Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just buy a nice bottle of Champagne and watch Dr. Zhivago! On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA