Beyond the clouds….Ladakh is changing

tifosikrishna · 11th October 2006, 23:19

wooow, Colour schemes!!!! At Thakthok Gompha. is just brilliant. Nice perspective.

Lamps at Shanti Stup - another favourite.

How did you manage to get enough details of the lamps without blowing out the highlights (meant the blue sky)???

Rudra Sen · 11th October 2006, 23:24

EOS 1DS MarkII + 32 years of whatever you call it.

Samurai · 11th October 2006, 23:37

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Originally Posted by tifosikrishna

How did you manage to get enough details of the lamps without blowing out the highlights (meant the blue sky)???

Multispot metering I suppose, he has all the details since he shot raw.

yogesh sarkar · 12th October 2006, 00:58

Good thing you guys decided to post the photos and trip log, as for the bad weather one cant control Mother Nature.

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Originally Posted by tifosikrishna

Ajay, that was an excellent, detailed and a very informative report.

It was worth the wait. All the photos are great and especially i like the one with you and gypsy at baralacha pass...

One thing that i noticed through out is that the hotel tariffs seems to be on the higher side, perhaps due to foreign tourists????

Depends where one is staying, you can easily get a double bed room with attached toilet in Leh for Rs. 200.

elf · 12th October 2006, 01:54

Am not a camera techie/enthusiast, but was simply blown away! Truly, truly spectacular shots. My favourite one is of the Lamps at Shanti Stup. Something in it about the serenity, I can't put my finger on it.

Wifey's asleep, shall show her these in the morning. She loved the last ones you sent around, Rudra. Many thanks for those as well...

Really wish I could have been there with you guys...

tifosikrishna · 12th October 2006, 07:03

Off Topic

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Multispot metering I suppose, he has all the details since he shot raw.

But still, no. of stops between and the shadow and highlights is quite high... to capture it in a single shot is just amazing...

its the right equipment in an experienced hand.

rudro, how did you manage it????

Rudra Sen · 12th October 2006, 07:27

Take (imagine) all those tone as gray scale. You won't see too much of variations. Actually that one was with evaluative metering and I keep my exposure value (EV) 1.1/3 stop minus as standard.
Same sky in the next picture is actually the way it was. That little fuzzy tone on the glass is because of thin oil layer from those lamps..over a period of time.

noviceDriver · 12th October 2006, 09:52

Truly amazing trip / pics. Rudra-da, still looking for the appropriate superlative adjective to describe your shots. My fav: Color scheme at Thakthok.

Ajay Narayan · 12th October 2006, 14:51

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

He was using his camera like a machine gun...That explains so many shots in his album...All in all, a great experience...met him first time at Delhi airport. Since then he's a friend and a great friend for life..

One can sit back and relish Canoning every moment or one can do Gypsy runs to try to catch every instance. A combination of both (part of careful trip planning) gave us the most beautiful pics (yours) and a complete pic album (mine).

I guess I will have to come to Bangalore to have same friendly discussions with you in the evenings over ZingZingBar !!!

My compliments to you for truly such nice pics

which I couldn't see all in Delhi.

Thil · 12th October 2006, 20:47

That's a life time experience and trip.Rudra sir..your work amuze me and the pictures are simply great !.

It's not the hi-tech equipment ,it depends on the person who handles it !.
Hats off Sir !

alemaari · 12th October 2006, 21:56

Rudra/Ajay,

Amazing trip diary and superb photos. Waiting when I would do such a trip in my life!

-Ajay

pdev29 · 13th October 2006, 20:48

I dont have words to describe my feelings,all i can say is Amazing Trip and Mind blowing photographs

Jaggu · 13th October 2006, 21:36

OMG! i just saw sir ji's uploads, no wonder he was hiding all the while :P

manson · 14th October 2006, 02:09

blown away by the pics rudra sir, a birthday well spent for you!!
great report ajay, has been so worth the wait.
i am so glad i didnt open this thread while at work today.

manson.

RedOne · 23rd October 2006, 16:01

Great travelogue and great pictures. It must have been a experience of a lifetime.

Re the pictures, the two of you seem to have two distinct styles wrt framing, composistion and whatever it is that you call the colour-scale/contrast thing. In Ajay's post, I could almost always differentiate which was taken by whom.

Someday, I too will go up there, but come back with terrible pictures...

Gears,
Red-One.

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tifosikrishna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 827 Thanked: 383 Times View My Garage	wooow, Colour schemes!!!! At Thakthok Gompha. is just brilliant. Nice perspective. Lamps at Shanti Stup - another favourite. How did you manage to get enough details of the lamps without blowing out the highlights (meant the blue sky)???
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12th October 2006, 01:54	#20
elf BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,035 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Am not a camera techie/enthusiast, but was simply blown away! Truly, truly spectacular shots. My favourite one is of the Lamps at Shanti Stup. Something in it about the serenity, I can't put my finger on it. Wifey's asleep, shall show her these in the morning. She loved the last ones you sent around, Rudra. Many thanks for those as well... Really wish I could have been there with you guys... Last edited by elf : 12th October 2006 at 01:57.
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12th October 2006, 07:27	#22
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,761 Thanked: 6,882 Times View My Garage	Take (imagine) all those tone as gray scale. You won't see too much of variations. Actually that one was with evaluative metering and I keep my exposure value (EV) 1.1/3 stop minus as standard. Same sky in the next picture is actually the way it was. That little fuzzy tone on the glass is because of thin oil layer from those lamps..over a period of time.
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noviceDriver BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 75 Thanked: 0 Times	Truly amazing trip / pics. Rudra-da, still looking for the appropriate superlative adjective to describe your shots. My fav: Color scheme at Thakthok. Last edited by Stratos : 12th October 2006 at 10:01.
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Thil BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CHN-BLR-MSP Posts: 110 Thanked: Once View My Garage	That's a life time experience and trip.Rudra sir..your work amuze me and the pictures are simply great !. It's not the hi-tech equipment ,it depends on the person who handles it !. Hats off Sir !
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alemaari Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: B'lore Posts: 4 Thanked: 0 Times	Rudra/Ajay, Amazing trip diary and superb photos. Waiting when I would do such a trip in my life! -Ajay
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pdev29 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 289 Times View My Garage	I dont have words to describe my feelings,all i can say is Amazing Trip and Mind blowing photographs
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manson Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,291 Times View My Garage	blown away by the pics rudra sir, a birthday well spent for you!! great report ajay, has been so worth the wait. i am so glad i didnt open this thread while at work today. manson.
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23rd October 2006, 16:01	#30
RedOne BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 349 Thanked: 163 Times View My Garage	Great travelogue and great pictures. It must have been a experience of a lifetime. Re the pictures, the two of you seem to have two distinct styles wrt framing, composistion and whatever it is that you call the colour-scale/contrast thing. In Ajay's post, I could almost always differentiate which was taken by whom. Someday, I too will go up there, but come back with terrible pictures... Gears, Red-One.
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