Old Village Site

For Dogwood Week 5 BW Landscape, this is part of what's left of the old village of Shungnak, along the river edge. There are still some inhabited homes along the river, as well as fish-drying racks. It's a busy place in the summer. The village has long been up on the ridge, where I am standing, safe from the flooding that comes every spring during "breakup" when the ice starts flowing.

[Chris K]

black and white suits this landscape very well. Very interesting to see the life in the local village. Sounds much safer up on the ridge as I imagin there is a huge amount of water when the snow melts

[Mona]

Thanks for sharing this picture and the story to it. Great place.

[Helen K]

Fabulous but bleak image.

[Francoise]

I think snow is quite suitable for the b&w landscape concept

[Richard Sayer]

I can't imagine living anywhere like this Joan... thanks for broadening my horizons.

[Taffy]

It looks so stark in the winter time.

[Vera]

Love the vastness - perfect white landscape for black and white.

[Stephanie Swift]

Lovely comp and framing, and your choice of processing is perfect.

[Joan]

@cruiser It's not so much the melting snow, it's the jam-up of ice blocks when the river starts moving again. The water can pass through the dams of ice. Thanks for your comments!
@mona65 Thank you, Mona!
@helly31 Yes, Helen, it IS bleak up here - that's why I struggle for inspiration - I'm so utterly surrounded by WHITE!!
@francoise Yes, Francoise! Plenty of BW photo opportunities!!
@vignouse It's been challenging, Richard, but quite an adventure.
@taffy Yes - very stark...and COLD!
@vera365 Thanks Vera.
@tristansmum Thank you, Stephanie. :-)