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Photo Essay - Winds of the Mustang
https://ewenbell.com/editorial/Winds+of+The+Mustang
"This essay is inspired by my last sunset in the Lower Mustang. The geology of this region is shaped by wind and water, turning stone into dust. The beautiful carvings of Tibetan prayers etched into tablets, and placed at chorten, are only temporary. That is the nature of our existence."
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Photo Essay - Golden Bhaktapur
https://ewenbell.com/editorial/Golden+Bhaktapur
"In the early light of a winters morning the Durbar Square in Bhaktapur is usually pretty quiet, but filled with long shadows. Most tourists don't arrive here until later in the morning, so for a little while we get to enjoy Bhaktapur without the mayhem and chaos. The ancient streets are a gentle space for taking photos with the locals."
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I still have a bunch of pics to share from this trip but am struggling to remember which ones I already posted. Maybe that's a sign that I need to let this story rest. It's been a really difficult journey, and has tested my inner strength. So many wobbly bits. Not the photography though, that has never been easier. Having a simple setup, with a couple of primes and two super tiny camera bodies, has been a treat.
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@BubblegumYeti @holger
I've had several Himalayan trips with the S9. It's just a great little body. I love it. I have a pair of them now, an 18mm on one of them and 40mm on the other. I keep a 100mm Macro in the bag just in case I need extra reach or to capture a butterfly :)
https://social.ewenbell.com/notice/B0GuRjRqfcttszF808
I charge a battery every couple of days. Very low stress travel kit.
You can see a collection of images from my most recent travels (all taken with my S9 bodies) on the following hashtag:
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Field Review in Nepal
– 40mm F2 AF from TT Artisan
https://youtu.be/qpXcCWugHZk
I've just spent two weeks travelling across Nepal and this 40mm F2 from TT Artisan has never left my side. An amazingly cheap lens, but delivering immense results. It's the perfect companion to my S9 camera body, but also comes in Sony E Mount and Nikon Z mount. Check out some lovely photos from the Himalayas, and find out why this lens ticked so many boxes.
Also on PeerTube via @ewenbell
https://makertube.net/w/2U1jp8C2DBgDdS7NXmE6tW
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Field Review in Nepal
– 40mm F2 AF from TT Artisan
https://youtu.be/qpXcCWugHZk
I've just spent two weeks travelling across Nepal and this 40mm F2 from TT Artisan has never left my side. An amazingly cheap lens, but delivering immense results. It's the perfect companion to my S9 camera body, but also comes in Sony E Mount and Nikon Z mount. Check out some lovely photos from the Himalayas, and find out why this lens ticked so many boxes.
Also on PeerTube via @ewenbell
https://makertube.net/w/2U1jp8C2DBgDdS7NXmE6tW
#EwenTube #Photography #TTArtisan #40mm #EwenInNepal #LumixS9 -
Field Review in Nepal
– 40mm F2 AF from TT Artisan
https://youtu.be/qpXcCWugHZk
I've just spent two weeks travelling across Nepal and this 40mm F2 from TT Artisan has never left my side. An amazingly cheap lens, but delivering immense results. It's the perfect companion to my S9 camera body, but also comes in Sony E Mount and Nikon Z mount. Check out some lovely photos from the Himalayas, and find out why this lens ticked so many boxes.
Also on PeerTube via @ewenbell
https://makertube.net/w/2U1jp8C2DBgDdS7NXmE6tW
#EwenTube #Photography #TTArtisan #40mm #EwenInNepal #LumixS9 -
Field Review in Nepal
– 40mm F2 AF from TT Artisan
https://youtu.be/qpXcCWugHZk
I've just spent two weeks travelling across Nepal and this 40mm F2 from TT Artisan has never left my side. An amazingly cheap lens, but delivering immense results. It's the perfect companion to my S9 camera body, but also comes in Sony E Mount and Nikon Z mount. Check out some lovely photos from the Himalayas, and find out why this lens ticked so many boxes.
Also on PeerTube via @ewenbell
https://makertube.net/w/2U1jp8C2DBgDdS7NXmE6tW
#EwenTube #Photography #TTArtisan #40mm #EwenInNepal #LumixS9 -
Field Review in Nepal
– 40mm F2 AF from TT Artisan
https://youtu.be/qpXcCWugHZk
I've just spent two weeks travelling across Nepal and this 40mm F2 from TT Artisan has never left my side. An amazingly cheap lens, but delivering immense results. It's the perfect companion to my S9 camera body, but also comes in Sony E Mount and Nikon Z mount. Check out some lovely photos from the Himalayas, and find out why this lens ticked so many boxes.
Also on PeerTube via @ewenbell
https://makertube.net/w/2U1jp8C2DBgDdS7NXmE6tW
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Views to Nilgiri. I never get bored of this sight. You wake up in the morning inside a simple guesthouse and look out the window to see 7000m peaks looking back at you from across the valley. Just amazing.
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Stone and water. The Himalayas.
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Kagbeni. The town in Nepal that most embodies my connection to Nepal. So much has happened here, good and bad. More good than bad.
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This village sits around 3000m high in the Annapurna Ranges, on the edge of the Mustang. The women in this photo are young, and they are not from here. They were hired to process manure. They shovel it into bags then haul it into the fields below the village.
They originate from Dolpo, one of the poorest regions of Nepal. It takes three days on buses to reach this part of the Annapurnas from where they live.
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Tashi's folks. We dropped in for momos last week.
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One of those mornings when the Himalayas is playing with the sunlight. A river flows across the silt below us, while the peaks of Nilgiri generates clouds up above.
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First light on the edge of the Mustang.
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We saw this family walking down the road, and singing their hearts out along the way. Stopped to have a dance and take a few shots.
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Here's a bunch more. Something about sharing a tonne of pics in one post kind of leans into the chaos of the day anyway :)
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Loads of people literally stopped us to have their photo taken. These folks all have perfectly good smart phones, but something about the camera still grabs attention here.
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Despite the first impressions of chaos, once inside the temple complex we found ourselves surrounded by eager subjects. Nepalese folk are so very generous to photographers.
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On our way towards Pokhara we chanced upon a scene of chaos, devotion and beauty. A Hindu festival called Bala Chaturdashi. Throngs of people, flowers and smoke. Intense but beautiful.
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Gotta share one more view of this amazing valley. Snow capped ridgeline of Nilgiri can be seen in the distance, as glacial waters run down the river bed.
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The world has changed so much in my lifetime, and yet some special places like this still exist. They are real. They are alive. Moments like this in the Himalayas make me feel like I'm a small pebble on the banks of a very large river.
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There's a beauty in human expression that I find compelling. You don't have to read Tibetan or Sanskrit to appreciate the beauty. Just sitting quietly in a place that others regard as sacred is all that is required sometimes.
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Carved in stone. Chorten overlooking the village of Syang.
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Little things matter. I think of photography as a form of meditation. You can focus on the big picture, or enjoy quiet moments with the little details.
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Nepal is a humbling place to visit for most folks. The beauty of their cultures and connection to nature. It's like stepping back into a world that we, in the west, have given away.
And yet it's also deeply sad. They struggle to imagine a better future here. So many of their best and brightest have left the country. The burden on those who remain is stifling.
Like driving in the rutted tracks, unable to steer a new path.
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Last gasp of autumn colours in the Annapurnas.
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These shots are from Kagbeni. It's a marvellous town and surrounded by gorgeous scenery. It's full of quirks and I hope it won't ever get too popular and outgrow its charm.
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Continuing my #EwenInNepal series, this time we're stopping by the roadside near Jomsom and enjoying a little afternoon light on the river. The peaks of Nilgiri rise above in the distance.
This shot was taken handheld at 1/8th of a second on the Lumix S9, and my Okko ND64 slipped on the Lumix S 18mm to help achieve the slow shutter. Amazing what the stabilisation in these cameras can do now.
#SquareMood #LumixS9 #Lumix #Nepal #Pancakes #Photography #Mustang #18mm -
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The finished pancake. Even the dining room at this guest house turns into a delightful studio for photography.
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Every so often I do pull out the 18mm lens :)
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I have never captured the perfect image of Boudhanath. I likely never will. It's a dynamic place that drowns you in opportunity to the point of paralysis. My favourite part of visiting are the drums of incense. They arrive late in the afternoon, and the skies fill with scent and smoke. People pay a few cents to tip in a fresh cup of incense.
The photos are free.
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Iconic, for a reason. Boudhanath is a bit special.
It can be hard finding new ways to photograph a country after 15 years of exploring and capturing. Sometimes I don't even bother looking for new ways, I just try to get a slightly better version of something I've already captured.
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There was this one moment yesterday when the last gasp of clouds were loitering above Shivapuri, and the city of Kathmandu lay low below the hills like a sleeping kitten.
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There was this one moment yesterday when the last gasp of clouds were loitering above Shivapuri, and the city of Kathmandu lay low below the hills like a sleeping kitten.
#Kathamandu #EwenInNepal #SquareMood #LumixS9 #40mm #Lumix #Nepal #Photography -
There was this one moment yesterday when the last gasp of clouds were loitering above Shivapuri, and the city of Kathmandu lay low below the hills like a sleeping kitten.
#Kathamandu #EwenInNepal #SquareMood #LumixS9 #40mm #Lumix #Nepal #Photography -
There was this one moment yesterday when the last gasp of clouds were loitering above Shivapuri, and the city of Kathmandu lay low below the hills like a sleeping kitten.
#Kathamandu #EwenInNepal #SquareMood #LumixS9 #40mm #Lumix #Nepal #Photography -
There was this one moment yesterday when the last gasp of clouds were loitering above Shivapuri, and the city of Kathmandu lay low below the hills like a sleeping kitten.
#Kathamandu #EwenInNepal #SquareMood #LumixS9 #40mm #Lumix #Nepal #Photography -
Will be a proper review in a couple of weeks, but my main lens for this trip will be the cheap and cheerful TT Artisan 40mm F2. It's got autofocus, it's available for E-mount, Z-mount and L-mount... and it's super cute and tiny mounted on my teeny tiny Lumix S9.
I think this little rig will give me some joy in the coming weeks. This cost me well under $200 to purchase, and they shipped it express at no extra charge.
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"Happy vs Grumpy"
https://youtu.be/wCVmsYRp9gE
This week I started back at work on my Tashi Project. I've stepped away for many months, and that's a good thing. It's easy to get too close to a project and lose sight of how to take it forward. I have better perspective after giving it some distance, and hopefully can find a way to bring this to light in the coming months.
Reposting my YouTube update on the Tashi Project here, which was useful for myself to rewatch today :)
Also on PeerTube for Fediverse friends via @ewenbell:
https://makertube.net/w/fwDJQWBjy48iXQTa9yditJ
#TheJoyOfTashi #Photography #EwenInNepal #EwenTube #JoyOfTashi -
"Happy vs Grumpy"
https://youtu.be/wCVmsYRp9gE
This week I started back at work on my Tashi Project. I've stepped away for many months, and that's a good thing. It's easy to get too close to a project and lose sight of how to take it forward. I have better perspective after giving it some distance, and hopefully can find a way to bring this to light in the coming months.
Reposting my YouTube update on the Tashi Project here, which was useful for myself to rewatch today :)
Also on PeerTube for Fediverse friends via @ewenbell:
https://makertube.net/w/fwDJQWBjy48iXQTa9yditJ
#TheJoyOfTashi #Photography #EwenInNepal #EwenTube #JoyOfTashi -
"Happy vs Grumpy"
https://youtu.be/wCVmsYRp9gE
This week I started back at work on my Tashi Project. I've stepped away for many months, and that's a good thing. It's easy to get too close to a project and lose sight of how to take it forward. I have better perspective after giving it some distance, and hopefully can find a way to bring this to light in the coming months.
Reposting my YouTube update on the Tashi Project here, which was useful for myself to rewatch today :)
Also on PeerTube for Fediverse friends via @ewenbell:
https://makertube.net/w/fwDJQWBjy48iXQTa9yditJ
#TheJoyOfTashi #Photography #EwenInNepal #EwenTube #JoyOfTashi -
"Happy vs Grumpy"
https://youtu.be/wCVmsYRp9gE
This week I started back at work on my Tashi Project. I've stepped away for many months, and that's a good thing. It's easy to get too close to a project and lose sight of how to take it forward. I have better perspective after giving it some distance, and hopefully can find a way to bring this to light in the coming months.
Reposting my YouTube update on the Tashi Project here, which was useful for myself to rewatch today :)
Also on PeerTube for Fediverse friends via @ewenbell:
https://makertube.net/w/fwDJQWBjy48iXQTa9yditJ
#TheJoyOfTashi #Photography #EwenInNepal #EwenTube #JoyOfTashi -
"Happy vs Grumpy"
https://youtu.be/wCVmsYRp9gE
This week I started back at work on my Tashi Project. I've stepped away for many months, and that's a good thing. It's easy to get too close to a project and lose sight of how to take it forward. I have better perspective after giving it some distance, and hopefully can find a way to bring this to light in the coming months.
Reposting my YouTube update on the Tashi Project here, which was useful for myself to rewatch today :)
Also on PeerTube for Fediverse friends via @ewenbell:
https://makertube.net/w/fwDJQWBjy48iXQTa9yditJ
#TheJoyOfTashi #Photography #EwenInNepal #EwenTube #JoyOfTashi -
I'm selling the Himalayas :) One monk at a time.
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Morning light across the town of Besisahar. This is where the journey to Manang begins in earnest.