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Northern Russia 2009 The vast forests of Northern Russia and Finland provided the materials needed for glorious carved churches like this one which is similar to the Church of the Transfiguration on Kizhi Island. The skills of these untaught men developed … Continue reading
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Northern Russia 2009 I’ve gotten the idea, from my reading, that villages in old Russia were rather tumbledown affairs. Maybe it was due to the long, harsh winters where any improvements done in the summer were quickly undone by heavy snows. And … Continue reading
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USA 2015 This reminds me of a painting from my book of Russian artists. And it makes me think of Russian novels where the samovar is always bubbling and beautiful women serve tea to handsome Hussars. I used several of … Continue reading
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Russia 2009 Old buildings seen on the banks of the Volga River. The one on the left looks like an office building and the one on the right looks like a factory. They seemed in good repair and perhaps are … Continue reading
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Northern Russia 2009 A black and white photograph contains shades of gray called a gray scale. These are graded from 0 to 10 with 0 representing black and 10 representing white. A low key image consists of tones of gray from the … Continue reading
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Kizhi Island 2009 Kishi Island, in the center of Lake Onega, showing chapel and home typical of Karelian architecture. It looks typically Scandinavian because the Karelians inhabit areas of Sweden, Finland and part of Russia north of St. Petersburg.
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Northern Russia 2009 I first noticed the word “chimera” when my middle daughter came home from college and somehow found a way to work the word into our conversation. I had been accustomed to being the one who introduced new words … Continue reading
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I noticed this woman in the Frankfurt airport. She was in her seventies with mussed gray hair. She was hot and tired and unhappy because we were being shuffled in and out of the lounge. Our passports and bodies had been examined … Continue reading
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Irkutsk, Russia 1989 Have you ever read a travel book or a history book or a biography with a section of illustrations which are mainly photos? The photos are almost always poor quality: out of focus, taken too far from the subject … Continue reading
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St. Petersburg, Russia 2009 Just married. That says it all. They had hired a stretch limo and were making the rounds of St. Petersburg landmarks, posing for photos at each one. Usually, I don’t shoot wedding parties that I happen … Continue reading
