take off

father and son I suposse making last pre-flight preparations, or atleast one of them

we all do

track checking before getting in the air

on other note, jazz concert at Bojnice castle

no words can describe the atmosphere

it was bit romantic with all the candles, old castle walls and jazz music

went to mountains few days later, it was kinda a dog day. I've seen 6 or 7 that day, in the mountains I mean.

And not all were so called outdoor types.

a grave at the top of the mountain

another one with a group of czech tourists

2010-06-23T23:37:00.005+02:00

hello again from sunlit Brno city, yeah a little wierd seeing sun in here. This exams time givining me a hard time. Can't do nothing right. Just two more weeks and I'm off. Spending holidays learning maths.

Nevertheless here we go for some photos from last I think 30 days.

the usual, raining and I just didn't want to go cross the shopping centre, backalley. I wasn't the only one who wanted to avoid crowds of people.

moody shot. for all the rain

one of many Lucka's faces. We learnt Roman law that evening.

roommate at the balcony

eee. dunno who these are. We were singing some songs that evening.

Matej checking the new floor in the study room

cheers to you people

some artistic dance, I'm not quite sure whether I'm the author of this one

he did not

mushrooms in a car at local theatre

went to see fireworks competition. Yet on the way some had idea about how great it would to have a myspace style photo from that location

with some carousels in background

one part of half a hour performance, I didn't really want to shoot the fireworks

rather shot like this, people making pics of it

freakin' dark it was, lit by the fireworks only. Could use something like noctilux here.

getting back "home" in the morning, like 4-5am. Can't really tell. Though pathology still open. Wonder if they ever close or sleep

the day before her bachelor exams I think

we went to chat a little

took some minutes to leash the dog. otherwise boring I know

I like the scent-tree still hanging there

at the technology museum. I've never been there, even though it looks nice, I probably wouldn't like all the stuff inside.

to remind myself to learn, exams are still on!!

Kubo throwing some ice back at us. More photos on negative, which I have no idea where I put.

hmm, tunnel impression. dunno

latest office block in Brno. Yet the view from there isn't the best I dare to say.

according to map reading this is a garden area. They really should renew this, it's all more like a swamp area.

biker, taken from railroad tracks

following 6 photos are not taken by me:

another masters deg. celebration

can't really tell all the names, here Honza enjoying a cigar. First time I've seen him with something like that. So here the shot for you to remember.

stealing shoes from people around. Definitely not my idea. I'm glad I'd keep my own shoes.

holding highly pressurized bottle of coke.

all the folks had been kinda afraid even to be around while opening the bottle

"yeaaah, I'm shooting you"

went home for a while. To polls. Yet, guess who's flat this is.

seeing old friends after some long time. I bet they missed me shooting everything around :)

though I hadn't been the only one with camera around. Wellferine had got her first dSLR for a week that day.

some pointless darkroom tutorial. How to check photos like positives if you're too lazy to make the indexprint. Sorry for the dust, got that off later.

workers repairing trolleylines in the night. Another interesting scene I watched from my window.

I enjoyed the show. Got my mind off the school for a while. Thanks guys.

every mans friend. A duct tape. Can't imagine my life without it too.

another short series of photos not by me: K-Lynn

here she is. K-Lynn autoportrait

yeah. me and my beer

one of the main tram intersection is being ... well they say "renovated"

went to shoot some gymnastic competition. Way too many kids there. Here Zuzka, the coach

and kids along with their mothers at the rehearsal

I've been there to make some photos of the kids. Though the background happening was nice too.

mothers watching their kids. Fathers did not come. I know why now..

costume hanging on a soccer net ( I'm not quite sure what it was. Let's just say some net)

one from the actual competition. Nice costume. Very nice. the show was, well sometimes boring like hell

the shot after all the ceremonial stuff

going to some beer again. Yet we had to sort some hundreds of the football player stickers.

Metej - the artist

That's a sweet look. Matej was singing as far as I can recall.

out of focus, but still, the look is there! man, I wish I had this correctly focused :( maybe next time.

more to come later, maybe even this month. Yet the exams are at their end, I'll be free to get out a shoot more. I even had prepared short report from Festival of masks. Though I didn't make to "gay parade", lots of cops were there and I had been sleeping, damn.

Edit: definitely not this month

later kids.

P.S.: Study, study, study while you can

2010-06-02T00:28:00.004+02:00

got my new book, Joao Silva's Bang-bang club, but yeah, the book's at home and I'm stuck in school. I'll be back for elections, maybe, haven't quite decided yet. Nevertheless, exams are on so I may find myself staying for some longer period of time.

I know, I know, I should have go give my vote, for the better future. Can't stand that politic shit, well, no at all.
So as usual, I go out to the streets or in a pub for a beer.

one of the enjoyable days, It's been raining for a week now ... again

dog salon sign at chinese restaurant, more like fast food

playing chess with Zuzka on a rainy afternoon. I lost btw

the new town hall window renovation

kid playing in a fountain, no water involved

we've been to school and some beer after. Wanted girls to come with us, they refused :/

though something funny had to happen that evening, Peter couldn't even stand

this scene reminded me of a local mags review of Bessa R4M, they made a few shots in this subway

well, a dog tied to a pole. Owner nowhere to be seen. yet I've seen few people looking at the dog speaking words like "oh, the poor little..."

high school student learning some basics of probability in a bus. I've been waiting, and risking she might leave the bus, for some sunlight. I had some awkward position at the time, really wanted to get those scripts into the shot

home again for a while, road to new industrial zone, where, surprisingly nothing was build in last two years. Good place for skaters

nice day I had, walked across half of a town

park. more like ruins of it. Still nice to see some people going for a walk, just like that. Watching fishes swimming there. Those two gave me a strange look after taking the shot.

building new shopping center, hopefully something worthy the money. The others in Prievidza look more like garage sales.. I have a shot similliar to this, without the fence but it looks less "industrial". I wonder why everyone noticed me making pictures that day, even the worker did. He just didn't care.

in the oldest "shopping center", jewelery. Looking back makes me thinking why the hell they have so many clocks there.

Miro and his camera, I think he likes it more than any other from his collection. Well 6*9 pocket version, bright lens (for its size). Though I find the rangefinder awful. I personally can't see a damn thing with it. Russian copy od Carl Zeiss with coupled RF, niiiiice.

Lucka telling us some stories from India or I don't know. A lot weed smokers as far as I can remember.

Hard to keep track of order lately (thanks to new blogspot uploading system, the beta version). Went to barber.

I can keep track of weekdays by my shots, this was definitely saturday. I wanted to make some prints. Didn't make to the darkroom :)

went to see Ghost festival in Bojnice. Not their best year.

An ongoing singing contest, the judges. probably

definitely tourists

hmm, barbecue

failed to expose for the shadows. Locals enjoying "the mood"

the back of stands, selling all kind of stuff, probably fellow student during a break.

back in school, shooting face silhouette, experiment
not my kind of style

interesting playground, situated between two parts of Brno, only fields and old gardens around

and a huge electric pole right behind

a plane on clear sky, flying too low if you ask me

high school reunion at "Prígl", local dam

Tomas with his home made 60% water

Betka and dunno who the other girl is. A dentist probably too.

Ivka and Matka as it was getting colder

all together. Who did shoot this then?

Betka lit by laser, terrible resposne. What did I expect from a monochromatic green light, right?

later that evening, after few more beers. Singing songs in some pub at Prigl.

more of semi-group photos

ok, I might have a little too much. Probably playing some hiphop or rnb or I don't know. Judging by our poses.

a poker face :D

I really can't remember this moment. I mean again wtf was this about?

at nightline bus getting back to town of my heart

the other day, I went and took Jozef (he got in Brno for a weekend to see his old schoolmates, us) to a trip. The highest place in Brno, just above old loom.
On our way back to tram, well this is at the tram station, while waiting we spotted a young bird. It couldn't yet fly and looked hungry. end of story

ehm, a bus parked in the middle of something that might have been a basketball court short time ago

a very bad placement for a webhosting company ad. Definitely not a main road, more like village outside the town.

new exposition at MG, Victor Pivovarov, be sure to check his work, though I didn't like the concept of lemon people, but seeing the paitings from upclose was just amazing. One can't get enough of this feeling.

the name of the expo - ONI (they). Took me a while to get rid of the gallery ladies.

the wednesday, Semester end at faculty of philosophy. Official photographer I'd say.

we're sitting in a rain waiting for a dance performance. Funny thing, we've been sitting with backs turned to the performance.

while looking for restrooms, I did find a library I wanted to get some street art books. Quite hidden this little one. Took this to remember the opening times. Though from what I heard it's not open during those opening hours.

some donations to, uhm, whatever, some fund. Luckily for me they were accepting €, so I finally got rid of those dreadful cents.

oh, I almost forgot. There was a juggle competition. You could see people prepairing all around.

they actually didn't care about the rain. I liked that. The mood that you could feel from the people.

the other stage, theatre play captured while waiting for my meat

This, I call, a school. Playing football for a while. Not like faculty of f***ing informatics, that's just a load of computers.

Honza and Mato arguing about something, as usual

my room-mate

Matej showing off his football skills.

later that evening went to drink with philosophers

singing nirvana and I thing I was the only non-philosophy-faculty-man there.

a stranger sat with us for a while.

what's with men and alcohol. It just had to end up in fighting.

a fellow photographer, she also got interested with the two fighting

"everything's ok" signal. Well not really, just a pose for photographer. It was dark like hell, had to push this pretty much.

This had to happen. Capturing a flash.

at this point it started to look a bit weird

nevertheless some were still interested

the kitchen superman (had some absinth, I didn't make in time :( )

ok, funny story. Or more like advice, never go with me and Rado for a walk. Went to a hill we saw on the map. This is Rado at the top. It's used as a motocross track now. And it was raining.

Yes, the mud. It was everywhere. None of us fell down. Luckily, or unfortunately. I've been tracing Rado with my camera for a while. He had a few moments that looked like they could end up in a nice fall down to the mud.

Sandy texture of the mud.

well, what to say. We both have some crazy ideas sometimes.
Here trying to sip rain drops from fence.
and then a 1 and half hour walk back to closest tram.

We've been chatting about cooking all the time. Mainly about risotto I think.