rich (1199) 2006-02-26 15:41:16

I love the look and atmosphere of your original but felt that cropping it would bring out the melancholy of the figures at the bottom.

rich (1199) 2006-02-23 06:05:38

Which do you prefer?

rich (1199) 2006-02-21 06:49:31

On the left side is a temple while the right serves as a classroom to this small school. Other classes took place outside.

rich (1199) 2006-02-10 06:19:45

The original picture - the colours here are not that great so I converted to black and white to emphasise the scale of the mountains.

rich (1199) 2006-02-08 03:45:43

A closer view of the bridge at Zanskar Sumdo.

This solid looking structure was only built a few years ago. Before that there was a less permanent arrangement that was destroyed each year by the snow. Before that it was possible to cross in a basket hung from ropes. And before that travellers had to wade through the fast flowing river.

rich (1199) 2006-02-06 05:21:23

Converting to black and white changes the mood quite a bit - not so cold and a very different sky.

rich (1199) 2006-01-28 05:39:21

original photo before conversion to greyscale.

rich (1199) 2006-01-26 05:28:21

Second, slightly different shot, of the helicopter coming in to land.

rich (1199) 2006-01-26 05:26:48

taking off with patient on board.

rich (1199) 2006-01-25 04:21:51

With wide angle lens. The mountain peak on the right of the frame is Gumbarajan - more on this later.