The Unknown Warrior - Moscow

[Didache]

Hi all

I am just back today from a 12 day holiday in Russia. Here is one image I took in Moscow. It is a soldier guarding the eternal flame which marks the tomb of the Russian unknown warrior.

Cheers
Mike

[Greg McCary]

Very nice Mike. This is a great angle. Maybe a little wider on the right side. The processing is perfect.

[Overbeyond]

I agree totally with Greg's critique. The textures in the brick wall of the Kremlin come over very nicely too.

[AgingEyes]

I wonder what it would be like if you shot it from the other side. Then perhaps you didn't have that option as usually there're tons of people there.

[jetrim]

Excellent shot Mike, I stood in this same spot in 2003 shooting film so this brings back very fond memories for me

[tunabelly]

What an intriguing shot! I'm brand new to this site and photography in general and am so very humbled by the photos on this site!

I love the scale in this shot. And the brick wall takes up so much of the photo that I find myself really wanting to explore the rest of the photo.

[Didache]

Thanks guys for your kind words. Unfortunately, I am not sure I can do too much about the angle - immediately to the right of the frame the second sentry box appears, so for me to add another inch would involve some pretty difficult cloning.

Nor could I get this at the other side, because that is where the path is that the soldiers march along to change the guard - I couldn't get the angle there to get both soldier and flame.

Just for fun though, I attach another one from the same place.

Thanks again.

Cheers
Mike

[LeeIs]

I thought i commented on this already. Also, i thought the original post had two images. lol.

This is very sleek. very soviet, with big space and very clean lines. They like to convey grandeness and for that reason, i like the first shot more than the second. it had more of that feeling.

btw, would love to go to russia one day :-)