Three Riders in the Hindukush

We left Chikar very early in the Morning to cross the Darkot pass inone day. With the help of the yaks we reached the height of theglacier at sunrise.

With manual HDR treatment I tried to restoresome details in the foreground which in the original photo is almostblack. Your comments are highly appreciated. Karl

HDR was a must I suppose.

You mastered it.

Great scene.

Congrats !

Amazing capture of the grand scenery,excellent processing,regards,Harry

What an astonishing details you capture,really like it..!best regards

Yes, you’re successful in using your manual HDR treatment – the shadow details in the foreground are beautiful and very effective for the composition. This is a superb landscape captured skillfully. Wonderful light-and- shadow management. The placements of the yak-riders may be controversial.  As they’re moving toward the left, traditionally more negative space should be kept in front of them. But, imho,  this composition is really attractive. PN is the place where you can make some experiments with composition. Very good photograph..  Best regards.

Florin, Harry, Amer Sumon, thank you very much for your comments. The unusual position of the riders may symbolize the uncertainty about the journey ahead of us. We are about to cross the Hindukush range. A long stretch will be on the glacier and finally after the Darkot pass there will be an endless descent down into the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is already late in October and the next snowfall  will  close down this area for the winter. Karl

You did great work with your manual HDR processing, but then having a quality camera which captures those details in the dark certainly helped too. It has been awhile since I've viewed your work and I'm pleased to see you are still in the mountains and producing excellent photography. At times I can't believe how different your world is from mine.

A not so easy shot with light on bg,splendid details seen in larger view,compliments for this shot,best regards.

Amazingly captured,  Beautiful composition.

Karl, which is best lens  with your experince. canon 24-105mm or 17-40mm?

I like this very much. Your work on the foreground tones was just right IMO. The riders place on the left is debatable but with your explanation in mind it works perfect for me.

Thank you all for your friendly comments.

Shawhan, your thoughts are always appreciated. I resorted to this frame because I was homesick for the great mountains after some weeks in the office.

Radu, yes, it is difficult to master the harsh contrast in this scene. It would have been easier with RAW format but on this long trip without electricity I shot in JPG for saving battery and storing capacity.

Muhammad, 90% of the time I use the 24-105 lens on my full frame camera. The 17-40 zoom is great for landscape and photos inside of buildings.

Carsten, your comments are an important quality check for me.

The three riders is what this shot is all about but for me the backdrop is nothing less than magnificent....Regards

You are still traveling in remot world corners...( I'm green...;-)) Has to be seen large! It is  interesting how human live in that beautiful nature.. The light, shadows, and color palette of FG and BG, riders and texture of BG mountain pass ,are well mingling together .

Dear Keith and Pnina,

Since long I had in mind to process this photo. I made different attempts but only now were my skills good enough to produce the result I wanted. Thanks for your feedback. Karl

beautiful image. your hdr work is accurate and ethically not contestable in my opinion.very good. congrats

vezio

Wonderful Image

Thanks Matthew for taking your time. I am always pleased to see an old photo resurrect on photo.net :-)

Happy New Year. Karl