[Leica] [IMG] Magnitogorsk

[philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)]

A very interesting report Didier, with fun inside too (Asia, man in 
shirt only, etc).
My favourite photos are

10 semi abstract fish is excellently rendered
37 always difficult to get a mosque right, and you did it
43 same applies with the composition of the chapel and furnaces in tha 
background - inspried
48  I might crop out  the Budik at the bottom and make it another 
abstract shot

All informative, a very pleant to the eye.
Thanks for sharing
BTW; who won?
Philippe




Didier Ludwig wrote:

>LUGgers,
>
>Here are some snapshots from my short trip to Magnitogorsk, Russia, last 
>week (made with OT gear):
>
>http://mogool.com/russia/
>
>It was my first stay in this country and very interesting. I was there to 
>cheer my team in the ice hockey champion's league final (2:2 score between 
>Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Zurich Lions - no pics from the game as it it 
>was prohibited). But I got some other interesting stuff.
>
>Pics 11-13 show an ice fisher on a frozen lake: 
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=11
>Unfortunately it can't be seen well, but this dude had golden teeth oll 
>over! And just to mention, he didn't carry gloves (at -15?C).
>
>Pic 14 shows one of the many fish traps he installed:
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=14
>When a fish bites the red flag goes up.
>
>And so it looks when the fish sold in the street:
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=48
>(the temperature was widely below the freezing point all the time, so don't 
>care about the fish's freshness)
>
>We also had some really tasty fish specialties in a restaurant:
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=28
>
>The civic part is on the european side of the river, also named the Ural. 
>The city has no specific centre, just rectangular roads, and a bit more 
>shops, newer buildings and more people at the main crossing sections. 
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=18
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=45
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=47
>
>The industrial part (Magnitogorsk has one of the biggest metallurgical 
>plants of the the world) is completely located at the easter, asian (and 
>siberian) side of the river: 
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=35
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=33
>
>The people there use to say "I live in Europe and work in Asia" - so 
>crossing such a traffic sign is less special for them as it was for me:
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=32
>
>As some pics show, the air is indeed rather polluted there (the town is 
>rated "Top 25 Worst Polluted Cities")
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=26
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=30
>http://mogool.com/russia/index.php?img=51
>
>But to be honest, the effect of russian Vodka was exceedingly bigger on my 
>state of health than the environmental pollution :-)
>
>Comments and critiques welcome as always.
>
>Nastrovje!
>Didier
>
>More about Magnitogorsk at Wikipedia:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitogorsk
>
>
>
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