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Taken at Mount Washington, Vancouver Island.
This mountain range shot returns us to the New Zealand (NZ) mini-series, from my 2018 photo archives. It's the eighth shot of this series. The rest of the series, so far, is some 20 shots back, and features the popular "The Valley of Peaks".
In contrast to the circular Valley of Peaks, this shot shows horizontal snowy mountain range peaks. These mountains are close together, and connected by high ground in the same area.
'Mountain ranges' also usually dominate the landscapes they cross; and are similar in size, form, and age. Sometimes, but not here, long chains of mountain ranges combine to form mountain belts, like the Andes, Himalayas, Alps, and Artic Cordillera.
The one here, instead, dominates the landscape locally in a long stretch that Highway 73 passes through. Starting at Christchurch (on the east coast of NZ, sth island), the 73 turnoff to Porters Alpine Resort, or Ski Field, as we looked at before in the NZ mini-series, is an hour’s drive away.
In continuing its journey past this turnoff, Highway 73, on its way to the west coast, also goes over the amazing Arthur's Pass, and also offers a great way to visit the awesome Fox Glacier.
Explored: December 14, 2024
Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Tamron 16-300mm Lens
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Just a view of snow-covered mountains and valleys painted with pine tree forests from above.
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The sacred Ama Dablam beams its blessings to the three good porters who toil hard for a living, in the cold environs of the Khumbu region.
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It turns out that there were two directions to point my camera at Mobius Arch upon utilizing the arch like a window. One, the obvious one, was the view of Mt. Whitney seen through the arch. It is the most popular angle that attracts photographers to Alabama Hills in any given moment, in particular, with the iconic, thin strip of red glow cast across the top of the mountains in mind. The other was the field of rock formations seen through the arch, and if the sky were clear, the Big Dipper would start rotating around Polaris right above the arch. Soon, the clouds were ablaze as if somebody set them on fire. And the arch started glowing like embers of coal on the hearth.
Thansing is one of the most photogenic camp-sites on the Goechala Trek. Mount Pandim (6691 m), a very holy mountain for the Sikkim people and hence never climbed upon, glows a radiant aurum at sundown as the Prekchu river, which originates from the glorious Mount Kanchanjunga and serpentines its way down the valley.
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The alarm went off. Still half awake, I hastily grabbed my camera gear and strolled the trail back to Mobius Arch. The sky was clear without a single spec of cloud lingering, particularly, above the peaks. Perfect, I thought to myself. Still early till the sunrise, I took my time setting up the cameras. The anticipation grew high, but the clear view of Mt. Whitney calmed me. Once everything was set, I just sat back and waited. Just patiently waiting for the glow to descend across the peaks. The sky started to lighten. Then the peaks started glowing red as if embers were slowly coming back to life. It was simply magical.
When we were returning from Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, I saw this glorious sight of Mount Rainier in Washington. Thanks to my son who stopped the car at the side of the road for a minute, so that I could get a few shots of this frozen beauty.
Just wanted to share this gleaming beauty of the sleeping giant volcanic peak that Washingtonians affectionately refer to as simply “The Mountain.”
Through the glaciers
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Location: Barela, Doesai, Skardu, Pakistan
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In my whole trip, I spent most time in Deosai. And there is no surprise in it. Barela (the huge land pictured above) was the chilliest in my trip. And it was the highest point of my trip too perhaps. Thanks to the layers I was wearing, the place was very cold.
To my left is a sub glacier and I wish I had binoculars to track leopard’s foot marks or that of Markhor’s. The silence was loud and the air was wild natural fresh. The landscapes were mesmerizing and the sun was bright but helplessly cold.
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I visited the magnificent Mount St.Helens on Saturday.
Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. The deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States - Wiki
It was fun to watch all the excited skiers in this ski resort. Having born and raised in a tropical country, I never had the opportunity to learn skiing but love to watch others.
BREATHLESS, we flung us on the windy hill,
Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.
You said, “Through glory and ecstasy we pass;
Wind, sun, and earth remain, the birds sing still,
When we are old, are old.…” “And when we die
All’s over that is ours; and life burns on
Through other lovers, other lips,” said I,
“Heart of my heart, our heaven is now, is won!”
--Rupert Brooke
Mt. Whitney finally emerged from under the thick blanket of clouds that had shrouded the top of the mountains for the last 2 1/2 days, thanks to the rain storm. And when she did, she was freshly clad with snow, to my pleasant surprise, although expected to a degree. I deployed my 70-200mm f/4 to have a closeup of the tallest peak in the contiguous US. And I was extremely pleased by how crisp the peaks looked, in particular, shot with the Sony A7III. Also, what I was extremely surprised by was the 35mm full frame (6000 x 4000) mode in high resolution, which brings the size of a file up to almost 50MB from 24 MB. Yes, it is a bit of pain in the butt to process these hugh files, but even when I crop in, the crispy resolution remains, and in this case I was simply blown away by the clarity and sharpness. What I wondered though is, if the f/4 lens could produce such a clear imagery like this, what could the newly introduced EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III do, let alone the f/2.8 II. How about an extender?
can't think of appropriate title for this shot, it remind me of Mordor from the movie
The Lord of the Rings.
Snow mountains around McLeod Ganj.
for best view: View On Black
It was a sunny day on which we took the trail to the Gold Creek Pond. Loved how at this time of the year the pond is completely frozen over. The back drop of the awesome Cascade Mountains, the frozen pond and the sun beaming high in the sky made it picture perfect.
This is taken from the Gulmarg Gondola ride in Kashmir, while climbing up to Mt Apharwat which is at more than 13K feet altitude. That was a breath taking ride!!!
After the first night of the not so spectacular shot of Mobius Arch at sunset due to the rain clouds that had never granted a clear view of Mt. Whitney, I couldn’t help myself but returned to the arch for the second attempt. The air was cooler and crispier, thanks to the showers that came so often. To my surprise, another photographer showed up for the sunset view, but he eventually walked away thinking that it wasn’t going to be that great. I knew better that it wasn’t ‘over’ till it was really over. As the sun dropped over the mountains far right, the clouds hovering over my subject (Mt. Whitney) started lighting up. As if the right amount of air was just fed in. And then the sky was ablaze!
I couldn’t believe my eyes. The part of the sky started glowing red like crazy as if it was just set on fire. While capturing the view of Mt. Whitney through Mobius Arch, part of me didn’t think the tight shot was doing enough justice on the flames spreading like wildfire over the mountains. Besides, I also wanted to capture the red glow cast on the fresh, snow-capped peaks under the sky faintly smeared in red as it was showering. As quickly as it arrived, the red glow quickly turned grey. And soon twilight set in.
Mobius Arch is one of the few arches found in Alabama Hills. However, besides the shape that bore one of the coolest names for an arch, what makes it unique is actually the view of Mt. Whitney. Of course, if you are not aware of the significance of the mountain peak, tallest peak in the contiguous US, let alone you are not a hiker, it would not mean much to you. However, capturing the tallest peak at sunset through the arch has become one of the coolest shots to take amongst landscape photographers. The rain clouds that rolled in after the first good part of the clear day eventually obscured the view though. To take advantage of the clouds, I decided to give it long exposure.
Zurich See (Lake Zurich) shot from Rapperswil, close to the city of Zurich. My favorite shot from Rapperswil is this.
Taken from the Hummocks Trail. Hummocks are the steep sided hills left on the surface of the May 18, 1980 debris avalanche deposits. This 2.4 mile loop trail meanders through hummocks, young alder forests, ponds, and wetlands. The area provides habitat for a variety of animals including elk, waterfowl, and amphibians. We saw Pacific Tree frog, a snake, mallard ducks, geese, falcons, bald eagle, vultures and some small birds.
This photograph was taken on the first day it snowed last year at Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
Pahalgam is a town in Anantnag district in India's northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a popular tourist destination located on the banks of river Lidder at an altitude of 7200 feet from sea level. It is the base camp for the pilgrimage to Amarnath.
Like the rest of Kashmir, Pahalgam owes much of its present beauty to immense tectonic upheavals that took place millions of years ago. The crashing plates of upper Gondwanaland, and those of Laurasia created the Himalaya mountains and its sub-systems. Two of these sub-systems are the Pir-Panjal and the Zanskar and in between lies the Kashmir valleys. Later events turned this with an ice cover that gave way to substantial glacial activity. Once the ice retreated leaving behind high glaciers, snow clad peaks, rivers and lakes; and once the trees, grasses and other plants appeared; they softened this forbidden landscape to one of pastoral perfection.
We visited Lone Pine, CA on our way back from the Death Valley National Park. The primary motivation to get here was to shoot the Mobius Arch, a natural-arch here.
The weather was kinda rough, it was raining and there were some really low hanging clouds. This is a HDR from multiple exposures.
Stitched two images on a freezing day at Gurudongmar lake
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The wooden bridge at Rapperswil is one of the longest of its kind in the world. Another perspective here
Kargil (2704 m), 204 kms from Srinagar in the west and 234 kms from Leh in the east, is the second largest urban centre of Ladakh and headquarters of the district of same name. A quite town now, Kargil once served as important trade and transit centre in the Pan-Asian trade network. Numerous caravans carrying exotic merchandise comprising silk, brocade, carpets, felts, tea, poppy, ivory etc. transited in the town on their way to and from China, Tibet, Yarkand and Kashmir. The old bazaar displayed a variety of Central Asian and Tibetan commodities even after the cessation of the Central Asian trade in 1949 till these were exhausted about two decades back. Similarly the ancient trade route passing through the township was lined with several caravanserais. Now, since 1975, travellers of numerous nationalities have replaced traders of the past and Kargil has regained its importance as a centre of travel-related activities. Being located in the centre of the Himalayan region with tremendous potentials for adventure activities, Kargil serves as an important base for adventure tours in the heart of Himalayas. It is also the take off station for visitors to the erotic Zanskar Valley.