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I love cross. This is a scan from a 35mm cross-developed slide. Someone loves cross for an unexpected result, but this is not my way .. I love cross for its simplified, decorative - conditional color.
and I don't like Sensia too much for her strong imbalance. Someone loves, but it's not me ) However, photography for me is a field for constant experimentation. and therefore sometimes Sensia happens))
the photo is not of a mountain elf village in the Alpine Meadows. It's not like it's a settlement at all. it is a projection in time of the a settlement of people who lived at different times down in the valley.
The pyramids of the Ossetian highlanders are houses where previous generations of ancestors sleep on different floors in in boats hollowed out of logs.. The older the clan, the higher the Mausoleum. Like the roots of family trees stretching up the mountain slope to Heaven. It is very clear for future generations - looking back in time you see the history of your family several centuries earlier.
An example of the depth and wisdom of traditional pre-global culture..
always welcome comments
Horizon202 camera with its invincible characteristic white artifacts on film
filmed and crossed Fujichrome RH Sensia 400
Epson V600 Photo scanned
Mount Mkinvartsveri (Kazbek) is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located on the border of Georgia's Stephantsminda District and Russian Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.
It is the third-highest peak in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Mkinvartsveri is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia. The name in Georgian, Mkinvartsveri (მყინვარწვერი), translates to "Glacier Peak" or "Freezing Cold Peak". The Vainakh name Bashlam translates as "Molten Mount".
Mount Jimara (Ossetian: Джимарайы хох — Jimarayy khokh, Georgian: ჯიმარა) is the second highest point of North Ossetia–Alania, a Russia, with an altitude of 4,780 meters (15,680 ft). It is located on the border between Russia and Georgia. The mountain is located on the Khokh Range, 9 km (5.5 mi) to the west of Mount Kazbek (Mkinvartsveri).
Mount Mkinvartsveri (Kazbek) is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located on the border of Georgia's Kazbegi District. It is the third-highest peak in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbegi is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia. The name in Georgian, Mkinvartsveri, translates to "Glacier Peak" or "Freezing Cold Peak". The Vainakh name Bashlam translates as "Molten Mount".
The length of about 23 km is part of the so-called Side Range, located north of the Main Caucasian Range, the northern slopes of the range are in Kabardino-Balkaria, the southern ones are partially located in North Ossetia.
From west to east in the axial zone of the ridge are located: Gulchi-Tau 4447 m, Sugan 4487 m, Suganbashi 4481 m, Doppakh 4389 m, Nahashbita 4391 m, Tsukhgarty 4300 m.
Протяженность около 23 км, является частью так называемого Бокового хребта, расположенного севернее Главного Кавказского хребта, северные склоны хребта находятся в Кабардино-Балкарии, южные частично, расположены в Северной Осетии.
С запада на восток в осевой зоне хребта расположены: Гюльчи-Тау 4447 м, Суган 4487 м, Суганбаши 4481 м, Доппах 4389 м, Нахашбита 4391 м, Цухгарты 4300 м.
Mount Jimara (Ossetian: Джимарайы хох — Jimarayy khokh, Georgian: ჯიმარა) is the second highest point of North Ossetia–Alania, a Russia, with an altitude of 4,780 meters (15,680 ft). It is located on the border between Russia and Georgia. The mountain is located on the Khokh Range, 9 km (5.5 mi) to the west of Mount Kazbek (Mkinvartsveri).
Mount Mkinvartsveri (Kazbek) is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located on the border of Georgia's Kazbegi District. It is the third-highest peak in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbegi is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia. The name in Georgian, Mkinvartsveri, translates to "Glacier Peak" or "Freezing Cold Peak". The Vainakh name Bashlam translates as "Molten Mount".
Jimara (4780 m.) and Mkinvartsveri (5047 m.)
Great Caucasus
Mount Jimara (Ossetian: Джимарайы хох — Jimarayy khokh, Georgian: ჯიმარა) is the second highest point of North Ossetia–Alania, a Russia, with an altitude of 4,780 meters (15,680 ft). It is located on the border between Russia and Georgia. The mountain is located on the Khokh Range, 9 km (5.5 mi) to the west of Mount Kazbek (Mkinvartsveri).
Mount Mkinvartsveri (Kazbek) is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located on the border of Georgia's Kazbegi District. It is the third-highest peak in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbegi is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia. The name in Georgian, Mkinvartsveri, translates to "Glacier Peak" or "Freezing Cold Peak". The Vainakh name Bashlam translates as "Molten Mount".
since any architecture in the Caucasus has always had a defensive value, the place was never chosen by chance. The effect of surprise in the offline era sometimes created insurmountable difficulties for the village. So you have to see far, in a dominant position.
For photography, it only matters as "Vertical"
and I am grateful for this dominant and visual enrichment of the composition one artificial texture in a sea of natural landscape. it also creates an additional division of a long panoramic frame, stops the eye in its aimless movement from edge to edge of the frame.
This is a BW scan from a cross-developed slide, and Sensia gives a strong imbalance, it is still difficult for me to unambiguously scan it as a color one. I'll probably come back to this picture later.
And always welcome comments. Have a nice day!
I will be glad to see you in
filmed on 135 Fujichrome
RH Sensia400
Epson V600 scanned
Mount Jimara (Ossetian: Джимарайы хох — Jimarayy khokh, Georgian: ჯიმარა) is the second highest point of North Ossetia–Alania, a Russia, with an altitude of 4,780 meters (15,680 ft). It is located on the border between Russia and Georgia. The mountain is located on the Khokh Range, 9 km (5.5 mi) to the west of Mount Kazbek (Mkinvartsveri).
Mount Mkinvartsveri (Kazbek) is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located on the border of Georgia's Kazbegi District. It is the third-highest peak in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbegi is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia. The name in Georgian, Mkinvartsveri, translates to "Glacier Peak" or "Freezing Cold Peak". The Vainakh name Bashlam translates as "Molten Mount".
In the background is the Sugan (Sukan) ridge.
The name comes from the Ossetian word sugan - "onion" and is associated with the abundance of wild onions on the southern slopes of the Digor Range. Mount Sugan is located on the border of Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia, the northern and western slopes, on the territories of Kabardino-Balkaria, and the southern and eastern slopes are partially located on the territories of North Ossetia. To the west of the mountain is another significant massif of Gulchi-Tau, with the peaks of Gulchi-Tau, Rtsyvashki, Komsomol peak of Ukraine and others. The peak is the highest in the Sugan ridge, the height of the peak reaches 4487 m.
На заднем плане Суганский (Суканский) хребет.
Название происходит от осетинского слова суган — «лук» и связано с обилием дикого лука на южных склонах. Гора Суган находится на границе Кабардино-Балкарии и Северной Осетии северные и западные склоны, на территорий Кабардино-Балкарии а южные и восточные склоны частично находятся на территорий Северной Осетии . Западнее от горы расположен другой значительный массив Гюльчи-Тау, с вершинами Гюльчи-Тау, Рцывашки, пик Комсомол Украины и другими. Вершина является самой высокой в Суганском хребте высота вершины достигает 4487 м.
Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia lying on the Kura River, which has about 1.5 million people. It was founded in the fifth century AD by Wachtanga Gorgasali, the capital of various kingdoms and Georgian republics.
Due to the location at the crossroads between Europe and Asia and the proximity of the Silk Road, throughout history Tbilisi was a contentious point among various world powers.
The most important tourist attractions include Sioni cathedral, the new cathedral of Holy Trinity and Narikala Fortress.
The advantageous commercial location of Tbilisi has become a subject of rivalry between various powers of the region.
After the Russian revolution in 1917, the city was the seat of the temporary government of the Transcaucasia, which in the spring of 1918 became the short-lived Zakaucaska Federation with the capital in Tbilisi.
In 1921, the Democratic Republic of Georgia was occupied by the Soviet Bolshevik forces of the USSR, and by 1991 was the capital of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
During the war in 2008, Tbilisi was affected by many Russian air attacks, while Abkhazia and South Ossetia are occupied by Russian troops.
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Tbilisi jest stolicą Gruzji leżącą nad rzeką Kura, która liczy około 1,5 miliona ludzi. Była założona w V wieku naszej ery przez Wachtanga Gorgasaliego, była stolicą różnych królestw i republik gruzińskich.
Ze względu na położenie na skrzyżowaniu dróg między Europą i Azją oraz bliskość Jedwabnego Szlaku, przez całą historię Tbilisi było punktem spornym wśród różnych światowych potęg.
Do najważniejszych atrakcji turystycznych należy między innymi katedra Sioni, nowa katedra Świętej Trójcy oraz Twierdza Narikala.
Korzystne położenie handlowe Tbilisi stało się przedmiotem rywalizacji pomiędzy różnymi potęgami regionu.
Po rewolucji rosyjskiej w 1917 roku, miasto było siedzibą tymczasowego rządu Zakaukazia, które wiosną 1918 stało się krótkotrwałą Federacją Zakaukaską ze stolicą w Tbilisi.
W 1921 roku Demokratyczna Republika Gruzji została zajęta przez radzieckie siły bolszewickie ZSRR, i do 1991 roku było stolicą Gruzińskiej Socjalistycznej Republiki Radzieckiej.
W czasie wojny w 2008 roku Tbilisi zostało dotknięte wieloma rosyjskimi atakami lotniczymi a Abchazja i Osetia Południowa zostały zajęte przez wojska rosyjskie.
Mount Kazbek (Georgian: ყაზბეგის მყინვარწვერი (Kazbegis Mkinvartsveri)), is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus located in the Kazbegi District of Georgia and North Ossetia (Russia).
It is the third highest mountain in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is the highest peak of Eastern Georgia. The name in Georgian, Mkinvartsveri, translates to "Glacier Peak" or "Freezing Cold Peak".[4] The Vainakh name Bashlam translates as "Molten Mount".
I commented on the particular situation in South Ossetia before. Behind the mountain range where the sunshine is, lies South Ossetia. So close but so far. To get there, you would have to travel to Russia, purchase expensive visa and travel services to get there. No other way to reach South Ossetia.
The Caucasus close to the Gudauri Friendship Monument. The mountain ridges in the back mark the border to South Ossetia, a self-declared autonomous republic which only is accepted by five other countries and which under international law still is considered part of Georgia but cannot be accessed from Georgia. It heavily relies on Russia and aims for an integration into North Ossetia which is a part of Russia.
Это древнее горное село Камунта, Республика Северная Осетия-Алания. На его территории присутствуют памятки культуры III-V веков. В нем продолжают свою жизнь люди.
На собачью скалу мы приехали за несколько часов до заката. Солнце было еще довольно высоко и единственным спасением от жары были тучи, которые проносились мимо и щедро делились прохладой. Виды с этой скалы открывались потрясающие, но фотографировать я не спешил, а просто стоял и слушал ветер, который перемещал тучи и показывал разные кусочки пейзажа, как мозаику. Окончательно замерзнув, мы решили, что пришло время кофе. Газовая горелка отказывалась разгораться на таком ветру, так что пришлось варить кофе в багажнике машины. До сих пор не могу для себя решить, чему я удивился больше – красивым видам или кофе, сваренному в багажнике машины. В какой-то момент компанию нам составили пара осликов. Неужели пришли на запах кофе? Кормить нам их было нечем, так что мы просто пытались их игнорировать и уворачивались от их внимания. На эту нашу возню с осликами обратила внимание группа девушек, которая уже успела сделать приемлемое количество селфи и не знала, чем себя еще бы занять, ведь уезжать из такого красивого места не хотелось. Они попросили разрешения сделать несколько снимков с осликами, а также спросили, как их зовут. Я был в полном недоумении, с чего они решили, что ослики наши? Да и кто вообще дает имя ослу? Мне на помощь пришел наш проводник. Он заявил, что будет очень рад, если девушки сделают снимки на память с этими прекрасными созданиями и что самого красивого ослика зовут Джанго. Довольные девушки увели от нас осликов, и я наконец-то смог сделать свой кадр.
Подобные приключения нужны хотя-бы раз в год, чтобы осознать что-то новое, по-другому посмотреть на привычные вещи. Это именно те путешествия и впечатления, которые запоминаются на долгое время, а ослик Джанго точно останется в памяти на всю жизнь.
Спасибо, что прочитали.
This is the ancient mountain village of Kamunta, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. On its territory there are cultural monuments of the 3rd-5th centuries. People continue lives there.
We arrived at Dog Rock a few hours before sunset. The sun was still quite high and the only salvation from the heat were the clouds that rushed past and generously shared the coolness. The views from this rock were stunning, but I was in no hurry to take photographs, but simply stood and listened to the wind, which moved the clouds and showed different pieces of the landscape, like a mosaic. Having completely frozen, we decided it was time for coffee. The gas burner refused to light up in such a wind, so we had to make coffee in the trunk of the car. I still can’t decide for myself what I was more surprised by – the beautiful views or the coffee brewed in the trunk of the car. At some point, a couple of donkeys kept us company. Did they really come by the smell of coffee? We had nothing to feed them, so we just tried to ignore them and dodged their attention. Our fuss with the donkeys was noticed by a group of girls who had already taken a reasonable number of selfies and didn’t know what else to do, because they didn’t want to leave such a beautiful place. They asked permission to take some pictures with the donkeys and also asked what their names were. I was completely bewildered, why did they decide that the donkeys were ours? And who gives a name to a donkey anyway? Our guide came to my aid. He said that he would be very happy if the girls took souvenir photos with these beautiful creatures and that the most beautiful donkey was called Django. Satisfied girls took the donkeys away from us, and I was finally able to take my shot.
Such adventures are needed at least once a year in order to realize something new, to look at familiar things differently. These are exactly the kind of travels and experiences that are remembered for a long time, and Django the donkey will definitely remain in my memory for a lifetime.
Thanks for reading.
After the 2008 armed conflict, Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia occupied by it, which are de facto and by all international rules part of Georgia. The photo shows a checkpoint on the Inguri River, where the border between occupied Abkhazia and the rest of Georgia runs. Beyond the river there are Russian border guards. The point is crossed only by those citizens who are residents of the border zone, for this the Abkhaz side issues special visas and temporary passports that the rest of the world does not recognize. Discrimination against the small Georgian population remaining there continues in the occupied zones. About 300 thousand Georgians became refugees after Russia's armed aggression against Georgia in 1992-1993 and 2008.
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После вооруженного конфликта 2008 года Россия признала независимость оккупированного ею Абхазии и Южной Осетии, которие де-факто и по всем международным правилам являются частью Грузии. На фото контрольный пункт на реке Ингури, на которой проходит граница между оккупированной Абхазии и остальной Грузией. Дальше реки стоят Российские пограничники. Пункт пересекают только те граждане, которые являются жителями приграничной зоны, для этого абхазская сторона выдаёт специальные визы и временные паспорта, которые не признаёт весь остальной мир. В оккупированных зонах продолжается дискриминация оставшегося там малочисленного грузинского населения. Около 300 тысяч грузин стали беженцами после вооруженной агрессии России против Грузии в 1992-1993 и 2008 годов.
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Der Grenzübergang Inguri zwischen Gali (Abchasien) und Zugdidi (Georgien) wird nur von der abchasischen Seite als solchen angesehen. Da Georgien Abchasien als Teil des Landes ansieht, gibt es auf der georgischen Seite keine Grenzkontrolle, nur einen Polizeiposten. Zwischen den beiden Posten liegt der Fluss Enguri/Ingur, der die de facto-Grenze zwischen Georgien und Abchasien darstellt und von einer Brücke überquert wird, die deutsche Kriegsgefangene nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg gebaut haben.