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Photographer’s Note

Thiksey, Leh-Ladakh - altitude 3400 m

View of the Indus Valley from the rooftop of Thiksey Gompa. I captured this shot because there was interesting contrast between the green of the Indus River and the mountain desert. A road along edge of green is the Leh-Manali Highway. Heading for Leh through Shey seen in the left of the screen.

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mikolaj_kawa, sevy, mydrjoe, danos, alftrek, PixelTerror, crhieatt, wishlist, polpo56, bertolucci, PaulVDV, leo61, Clementi, gary91, Pascale, jhm has marked this note useful

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goodwill (4033) 2008-08-05 1:32

Well a definite increase in 900metres...........what I mean is...you clicked this shot at 3400 metres where as I clciked a shot at about 2500metres....whcih I posted today.
Your bird's eye view is appreciated. The contrast of the green with the barren and rought mountain ranges generates a lot of interst, but the serpentine road circumfrencing the green is worth watching.
Yuva, you makke my mind to visit this place of my own country.

TFS,
Rajeev

mikolaj_kawa (31287) 2008-08-05 2:09

Hello Hisashi! Amazing perspective and wonderful landscape. Nice lightness and brightness. Beautiful colors. Good shot. Well done!

sevy (13954) 2008-08-05 2:34

Hello Hisashi,

From my point of view, this photo is one of your best one regarding your serie on Leh valley. The framing is good and there is this strong difference between the green of the culture and the nothing of the mountain, separated by the road.
Moreover, the clouds in the background are providing a nice bonus for the ambiance.

Yves.

Morac (20891) 2008-08-05 5:04

Hello Hisashi!
Amazing perspective and wonderful landscape.
Superb contrast enters the fields, the mountain and the sky.
Regards
Marc

mydrjoe (1240) 2008-08-05 8:34

Hola Hisashi,

As you say in your note, the eye catcher here is that strong contrast between both areas and the very nice shape of the road that goes all through the image up to the horizon line and the fine clouded sky. Very good POV, DOF and sharpness too. Bravo!

Regards,
JR

markstaples (15670) 2008-08-05 8:38

An impressive landscape taken from a good POV. The meander is pleasant to the eye and DOF is good too.
Besr wishes
Mark

holmertz (9985) 2008-08-05 8:40

Hello Hisashi,
Amazing contrasts, very interesting. I must have seen this view myself but I can't recall it. Maybe the contrasts are less dramatic in the autumn. This reminds me of the Nile valley in Egypt where there is also a sharp border between the green, irrigated area and the desert.
Thanks for sharing,
Gert

danos (33300) 2008-08-05 10:26

Hello Hisashi,
very impressive this green fields in the altitude 3400 m.,that surrounded at least from the right, from desert.Really there is a perfect contrast between the green and the earthy color of the the mountain desert.Well captured this panoramic view.

Regards,Danos

dumbo (4368) 2008-08-05 11:19

Hello Hisashi,
I really like the contrast between the desert and that green oasis.
That deep blue sky is also great!

Regards,
Eino

alftrek (2921) 2008-08-05 17:19

A beautiful contrast between the desert, green landscape and the blue sky; all well captured in an excellent composition.

Alfred

PixelTerror (86853) 2008-08-06 0:26

Namaste Hisashi,
I forst wondered if you had been flying in a balloon to take this view, after reading the note I understand, the view must have been striking from up there, here the sharp limit between the oasis and the desertic surroundings is spectacular and well marked by the good contrast of your image.
Have a nice day JY

crhieatt (5145) 2008-08-06 3:32

Hisashi,
An excellent shot from your high vantage point - almost a low flying plane!
The border of the irrigated world - at the moment!
Regards
Colin

wishlist (4133) 2008-08-06 15:12

Hello Hisashi,
the beautiful light and the clouds playing have created a beautiful 3D effect over the mountains in the bg, with the green of the vegetation in the fg giving a great contrast. Quality is simply excellent throughout with wonderful colours, great sharpness and great overall quality. A ver nice picture to look at, my congratulations.
Regards,

Igor

dhurjati (2827) 2008-08-07 4:45

Hi Hisashi,
Waw - what a landscape !! Simply superb.Strong and dominant difference in contrast with the green and the rugged valley. The serpentine road has added another contrast clearly seperating btween the green and the brown.Lovely textures in the field as well. I just feel, that had there been no textures in the green valley, would the composition look as gorgeous as this?Don't know - but simply love this shot.
Greetings,
Dhurjati

polpo56 (8120) 2008-08-07 13:42

Hi Hisashi,
good composition and amazing contrast between the green flat and the pink rock desert.
Fantastic POV giving a great depht to the landscape.
Excellent definition.
Ciao
Ludo

bertolucci (12014) 2008-08-08 7:36

Hi Hisashi, I really enjoy your India travelogue. The contrast between the green valley and the dry desert is very strikingly rendered. The curves formed by the highway and the strips of trees make the viewing experience very dynamic and ofcourse the definition is again excellent. You do just to this magnificent landscape.
Have a nice weekend,
Bert

PaulVDV (5371) 2008-08-10 13:21

Hello Hisashi,
The curve of the road is beautiful on this picture and divides the fertile land from the mountain desert. From a high POV this is a fantastic thing to see. Ladakh has wonderful landscapes. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards, Paul

Clementi (45245) 2008-08-10 13:59

Ciao Hisashi
Amazing perspective and wonderful landscape. i like the stong contrast from the sky rich of clouds the field and mountains, nicolors and light to.
good joob
Giorgio

leo61 (43772) 2008-08-11 9:28

Hello Hisachi!
What a great landscapeshot,taken from a good high POV.It`s interesting to see how the road divides the the green and vegetationless part.The image has a great deoth and good natural colors.Great contrast between green,brown and this nice sky.
Regards,leo

gary91 (15321) 2008-08-11 14:08

Hello Hisashi,
Once again, the wide angle gives you a beautiful perspective.
The composition is great and built very carefuly with the separation beetween the sand and the green part starting just at the lower corner of the image.
Nice management of the light and good rendering of the sky thanks to the polarizer.
Have a nice evening.
Best regards, Christian

Pascale (10188) 2008-08-15 13:02

Bonsoir Hisashi
magnifique paysage avec un superbe cadrage qui donne une belle perspective.J'aime beaucoup ce paysage en 2 parties ,les couleurs et les textures sont très bien rendu avec cette lumière .Excellent travail
Amitiés
Pascale

jhm (83352) 2008-08-19 2:54

Hello Hisashi,

I browsed today in your fantastic gallery, I took this picture for it wonderful landscape.
The contrast of the green with the almost desert structure to the right, care for a great composition.
An impressive landscape taken from a good POV, also the doft colours togeter with an excellent presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

erthmuffin (1537) 2008-08-19 16:17

interesting contrast, and a lot of trees! it does look slightly tilted, though.

sebinho342 (18784) 2008-08-22 7:00

Hi Hisashi, yes i agree this one worth the shot ! Absolute contrasts and separation between the green, desert and blue of the sky. The polarisation is ultimate here and the overall picture has a great impact on my eyes.
Excellent

jemaflor (39759) 2008-08-27 10:39

Hi Hisashi,
Great landscape and good choice for this pov, interesting effect for a well balanced composition with the contrast between the green vegetaion and the ground around.