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Shooting the Bridges
One of the classic sights in St Petersburg is the opening of the bridges on the River Neva to allow shipping to pass. This is only done at night (to avoid causing traffic gridlock on the roads), and only during the summer months when the river is … Continue reading
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The Red Carpet Treatment
An HDR and a “normal” image taken in the Great Philharmonic Hall, St Petersburg, before & during my recent concert there (4th May 2012). If you look closely at the HDR, you can see the ghostly figures of musicians who were moving around the stage … Continue reading
Dodging the Wires
One of the most striking photographic subjects in St Petersburg is the Church of the Saviour on the Blood, with its bizarrely colourful miscellany of domes. It was erected on the site where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881. I was unable … Continue reading
Nevskiy Prospekt
My guide and artistic collaborator Alyona took me to an elegant building on Nevskiy Prospekt which has an open colonnade at first floor level – this made it possible to shoot a panoramic view along the street, clear of street signs and clutter at … Continue reading
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Opening Time in St Petersburg
It’s 3am in St Petersburg and I have just spent the first 3 hours of my birthday on a rather special photographic excursion to the bridges on the river Neva, which open at night to allow shipping to pass. Here’s a sneak preview straight from the c… Continue reading
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