Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In Moscow, in January, the sunrise is at 9:00 AM and the sunset is at 4:00 PM. That's a pretty short day to me. If we went in the summer, it would be 3:00 AM and 10:00 PM - about 12 more hours of sunshine! But there would also be lots of tourists and the need to reserve everything in advance - and no snow. I would rather go in the winter, except for the dark. Tina On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:44 PM, Christopher Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > The Trans-Siberian system runs along Siberia?s southern edge. Its not near > the Arctic circle where days are short in winter. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 7/5/16, 7:26 PM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley" > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of > tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > >My only hesitation is not because of the cold. I lived in Chicago for two > >years!! It's the limited number of hours with daylight. I know in the > >winter in Siberia we are going to spend a lot of time in the dark. Maybe > >the light in the few hours of daylight will make it worth it? I don't > >know > >but I'll never know unless we try it. Besides, the only time we can leave > >the farm is winter and another huge plus is that there will be no > >tourists. We can book trains and hotels as we go along. No? > > > >Tina > > > >On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:21 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > >wrote: > > > >> It's like traveling to the sun; the safest time to go is at night. > >> When going to Alaska or Siberia go during the summer. People who go > >> during > >> the winter freeze. > >> > >> > >> On 7/5/16 7:09 PM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > PESO: > >> > > >> > In this extreme heat in SC (it was 107 today!!), I am enjoying > >>planning > >> our > >> > next trip. We always said for our 50th anniversary we would be on the > >> > Orient Express. There is no Orient Express today except for a luxury > >> fake > >> > at astronomical prices. We plan instead on doing the > >> > Trans-Siberian-Mongolian Express, not a tour but buying our own > >>tickets > >> > along the way. Since our anniversary is January 28th, it is going to > >>be > >> > COLD. If anybody has any experience traveling on the trains or > >>dressing > >> > and photographing in extreme cold, I would appreciate any advice as I > >> make > >> > the plans. Has anybody traveled on the Russian/Chinese/Mongolian > >>trains? > >> > > >> > TIA > >> > > >> > Tina > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> Photographer > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > >-- > >Tina Manley > >www.tinamanley.com > >tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA9 > >1/Tina+Manley.html > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html