I found this interestingly shaped tree on the Bolesława Prusa street in Gliwice during a casual walk in February, 2025.
The whole street, besides it’s in the city centre, feels very nice and calm. What initially caught my attention was the sun shining through the very thin branches of the currently leafless tree (it’s winter, obviously).
A couple of weeks ago I shot trees growing along the road, so here they are. That day the weather was very nice. The sky was crystal clear and there still were some remains of snow. I was lucky to have time to go out during those few days we had snow during the 2024/2025 winter. Because of that the leafless trees make a nice contrast to the clear sky, and muddy path is not so muddy because of the snow.
It’s just a photo of an old, overgrown shed I found when walking near my home.
Sometime in the end of November 2024, I went for a night walk. It was quite a dark, foggy, moonless night, but I decided to take a camera with me. I was wandering around the old coal mine area. The buildings are not fully abandoned yet, but currently there is not much going on. Still, I’ve seen security guards walking and driving around every some time.
Even though the conditions weren’t the best, I managed to get a few shots. I didn’t think that I would be able to make much use of them, as I didn’t take a tripod, so I had to shoot at a very high ISO. Anyways, after some processing, I was able to get a few interesting images. I think that they convey the atmosphere of this deteriorating, mostly abandoned industrial place.
