DOF

Bratislava, Slovakia, 2011

I like flowers a lot, but mostly because of the colors... I also like playing with the depth of field (DOF) when taking pictures, and this a great example of the effect you can give in a picture when using so little depth of field.

Moonlight

Bratislava, Slovakia

I just happened to be at the right place at the right time... a beautiful moon was growing in the sky while it was getting darker and darker. The bridge was perfectly placed to take a picture with the moon behind it. I should take more of these pictures.

Doomed

Bratislava, Slovakia, 2011

Bratislava has a very nice big size chess in the middle of a square which the name I cannot recall, but it's in front of the US embassy. Anyways, this guy was playing against a friend and they played kinda fast to be a gigantic chessboard, at the end I don't know who won but this guy was playing with such confidence that I had to take a picture.

Train station

Sturovo, 2011

Sturovo is a small city on the border between Slovakia and Hungary, small east european cities seem to have been stuck in time, since a lot of things look old, like this train station.

Bridge

Stary most, Bratislava, 2011

This is the oldest bridge over the Danubio, the Old Bridge. It was severely damaged after the WWII and when Bratislava was freed by the Red Army, some German prisoners and Russian soldiers rebuilt the bridge. The bridge hasn't changed since because of the lack of funds. When you walk trough it you get the feeling of how old is it. It's like traveling to the war years.

Eastern Europe

Bratislava, Slovakia, 2011

I thought eastern Europe was more like this street corner, but it wasn't in Bratislava, although I found some small streets like this one. I guess most of the people have this idea about eastern Europe, and maybe it is like this, but you'd be amazed with some of the beautiful things you can see in this region.