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Russia 2009 Can’t you imagine the guests climbing these stairs to a ball given by the Tsar? Everyone in new clothing: clothing they often could not afford but were compelled to buy for the sake of status. Even in those … Continue reading
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Russia, 2009 The monastery at Sergeiv Posad is the spiritual center of the Orthodox Church in Russia. It looks like the Kremlin except the thick walls are painted white. Inside the walls are many churches and libraries and an important seminary. … Continue reading
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Uglich, Russia 2009 Although Uglich is a small town, these women dress like their big city counterparts. I was struck by the beauty of the people, men and women, but especially the young women with their long legs and fair coloring. … Continue reading
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Northern Russia 2009 As our ship steamed along the “Waterways of the Czars” I watched the shore for photographic subjects. Onion domed churches, some in good condition, some derelict drew my eye. How could I not shoot each and every … Continue reading
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Russia 2009 A man dressed in a tuxedo plays the flute in the gardens of Peterhof, one of the palaces of Peter the Great. The color photo as it came from the camera shows the fulgent leafy trees: a background of … Continue reading
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Volga River 2009 We saw many of these small enclaves as we sailed along the waterways of Russia. Sometimes a family would be at the water’s edge: everyone in a bathing suit, a blanket spread on the bank. Little blond-headed … Continue reading
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Russia, 2009 Kizhi Island in Lake Ladoga The 18th century wooden churches on Kizhi Island with reflections in Lake Ladoga. Black and white seems to suit the isolation of the small island in the north of Russia.
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Northern Russia, 2009 The Church with its 22 onion domes was built without the use of nails. It’s a woodworker’s masterpiece.
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Moscow, Russia 2009 I was told I could only take one camera into the Kremlin. I took my wide angle lens thinking that I’d be shooting architecture. I wasn’t happy with the results. But I never delete, or almost … Continue reading
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Northern Russia 2009 Beauty attracts our eye. It’s ingrained. I could say it is genetic but then I know next to nothing about genetics. The only back up I have to the genetic thing is that studies have shown that even babies … Continue reading
