Y A K . @ . P A N G O N G, a photo from Jammu and Kashmir, North

Photographer's Note

I was recently going through some of my older pictures and found out there are a few I could share here on Trekearth. This picture was taken enroute to Lake Pangong in Ladakh. Pangong located at an altitude of 14,000 feet is one of the largest brackish water lakes in Asia. It is 134 km long and extends from India to Tibet. Two thirds of the length of this lake falls in Tibet. It is 5 km wide at its broadest point. Pangong can be reached in a six-hour drive from Leh, most of it on a rough and dramatic mountain road which includes crossing the third highest motorable pass in the world, the Changla Pass (18,000 feet / 5,475 m) which despite its great elevation is one of the easier passes, remaining open for much of the year even in winter, apart from periods of actual snowfall. As we approached Pangong after crossing the scenic village of Tangse, the mountains appeared to be painted in hue of green, violet and brown. Soon we found our self in a valley with glacial streams criss crossing pasture land. As our four-wheel drive made its bumpy way across non-existent roads we found a lone spectator in this Yak. Even as I stopped the vehicle and reached closer for a better shot, the Yak seemed immobile. The only people who inhabit this region are the Chang-pa, a nomadic herd with its root in Tibet.
The spectacular lakeside is open during the tourist season, from May to September. A special permit is required to visit the lake. While an Indian can get his individual permit at Leh, non-Indian nationals need to be in a group of at least four.

bhorerpakhi, partha, anjan, cunejo200, suhan, Cormac, tcht, stego, Flavia, arnabchat, ALIRIZA, Budapestman, Partha_c, syd1946, riclopes, chrisnet, vincz, salvator, carper, eza1701, Henryk_Bilor, rossofuoco, irimi, bakes888, Tue ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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bhorerpakhi (559) 2007-04-01 7:44

WOW!! What a place this must be. Asadharon chobi Sabya Da, ke bolbe ek jug purono.
Poulomi

anjan (1086) 2007-04-01 7:49

Hey Sabya,
Ur pics r always a superhit and u sure know how 2 present them. Not the typical Ladakhi barren landscape but one with green, water n Yak. The best thin however is that cloud hangin over the valley. How I ud love 2 find myself lost in a place like this.
Anjan

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-04-01 8:05

Hello Sabyasachi,
The yak seems to be posing for you. The vista is spectacular in this composition, and the clouds, mountains, and water nicely adorn this photo. Best wishes, Danilo

tomauer (316) 2007-04-01 8:36

very nice, This place must be awesome. it's surreal! thanks
thanks for sharing.

sebinho342 (19329) 2007-04-01 9:09

Hi Sabya, in your 4 pictures that i missed during my vacations i'll pick this one, i first wanted to comment the sadhu's one but i already comment a similar one in last Caleb upload ;)
Light conditions were here difficult and you managed it quite well, quite dark in foreground and very luminous in clouds, warm colors and some saturation added with a good neating.
Excellent overall composition, very effective, i like it a lot
Have a good sunday my friend

suhan (3552) 2007-04-01 9:18 [Comment]

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Burberry1 (6041) 2007-04-01 9:33

Excellent idea and a great effect.
Fantastic cadrage!!

Agnieszka

mesutilgim (0) 2007-04-01 9:34

Hello Sabyasashi !
Wonderfull capture; great compo ncely framed.
And very good info's. Again a good job for TE.
TFS
MESUT ILGIM

faubry (35447) 2007-04-01 10:27

very nice composition with yack, beautiful colors... thanks
soon
francine

Gustaw (21670) 2007-04-01 10:56

Hallo my friend!
It is next interesting and good photo in your colection. Good composition with mountains, sky and animal. Well done.
Marek

Cormac (26565) 2007-04-01 11:06

Fantastic shot! The yak makes a great subject, but for me the best part of this is the clouds on the mountains, which always looks very beautiful. Great note as well - it sounds like an area I would like to visit one day!

jasmis (58653) 2007-04-01 12:35

Amazing scenery and wonderful the main actor. This huge animal really makes the show.
Regards.

tcht (7565) 2007-04-01 12:41

Hi Sabyasachi
beautiful clouds covering the mountain. the black yak stands out well against the weaker colours of the place. perhaps technical quality isn't like your usual standard but i like the old and dreamin feeling it gives. good documentary pic.
Cheers
CheukHin

stego (24132) 2007-04-01 18:55

Namanskar Sabyasachi,
I was surprised to the relatively low technical quality of it when I noticed its age.
While the years and perhaps the scan also left their marks on the sharpness, contrast and colour richness, it is still a wonderful photo. The compo is pleasant, with that water giving some dynamism. The only thing less well is the centred yak, but that is a common mistake of most of us. The clouds partially covering the peaks and the contrast of colours is very nice.
It must be a awesome place to visit.
Regards, José.

Flavia (10352) 2007-04-01 20:17

Hi Sabyasachi,

Nice scanned shot. We can see you boosted the colors on PP abd it works. The low clouds make this shot special.

Cheers,

Flavia

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-04-02 3:55

Hi Sabyasachi,
Interesting scene ... with the low clouds and barren mountains, it looks like pre-historic. Looks like a scanned image ... if so, you've done a good job resurrecting it to digital format. Well done ... tfs.
Cheers,
Renier

ALIRIZA (16423) 2007-04-02 4:31

Hi Sabyasachi,
Excellent composition, very effective scene. An impressive atmosphere with fogy sky, mountains, and animal. Well done my friend...
Have a nice week...
Ali Rıza

partha (14023) 2007-04-02 5:22

Hi Sabyasachi da,
I alwayas like the note uhave have given with any shot.Its full of information and just enough to get all informations.
Regarding this shot.The previsualisation of the composition is just terrific. The background, the overall atmosphere, ionclusion of the Yak all are from a ready and intelligent mind. Only I get bother regading its quality. In my monitor it lacks sharpness and overall clarity.
Anyway a great shot.
Regards.
partha

Cricri (176) 2007-04-02 7:21

Bonjour Sabyasachi,
Une belle composition avec de trés jolies couleurs, super instant ou les nuages cache une partie des montagnes, beau travail
bonne journée
amicalement
cricri

Budapestman (82620) 2007-04-02 9:06

Dear Sabyasachi,
Excellent and interesting photo. This is a fascinating and impressive spectacle. I like the gorgeous atmosphere and the calm mood. Very good POV and particular lights. Superb work. Have a nice week. Thank you
George

Partha_c (2029) 2007-04-02 11:19

Hi Sabyasachi. A beautiful, crisp narration of your trekking in this remote corner of the country and an unexpected encounter with the Yak. Nothing more. Nothing less. Fair and just -- in right proportion. A good reading in one breathe. Well, I am not sure whether it would be an audacity on my part to express a bit of reservation about the visual. May be it was an old piece having some processing defect or may be it is not coming the right way in my laptop. But overall grading is excellent. Regards.
Partha

syd1946 (1167) 2007-04-02 12:34

Hello Sabyasachi,
Another excellent and most of all a rare image.The bull in front is nice but the foggy backround made this excellent shot!
Greetings,
Thomas

Graal (103040) 2007-04-02 12:59

Hi Sabyasachi,
interesting picture from Your archive. Fine saturation of colours. Pleasant view with the yak at foreground. Good note also. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

prumod (8300) 2007-04-02 13:17

hi sabya....
nice shot from dreamy land...
yaks are safer than human being there!
greetings...

riclopes (35577) 2007-04-02 13:17

Fascinating place, Sabyasachi. This is my next level of visits in India - an even more remote area ;-) This part of India attract me very much, but it's so dificult to get here!
I like this idea of finding old photos to show here - lately many members is doing that. A Yak is also a powerful and attractive animal - it must be great to see one so close as you did. What I like more here are the low clouds and especially the lower one that almost seems like a mirror effect of the water string. Good note and fantastic image on the link. Tfs,
With greetings from Lisbon,
Ricardo

captainsgirl (3450) 2007-04-02 18:59

Oh I love the fog settling in on the huge mountains, the yak seems to be wondering what you are doing there...:o) Beautiful shot. TFS
Donna:o)

chrisnet (23062) 2007-04-03 3:41

Hello Saby,
Good composition with this impressive animal, I like the beautiful mountains in the background too, a good work indeed.
Best regards from France
Christian

vincz (19113) 2007-04-03 4:05

Looks like a very interesting remote place. Despite some quality issues inherent to the scan, we can feel the magic of the place with its only inhabitant. These big animals are always very impressive. i like the clouds over the mountians and the colours of the grass.

pablominto (53746) 2007-04-03 4:53

Hello Sabyasachi,
The lonely yak makes a strong impact in these surroundings!
Well framed, and the landscape looks a bit hostile at that altitude...
But still, strong cololurs in an interesting composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

carper (96) 2007-04-03 14:05

yes the shot is 11 years old, but here I realy can see you master piece eyes for photofraphy. It was already there, very good pov and a great atmosphere in the shot, very good photo job, thanks for showing us.
gr. jaap

eza1701 (3345) 2007-04-03 18:25

Hi Sabyasachi,

This is a nice shot with the yak in the foreground and the mountains in the background. The clouds make it all the more special.

Best regards,
Paul.

Angshu (56760) 2007-04-03 23:57

Dear Sabyasachi
Not the best quality, but definitely worth sharing. How often do we get to see photographs of this terrain? & thanks to you at least we can see it. Compositionally this is very good with the low hanging clouds, the stream in a diagonal & the barren slopes all around the yak. Hope to see some more of your golden oldies!
Best wishes
Angshu

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-04-04 1:06

Hi Sabyasachi
Lovely place. Nice colours and composition with the cow and the clouds in the background.
Regards

rossofuoco (7398) 2007-04-04 4:22

Hi Sabyasachi
Foto veramente bella con colori morbidi e quasi surreali.
Complimenti
Renzo

paura (25802) 2007-04-04 18:23

Sabyasachi,
Beautiful clouds effect here on this nice composition. Also excellent note.

Paulo

salvator (19110) 2007-04-05 15:12

Hi Sabyasachi,
Superb composition. Wonderfull colors and clouds/mist, and very nice clarity. Best regards. Salvator.

Silvio1953 (220775) 2007-04-06 10:14

Hi Sabyasachi, fantastic landscape with lovely Yak, splendid clouds against mountains, wonderful light and colors, very well done, greetings from Italy, ciao Silvio

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-04-08 13:19

Hi Sabyasachi
wonderfull landscape. Incredible to see this animal in a wild landscape. The clouds are great.
It's excellent
Bertrand

irimi (890) 2007-04-09 7:07

Hello Sabyasachi,
What a beautiful place that is. I love the composition, as well as the look of the Yak. TFS.

Greetings,
Ahmet

bakes888 (18499) 2007-04-11 3:20

Hi Sabyasachi. Great photo. Unique colours and soft background make this an eye catching image. Well composed with good depth. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

sevman13 (553) 2007-04-22 8:47

hi,

what a mystic and supernatural view this is! really liked the medium in the clouds, with the look of the yak.
well done.

Serdar

anducina (8407) 2007-04-29 7:35

Very picturesque scene, I like the brown clouds-covered mountains, the green fields and the black silhouette of that yak.

TFS,

Andreea

Tue (91700) 2007-05-10 8:52

Hej Sabyasachi,
A great view with that yak well placed in the foreground. The mountain in the background looks breath-taking surrounded by these low clouds. The colours are also very attractive. Nice work!
Regards,
Lars

Dragut (14) 2008-04-14 1:45