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Subject: Kiev... idea - due to new LCC connections

Date: Sun 03/11/19 19:45:33 GMT

Name: MiguelWarsaw

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MK, as for Kiev, I think possibilities are growing. Just due to the occupation this can't be done by your Russian photographers. You have to look west, to the European Union. A few years ago low cost carriers from the EU have finally entered Ukraine. And prices are rock bottom cheap. True, most such flights are to Poland, as a million or two (depending on data) Ukrainians now work there, but Poland has LCC (low cost carrier) flights to virtually everywhere. European LCC flights are quite seasonal and there are much much less in the winter season (like now) than in the summer one, but for fountains you need summer and in the summer it's possible to fly London - Warsaw - Kiev for 29 Euro for each segment if you are lucky or plan ahead.

So while local photographers are the best, for events (like last bell) you can use foreign ones, and I guess you did, as it seems your Russian guys covered it. Just now use guys from the European Union. Might be more pricey, as salaries are higher, but the rock bottom LCC plane tickets could even that out - tickets from Moscow to Kiev were never that cheap actually. The problem might be westerners not speaking Russian. Russian knowledge is rare in the Western EU and rare among anyone younger than 50 in the Eastern EU, but not knowing Russian (or Ukrainian) may actually work in the photographers favor. Some ex USSR cops will not hassle foreigners from the west, especially those who do not know the language, as well, the cops themselves don't know English, so it's hard to hassle ;)

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By MK - wamtec@comcast.net Sun 03/11/19 15:16:24 GMT

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In the last 2 years it has become more and more difficult to use the fountains at the old locations, mainly due to harassment by the security police. The fountain with the horses sculpture is only oermissable to use on certain days, e.g. when they have designated water gun fight events. Those water gun events are not the best wetlook because most people wear T shirts and shorts and you get attacked if you have a camera, so our camera guy moved to other fountains where it it more feasible.

Thankfully Moscow has plenty of other fountains. Moscow and Paris have more fountains than any other cities in the world.

We will re-assess the situation in 2020 and change some of the locations again next year, as well as visit other cities in Russia as well.

Sadly, the best city for wetlook fountains, remains off limits...i.e. Kiev in the Ukraine is a no go zone with travel restrictions for Russians since it was annexed in 2014.

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By Kerry Tiller - Sun 03/11/19 14:46:43 GMT

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I have been meaning to ask for a while. I haven't seen any new videos of some of my favorite Moscow locations, like the fountain with the horses sculpture in the middle or the near to that large pool that includes the fisherman statue. Have the Russian authorities banned playing and swimming in those places?

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22 more videos added

By MK - wamtec@comcast.net Sun 03/11/19 01:04:08 GMT

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More Russian Fountains girls, Water Festival Girls and Wam Model updates added today.

Also, a new wetlook competition added, that does not require wetlook knowledge, merely observation skills.

Sample pics and competition @ https://twitter.com/WamtecTV

Full galleries @ http://megastore.wamtec.com

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