Russia through a lens...

... And yes, I know I'm doing it too! But it is amusing to look at all the faces deep in concentration, trying to capture every new thing! This is taken in the glitzy ostentatious Palace of Catherine the Great full of gilded columns and decoration. I enjoyed watching the people as much as the sights! We stay in Russia overnight so more tomorrow

[Ann T.]

Great capture! How fun.

[evilsockmonkey]

Fun shot. This made me laugh.

[colinbarber013]

Great composition and it tells a story.

[Allie]

Beautiful architecture fabulous take on modern life.

[Lee-Ann]

Lot of people these days are using phones to take photos and not a camera....i suppose its easy to carry.

[Nova]

Great capture Julienne and fun spin on candid captures. Hope you are enjoying yourself. :)

[bkb in the city]

Great candid shot

[Bep]

Great candid shot.

[Nitrogene]

Hahaha, I look like that whenever I travel :)

[Joan Morvinson]

They've both got cameras but using their phones? People watching is fun and the building looks fascinating too

[GaryW]

Fun photo.

[Vera]

HOME!!!!!!!!!!!

[ShirleyB]

Brilliant shot interesting how the use of cameras are being taken over by phones.

[Yeshanghai]

Great capture

[Janiskay]

Fantastic candid shot!

[Carla]

Great idea, Works so well considering how opulent your surroundings are.

[Rick]

Great capture. That is some trim work in there.

[Julienne Jones]

@jomo - yes lots of people were doing that, probably so they could text or post direct to the Internet.

[Julienne Jones]

@vera365 :)

[Julienne Jones]

@leestevo phones yes, but using ipad or other tablets looks so cumbersome!

[Julienne Jones]

@aat3877 @evilsockmonkey @colinbarber013 @texastrails @leestevo @novab @bkbinthecity @gijsje @nitrogene @jomo @thewatersphotos @vera365 @shirleybankfarm @yeshanghai @janiskay @carla42 @rickster549 thanks for the comments and good wishes. When I was looking around at all the raised phones and ipads pointing in all directions it gave the impression of some sort of religious ritual! Fascinating! Finland tomorrow!

[Hilary]

That is how I must have looked when there too, I am hoping you enjoyed it as much as I did.