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Moscow for a day: Saint Basil's Cathedral

Sun, 11/29/2009 - 00:56

28 Nov 2009

There´s no doubt that Moscow is one of the world´s great cities. The signs of its bold past and intentions for the future can be seen almost everywhere.

Unfortunately after 7 days on a train, I only had 1 day to get a glimpse of the city. Despite a late night out on the town, I still managed to get up early, and fortunately even got a little bit of sunshine along the way!

The photo is of Saint Basil's Cathedral - one of Russia´s most famous landmarks, built for the Tsar Ivan IV of Russia. It is said that the Tsar ordered the architect to be blinded so that he could not re-create the masterpiece elsewhere.

Photo: Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow. 6 May 2006. Olympus E500 + 11-22mm lens.

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Photo Settings:

Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.

Model: E-500

Focal Length: 15/1

Aperture: f/6.3

Exposure Time: 1/400

ISO: 100

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