Everest Alpenglow, a photo from Tibet, West

Photographer's Note

We biked from Lhasa Tibet to Kathmandu Nepal and along the way we stayed one night at the Rongbuk Monestary which is about 8km from the Tibetan side Everest base camp.

Took this shot just as night was drawing near as the top of Everest was lit up by alpenglow.

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erhan1958 (15961) 2010-08-06 7:09

selam dan
like a dream land
amazing picture
greetings
erhan

stevesaba (8167) 2010-08-06 7:23

Hi Dan!
That must have been quite the exciting bike trip! And this is a great photo, showing the sheer size and some of the feel for the base camp, I am assuming on the north side. We did some treking in the Annapurnas last year, but saw nothing quite this impressive. A very interesting gallery, and some fine work, cheers,
Steve

brants (259) 2010-08-06 7:28

Amazing photo, haven't seen anything like that before! Thanks!

samratrayc (438) 2010-08-06 7:31

Hi Dan,
love d vertical composition u hv used in this shot.
D bright orange near d peak of d great massif contemplates so well with d bright blue tent and d prayer flags in d FG. The inclusion of d trekker in d red jacket gives a sense of scale to d picture. Nice moment captured. TFS..........keep posting.
Regards
Samrat

korbee (6619) 2010-08-06 7:35

Actually from the Tibetan side the mountain looks even more spectaculair than from Nepal,now one can see the the full height from foot to head 8898m!
You have captured a golden moment Dan with the low sun.

jan

leonine53 (2850) 2010-08-06 7:49

Bonjour Dan,
Magnifique, splendide, la montagne semble en feu.
Merci de partager ces bons moments avec nous.
Excellente fin de semaine.
Marlyse ;-))

bmukherjee (1516) 2010-08-06 8:50

Hi Dan!

Wow - magnificent shot! I'm very envious of that trip you described in the note... Lhasa to Kathmandu on the bike! I'm a mountain biker too - I'd love to go along that road someday...

This photo is brilliant - the colors are perfect, and exposure is surprisingly in the right range - any grad filter?

Please post more pics from that trip!

biswaroop

jemaflor (148146) 2010-08-06 9:01

Hi da,
Very nice result with these montains landscape and this colourful clouds, it seeems like a volcano ... interesting effect well captured.

gtdtnow (0) 2010-08-06 9:04

Dan,

Wonderful composition, the lighting is well balanced and the capture of the light on the mountain top is fantastic. Well done.

Jeff

Morac (27725) 2010-08-06 9:25

Hi Dan,
I love vertical composition : You have captured a golden moment
Regards
Marc

HimalAnda (10671) 2010-08-06 9:44

Hello Dan,

Congratulations : you managed to catch a beautiful light on the top of the mountain. Moreover, the composition is good with the tents in the shadow, in the lower part of the picture.

Stéphane

mauarg (1769) 2010-08-06 11:01

Hi Dan,

Amazing view ! looks like the mountain is on fire !

Cheers, Maurício

nels (2623) 2010-08-06 12:28

hi dan, wow!!! never seen everest look so good, brilliant capture, it looks like the top of the mountain is on fire.
adrian
one to add to my favorites, definatly an award winning shot well done

marine-coeur (1072) 2010-08-06 15:21

An amazing world of beauty...what a natural colours and beautiful poster well done DAN JOHNSON.

bartekp (4746) 2010-08-06 15:34

Hi Dan,

Everest in fire! Very good shot, superb light on the peak!

Regards

Bartek

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-08-06 15:57

Hi Dan!
That's such a wonderful picture!
Incredible location by that giant mountain!
Sharpness, exposure, pov, colors, pp, contrasts, vertical format and composition are all outstanding features here!
It must be terrific to be there and enjoy that wild nature!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

porto62 (2313) 2010-08-07 7:47

great shoot,the everst is majestic with the bright sun rays at the peak.With the base camp at bottom it's a real great vertical compo, very sharp.Alain

Wanda1 (15142) 2010-08-07 8:48

Hi Dan,
Lovely scenery. Love that orange glow hitting the tip of the peak and the cloud, which looks like orange smoke. The tents and man really give a sense of scale in this harsh landscape.
Regards
Wanda

Aliine (2669) 2010-08-12 2:36

Hi Dan,
What a amazing place for sleeping !
Biking between Lhasa to KTM should be a extraordinary experience.
Regards, ALine

joiseyshowaa (81) 2010-08-12 2:46

First of all, congratulations on reaching this spot. It is quite an accomplishment and I feel lucky just to be able to see a photo of it.

The desolate cold feel comes through in this photo. You give a bit of a sense of how massive and impressive this must have been.

CLODO (45118) 2010-08-12 3:17

Hi Dan
high mountain picture with a contrast between the blue tent and the sunny peak with its orange cloud.
Kind regards
CLODO

davide (1182) 2010-08-14 4:25

Well, Dan, I think you know there are no words to comment this picture... it's simply wonderful!
Congratulations, anything is great!
Thanks for sharing, have a nice day,
Davide

farissshafee2 (0) 2010-08-24 10:58 [Comment]

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fkk (2039) 2010-09-16 23:52

mükemmel...

catman

Suppiluliuma (3931) 2011-10-13 4:46

Just a beautiful light on the peak.

I wish you had a chance to bend a little bit to reduce the vertical distance between the mountain and the tnet.

Cheers,

Erdem

mafegan (8626) 2011-12-12 22:06

Hello Dan
So much in one photo with your tents in the shade and the wonderful on Everest. Thanks for sharing your adventure. Cheers, Marlene