Friday, September 2, 2011

Weekend Reflections: St. Petersburg

A couple of different angles get very different reflections in these windowed buildings we saw in St. Petersburg, during our August holiday on Russian waterways with Viking River Cruises.


© Photos by Kay Davies and Richard Schear


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23 comments:

  1. Sylvia KSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Love your reflections from Russia, Kay! These are terrific! Hope you have a great weekend! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  2. 'TsukiSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Nice idea for reflection : The Kremlin looks trapped in a giant jigsaw puzzle...

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  3. DianneSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    these are all fantastic!
    the building becomes a canvas :)

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  4. DianneSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Lots of great reflections here Kay!
    Have a wonderful week-end and keep safe!

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  5. VernzSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    wow, this is great photos Kaye ... but wondering what does the writings on the boards say.. hehehe.. language barrier.....

    Mwah Kaye.. thanks a lot for the visit :)

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  6. Kim, USASeptember 2, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Very cool reflection. Happy weekend!
    Weekend Reflection

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  7. Martha ZSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    I see that you captured the traditional reflected in some of those modern windows.

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  8. DimpleSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    You found a lot of reflections! It's interesting that the glass reflects in different colors...

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  9. Sallie (FullTime-Life)September 2, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Sort of a fun-house effect! You are coming up with the best meme entries from your trip. I wonder if you were thinking of the memes when you were taking them or was it just serendipity when you were home and sorting?

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  10. LewSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Great reflections! And this architecture is a big contrast to your St Pete Sky Watch post. I find the old Russian architecture fascinating. As for my blue ball, google "gazing globes" and you will find many sources for them. Marianne got this one online several years ago.

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  11. IngridSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Nice reflections and how easy to read the text ! Must be difficult to find a street when it's written like this. I had this in Athens when I was looking for a street and couldn't read the name !

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  12. diane bSeptember 3, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Super reflections. Don't they have a weird alphabet?

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  13. IngridSeptember 3, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    A PS : I always forgot to tell you that I love your new profile picture ! the new haircut suits you very well !

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  14. SquirrelQueenSeptember 3, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    Great reflections Kay, I especially like the second one with the reflection of the dome. Reflected skies are my favorites.

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  15. FranciscaSeptember 3, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    Looking at your reflections on this building in St Petersburg is like going on a treasure hunt!

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  16. FrikoSeptember 3, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    Great photos!

    It's funny, you travel the world for your photos and I tootle round my own country lanes in an afternoon.
    I'd love to do what you do.

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  17. LesleySeptember 3, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    I bet you were thinking of how many memes you could cover while on holidays, weren't you!

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  18. EbieSeptember 3, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Oh, I love that circular building, and the little crooked reflection!

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  19. CherylSeptember 3, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Gorgeous reflections, Kay. It's one thing I have yet to try.

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  20. LeslieSeptember 3, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    i especially like the second one, with the dome reflected in the glass of the modern building.

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  21. Yogi♪♪♪September 3, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Interesting angles with the different windows and colors of glass.

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  22. Misty DawnSSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Awesome shots, Kay! I've been planning on doing some shots like this of the university where I work. Guess I need to quit talking about it and just do it. ;-) Thanks for your comment about entering my Walking Stick in Weekend Reflections - I took that advice.

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  23. cieldequimperSeptember 4, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Groan, I used to be able to read that, I've just realised that I can't anymore... :-(

    Love that ship!

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