[srikrishna717]

Rajeev, Truly Awesome pictures. What an amazing place.
Can you please share your camera Gear details? including the lenses and filters etc?

[sameervg]

Hi Rajeev,

Amazing photographs ! Well deserved 5 stars for this photologue.

On lighter note I envy people who stays in Northen part of India as they have lot many wonderful driving destinations.

Cheers !

[saket77]

Hey RK,

Truly amazing shots. Not just the gear, but your skills are also amazing. Hooked on! Take us where you want to with your travelogue.

Saket

[narsi_6989]

Awesome snaps as usual RK. The meadows and Camp Sites are very pleasing to eyes and heart. It gives peace. You are taking us on a virtual tour to Kashmir . Now that the teaser is served, it is beter you get started with the log. Don't make us wait.

[noopster]

Some people create word pictures. For others, pictures are enough!

This is a beautiful photologue. Some of these clicks are wallpaper material have never been to Kashmir and this is quite inspiring.

[Amogh Barakol]

Lovely pics ! Breathtaking in fact ! absolutely loved them ! Waiting for details ...

[arvi86]

I chanced upon this thread at my workplace today and was stumbled upon by the awesome photographs posted in it. I have just one phrase to describe these snaps - they are "out of the world". Brilliant locations, stunningly shot, superbly processed!

The SX4, with its amazing ground clearance and Maruti-Suzuki's far-flung service network, is the apt choice for this kind of a trip. I am glued to this thread and have rated it just 5 stars due to non-availability of a better rating.

[aryasanyal]

Wonderful photographs! The pictures have come out with amazing clarity - including that of the star trail and the Milky Way.
The very first shot of the SX4 is awesome as well.

Please get on with your travelogue and take us through the wonderful journey that you undertook.

Rated 5 stars.

[rajesh1868]

Good Lord! What a feast!. Amazing photos
5*

[9thsphinx]

Kashmir is indeed heaven on earth and your pics are only doing it justice. Brilliant photography! Rated Five deserving stars.

[mobix]

You indeed continue to be an inspiration RK, amazing pics again.

[KrishD]

Brilliant photographs! Waiting eagerly for a write up on the trip as well. It will be great if you could include a map. How did the SX4 fare? I have a 2007 SX4 ZXi as well, have done several happy mountain trips with my reliable ally...

[rkbharat]

Originally Posted by carzone

Awesome clicks rkbharat.

Arampatri does seem an awesome place for camping and no doubt you enjoyed your time.

Waiting for the details now.
Completely glued to it.

Thanks, this whole section, like Gaganpatri, arampatri, Kolai Glacier, Lidderwat Valley is just amazing. Perfect for camping and still not crowded.

Originally Posted by Octane_Power

Brilliant pics.
I miss trekking in the Himalayas so badly now.
Want to go for it as soon as possible!!

And did I just see a small pool of water in the shape of a Heart ?
Utterly beautiful and serene.

-Bhargav

Thanks Bhargav, and yes that heart shape pool was natural

Originally Posted by aviorp

Those are some breathtaking captures Rajiv bhai. Most people say, its tough to showcase the beauty of Ladakh/Kashmir but you make it happen. Your pics inspired me to do Zanskar last year. Eagerly waiting for more. 5*

Hey buddy, thanks

Originally Posted by ampere

Beautiful pictures! Perfect lighting and nicely processed! SX4 is serving as faithfully as ever !

Thanks, indeed SX4 is serving faihtfully, standing tall one after another tough trips

Originally Posted by v&v

Some awesome shots Rajiv. The shots of Aru Eco Resort and Dal lake reminded of our Leh trip. Clouds gives altogether a different dimension to photographs.

WOW. I am hooked to the TL.

Thanks

Originally Posted by MotoNanu

WOW! Absolutely refreshing pics man! Superb place, superb snaps
I bet you had a cracker of a time in those meadows admiring the Mother Nature. I can feel the freshness of the air just by looking at these photographs. Keep them coming

Thanks, and Imagine we just covered 10% of Kashmir :P . So much so that we have decided to rethink our September Ladakh trip and Explore North Kashmir.

Originally Posted by yazeen

Started my Monday with this post! I must say I am feeling pretty good after reading and seeing the pictures! Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks

Originally Posted by sajusherief

one of the best in this forum i would say. thanks for sharing it. The pics are lovely and framed well. I love the collage of the people you had met.

Thanks, people are gem in Kashmir

Originally Posted by sudev

yearning for more visuals...and narrative on how SX4 performed.

Will do Sudev sir, SX4 performed like a Tank, finding a proper replacement is getting difficult

Originally Posted by vsundep

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Wonderful pics rkbharat. I have to congratulate you on the above pic for the Heart shaped puddle reflecting the sky. Perfect picture symbolizing your loved ones next to it.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Mik

Hey! Good to see the log up.
We bumped into you in the Aru Eco Resort.
Wished for a longer conversation over the bonfire, but my stomach was misfiring badly

Thanks Bro, it was wonderful catching you at Aru Eco Resort.

Originally Posted by gd1418

RK, awesome pictures. Just looking at them soothes the eyes & the heart. Was that the 70~200 that I spied?

Thanks Guru ji, yes 70-200 along with few others :P

Originally Posted by srikrishna717

Rajeev, Truly Awesome pictures. What an amazing place.
Can you please share your camera Gear details? including the lenses and filters etc?

Thanks

My gears : D800 and D7000 with Tokina 16-28 F2.8, Nikon 70-200 F2.8, Tamron 24-70 F2.8 and 50mm F1.4, and few filters though I don't use filters often, two tripods, triggers, and much more.

Damn I need a big bag soon, much bigger

Originally Posted by sameervg

Hi Rajeev,

Amazing photographs ! Well deserved 5 stars for this photologue.

On lighter note I envy people who stays in Northen part of India as they have lot many wonderful driving destinations.

Cheers !

Thanks, and I envy people living near the sea shores

Originally Posted by saket77

Hey RK,

Truly amazing shots. Not just the gear, but your skills are also amazing. Hooked on! Take us where you want to with your travelogue.

Saket

Thanks Saket, will post next set soon.

Originally Posted by narsi_6989

Awesome snaps as usual RK. The meadows and Camp Sites are very pleasing to eyes and heart. It gives peace. You are taking us on a virtual tour to Kashmir . Now that the teaser is served, it is beter you get started with the log. Don't make us wait.

Thanks, will post further log soon

Originally Posted by noopster

Some people create word pictures. For others, pictures are enough!

This is a beautiful photologue. Some of these clicks are wallpaper material have never been to Kashmir and this is quite inspiring.

Thanks friend

Originally Posted by Amogh Barakol

Lovely pics ! Breathtaking in fact ! absolutely loved them ! Waiting for details ...

Thanks Amogh

Originally Posted by arvi86

I chanced upon this thread at my workplace today and was stumbled upon by the awesome photographs posted in it. I have just one phrase to describe these snaps - they are "out of the world". Brilliant locations, stunningly shot, superbly processed!

The SX4, with its amazing ground clearance and Maruti-Suzuki's far-flung service network, is the apt choice for this kind of a trip. I am glued to this thread and have rated it just 5 stars due to non-availability of a better rating.

Thanks, SX4 has done some of the remotest place in North, without a single problem.

Originally Posted by aryasanyal

Wonderful photographs! The pictures have come out with amazing clarity - including that of the star trail and the Milky Way.
The very first shot of the SX4 is awesome as well.

Please get on with your travelogue and take us through the wonderful journey that you undertook.

Rated 5 stars.

Thanks, BTW that was my first Milky-way shot in the middle of the night.

Originally Posted by rajesh1868

Good Lord! What a feast!. Amazing photos
5*

thanks

Originally Posted by 9thsphinx

Kashmir is indeed heaven on earth and your pics are only doing it justice. Brilliant photography! Rated Five deserving stars.

Thanks, its indeed a place with many untouched places

Originally Posted by mobix

You indeed continue to be an inspiration RK, amazing pics again.

Thanks

[Jignesh]

Hello Rajiv,

Wonderful pictures. Rating the thread with 5 stars is the minimum I can do to appreciate the beautiful pictures here.

Hope you remember that your Kinnaur 2013 thread has motivated me to do a similar circuit next year (2014) but now with this Kashmir travelogue I am confused on where to go next year.

Anyways eagerly waiting for complete set of pictures, your detailed / crisp narration of the places & your experiences.

Thanks,

[abirnale]

Heaven, sure everyone wants to see! It's my dream to spend a full month roaming in the northern and eastern india someday with my family in a reliable car. Your travelogue just encourages it So thank you for posting the details and your experience.

I think I too can rely on SX4 to do such stretches! And by the way, your pick of SX4 watching over green and lake is now on Maruti Suzuki's facebook page of SX4.