Silkroad: Tajikistan, a photo from Kuhistoni Badakhshon, East

Photographer's Note

Silkroad travels: Pamir
Shortly before Kara kul kishlak (=village) we met these Dutch cyclists. My friend Peter (right) is talking to them. And they were not the last ones on our trip to Kashgar! Behind the group you notice the mighty impact crater rim of the Kara kul, created some 5 or more million years ago. To the left you see a glacier with a trapez shape---consequently the mountain is called Pik Trapez (6048 m asl). And last but not least the Kara kul (=Black lake) is faintly visible.

I put the mark for "Map:View" exactly where we stood. A more interesting exercise is possible directly in Google Earth: typing in the coordinates 39.0 and 73.5 where it says:"Fly to" brings you automatically to the lake. Zoom back and then tilt the view with the horizontal bar top right and you will see the impact crater and the Alai mountain range (including Pik Lenina, 7134 m asl). And yes, now turn the circle on top right, the vista is hallucinating!

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hispic (9658) 2008-01-04 3:09

Hi Dietrich,
This is a very appropriate photo for TE.
Mmeeting in the unknown land is really glad. I have many questions to you a lot about your travel of Silk Road.
Best wishes, Hisashi

tober (8797) 2008-01-04 3:16

Hi Dietricht, very typical photo from the steppes of Central Asia. I am impressed by the natural colours and the deepness of the road.

The lake (Karakul)you have mentioned in your note, means Black Lake. In Turkish, kara =black, Kul (Central Asian Turkish)= Göl (Anatolian Turkish)= Lake.

Thanks for sharing this very interesting and beautiful photo.

Regards,

Tolga

sacavem (18620) 2008-01-04 3:24

Best travel, Dietrich
A photo with much chance.Mmeeting in the unknown land is really different,of the habitual one.Very nice photo.Superb compo and POV.
TFS,
Best Regards
Filipe

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brandstaetter (15915) 2008-01-04 8:55

Hallo Dietrich,

der Gedanke, dorthin zu reisen, setzt sich immer fester in meinem Kopf fest. Danke dafür !!
LG Christian

Buin (42580) 2008-01-04 12:21

Hallo Dieter!
Niederländer im Ausland kennt man ja mehr mit Wohnwagen ;-)
aber dieses Treffen ist ja wirklich unglaublich. Von dem Einschlagskrater hier habe ich noch nie gehört. Wieder etwas gelernt! Dann liegt dieser See also offenbar in diesem Krater?! (Die Sache mit Google Earth habe ich leider nicht hinbekommen)
Schön, dass es hier wieder "Straßenbegleitgrün" gibt.
Grüße aus dem Glatteis!
Frank

cfreire (11741) 2008-01-08 11:55

Hi Dietrich,
Nice and different capture we have here. Good control of lights and shadows, and these shadows on the road were very interesting giving some graphic feature. Good depth and impressive landscape. Well done, regards, Consuelo

AlvaroGuijarro (288) 2008-09-30 16:10

Me enloquece el lugar, la foto excelente.
Pamir maravilloso, Kara Kul (lago negro en lenguas turcas) una joya mágica.
Las nubes, de hielo.
La amplitud del paisaje, a casi 4000m, sobrecogedora.

Bravo