Sumo 4x4, landscape pics, ladakh to Manali..

jack33 · 30th March 2008, 22:16

Some photos of our Delhi-Leh-kargil-Jammu-delhi trip. We are planning another himalayan drive this year somewhere in sikkim side.Can anyone suggest some nice adventurous route in that area, please.Is it possible to drive across the border to Nepal??

razor4077 · 30th March 2008, 23:17

Awesome pictures. Really breathtaking. It's a trip I am very keen on doing someday.

madan80 · 31st March 2008, 12:05

there are so many parts of our country that we dont know about!

i really wish I could go sometime! :(

sudev · 31st March 2008, 17:08

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Originally Posted by kkdelhi

Absolutely no doubt about the pictures - magnificent is the word! Yes, yes, yes...have to be on that road some day!

Been on "that" road over six times now with the Raid but still evokes wonders every time I drive through. Every time you end up seeing something new and even the same things change perspective depending on the time of the day.

The first time to Kargil was wonderful but coming back the drive was done mostly at night on a moonless night (had to keep to schedule of the raid for a early morning duty way past Leh next day) Just switched off the headlights while in a particular deep valley running along the Indus bed for a p** stop. Boy what an experience. So dark that nothing could be seen. So cold that everything .... and I mean everything was shriveled ;-) and so windy that you almost flew off!!

Yep you got to do that trip but do it in your own vehicle and drive as it pleases you and at times that please you.

A picture of Budha carved on a hill face mentioned in the article...
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attach...1&d=1206963017

Hemanth · 31st March 2008, 17:21

Awesone pictures. These pictures are really tempting me to travel in the same route. (Maybe sometime later).

Slick · 1st April 2008, 01:06

Oh!
I have to go there,
Although alluring the pics tell me it's a treacherous journey, but i'll do it some day....For sure ... With Silverado in Tow

Murugan · 1st April 2008, 03:08

Stunning pics. Are they straight out of the camera or 'photoshopped?'

News to me that Sumo had a 4x4 version. Will TATA offer the new Sumo Grande in a 4x4 version too?

mavrikm5 · 1st April 2008, 11:01

lovely pictures...wish i could do something same..

condor · 1st April 2008, 11:24

Some stunning pics of breath-taking locations.

Sumo was available in 4x4 version, made-to-order, and approx 1L more than the regular versions.

BUT : why do I get the feeling that Post #1 - Pic #2 and Post #14 - Pic #6 are PS'ed ? The Sumo in those pics just seem to have been 'placed' there. Also not very convinced about the photos of the fallen truck (where it is said that the Sumo was driven around over the rocks).

Same with Post #1 - Pic #1. The Sumo seems to be 'placed' there. The direction & to some extent, the length of the shadows of the Sumo & the other objects in the pic dont seem to match well.

mobike008 · 1st April 2008, 12:13

One of the best landscape pictures on this forum. And, oh, we now have a competitor to Rudraji in terms of the same camera and also landscape photography

Do let us know a link where we can see more of Robert's pictures. Truly amazing pictures.

Proxima · 1st April 2008, 12:51

Condor - It may be modified using some imaging tool, but the guy was defenitly there in his Sumo.

I dont thnk there is any doubt about that fact.

condor · 1st April 2008, 13:19

@Proxima, I am not saying he wasn't there. I am only airing my thoughts on the 3 specific pics.

Proxima · 1st April 2008, 13:53

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Originally Posted by condor

@Proxima, I am not saying he wasn't there. I am only airing my thoughts on the 3 specific pics.

I agree that some of the images (the clouds or example) are modified. The pic where the Sumo stands in a valley alone on what looks to be a good road is too good looking to be true.

However, this may be wrong, it might actually look like that. Need some of out resident tourers to clarify.

Blue Thunder · 1st April 2008, 14:57

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Originally Posted by condor

...BUT : why do I get the feeling that Post #1 - Pic #2 and Post #14 - Pic #6 are PS'ed ? ...

This is one of "side-effect" of digital photography

. No need of PhotoShop...the pic could have been edited in-camera to make it look surreal. This is one of the reasons why I cannot bring myself to embrace digital photography in toto !!!

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Originally Posted by condor

...Also not very convinced about the photos of the fallen truck (where it is said that the Sumo was driven around over the rocks)....

Me too

esteemer · 1st April 2008, 14:58

Never knew that the Sumo was also available in 4*4.
The scenary is breathtaking, really.

30th March 2008, 22:16	#31
jack33 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: kochi Posts: 128 Thanked: 8 Times	Some photos of our Delhi-Leh-kargil-Jammu-delhi trip. We are planning another himalayan drive this year somewhere in sikkim side.Can anyone suggest some nice adventurous route in that area, please.Is it possible to drive across the border to Nepal?? Attached Thumbnails
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30th March 2008, 23:17	#32
razor4077 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,882 Thanked: 298 Times View My Garage	Awesome pictures. Really breathtaking. It's a trip I am very keen on doing someday.
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31st March 2008, 12:05	#33
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	there are so many parts of our country that we dont know about! i really wish I could go sometime! :(
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31st March 2008, 17:21	#35
Hemanth BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 193 Thanked: 4 Times	Awesone pictures. These pictures are really tempting me to travel in the same route. (Maybe sometime later).
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1st April 2008, 01:06	#36
Slick BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 384 Thanked: 611 Times	Not easy ... Oh! I have to go there, Although alluring the pics tell me it's a treacherous journey, but i'll do it some day....For sure ... With Silverado in Tow
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1st April 2008, 03:08	#37
Murugan BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 382 Thanked: 261 Times	Stunning pics. Are they straight out of the camera or 'photoshopped?' News to me that Sumo had a 4x4 version. Will TATA offer the new Sumo Grande in a 4x4 version too?
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1st April 2008, 11:01	#38
mavrikm5 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 53 Thanked: 11 Times	lovely pictures...wish i could do something same..
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1st April 2008, 11:24	#39
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,011 Times View My Garage	Some stunning pics of breath-taking locations. Sumo was available in 4x4 version, made-to-order, and approx 1L more than the regular versions. BUT : why do I get the feeling that Post #1 - Pic #2 and Post #14 - Pic #6 are PS'ed ? The Sumo in those pics just seem to have been 'placed' there. Also not very convinced about the photos of the fallen truck (where it is said that the Sumo was driven around over the rocks). Same with Post #1 - Pic #1. The Sumo seems to be 'placed' there. The direction & to some extent, the length of the shadows of the Sumo & the other objects in the pic dont seem to match well. Last edited by condor : 1st April 2008 at 11:35.
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1st April 2008, 12:13	#40
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,800 Times View My Garage	One of the best landscape pictures on this forum. And, oh, we now have a competitor to Rudraji in terms of the same camera and also landscape photography Do let us know a link where we can see more of Robert's pictures. Truly amazing pictures.
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1st April 2008, 12:51	#41
Proxima BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 909 Thanked: 298 Times	Condor - It may be modified using some imaging tool, but the guy was defenitly there in his Sumo. I dont thnk there is any doubt about that fact.
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1st April 2008, 13:19	#42
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,011 Times View My Garage	@Proxima, I am not saying he wasn't there. I am only airing my thoughts on the 3 specific pics.
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1st April 2008, 14:58	#45
esteemer BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 139 Thanked: 25 Times	Never knew that the Sumo was also available in 4*4. The scenary is breathtaking, really.
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