A forgotten world, far away… Where history wind fits into the smoky air… In the light of dawn, the rusted steam locomotives and wagons come alive for a short time. Silence and decay are mixed up here. A miracle and a mix of reality and imagination…
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Salgo castle was built in the 13th century in Europe-Hungary by the members of the Simon branch of the Kacsics family during the post-Ottoman period of 1241-1242. In 1348 a diploma mentioned the castle of Salgo, near which the village is located. In 1411 it was on the hands of the Szecsenyi who shared their inherited possessions this year, and this castle came to Simon Salgo.
Nowadays the castle is visited once a year only by warriors who pay tribute to the heroes of the past. They are the „Borzsonyi heavy infantry”. In 2018 a great storm approached the countryside on a specific day on the 2nd June and in the afternoon the storm hit the castle. When we approached the castle in the morning, looking at the sky it seemed that something was going on. This was a special excitement. We knew that the warriors would be there. So it was.
The warriors walked in, took up their mail-coats, armors and faced death and storm. The storm was approaching. By the early afternoon the sky was completely transformed. Everyone knew and felt that this was a special day. The chosen ones faced each other. Only one fighter could remain victorious at the summit of the storm. Finally we have arrived to the realm of immortality…
The images were captured with 630nm infrared filter converted camera enabling the visualization of both partial visible and non-visible light to the human eye which lends a special feeling and emotions to the images and the story.
Two Gabormood infrared images captured in Hungary-Budapest in 2018 got recognition in January 2019 in the International Black & white Photography Contest amateur category. One is in the architecture while the other is in the Fine Art category.
The images are also included in the gallery at http://www.gabormood.com
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