The Spirit of Tibet, a photo from Yunnan, South

Photographer's Note

Mt Miancimu rises to over 6000m on the border between Yunnan Province China and Tibet. Below, the Mekong River has carved a massive canyon.

I took this image on a one to one workshop I was leading, and I am almost ashamed to mention it, from the bedroom window of the hotel!

A fairly simple exposure 7 minutes at ISO 200 - lots of moonlight.

The star trails are long because of the focal length used, somewhere in the region of 240mm if memory serves me correct.

Stars can appear to move a long way in even a short time...

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ACL1978 (7511) 2012-07-25 16:02

This is a fairly stunning image, Alistair. Great long exposure, with really nice shadow and detail on this gorgeous peak. I'm curious about the streaks of light in the sky - 7 minutes is too short a time for those to be stars, I'd think, though this is a zoom.

Andrew

gitan (120) 2012-07-25 16:09

Amazing shot!!! 7 minutes really?

chewy_candy674 (471) 2012-07-25 19:59

Hello Alister..
this photo is magical! just speechless . Bravo
M

Kurosawa (28) 2012-07-25 23:06 [Comment]

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SnapRJW (31631) 2012-07-25 23:19

Hello Alister - Your last post was good, this one is sensational. I am really impressed by the beautiful tonal range and the smooth quality of this shot. This is B&W at its best and reminds me of Ansel Adams work. I would be really interested to know how you work out your exposure and what PP work you do. Breathtaking! Warm regards rosemary

HimalAnda (10671) 2012-07-25 23:20

Hello Alister,

Very nice picture and beautiful BW treatment.
Congratulations.

Stéphane

anupam06 (773) 2012-07-26 1:01

Hi Alister,

Looks absolutely surreal. Love the B/W conversion and the long exposure. The result is incredibly mesmerizing. Love the work.

TFS & WR,
Anupam

zanzi (13690) 2012-07-26 1:08

Bonjour Alister
Great mystic catch !
The long exposure gives a beautiful effect.
Bravo
Chris

Vato_Law (12732) 2012-07-27 2:20

Hello Allister.

after reading your note I'm tempted to say that: this is THE room with a view!

The 7 min exposure allowed you to add drama, if more was needed, to this peaks. I love how the clouds seem to flow thru the range of peaks unveiling the details behind.

A word for the great tonal range this photo presents so difficult to have with digital, it almost looks like something caugth with analog film and as Rosemary says this has some Ansel Adams look.

Very nice!

Cheers.
Paulo

sandpiper (6788) 2012-09-14 5:02

Hi Alister

awesome shot of a fantastic place. Great composition and the misty clouds are great. well worth the 7 minutes of exposure

Chris

federico (6109) 2012-09-26 8:54

hi alister impressive result for this long exposure shot, taken in the moonlight
best regards
fred