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Project RuSu 365

Not always so successful or interesting, & not always daily, though certainly a reflection of our daily lives - more like pick of the day. Our goal - to share our world and improve our skills. Thanks to all the members of the SmugMug Daily Community for your support and input. Feel free to leave feedback by clicking on 'Add Comment' below. We look forward to hearing your thoughts. The photo of the day will always be in first position. Thank you for looking. - Rustem Safronov & Susan Gilman a.k.a. RuSu. This gallery was started on October 26, 2010.

Henri Cartier-Bresson said, "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.", so bear with us...
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Evenk girl in traditional head dress. (8.5.2011)<br /> <br /> I suppose this could also be called, 'knowing when to give up' or 'don't get attached to a shot that's lacking the basics'. There were so many problems with this shot, but I like the look this girl's giving Rustem. Is she flirting with him? The camera? (He said it was the camera.) I took it to B&W as I just couldn't get the skin tones right, but she has such a pretty head dress I didn't want to lose it. Don't like the PP? Blame Susan. Have a good Friday.
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Evenk girl in traditional head dress. (8.5.2011)

I suppose this could also be called, 'knowing when to give up' or 'don't get attached to a shot that's lacking the basics'. There were so many problems with this shot, but I like the look this girl's giving Rustem. Is she flirting with him? The camera? (He said it was the camera.) I took it to B&W as I just couldn't get the skin tones right, but she has such a pretty head dress I didn't want to lose it. Don't like the PP? Blame Susan. Have a good Friday.

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  • Pickled mushroom appetizer.
  • Blazing red Dahlia (8.25.2011)
  • Garden green & white.
  • Levis & fatigues. (8.16.2011)
  • Ready to be filleted. (8.15.2011)
  • Young couple on a park bench. (Kirov) (8.11.2011)
  • Maidens amongst the flowers. These young ladies were watching others perform while awaiting their turn at the recent Cucumber Festival in Kirov. (8.9.2011)
  • Simple Phlox (8.8.2011)
  • Reindeer meat drying in the sun at an Evenk camp in the taiga of Amur. (8.7.2011)
  • Hard hat. Li Lihua's construction manager. A Hero of of Soviet labor for his work on the Baikal-Amur Railway, presently a construction manager in Blagoveshchensk. (Amur Region, Russia) (8.6.2011)
  • Evenk girl in traditional head dress. (8.5.2011)<br /> <br /> I suppose this could also be called, 'knowing when to give up' or 'don't get attached to a shot that's lacking the basics'. There were so many problems with this shot, but I like the look this girl's giving Rustem. Is she flirting with him? The camera? (He said it was the camera.) I took it to B&W as I just couldn't get the skin tones right, but she has such a pretty head dress I didn't want to lose it. Don't like the PP? Blame Susan. Have a good Friday.
  • Smelting gold at Petropavlovsk mining. (Amur Region, Russia) (8.4.2011)
  • Pickled garlic (8.3.2011)
  • Cottage used by Russian paleontologists in Blagoveshchensk. (8.2.2011)<br /> <br /> There's just something I like about this despite it's faults - the wind blowing the curtains, the traditional samovar on the table, & those large casts of dinosaur bones on the floor. Paleontologists cast the bones in plaster while still in the earth so they won't break when removed. These casts are of the bones of the Amurosauras, first discovered in 1991 by paleontologists Yuri Bolotsky and Sergei Kurzanov. <br /> <br /> Thanks to all for the welcome back & the comments on yesterday's berry shot.
  • Raspberries in our local market. (8.1.2011)
  • Some people take their dogs everywhere. (Ivanovskoye, Amur Region) (7.20.2011)
  • Young Oriental White Storks (Ciconia boyciana) high up in their nest in the Amur Region's Muraviovka Park. (7.19.2011)<br /> <br /> Not the best shot, but I thought the birders might be interested in seeing this this rare stork of which there are only about 2500 remaining in the world. A carnivorous stork with a wing span of more than 2 meters (7 feet), the Oriental White Stork is an endangered species that breeds only in the Amur-Heilong basin.
  • Kindergartener with sparkling eyes. This is a little Evenk boy in the village of Ivanovskoye, a two hour helicopter flight from the Amur Region's capital of Blagoveshchensk. The kindergarten he attends puts emphasis on retaining Evenk cultural identity. (7.18.2011)
  • In the kitchen of the Vostok Restaurant, one of the indomitable Ms. Li Lihua's restaurants in Blagoveshchensk, Russia. (7.17.2011)
  • Transporting a sheet of drywall in Heihe, China. ( (Хейхе, Китай) (7.16.2011)

  • NatureImpressions

    on June 2, 2012

    Both ladies are truly beautiful Susan, and I love that smile. Yeah, I with Rustem on this one: she's definitely flirting with the camera - LOL ;^)

    Seriously great image and nicely processed in light of the challenges you were having with skin tones Susan!

  • barbarasan

    on January 13, 2012

    I like the PP very much, the whole picture as a matter of fact.

  • John

    on August 11, 2011

    Beauttful Smile and great crop. The wood to the right is justt right.

  • paulbellinger

    on August 10, 2011

    Nicely done!

  • irishmurr

    on August 10, 2011

    Oh, I love the pp!

  • Ed Spadoni

    on August 9, 2011

    Love the lighting here, and her expression. Use of selective coloring really works too.

  • John Roberts

    on August 7, 2011

    Terrific portrait. Congrats on the new look of your site. It's cool.

  • 349390pitchingwedge33

    on August 7, 2011

    excellent use of light....

  • Kazimiera W.M

    on August 6, 2011

    Wonderful portrait.

  • nelli

    on August 6, 2011

    This is absolutely stunning! The B&W with shades of green are thrilling!

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