Pana - view from above, a photo from Uttarakhand, Nord

Photographer's Note

Following my previous post, I present you the general view of Pana, at 2448m of altitude.
This village is reachable only by foot. We took about 6h of treking from Kuari Pass (4300m), after passing trough a thick forest in a trail with several steep ascents and descents. There's no running water or electricity here.

It's not easy to find plains in the Hymalaias (if at all possible), so people have to adapt to the steep morphology of these mountains. You can see the distribution of the houses, as if they were in an amphitheatre. The house I showed on my previous post is one of those.
The same happens with agriculture, using the system of terraces. There's several colors on those cultivated fields, but orange/yellow/red are the ones that attract ones eyes. I will show a closer view, in my next posts.

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ben4321 (9875) 2007-02-01 13:04

Hello neighbour!
This is a spectacular shot, and shows well how the people of this mountainous region literally carve a living from the rugged landscape.
I like how you framed this to exclude the sky, but again I question the need for so much foreground. Those bushes might have added to the feeling of depth in the scene, but as their colour is so similar to the background, they get a bit lost and don't really add anything. Personally, I'd have cropped them out.
This looks a great place to go trekking. It's amazing how varied the landscapes of the Himalayas are, this is so different to the high altitude desert of Ladakh that I visited recently.
Good stuff!

Cheers,
Ben

elihesamian (26149) 2007-02-01 13:08

Hi Ricardo,

a special landscape you show us with a great POV,excellent sharpness and details and a fine real colors you reached,amzing fields can see here in the curved slopy area,very well captured and composed,nicely done,
Best
M

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-02-01 13:13

Oi Ricardo,

Que paisagem deslumbrante! A vida não é nada fácil nesta região. Uma aventura e tanto, ein? As cores e a luminosidade são espetaculares, excelente ponto de vista, enquadramento e profundidade.
Parabéns!
abraços de Brasilia
Leonor

markstaples (15670) 2007-02-01 13:35

All I can say is wow, what a view. It looks like one of those models, such a great variety of colours, such sharp detail. Nice one Ricardo.
Best wishes
Mark

carper (96) 2007-02-01 13:52

very good phto Ricardo.
I like all those details the fantastic fall of the light, the pov is great very good view from high, good job I like it.
gr. jaap

konok (2068) 2007-02-01 14:02

This landscape looks like a swirl! Very interesting!

josepmarin (59385) 2007-02-01 14:09

Olá Ricardo,
gran encuadre, con mucha profundidad y con una vista muy interesante de esre pueblo cosntruído en un altiplano mediante terrazas en las laderas.
El colorido es muy bueno, muy bien saturado y con una gran mezcla de tonos que dan un buen aspecto cromático.
Bien iluminada, los tonos azulados del fondo del valle crean un buen contraste con el resto de la imagen.
La distribución de las casas en el pueblo nos muestran lo que es un urbanismo muy rudimentario y adaptado a la topografía del terreno.
Buen trabajo, amigo mío.
Saludos,
Josep

oochappan (4880) 2007-02-01 14:11

About the foreground there is maybe another solution that I tried in the WS ?
A fine POV to see down in this valley.

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teutza (10590) 2007-02-01 14:17

HY Ricardo,
this is a beautiful image!!!good depth and good colors!
TFS!
teo

norenastramus06 (1226) 2007-02-01 14:31

Hello Ricardo.
It is, that good firing, beautiful composition and magnificent persfective and colors...
You do a good job. Congratulations.
TFS
H.Ayhan

sleon (9402) 2007-02-01 15:34

hi Ricardo
This is a stunning and fascinating view over this village. The colours are striking and the setting looks breathtaking. Good that you included the background mountains to put the village in context with its surroundings. I'm looking forward to seeing more shots from this amazing place!
Susanna

alvaraalto (42234) 2007-02-01 15:53

Hi Ricardo,
Fascinating patterns in this picture.
It looks like a multi-coloured tablecloth.
Every colour and pattern has its own place.
Groet Rob

Gerrit (59968) 2007-02-01 16:44

Hi Ricardo,
beautiful view with a palet of colours and a great structure and texture.
TRegards, Gerrit

izmirli (3989) 2007-02-01 17:21

merhaba dear ricardo
beautiful nature and landscape.very good interesting village.good composition.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

sarju (5324) 2007-02-01 18:03

Hi Ricardo
Your note, reminded of this book that had come across my research. "The Adaptable House" By Avi Friedman (A prof at McGill Univ in Montreal).
Nice drama of coulours and landascape in this photo.
thanks for the share
cheers .... Sarju
PS: I must say that the photos look soooo much better in their original size ;)

TravelerNL (3011) 2007-02-01 18:24

Hello Ricardo,
Beautiful POV you have choosen here, it feels like your sitting topring in a stadium, with the only difference, here you see everything. This view gives a good idea of the morphologic conditions these people are living in. There seem to be some paterns in the landuse if you go by the colors. Is by co-incidence?
Well done.
Harko

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-02-02 3:02

Hello
Interesting distribution of the houses. It reminds me something, but I forgot what...;)
Great capture and colours.
Have a nice day.

Paolo (41258) 2007-02-02 4:03

Hi Ricardo, excellent view on that small village with the terraces all around.
the colours are fabolous, as the light and the view on the distant mounts.
excellent POV.
thanks, ciao

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2007-02-02 5:17

Hi Ricardo,
Pictures from the Himalayas always have a refreshing effect on me. Excellent bird's eye view of this Himalayan village, I guess most of the houses have slate roof. The diiferent coloured fields add a lot of variation. The light may not have been ideal, a little too strong perhaps but you have managed well.
Best Wishes
Sabyasachi

jhm (202883) 2007-02-02 6:02

Hi Ricardo

Almost a satelite picture with all the small houses and part farming against mountain hills, lovely detailed picture and very well composition, very well done!

Have a nice weekend,
John.

ChrisJ (159946) 2007-02-02 7:24

Ola Ricardo

I like the repetition of the terraced fields & white roofed houses. A spectacular hilltop view. Looks a little like Nepal or around Darjeeling. Tfs!

coco (30439) 2007-02-02 8:06

Hola Ricardo.

Una buena profundidad y perspectiva para la foto.

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-02-02 8:08

Hi Ric,
What a lovely landscape. Great capture of the village with the surrounding terraced crops. Amazing how mankind adopts to its environment. Excellent work. Greetings! Danilo

syd1946 (1167) 2007-02-02 16:40

Hi Ricardo,
Amazing view for this friend,till the second level of your composition.I like the different light condition in the two levels and the beauty of the first.A high quality image,my mind travelling for a while to these places.Thank you!
My best wishes for the weekend!
Thomas

gilou530 (34) 2007-02-02 17:04

salut ricardo
ces touches de couleur orange, verte, blanc donne un paysage coloré d'une grande beauté naturelle, bien capturé bravo
amitiés
gilbert

Graal (103040) 2007-02-03 2:22

Hi Ricardo,
good POV and interesting landscape. I like the colours and composition. You had great journey. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

chrisnet (23062) 2007-02-03 3:43

Hello Ricardo,
Nice panorama of moutains, great POV and light, well taken!
Thanks for this very interesting travel.
Regards
Christian

papagolf21 (152599) 2007-02-03 8:15

Bonjour, mon ami Ricardo,
Félicitations pour avoir su embrasser en une seule vue cette splendide présentation de la ville de Pana.
Photo très intéressante, voire passionnante. Nous apprenons beaucoup sur le monde grâce à ce genre de photographie.
Amitiés.
Philippe
P.S. : A propos de ma photo, et particulièrement du toit de la ferme ; la tempête de 1999 a causé en France beaucoup de dégâts, les dommages étaient remboursés par les Assurances en fonction des garanties souscrites. Le toit a été refait partiellement, l'autre partie a été conservée en l'état ou a fait l'objet d'une réfection avec les tuiles récupérées.

xuaxo (6854) 2007-02-03 8:49

Olá Ricardo,
Ao ver a miniatura parecia-me no Douro. Depois na nota falas em "terraces". Mas o aspecto das casas é bem diferente.
F

JCG (35153) 2007-02-03 9:54

Hi Ricardo,

A splendid sight of this village of altitude. I like very much the effect that this terrace cultivation produces. These fields with the various colors gives a graphic side to the photograph and much of relief. A photograph and a very interesting comment.

With my all friendships

Jean-Charles

Vato_Law (12732) 2007-02-03 16:16

Olá Ricardo,
Mais um belo 'documento' que nos trazes da tua viagem à India. Esta vista sobre a aldeia com as casas espalhadas, os socalcos na encosta, o colorido da vegetação tudo combinado cria um cenário fantástico.
Fica bem.
Paulo

danyy (0) 2007-02-03 17:30

Bonjour Ricardo,
une photo qui présente les même caractéristiques interssantes que ton avant-dernière, avec en plus ici ces maisons qui donnent une dimension à ces montagnes qui les entourent.
Best regards from Belgium.
Daniel.

triptych2003 (1534) 2007-02-03 18:20

hi ricardo

i like the way that everything is flowing down the mountainside here. it's a remarkable view. there are some great lines and colours that are very attractive. it must have been brilliant. well done!

TeresaT (10806) 2007-02-03 18:23

Olá Ricardo,
Fantástica esta vista.
Adoro as diversas tonalidades do terreno.
E essas casinhas brancas contrastam bastante com esta paisagem tão natural.
A definição também está perfeita.
Beijinhos e bom resto de fim de semana.
Teresa

berek (50518) 2007-02-04 0:36

Ola Ricardo,
this is good panoramic view. people are living with beautiful nature. I guess anyone get sick in this place. have a nice Sunday
Burak
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Tue (82146) 2007-02-04 11:01

Hej Ricardo,
Wonderful view over this village, located at a beautiful place in the mountains. You chose a good POV for this overview, that also shows a beautiful pattern and texture of the fields. The colours are also really nice and I like the inclusion of the blue mountains in the background. Very well captured and thanks for sharing!
Hilsen,
Lars

siolaw (38294) 2007-02-04 14:52

Hi Ricardo,
Nice POV on that remote village, great colors and sharp details, i like the way the fields and houses are arranged in a circular manner.. nice blue tones in the BG
Laurent

Angshu (56760) 2007-02-04 22:44

Ola Ricardo
A fantastic pano shot from a high POV. Like the spctrum of colours on view...and the shapes, the houses with their slate roofs running along the slope, as are the farmlands in the distance. The drop in the BG to misty depths looks great, but it does appear that you encountered a wide variation of light here, somewhere a bit harsh, which you've handled admirably. Did you take only one shot or a couple of them with some overlap? If you have, then cropping the FG (which only for this shot is OK) & making the size ratio of 2.5:1, you can make a fantastic large version with this one, where the details, so small here will explode to life. If you do require help, do let me know, but I think this one deserves a bigger version my friend
Regards
Angshu

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-02-05 0:07

Hi Ricardo
Beautifull POV on the aerial landscape.
What a great place.
Welldone
BErtrand

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-02-05 2:39

Uma captura espectacular, Ricardo !
A textura e as cores estão magnificas. Gosto muito do POV e do enquadramento.
Um abraço Amigo,
Aires

vascao (192) 2007-02-05 19:05

Olá, Ricardo.
Uma foto incrível, bastante gráfica, com uma vista impressionante destas encostas. As cores e a profundidade de campo são realmente espetaculares.
Um abraço e obrigado por compartilhar.
Sergio

luisafonso (862) 2007-02-06 3:25

Bom, um gajo não pode chegar tarde a uma foto tua que esta gente rouba-nos todas as palavras! :) Gosto do aspecto circular das casas. Parecem fazer uma lua, um crescente. Será de propósito essa disposição? Grande pdv (ponto de vista)! Tanta coisa para ver e tanto espaço. E sem um bocadinho de céu! Grande foto!

Emile (20352) 2007-02-07 7:14

Hola Ricardo.
Una excelente panoramica de Pana captada desde un buen angulo y con muy buenos colores y detalles. Tiene muy buena perspectiva y profundidad. Quizas un pelin mas de foco pero realmente la foto esta muy buena y con una gran composicion.
Felicitaciones.

cepekdong (3676) 2007-03-13 9:26

an amazing mountain landscape with great colours ! i love the pov ! everything looks wild and unspoiled ! great !

daniel

noborders (1010) 2007-07-18 13:20

Welcome back Ricardo, happy to read from you again ! Soon it will be my time to take a break, but I'll be less disciplined than you, posting when I can but less often (it's true that TE can take so much time...)
About the photo : the thumnail does not indicate how beautiful this photo is, the constructions are like in a circle, and the field in terraces are climbing till the sky, with other villages in the far : very good composition,
Bravo,
Cath.

paura (25802) 2007-12-12 15:51

Ricardo,
Interessante essas casinha soltas, como aquelas do jogo "banco Imobiliário". Só quando olha,os para as lindas montanhas e desfiladeiros no pano de fundo notamos que é verdadeira (e linda) a composição. Bicicleta, aí, só com dois motores. :-)

Abraço

Paulo

jmdias (102802) 2009-02-12 15:53

ricardo

de longe nem parece tão quebrado, as curvas de nível devem ajudar a controlar a irrigação e a erosão além de deixar mais solo exposto para a agricultura. Linda vista com belas cores e muitos detalhes.

abraços

jorge

Amaz (11475) 2010-03-26 5:20

Que beleza desta paisagem, amigo Ricardo!!
Boas cores e excellente composição!!

Meus parabéns,

Abraços,