Russia 2017
In 1990 we had to good fortune to host a foreign exchange student from Belarus name Aleksey Nikiforovich. That relationship has developed into a lifelong friendship with many return visits over the years. He had long invited us to come visit Russia and in 2017 we took him up on his offer and what follows is a summary of that unforgettable trip. We arrived to meet him and his family in St. Petersburg and checked into the Hotel Kempinski (very near the Hermitage) and then set off to tour the Church of Spilled Blood and the Summer Garden in the rain. The post which follow recap our week in St.Petersburg after which we traveled by train to Moscow to speed a week sightseeing there, including a visit to the Metropol Hotel made famous by the book A Gentleman in Moscow.
Russia 2017
June 5th, 2017 at 2:54 pm
Hope you had a great trip. Looking forward to seeing your day by day installment and of course your great photos.
Impressed with you ability, while traveling, to desaturate the exterior scene while pumping the red and increasing the contrast on just the book. Really makes it pop. You must be traveling with Lightroom as well as Photoshop. Good for you. Also, great idea and composition for the shot. Well done.
Ralph
P.S. Is the shot taken from the Metropol Hotel? If so I want a copy. Amor Towles would most likely want one as well. It is perfect.