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Subject: [Leica] Where Heaven and Earth Meet...
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:35:31 -0400
References: <CAH1UNJ3GqJwGfy-84xZLkhEhLadgqhNbDsm2Ru7wRXzH+US6PQ@mail.gmail.com> <9852FF22-256F-4001-AE72-A46447C3ACC6@gmail.com>

I agree!  Your photos make me want to leave today headed that way.

Tina


On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Jayanand,
>
> The three pictures are absolutely gorgeous, excellent stuff!
>
> Cheers
> Lluis
>
>
>
> El 06/09/2013, a las 08:47, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> escribi?:
>
> > Just got back from a week in Buddhist Ladakh, the northern most part
> > of India, in the High Himalayas. It is one of the few places I have
> > been to where the journey within the area is far more important than
> > the eventual destination as one amazing, jaw dropping vista after
> > another opens up as you drive along in what is essentially a high
> > altitude desert.
> >
> > I just processed a few shots as a starter, all taken at Pangong Tso
> > (Banggong Tso is Tibetan for "long, enchanted, narrow lake"), a
> > brackish, endorheic lake about 140km long, and around 14000 feet above
> > sea level, which straddles India and China (Tibet). It is easily one
> > of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, and is accessed by the
> > Chang La Pass, at 17,590 feet the third highest motorable road in the
> > world - which also makes it a very popular motorbiking destination.
> > Unfortunately, ours was just a day trip, and if I ever go there again,
> > I will camp for a few days. The whole area of Ladakh is very much a
> > landscape sort of place, something I have never really concentrated on
> > before, so it was quite a challenge to think a little differently. I
> > was also testing out a new lens on the Nikon D800E during the trip,
> > Nikon's new lightweight 70-200 f4, and to say it passed with flying
> > colours is an understatement - just look at the last two shots:
> >
> > Pangong Tso:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0802.jpg.html
> >
> > Mountains:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0786.jpg.html
> >
> > Bikes:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0736.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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Tina Manley
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