I like to take night shots.. The problem is usually that you have to stay out late between 22:00 and midnight to get a really black sky or get up very early in the morning around 3:00-4:00. It’s OK in the late spring or summer but any other time of year it can get down-right cold. Cold enough that you start losing the feeling in the tips of your fingers and toes. I use special mittens that allow the top near your fingers to flip open so the rest of your hand can stay “warm” but even with special mittens it ain’t always a pleasant experience.
I mentioned in a previous post that the daylight window here in Mockva is very narrow. Sunrise at this time of year is at about 10:00 in the morning. So, at 7:00, a bit more civilized hour for being awake, the sky here is still pitch-black making it a much more comfortable time to go out shooting both physically and psychologically
The other day I went down to the Mockva River near the US Embassy and Russian White House and shot the Radisson Hotel on the other side of the river. The lights around Christmas time are bright and colorful and a great source of night shots. Right next to the Radisson is a bridge that’s also all decked out in Christmas colors, also a great resource. If you’re interested I posted a slide show on my site. The filename is: statlin_sister.exe.
The Radisson is one of seven similar buildings that are known in English as Stalin’s Seven Sisters. If you’re interested see the next post on this blog for a brief history of the Seven Sisters.
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