Delhi to Ladakh rejoiced (H series)

[zoossh]

No worries. Probably i read it the wrong way..

yah, no worries. bhutan once was top of my list.... but there are subsequently more and more places that i never knew and then subsequently realised that they can be done, so now bhutan becomes much much lower on the list.

in fact, i hope to complete a circuit around tibet within the next 15 years.

 

[zoossh]

#63

tibetan monasteries are often perched directly on top of the peaks. as such, the spituk monastery. i feel this is one of my best architecture attempt.

 

[zoossh]

#64

provision shop in leh. a pity i didn't target for a wider depth of field which can be afforded. despite of EV-1, the actual scene is darker and i initially thought that the DOF is less important in a dark background but not when the metering tries to even out. should have lower exposure to EV-2 and cut down aperture by a stop or two.

 

[zoossh]

#65

a little indulgence in delhi after the tiring trip.

 

[zoossh]

#66

women carrying a sack next to the swaying grasses of the hills. i added a little more of pine green by altering the green channels hue.

 

[zoossh]

#67

portrait of a calf. i can't remember why i use a 170mm instead of my 200mm. i ended up cropping... and it is impt to use good glass and not listen to the "it is the photographer who matters" aka "equipment does not matter" and worse still no mentioning of the subject which comes before the lighting, the equipment and the photographer. i wouldn't get this kind of sharpness and crispness with my nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6. although the 80-200mm is more than double the weight of the other zoom and cannot go wide, i have some better photos to take home.

 

[zoossh]

#68

saw from a thread in pose and portrait and a picture was criticised for having contorted arms. here mine is much worse, with one of the side arm on his right almost looking like a hood. but he is in actual holding a piece of rock on his back, and i'm shooting from a distance. it is a close-up and the context is lost, but if i zoom out, i lose the impact... tough choice. but anyone one major mistake is i should have frame slightly lower. i think the chin is more impt than the arm/elbow

 

[zoossh]

#69

poster depicting the situation in tibet during the tibetan uprising earlier in the year and with the protest of the torch relay, printed by The Tibetan People's Uprising Movement

 

[zoossh]

#70

young tibetan monk at rizong, beaming in smile.

 

[zoossh]

#72

little school boy. the classroom appears to be facing the backyard just down the slope about 10-15m away. the long focal length of 200mm is required to do a close-up on such working distance, and even so a little cropping is being done.

 

[zoossh]

#73

the quarter hind profile of a tibetan girl. it is not intended as i'm going for a side profile but missed it. the dof is however as such.

 

[Shuttergraphy]

#31

Good eye for the nice composition but a little over exposed, no? I think should be exposed for the fort and keep foreground underexposed.

#35

I count him as one of my favourites, just go to bookshops to look for 365 days of something... his pictures of the Himalayan region is good.

#48

Hmm, I' like this alot in terms of using his hand as a leading line, your portraits have quite alot of character in them.

i'm not worked up. sorry if u read it that way. i just feel that this is a location suitable for those where travelling costs is not among the considerations.

As I've PM'ed you a potential trip with few buddies to Leh from Delhi, the cost seem to be adding up alot faster than Nepal or Tibet. This is another good thread for sure with great photography, keep up the good work!

 

[zoossh]

Good eye for the nice composition but a little over exposed, no? I think should be exposed for the fort and keep foreground underexposed.

it was't that overexposed in the original. but i felt the need to show the fort in bright harsh lighting, and thus push it till just before clipping. the white clouds initially retain shades, but in order to make it white, it got blown, but leaving it in shades, it looks gloomy... so i chose to blow it. well, if only there is a technique of retaining dynamic range in highlight...

Hmm, I' like this alot in terms of using his hand as a leading line, your portraits have quite alot of character in them.

thanks. a few lucky shots.

As I've PM'ed you a potential trip with few buddies to Leh from Delhi, the cost seem to be adding up alot faster than Nepal or Tibet.

another friend who went half a year ago said nepal still cheap, but guess the oil price is affecting everyone.

 

[zoossh]

#74

streets in leh during evening on the way to dinner.

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[zoossh]

#75

another landscape shot near sarchu area. there is no foreground interest so i used the converging lines of the road and the mountain to break the monotony of horizontal lines that constitute most wide angle shots. of cos the meandering river provides the volume in the middle due to its texture.

 

[zoossh]

#76

entrance of the main hall of thiksey where they hold the morning puja (prayers). inside you will see a few pancake like big drums hang from the ceiling, and at the end of the seats on the side facing the door is some silver colored containers that are fills the butter tea meant for their breakfast. yah, i know it is a little dark and the things are small in the picture... my bad

 

[zoossh]

#77

My donation at rizong monastery. and my idol, Gandhi.

 

[zoossh]

#78

a few young nuns we met at rizong, from chulichan nunnery. they are a little shy at first... but still happy. as we have quite a big group, i took the fringe shots. the downside of fringe shots is the lack of impact in some cases and often limited vantage points, the upside of it is the photographer are under less pressure in delivering the right shot. good shots are bonus. bad shots, no loss.

 

[zoossh]

#79

kids at manali. indifference to the lens.

 

[zoossh]

#80

nap

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