Incense

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Tv: 1/1000s; Av:F/11.0; f:55mm.

Post-processing using RAW Therapee

 

This was shot at Thiksay monastery in Ladakh. I had seen people get some pretty amazing shots of the burning incense, and figured I’d have a shot at it. I’m not exactly pleased with the outcome!

I think better positioning could have helped improve this snap. The incense itself (the part the burns) is okay, but the bowl is in its own shadow. Secondly, the background in the left portion of the photo is dark and that kind of masks the “spoon” jutting out of the bowl.

What I am most interested in knowing is – how do people capture the smoke in such cases? I mean, I know the theory – but how close do you get to the burning object?

 

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Neigh-bour

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Grazing Away

Av:F/7,1; Tv:1/500s; f:55mm

Post-processing: RAWTherapee

Meet our .. er.. neigh-bour at TsoKar. There were several horses grazing away in the pastures next to TsoKar lake in Ladakh. Even when we approached pretty close to them in order to get proper shots, they did not seem to take notice and continued grazing. That made for great framing and composition.

What I like about this pic is the landscape in the background. The horse itself, the mountains and the clouds form one heck of a combination.

I feel that I went too far while enhancing the colour during post processing. That makes the photo look slightly unnatural. Secondly, the horse’s face is a bit dark – I’d set that right by playing around with the shadows setting if I were to get another go at this photo.

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