FLY FREE DEAREST GIRL, a photo from Moscow, Center

Photographer's Note

In 1898, Novodevichy Cemetery was opened. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was one of the first notables to be interred at the necropolis, and Nikolai Gogol was later reburied there too. During the Soviet epoch, it was turned into the most high-profile cemetery in Russia, with the likes of Peter Kropotkin, Nikita Khruschev, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Konstantin Stanislavski being interred there.
Every meter square in its' border is worth to see,has its' own style.Also famous Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet has been buried there,like some other famous poets Mayakovsky and Ogaryov.
The area is about 75000 m2,where is 26000 burial places.
In this pic,I had seen a very young visitor there who was just 6 years old when she died at 1937.I captured the scene with wonders of the fresh flowers there brought by whom,her parents?

markpanos, isabela_sor, turkamerikali, Tezic, bpelvan, dada, bebeM has marked this note useful

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markpanos (1977) 2006-02-13 13:25

Hello Nejat...
Nice photo, and strange.
Yes, the colours are a little bit curious,specially the flowers and the photo of that boy, but I like it very much, it´s like almost a paint.
The compo is very well
Interesting note

Ta leme...

isabela_sor (47748) 2006-02-13 14:03

Good question,but I think it is about ather members of his family,maybe brothers or sisters!Strange idea in your composition,but very interesting!
Regards
Isabela

maki (0) 2006-02-13 15:14

Hello Nejat,
Very good composition, very strong in thoughts. I supposed this is not a boy, this is a six years old girl named Nina (for short Ninyelinka)... Nevermind. Well done Nejat. Tesekkurler. maki

thurquawex (102) 2006-02-13 16:06

A comment from Russia. A six years old girl (d. 1937) and her mother (d. 1973) were buried at this place.

klennon79 (0) 2006-02-14 20:42

Nejat,
Beautiful composition. The photo is framed very nicely and the colors are deep and rich. Very nice lighting and detail as well.

turkamerikali (3291) 2006-02-14 22:23

Merhaba Nejat,
Harika bir kompozisyon.
Renkler,not,mezarin detaylari,cicek ve derinlik super.Eline Saglik:)
Tolga

Tezic (17867) 2006-02-15 9:37

detayların ilk bakışta göze çarpması açısından çok başarılı bir kompozisyon... tebrikler.. teşekkürler..
coşkun

bpelvan (3798) 2006-02-15 13:39

Merhaba Nejat,
Anne ve babalarının olması az bir ihtimal gibi geliyor bana. 16 yaşlarında doğsa bu çocuk şu anda 90'lı yaşlarında olmalılar ki buna ihtimal veremiyorum. O zor yılları geçip bu yaşa gelmeleri o ülkede gerçekten zor.
Herneyse, gayet dokunaklı ve iyi açıdan alınmış bir fotoğraf.
Ellerine sağlık...
Selamlar
Bülent

dada (1135) 2006-02-16 4:11

Hi Nejat! very powerfull picture, the colours and the contrast are great! thanks for the note, I am a big fan of Russian literature:)

tfs
anca

pablominto (53746) 2006-02-17 2:29

Hi Nejat,
I also like to stroll cemeteries looking for untold stories... This is a nice example! Well composed image, but most interesting because it makes my mind wander...
Regards,
Pablo -