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Kurile Lake, Russia

cover photo by Nightfall

Location added by Marcom

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 10.0 (average on 2 votes)

Coordinates : 51.472645, 157.139226 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : From July to mid-September (approximate) we are witnessing the spectacle of the brown bear that salmon fishing. The guides mentioned about 400 specimens ranging in the lake and tributaries. In winter back here eagles wintering Steller's sea, one of the largest eagles in the world. The guides speak about 600-700 copies as average.

Recommended equipment : I speak here of the brown subject of our visit. Any paintings give satisfaction. Since the action will often lead to a variable distance, it seems really suited a 200-400 or similar. In our group ranged from 400 to 800 f5.6 f5.6, f2.8 and 300 going from all photographed several times complaining that the subject was too close (and sometimes obviously far too if you tend to leave out). Of course, a wide angle, and something like a 70-200 for photos acclimatized.

Best months : summer or winter. landscapes tell us that the place is beautiful in autumn (October), but given the difficulty of reach I can not recommend. in the summer with the ascent of salmon, we talk about a few million copies reaching the lake to climb one of its tributaries.

How to get there : You arrive by plane at Petropavlovsk (capital of the territory of Kamchatka). From there to the lake, you need to go by helicopter (about 1 hour flight). Since the rental costs are quite impossible, or is a group or you must join a flight arranged for a group if possible. Given the weather conditions (slightly better Alaska from what we understand), consider that the helicopter can not always fly. During our stay of 8 days, have been at least 2-3 days when we were told we could not fly.

Visits : Apart from the hit and run of daily visits (to be avoided like the plague for a photographer), there is only one lodge owned by the park, but outsourced to one of the tour companies. It should then book your accommodation through one of the agencies that deal with it. The lake is part of the park "South Kamchatka Federal Sanctuary", Unesco.

Notes : Normally, the "lodge" (no longer a haven in reality) has 3 rooms (small with bunk beds) to 5/6 people. Outdoor taps to wash a little view that there is no shower (you can ache a swim in the lake if the temperature permits). Process that flew on, but I leave you with a positive note they are renovating and in theory at year-end should be in the shower. To have a current generator, which take on roughly from 20 to 23. They eat them (also good for me) thanks to the food / water that arrives via helicopter: no fridge but of course only large thermal containers. In theory there is also a campsite dall'altre part of the lake at a ranger post, but do not know anything.

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