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Subject: [Leica] Where Heaven and Earth Meet...
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:07:45 +0530
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Nathan,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
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> Just incredible scenery!
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
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> YNWA
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> On Sep 6, 2013, at 8:47 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
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>> Just got back from a week in Buddhist Ladakh, the northern most part
>> of India, in the High Himalayas. It is one of the few places I have
>> been to where the journey within the area is far more important than
>> the eventual destination as one amazing, jaw dropping vista after
>> another opens up as you drive along in what is essentially a high
>> altitude desert.
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>> I just processed a few shots as a starter, all taken at Pangong Tso
>> (Banggong Tso is Tibetan for "long, enchanted, narrow lake"), a
>> brackish, endorheic lake about 140km long, and around 14000 feet above
>> sea level, which straddles India and China (Tibet). It is easily one
>> of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, and is accessed by the
>> Chang La Pass, at 17,590 feet the third highest motorable road in the
>> world - which also makes it a very popular motorbiking destination.
>> Unfortunately, ours was just a day trip, and if I ever go there again,
>> I will camp for a few days. The whole area of Ladakh is very much a
>> landscape sort of place, something I have never really concentrated on
>> before, so it was quite a challenge to think a little differently. I
>> was also testing out a new lens on the Nikon D800E during the trip,
>> Nikon's new lightweight 70-200 f4, and to say it passed with flying
>> colours is an understatement - just look at the last two shots:
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>> Pangong Tso: 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0802.jpg.html
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>> Mountains: 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0786.jpg.html
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>> Bikes: 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0736.jpg.html
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>> Please see LARGE
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>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
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>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Where Heaven and Earth Meet...)
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