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Irek

@irek.bielak

A photography and railroad enthusiast who works in sound at a TV station. On top of that, I love cats 🙂

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Irek
@irek.bielak Sep 3, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC

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 mushrooms;…

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@irek.bielak Sep 1, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC

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; t…

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@irek.bielak Sep 1, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC

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 designate…

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@irek.bielak Aug 30, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC

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? ===========…

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@irek.bielak Aug 29, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC

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 ye…

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@irek.bielak Aug 29, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC

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 weekend…

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@irek.bielak Aug 28, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC

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 mor…

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@irek.bielak Aug 27, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC

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 below…

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@irek.bielak Aug 27, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC

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 p…

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Irek
@irek.bielak Aug 27, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

“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 (Poli…

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