Descending from the top of the world, a photo from Uttarakhand, Nord

Photographer's Note

Finally we decided to turn back to the amazing scenery seen from the Kuari pass and began descending the very steep way that you can see here. The goal of this day, was to reach the meadow seen down there, the campsite for spending the night. That clearing is called Dhakwani and it can be reached after passing a small shepherds encampment at left, not seen from here. I was facing the sun for this capture, and avoided the sky to have a less burned imaged.

In WS, there's extra images:
WS1 - a diferent composition looking a bit to the right and with a treker descending;
WS2 - a shot taken at midway down, showing a diferent image of the Kuari pass.

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ribeiroantonio (22730) 2007-01-28 15:09

Para começar tenho de dizer que gosto das fotos que nos mostras hoje. Ilustram muito bem a natureza do lugar e o difícil que por vezes também é descer, principalmente quando os terrenos têm imensas pedras soltas.
Mas, parece-me que te apanhei desta vez. E isto porque à foto principal dás o nome de "descending..." e não mostras ninguém a fazê-lo e depois a WS1 parece estar inclinada, pois a pessoa na foto não parece estar muito natural naquela posição. Penso que ao tentares evitar o céu terás dado a inclinação a que me refiro. O que é que achas das minhas observações?
Tirando isto, está tudo muito bem e gusto particularmente das tonalidades dos diferentes planos que tens na imagem, que vão sendo cada vez mais azul claro.
António

parbo (11092) 2007-01-28 15:11

Olá Ricardo,

The valley seems so deep and stone walking path is giving more idea about difficult environment. Ridges one within to other are creates wonderful background with their green textures and silhouettes. I like contrasts between left and rights banks with yellow dried grasses too. Your workshop photos also shows how sharp is the palace Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

jasmis (58647) 2007-01-28 16:56

Interesting and exotic place. Just proper to TE. Excellent WSs too. Thanks for sharing. Regards.

Praetzer (209) 2007-01-28 18:12

Excellent tones. Alfred

Gerrit (59968) 2007-01-29 1:25

Hi Ricardo,
excellent v-shape ful of different tones and textures. The forground grass is very good too.
Regards< Gerrit

thea0211 (1365) 2007-01-29 3:58

hola ricardo,
amazing view indeed, i realized that even better while checking the workshops too, people give a perfect sence of scale/proportions to this
very well seen and crafted image - overall aesthetics*****
well done and tfs,
dora

chrisnet (23062) 2007-01-29 4:11

Hello Ricardo,
Another amazing view of this valley, very nice panorama of mountains, the light and sharpness are good, good work.
Regards
Christian

papagolf21 (152601) 2007-01-29 5:48

Bonjour, mon ami Ricardo,
Après avoir franchi les sommets, il faut penser à redescendre, la chose n'est pas des plus aisées, il faut faire attention où l'on met les pieds pour ne pas glisser ou tomber. Pourtant, l'on voudrait emplir ses yeux de ce magnifique paysage.
Bravo, Ricardo, pour nous avoir présenté de si belles photographies.
Amitiés.
Philippe

carper (96) 2007-01-29 5:56

the shots are nice in your serie,
very nice looking through, good point of view, good quality and yes I like the photo job here, well done.
gr. jaap

ben4321 (9875) 2007-01-29 6:07

Excluding the sky was the right choice considering the bright sky, but by doing so I think you included too much of the grassy area in the foreground. Perhaps cropping the foreground a little would improve matters.
I did a quick WS to see how it would look.
Apart from that, I like this shot. It's a great view down the valley, and the fact that we are looking straight down emphasises the steepness of the descent.
Good work.

Cheers,
Ben

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jhm (203151) 2007-01-29 6:39

Hi Ricardo,

I like this one, you play very well with light and colour, also the V type between the mountains gives this picture a very attractive environment, good quality picture.
Very well done! TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

luisafonso (862) 2007-01-29 6:51

Sobidas e descidas! Tu realmente não te cansas disto... :) A minha favorita é a "Altered Image #2" Gosto do tilt, da inclusão do "factor humano" e daquele céu azul limpo. Esta que colocaste aqui em primeiro plano parece mais uma repetição das tuas anteriores. Tu dizes que vais a descer... Para mim podias ir a subir... É bonita, but let's move on...

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-01-29 7:19

Hi Ricardo,
Details on the grasses on the f/g are pretty, the erosion on the mountain slope appears evident, and the layers on the b/g are appealing. Well presented, very scenic. Greetings! Danilo

fayeulle (27827) 2007-01-29 8:32

Hi Ricardo
I really like this narrow valley between the mountains. The pathway is hard, does not it ?
Cheers
JP

coco (30439) 2007-01-29 9:15

Hi Ricardo.

Good depth and composition, but perhaps cropping the photo and with a more panoramic view could be better.

Regards.

josepmarin (59385) 2007-01-29 12:42

Olá Ricardo,
si las fotos de tu trekking eran espectaculares, esta imagen del descenso no se queda atrás. Es impresionante el paisaje y el desnivel, así como la senda que baja sinuosamente, no apta para quien sufra de vértigo.
El fondo del valle con los tonos azulados tiene un bonito contraste con los colores vivos y con la buena iluminación del resto de la composición.
Los WS son también excelentes, sobre todo la extra image #2, con un cielo azul impresionante.
Buena foto, amigo mío.
Un saludo,
Josep

Graal (103040) 2007-01-29 13:02

Hi Ricardo,
beautiful valley, great mountains and fine POV. Good quality of photo. I like this job, really well done.
Gr., Aleksander

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-01-29 13:15

Hi Ricardo
Unfortunatelly I can`t admire you with this photograph. Although I like the light and interesting shape of the rock on the right, but there is not interesting view at all. In contrary, the view back on the Kuari pass is great. I feel there hight and want to breath deeper ;). I would replace these images :).
Regards

markstaples (15670) 2007-01-29 14:20

Again, it's the textures that stand out most for me. There's such a mixture. They produce nice earthy colours too. Again, another beautiful shot.
Best wishes
Mark

Tue (82372) 2007-01-29 14:23

Hej Ricardo,
I find the inclusion of quite a big part of the the brown grass in front really good. It leads the eye nicely to the path further on. The shapes of the mountain at the right hand side look also very nice and interesting. The light management is also good I think. Well done!
Hilsen,
Lars

alvaraalto (42358) 2007-01-29 15:31

Hi Ricardo,
You could fantasize that you were Marco Polo finding his way the China when you trespasses here. It must be a wonderful experience to walk here.
Groet Rob

xuaxo (6854) 2007-01-29 16:04

Olá Ricardo,
Gosto desses contrastes entre o fundo, a rugosidade à direita e essas ervas que parecem cabelos à esquerda.
Para já, gostei mais de algumas da subida.
F

Vato_Law (12732) 2007-01-29 16:33

Olá Ricardo,
Mais uma bela foto deste lugar tremendo. Não há muito para dizer para alem do que fui dizendo nos outros 'posts' anteriores sem me tornar repetitivo o que não quer, de forma alguma, dizer que os posts sejam repetitivos mas sim que realmente o melhor é simplesmente apreciar a vista com pena de não estar lá.
Fica bem.
Paulo

TeresaT (10806) 2007-01-29 17:54

Olá ricardo,
mais uma fantástica foto das montanhas.
gosto especialmente dos diferentes planos que foste captando por essa "abertura" abaixo.
E os tons dourados da vegetãção também são muito bonitos.
E gostei especialemtne da imagem 2 dos workshops, não só devido à presença humana mas também por causa daquele céu lindissimo.
Beijinhos
Teresa
P.S. Continuo à espera de pelo menos mais 1 foto do Oceanário ;-)

sarju (5324) 2007-01-29 23:43

hola Ricardo
looking at the photos in workshop ... I liked the photo of ana descending with the Kuari pass in the backgroud ... it captures the majesty of the mountains vrey well ... and gives a feeling of vertigo for the weak at heart ... lols.
this is a good photo too, with the path clearly visible and seems like heading towards the jungle.
thnanks for the ride mate ... cheers ... Sarju

ChrisJ (160174) 2007-01-30 3:38

Ola Ricardo

I like the interlocking spurs of the mountain ranges & superb colour & sharpness. A nice warm cold opposition of red /yellow / ochre vs blue. Obrigado y parabens!

Paolo (41258) 2007-01-30 5:54

Hi Ricardo, amaing image with the small trail with a snake shape goin' down in the valley.
excellent POV and amaizng colours.
thanks, ciao

Angshu (56760) 2007-01-30 22:47

Ola Ricardo
I like the depth in this one...the jagged path in the valley going down into the depths (vertically) & the layers of mountains as we move in the BG. IM humble opinion what I find a bit lacking my friend, is something.. some object or a person, which perhaps would have given an additional dimension to the shot, something to lead us into this wonderful landscape post.
Best Regards
Angshu

berek (50518) 2007-01-31 2:19

Ola Ricardo,
wow beautiful valley. I like depth and your point of view. well done my friend. have a nice day.
Burak
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sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2007-01-31 3:41

Hi Ricardo,
If I am to compare your main post with the WS versions, I must admit that IMO your extra image#2 (looking back at Kuari Pass) is a real winner. You could have easily posted that as the primary post.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-01-31 8:52

Oi Ricardo,

A noção de profundidade aqui é perfeita. Passa das cores quentes para as cores frias, que aos poucos vão perdendo a textura e nitidez até se fundirem com o horizonte. A luminosidade é excelente, bem como o ponto de vista e o enquadramento.
Parabéns pelo belo trabalho!
Beijinhos
Leonor

danyy (0) 2007-02-01 8:15

Bonjour Ricardo,
la légère brume donne toujours un peu de profondeur à une scène et ici c'est bien le cas.
On remarque que le paysage est accidenté mais que des chemins permettent de la parcourir.
Une vue bien cadrée.
Best regards.
Daniel.

aznegrao (10316) 2007-02-01 9:49

Ahhh....as montanhas, elas me fazem suspirar, mais ainda quando vejo uma imagem primorosa destas. Adoro as montanhas em sequencia sumindo em camadas ao fundo. Otimo trabalho, parabens meu amigo.
Um grande abraço.
aznegrao.

pablominto (53746) 2007-06-15 4:29

Hello Ricardo,
Interesting to see the start of this narrow valley, a valley in a perfect V-shape!
A fine feeling of depth and wonderful variation in the colour palette...
A very attractive composition, simple but well working!
Greetings,
Pablo -

paura (25802) 2007-12-19 15:30

Ricardo,
Um caminho montanhoso bem bonito. Incrível que todas essas montanhas parecem se intercalar, cada uma, por sua vez, entrando para a direta, para a esquerda, e assim sucessivamente. Penso que você deve gastar um bocado de3 dinheiro com sapatos. :-)

Abraço

Paulo

jmdias (103082) 2008-12-25 4:04

ricardo

o que eu achei legal aqui foi a maneira como as encostas daquela montanha aparecem na foto, belas formas e bom uso de uma luz difícil.. podes sentir o cheio do almoço de natal que my mother is cooking ?

abraços e feliz natal e ano novo

jorge