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Artist's Description
An Inukshuk (“likeness of people” in Inuktitut) on the shoreline of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. Stone Inukshuks have been constructed for eons by the Inuit in far northern arctic latitudes. Inukshuks were frequently used to designate direction; some have ‘arms’ longer on one side to point the correct path toward a distant village on the featureless arctic tundra. Still other Inukshuks designated a food cache, trails, or hunting grounds, all of which were crucially important to arctic dwellers.
This particular Inukshuk stands in sub-arctic Churchill, Manitoba, Canada along the coastline of Hudson Bay.
As dusk took over from this long lasting arctic summertime sunset over Hudson Bay, beluga whales fed on capelin (an oily bait fish) in the frigid water just off the beach amidst ice floes. All was silent other than for the cries of seabirds intermingled with whale breaths. I guess this sums up why I love the arctic.
Canon 50D, Canon 10-22mm lens, shutter 1/200, f/10.0, exposure bias -1.33, focal length 17mm, ISO 400.
Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
July 12, 2009
Views: 305 (as of September 4, 2010)
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Artwork Comments
Beautiful capture
Thank you ever so much, Gina, from Gina!
what an amazing place.. great sight and info.. thanks for letting us share a peek
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Aw thanks so much, dinghysailor1! I’m still on a bit of a high from being up there in the far north. It’s a special place for me.
Wonderful image, my friend!
Bela, thank you for your continued support, as always!
Beautiful – this one belongs on a lot of walls. Great silhouettes and color.
Dear Loisb, I wish many people felt the same as you do..:-))) Thank you so much for your sweet and very appreciated comments!
Very beautiful work! I have one!!! Ted Widen, also Canadian, made one for me. He is also a RB member
That’s wonderful, CanDu! Something about the inukshuk form is so appealing, so human and yet mysterious. Perhaps it’s just the fresh northern appeal that is so compelling.
Gorgeous!! Love the color!
Thank you so very much, Laurie!
Gorgeous!!!! Love the color and the silhouette.
KatsEye, thank you for your very appreciated continued support! I’m happy you enjoyed this image…it’s a favorite of mine for the memories it conjures.
Kelly, I am honored. Thank you ever so much!
Beautiful shot!!
Thank you, OldBirch! You have a fine appreciation of sunrises/sunsets as evidenced by your portfolio. Fine praise from you that is very appreciated.
Stunning capture! Such rich colours!
Hey, surfer-cool-dude! Thanks ever so much for stopping by and commenting!