Who's Drunk the Coke, a photo from Podlaskie, East

Photographer's Note

It is funny that one of the most popular places in the east of Poland is Bar u Wolodzi, in a town of Hajnówka.
Some years ago the owner of the bar (soon we'll meet him) started to collect all soviet-era symbols and decorate with them the bar.
Today the place looks like an sort of living-musem. Even the guests try to fit the scenery with the way they dress.

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tam3rd (217) 2006-04-27 2:53

love the overall tone on this one.

elihesamian (26149) 2006-04-27 3:03

I like this shot vey much Jerzy !

Like a frame of an old movie !

what a great elements you had there,the guy,the big poster of Lenin,warm tonalities,the hat,coat,coke(?),...allthings well combinationed in this fine and great composition,perfectly worked indeed,nicely done,Jerzy,Thanks,

Best
M

R2D2 (180) 2006-04-27 3:03

Hi jerzy
If it wasn't because of that coca cola bottle on the table I would say you have taken this shot during communism era in the middle of 20s or 30s ! (with a digital camera :)!)
The colors are perfect. Ahh.. I like to be there sometime :)
Very nice Jerzy
bAbAk

Kirych (2716) 2006-04-27 3:10

Hi, Jerzy!
Coca-cola and Lenin? Very interesting composition! Unusual capture and portrait!
I like it. Tanya.

fireflyz (2097) 2006-04-27 3:23

Nice work! well composed and great theme as well as choice of title :)
cheers,
Skye

greg64g (11193) 2006-04-27 3:31

hi Jerzy

very incredible mood here with the paint of Lenin, we are back to the 20th of century but the coke is here to bring back to the present.
cheers
greg

MiguelP (14470) 2006-04-27 3:32

Strange mix of times here, Jerzy, with the soviet icon, the boy looking modern and old at the same time. Lenin seems not to be very pleased but who really care. Thanks for share, If I ever go to your city I would like to visit this place.

luisafonso (862) 2006-04-27 3:32

What a wonderful scene. It looks like it was taken from a fifties album. The color tones, the dressing, the composition. It's all so scenic. I love it.

sixTL (8596) 2006-04-27 3:45

Czesc Jurek, bardzo dobry kadr. To wyglada na scenkę filmową.

Pozdrawiam Artur

jasmis (58647) 2006-04-27 3:54

W stanie wojennym obowiązywał przepis, że przed 13 nie wolno było pić wódki w urzędach, chyba, że w towarzystwie cudzoziemca. Więc wyciągało się rano zza szafy portret Lenina i polewało gorzałkę zupełnie legalnie...
Ciekawe zdjęcie, choć dziś spotkać można zdanie, że tego rodzaju knajpy stanowią propagandę komunizmu a więc taki wystrój powinien być zakazany.
PS. Ani słowa o kuprach, bo mi zabiorą komputer.

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2006-04-27 4:10

Hi J.

I'm taking note of this bar for my summer there. Won't you come to take a coffee or something?

The picture, with Lenin behind, is a lovely composition.

Rgs, Oscar

papagolf21 (152601) 2006-04-27 4:12

Bonjour mon ami Jerzy,
Effectivement, la bouteille de Coca fait figure d'intruse dans cette composition.
Avoir de l'humour est encore le meilleur moyen d'effacer certains souvenirs pénibles.
Trčs originale composition.
P.S. : J'attends la "papagolfade", cher Jerzy, merci par avance de cette gentille attention.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Paolo (41258) 2006-04-27 4:13

Hi Jerzy that shot is FANTASTIC!
the contrast between the coke and Lenin is strong and well took.
the guy dressed as a bohemien of late XIX century is fantastic.
it should be a very old image, except for the Coke bottle.
excellent colours, light and POV.
great shot.
thanks, ciao

rbcy1974 (20758) 2006-04-27 4:29

Hello Jerzy,
You beat me to every theme and cahracter of our journey! I thought of posting from here today, but agian I have had no tile to review and clean up most of my photos :(
Very nicely captured, excellent light, you have captured the esence of the character,
regards
Daniel

hugolef (4913) 2006-04-27 4:31

Hello Jerzy
Vladimir Illitch Oulianov drinking some Coke ... that's why he died so young !!
A good compo where the bottle looks like an intruder ... i like the atmospher of the pic, a very nice light, and the opposition between the Lenin's poster and the card player ...
Well seen and done
Regards, hugues

jlynx (12647) 2006-04-27 5:13

Witaj Jurku,
Świetna kompozycja i mocny kadr wypełniony bardzo dobrymi kolorami. Coś czuję, że niebawem pojawi się tutaj więcej tak znakomitych kadrów.
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek

Fis2 (155732) 2006-04-27 6:09

Cześc Jurek!
Ale to wykombinowałeś, żeby nie Coca to jak z innej epoki. Fajny kadr, super fota. Ten towarzysz przed Świętem pracy? ;-).
Pozdrawiam
Krzystzof

everlasting (17692) 2006-04-27 6:31

Great capture and title. Colours are so rich - composition timeless. I like the coke bottle IMO it adds to this.

RGatward (20086) 2006-04-27 6:36

Wow fantastic. As you know I'm fascinated by all this stuff, and there's a whole museum with it all arranged with some wit just over the border in Grutas park, which you probably know, and I've shown before (also on TL, since my wife features).

I really like this Lenin portrait as a backdrop here, and the guy playing cards looks suitbably from another era. Not just a great candid shot here, but, (as with all the best on TE) makes me want to go there.

pasternak (15185) 2006-04-27 8:21

Hi Jerzy,

Your photograph reminds me of "Good bye Lenin" movie. In former GDR the feeling you've captured is called "OSTalgia", meaning nostalgia for the good old eastern block days... We actually also have such kind of a pub in Leiden, it's called "Roebels". Its owner is also collecting the Soviet-era paraphernalia (posters etc.), and the pub has an image of Lenin from old Soviet one rouble banknote, drinking a cocktail, on its door.

And... the Cola bottle could have been there also in 20s-30s, they've had this bottle shape from the very beginning.

Absolutely marvellous image!

Greetings,
Alexander

Polonaise (5802) 2006-04-27 9:41

Vladimir Mayakovski !!!! The burning pen of Bolshevik's revolution, having Coca-Cola??!! How could you betray the masses, Vladimir? Where is your proletarian soul? Where is your socialistic consciousness . Et tu Vladi? Sold your mind to bourgeois propaganda? Back stabbing the sacred ideas of communism!

outraged...George

PS: Who's that big guy in the background?

PS2: Gratuluje 20 thous.Chlapnales cosik z tej okazji?

PeterC (2242) 2006-04-27 9:42

Jerzy,
Superb work id love to have a beer in this place. Great use of the iconic Lenin painting and the modern day icon coca cola it really works especially as they are symbols of such polar opposite ideals. I love the gut in the shot dressed very bohemian really makes this shot. I just wish you could have included a bit more of the table i find it a bit tight at the bottom.
Cheers
Peter

don_narayan (2014) 2006-04-27 10:07

Oh man, this is great... all Lenny needs now is a Big Mac!! The background is great, the colors, the subject, all of it. The guy upfrount is interesting too, with his coat draped over his shoulders like that, the hat, he is trying to look like he is from the 1930's but then has those silly rubber bracelets that all the cools kids wear now-a-days. Very interesting, indeed.

Narayan

onmax (849) 2006-04-27 10:52

Excelente toma, refleja perfectamente la vida y la costumbre del muchacho, los tonos son parejos y altamente combinables.Saludos.
Mis respetos.
Saludos

ONMAX

adrost (2378) 2006-04-27 11:27

Jerzy.
Swietne ujecie.
Az sprawdzialem czy aby to nasze czasy a nie jakies 50 lat temu.No wtedy nie bylo gumowych bransoletek i takiego modelu butelki coli.
Bardzo dobre zdjecie.
Awangardowa postac tego mlodego i powaga "ciemiezyciela" daja niezly kontrast.
Pozdrawiam.

adam

Graal (103040) 2006-04-27 14:24

Cześć,
fajne przypomnienie nieciekawego okresu naszej historii. Niestety, przyszło nam wielu żyć pod pręgieżem tamtej ideologii. Fajnie, że możemy teraz żartować z Wołodźki. Dobry tytuł, świetna jakość fotografii.
Pozdr. Al.

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-04-27 15:20

Czesc Jurku!
Calosc na plus...Czy to Wolodzia? ;-)
pozdrowienia
Dorota

valdec (7367) 2006-04-27 16:19

No proszę wiecznie żywy.... Dobre zdjęcie

gaby (19819) 2006-04-27 16:41

Jerzy bonsoir - a jewel, a big jewel : splendid shot - the contrast with the bottle, the background, the man, all is perfect -
very well captured
regards
Gaby

AmiBe (6042) 2006-04-27 17:49

Hi Jerzy,
great one, good use of the painting.
I like the warm colors and the vintage atmosphere.
Well done

designsoul (17843) 2006-04-27 23:30

Hahhahahahaha, Jerzy, of course we know who drank it... hahaha... great great shot. Simply superb. Love these two men together, the coke bottle and of course the lighting and colours. Excellent, one of your best my friend.
Off to Budapest in a few hours...
ciao
Have a nice month and bon voyage to Lisboa
sasa

pastadog (13111) 2006-04-28 1:56

Well seen, Jerzy - at the end the little bottle has been more powerful than the big portrait. Excellent composition! Regards, Daniel

jinju (14265) 2006-04-28 3:32

I was going to say how he looks like a revolutionary fropm the 1910's. The Lenin picture dominates and makes a fantastic backdrop here Jerzy. The only thing that doesnt fit? The Coca Cola bottle..ultimate symbol of capitalism.

PixelTerror (0) 2006-04-28 4:03

Dzien Dobry Jerzy,
LOL excellent angle, Lenin will always be found guilty for something !!!
Love the "Big Brother is watching you" aspect of the photo too, excellent angle and balance in this photo.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

eco (112) 2006-04-28 4:22

witaj

moze mniej z lewej (ale to tak wiesz w ramach krytyki) swietnie kolorujesz ostatnio, swietna scena, daprawde jestem pod duzym wrazeniem, pozdrawiam rafal

riclopes (35577) 2006-04-28 4:26

Hi Jerzy,
It seems like a wonderful place to visit. The atmosphere is great and I love the title. The image of Lenin has a big impact on this place, among other things, I beleive. I like the expression of concentration of the player. Good catch, very well composed!
Ricardo

red45 (1633) 2006-04-28 5:32

Czesc Jurek!
Lenin wiecznie zywy! Swietna scena, prawie teatralna. Notka i komentarze tez dodaly uroku zdjeciu. Pewnie, czasy wtedy byly malo ciekawe, ale czy teraz robia sie inne? Prokurator moze chwycic za kuper, ze tak alegorycznie sie wyraze :-)

gebala (0) 2006-04-28 6:00

witaj, swietne zdjecie, podona mi sie ten kontrast, moze jeszcze bardziej bym przyciela lewej tak by zrownac z ubraniem, ale to juz kosmetyka, pozd serd

john_c (24666) 2006-04-28 9:49

Hi Jerzy,
How ironic to see the bottle of Coke in front of Lenin. He and Marx were right - you can't fight the power of an idea...What a superb shot of this young man; I suppose jaunty would describe him. He has much character. Yet by virtue of the red and yellow armbands, he may have had a brush with illness such as cancer. As usual, your eye has spotted a great daily life scene and I am convinced you should do a photographic book on just such scenes. First rate and a joy to view, Jerzy.
John

Katharina (401) 2006-04-28 9:56

swietne zdjecie... niesamowity klimat...
Towarzysz Lenin ciagle zywy... podoba mi sie ta cola ... stanowi ciekawy kontrast
pozdrowienia

P-S-I-G (25536) 2006-04-28 11:52

Hello Jerzy,
Very good inspiration. Great shot. I like the atmosphere done by the scenery and the man attitude.
Very well seen and done.
Best regards,
Fabrice

Angshu (56760) 2006-04-29 4:08

Impressive perspective you have here Jerzy. The huge picture of Lenin dwarfs the card player. The Coke bottle in the centre reflects the change. The card player is dressed quite curiously. Everything here extremely effective to make this a super photograph.
Regards
Angshu

Furachan (0) 2006-04-29 9:48

Great stuff, J, this one looks good and POPS all the way to Bangkok where I am presently.
Warmest wishes to you my friend,
Francis

starbug (6924) 2006-04-30 8:12

czesc Jerzy, absolutnie fantastyczne, tło i ten model ktory tak ci tu podpasowal, calosc ma swietna atmosfere tesknoty za dawnymi czasami, nawet jesli czasy nie byly zbyt szczesliwe, to jednak przeszlosc zawsze wywoluje nutke nostalgii.
pozdrawiam
O.

nerve (10231) 2006-05-02 18:41

hahhahahahaha!!!! cant stop my laughing now..
great great shot Jerzy, one of your bests i reckon...your title is unbelievably smart!..the funny thing is Lenin looks like he is pretending as if nothing happened!! LOL!
Love it!! (still laaughing!.. ;)) love your humour Jerzy..
take care,
PS. bon voyage btw..

faubry (35447) 2006-05-05 9:10

superbe shot/// very great light, good co;position with poster, the < antic man>, I LIKE A LOT
SOON IN FRANCE
FRANCINE

mrbialy (2568) 2006-05-05 9:31

Swietne zdjecie, podoba mi sie. Obraz na scianie, gracz i jego ubior, klimat , kolory a do tego ta butelka coli- wszystko to wyglada jak sztuka w teatrze albo raczej jakas parodia w teatrze(jak zapiski oficera armii czerwonej). Dopiero po przeczytaniu opisu zajarzylem o co tu chodzi. Naprawde dobre zdjecie, oj dobre. Who's drunk a coke?---- gdyby to byla butelka po "dr. pepper" to powiedzial bym ze Forrest Gump. swietne zdjecie

dolin (7369) 2006-05-07 13:21

Hi Jerzy.
Une image forte et pleine de symboles que tu as capturé lŕ.
Le cadrage est bien fait et j'aime bien les teintes un peu vieillotes qui collent bien.
Trčs fort !
Fred

entrelec (8328) 2006-05-08 6:24

Incredible shot!emblematic dep red on left and this very particular fashioned man with the emblematic USA drink provocating mister Lenine.
Excellent image!

Have a good day

Joel

bip-bip (1837) 2006-05-08 11:12

An image which seems brought out of past.
Great capture with stunning suitable tones
The composition is well seen
Véro

oochappan (4880) 2006-05-09 7:50

Funny, I saw the same in another framing from Daniel ... here the colors and the framing are perfect balanced, matter of having luck I suppose, wondering who spotted him first.

alekpet (4663) 2006-05-15 16:05

Hi Jerzy,

a very funny shot, I like the way the "real" guy is wearing a Lenin style hat. Or should I say a "Lennon" style hat. In America they would say "they are all comunists". that's why the symbol of American imperialism, the "Coke" is so strange in this image, which makes it a truely great one.

all the best, Aleks

hubert (1591) 2006-05-23 18:54

Excellent composition.
Strange to play cards with Lenin...
Bye
Marco

gabrielpat (7163) 2006-06-24 13:05

hi jerzy,
what can i say more?the ambiance is very nice,the card player un little bit"mystic" and lenin "mythic"!!great!

delnaja (2056) 2006-08-11 3:18

Hi Jerzy,
looking through your impressive gallery, admiring your superb photos and I saw this one... Excellent, well seen, well composed, great colors and the message so real... Pure artistic and journalistic photo...
Bravo!
Fred

Elric (560) 2006-11-22 18:57

The desicive moment at its best. Great irony with the coke and Lenin. It reminda me of Prague, where the museum of communism is situated above McDonalds and next to a casino!

gbeli (1970) 2007-03-05 10:52

Hello Jercy
Very nice photo
Red curtain and the portrait of Lenin are perfect backround.
Regards

pally3100 (3413) 2007-07-08 9:02

hello "tovaritsh" Jerzy
a good contrat between subjects captalism with american coca red and the red red Lenine it s a chooise ... Belgium friendly Henri

wahagbaloch (55) 2008-01-17 3:49

Good Imagination, and a Nice combination of the man sitting and it's dressing with the colours on wall and on painting :)

Nice work

bebel (7588) 2008-09-28 23:47

Bonjour Jerzy
nice shot, I like the feeling and also the way for décorate this pub.
good week
Pierrot

Photo Information

Copyright: Jerzy Bucki (bantonbuju) (51815)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2006-04-22
Categories: Życie codzienne, Śmieszne
Camera: Nikon D 200
Naświetlenie: f/2.8, 1/10 sekund
More Photo Info: view
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
Temat(y): Coca-Cola, Podlasie 2006 Workshop, Café/pub, Favourite portraits, AA Your Favorites 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-04-27 2:47
Ulubione: 6 [Widok]