Witnesses of the past, bygone times, forgotton, neglected...
In the end of the 19th century, railroads were built to connect remote places, mining projects etc... to the "outer world" With this, prosperity came to these places. In the Harz, there were many railroads, because of the many mines and quarries. 1899 the railroad from Walkenried to Braunlage was completed and opened. Built by the "AG Südharz-Bahngesellschaft", it was also connected to the "Harzquerbahn" (which still exists and even prospers until today!!) at Tanne.
When the Iron curtain was built, the line Brunnenbachsmühle–Tanne was interrupted, closed and forgotten. Eventually the rails were removed, all except a small portion, inside the border zone itself. The old railway bridge and the track bed is now an overgrown path, but at some places the rails are still visible... Ironically, EXACTLY on the border crossing itself....
Bronica ETRS-I + Zenzanon 150mm. I used the thin DoF of the medium format system to bring the rails forward, whilst still retaining a global view.
Filmdata:
Fujifilm Reala 100 scanned on Epson Perfection 4990 with Vuescan professional, colour processing with Colorperfect 2,1
Witnesses of the past, bygone times, forgotton, neglected...
In the end of the 19th century, railroads were built to connect remote places, mining projects etc... to the "outer world" With this, prosperity came to these places. In the Harz, there were many railroads, because of the many mines and quarries. 1899 the railroad from Walkenried to Braunlage was completed and opened. Built by the "AG Südharz-Bahngesellschaft", it was also connected to the "Harzquerbahn" (which still exists and even prospers until today!!) at Tanne.
When the Iron curtain was built, the line Brunnenbachsmühle–Tanne was interrupted, closed and forgotten. Eventually the rails were removed, all except a small portion, inside the border zone itself. The old railway bridge and the track bed is now an overgrown path, but at some places the rails are still visible... Ironically, EXACTLY on the border crossing itself....
Bronica ETRS-I + Zenzanon 150mm. I used the thin DoF of the medium format system to bring the rails forward, whilst still retaining a global view.
Filmdata:
Fujifilm Reala 100 scanned on Epson Perfection 4990 with Vuescan professional, colour processing with Colorperfect 2,1