21/365 challenge

Kanoniersky Island, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Kanonersky Island, one of Saint Petersburg Islands, an old artillery gunpowder depotwas built on the island. It has a post-industrialist favour. Nowadays ships pass near the island through the ship canal to the dam and further. Some docks and piers are working around, a highway is under construction. I went there on a wild photographic tourwith russian friends trying to find signs of decay, and there are many!

Canon 5dMarkIII, Canon 25-105mm, ISO 100, f/11, 1/320s

19/365 challenge

Chilling out on a summer evening, New Holland, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Intallation on the renovated park @ Novaya Golandia, New Holland Island, Sain Petersburg Russia. The derelict Island is getting a face lifting, here people chilling out on a summer evening, under the very sexy mobile intalation by ??

Panorama out of two pictures, Canon 5DmarkIII, Canon T&S 17mm; f/8; 1/8 sec, ISO 100 on tripod

16/365 challenge

Opening of the bridges, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Bridges opening in Saint Petersburg are a must see, locals and tourists alike love contemplating this daily event. I went with some Russian friends, rushing after a party, just on time to put my tripod and shoot :)

Canon 5dMarkIII, EF 24-105mm lenses, 50mm distance, long exposure (8 seconds!) f/8, ISO 100, on tripod. 

13/365 challenge

Grand entrance to New Holland Island, long fell into neglect, Saint Petersburg, Russia

New Holland Island was created in 1719. After the Russian Revolution its buildings fell into neglect, Here photographed at sunset at about 22h30 hours, still the White Nights period. It has a nostalgic and derelict touch. This grand entrance is not grand anymore, but a stop for tourists boats surfing the channels of Saint Petersburg.

Technical data: Canon 5dMark III, Lenses: Canon TS 17mm, long exposure (4 seconds), f/8 ISO 100, 17mm, tripod, post production with Lightroom and Photoshop

10/365 challenge

Streets also come to life at night, strolling around Saint Petersburg.

Saint Petersburg's night life, strolling around the city that never sleeps. Long exposure under the bridge, not far from Truda Square 

Technicalities: Working on tripod, Canon 5d mark III, Lense:Canon EF 24-105mm f4L IS, Exposure time:15 sec; ISO 100, f8

9/365 Challenge

Waiting for the Requiem at the Kapella, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Before Mozart's Requiem at the Kapella (Saint Petersburg Court Chappel), the oldest activRussian professional musical institution. Playing with my fisheye lens, I like the way it makes a microcosmos out of every scene.

Technicalities: Canon 5dMarkIII, Tokina Fish Eye 10-17 mm @ 10mm, 1/100, F8, ISO 1250

6/365 challenge

Under the vault, Ismalovsky Church, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Ismailovsky Cathedral's from the Inside, where photograhy is absolutely forbidden, one has to be quick :) Here is the splendid vault. It was worthwhile the risk 

4/365 challenge

Hotel Astoria, Saint Petersburg, Russia during White Nights.

Canon D5markIII, Canon Tilt and Shift 17 mm, I wanted to convey the movement always surroundig the Astoria with a long exposure to get the car lights without the cars ;)

The story: commissioned in 1910 and designed by Russian-Swedish architect Fyodor Lidval, whose style was based on Art Nouveau. After the 1917 revolution he left Russia and spend the rest of his life in Sweden.