high altitude, early morning Photo

Photographer’s Note

About the quality of the photo : I know this is a terrible scan (from the print of an old slide - worked on it months ago and tried to correct minute details locally this morning - will never be entirely satisfied).
I have a question too : please, have a look too at the WS that I added today to a previous photo of the same lake : before re-posting it, I'd like to know if you see something that could be changed on that one !

About the subject : for a change, a landscape that is close to my heart : lake Song Kol is a little gem, part of a natural park but populated in the summer by semi-nomad villagers who come with their herds to graze along the lake. Not a single building around, except for an old small shack for fishermen, otherwise only "yurts" around there.

At above 3500m high, it is desolated after mid Oct. as I could see another year.
Edelweiss (FG on the left)grow there in quantities, that same morning we met an "edelweiss eater" who was forcing his sheep into the terribly cold water (photo another day)...

faubry, papagolf21, feather, cobraphil8, albertopiubello, Vasa, ChrisJ, MiffyO has marked this note useful

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faubry (32265) 2008-05-07 1:56

tiens tiens, toi aussi tu ressors tes anciennes images...alors tu es allee au Kyrgyzstan ? cela semble tres beau d apres la photo,tres bons details de l herbe au premier plan, a tres bientot
bises
francine

papagolf21 (56141) 2008-05-07 2:00

Bonjour, chère Catherine,
Cette photographie issue d'un appareil argentique (du moins, je le suppose) conserve toute sa beauté.
Il règne une sorte de plénitude à travers cette très jolie composition.
Amitiés.
Philippe

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aadilj (17950) 2008-05-07 2:07

I love your globe hopping ways...one day in Andhra, at another in another part of the world!!! This image however is astounding and spellbinding with its colours and textures. Very well composed.

crckt (7072) 2008-05-07 7:00

Hi Cath,
Ah ha! A nature shot from you! that too something that is close to your heart. I appreciate that a lot. Nice work Cath!
Regards,
Shaeri
PS: regarding your earlier question, no I am not from the mountains, instead from a city called Calcutta, now named Kolkata!

okahraman (4576) 2008-05-07 7:09

Merhaba Catherine ;

ışık harika renklerde öyle elinize sağlık

Önder Kahraman

feather (49858) 2008-05-07 8:40

It's not often we see landscapes from you and it makes a pleasant change. Scans are always problematic, but there is more than one reason for posting an image as you know. There is a big contrast between the tranquil background of the lake and mountains and the foreground with high light/shade contrast. I have done a WS on your WS. Let me know what you think.
Kath

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mesutilgim (36581) 2008-05-07 8:48

Hi dear Cath,
Very nice scene, captured with perfect timing. Very nice sensitive colors and good pov. A good sample for "oldies but goodies" .
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

cobraphil8 (11650) 2008-05-07 11:31

Bonsoir Catherine,
c'était un de mes rêves de voyager dans ce pays, et cela restera sans doute un rêve...
Malgré ton scan, je trouve la qualité relativement bonne, sauf le grain sur les montagnes. Quelle était la pellicule? Car j'ai eu les mêmes soucis à l'époque où j'utilisais du 400ASA, beaucoup de grain au scan.
A bientôt & merci de nous montrer ce beau paysage.
Philippe

albertopiubello (2591) 2008-05-07 12:16

Bonsoir Catherine, je ne vois pas ça si terrible, tout au contraire...peut-être parce que le Kirghizstan m'intrigue pas mal comme pays! En plus le premier plan est très clair et net tandis que le fond garde des couleurs très délicates.
Pays à visiter: déjà noté dans mon agenda!
Les deux photos meritent d'être publiées, l'autre montre une vision en perspective du lac qu'ici on a du mal à apprécier. Si vraiment je dois choisir, à mon goût je prefère le ws.
Alberto

polpo56 (7888) 2008-05-07 15:39

Hi Catherine,
there is a big quietness in your picture, with soft tones and colors.
I like it too much.
Ciao
Ludo

Vasa (5332) 2008-05-07 16:06

Chere Catherine,

une petite surprise de ta part, tres interessante sur le plan d'information. Un coin du monde qui m'echappe. Tu as mis les pieds au quatre coins du monde et c'est une richesse. Moi, j'ai dirige les miens vers l'Europe.

Grand merci, amie, a la prochaine.

Branko

dvlazar (6472) 2008-05-08 19:30

A nice landscape shot from you - with pastel like colors. Great sun light on the foreground rocks. Well framed, too.
Cheers
Dave

ChrisJ (69973) 2008-05-09 4:54

Salut Catherine

Marvellous reflections with superb colour contrasts between the yellow tussock grass & blue sky & water. Good backlighting. Tfs! C'est tres bon!

joolsb (336) 2008-05-11 5:10