Project RuSu 365
Henri Cartier-Bresson said, "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.", so bear with us...
"Science & religion are two windows that people look through, trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand why we are here. The two windows give different views, but both look out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And both are worthy of respect." ~Freeman Dyson, British-born, American theoretical physicist & mathematician.
Taken in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia's 5th largest city & an industrial powerhouse, I was struck by the contrast of the simple lines & purity of form & color of this church against the chaotic, industrial greys of the city across the frozen river. Nizhny is probably most famous for being the birthplace of writer Maxim Gorky & place of exile of Nobel Peace Prize winning physicist, Andrei Sakharov. (11.29.2011)
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!["My home is always there, in the heaven's vault..." ~Mikhail Lermontov<br />
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The parlor at the Tarkhany estate of famous Russian author & poet, Mikhail Lermontov.<br />
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Thanks for all your comments on my turkey/Thanksgiving Day shot. It was nice to see at the end of a horrific day during which my pocketbook with all my documents [everything imaginable] was stolen. Spent hours at the police station where the police convinced me to report it as lost rather than stolen - long story. <br />
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The good news is that I received a call that someone found my bag & although the money & some other things were gone, thankfully, my passport & other important documents have been returned.<br />
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Hope those who celebrated had a wonderful holiday & are enjoying the weekend. (11.26.2011)](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photography/Project-RuSu-365/i-MwLQbR4/0/ea82df94/Ti/A_edited-3-Ti.jpg)
