Sosnovka Park is located to the north of the city, in one of those areas that were developed in the second half of the 20th century. The name Sosnovka Park comes from the Russian word "sosna" - pine. At first glance it may seem that builders simply forgot to design dense high-rise buildings on this piece of land: the park looks very much like a piece of coniferous forest, accidentally placed in the middle of residential development.
In fact, the history of this park is a bit different. The area of the pine forest was not built up deliberately, and this decision was made long before the city began to actively grow and build concrete houses. In the 19th century, the area around the city was used for dachas. This is still true today, especially in the northern areas: the beautiful nature of the area has always been very attractive to dacha lovers.
The 19th-century dacha owners took great care of nature and maintained a large tract of forest specifically for strolls - the pine forest air was considered not only pleasant, but also curative. It is said that on the paths of the forest one could meet writers discussing literary trends and painters searching for locations for their paintings.
However, at the end of the 19th century there were businessmen who were ready to turn this almost untouched forest into another holiday village: the value of the land in this area has increased dramatically. The outbreak of World War I prevented the project from materialising. Nevertheless, some reminder of the project can be found on the ground, in the wide avenues at the southern end of the park. The northern part of the park was landscaped much later, in the second half of the 20th century, when the area began to change from dacha owners to urban dwellers.
During the walk I had two smartphones with me and I decided to do a little experiment: shoot the second part of the photo shoot on my old smartphone and compare the results. Smartphones belong to different generations, and a full comparison cannot be objective, but it was curious to compare how the photo capabilities of compact devices have changed recently. I started the walk with the Google Pixel and ended with my old Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone.
So that you too can compare the two devices, I've added two shots of the same house on the edge of the park. The top one was taken with the Google Pixel 3a, the bottom one with the Xiaomi Redmi 3. This house caught my eye with a slogan on the roof. It's a Soviet-era slogan "Glory to Labour!". Once such slogans were a common part of the urban landscape, but I thought that none of these slogans have survived to this day.
You probably guessed that it was near this house that I put one of my smartphones in my backpack and pulled out the other one. Then I walked through the park again, and I saw similar scenery, but I photographed the scenery with a different device.
| ○ | ○ |
|---|---|
| Smartphone 1 | Google Pixel 3a |
| Smartphone 2 | Xiaomi Redmi 3 |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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That really is quite striking and beautiful! I love seeing the cross country skiers, too. Too nice!
Thank you so much! I love the winter woods too!
Yay! 🤗
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Seems quite a bit of people out walking in the snow.
It's a popular place for citizens to walk! Thank you very much!