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Photographer’s Note

A marshy section of scenery taken from the train on the Baikal Amur Mainline (B.A.M.) railway line, between the towns of Nizhneangarsk & Tynda, east of Lake Baikal. The taiga or coniferous forest is almost never ending. I crossed 4 time zones, between Bratsk & Vladivostok.

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nan_kebab (2762) 2007-10-23 0:47 [Comment]

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Budapestman (41618) 2007-10-23 0:58

Hi Chris,
Fascinating and particular country the composition is attractive and impressive. I like the fine details and colours, POV is splendid. Beautiful image, Have a nice day
George

dareco (17104) 2007-10-23 1:05

Very beautiful scenery and nice colors. I really like the marsh in the foreground. The mountains also are lovely. TFS

Paolo (40694) 2007-10-23 1:12

Hi Chris, beautiful view of this extreme landscape, with beautiful colours and good quality too.
thanks, ciao

saylan-cb (12726) 2007-10-23 1:31

Hi Chris
Great scenery and nice colors.Very nice composition and details.
Nice POV here...
Well done.
TFS/regards

barrufeto_77 (25705) 2007-10-23 1:37

Hi Chris.

Nice compo with that compo in 3 areas: river, trees-mountain and sky.

Well done

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-23 7:47

Hi Chris,
I would more think it is a swamp. I like those land spots in the water and the green behind. Difficult light at the sky. It is a strange vegetation, but lovely.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Uhu (7366) 2007-10-23 8:24

Great one, never was so far from home (Tynda is 10 000 kilometers from St-Petersburg, ha!); but that's how I imagined this part of Siberia. Great shot, surely!

carper (64580) 2007-10-23 9:54

a very nice shot of this so famous taiga Chris,
it's a very fine one, good pov and fine details, very good photojob here Chris have a nice day.
gr. jaap

Cricri (43030) 2007-10-23 10:22

Hi Chris,
Un paysage sauvage et montagneux, un joli avant plan avec le marais et ces reflets, donner par une belle lumiére et de jolies couleurs, compliment
Good evening for you
cricri

fayeulle (26543) 2007-10-23 14:00

Salut Chris
The BG is a little bit burned but the details on the FG are very interesting.
Cheers
JP

Gerrit (35593) 2007-10-23 14:34

Hi Chris,
Unique and remarkable landscape with this strict layerig of marshland, pin eforest and barren mountains. Very special.
Regards, gerrit

berek (28861) 2007-10-23 23:09

Hi Chris,
lovely nature atmosphere my friend. I love cloudy mountains . well framed picture. greetings from Istanbul.
Burak Erek

AiresSantos (41908) 2007-10-24 0:43

Hi Chris
Lovely tones and colours in this very nice composition.
I like the reflections and how you framed it
TFS and greetings
Aires

jasmis (50184) 2007-10-24 4:24

Severe place, exotic and really far.
Superb fog, fine foreground.
Really impressive presentation.
Regards.

salvator (18763) 2007-10-25 2:03

Hi Chris,
The photo does not really present iteslf much when in thumbnail. It really hits when opened. The composition with the scaterred weeds that lead us to the denser ones and the mountain with the punishing clouds in the sky is absolutely wonderful. The colors are soft and superb.
Best regards. Salvator.

siolaw (25720) 2007-10-25 17:31

Hi Chris,
Well presented taiga view with great tender greens and a good compo with marsh in FG, forest then hills in the BG... dramatic sky adds atmosphere as well...
A long train trip that was?
Laurent

bazal (7898) 2007-10-25 23:30

Hi Chris.
Interesting document both for its esthetic qualities and for its informative content. The Taiga is inded a very specific environment, with its dense coniferous populations and these vast humid places.
Thanks for sharing.

Muse (30883) 2007-10-26 1:41

Hello Chris,
My father went of numerous times in Russia and I saw many photos but never of the Taiga.
A very attractive sight of this particular place. Sweet colors and good centring with the sight on these mountains behind.
Excellent day
Denise

danyy (68546) 2007-10-27 7:09

Bonjour Chris,
une végétation un peu particulière et très typique.
La taiga est tel paysage, sauvage , désolé, mais très vert.
Un ciel un peu susrsaturé mais un trsè bon rendu des couleurs.
POV and framing, extra.
Regards.
Daniel.

macondo (13073) 2007-10-27 7:25

Hi Chris.
I travelled on the Trans Siberian Railway over 30 years ago, but didn't see any of this swampy stuff. I do remember the endless view of the forest stretching away to every horizon. The three 'layers' in this - the swamp, the trees, the mountains - give it a strong sense of depth and space, and the scene is really quite beautiful. The water, with its tufts of grass and reflected clouds, looks superb.
Regards,
Andrew

pasternak (13238) 2007-10-28 2:29

Nice one, Chris, Russia as it is is shown here, infinite and sometimes scary... If one wants to hide from the world - this is the perfect place! :)

Cheers
Alexander

aloyho (6109) 2007-10-29 17:53

Hi Chris,
I find this place very interesting and I like this composition where we see different layers each having its own characteristics and yet harmonized beautifully. The textural display is also very pleasing. Well done!!

Regards and all the best.

marietom (31800) 2007-10-31 2:32

Hi Chris,

Très belle, cette image !
Superbement composé, ce paysage aux couleurs douces.
Marie

mumek (17468) 2007-11-01 2:42

Good morning Chris!
Beautiful landscape from East Siberia.Lovely foreground with a swamp and nice view at the background hills and mountains with hanging clouds.Thanks for posting
regards
ziggy

noborders (14199) 2007-11-06 1:28

I did not imagine the toundra like this, the details in the foreground are lovely, much more green than I had expected... Great to explore those remote areas with you, you have visited many places where I dream to go one day !
TFS,
C.
:))