CHURCH ON BLOOD, a photo from Saint Petersburg, Northwest

Photographer's Note

Night shot I took yesterday of this world famous church on blood. You can have a day view too in my previous posts of Saint Petersburg. I love this shot, Here I have done minimum PP,that is little added sharpness and tried to remove wires with clone tool, thats all!

Hope you like it.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!
Comments are welcome.
Regards,
Vivek

NOTE:
This marvelous Russian-style church was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881. After assuming power in 1855 in the wake of Russia’s disastrous defeat in the Crimean war against Britain, France and Turkey, Alexander II initiated a number of reforms. In 1861 he freed the Russian serfs (peasants, who were almost enslaved to their owners) from their ties to their masters and undertook a rigorous program of military, judicial and urban reforms, never before attempted in Russia. However, during the second half of his reign Alexander II grew wary of the dangers of his system of reforms, having only barely survived a series of attempts on his life, including an explosion in the Winter Palace and the derailment of a train. Alexander II was finally assassinated in 1881 by a group of revolutionaries, who threw a bomb at his royal carriage.

The decision was taken to build a church on the spot where the Emperor was mortally wounded. The church was built between 1883 and 1907 and was officially called the Resurrection of Christ Church (a.k.a. The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood ). The construction of the church was almost entirely funded by the Imperial family and thousands of private donators. Both the interior and exterior of the church is decorated with incredibly detailed mosaics, designed and created by the most prominent Russian artists of the day (V.M. Vasnetsov, M.V. Nesterov and M.A. Vrubel). Interestingly, despite the church’s very obviously Russian aspect, its principle architect, A. Parland, was not even Russian by birth.

The church was closed for services in the 1930s, when the Bolsheviks went on an offensive against religion and destroyed churches all over the country. It remained closed and under restoration for over 30 years and was finally re-opened in 1997 in all its dazzling former glory. The view of the church from Nevsky Prospect is absolutely breathtaking.

Focal length: 6 mm
ISO : 125
F-stop : f/2,8
Exposure : 0,77 s

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lukie (0) 2006-07-12 9:51

Hello Vivek,

that is just a very good night shot. Well done.

Luc.

smarrero (530) 2006-07-12 10:09

Hello Vivek,

nice nocturn shot. The composition is very nice, and the light and contrast is great. I like it very much. Well done!

TFS.
Sergio.

faubry (35447) 2006-07-12 10:19

Wow, superb this beautiful chirh from St Petersburg, i like bay day, but here still more beautiful with the light, thanks
francine

P-S-I-G (25536) 2006-07-12 10:21

Hello Vivek,
Great night shot. I enjoy the colors. Well composed with good depht.
Well taken,
Best regards,
Fabrice

Paolo (41258) 2006-07-12 10:25

Hi Viek, wonderful shot! a fantastic night view with an excellent perspective along the canale and with that great church at the end!
as a giant water and golden carpet to introduces that fantastic building.
excellent work.
thanks, ciao

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clnaef (6289) 2006-07-12 10:41

Bonjour,
Magnifiques reflets. Les nuages rehaussent encore les tons chauds de cette photo.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

cliffchappell (223) 2006-07-12 10:49

Good colors and composition. I wonder if the sky would have come out a richer and darker blue if the photo had been taken just a few minutes later?

feather (51130) 2006-07-12 10:55

WOnderful night shot taken in the blue hour. The perspective of the canal carries our eye successfully to the church. The wide aperture has probably worked well to make the use of a tripod unnecessary as the fast shutter has kept all the ripples in the water.
Well done
Kath

delkoo (68) 2006-07-12 11:13

hi vivek
since few days you give us wonderful pictures from russia, this one also is real success, nice colours and composition.
great work.

didier

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Kirych (2716) 2006-07-12 11:35

Hi, Vivek!
Wonderful night view of The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood and Griboedov's channel. Beautiful sky and light.
Best regards. Tanya.

leo61 (0) 2006-07-12 11:48

Hi Vivek!
Congratulation for this fantastic shot.I did the same at daylight,but no good resultExcellent perspective and a great depth given by the canal leading to this beautiful church.Good sharpness and wonderful colors.
Thanks for a new favourite.
Regards,Leo

syd1946 (18663) 2006-07-12 11:56

Hello Vivek,
Excellent shot!All works so well for this composition.The perspective is just great to the Church.Excellent handle of light also for a night shot!
Greetings,
Thomas

rhizomes (15343) 2006-07-12 12:12

Hi Vivek,
VEry nice view of this impressive city !!
Great colors and light.
Nice perspective on this church...It's a pity there are cars on the picture but it's not your fout...;-)
CHristophe

veve (4189) 2006-07-12 12:12

Hello Vivek!
Very good night shot!
Exellent image from Saint Petersburg!
Beautiful colors!
Regards,
Veronica

donluicu (24727) 2006-07-12 12:41

HI
this is a fantastic night shot..
the colors are just great, not too dark, and the city lights combined to the church lights are just awesome.
bye

loic

Gerrit (59968) 2006-07-12 12:56

Hi Vivek,
greatnightshot with beautiful tones and a lot of details to be seen.
Bravo,
regards, Gerrit

ndb1958 (9289) 2006-07-12 13:59

Hi Vivek,
a wonderful nightshot with a great illumination. Beautiful colours and golden tones. I like the atmosphere.
Nice composition,
Nino

dkeus31 (27739) 2006-07-12 14:41

Hello Vivek,
A nice night shot well exposed.
I personnaly think it could have been improved if you were on the left part of the bridge, so the composition would be less centered and you could easily crop the lamp which are nearly too bright and catch the regard.
Regards,
Didier

ben4321 (9875) 2006-07-12 14:44

This is a really good shot, Vivek. Never mind the excellent composition, what really makes this shot spectacular is the mixture of light sources. The natural light from the sky is a great combination with the electric lights on the buildings; its produced some great colours.
Good work.
Ben

recepyuksel (18640) 2006-07-12 15:48

Splendid night shot, bravo.
regards

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bakes888 (18499) 2006-07-13 3:02

Hi Vivek. Great image, perfectly captured. I love the colours you have captured here. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

sayan (2617) 2006-07-13 3:41

Hello Vivek,
Lovely night shot. Wonderful composition with the church in the background.
Best regards,
Sayan

pasternak (15185) 2006-07-13 3:55

Hi Vivek,

Very successful blue hour shot of a place so familiar to me! This is my native city, I was born and spent my childhood and youth there. Very good perspective of the channel leading us to this marvellous church. The boat is a finding and balances the composition. Very good work indeed!

Cheers
Alexander

goodwill (4248) 2006-07-13 10:40

Hello Vivek,
I like the Turner efects in the panorama. One of the best shots in your gallery, which is worth watching.
TFS
Greetings from homeland,
Rajeev

oochappan (4880) 2006-07-13 11:30

I still prefer this one Vivek. With a strong perspective you take us along the orange warm facades deep in the scene to dicover the well enlightened church sharply with a contrasting deep blue sky, a beauty.
Henk

kevinos (7517) 2006-07-13 12:32

This is a lovely image. The dramatic perspective accentuates the importance of the wonderful church. The wonderful warm light on the stonework contrasts so nicely with the cool dark sky. I think that in resisting the temptation to make the shot completely symmetrical, and choosing a position to one side, you made a good choice. It adds interest and drama to the shot. Regards Kevin

elmec (12210) 2006-07-13 16:57

Hello Vivek!
This is very good night photo!
I like best the boat on the canal!
Amazing sky!
Congratulations!
Best regards!

Angshu (56760) 2006-07-13 23:41

Hi Vivek
This is quite outstanding..the view along the river, leading is to the church is fantastic is provides amazing depth. Night colours have been superb...technically your wide aperture has helped your taking the shot without a tripod with outstanding result...Excellent
Regards
Angshu

Elaine_Blath (8471) 2006-07-14 3:52

Hi Vivek,

an excellent night photo, so great lights and colours, well done!!! love it...

take care, Ivana

PixelTerror (0) 2006-07-14 4:15

Privet Vivek,
Aaaahhhhhhhhhh, Spas na Krovi :-)
Subject is awesome, be it at night or in daytime, the night light makes it shine and during the blue hour it becomes feeric, lovely. But... I think you could have found a better PoV, the cars perspective on the right is not atractive and takes too much space, also the houses hide part of the church, why not shoot from a closer position on the left bank of the canal ? If you are still in Piter, worth to give it a try I think.
Have a nice week end,
jean-Yves

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-07-14 4:36

Hi Vivek,
This is one of the most amazing night shots. I really like the way the natural light has merged with the artificial one to produce such a stunning picture.
Well Done!
Sabyasachi

Cretense (68709) 2006-07-14 9:18

Incredible nightshot,Vivek! I am a nightshot lover and I can tell you that this is one of the best in the whole TE. Great control of light and WB, beautiful sky and an excellent composition. Great note too! Congratulations!
Best regards,
Hercules

Framboisilla (5277) 2006-07-14 14:55

Hello Vivek,

A nice shot during the night, a beautiful perspective with a nice cloudy dark sky and beautiful orange color gived by the town's lights !

Regards,
Stéphanie.

Graal (103040) 2006-07-17 2:32

Hi Vivek,
very nice night shot. Nice colours, good POV, interesting note. I like it. Good work.
TFS, Aleksander

Yffic (6106) 2006-07-17 4:55

Hi Vivek..

I ATE you , I really ATE you !!!!
I like to see your shots of St Petersbourg... It's so nice..
I have to come here to visit your town.
Thanks a lot to continue to post pictures of your city...
Regards.

Yves

rajhema (1873) 2006-07-19 12:19

You are taking excellent night shots Vivek. I like the historic place like these that contributes a lot to mankind. Spectacular capture. I've read some literature about the "Joan of Arc" of France and I wanted to go there if at all I had an opportunity to visit. Pretty moving incident behind the structure.

Lights around the structure makes is unique and stands tall. So I like your choice of using other shorter buildings to enhance the presense of the subject.

TFS
Rajesh

teutza (10590) 2006-07-20 12:08

Hello Vivek!your photo is amasing1i love the lights and the colours and..all image! is a perfect night shot!!
TFS
hugs,Teo

prezntime (3946) 2006-07-20 12:29

Hello. I like this picture very much. Great blue color to the sky. Very crisp shot as well. Very nice.
Chris

thaprem (2566) 2006-07-25 10:37

Vivek,
A fantastic shot with the light & colour leading the eyes!.
The sharpness is fantastic shot, usual for your Night shots..
Take care.
Prem.

Budapestman (82620) 2006-07-27 14:36

This is fantastic! Wooooooow!
Very good impression, fantastic composition and POV! What a colour! Marvelous! I will added to my favorites!
Thank you
George

atus (15878) 2006-07-29 8:52

Hello Vivek,
having a look at Your impressive and fabulous gallery, I've found a lot of very nice pictures and among them this one is really amazing with excellent light, focus and dof. The colours are simply fantastic and perspective is great. Added to my favorites, of course!
TFS and have a great WE!
Attila

pablominto (53746) 2006-08-04 2:25

Hello Vivek,
A very strong perspective, forcing my eyes to the beautiful church!
Very well done night photograph with great colours and fine details...
Great composition, well balanced and with good lines... Lots of fine details for me to explore!
Greetings,
Pablo -

hitesh (594) 2006-08-26 5:20

Hi Vivek,
Nice shot and excellently framed giving the church to centre of attraction.The colour composition and the light is fantastic.
Regards,
Hitesh

josepmarin (59385) 2006-09-12 10:38

Hi Vivek,
this one is a good and deep perspective obtained with an excellent POV and a good frame.
Geometry which they create the lines of the channel directly leads the eyes to us towards the gorgeous church. The illumination which you have given the photo is very good, and you obtain colors with golden and red tones really splendid.
Good sky also.
Greetings from Barcelona,
Josep

loebi (75) 2006-09-27 6:11

Hi Vivek,

it's a beutyfull night shot with exellence perspektive :)

Greetings from Germany,

Loebi

skinalex (424) 2006-11-12 12:23

Hi, Vivek!
I think that its very difficult to capture this Church on Alexanders blood as such mystical as you could. Thank you!

lilimih33 (9918) 2006-12-15 4:05

Hello Vivek! Wonderful night colours! Great colours, light, sharpness and reflexion! Nice perspective! Perfect shot!
Lili

points, tomorrow... :)

peco85 (921) 2006-12-18 18:23

Nice effect achieved! Good sharp details and such a lovely warm light that reflect through the buildings. The dramatic sky makes the church stand out as a impressive contrast.
Good work!

PeCO

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2007-02-25 3:35

Hi Vivek,
Excellent night composition. The POV, lighting, and colors are wonderful. Great work!
Greetings from Türkiye.
Ahmet

kseng76 (144) 2007-04-20 2:56

stunning night shot..great colours..the positioning of the church is great..
3 cheers Vivek
kaushik

Didi (61587) 2007-11-11 4:32

Hello Vivek
Interesting perspective on the canal with a good management of light in the 90% of the composition.
For the 10% I suggest a little underexposure on the highligts.
Cheers.