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The battleship Aurora
Posted by Paco Díaz (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) on 6 March 2009 in Lifestyle & Culture.
On 25 October 1917, the refusal of an order for the Aurora to take to sea sparked the October Revolution. At 9.45 p.m. on that date, a blank shot from her forecastle gun signalled the start of the assault on the Winter Palace, which was to be the last episode of the October Revolution. Aurora's crew actually took part in the attack.
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Cricket-Tammy from United States
Standing tall in all of it's splendor. What a great cloud day for a shot like this. Very nice.
6 Mar 2009 6:36am
Mathilde from Fontainebleau, France
Oh! quel équilibre! quel composition! j'aime particulièrement la tonalité de cette image, très élégante! même si le sujet paraît grave!
6 Mar 2009 7:40am
Sergei Z from Türi, Estonia
Beautiful! As I see you are in St. Petersburg now. You are traveling a lot!
6 Mar 2009 8:08am
@Sergei Z: Thanks very much, Sergei. I'm now in Mallorca, I went to Russia the summer of 2007 with my 20D. Thanks.
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
You were there in 2007 and I was there in the spring of 1968. Love your composition here!
6 Mar 2009 1:03pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Wow, such a strong subject and beautiful clouds... the angle and composition are just wonderful!
6 Mar 2009 1:21pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Wow, elle est magnifique...quelle photo, j'adore cette vue du bateau
6 Mar 2009 3:48pm
Kenton from Calgary, Canada
Interesting shot, the boat looks so thin I'd be afraid of it tipping over. Thanks for the history, I didn't know that.
6 Mar 2009 8:30pm
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Paco, es una foto magnifica. Con El Cielo y la composicion de la foto tiene que ser en una revista! Me Gusta mucho! Gracia por la leccion de historia tambien.
6 Mar 2009 9:51pm
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Thank you for the information!! What a magnificent ship!!
7 Mar 2009 6:09am
Canon EOS 20D
1/320 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
39 mm