Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Agony and The Ecstasy



























































































Photo from Bucharest : Lipscani, Buzesti, etc
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'Nu mai e un secret pentru nimeni - Bucureştiul este traducerea citadină a ideii de haos: rutier, arhitectonic, mobilier stradal, infrastructură, spaţii de recreere. La fiecare pas se sapă, se construieşte,
se dărâmă.Provizoratul pare infinit, nesimţirea constructorilor care sparg imediat fiece colţ de oraş, odată pus la punct, nu are limită. Bucureşteanul, cu nervii întinşi la maximum, zace mii de ore pe an în ambuteiaje, se accidentează grav, dacă nu-şi pierde viaţa, înghiţit de veşnice excavaţii nesemnalizate. ...'
mai multe aici: Marian Sultănoiu
 
The Bucharest City Hall has started demolishing the old houses on the Buzesti boulevard in the capital city to expand the boulevard. The first houses – on the right side of the boulevard, coming from Victoriei Square to Vasile Parvan – were demolished on Thursday night and 87 houses in total will be knocked down to make room for the extension. Romania Insider 




Lord of the Rings Soundtrack - Requiem for a Tower



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62 comments:

  1. ismailFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    hi... all photografs very good.. sad,effective,they says ''...once upon a time...'' .. thanks and congratulations...

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  2. magdaFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Stunning photographs highlight the CONTRAST !!!
    Greetings

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  3. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    I love your pictures! Always interesting!

    www.duncaninkuantan.blogspot.com

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  4. OlaFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    As I was in Bucarest as a kid is hard for me to judge wheter it is good that the old houses are demolished...
    anyway I love the first picture!:)

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  5. MartyFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    wow, I can't believe it ! impressive and sad images of your town !!
    but life goes on !
    wish you a nice sunday

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  6. Betty ManousosFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Great artwork here!
    Stunning photos!

    Have a great Sunday!

    Betty xx

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  7. Arnoya AriFebruary 20, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Really strongly seen and described.

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  8. FreeSeoDesignFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Avem consilieri, primari si specialisti. Si oricum stiu ce vrem.
    Parerea mea este ca nu-i intereseaza; deranjul este mult prea mare pentru ei sa faca ceva. La prima piedica s-au oprit, creaza o comisie sa analizeze situatia, si merg la talk-show-uri sa explice de ce nu sunt ei vinovati.

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  9. ClintFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Thank you, Wind. Beautiful shots and very creatively done, as always. But it does seem sad that the old must give way to the new. Blessings from Texas, my friend.

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  10. muzeul virtual al apei ploiestiFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Imi cer iertare...Bucurestii nu pot fi iubiti decat in limba romana, asa cum pe Popa Nan nu te poti plimba pe sub platanii infloriti, decat la brat cu Radu Cosasu in muzica lui Fernic...
    Imagini superbe ca de obicei...Multumesc !

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  11. RIZALENIOFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    I hope they are being relocated on a more beautiful area.

    Love all the photos. Consistently, you're giving me reasons to love photography more.

    Thanks a lot for showing me this world, my friend.

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  12. k.a. photographyFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Agonie din plin in Bucuresti...
    nu se mai termina lucrarile.. :(

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  13. Anamaria do ValFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Hello, Daliana! I think it's sad to see these old houses and buildings going down. It's part of the city's history vanishing away, but sometimes it's necessary.Hope the new space brings beauty to your city!You've done an excellent job registering this. Have a nice sunday, hugs from Anamaria

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  14. Luis GomezFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    As always great images. Truly beautiful!

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  15. GalleryFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Incet-incet, piere istoria sub ochii nostri... Cu toate ca ne arata distrugeri, fotografiile tale sunt extrem de reusite! O imagine face mai mult decat 1000 de cuvinte...

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  16. José RamónFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Interesting story

    A cordial greeting ...
    Abstract texts and reflection

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  17. Lily RianiFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    wow! interesting pics., very strong contrast, i cant make to like it or to hate it, it looks painful being torn down but it felt it needed to be cleaned up.

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  18. LasseFebruary 20, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Strong pictures! But is the knocking always good or should some of the old houses been preserved ?
    Best wishes,

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  19. Fram ActualFebruary 20, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...." from the opening sentence of, "A Tale of Two Cities," by Charles Dickens might also be an appropriate caption here, Wind.

    You have many magnificent photographs today, both in a visual sense and a symbolic one. The ones with the people moving through the rubble are especially touching, I think, and the shot in which the girl sits reading beneath the manikins dressed in red is a bit haunting. Where the eyes of the two manikins seem to be focused makes me smile and wonder.

    You truly can work magic with a camera, Wind. You caused me to remember the first time I saw vacant land in the location where the house in which I had grown up once stood. The shock of the sight made me feel like I had never been born or lived the life of a child.

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  20. Tommy Andre NekkoyFebruary 20, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Your city is changing ? Nice to see pictures of your town - thank you for sharing

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  21. ChristopherFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Beautiful series--the red call box shot is stunning!

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  22. CSJ Occhio FotograficoFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Che dire...!
    Ottimo set di immagini!
    Ciao

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  23. UnknownFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Am trăit în minunea și nepăsarea aceasta! Trăim toamnele spiritului românesc cu o tăcuta și respectuoasă nesimțire! Fotografiile acestea sunt mai mult decât artă, sunt mai mult decât strigăt, sunt manifeste de voință și păsare! Felicitări! Felicitări! Felicitări!

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  24. Traveling HawkFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:52 PM

    Cred ca de poze nu mai trebuie sa spun nimic, cele semnatae "daliana" sunt intotdeauna de 12+ (sincer!), aici mi-a placut insa teribil titlul si melodia insotitoare!

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    beautiful from real life:)

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  26. CatalinFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Un trecut care se chinuie să moară, uneori demolat de lamele buldozerelor, deşi alte civilizaţii s-ar fi dat peste cap să-l conserve...
    Să te bucuri de o săptămână la superlativ!

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  27. Windsmoke.February 20, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Demolishing wonderful old historical buildings of the past is the price we pay in the name of progress, very sad, fantastic photos :-).

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  28. Roger GauthierFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Hi Daliana, I don'tr know how necessary this was. Whart I can say is that series of photographs is poignant. It looks like a horrendous human disaster.

    Your photography here reveals your enormous talent. What a series! And what a photographer, what an artist you are to be able to create this series!

    Roger

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  29. Bob BushellFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Beautiful but sad.

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  30. victoria eugeniaFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    Magnificas fotografias como todas las que tu haces Un abrazo.

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  31. Maude LynnFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    These are amazing!

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  32. TeriFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    I love the contrast between the old, the new, the demolished, the refurbished, the rebuilt, the rubble. Hard to tell what came first in some photos: the artwork then the rubble or the rubble then the artwork. In some photos I see vestiges of life as it used to be and then life as it is now (graffiti from spray cans). Very interesting depiction of life from so many different points of view, Wind.

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  33. Joop ZandFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Great work Wind,
    iám a little bit jealous.

    greetings, Joop

    thanks for your nice comment

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  34. ADRIANFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    It is almost worse than vandalism.
    Your pictures are recompense. Superb treatment. really beautiful images.

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  35. joannaFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    As always your photography is fantastic But it also made me sad to see all those buildings coming down -- so many as you said above ... some of the architectural details you show are marvelous works of art. I wonder it will be a 'new' place a new town, as I wonder how the towns people will feel when it is done, gone are the memories and the familiar feeling. Life I guess is all about change.

    Your photo's are excellent capture of history been changed before your eyes and now our eyes too, thank you for sharing.

    warm wishes,
    joanny

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  36. BitchFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    The story is always sad.
    Old things are coming down to make
    space for the new ones!!
    As always, dear Wind, you are a master for presenting your photos
    so well.
    And the music, very dramatic!
    Many hugs from
    Athens!!

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  37. YoshiFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    I personally like seeing the buildings demolished but feel bad at the same time, especially if its a historical figure.
    Fantastic capture, as always.
    Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.
    Yoshi

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  38. Anne ØveråsFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Very good!!!!!!

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  39. J_on_tourFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Sad and devastating to see such destruction what has been built up over a period of time.

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  40. Mª del Mar HermosoFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    I feel I'm walking along the streets...

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  41. OlgaFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    You captured historical moments. Thank you for the opportunity to see such interesting moments of your city!

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  42. SKIZOFebruary 22, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    Excellent
    work
    good creations

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  43. VictorFebruary 22, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    UNU: pozele, muzica, amintirile mă înfioară...
    desigur, lumea şi viaţa trebuie să meargă înainte, nu putem trăi într-o nostalgie perpetuă şi naivă
    ...eu în anul întâi de facultate, primele mele ore de desen au fost pe strada Uranus... care se ştia că urma să fie demolată, pentru enormitatea aia de Casa Poporului... n-am cuvinte...

    DOI: mai ţii minte? a fost odată ca niciodată una bucată leapşă ce-o ajuns la un ardelean... no' amu' am gătat... aşe, mai încetuc... dacă nu-i cu supărare...
    respectele noastre...

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  44. Celia na ItaliaFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Strong!

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  45. Luis Minguez AlarcónFebruary 22, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    I really liked this story, the story is well told and well
    worked images.

    A greeting.

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  46. Jesús M.February 22, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Muy buenas fotos.-

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  47. joshi danielFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    i liked the human element in most of them!

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    Va multumesc!
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    Va multumesc!

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  49. fotolucianFebruary 22, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Excelenta serie,imi plac in mod deosebit9 si 11 din coada,foarte bine lucrat,felicitari,frumoase compozitii.

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  50. Come Away With MeFebruary 23, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    Your photographs are stunning. Beautiful!

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  51. MultibrandFebruary 23, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    Hi Wind,
    Demolition of 'historical' building surely create agony and ecstasy.

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  52. robertFebruary 23, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Mi-a ramas in minte fraza asta: La politique se passe dans la rue. Interesant si adevarat in acelasi timp.

    Ce pot sa mai zic: aparatul tau fermecat... m-a fermecat inca o data.

    PS: daca m-ar fi pus pe mine cineva sa fotografiez "peisajele" alea, as fi zis ca e nebun. Dar prin obiectivul tau lumea se schimba in mod fundamental.

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  53. cartimFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Ce iras al paradoxurilor este Bucurestiul!!!
    Imi place foarte mult fotografia cu "Cofetaria Efipteana" am mancat acolo ceva o data demult , undeva prin apropiere se afla si un anticariat.
    Imi mai place aceea cu targul de tablouri .
    Foarte bine ai surprins locurile,pacat de cladirile acelea , ele dau farmec Bucurestiului, ar fi pacat sa dispara....

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  54. LuziaFebruary 23, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    It´s a sad situation for the old parts of the city. But your images are a little bit romatic in these colours. Hugs from Luzia.

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  55. Kenneth LarssonFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Very nice photos! I'm so glad that you took them! They will be a reminder of the old houses in that part of the city.

    Have a nice day! :-)

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  56. DunghaFebruary 24, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Daliana, ai talent -arata frumos dezastrul dupa ce iti pui tu amprenta :)) Cred ca poti participa la "ROMANII AU TALENT" iti tin pumnii :)
    Succese!

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  57. T@PoppyPlacePdxFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Hi, again another beautiful photographic story :)

    Growing up in England I have seen my fair share of buildings being torn down, esp. places we had lived. It is bittersweet and you work vividly portrays that.

    Amazing work :)

    Thank you, Have a lovely evening, T. :)

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  58. Vasile CovaciuFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    cate amintiri imi trezeste Bucurestiul asta.Si nu din cele mai frumoase,si la fel de dezolante ca si gropile din centru istoric.

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  59. Gabriela PanaFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Bucuresti orasul in care traim...

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  60. FlutterbyFebruary 26, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    A study of contrast that evoked a feeling of sorrow. In the US tearing down old to make way for new is common place and usually without protest. In your pictures the building themselves seem to be mourning their loss.

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  61. Jesus de LeonFebruary 26, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Very interesting, it's incredible to be real. I liked.

    Regards, jesus

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  62. Robert ManzFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    it is a sad occasion and an extraordinary series. the top one is a masterwork for me.

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