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Gate to Catherine

Gate to Catherine's Palace

One of the first captures I took in St. Petersburg was the Entrance Gate to Catherine's Palace. It is decorated with the Russian Czarist crest of the double ea...
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One of the first captures I took in St. Petersburg was the Entrance Gate to Catherine's Palace. It is decorated with the Russian Czarist crest of the double eagle, adopted by Ivan the Great in the 15th-century. Notice the mood. It rained every day we were in St. Petersburg but did discourage me from photography.
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250

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May, 2014

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