Picture a Day: living with ancient creatures around

What in this photo matters most, me thinks, is the location where it was captured: the Egypt Bridge at St.Petersburg (of course). This bridge is in a remote area of ​​the city, and I don't find myself there very often. When I found myself there six years ago, I was carrying two lenses: a 16mm fisheye and a standard Canon 70-300mm telephoto lens. I chose the latter to take pics.

Of course, the telephoto lens helped me to capture only fragments of the bridge (namely, portraits of the sphinxes themselves). No matter how hard I tried to move back to photograph the entire bridge, I couldn't, it did not fit. However, I did manage to capture a portrait of the sphinx "in an interior," that is, against the backdrop of the city and passersby.

I distinctly remember camping awaiting for several minutes for these rare passersby to enliven my shot. Certain details like the green curtain concealing the major renovation of the building in the background and the shabby, rusty roofs — in my opinion, they add value to the shot and help convey the spirit of the city. I haven't been to the Egyptian Bridge since then... most likely, the place looks different today: everything has been restored and freshly painted — and thus looks less pleasing to my eye.