Irek (@irek.bielak)
A photography and railroad enthusiast who works in sound at a TV station. On top of that, I love cats 🙂
The Bieszczady Expedition
A short weekend getaway to the Bieszczady Mountains. The first day was, as usual, for acclimatization, so we took an easy route: Cisna to Mochnaczka and the Jeleni Skok lookout point. -------------...
Mushrooms, not necessarily edible
It was just another “day at the office.” This time, we found ourselves in Podlasie, near the beautiful town of Supraśl, to film a short segment on mushroom picking. I don't know much about mushroom...
Cat, cat, cat, ...
I don't have my own cat anymore. Although that's not quite right—the cat let me live with him and had me as his servant. I don't have a cat, but my love for them remains. I love photographing them;...
A few more “Gagarins”
“Gagarin” is the colloquial name for a heavy six-axle diesel locomotive manufactured in Ukraine from 1965 to 1988. The manufacturer's designation is M62; the locomotives operated by PKP are designa...
An Afternoon Walk
It rained all day yesterday, but the sun came out in the afternoon. What should we do? Let's head to the Liwiec River—we'll see how much water is in it. Maybe we'll go kayaking on Sunday? \========...
Kotonaut
I don't know how to translate the combination of the words “cat” and “astronaut” into English—Catnaut? Maybe you guys have some suggestions? In the photos is my furry friend, who passed away three ...
Liwiec River
It's been raining since this morning. The short kayaking trip we had planned for today in Masuria had to be postponed. You can still go kayaking in the rain, but for some reason, on this last weeke...
Butterflies
There’s no denying it. Although according to the calendar it’s still summer, everything seems to indicate that fall is indeed beginning. The days are getting shorter, the evenings cooler, there’s m...
An (Un)usual View
Why is it unusual? Because sometimes the whole sky is covered with clouds and you can’t see the sunset. And sunsets can sometimes be spectacular, and sometimes they’re mundane. I count the ones bel...
Photofeed Macrophotography Contest
I always wonder if a photo like this is a macro shot or just a regular close-up. Maybe if I hadn’t seen other photos with a similar scale of detail, I wouldn’t have been able to decide. I took this...
“Stonka" (“Colorado Potato Beetle” )or SM42
The Fablok 6D (factory designation) is a diesel shunting locomotive manufactured at the Fablok plant in Chrzanów from 1963 to 1992. A total of 1,822 units of this type were produced. In the PKP (Po...
So mellow yellow (Part 3)
It looks nice, doesn't it? At this time of year in Poland, all the meadows are covered with these pretty yellow flowers. For those a little older, this brings to mind a beautiful poem by Julian Tuw...
A Trip Through Krutynia
The Krutynia is an extremely popular river in Poland—one might even say it’s iconic. It’s incredibly popular among kayakers. And that popularity is also the river’s greatest curse. It is estimated ...
One more day at the office
I hope I’m not boring you with my stories from work :-) Yesterday I posted some recent photos; today, a bit of history—2009 and some “little monkey.” I’d completely forgotten about these photos, bu...
Another day at the office
Today, August 24, Castle Square in Warsaw was the site of celebrations marking Ukraine’s Independence Day.The photos were taken while waiting for the ceremony to begin and during the ceremony itsel...