Cabinet of Ministers

HDR/9 image Panorama

Yeah, this building is quite big. And I needed nine images to capture it, even from this distance. Of course if I had remembered to pack my wide angle, I could have done it in less.

 

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Gate at Mamaeva Sloboda (HDR)

Although this appears to be way out in the country, this is well within the city limits of Kiev. This is part of an cultural history park, similar to Pirogovo, which I had posted a few photos of last summer. It is in this same park where I photographed “The Sport of Photographers.”

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Snowy Dreamscape

After a rather mild fall and early winter, the cold and the snow have arrived big time.  Time to go out and take some photos!

Now it’s time to stay indoors while the temperature plummets.  Predicted nighttime low later this week, -14F / -26C.

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Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Painted)

Had a Photo to Painting Marathon last Saturday over at Google Plus, so I spent a few hours Saturday turning photos to paintings!

Cold Fun in the Wintertime

Kiev Ukraine, January 19, 2012

Although it may not look like it, this is a religious ceremony. Every January 19, Orthodox Epiphany, believers take a dip in whatever outdoor body of water that might be handy, whether it’s an ocean, a lake, a river, or a pond. This is in commemoration of the baptism [...]

She Who Has No Name

* HDR Photo

At the Holodomor Memorial, Kiev. An exercise in the “rule of thirds.”

A View from the Belltower

• HDR Photo

The view from the belltower at St. Sophia.

A Wintery Mixer

We’ve had cold, we’ve had dreary, dank, and dark, but we haven’t had much resembling a real winter around here. This is probably the mildest winter I’ve seen in my six winters here. In fact, I’ve seen a lot more snow in my years in NJ, USA, which is about 700 miles closer to the equator [...]