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Photographer’s Note

I think Moscow is one of the most fun places I have ever been. Back in 2006, I was enthralled by the regal beauty of the imperial capital and had been warned that Moscow would be a completely different experience. Moscow is Europe's largest city with a population exceeding 12 million. It is a wealthy city with the largest number of billionaires of any city on earth. The city is sprawling, emanating by a series of concentric ring roads with the Kremlin and Red Square as its focal point. One would probably have to spend at least a month here to truly appreciate its energy and character.

Moscow comes across as a bold, brash vibrant city that despite its frenetic pace continues to honour its history. It would be an intriguing city in which to reside for an extended period.

Docarmo, erhan1958, BeBeHooker, Colombiana, Floydian has marked this note useful

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mbasil (2117) 2009-04-10 20:05

Nice blue hour" shot. Nice details and exposure. The f/8 works well here. My only nit is the clutter long the bottom -- the lightposts and billboards. Too bad you couldn't just get a vantage with only St Basil's and the building on the right as counterpoint.
Mike

Docarmo (8862) 2009-04-10 21:19

Hi Sean,
It is a imposing architecture you show very well - lights are nicely managed. Bravo!
Interesting note.
MCV

BeBeHooker (6258) 2009-04-11 9:19

Hi Sean!
Wonderful night shot. Good perspective. Nice capture.
Cheers!

Flavia (10202) 2009-04-14 7:40

Hi Sean,

Nice night shot of this famous landmark. Excellent POV and composition. Nice light management.

Regards,

Flavia

Colombiana (2602) 2009-04-26 9:06

How in the world did I miss this photo?

Mea culpa! Mea culpa! Mea culpa! :/

I'm so glad you finally decided to upload a photo--and a really good one. I love this Russian architecture. I definately need to go to Moscow one day. Nice job Sean!

Maryori

PS: got your email... very happy for you =)

Floydian (30970) 2009-05-30 2:34

Hi Sean,

A great piece of architecture which i would like to shoot one day. It's not easy to bring something new from this famous location and place, but once being there it's a must see and shoot.
The pov is something i never saw before, that makes it more interesting, although there are some lements around it that make it less appealing. Glad there is some dark blue on top instead of a pure black sky.
Would like to see a longer exposure which brings more lights in front, those car trails could bring out an effect which makes the foreground also pretty interesting, a 30 or 60 sec exposure would be perfect i think....but of course you need a tripod for that.
Anyway, the shot is not bad at all and your pov is definatly what i like to see here.

Take care,

Henk