Trekking in the high Himalayas in the Khumbu (Everest) region of Nepal I'd climbed over the Renjo Pass at ca. 5,500m (18,000 ft) only to get snowed in at Lungdhen, my first stop on the trek back down via the Thame valley. It was actually really lucky that I was already over the pass though - as that night's snow closed it !
Zoom in to see the details of farm/stupa/village etc.
This was the view down from the top end of the valley to the next village on route, Marulung, I was trying to traverse the thick snow covered ground but never quite knowing if I was still walking on the path or not ! Thanks to the crampons I was wearing I didn't slip about too much though 😎😜
Wouldn't fancy living in that farm off to the left though, would you ? I'd live in constant fear of the avalanche danger posed by the steep mountain slopes right behind the farmhouse ! Avalanches were a real worry for us as we descended the top end of the valley that day, the snow thinned out the further down we trekked and after 5-6 hours the danger had passed.
This shot was taken with a Sony A7rii and a Voigtlander Ultron 35/1.7.
If you have a spare minute or two maybe check out my IG gallery (thedragonsfather) for photography of China, Myanmar, Iceland, Nepal etc. Thanks ! Kevin
Hi Ronny - really lovely shot ! Which falls is this ? I'm trying to keep a list of those I missed last time (there are so so many !) to help me plan my next trip there. Cheers ! Kevin
Ronny Olsson wrote:
I will probably trade in my rx1r tomorrow
for A7II and 16-35 f4
I hope you get good copy of 16-35 f4, few of my friends had some quality issues and had to exchange the lens to other copy.
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Samuli: Is it you who is Hulk Hogens Little brother
Looks to be a nice set up and bag to ..
Hope you will be happy with GM 85 after more testing
But loxia 85 looks great
Yes, Loxia 85 shots look damn great - that is why I'm little hesitant on GM 85 lens. Luckily it seems that boke is just awful at large distances (like in my previous post). It seems that boke "can't fail" at short distances, I shoot difficut forest backlight without polarizer (yes, very stupid, and would never do such idiot thing unless testing lens), but when focus distance is less than 5 meters / 15 feet it seems boke quality is always great. Few samples from closer shooting distances:
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/1.4, 1/2000s, ILCE-7M2 @ ISO 100
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/1.4, 1/1250s, ILCE-7M2 @ ISO 100
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/1.4, 1/1000s, ILCE-7M2 @ ISO 100
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/1.4, 1/1000s, ILCE-7M2 @ ISO 100
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/1.4, 1/8000s, ILCE-7M2 @ ISO 50
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/1.4, 1/2500s, ILCE-7M2 @ ISO 100
And the mandatory bench shot, after all we are in Fred Miranda forums
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/1.4, 1/800s, ILCE-7M2 @ ISO 100
And now shooting more testing with more "normal" setup, tripod and polarizer.
Frogfish wrote:
Hi Ronny - really lovely shot ! Which falls is this ? I'm trying to keep a list of those I missed last time (there are so so many !) to help me plan my next trip there. Cheers ! Kevin
Thanks Kevin
I don't know the name on the waterfalls but they is located at Öldufell mountain
Frogfish wrote:
Trekking in the high Himalayas in the Khumbu (Everest) region of Nepal I'd climbed over the Renjo Pass at ca. 5,500m (18,000 ft) only to get snowed in at Lungdhen, my first stop on the trek back down via the Thame valley. It was actually really lucky that I was already over the pass though - as that night's snow closed it !
Zoom in to see the details of farm/stupa/village etc.
This was the view down from the top end of the valley to the next village on route, Marulung, I was trying to traverse the thick snow covered ground but never quite knowing if I was still walking on the path or not ! Thanks to the crampons I was wearing I didn't slip about too much though 😎😜
Wouldn't fancy living in that farm off to the left though, would you ? I'd live in constant fear of the avalanche danger posed by the steep mountain slopes right behind the farmhouse ! Avalanches were a real worry for us as we descended the top end of the valley that day, the snow thinned out the further down we trekked and after 5-6 hours the danger had passed.
This shot was taken with a Sony A7rii and a Voigtlander Ultron 35/1.7.
If you have a spare minute or two maybe check out my IG gallery (thedragonsfather) for photography of China, Myanmar, Iceland, Nepal etc. Thanks ! Kevin
Fabulous shot Kevin, I will go and have a look at your gallery in a minute. Meanwhile, from the High Himalayas to the highest (but still not very high!) hill in Dorset.
A very hurried photo whilst giving the dog a high speed walk up the hill and down again on the way to pick up my wife from the station.
I found this bald eagle hanging out for a while. He posed nicely for me. All with the A-Mount 70-400 G2 and LE-EA3 adapter. Did I mention this lens is still for sale in the B&S?!?
I know I said so many times before but I blame it on Lunimar !!
