At the menu ? Seal !, a photo from Nunavut, Northern

Photographer's Note

Even if, nowadays, Inuit of the Canadian Arctic do not live only any more of fishing and hunting, the catch of seals remains an activity which remains in Northern Extreme. The flesh of seal is regularly consumed and the skin used to make clothing... and then the meat of seal is quite useful to nourish the packs of dogs.
Sequence cutting-up, under the attentive eyes of the dogs which dribble of impatience!
We will have, us also, our share... which savour with the taste of an European? A meat consistency and a very strong fish savour.
Good appetite!

maurajn, vasilis, Kolyamour, Homerhomer, elihesamian, markoci, caliane, anakin, pierrefonds, pajaran has marked this note useful

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maurajn (902) 2005-02-21 7:40

This is a great photo of hunting in action and a good note to go along. Did you know that in Inuit culture, one type of seal is only for the dogs and one type is only for the humans? I forget which is which - but if a guess, ringed seal for dogs, bearded seal for humans? The ringed seal are much more plentiful, I think, easier to hunt. Also the seals used for dog food can be stored for up to a year, unfrozen, kept in their skin. I've been out with a couple of mushers on a 'feeding day' and it was quite fascinating how the seal meat remains edible for dogs after such a long time!

And - classic dog expressions! You can see them salivating!

Cos (1562) 2005-02-21 8:18

Hi Jean
This is an interesting shot showing a very different way of life. The colours and the exposure are great, and I love the expressions of the dogs.
Regards, Sarah

Kolyamour (1760) 2005-02-21 9:18

Great shot! Like in The Jungle book of Rudyard Kipling. Ice, sledge dogs look at the seal...
Beautiful picture.
Thanks for share.
Nikolay

Homerhomer (4080) 2005-02-21 11:07

Very informative note and nice photo, like the way the preparation is shown with dogs in the back hoping to get a piece, I also like the surrounding mountains view.
Peter

elihesamian (26149) 2005-02-21 14:17

Oh!
very cold,great active and lively shot and view in that situation,I like it,Jean Saint,excellent sharpness and quality,very well captured and indeed nicely composed,real and strong,very good note,Thanks Jean.
Yours
M

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-02-22 3:29

Photo r嶧lit� et excellente information dans la note.
Nous disons bien du phoque, pas du BB phoque, celui qui contribue � l'嶰onomie locale et comme nous abattons de temps en temps un cochon pour manger, on tue un phoque pour manger.
J'aime bien les couleurs et la qualit� de la photo. Le chasseur et l'attente des chiens.
Jean Michel

PixelTerror (0) 2005-02-22 4:05

Salut Jean,
Belle scene de vie quotidienne sous ces latitudes eloignees, j'adore le regard des chiens ca me rappelle les miens quand j'ouvre la boite de canigou, tres belle luminosite, tes photos du pole nord sont excellentes !
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

markoci (3933) 2005-02-22 6:09

great compo, a beautiful docu shot! did a b&w version if you don't mind. tfs!

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caliane (610) 2005-02-22 14:15

very interesting note.. and the white landscape! it a real sample of this culture :)

anakin (2775) 2005-02-27 19:59

Interesting shot and note, good colours and lights
well done

Didi (61591) 2005-03-04 15:52

La viande de phoque poss鋄e une grande quantit� en calories 幯erg彋ique n嶰essaire � la vie au Grand Nord.
La sc鋝e est parfaitement agenc嶪; l'illustration et le commentaire se compl鋈ent; un tr鋊 bon reportage.
Une lumi鋨e lat廨ale qui accentue le relief.
Du bon travail.

djslim (570) 2005-11-25 14:39

The look on the dogs faces is priceless. I really didn't know what seal tasted like! Very nicely composed. It must have been quite cold!
TFS

pierrefonds (115677) 2006-12-24 8:23

Bonjour Jean,

Une bonne prise de vue de cet Inuit qui d廧鋃e le phoque qu'il a captur�, la photo a une bonne composition et de belles couleurs. Bonne journ嶪.

Pierre

pajaran (117201) 2022-01-26 23:24

Pozdrav.

Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
LOvac sa svojim ulovom, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom.
Psi cekaju nagradu za svoj rad.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Hladan dan sa suncem i uspesnim lovom.

Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja