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Waking up at 4000m


Waking up at 4000m
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Copyright: Vincent Zolt (vincz) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 85 N: 5051] (17520)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-04-20
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/125 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
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Date Submitted: 2007-01-04 7:52
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Imagine just waking up in the morning and opening your tent...

Jimilangtsho is an isolated lake at about 4000 meters on the Druk Path Trek between Timphu and Paro. It is well known for its giant trouts, which were introduced in the 1970s.

Jimilangtsho means "Sand Ox Lake". The legend is that, in the past, a bull emerged from the lake and joined the cattle of a family that used the area as a summer grazing ground.

It is a very pleasant camping spot that you can reach on a trail climbing through rhododendrons forests. Doing it in spring when all the rhododendrons are in bloom is a wonderful unforgettable experience.

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  • Mitch Gold Star Critiquer [C: 260 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-01-04 7:55]

Hi Vincent,
Excellent DOF and the calm water adds to the tranquility of the setting.
TFS

Hello Vincent,
Beautiful landscape full of serenity. The depth of view is magnificent. Great sharpness and lovely colours. Very well done.

Bonjour Vincent,
Très belle photo avec une superbe reflection sur l'eau.
Point de vue très bien choisi pour cette jolie image..!
Belle netteté et très belle couleurs, belle perspective sur les sommets enneiger...!
Bien à toi et...
* Bonne et heureuse année 2007 à toi *
Patrick

Hi Vincent!

Beautiful landscape and beautiful composition very well balanced! Beautiful colours and reflection! Congratulations!

Hercules

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  • leo61 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3715 W: 343 N: 7468] (31826)
  • [2007-01-04 13:29]

Hi Vincent!
Great morning view at this alpine scen and great reflections at the calm water.A well composed photo with the lonely tree and nice soft colors.
Regards,Leo

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4893 W: 121 N: 487] (43143)
  • [2007-01-04 13:42]

Hi Vincent,
you had fantastic travel, here's unusual a place, good composition, pleasant colours and reflections. I like this view a lot. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

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  • cessy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2256 W: 99 N: 2341] (13567)
  • [2007-01-04 14:39]

Hallo Vincent
beautiful landscape, with lots of triangles nicely captured
the reflection is wonderful
looks very nice place for camping

cessy

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  • sebcz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 667 W: 149 N: 348] (2345)
  • [2007-01-04 14:50]

Hi Vincent !
The purity of the reflexion is simply amazing, it looks clearer that the sky :) Simple, classic composition, but proves to be successful.
Seb

Stunning view. Wonderful reflection. TFS.

Nap

This is wonderful Vincent, compliments, the panorama is great as the reflections, well seen and done, I like the beautiful atmosphere of high mountain.
Ciao
Vinicio

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  • jasmis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2906 W: 618 N: 3201] (38989)
  • [2007-01-04 18:04]

Breathtaking mountain view. Impressive and exotic. Really well done. Regards.

Hi Vincent, this is a very nice reflection. I love how sharp it is. A very great shape photo. Colorful too. Perfectly captured. Sothy

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  • Wanda1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1276 W: 21 N: 1575] (8325)
  • [2007-01-04 22:42]

Hi Vincent,
This does look like a wonderful place to wake up in, so peaceful. I like your composition with the V of the mountain. The reflection is nice and the clarity of the water is amazing.
Regards
Wanda

Bonjour Vincent,
aujourd'hui tu nous offre un paysage typique des Alpes, on dirait... Les reflections dans le lac sont superbes et font apprecier les profils des montagnes avec beaucoup de détails. L'angle est parfait.
Très bon travail comme d'habitude!
Alberto

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  • delkoo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3872 W: 235 N: 5063] (24868)
  • [2007-01-05 3:44]

bonjour vincent
très belle place pour camper et superbe photo, une composition en entonnoir bien réalisée ou les deux double V renforcent le graphisme de la photo.

amicalement
didier
+tard

Hi Vincent,
Beautiful overlapping reflections. What a beautiful place to wake up in the morning. I didn't know a trek route open to foreigners existed between Thimpu and Paro. Thought the only way was through Chuzom.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

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  • miuky Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 443 W: 48 N: 610] (3335)
  • [2007-01-05 4:51]

i dont think i would be able to get up from the bed at 4000m!!
not to talk about doing a trip with the cam and the tripod!!??
:)))
great shot, exellent dof and colours,
regards, m.

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  • Muse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2411 W: 199 N: 5682] (24369)
  • [2007-01-05 4:52]

Bonjour Vincent,
Superbes reflets dans cette eau limpide.
Un très bon pov et de belles couleurs.
Une photo très nette et très "pure".
Excellent week end
Denise

Hi Vincent. Such wonderful scenery and trout fishing too. What more could anyone want! The composition is good, the heights at either side and the slopes concentrate the attention inwards. There is the usual blue cast associated with high altitudes but you can reduce this using curves.

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  • stego Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3749 W: 632 N: 5023] (15280)
  • [2007-01-05 7:44]

Hi Vincent,
WOW! The place is... gorgeous? stunning? breath taking?.. All of these seem sort of unexpressive here...
And also your pov, with so much depth, with all those radial lines, both "real" and reflected. Then there is that mixing of reflections and bottom of the lake that is quite dazzling.
Congratulations.
TFS, Regards, José

Hi Vincent!
This is a beautiful and very spectacular country. What a fascinating and peaceful atmosphere! Splendid shot!
Thank you, nice days
George

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  • john_c Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4906 W: 53 N: 5951] (24616)
  • [2007-01-05 11:16]

Hi Vincent,
Well composed with soft tones of beige and green dominating, with interesting reflections. I like the exposure level here and the way that a triangle of reflected light on the lake takes the eye inward to the heart of the scene. Very fine work. Amities...demain.
John

Hi Vincent,
What a serene and beautiful landcape. The reflection is quite appealing. I am intrigued by the reference to rhododendrons in your Note as I am also an avid gardener. Best wishes. Danilo

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  • pady Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1012 W: 60 N: 445] (4798)
  • [2007-01-05 15:07]

Point de vue magnifique pour le lever et petite trempette matinale aussi ?
Elle doit être bien froide.
Une jolie image de coin perdu dans les montagnes et tellement éloigné.
Amitiés
Pierre-ANdré

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  • Stepan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5132 W: 94 N: 3983] (26195)
  • [2007-01-05 16:31]

Ce reflet en entonoir attire incroyablement le regard. C'est assez hypnotisant, dans un certain sens. J'imagine un endroit merveilleux...
Stéphane

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  • Gerrit Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4292 W: 87 N: 5274] (25536)
  • [2007-01-05 18:27]

Hi Vincent,
perfect composition with the v-shapes on eachother forming a sandrunner. Great light and colours.
Regards, Gerrit

Hello Vincent,
The air is thin and the water is clear!
A beautiful scenery with something that looks like a shallow lake, reflections are great...
Rich colours and a fine feeling of depth in this well composed image!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 12706 W: 272 N: 16945] (67812)
  • [2007-01-06 3:43]

Bonjour Vincent,

The V form as composition are very well, together with reflection make this picture very lovely, great quality Vincent, sharpness and clarity are superb! Merci pour le partage.

Bon weekend,
John.

Hi Vincent, wonderful landscape with splendid colors and great reflections, beautiful light, very well done, ciao Silvio

Bonjour Vincent
un paysage très beua qui nous emmène loin des grandes villes ;o) J'aime bien ce genre d'immensité. Bravo pour ce post
Xavier

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 9628 W: 450 N: 15476] (54236)
  • [2007-01-06 6:03]

fantastic shot Vincent,
great colours and a very good point of view, very good photojob here.
gr. jaap

Bonjour Vincent -

A well composed and executed image. I like the reflection in this image it really works and balances the image. It is really to bad that the sky is a touch OE'd but it does give one the impression of altitude at the photo site.

Thank you for sharing

John

Bonsoir Vincent.
Un effet miroir extraordinaire avec une composition en X. J'aime la limpidité de l'eau et les montagnes qui la bordent. Du beau travail !
Jacques

Bonsoir Vincent
Les reflets sont vraiment beaux et l'eau est d'une clarité superbe. Elle est comme une vitrine. Bravo et merci pour le partage.
Amicalement
Mark

Salut Vincent, ouh la tu nous fait une dchawker la, un membre de TE spécialiste de ce genre de réflexion montagnardes dans les lacs. La tienne est superbe, même si a première vue je trouve les contrastes un tout p'tit peu mou, mais tu ne pouvais pas faire mieux car je constate que le ciel commençais a etre blanc sur la partie en haut a droite ... c'est la que les filtres sont utiles ... mais meme avec ça, quand le soleil est mal orienté c'est dur dur ... quand on est photographe de payasages, on aimerait toujours pouvoir déplacer le soleil a sa guise lol
Elle est superbe cette photo

A beautiful spot, very nicely photographed, Vincent! I like how you have clear reflections off the lake surface, but you can also see the rocks on the bottom of the lake. Ideally you would have more sunlight hitting the distant mountains, but the angle of the sun didn't provide that, obviously. It looks quite green for 4000 m! Regards, Ken.

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  • gary91 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2153 W: 492 N: 3206] (14531)
  • [2007-01-07 2:33]

Bonjour Vincent,
Quelle chance insolente de disposer d'un tel point de vue au réveil ! Ca lac est magnifique et bien mis en valeur par ton point de vue. Les reflets sont superbes et tu aurais peut être juste du te lever un peu plus tôt pour disposer d'une lumière plus douce :o) Tant pis, il va falloir y retourner !
Bon dimanche
Amicalement, Christian

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  • jrj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5512 W: 499 N: 7258] (33014)
  • [2007-01-07 8:32]

Beatiful place Vincent and presented well in this compo with all the great nature details. Well disposed compo

  • Great 
  • MIG13 Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1854 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-01-07 12:01]

Hi, Vincent! A mountain landscape. Great POV, reflections and colours! Well done! TFS! Regards! Miguel.

Uhau, this is my idea of having fun while treking, Vincent. What a great experience waking up with this amazing scenery in front of you, at 4000m. I can see that the light was very strong but the result is quite good. Excellent composition!
Ricardo

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  • Angshu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5036 W: 170 N: 7789] (25424)
  • [2007-01-07 22:39]

Hello Vincent
Beautiful reflection shot of this heavenly landscape. Wonderful reflections in the placid waters & waking up to such a beauty must be etched in memory for a very long time.
Regards
Angshu

Salut Vincent,
Les reflets et la transparence de l'eau font un super effet, le rendu est excellent et la composition bien choisie, grandiose paysage.

  • Great 
  • isabib Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 363 W: 16 N: 173] (1945)
  • [2007-01-08 15:24]

Hi Vincent,

Lovely view of the peaks and sharp reflections. TFS!

Salut Vincent
Encore una magnifique image au sommet di monde. La pureté est frappante dans ce paysage préservé.
Une image rare
Amicalement
Bertrand

Bonjour Vincent,
Ce très beau paysage est l'oeuvre de la nature mais il n'égale pas la sublime vision que tu en as retirée et que tu nous restitues dans cette image avec une belle maitrise de la lumière générant de superbes couleurs et une incroyabel géométrie.
A bientôt sur TE pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Fantastic shot. I love the quality of the reflection, and how still the water is. It's too bad there was a bit of haze at the opposite end of the lake. Otherwise, it's fantastic.

Clark

Wonderful landsacpe!

TFS

Philip

hi vincent,

lovely landscape beautifully captured. the reflection is heavenly.

regards
somak

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