Photo Ewen 📷Here's how we spent the day today. Plus a few monks and cranes and bearded vultures. It's been marvellous.
Messed up my thread and here's where I started sharing my Bhutan pics from this journey :)
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Attached: 4 images Here's a few pics from today in Bhutan. We're out and about in Punakha and heading higher up tomorrow for some cool air :) #Bhutan #Photography #Punakha #HappyPlaces
Got invited inside to take part in their puja ceremony. One of those things that happens sometimes when travelling around Bhutan.
The more guests who attend the more special the puja. I'm heading back next week and I'll take a bunch of prints for them.
#Bhutan #Puja #Photography #Gangtey #Phobjikha #Himalayas #HappyPlaces #Monochrome
Late harvest in Bhutan this year.
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Today we had a blessing from a lovely monk, in a temple that pre-dates the very town of Paro itself. Am back in Paro for a few days. Hoping to catch up on my photos and dig out some of the faves.
#Bhutan #Photography #Paro #Portrait #Himalayas #HappyPlaces #Monochrome
If you ever travel to Bhutan make sure you leave enough time here to journey all the way to Gangtey in Phobjikha Valley. It's a real gem of Bhutan. Potato farmers, migratory cranes, a magnificent gompa and some beautiful forests.
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Sunshine is out in force again. I love winter in the Himalayas because it's dry and sunny, plus it's super cold at night which means I get a good night's sleep!
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I'm working on a new YouTube video that delves into my experiences this month shooting in the Himalayas. I've been enjoying ICM at some of my favie temples and gompas and dzongs.
Here's a sneak preview below :)
If you enjoy watching photography tutorials on YouTube feel free to subscribe to my channel and keep an eye out at the end of the month for my ICM special.
https://www.youtube.com/@EwenBell
#Bhutan #Photography #ICM #Himalayas #IntentionalCameraMovement #EwenOnTour
Woke up at 5am. The power is out across the valley. The stars are just giving way to the faintest hint of dawn light. The cranes are honkering like mad down in the marshes.
Lunch with the potato farmers today.
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Goodnight from Bhutan.
Today we left Phobjikha Valley and are spending the night in Trongsa. On the way we stopped into Chendibji Chorten, where they now have a small gompa for very young novice monks.
It was a very good day today.
#Bhutan #Photography #Chendibji #Himalayas #HappyPlaces #EwenOnTour
Can't keep up with my photos on this trip. Took another 3000 captures today. Mostly at a festival. Will share some of those tonight.
Still haven't processed all my little monks learning to make Thorma in Chendibji.
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Lance, Enjoying Copious Pollen@ewen Three thousand in a single day? Wow! I think the most I've shot at an event is maybe 2,000 tops.
And most of those are decidedly not keepers. 😅
Festivals in Bhutan are a lot like wildlife. Worthwhile taking advantage of the continuous burst.
Have to say this little Sony ZV-E1 is doing a stellar job with AF as well. The hit rate is amazing. I just deleted 1000 of today's 3000+, mostly from the final dance of the day.
The light was just gorgeoooous!
@ewen That's still an impressive rate of keepers!
I use burst shooting on rare occasions, mostly because I don't like the agony of having to later decide which slightly different photo is the best.
I am brutal and unforgiving and willing to sell my own children into slavery. Deleting on a massive scale is essential for the common good.
@ewen I'm far more willing to kill my darlings now than I used to be. I don't want to look at the failures again, and I'd need a lot more storage if I didn't!