Ukraine Landscape Images from Chernivtsi Province All the images available for download below were taken by Bigduke6 from the BFC forum. It's fine for some one to download or copy them for private use, but commercial use is not okay unless you have sought written permission from Bigduke6. General: Pictures taken with a NikonD70 in early October 2006, using a 28-85mm Nikkor
lens. Automatic light and focus settings were used exclusively. Pictures were taken
between 1600 and 1900 local time, roughly. None of the images has been retouched. To view a higher res image just click on the thumbnails (higher res are about 3Mb). Copyright Bigduke6 2006 |
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2618 - War memorial not far from train station in Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
2619 - Inscription (in Ukrainian) reads: "Tank of the crew of Guards |
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2620 - Efim Pavlovich Rak, aged 88 according to personal account. He said he participated in combat during the war but declined to say on which side. Since he referred to German forces as "Fritzes" and Soviet forces as "Reds", it is possible he fought on the side of Ukrainian partisans. |
2622 - Ridgeline in distance is first foothills of Carpathian |
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2623 - Haphazard bush and odd building typical of semi built-up areas in Ukraine |
2625 - Typical trees paralleling rural road |
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2626 - Note focal length etc. tends to flatten/lengthen image of terrain |
2627 - 30 The silver thing is a new post-Soviet building, my guess dairy |
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2631 - The hay ricks are atypical for modern Ukraine, but still found |
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2652 - That's a typical small bog in the foreground. |
2633 - This would qualify as the home of a well-off but far from rich |
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2636 - The two-story better-looking buildings are almost certainly |
2643 - It is common practice in Ukrainian villages to graze cattle on |
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2645 - Good shot of (a portion of) a typical village |
2650 - In this region (West Ukraine) wide open ground like this is uncommon, but not rare. |
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