Right-up-front I am going to give you a link that will answer all of your questions about the SAYANO-SHUSHENSKAYA DAM, on the Yenisei River near Sayanogorsk in the Republic of Khakassia here in Russian Siberia.
https://en.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/Sayano%E2%80%93Shushenskaya_Dam
Suffice it to say it is really something special.
Thursday, the 20th of December 2018.
In this lifetime, sometimes you only get one shot / one opportunity to see / to do something. Such was the case on this visit. The cold was brutal.
Each and every single photo had a process : Remove my mittens, with now bare hands reach inside my jacket and get my camera, take a photo or two, put my camera back into my jacket, pull on my (now very cold) mittens. The reaching into my jacket opened up my chest area to the cold.
Doing the above process over and over and over again was brutal.
Bottom Line : I've done -60°F below zero and not been as severely cold as I was doing this photo shoot. I got cold and I had no way to warm up. I was not prepared for what I experienced.
SAYANO-SHUSHENSKAYA DAM
It was quite a drive into the damsite.
In 1933 there was a very respectable dam at / or near this site.
I am not sure what the significance of 1972 is. Construction began in 1963 and the turbines went-on-line from 1978 to 1985. IF you take the time and go to the effort to read the above Wikipedia link, you will see that there have been many problems encountered during its life span.
I am not sure of the meaning of this display.
Sayanogorsk is the nearest town / village to the project.
Our first look at the appurtenant facilities associated with the dam.
Our first look at the dam.
The below photos show a memorial to all of those who constructed the dam and powerhouse.
A closer look at the memorial.
I've no idea of what this (above and below) is.
I debated whether or not to take the final photo below. My hands fairly screamed at me, "No! Not another photo."
Back to Abakan we head. The below photo was taken from inside of our automobile.
The cold and the wind, coupled with the darkness of the day, really made this a difficult visit.
But, I made the best of my once in this lifetime visit. I doubt that I will return. I've heard that in the warm weather there are crowds of visitors.
Cap
https://en.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/Sayano%E2%80%93Shushenskaya_Dam
Suffice it to say it is really something special.
Thursday, the 20th of December 2018.
In this lifetime, sometimes you only get one shot / one opportunity to see / to do something. Such was the case on this visit. The cold was brutal.
Each and every single photo had a process : Remove my mittens, with now bare hands reach inside my jacket and get my camera, take a photo or two, put my camera back into my jacket, pull on my (now very cold) mittens. The reaching into my jacket opened up my chest area to the cold.
Doing the above process over and over and over again was brutal.
Bottom Line : I've done -60°F below zero and not been as severely cold as I was doing this photo shoot. I got cold and I had no way to warm up. I was not prepared for what I experienced.
SAYANO-SHUSHENSKAYA DAM
It was quite a drive into the damsite.
In 1933 there was a very respectable dam at / or near this site.
I am not sure what the significance of 1972 is. Construction began in 1963 and the turbines went-on-line from 1978 to 1985. IF you take the time and go to the effort to read the above Wikipedia link, you will see that there have been many problems encountered during its life span.
I am not sure of the meaning of this display.
Sayanogorsk is the nearest town / village to the project.
Our first look at the appurtenant facilities associated with the dam.
Our first look at the dam.
The below photos show a memorial to all of those who constructed the dam and powerhouse.
A closer look at the memorial.
I've no idea of what this (above and below) is.
I debated whether or not to take the final photo below. My hands fairly screamed at me, "No! Not another photo."
Back to Abakan we head. The below photo was taken from inside of our automobile.
The cold and the wind, coupled with the darkness of the day, really made this a difficult visit.
But, I made the best of my once in this lifetime visit. I doubt that I will return. I've heard that in the warm weather there are crowds of visitors.
Cap
Your descriptions of the cold made me shiver. These pictures came at a price! The dam is impressive to say the least. Nice that you got to visit .. ONCE! Smiles and love. Patti
ReplyDeleteYes the visit did come with a price to be paid. And I had no way to have been prepared with hand warmers etc et all. I had a one time in this lifetime opportunity and I did my best and I am happy with my best being good enough in my own eyes. The very last photo of the information sign was the toughest. I take three shots of most photos; normal exposure, then one notch lighter and one notch darker to bracket the normal exposure. My poor fingers were screaming at me!
ReplyDeleteSo the good news was no crowds. The bad news was the weather. And the short and very dark day. Much love. Cap
Impressive Dam
ReplyDeleteCap,imagine standing out there in the wind holding a surveyors stick while your partner took the bearings ! Yikes !
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