Monday, October 18, 2010

Spellbound in Spiti - A Photo Essay.

10:13 AM  Neelima Vallangi  24 comments



Six Shots from Spiti. 


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24 comments:

  1. I love the Ki Monastery pic. Even though the monastery looks awesome, they are dwarfed by the mountains :)

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  2. great pics, as always! I love them all - esp. the evening at Kunzum one...

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  4. Good ones. Why the word 'PHOTOGRAPHY' on each shot... just takes up more space, i think.

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  8. Wonderful images, all of them.

    Pin Valley: The leading point (where the hills converge) may be shifted off the centre.

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  10. Wonderful Pics. I have been to these regions several times. No place on earth can match the beauty of Ladakh region.

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  11. Wonderful photos !!!
    Breath-taking !!

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  13. Beautiful Landscapes and Beautifully Captured.

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  14. wow.. beautiful images.. had missed this somehow!

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  15. ## Aswin - yep, the setting of the monastery looks quite surreal with the dramatic shadows of clouds on majestic mountains around. :)

    ## Charu - Thanks much! :)

    ## amit r - Thanks and Welcome to my blog.

    ## Sasanka - point noted. Changed the font now! :)

    ## Slogan Murugan, Magiceye, Nalini, joshi - Thank you so much! :)

    ## Uma Shankar, Nona, Avalok, The silence Within, Snow Leopard - very true, the rustic beauty of these remote places is unmatched! Thanks much and hope to see you here again! Welcome to my blog. :)

    ## Sandeep - Thanks! :)

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  16. OMG, How I missed this!!!
    I'm spellbound, and all these pics are just making me Nostalgic and reminding me both of my failure attempts to Conquer SPITI.

    Thanks a lot for sharing such brilliant captures.

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  17. Superb pics, but can you tell me who the music is by???

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  18. ## debarpita - Thank you! ha ha.. yea.. one my attempts has also failed.. to go to chandratal this time. But there's always a next time! :)

    ## jertzee - welcome to my blog. Thanks.. the music is from the soundtrack of "Inception". Track is "Time" composed by Hans Zimmer.

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  19. Your visitors will be instantly all feverish (as in deep sense of craving), or bowled over, or on their toes to savour just a fraction, and express just as much..... at the least! - Lakshmi

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    1. Ha ha, that's quite some description. Glad to know my blog could possibly have half that effect. Thanks Lakshmi! :)

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  20. Loved you blog Neelima . I will be coming here a lot :)

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    1. Thanks Sangeeta, hope you see you here often. :)

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  21. Fascinated by your blog!! planning for a ladakh and sorroundings trip, and am fortunate to find this... great camera work. By the way, what camera gear do you carry? I would appreciate some info. on that. Thanks.

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    1. Thanks much! :) Let me know if you need some help planning your trip.
      I shoot with a Canon 500D and a 18-55mm Kit Lens. I use a Hoya CPL and a Cokin Graduated Filter as well.

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