{"id":714,"date":"2008-08-13T01:54:54","date_gmt":"2008-08-12T23:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.co.uk\/?p=714"},"modified":"2008-09-16T06:22:28","modified_gmt":"2008-09-16T06:22:28","slug":"my-trip-to-siberia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/","title":{"rendered":"My trip to Siberia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[714]\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[714]\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[714]\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_777\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 660px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[714]\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/tight-flame3.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[714]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-777 lazyload\" title=\"tight-flame3\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/tight-flame3.jpg\" alt=\"Screen grab slow motion flames\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/tight-flame3.jpg 783w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/tight-flame3-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/366;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-777\" title=\"tight-flame3\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/tight-flame3.jpg\" alt=\"Screen grab slow motion flames\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/tight-flame3.jpg 783w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/tight-flame3-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Screen grab slow motion flames<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778 lazyload\" title=\"Screen grab oil lads\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3.jpg 783w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/366;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778\" title=\"Screen grab oil lads\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3.jpg 783w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/portrait-oil3-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript>My long planned trip to the Ugra region of Siberia finally happened this week. I am writing this at Moscow Airport waiting for my flight home.<\/p>\n<p>I went to three different towns in the region, please don\u2019t ask me to spell them! I met some great people, stayed in interesting places, spent a fortune on rip off internet, shot great pics and slept very little<\/p>\n<p>I had great help from head of International Press, who also is a talented  Opera Singer, Ksenia Jones. Half Welsh, half Russian! Also her assistant Victoria helped out too. Photos below. They had to lug my gear around and did well as well as put up with my artistic temperament!! Thanks especially to Ksensia who bore the brunt of my artisitc diva moments the most! Shame she stole my Indiana Jones T shirt. She isn\u2019t even related to the man!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.letusdirect.com\/248-0-1-3.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1369 lazyload\" title=\"letus-generic-468x60\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/letus-generic-468x60-300x38.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"38\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/letus-generic-468x60-300x38.gif 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/letus-generic-468x60.gif 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/38;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1369\" title=\"letus-generic-468x60\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/letus-generic-468x60-300x38.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/letus-generic-468x60-300x38.gif 300w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/letus-generic-468x60.gif 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Filiming with the EX1 clean a fair bit on stuff, like the helicopter and some other shots. \u00a310 to the person who can spot every non Ultimate shot! In the chopper the cameraman\u2019s best friend the cine saddle was a dream. Without it my wobbly shots would have been even worse.<\/p>\n<p>I took two cameras but for reasons of just time, not practicality. I also took the new Redrock Matte Box which is awesome if a little heavy and the wonderful new Zacuto follow focus and gears. WHAT A GREAT SYSTEM!! Seriously, nicest FF I have used so far.<\/p>\n<p>Got some interesting gear coming on a side note, a Zylight which I will review soon and a full steadicam rig from Cine City in India. Now THAT should be interesting.<\/p>\n<p>On a sad note my Macbook Pro 17\u201d Screen bit the dust and has a massive crack in it. Take this into account when viewing \u201ca siberian portrait\u201d, had to edit like this on the plane!<\/p>\n<p>The track in is the 4th most important man in Russia, the governor of the region. I took the Wally Dolly for just two shots with him..<\/p>\n<p>Worst place we stayed was in Surgut where we were on the 6th floor of rooms for pilots with no lift, all my gear. How hideous!!! I am utterly buggered now, all my muscles have seized up, so much so that I had a massage but she scared the crap out of me.<\/p>\n<p>Biggest problem I have now though is my bag with my Ultimate and all my lenses never made it to London. I am hoping it will turn up tomorrow.<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-714 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/r0011117_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/r0011117_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-755\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/r0011117_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-755\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-755'>\n\t\t\t\tby the pipeline\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/r0011103_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/r0011103_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-756\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/r0011103_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-756\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-756'>\n\t\t\t\tTired\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/r0011114-filtered\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/r0011114-filtered-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-757\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/r0011114-filtered-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-757\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-757'>\n\t\t\t\twearing the eclipse goggles\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/dsc_2030\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_2030-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-758\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_2030-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-758\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-758'>\n\t\t\t\tKsenia napping\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/dsc_1908_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1908_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-759\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1908_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-759\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-759'>\n\t\t\t\tBig fat Cuban, well Englishman and a cigar.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/dsc_1919\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1919-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-760\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1919-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-760\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-760'>\n\t\t\t\tBOB!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/l1010145_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/l1010145_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-761\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/l1010145_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-761\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-761'>\n\t\t\t\tThe lovely Victoria\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/dsc_2060\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_2060-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-762\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_2060-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-762\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-762'>\n\t\t\t\tKsenia all pensive in chopper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/l1010146_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/l1010146_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-763\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/l1010146_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-763\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-763'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Sorry I ate your family&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/dsc_1979-filtered\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1979-filtered-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-764\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1979-filtered-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-764\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-764'>\n\t\t\t\tThe great cinesaddle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/my-trip-to-siberia\/dsc_2019\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_2019-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; 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