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Konstantin Yudintsev
{K:3253} 12/25/2008
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Thank you, Mustafa, and have a good day.
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Mustafa Pracha
{K:333} 12/24/2008
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A very interesting piece.
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il em
{K:335} 1/13/2008
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this pic is full of life,
perfect catched mood of place, congrats
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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37833} 5/17/2007
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Very strong photo and excellent BW. Congratulations!
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Mohammad Reza Shahrokhi Nejad
{K:7396} 5/16/2007
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nice job.
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Konstantin Yudintsev
{K:3253} 2/15/2007
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Thank you, Kerry and welcome!
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Kerry Nobbs
{K:2800} 2/15/2007
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That is such a busy story in this picture already and I am glad it was explained, it certainly added a great element into the picture,which I already liked. Your narrative below is great. Thank you.
Kerry
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Konstantin Yudintsev
{K:3253} 2/5/2007
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Gracias, Roby
regards,
konstantin
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 2/4/2007
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touching..
cheers
roby
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Konstantin Yudintsev
{K:3253} 1/29/2007
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Nailed it, Pat. :)
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Patrick Ziegler
{K:21797} 1/27/2007
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Wherever you are dogs are dogs, they know no flag or president or king or religion. But, they do know a ball and a child means fun and a break from the boredom that is a dog’s life.
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 1/27/2007
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Dear Konstantin
No need to stop telling about this region and those who live there. I find it so fascinating to listen to especially being an area that I know very little of. I wouldn´t mind going to such a place being well-equippped though!:-)
That would in my case involve camera, strong liqorice, goodies for the dogs and wild animals around, 20 jackets on, and my daughter by the hand, so Diana could have someone to play with!
It must be quite lonely for such a child living out so far away from other people, but okay - that´s her world.
It´s always interesting watching dogs in packs. My parents used to breed newfoundlanddogs and they lived in a big pack making their own strong hierarchy. That was fascianting to watch and also to wittness their ability to communicate "fluintly" with us and their packmembers at the same time.
Have a nice weekend and don´t hesitate to tell more about.
Best wishes
Annemette
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Konstantin Yudintsev
{K:3253} 1/26/2007
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Dear Annemette,
Diana is daughter of a hunting guide and game warden. The place bears it's name after white grass. In Kazakh language it sounds like Aqchee. The name is quite common in Kazakhstan.
Aqchee comprises two log cabin, 1 family. In winter time there are only two guys living there. The nearest town is Druzhba, being 50 km away. It's basically a customs terminal, a way station for goodies from China. The trip from Aqchee to Druzhba takes 2 hours in a jeep in decent weather. In bad weather, it's better to stay put and wait it out. People routinely freeze in their trucks and cars on the Joungar Gates stretch, Druzhba-Almaty destination. They freeze because in winter time wind patterns and flurries are murderous. So one have to pack a week's ration of food, 2 or 3 shovels, wheel chains and extra fuel to burn to stay warm if it comes down to being stuck in the snow. No telephones, cell or landline. Need to pack a sattelite kit.
Joungar gates is another attraction. It's a flat area jammed between Altay amd Tien-Shan mountain systems and both are no small potatoes. Serious mountains. You can just imagine wind ferocities in a tunnel like that. In one particular place, a gulley some 40 meter or more deep gets fully clogged by the snow (snow drifting).
Jack is a pack dog. There are 3 more. They live, play, brawl and hunt together with their master or even by themsleves, for there's not so much food from the master unless there's a lucky roe-deer, ibex or maral. Jack is the best tracker. he can even catch food in the air being completely blind. I could go on, but there's noi need to get carried away from the original subject - the picture itself.
Thank you and good luck, Annemette.
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 1/26/2007
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Dear Konstantin
This is a great narrative and documentary shot full of atmosphere. Interesting aboutsection. Incredible that this dog lives on so well - maybe because his other senses are increased.
I read that dogs can scent cancer at all stages in a human and much better than any technique. Any domestic dog can learn this within five weeks - amazing.
Had this dog been a sleddog I would have thought this was from Greenland with the sweet girls looking a bit like the inuit.
Take care
Annemette
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Branimir Fagarazzi
{K:38367} 1/26/2007
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Nice shot
Regard
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