Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The dunes may be "underwhelming" but the way you photograph them is anything but. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Sep 11, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > The Nubra Valley is accessed through the highest motorable road in the > world, touching 18,380 feet at a pass called Khardung La. From there > you descend gradually into a valley, of altitude of an average of > around 10,000 feet, which was a part of the ancient Silk Route - it > leads to Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan on the western end, and into > Xinjiang in China through the famous Karakoram and Saser La passes on > the north western end. The northern end is the high altitude > battlefield, between India and Pakistan, of the Siachen Glacier. I > never got past the valley, which has a tributary of the Indus, the > River Shyok, flowing through it. Another river the Nubra or Siachen, > drains into the Shyok. The valley is famous for its sand dunes, though > why it beats me, because I found them rather underwhelming. The area > around the dunes has wild Bactrian Camels (double humped), which are > also captured and tamed for use as beasts of burden. The usual > monasteries are there and a small town called Diskit is the > administrative centre: > > Camel Ride 1: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0336.jpg.html > > Camel Ride 2: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0366.jpg.html > > Football: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0338.jpg.html > > Diskit Monastery: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0452.jpg.html > > Maitreya Buddha: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0492.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE (I have posted LARGER as per Philippe's request!) > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >