m̌ ḫ

m̌ ḫ club

Posted: 02 Aug 2025


Taken: 24 Dec 2024

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Keywords

forest ⍋ woods ⍋ grove ⍋ timberland •
colour photo •
↟ tree ᒥᔥᑎᒄ dьrvo 木 •
film photography •
Pozsony ✺ Posonium •
Bratislava •
silhouette •
analogue •
scan •
35mm •
Slovakia ⰔⰎⱁⰂⰅⰐⰔⰍⱁ Slovensko •
Leica R4 •
Koliba •
2024 •
full-frame scan •
Preßburg ✺ Prešporok •
TV tower •
Kamzík •
Summicron •
tower •
urban •


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Koliba

Koliba
I previously published a mobile photo of this structure, accompanied by a few notes on its particular place in Bratislava’s skyline. My first exposure; the film ran out. The remainder: digital, deliberate, frictionless. I now await the outcome⁓tangible or pixelated, which will hold?

A small background: Bratislava is a city ringed by the Small Carpathians, green hem at its edge. Koliba rises near the center ⁓ hill, path, television tower. A ski slope with bobsleigh track. The forest wraps it all. The tower: visible, inert, held in the gaze. Ugly or beautiful; communist, brutalist, accidental. Ingenious, obsolete, a monument, a relic, iron pressed into memory ⁓ it persists.

John FitzGerald, Boarischa Krautmo, Annemarie, William Sutherland have particularly liked this photo


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 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent work!

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13 months ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
Koliba.
;-)
13 months ago.
m̌ ḫ club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
It’s a charming irony that one of Bratislava’s central, upscale neighborhoods—now home to elegant villas and some of the city’s wealthiest residents—still bears the name “Koliba,” meaning a simple vineyard worker’s hut. Once, these rough shelters dotted the city’s forested edge, but as Bratislava grew, the area became desirable for its quiet, green paths and panoramic city views. Today, Koliba is almost at the city’s heart, just a short walk from the Old Town, yet it feels peaceful and village-like, with fresh air, a few local restaurants, and a sense of escape from urban bustle. The name “Koliba” quietly remembers Bratislava’s working past, even as the neighborhood thrives as a green, luxurious oasis in the city center.
13 months ago.
Boarischa Krautmo club has replied to m̌ ḫ club
guess I've gotta visit it some day..
13 months ago.
m̌ ḫ club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
With your camera I recommend
13 months ago.
Boarischa Krautmo club has replied to m̌ ḫ club
sure!
13 months ago.

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