~ Naturally Nepal ~

[spindoctor]

Great shots. What camera and lens did you use?

 

[hongjone]

Bench with a view! :thumbsup: I like this one. :bsmilie:

 

[CliffSnap]

Is that poon hill's sun rise?

 

[rokieto]

wah, remind me of my trip a decade ago, time flies, film days. I was only using a sigma compact zoom.....great compact though (auto exposure with focus lock).....shot 9 rolls x36 exp....only knew about focus lock & then composed....
btw, can show more pics, more story telling, maybe u didn't want to reveal any faces? or did u shoot any nepalese faces? like to see how much they have changed in the past 10 years.

 

[jiven]

Great shots. What camera and lens did you use?

Canon 400D Kit lens... basic stuff.. my first dslr..

Is that poon hill's sun rise?

Yup... Poon Hill's sunrise, it is...

 

[jiven]

Bench with a view! :thumbsup: I like this one. :bsmilie:

Thanks.. I actually just sat there alone for awhile to "take in" the view. There was no one there.. absolute silence.. so peaceful...

 

[yehosaphat]

Very nice indeed... :think: thinking of going there for my next trip liao! Anyway, I enjoyed them very much :thumbsup:

 

[jiven]

wah, remind me of my trip a decade ago, time flies, film days. I was only using a sigma compact zoom.....great compact though (auto exposure with focus lock).....shot 9 rolls x36 exp....only knew about focus lock & then composed....
btw, can show more pics, more story telling, maybe u didn't want to reveal any faces? or did u shoot any nepalese faces? like to see how much they have changed in the past 10 years

Hmm.. maybe a decade later, I'll see someone post Nepal photos and I'll say , "wah remind me of my trip a decade ago, time flies, dslr days... I was only using a canon 400D... " keke

Eh.. me not much of a story teller... but nepalese faces I did shoot... mainly kids though...

so here goes...

27) I was so in love with this kid.. he's so cute.. kept smiling and posing while chewing the string from his hood...

28) This rubber band like 'thingy' is the common play thing among Nepalese kids. They call it "Chungee" eh.. not so sure abt the spelling. They play it like volleyball or chapteh. We spent about 20 mins playing with them.. this boy here was my opponent.. he beat me hands down..

29) My "opponent"

30) I really like this little girl's gaze.. she kept following me asking for sweets or pencils.. even though she's not that poor.. It seems that begging for such items has become the habit... Was told by a Nepalese that tourists giving them sweets are not helping the situation... but in the end I still gave her a pen..
As for the editing.. not sure if it works.. just tried it for fun..

31) 3 year old Nisha from the village - She's simply adorable.. kept kissing my cheeks.. very affectionate.. very pretty...

 

[jiven]

32) Nisha playing with my CF cards..

33) For a 3 yr old, she has a really mature look..

34) Hehe... for fun..

35) Owners of a lodge that I stopped over... very friendly.... keeping in contact with them via email... apparently, he has to walk abt 2hrs to another town for internet connection.. haiz.. and we complain so much about our "slow internet speed"

 

[ZeroDivine]

Lovely Nepal series jiven ..
keep em coming !

 

[ckii96]

Lovely series! :thumbsup: I like those shots of the innoccent children particularly. Keep them coming.

 

[lunas]

Simply Beautiful.

 

[zoossh]

your pics have become so good that i start to learn certain things from your composition. anyway, for your extreme close-up, would like to ask if they are shot at close range, and what setup, or is it being cropped in for a tight facial impact?

 

[cola480]

very nice pics :thumbsup: thanks for sharing

missed nepal too... but im not really fit for trekking keke. I was just hiking around panuati, balthali area then.

 

[jiven]

your pics have become so good that i start to learn certain things from your composition. anyway, for your extreme close-up, would like to ask if they are shot at close range, and what setup, or is it being cropped in for a tight facial impact?

Wow.. that's really encouraging..
Not sure which pics u r talking abt.. but i'll jus put these down.. it's more or less the same setting.. hope it helps..
I didn't crop the pics though..

for #28 it's
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 100


for #31 it's
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO Speed: 200


for #33
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 46 mm
ISO Speed: 200

 

[zoossh]

Wow.. that's really encouraging..
Not sure which pics u r talking abt.. but i'll jus put these down.. it's more or less the same setting.. hope it helps..
I didn't crop the pics though..

for #28 it's
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 100


for #31 it's
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO Speed: 200


for #33
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 46 mm
ISO Speed: 200

what i mean is how far do you stand from your subjects? 50cm, 1m, 1.5m, 2m etc.

 

[jiven]

what i mean is how far do you stand from your subjects? 50cm, 1m, 1.5m, 2m etc.

Haha.. i see... for all of the kids shot I was very near them.. ard 50cm or even less.

For the adults shot, I was ard 2m away.

Correcto??

 

[zoossh]

Haha.. i see... for all of the kids shot I was very near them.. ard 50cm or even less.

For the adults shot, I was ard 2m away.

Correcto??

that is roughly how i shot too. less than 1m away. 50cm is a bit too close for me, and my lens dun have that luxury as my minimal focusing distance is more than 50cm.

what lens is used for those less than 50cm?

later, i will show my indian trip photos, some is a bit similar to yours.

 

[kross]

beautiful shots.... 9,10,19 are my fav...
thanks for sharing...

cheers....

 

[jiven]

Back to landscape shots.. the BLUE series...

These are some of the most beautiful sights I've seen along my journey to Poon Hill. Enjoy!

36) Alfresco dining at its best!

This was featured in the Straits Times Life... http://www.flickr.com/photos/7yearslater/853203706/in/set-72157594422258038/

37) Serenity outside my lodge

38) I love trees! Full of leaves or simply bare..

39) Poon Hill before 6am...