Shegar Monastery in southern Tibet, Off-limits these days, the 4500m monastery/fort dates from the 13th century. From the top, you can see Mt Everest, some 60kms distant. There is a photo taken in 1921 of this dzong (fortress): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelkar - Sony FE 55/1.8.
InFocus2014 wrote:
Fantastic plane shots. With all those shots at 600mmm and 1/100, it is obvious that you have really refined the art of steady panning!!
Thank you very much, Jeff! I would say I got 1 out of every 25 of these shots that is reasonably sharp. So still a long way to go! It's challenging but fun when you got a few keepers.
I took these at a recent mountain bike retreat weekend. Amanda (pictured) started the fire going but then she really got into a rhythm of spraying embers upward with the large branch she wielded. She was in a focused, trance like meditative state. Away from the fire, super friendly and solid bike rider.
Beautiful shot, Joshua! I wonder what it would look like if you slightly desaturated the blue in a way that would give more emphasis to the lovely composition and the figure of the woman?
philip_pj wrote:
Shegar Monastery in southern Tibet, Off-limits these days, the 4500m monastery/fort dates from the 13th century. From the top, you can see Mt Everest, some 60kms distant. There is a photo taken in 1921 of this dzong (fortress): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelkar - Sony FE 55/1.8.
It does tell you something about the lengths that people have had to go to in human history to try to make themselves safe.
Why, as specifically as you feel able to say, is it off-limits these days?
Alan Parker wrote:
I wouldn't go that far haha
The whole market building is just a very clever ploy by real estate developers, and most stalls go out of business within a year.
Haha, I agree but those are not my words… I wasn’t aware of circumstances surrounding that building but it is architecturally and wise and photographically interesting. Thank you!
chiron wrote:
Beautiful shot, Joshua! I wonder what it would look like if you slightly desaturated the blue in a way that would give more emphasis to the lovely composition and the figure of the woman?
Thank you, Peter! FYI, the left side of the wall is really saturated. The sun was from the left and it did get reflected off the right wall onto the left wall, increasing the saturation and color intensity more so than the left wall. But I would play with your suggestion.
