Silkroad: Tajikistan Photo

Photographer’s Note

Silkroad travels: Pamir
Did you suspect me of pointing the camera in order to avoid houses and signs of civilsation? Here is an overview of Kara kul (=Black lake), not to be confounded with other lakes elsewhere of the same name. We walked up a hill near Uy Bulak kotali (=pass) to 4'500 m asl. (see "Map: View") There are absolutely no signs of human activity to be seen! Some geological signs of the of the asteroid impact that formed the lake basin (shock features in breccias and cataclystic rock) have been found here (see impact craters); glaciers of the Ice ages ground everything up.

On the horizon o the left you may spot the Muzkol peak (6'129 m asl.) of the Muzkol range.

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sayeed_rahman (2299) 2008-01-09 2:20

HEllo Meyer

Too much sky mabe....Perfectly managed light..seems exposure is just right to bring out a soft saturation of colours..if you used a polarizer things could be a lot deeper....good elevation too

Like the layers and the sharpness..deepens the compo..good job overall :)

Cheers
SAyeed

Buin (38008) 2008-01-09 4:04

Hallo Dieter!
Ich habe es zwar schon des öfteren für Deine Fotos benutzt - aber hier passt es wieder: Atemberaubend! Hier bleibt nur Staunen... Eindrucksvoll - und interessant ist auch das Fehlen vieler Farben.
Grüße aus einem grauen und kalten Siegen!
Frank

CMJC (3158) 2008-01-09 4:26

la mer à la montagne ! superbe
ce pays est méconnu et c'est un plaisir de le découvrir ainsi; même le survol avec google earth ne donne pas ces impressions de paysage grandiose que tes photos nous donnent. encore merci...

brandstaetter (14246) 2008-01-09 11:02

Hi Dietrich,

wow, what a panoramic view ! Thanks for the interesting note.
Bye Christian

lestans (15480) 2008-01-10 1:37

Hi Dietrich!

fantastic lonliness. The lake seems to continue the sky, clouds continue the snow. What a view!! Thank you for sharing it!

Livia