Clouds above the Kremlin Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved."

Please see posted today a well-known complex of buildings. I posted it because of the actuality coming from the news regarding a kind of spy-story which reminds me past times and some best-sellers.
About infos concerning the history and present of the complex of buildings, please check here.

***scanned from printed photo***

AiresSantos, leo61, Vato_Law, paura, jhm, cherryripe, parbo, john_c, PixelTerror, Gerrit, sufi, papagolf21, Paolo, josepmarin, Wanda1, riclopes, siolaw, sabyasachi1212, turkamerikali, imrek, sam224, axiotea, hitesh, TeresaT, sergio1, Emile, lilimih33, Tue, Jakab ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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AthaPan (0) 2006-11-26 5:45

Hi Attila

Bit too much neated, but still a great result.
The slightly descedent pedestrian / street is fine.

Have a nice sunday
Athanasios

PS: I like both versions, ws a bit more!

robertbartolome (270) 2006-11-26 5:45

Hi Attila,

Grat shot! I love your POV, sharpness and colors. Wish I could visit this place one day.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers!

Roberto

AiresSantos (42440) 2006-11-26 5:47

Hi Attila,
Excellent composition of this gorgeous complex of buildings. Superb colours and light. I like the POV and how you framed the picture.
TFS and greetings,
Aires

leo61 (43438) 2006-11-26 5:56

Hi Attila!
Both versions are great shots.Here I like the builing`s good contrast with the grey sky.
Your POV,I think from the bridge is excellent.Good shot of this arrangement of diferent architecture styles and nice colors.
Regards,Leo

rjb874 (595) 2006-11-26 6:07

Yes - the color and lighting certainly brings out the sharpness. Excellent.

ajcoutinho (562) 2006-11-26 6:13

I agree with Atha. There is probably too much noise reduction, specially on the water, but with such colors and sharpness, the result is still a great photo!

xavshot (62759) 2006-11-26 6:16

Bonjour Attila
excellent cadrage sur cette imposante architecture. J'aime beaucoup les teintes de cette photo. Beau travail
amicalement
Xavier

daddo (11381) 2006-11-26 6:21

hi Attila. I think an overcast day does wonders for a place like this. The golden domes stand out in a spectacular fashion. The details are amazingly clear throughout the composition. Well done. Regards. Klaudio.

paura (38742) 2006-11-26 6:29

Attila,
Great shot here, friend. Excellent POV to show us this amazing place, full of interesting architecture details.

regards

Paulo

jhm (82879) 2006-11-26 7:26

Hi Attila

What a different between the two pictures, also I like your WS through the specially clouds to the sky, excellent composition of this gorgeous complex of buildings, the gold yellow towers are the really eye catchers here.
My question Atilla, used you Neat Image?

Have a nice sunday,
John

cherryripe (19075) 2006-11-26 8:06

Hi Attila
Both versions are stunning but the one you posted allows the eyes to concentrate more on the details of the stunning building as we're not distracted by the clouds. The light is superb.
Regards
Nikki

parbo (11000) 2006-11-26 8:09

Hello Attila,

Is your header related with last week news? An excellent view of world famous and too complex;) building. Its façade and shining golden domes creates stunning view of Kremlin under grey clouds. Using this version as a principle one is good decision for me. “Sunny weather” is also nice under beautiful clouds but this one is more detailed and simple also has well focusing to main object only. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Parbo

Gustaw (21670) 2006-11-26 13:32

Hi, friend!
Your photo have very good composition, very good quality, very interesting view. Colours are beautiful, light is good. Well done. Very interesting old historical buildings.
Marek

john_c (24635) 2006-11-26 13:50

Hi Attila,
Well composed with fine lighting. The tesxtured sky nicely envelopes the buildings, while the water and quay angle perfectly into the scene. There is good balance achieved with the brown tower on the left. The sea of cars on the road is nicely sublimated here as a result of your well chosen viewpoint. Very fine work.
John

PixelTerror (86358) 2006-11-26 14:05

Privet Attila,
The atmosphere on that one certainly fits better to the cold war like events from your note, but I prefer the version in the WS for the heavy hanging clouds and the shining cupolas that are very enjoyable. I see you had an outstanding camera at this time, I still have my IS 1000 and it still works !
Have a nice evening,
Jean-Yves

Buin (37952) 2006-11-26 14:23

Hallo Attila!
I think, the clouds should be a bit darker...! ;-)
Your point of view gives the possibility to detect many details in this incredible ensemble of buildings and the colours are really great. A breathtaking view! Thank you for showing! (I like this more than the WS)
Greetings from rainy and warm Germany!
Frank

Photo65Net (43096) 2006-11-26 14:43

Hi Attila,
These yellows are absolutely magnificent.
You worked great with the greay sky, and keep sufficent light to obtain beautiful colors.
Very nice job,
JB.

gilou530 (35422) 2006-11-26 17:13

salut attila
super scan qui retranscrit avec fidélité les couleurs etla netteté presque 10 ans et pas une ride cette image
amitiés
gilbert

sufi (9568) 2006-11-26 19:51

Merhaba Attila, my friend...
Wow... It's a perfect clarity and details... The light, the colors and the sharpness are wonderful... Also wonderful perspective and point of view...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

John_F_Kennedy (31671) 2006-11-27 2:13

What a charming buidling, and you captured it from the perfect perspective.
Achim

Graal (58267) 2006-11-27 3:06

Jó napot Attila,
good remind of Kreml, fine colours and sharpness. You had good POV. I like it. Well done.
Gr., Aleksander

Gerrit (35937) 2006-11-27 3:45

Hi Attila,
The way you present it as an impressive block of buildings, untouchable, you can imagen that intriges are finding place every other day.
regards, Gerrit

vincz (19043) 2006-11-27 3:57

Great composition and colours for this magnificent piece of architecture. The way you got it under this dark sky is brilliant. Congratulations!

papagolf21 (56483) 2006-11-27 5:13

Cher Attila,
Les deux présentations sont particulièrement réussies, avec peut-être une préférence avec la publication présentant ces monuments avec de merveilleux nuages.
Les appareils photographiques argentiques ne manquent pas de talent (encore faut-il que le photographe soit bon, ce qui est le cas) !
Amitiés.
Philippe

vinicio (22416) 2006-11-27 6:24

Ciao Attila, se la cupezza del cielo l'hai voluta abbinare alla brutta notizia che citi nella nota, sono d'accordo, altrimenti trovo più bella la foto del WS, comunque entrambi belle, complimenti.
Ciao
Vinicio

Paolo (40731) 2006-11-27 12:01

Ciao Attila, bella foto di questo palazzone monumentale dentro il Cremlino. La spy story è su tutti i giornali anche qui in Italia, dato che un giornalista italiano è stato l'ultimo a vedere in vita l'ex ufficiale del FSB prima dell'avvelenamento.
almeno un paio di pagine da diversi giorni su tutti i quotidiani!
in ogni caso una bella foto, con i soliti difetti di qualità dovuti alla scannerizzazione, ma presa da un ottimo POV e con ancora bei colori.
buona serata, ciao

josepmarin (33861) 2006-11-27 14:28

Hi Attila,
The scanned one has remained fantastic, with a high quality.
The image of this complex of very elegant and beautiful buildings, with the mixture of architectural styles and the variety of colors of his fronts and his domes it is really very pleasant, and the small diagonal of the river gives a great depth and perspective to the set.
I like the gray and cloudy sky, there gives an environment of novel of Le Carré very adapted to the last news of poisoning of ex-spy......
Nic work, my friend.
Regards,
Josep

Fis2 (46057) 2006-11-27 15:57

Witaj Attila!
Curious photo from Moscow. I like the frame and colors. Very impressive picture!
Regards
Krzysztof

Vato_Law (11682) 2006-11-27 16:07

Hello Attila,
Maybe "The Brotherhood of the Rose" is a fine example of what you were speaking on your note :)
Nevertheless and puttin(g) aside all this spy stories this complex is ass beautiful as enigmatic as we know so much about it's external side but nothing or almost nothing of what happens inside.
The light and colours you'vegot are fabulus and so typical of these stops.
Cheers.
Paulo

anesugur (16930) 2006-11-27 17:21

Hi Attila,
Very nice view of this place.
I like the colors, light and sharpness.
Well done.Best regards. Uğur

Scharan (13955) 2006-11-27 21:12

Olá Attila
Bela foto!
Excelente ponto de vista, cores fantásticas;
Seria esperar dmais que o céu estivesse bem azulzinho...
Grande abraço e parabéns Attila!
Vera.

prezntime (3945) 2006-11-27 21:55

Hello Attila.
Well upon seeing this photo at a slight glance, I was immediately taken. The POV was well chosen, but those colors standing in such stark contrast to the grey sky blow me away. Such detail, and the geometry from the windows to the onion spires really shines through.
At first I read you had a workshop of this scene during a sunny day and I thought, "that can't be as good." This grey scene matches so well the verbal images I have in my head about this building, but the sunny shot is great as well. I'm thoroughly jealous of you abilities.
Regards friend,
Chris.

Wanda1 (11003) 2006-11-27 22:33

Hi Attila,
You have captured such amazing details on this magnificent building. I like your composition with the building at a diagonal. It is amazing the different feeling that is created by the different weather conditions, so both versions are great.
Regards
Wanda

Giorgio (8730) 2006-11-28 2:06

- Very good composition for this famous building, the colors are beautiful and it is an excellent result for a scan photograph, well done!
giorgio

rosaline (0) 2006-11-28 3:48

Hi Attila
Stunning shot, pov and detail. Is this where they train them? Not a bad place at the look of it! I'm impressed with the general quality of the scan too. Nice rich colouring and good sharpness. The noise reduction/neat image effect doesn't bother me, as the image still has good impact. Well done.
Aubrey

Cricri (43304) 2006-11-28 8:26

Bonjour Attila,
Intéressant détails et couleurs de ses bâtiments,
trés bon POV, l'autre version me plaît beaucoup aussi, avec ce ciel aux gros nuages, trés beau travail, compliment
amitié
cricri

Kirych (2698) 2006-11-28 12:42

Wonderful shot famous place, Attila!
Good colors and frame. Tanya.

emjleclercq (14386) 2006-11-28 17:54

The sky is really cloudy, but there are still the nice colors of the walls, building and of course the gold of the cupolas of the diffrent churches in the Kremlin. I remember visiting the place in 1994 and being amazed by the wealth there in the Kremlin museum. Good sharpness too.

All the best,

Emmanuel

PS : My best souvenir dated back to the autumn of 1997, why the Kremlin covered with snow, but I had no camera with me (business trip...).

riclopes (33043) 2006-11-29 3:15

Hello Attila, the first thing that came to me, was why is the much more appealing image in WS, but than I read the threads and find out why. The POV is great for this composition and this set of well known monuments is quite impressive. I especially like the impact of the round tower, at left foreground.
Best wishes,
Ricardo
p.s.- excellent quality for a photo of 1998.

Angshu (33877) 2006-11-29 4:16

Hi Attila
Your scan qulaity is awesome...The POV is great here with the diagonal also showing a bit of the river. The rich colours of the buldings, their facades and the spires makes this a fantastic composition. The WS is equally exciting & maybe I like that a little better.
Regards
Angshu

siolaw (25794) 2006-11-29 5:23

Hi Atilla,
Nice compo with that dark sky adding contrast to the strong colors... good sharpness, and fine POV on a classic Moscow landmark.
Excellent quality scan
Laurent

toto (18731) 2006-11-29 7:20

très belle photo et très rare je suppose,peu de personnes vont en vacance dans ce pays,heureusement,grâce a vous, je peux voire certaines belles photo de ces endroit. Thomas

atilgone (4749) 2006-11-29 12:20

Hi Atilla,

I liked your picture very much. Darksky gave you very good light and you composed strong and dark colors very well. TFS
Kind regards

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2006-11-29 13:34

Hi Attila,
Excellent POV for this famous structure. Despite the clouded sky, the light is good enough. The picture is soft in parts probably due to NeatImage. Thats a problem I guess we have to live with.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

imrek (4) 2006-11-29 15:46

Hi Attila,
really well captured scene about this place, the pov is very well choosen and sharpness is excellent!!!
regards,
imre

turkamerikali (4772) 2006-11-29 15:46

Hi Attila,
Excellent Architectural Miracle shot my friend.
This is the best Kremlin photo I have ever seen.
I like your excellent colors,sharpness,cloudy sky,lighting,pov,dof,focus,note,frame and composition.Bravo!
Tolga

tjanze (5674) 2006-11-30 3:32

Hi Attila!
I like diagonal of river line.Great colors on the bad wather day.sharpness is fantastic,specialy on white LADA car on left. Regards!

sam224 (5851) 2006-11-30 4:42

I was in Kremlin last year and I was impressed by the beauty of this complex: here the golden domes stand out really well against the cloudy sky. Good point of view and definition.
Thanks for sharing.

markstaples (15670) 2006-11-30 7:09

Great lighting in this shot Attila despite the overcast sky. The quality is superb and it's hard to believe that this is scanned from an old photo. The colours and sharpness are superb and the composition excellent with the wall leading off across the shot in a diagonal. Very good work.
Best wishes
Mark

teutza (10564) 2006-11-30 9:46

HY Attila,
this is such a beautiful city!!the arhitecture is amasing!i hope i;ll see it once!:)
TFS!
teo

Budapestman (42328) 2006-11-30 12:58

Szia Attila!
Gyönyörű fotó! Kitűnő helyről fényképeztél és napos volt az idő is. A kép olyan szép és látványos, hogy képeslapként lehetne árulni Moszkva bármely pontján. Gratulálok és további szép képeket!
Gyuri

ahmetgedikli (21968) 2006-11-30 19:11

Hi Attila,
Excellent image! Very good POV, perspective and wonderful colors!
Best regards,
Ahmet

axiotea (16171) 2006-12-01 0:25

Bonjour Attila,
Both of the versions look good but I think I like better that one because of the dramatic sky which IMO create more color contrasts. Colors are well rendered too.
Cheers,
Marilyn

izmirli (3223) 2006-12-01 20:59

merhaba my friend attila
beautiful kremlin and light.wonderful composition and colours.well done my friend.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

hitesh (594) 2006-12-02 10:49

Hi Attila,
Thanks for your travelling that I can see the whole world through your lens.Lovely shot of the great architecture.The cloudy sky is making the colourful building more catchy.The sharpness is so perfect that it is hard to find it a scanned shot.Thanks for posting, regards,
Hitesh.

TeresaT (10733) 2006-12-02 16:33

Hello Attila,
Fantastic view of the Kremlin.
Perfect details of this monument.
I simply love russian arquitecture.
The soft cludy sky looks great.
Beautiful colours and great definition.
regards
teresa

sergio1 (12150) 2006-12-04 5:51

Hi Attila

Magnific compo and great perspective diagonal. I like the inclusion to river. The sharpness is great and contrast too. I like the details to arquietecture and also i like the WS.
Well done
Sergio

sebinho342 (18740) 2006-12-04 7:27

Hi Attila, once again you deliver a terrific picture here, PP is excellent and enhance very well the brilliant light you had at the moment. Topic you chose to photograph is marvelous. So excellent overall picture, almost ireal and i love that.
Congratulations

Emile (20017) 2006-12-06 16:14

Hola Attila.
This is an amazing shot, very well captured with good colors and sharpness. Your POV is excellent, great view with a lot of details of this beautiful city. Love this shot.
Very well done. TFS.

lilimih33 (9874) 2006-12-21 19:14

Hello Attila! Amazing picture! Great colours, light, sharpness and perspective! Very very well done!
Merry Christmas!
Lili

Tue (25608) 2006-12-29 15:05

Hej Attila,
I like a lot the view of these majestic buildings. The POV and composition are very good I think and I also like the colours of the shot. Good work and thanks for sharing!
Hilsen,
Lars

Jakab (3472) 2007-08-17 15:29

Szia Attila!
Érdekes, milyen kevesen értették meg a választásodat. Lehet, hogy a régi szorongások már csak a mi fura magánügyeink közé tartoznak? Lehet, hogy egyszer mi is csak szép épületcsoportnak látjuk a Kremlt (minthogy egyébként tényleg az)? Á, nem fog ez nekünk menni, irigylem őket.
Neked meg gratulálok!
Laci