The Last Bit, a photo from Jammu and Kashmir, North

Photographer's Note

After 8 hrs. of trek from 4700mts to 5600mts,at this bend,near this cairn our guide told us that this is THE LAST BIT,and that our tents have been set up where the snow cover ends.even that last bit took 45mins,and with almost no oxygen it felt like an eternity.

Gigidusud, siolaw, nikkitta, ChrisJ, adores, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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ajayrawat (676) 2014-11-22 19:31

great photo, looks like land's end

emka (158204) 2014-11-22 23:42

Hello dwaipayan,

I can imagine how tired you were and how you wanted it to be the last part of the trekking. Wow, to sleep in the tent in such altitude and with snow around must have been quite experience. The landscape fascinating but unfriendly for people. The ting figure with red backpack is essential here.
Warm regrad s Malgo

npecanhuk (79329) 2014-11-23 0:47

Hello Dwaipayan!
Interesting mountaineous details!
Attractive nature picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition are all very good photo qualities that I truly enjoyed!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

Gerrit (62042) 2014-11-23 2:53

Hello Dwaipayan,
excellent photo where the path is the central element. The eye is torn to it and follows the trekkers into the snow,
The foreground pillar is perfectly placed.
Very good photo job.
regards, Gerrit

everlasting (19680) 2014-11-23 3:34

I can well imagine how hard this trek was in this altitute. Well done for the trek and for the photo which is composed nicely with the cairn in the foreground

Gigidusud (21679) 2014-11-23 11:59

Hello Dwaipayan,
Your efforts were rewarded this mountainous landscape is beautiful. Bravo!
Best regards.
Gigi

macjake (98456) 2014-11-23 18:05

Hi Dwaipayan
I always enjoy your nature/landscape scenes from India, they just keep getting better and better.

sounds like this journey was a tough one, but you managed it well in the end, and i bet it was well worth the effort right?

great shot of Northern India.
cheers
craig

siolaw (38294) 2014-11-24 2:15

Hi
Good depth here with the cairn in FG and the path , leading the viewer(and the hikers!) into the landscape.
Good general quality too.
Regards
Laurent

Fis2 (170861) 2014-11-24 2:37

Witaj Dwaipayan!
Curious place,
beautiful landscape.
I like POV and colors.
Have a nice afternoon
Krzysztof

mrichat (1755) 2014-11-24 17:17

its always hard to take pic evaluating exposure for a white snow area along other high contrast elements,but you managed it well. goodtake.thanks forsharing.
Regards,
Mrityunjoy

nikkitta (17070) 2014-11-25 11:07

Namaste dwaipayan,
Ouuuu the last bit should have been quite exhausting at this altitude, well taken capture with the path in a curve and some people along it
That kind of cairn I have seen also in Mongolia where are called ovos
Good work, regards
Maria

ChrisJ (171884) 2014-11-25 17:57

Hello dwaipayan,

I've also seen these piles of stones with coloured flags in Mongolia. A superb shot of this high mountain pass with good sharpness and a nice warm cold color contrast between the yellow red rocks in the fg and the blue grey tints in the bg snow. Tfs!

Angshu (56760) 2014-11-27 8:04

Hello Dwaipayan
The FG cairn pivots the image well...the man with red backpack gives good idea of the scale. Beautiful late light warms up the scene!
Regards
Angshu

pierrefonds (114536) 2014-11-28 4:03

Hi Dwaipayan,

The presence of the hikers has an effect of scale. The point of view is showing the details of the mountains. The good luminosity is making the colors to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

adores (46979) 2014-11-28 15:31

Hi Dwaipayan!
It must be an amazing experience, but really hard also, I'm sure! Very good composition with the cairn in foreground and the trekkers following the path along the mountain. Very good colours also!

mcmtanyel (68623) 2014-11-29 21:04

Hello Dwaipayan,
Wild and beautiful - but I am glad someone else was there to photograph it. Not being a spring chicken any more, I doubt I could tolerate activity at such high altitudes. Excellent composition and DOF.
Regards,
MT

mayjayne (7204) 2014-12-04 6:19

Dear Dwaipayan,

It's not only the beautiful landscapes in this mountain region, but your cleverly selected POV as well, that makes this composition so special..

TFS,
may