wednesday walk at St.Petersburg - 22 foto .:. EN/RU
This is a post to go with #WednesdayWalk challenge by @tattoodjay
Today I share the pictures from my yesterday's notable photo walk around the city center. I have equipped the camera with a wide angle lens and all the pictures are taken by my wonderful 16-35mm 2.8L. We started in the Art Nouveau district, on the Petrogradskaya side, walked along the embankment, the rowing canal, and ended our evening in one beautiful loft ... but, in order.
Вот вам картинки с моей вчерашней фотопрогулки по центру города. Я оснастил камеру широкоугольником объективом, и все фотографии сделаны моим замечательным 16-35мм 2.8Л. Мы начали в районе модерна, на Петроградской стороне, прошли вдоль набережной, гребного канала и закончили наш вечер в одном прекрасном лофте... но, по порядку.
One of the most interesting and unique in its design in the "modern" style buildings of the city of St. Petersburg (Bolshaya Zelenina street, 28). Fanciful, unique, unlike anything ornaments and decorations, as well as a huge mosaic, covering the entire upper floor. I still try to take good photos to show this beauty as convincingly as possible.
Одно из интереснейших и уникальных своим дизайном в стиле "модерн" зданий города Санкт-Петербурга (улица Большая Зеленина, 28). Причудливые, неповторимые, ни на что не похожие орнаменты и украшения, а также огромная, во весь верхний этаж, мозаика. Я все еще пробую сделать хорошие фотографии, чтобы показать эту красоту максимально убедительно.
Frankly, I would really like to live in this (or similar) house, to meet such beauty every day. But alas, I was not lucky to be born in different family and generally in another city. I can only admire from afar... sometimes.
Не скрою, мне бы очень хотелось жить в этом (или похожем) доме, каждый день встречаться с такой красотой. Но увы, мне не повезло родиться в другой семье... и вообще в другом городе.
The first floor is now occupied by some attractive tavern called "The Asian spot at St.Petersburg." Funny enough! But I admit, the design looks quite appealing. We didn't explore it from the inside, not this time.
Первый этаж сейчас занимает какая-то притягательно харчевня, под названием "Уголок Азии в Петербурге". Смешно! Но признаю, дизайн выглядит весьма привлекательно. Мы не стали обследовать его изнутри... не в этот раз.
We arrived at the embankment. There stood another interesting building that cannot be passed by with closed eyes. I don’t know anything about it, but judging by its appearance, this is a clear eclecticism and the end of the 19th century, exactly what was rejected and was changed during modernity.
Мы пришли до набережной. Там стояло еще одно интересное здание, которое нельзя пройти мимо закрыв глаза. Мне о нем ничего не известно, но судя по внешнему виду - это явная эклектика и конец XIX века, именно то, что было сменено во время модерна.
We ended up on the Admiral Lazarev embankment, and found a luxurious bike path. Luckily, cyclists have left some space for pedestrians :)
Мы оказались на набережной Адмирала Лазарева, и обнаружили роскошную велодорожку. К счастью, велосипедисты оставили немного места пешеходам :)
At the moment, there are 94 rivers, channels and canals in the city (with a total length of about 300 km, including about 20 artificial canals). The main river is the Neva. And in this frame, one of its channels is Malaya Nevka.
В городе на данный момент можно насчитать 94 рек, протоков и каналов (общей длиной около 300 км, в том числе есть около 20 искусственных каналов). Главная река - Нева. А в этом кадре один из ее протоков - Малая Невка.
When we were walking, the river housed rowers training.
Когда мы гуляли, поблизости происходили тренировки гребцов.
Yes, today's walk definitely dont like my usual routes. I rarely walk around the historical part of the city ... especially in the cold season. But now the season is open! More walks will come, I hope.
Да, сегодняшняя прогулка определенно не была похожа на мои обычные мершруты. Просто я редко гуляю по городу... особенно в холодное время года. Но теперь сезон открыт!
After we finished the embankment, we found ourselves in a rather industrial area of the city; at least, this was an industrial district in the past, so the architecture here is not fascinating. I made some #streetphoto.
После того как мы закончили набережную, мы оказались в скорее индустриальном районе города; во всяком случае, в прошлом здесь были промышленные кварталы, и архитектура здесь немного скучная. Немного стритфото.
But look what I got here at a crossroad!! it is exactly the joy of such interesting encounters, that makes one fond of photo-walks across the city, exploring its nooks and crannies so much. This is an old model of a Soviet car named "Volga", this one no longer can drive... but 146% it attracts attention with its thoroughbred contours and retro style.
Но смотрите, что мне встретилось!! ради таких интересных встреч и хочется гулять, исследуя городские закоулки. Это старая модель советской машины типа "Волга", которая уже не ездит... зато 146% привлекает внимание своими породистыми обводами и ретро-стилем.
Now the car serves as an advertisement for the local anti-cafe.
Машина служит рекламоносителем местного анти-кафе.
I took 20 photos from different angles (and even from inside, blindly, 16mm allowed me this) -- and realized that I just can’t take myself away from this object, and just repeat myself, I take exactly the same identical photos. Only by an effort of will I tore myself away from the wonderful retro car :)
Я сделал 20 фотографий с разных углов (и даже изнутри, вслепую, 16мм позволил мне это) и понял что просто не могу отовать себя от этого объекта, и просто повторяюсь, делаю точно такие же одинаковые фото. Только усилием воли оторвал себя от чудесной машинки :)
Here's what it looks like from the inside... By the way, you can see that I added a bit of "vintage look" to the photo with the help of x-processing. My usual trick... not sure if it is a bad habit or not.
Вот как она выглядит изнутри... Кстати, вы можете заметить, что я добавил в фото немного "винтажности" при помощи кросс-процессинга.
Soon after that, our walk ended - simply because we reached the point of our destination: a loft on the territory of the former 'Lenpoligraphmash' plant. This loft housed a beautiful art space, but more importantly, it housed an outstanding coffee spot worthy of being added to the @pinmapple map. And I definitely will tell you the rest of the story in another post, in another community dedicated to coffee. (Hello, @millycf1976!) In the meantime, a couple of pictures and the finish line of our walk.
Вскоре после этого наша прогулка прекратилась -- просто потому что мы приблизились к конечному пункту месту нашего назначения: лофту на территории завода Ленполиграфмаш. Оный лофт скрывал в себе красивое арт-пространство и выдающееся кофейное место, достойное быть на карте @pinmapple! И я обязательно расскажу о нем подробнее в другом посте, в другом, посвященном кофе сообществе. А пока, пара картинок и финиш.
Actual address: embankment of the Karpovka River, 5. The real place is not on the surface, I would even say that it is so hidden that it cannot be found without special instructions ... So the pictures should help.
Фактический адрес: набережная реки Карповки, 5. Реальное место лежит не на поверхности, я бы даже сказал что оно так запрятано, что без специальных инструкций не найти... Так что картинки должны помочь.
From this spot - to the left. The plant's pipe serves as an excellent mark.
Ok, this is where you have to head to, after you enter this yard you cant miss it.
I adore so much my 16-35mm lens - it can do a hard job even in very poor lighting conditions (and ofc it does the job in the packed room!)
It has a nice view over the roof cityscape (tho remember it is industrial zone...) But that is not what this place holded my heart for. Ok, ok, just one more photo, the final one. Does this place look like a coffee shop at all? Splendid and artsy, isnt it? Part two with our coffee and dishes will follow soon.
| location: | St.Petersburg, Russia | May 2022 | natural light |
| camera/lens: | Canon 5D | 16-35mm 2.8L | raw-conv |
Thanks for walking with me, see you next time. Надеюсь, вам было приятно прогуляться со мной по улицам Петербурга!
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Love your walk @qwerrie 😁
The mosaic on the top floor of that building is just stunning 🤩 what a design.
The car… yes… love it. I always stop for things like that, they make your heart skip a beat hahaha 🥰
Great attraction to advertise for the cafe.
I like the vintage look over your photos it adds your vision. Don’t stop doing that. It gives the Artist freedom. As it should be.
Have a wonderful day today 👋🏻☀️
Glad you like the visuals! Super cool that (it seems) we share sympathy to the x-processing colours. no way I can stop using it, hehe xD
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You are welcome @qwerrie 😁
We sure do, I like to add to my photos… to give it something more.
That would be great for mornings ☕️☕️ Here you go. 😎😉
But I’m happy with the 🍺 let me add our favourite 🍕
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thanks a lot 😍 !PIZZA is a great way to end the day... and to start it too!!!
It sure is… one of the things you could eat anytime hahaha especially homemade 😉
You are welcome @qwerrie 😎
pizza is like a little holiday, always! a little bright sun and joy! and, thanks god I have absolutely no problems with excessive weight xD
Hahaha lol 🤣
Me neither… passed that age 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
It is like a little Holliday, and it can change every time you add some toppings. 🍕🍕🍕
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I LOVE all the photos @qwerrie
Stunning!
I would like to live in a house like that too. It's a strange kind of architectural beauty that appeals to me immensely.
I love the photos of the car too. Vintage cars for me any day.
Your photos ALWAYS give a realistic impression of the places you visit, and it's like I'm witnessing them myself.
I've thoroughly enjoyed your post, and I'm eager to see your coffee one too:)))))
Well, nothing strange; its just a good example of moderne, or art-nuovo, or jugendstyle - name it as you wish - that was the peak of art, on the edge of the XIX-XX century, before its decline and everything fall into the hole. I adore so many great examples of moderne style: Antonio Gaudi, Emil Galle.. all this stuff, it touchs me deeply.
but those photos are just a little smoke. the real fire -- pictures of the coffee space and our !PIZZA we had there - will follow in another post. 🤩🤸 Have yet to make edits and choose the best captures, but I am absolutely out of time now.
Art Nouveau is appealing. I did an entire course on it in the Netherlands; That's when I went deep into the topic and explored different buildings across Amsterdam and The Hague.
I would love to see your portfolio:))))) I know that I'd be blown away by your images.
...just like a genie, I'm blowing you extra hours in your days.
Look after yourself though:))
wow!!! you surprised me again, in a nice way. whom I am talking about moderne, then, haha. Cool!
ok, I rarely post this sort of stuff in my blog (cause my wife and me shoot it a lot back in 2000-es, I wasnt a good fotographer back in time to say the truth, and have pretty poor tools of the trade than now). shame on me. but I surely will alert you when I post such architectural gems, I promise. We have accumulated a lot of pictures of mascarons, that was our particular field of interest.
I think that photography and blogging are two great hobbies that you can revisit to see your personal growth, especially at times when you might feel stagnant. With digital photography, you can always re-edit. You might even wonder what were you thinking in your previous work.
Have a nice day qwerrie. It's always a pleasure having a little chat with you:)))
heh. one one hand yes, but on another hand its no.
the thing is, back in the days I used to shoot jpg, and criminally neglected the .raw file format (which gives much, much more power and efficiency in terms of editing). and another thing is... if you made a blurry smudgy capture with timing like 1/5 sec or even less.... its simply not about editing. theres nothing one can do about it. well, anyway.
All that you've said is true.
I tend to shoot in raw format.
I'm pleased with your growth though:))
Milly, don't lol, but the very fascinating thing about this growth is -- Hive! (well, Steemit initially) -- impulsed it a lot. I started shooting more, shooting different things, obtainted a full-frame DSLR, invested sufficiently into lens arsenal; it corrected my vision of a cameraman, give an audience, motivation to see places and more and more... well, a lot of things, but most prominent word is 'impulse'. So I am forever grateful 🤸🤸🤸
Good on you!
I only have an Olympus camera and somehow I cannot use it because my battery holder is damaged, and the battery will not stay intact. I hope to get it repaired, otherwise, I'll have to invest in a new camera.
I only started on Hive, and it has led me to unexpected places in terms of broadening my knowledge and interests.
I see so many people focused and antsy to increase their ratings, but I like every aspect of Hive and consider engagement, investing time, building up my growth naturally, and helping others along the way interesting and fulfilling. So, yes, it's the "impulse" and spreading my wings, more than everything...Not just scheming up and strategizing :)
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I love all the details you share with us, the cool mosaics on that building WOW artists had such style and class back then
that car is awesome I would have done the same and taken a ton of photos, and the 16-35 lens is a great range for city walks
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
thank you, thank you! I know I have to come there with telephoto lens on a fine sunny day and take pics of all the details in best way possible. the good thing is that building located in a foot distance from the office I work. I will definitely do it one day! all in all, it was a remarkable and quite memorable walk indeed, glad you appreciated it 🍻 ...and the !BEER
Most welcome, and I find it interesting that if we revisit the same spot particularly in a city with a different lens we can find a total different series of images and perspective that work for us
sure thing! even if we do that with same lens, and same lighting, on another day... lets say 5-6 months later -- the place itself can change pretty dramatically! well, sometimes, ofc its not a must, but it happens! this #streetphoto sort of explorations never makes you bored, for sure. 😎
OHh yes thats so true, I found that when I used to work in NYC, I could walk by the same street a few months later and the different light or new construction changed it all so much
thats a feature of big cities, metropolices, I guess. too much drive xD
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BEERKING.Wow, that last mural is phenomenal! What a great work! 😲
It's a pity that old car no longer works, it would be so stylish to see it running!!!
Well, that car is a a real pensioner, I'm sure it worked a lot in the 60s, now it's time to relax eventually! but joke aside, of course it's a pity that she is now rusting in the open air in this way, yes... agree with you. this is not the best fate for such a cool retro-car.
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BEERKING.You had a busy day! It was fun to virtually walk with you to enjoy the architecture and the river. Those cars are pretty epic, too!
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BEER.I passed through this courtyard not too long ago - but I didn't realize I could walk into the building, I was sure it was some kind of business! Interesting place!
When you pass it again one day, do check the building left to the smokepipe, it has a nice artsy loft space inside, plus remarkable coffee-house. I also will put my review asap.
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STOPПрекрасная прогулка! А уж "артобъект" на колесах ваще огонь! :)
fuf. ага, это была приятная встреча. надеюсь что взаимно =)
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BEERKING.Wow! Wow! You really gave the city a go yesterday! I would live in that building! I could admire the architecture every single day as I went in and out of my apartment. When they moved to the Modern style, the ornamental style flourish - therein lies my love. How can you not? The entire building is a piece of art. Unique, even romantic, I love the long lines.
I was looking at the rowers - I was so jealous. Rowing teams are just starting for the Spring. What fun! I learned how to skull (turn) one of those longboats! One paddle at a time!
What classy lines on that old car! Didn't everything back then have a little bit of class? It wasn't about functionality or aerodynamics, but it was all about the look! How could you not love it? To be fair, the only Russian car I drove was an old Trablanc of my neighbor. The care was a relic and quite the bomb, but, it was fun! I lived in Bitburg in Germany at the time.
The coffeehouse was cool! It had a perfect industrial look to me. The smokestacks were a nice touch.
What a great walk!!! I look forward to more!!!
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Класс!!!! Волга, как я понимаю, классная!
ну, я не катался на такой, но подозреваю что да, должна быть неплоха старушка :=)
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BEER.Опрятный и модернизованный город, очень хочется по нему пройтись! И главное, что разные стили лаконично выглядят. 👍
эх! не скрою, модернизированные части мне нравятся гораздо меньше 😂 но гулять здесь хорошо, да. сейчас летний сезон (белые ночи в разгаре), так что может быть, будет больше фотоотчетов
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BEER.Фотографии не только интересные, но и красивые!!!