St Basil´s (dedicated to Muska-rat)

A crop here makes for a far more interesting photo. The other building distracts from a Beautiful capture.

A friend of mine used to say that he thought that the cathedral looked like a bunch of lolipops...
Well, i thought that maybe that sky would match with it then...
I tried to give it a Mad-Max look but it really seems to be... candy... :D

Please, don´t comment on my photos with just a pre-made html code. No one forces you to comment, so if you do, it´s becouse you want. So, please, add some words of your own. If you just paste an html logo made by other guy, i´ll have to delete it.
Please, your words are very appreciatted, and i will answer any flickrmail or comment in which you ask me anything or just say something that needs answering. You have all my attention, I only ask you that if you want to comment, don´t paste all that SPAM.

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alofbrid ( Off to Australia back Dec. ) says:

Wonderful colours and perspective.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

greta_colpaert says:

Marvelous photo, angle and colours !

I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

man_drake says:

Amazing Colours!!!
I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...

You are invited to visit my photostream!!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

...Mistero... says:

I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

dariogiannelli says:

incredible shot! Excellent! Brilliant! Congrats!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

maistora says:

It helps that both buildings are superbly lit and captured, already stunning in the original. The 'special' sky, unusual as it is, works very well, not kitsch at all - a kind of convincing fantasy...

Brilliant image!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Oceano Mare says:

wow i love this red sky....and great view!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

marília riul says:

really great!
I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

piotr m says:

This may be candy for you, but this architecture never looked so good before!
Also, congrats on your stand against stamped codes! Aren't they depressing?

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

airencracken says:

Why do I suddenly feel like playing tetris? :D

Very nice shot. I love just about everything about it.

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Musk-rat says:

Cielo rojo en Plaza roja.
Me gusta =)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Miguel & Vicky says:

Preciosa toma. Colores divinos

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

Thank you all, mates!

I had to delete 2 comments due to they were SPAM (Architexture and Steve-h)

Piotr: They are depressing and boring. If I had a photo commented 234000 times but they are all codes... what can I learn from that? That means people don´t want to comment your photos, they post the code because they have to. Well, i see it this way: comment only if you feel like doing it... If you don´t, dont waste both, your time and mine with that.... But that´s my point of view... Thanks, but there are some awesome photos of the red square all over flickr.

Muska: You asked for it, didn´t you?

Maistora: Well, it took me quite a while to make it look convincing.. I´m glad you liked it. Another task also was to remove the tourists by darkening, but making it look good. Thanks :D
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lisa-S says:

The light on the domes is great.. Stunning sky.

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Vintage Red says:

The sky seems to intensify the colours of the domes and darkening the lower part of the image, emphasises those structures even more.
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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

michelle_4881 says:

WOW! This is just spectacular!! Looks magical. I love the colors! Makes me feel like I am in a Fairytale :)
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Per Ola Wiberg (Powi) says:

Beautiful..!!

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

madriguera says:

splendid colours, really makes me think of chupa-chups a spanish candy that kojac made famous all over the world ... :-)) and your sky is like buble gum! LOL

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Kirsten Storm says:

This is really an excellent picture (I faved it!). The colours are gorgeous and I love the sharpness!
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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

Thank you all, guys!

Madriguera: I know Chupa-Chups, I´m spanish... :D
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Dolphin Dreamer says:

Spectacular capture !!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Magenta Blue says:

Perfect shot! I love this sky!

I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Bryce Fields says:

That is an incredible shot. Looks like an HDR, but I can't find anywhere where you say that it is. NICE!

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Ruedaladeras says:

Really beautiful!

Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Nick Haigh says:

that is beautiful, excellent shot

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

The Picture House says:

Vibrant.
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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Midus Photography says:

Yes , your friend was right they do look like lollipops. A truly beautiful cathedral. I just love your sky. Well done.
Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

photopunx2 says:

I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

b~r~e~n~t says:

I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...

nice processing!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

rogersmithpix says:

a stunning image ... excellent comp and perspective !
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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Rick & Bart says:

EXCELLENT !!!

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

SpAcEjUnKy says:

Beautiful colors and amazing detail, definitely visual candy. Great perspective too. How did you create this"mad-max" look"?

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

Thank you!

SpAcEjUnKy: Thanks. Well, the detail was just the photo and a little of sharpening with the unshapr mask filter of PS. Then I just changed the sky. For that i first had to pain the colours I wanted in a new layer. Then i picked the sky from another shot (the sky on this was a plain light blue) so i had those clouds and shapes. I just played with the blend modes. Then I changed the background layer to make it look a little more redish (it would have looked weird to see that sky with the buildings lighted with blue-white light... :D
And i darkened the people.
It tooked me about 30 minutes or maybe 40...
I hope that explains everything... :D

The Red Latern: Well, it´s just sharp, were it has to. Maybe that´s what seems to be HDR...

TEN comments (dayangchi - psychaSec - bryanilona - Mustangaly - tingywendle - Awaraa - Alexandre Simöes - Simona Andrei - Mocaw - mmelgosa1) had to be deleted due to they were SPAM!! I thought that most of the people using flickr had leart to read at school...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Oceano Mare says:

This photo is definitely an HURRICANE,
it receives 10+
The BIG ONE...

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Rickydavid says:

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this photo was automatically deleted from **Explore Unexplored!** group pool sweeper because it doesn't respect the "Unseen on Explore" group rule! Unfortunately only "Unexplored" photos could be part of our pool!!
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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

The photo got to Explore?? I checked it before I uploaded it...

Thanks anyway.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

anikita_ says:

Hey this is very beatiful!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

natalia martinez says:

que maravilla,buenisima la nitidez
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

Gracias natalia.

I deleted the comment of Slybacon.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

gwilmore says:

Wonderful composition and color, and an instant fave!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Phijomo says:

Great postprocessing on this. I absolutely love the vivid sky and the sharpness and contrast of the ornate designs on the top of the cathedrals. Were this the actual scene, metering it would've been a nightmare, I bet ;-) But regardless, great shot! Instant favorite.

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

Thanks

Phijomo: Thanks, mate. Well, metering wasnt hard because a part of the camera broke down, and it´s the part that enables you to change the shutter speeds and the appertures, so i shot it in auto-mode...
It was a blue-clean afternoon... the sky it´s completely post-processed...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

basajauntxo says:

Fantastic colors.
You are my Golden Photographer as well!

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Betty Sue says:

gorgeous shot!
You are my Golden Photographer as well!

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

firstsheaf says:

I'm a newbie to flickr. So I was just curious what you meant by certain codes people type in. Would you please help me out and explain it a bit more? Or would you mind sharing an example? I would really appreciate it. By the way, what a photo!!! Candyland. Smile.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

NatashaP says:

Fabulous capture! Brilliant composition and colors! Outstanding sharpness!

You are my Golden Photographer as well!

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Nina kix butt says:

Beautiful. I love the depth of color in the sky. amazing.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

..karen.. says:

I just love St Basil's, it certainly is a sight to behold standing in that square. The colours you have captured on the domes are stunning...wonderful composition....the darkening at the bottom worked a treat I didn't even see the tourists !

You are my Golden Photographer as well!

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

Thanks!

Firstsheaf: The thing about the html codes it´s that: some groups say that if you want to comment a photo, you must ADD a code that they give you and looks like:

I saw this picture in The BIG ONE...

But some people just paste that and say nothing. It´s like they just want to pretend they have commented. Well, I say that if you have nothing to say, don´t say nothing, but if you have to, don´t paste the code that another guy did...
Because then you have 300 comments that are this kind of "awards" but any with something valuable...
It´s just that i got tired of that... It´s my problem i know... But the taste of the power to delete is so sweet :D

Karowich: Thank you! That was exactly what I wanted...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

ivann_lamy says:

please your photo it's good for lovely-city, join: www.flickr.com/groups/lovely-city/
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wonderful photos for the world, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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Synapped says:

I love it! I agree with the match -- well done!
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firstsheaf says:

Thank you for your reply LST. I really appreciate it. Now I understand. Thanks.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

You´re welcome. I try to answer everything people write me (comments, flickrmails, etc) so if you need anything, don´t be afraid to ask.
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How friendly, LST. Thanks.
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wordfortreasure says:

I just got back from a great first visit to Moscow. Thanks for the beautiful photo. It reminds me of how I felt... standing there by Red Square, staring, amazed, overwhelmed by how fantastic St. Basil's looks! It's as if (in your image) those feelings tint the photograph. Superb!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Lst1984 says:

I´m glad you liked it! That´s what i tried... I felt this way when i saw it, the people seem to disappear and the colours where so vivid... I tried to make a photo with that
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

josumoto says:

excellent photo
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mboogiedown says:

Magical! It seems like something out of a fairytale. Incredible color!

This picture is a BIG ONE fav, and magnificent.
Please post it in our pool
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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

stelise says:

it's beautiful......amazing shot!

wow
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

mattkoczorowski says:

Absolutely stunning, though, maybe you should take a bit more time to mask out areas when editing.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

ShootinPutin187 says:

beautiful picture
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

tgoing04 says:

I love the colors of our world and I thank you so much for sharing a little more of it. So very wonderful!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Trax1 says:

fair enough comment you say yourself!
been there, but now i see it with vivid color eyes! great job!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Olly Muxworthy says:

Beautiful colours - this is a wonderful photo.

Please add this to God Has Been Painting Again!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Arvind Leo Pereira says:

Beautifull
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raysamrambo says:

A really great job and great use of the colors for the sky. I especially liked and noticed how the people in the bottom of this picture seemed to be burned in so as not to distract from the main subjects ie: tops of the buildings. You did a fantastic job with this one. It out to be a great postcard seller in Russia or used in travel brochures.
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