A shot from the bushes

I am grateful for many things and one of those is having the chance to travel occasionally and see some pretty wonderful places. Some are places I have seen in books and movies and dreamed about one day having the chance to stand in their shadows. A tall order for an Australian.

The list is endless of course, but I have managed to get to a few of the European ones and count myself very lucky. Don't misunderstand though, it hasn't been easy to make these trips as money has always been tight and I don't come from people with deep pockets. At times, I am not sure my parents had pockets at all.

So, when I travel I do not take my time for granted. I want to spend as much time as possible exploring the surroundings and I am willing to walk crazy distances to do so. Our 5 days in St Petersburg covered 120 kilometers.

I also take my camera along of course and will spend additional time soaking in the atmosphere through a viewfinder too. Capturing it in the lens also has the tendency to catch it in my mind. My memory is poor by traditional measures but excellent in others.

A saw a picture I took that reminded me of another and then another. It is funny how habit or style plays a role in how someone frames their shots. Here are three examples of a 'style'. I didn't realise I do this commonly. I have more around the place similar.

When it comes to landmarks, I do take the usual suspect shots too but try to also capture it in a different way, 'my way'. It is quite easy to do, look for where everyone else is taking photos from and then go somewhere else. It is more interesting to look at the landmark in this way as it requires discovery and trial and error. For me anyway.

Taraz
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Some examples

La Sagrada Familia - Barcelona (2012)

The Eiffel tower - Paris (2013)

Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood - St Petersburg (2015)