Photos, videos and docs of Jon Searles, with the keywords: "cz"

DPP #9029, Tatra KT8, Senovazne Namesti, Prague, CZ, 2005

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:32:01 +0000

I took this shot at the junction at Senovazne Namesti (Senovazne Square), where the line going to Hlavni Nadrazi (the main train station) is behind me in this picture, the line into Vaclavske Namesti (Wenceslas Square) is straight ahead, and the line to Masarykovo Nadrazi (Prague's oldest mainline train station) is off the curve to the right. The sweeping curve (by tram standards anyway) gives us the chance to better see an articulated tram in action, in this case a Tatra KT8D5 from 1987, which is still in service today. The whole KT8 fleet is currently being rebuilt with LED lights, new computerized route displays, CCTV for both greater security and improved driver visibility, and many other modern features that were science fiction in the Communist Czechoslovakia of 1987. The designation is being called KT8D5RN2P. #9029 was, however, still unrebuilt and original when I took this. The big number 24 on the roof is actually the route number, rather than the tram number.

Mala Strana Multiple Exposure, Prague, CZ, 2006

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:26:01 +0000

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Here's my Lomo screwing up again, and once again producing a very cool image by so doing. I hope you like it. :-)

Buildings, Stefanikova, Smichov, Prague, CZ, 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:23:01 +0000

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The same day that I took the Andel Tram Stop picture, I decided to wander down Stefanikova to see if I could take any good street or tram shots, and this was the first good shot I got. The strange looking building on the left is now owned and run by Komercni Banka, or KB, one of the Czech Republic's major banks, while the others are mostly apartment blocks of varying ages.

View From Chotkova, Prague, CZ, 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:23:01 +0000

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Deviating from the Stefanikova story for a moment, here's perhaps the most spectacular view possible from a tram in Prague (not counting the Funicular). It was taken from Chotkova, on Tram 22 or 23 (I don't remember right now), southbound. The historic tram service, #91, and several other services also use it, but these three are the best for tourists because this is the way to and from Prazky Hrad, the castle. There was a bit of fog on this day as the sun melted the snow, and some of that is inevitably smog, too, but I think it adds atmosphere. As I get better shots, I'll probably post them, but for now, enjoy. :-)

Shops And Shadows, Stefanikova, Smichov, Prague, CZ, 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:23:01 +0000

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I really liked the lighting in this shot, so I figured I'd post it to see what people think. :-) This was continuing down Stefanikova, shooting pictures of the shops.

Shops, Stefanikova, Smichov, Prague, CZ, 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:23:01 +0000

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Like the "Shops and Shadows" shot, I also liked this one for the lighting, but also for the irony of going, historically, from one extreme to the other. The building is blatantly Communist (unless someone knows otherwise and wants to make a fool out of me), but the shops are all small businesses, in the finest tradition of capitalism, as Wal-Mart hasn't destroyed this neighborhood yet.

Kostel sv. Vaclava (St. Wenceslas'/St. Vaclav's Church), Stefanikova, Smichov, Prague, CZ, 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:23:01 +0000

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One of several St. Vaclav's churches in Prague, this one is considered to be Neo-Rennaissance in style. Again, maybe this shot isn't so great technically, as much of the lower part of the church is almost black, but I love how it looks.

War Memorial, Malostranska, Prague, CZ, 2007

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:23:01 +0000

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It took this from one of the trams going through Malostranska, and I love it. I don't know why. I think it's the blowing snow.

CD #010381-2, Cercany, Bohemia(CZ), 2007