Hello guys,

finally I started to make my videos with HD camera (bought a used camera for $67), as I figured that good old ones 640*480 pixels are a bit obsolete. But it takes my PC more than an hour to save 5 minutes of full HD video (1920*1080).

Anyway, while I was testing my new camera (Nikon P520) I took some videos of my city (my English teacher told me not to call it a "town"). I know that I could take more pleasant scenes, especially within shopping molls, but I wanted to show it as it usually is.

For backing music I played some electric piano on my Juno DS:

I find scenes of everyday Russia most interesting in its similarity,yet uniqueness. The music was very tasteful as a background. Thanks for sharing.

Bernie

Nice to see different places on our planet.
The Music soundtrack sets the mood for sure, well done.

Thank you for sharing.....

Kabinopus ... thank you for sharing that... except for the letters, it could be just about anywhere in the USA ...

I enjoyed your video of your city. I am curious though, does everyone there live in apartments or are there some single family homes?

Very enjoyable....and calming.
Thanks for sharing.
Ed

Thank you for sharing Kabinopus. Interesting seeing your city. Looks cold. Gather you’ll have warmer weather soon.

Kabinopus, very unique look at Russia, one of the few countries I never visited. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

Gary

Well it ain't Mr. Rodgers neighborhood but nice job and the Juno sounds good.

Thank you for watching and commenting!



It is the right question :-) Mostly people live in apartments, but there're options. My city is relatively new, about 80 years old. That's why it reflects the wave of the Soviet industrialisation. It's very pragmatic in its core. Even its name "Elektrostal" means "Electric steel", because there's a factory which started to produce steel with the help of electricity (I'm not an engineer, so it's how I can describe it).

But the city next to mine is much older, so it has less big buildings and more private houses. Living in a private house is surely a more private way of life. But it involves taking care of all things (gas, electricity, water, etc.), it's usually farther away from your job, and mainly it costs more, nevertheless such things as "townhouses" are rather popular here as well.

The answer is that the majority of Russians does live in apartment houses. And even this option is rather pricey for them. It's usually problematic for children to move out from their parents, unless they are moving to someone who already has some extra space, this is how some people become... committed :-)

Kabinopus...I find you to be a very interesting person. Personality, intelligence, musical skills, thought processes, humbleness, unique(ness) etc.

Did you tell us about your background, how you got to be who you are today? Or you did already and I missed the story?

I enjoyed the pictures of Russia (wanted to go there someday myself), but, more than the pics I enjoyed the musical track you laid down. Very creative with your notes and style. I could be wrong but I think you improvised that and probably spontaneously? Why are you not composing sound tracks for films?

And your English teacher. He's teaching you well. You speak and express yourself better than most Americans!

Kabinopus, what a beautiful way to share your country, thank you. One thought came as I listened to you play – you are no longer on this planet; you are off flying and soaring to I am not sure where.
It is an emotion.

Yes, it s relaxing, beautifully done, John C.

PS, please bless us with more of your country and your playing.

Thank you for your kind words, fellows. As for me, I don't think I have a good story behind me; as it usually happens, I'm about to live the life to the fullest any moment now :-)

So far I'm making some money doing odd jobs and try to learn how to use today's internet most sufficiently (to sell content, etc.),

I used to take it rather emotionally when the things didn't happen my way, but now I'm more pragmatic (or indifferent) to it. Maybe it's just because I don't consume coffein anymore :-)

I know that we are probably all dissatisfied with the economy. In Russia some expert say that due to Putin's monopolism Russian economy hasn't grown for more than 10 years. And and doesn't look like it's going to change (Putin is not going anywhere).

But economists also say that any crisis helps to rethink, to re-design some stuff. I guess, in my case I had to stop thinking that not having Genos is the reason why I don't succeed, I had all my keyboards fixed and realised that PSR-3000 is a perfect tool to compose music :-)

And, yes, the music was improvised.