** T W I N S **, a photo from Jammu and Kashmir, North

Photographer's Note

These are distributaries of the beautiful Nubra River ( Sayak River ) which runs right through Nubra valley - North Ladakh ( India ). Alt - 12500ft.

The emerald green water meandering along the valley is simply breathtaking.

At certain areas the river cuts through sandy terrain which is quite rare.

Cheers.

rushfan2112, japiey, Hendrika, trekks, cunejo200, avene, isabela_sor, Wandering_Dan, ceky, Anna--, ewasting, sanita, moni05ro, kiks, rasto1893 has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-11-25 1:42

Hi Sayeed. Lovely shot and great, subtle colours. The river must be quite powerful not to be absorbed into a sandy landscape - or there must be some geology beneath that 'supports' it.

I'm not so keen on the top 'third' of the shot and I believe it might look ever better (difficult) if you crop out from where the fields touch the right edge of the photo. Just a suggestion.

Lovely image. Paul.

Gustaw (21670) 2007-11-25 1:52

Hi, my friend!
It is interesting view. I like your composition. It must be very interesting place. Good colours.
Marek

jasmis (58653) 2007-11-25 1:56

Interesting wild and severe landscape. Impressive photo, no doubt.
Regards.

smarcell (19965) 2007-11-25 2:04

Beautiful landscape, like an abstract paint. The two blue rivers are so bright and eye catching.

brandstaetter (15915) 2007-11-25 8:21

Hi Sayeed,

again such a wonderful landscape. Good colours and crop, perfect...
Cheers Chris

Merline (0) 2007-11-25 9:10

Hi Sayeed,
so you are in rivers too today...:-)

It is breathtaking indeed...and it also has something of abstraction, if you cropped the upper part that would be even more visible, but I also like it very much like this, two photos in one:-) superb colors...
Well done!

Cheers
Mich鋩e

Hendrika (655) 2007-11-25 10:18

Hi Sayeed,
You have been travelling at an amazing altitude - indeed a very captivating sight this emarls green water of the cold river.
I just love when nature provides you with such stunning views, all there for you to capture.
Thanks
Els

mrcrow (3993) 2007-11-25 11:33

these altitude shots are phenomenal..so clear and well toned
i can feel the vastness here and marvel at the flatness at such a height
cheers
geof

berseph (1758) 2007-11-25 15:57

This is an interesting scene Sayeed. I love the aqua color of the water. The setting as a whole is quite beautiful. I love all the colors here.

ifanik (21679) 2007-11-25 19:45

Hi Sayeed
Very beautiful photo with impressive lines and beautiful colours
Best rehgards
Nick

aadilj (18102) 2007-11-25 22:19

Hey sayeed, I thought you mentioned you were just a 'casual' photographer!!! But works like these suggest there's much more to you and your banking than you say. This work is special and an absolute delight to watch. Sure has all the class and oozes of talent. I want you go on a few more expeditions friend!!

marietom (34611) 2007-11-26 1:37

Hi Sayeed,

Jolies lignes et couleurs, pour cette image bien compos嶪.
Marie

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-11-26 5:24

Hi Sayeed, i have noticed this image in the gallery..and i am happy to discover it is yours..
very good work!
the landscape here is fatnastic and you have captured it so well..
the incredible colour of the water creats a great contrast..
bravo!
Ciao!
Valeria

Graal (103040) 2007-11-26 6:18

Hi Sayeed,
amazing view, great lines of colours. Unusual place. You had good POV. I like it a lot.
Gr., Aleksander

vincz (19113) 2007-11-26 6:49

very beautiful with spectacular blue colors in this white environment. I like it a lot.

pboehringer (770) 2007-11-26 7:28

Sayeed,
a very interesting landscape with an almost surreal or abstract looking. You might crop it even more and that effect would have been more evident. However you opted in giving some additional information of the place. I guess that the esmerald color of the water is due to glacier melt. Right?
Regards, Peter

trekks (14348) 2007-11-26 9:33

Hi Sayeed

Really nice view of the river bed pattern here, great capture and good contrast. I like the blue water flow. Well done.

TFS, cheers
bill

crckt (7222) 2007-11-26 19:10

Hi Sayeed,
What colors you have captured here! The emerald green, the shiny silver and the icy white all make a fine combination.
Really well done.
Regards,
Shaeri

isabela_sor (47748) 2007-11-27 3:01

The colour of the water is special and wonderful!
And the size of the valley is given by the trees there...they look so small .
Have a nice day
Isabela

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-11-27 3:16

Hello Sayeed,
Breathtaking indeed. The colors are so beautiful, and the diagonals formed by the river are fascinating and attractive. A superb landscape. Regards, Danilo

avene (12675) 2007-11-27 3:44

well, Sayeed, let me confess - I would've loved to have taken this shot :)) lately I've been obsessed with patterns, geometrical lines and somewhat abstract photos, and your shot nicely illustrates the reason. love the contrast between the bright colour of the water and the pastel land, love the gentle shapes and curves, love the different textures. on top of that you have strong diagonal lines in the shot that I've always liked, I find they add a nice smooth motion to the scene.
great shot, friend :)
best,
Kristine

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2007-11-27 9:35

Hi, Sayeed -

A very interesting composition of natural patterns. I don't agree with some of the other critiquers who think it should have been cropped (I tried it out to see for myself), although you might have tried toning down some of the white area on the top; although not blown out, it's bright enough to be a bit of a distraction. Minor point, though.

Nice job!

Regards,
Dan

ViktorVaughn (1525) 2007-11-27 20:56

Hello Sayeed,

Thanks again for the suggestion for the title. As for this photo. While it has garnered alot of attention, I do not think this is your best work. The rivers are indeed beautiful (the colours are stunning) the top part of the frame is over-exposed, and it doesn't seem to be very sharp (is it zoomed in?). I'm just being extra-critical as I have loved some of your previous work in this area of India :)

Regards,
David

xavshot (69835) 2007-11-28 9:37

Bonjour Sayeed
tr鋊 belles couleurs dans ce paysage et excellent POV qui domine la rivi鋨e. J'aime beaucoup le graphisme de l'image.
Xavier

japiey (10163) 2007-11-28 11:27

Hi Sayeed,

This shot haunts me..
EXPRESSIVE, and as life speaks.... colours , grey..and white..
A touch from nature..and a true image for man !! let us learn...

Namasthe.

jean paul

fserajian (2299) 2007-11-28 12:54

Hi Sayeed,

Well spotted, lovely shot with an excellent POV. TFS

Fara

Angshu (56760) 2007-11-28 19:51

Hello Sayeed
Truly beautiful..love the emerald green water of the river flowing through the sand banks. Is that ice we see on the sand? I might have wanted the top to be cropped off. An almost surreal or abstract looking landscape which you have captured well. Good work!
Regards
Angshu

ceky (2592) 2007-11-29 12:37

Thank you, Sayeed for this incredible landscape, with all these well captured lines pattern and colours !
Congratulations also for the title.
Regards
Georges

Anna-- (7801) 2007-12-02 10:26

Ciao Sayeed,
very interesting place, wonderful nature show. Great colors and composition
Anna

sanita (81) 2007-12-19 7:04

Wow! This is beautiful the setting and the colours as a whole is quite beautiful. It is so fantastic to be back in front of my computer, and see everybody𠏋 pictures. Thanks for this magnificent piece of art

markstaples (15670) 2007-12-21 4:45

This image is almost abstract and I love very much its graphical qualities. Well framed and good DOF. Nice one.
Best wishes
Mark

mikeo (12129) 2007-12-29 3:35

Hello Sayeed,

In the thumbnail it was looing like 2 big whales:) Really interesting place, beautiful colours and very good composition. Maybe the top is excactly little ovr exposured but the final result is really nice.

Greetings
Aga

:) soon

fotohadi (2967) 2007-12-31 6:01

Hi Sayeed.I like your composition.Beautiful landscape,s𧩓erb frame and colours.HAPPY NEW YEAR.....Hadi

wolf38 (30) 2008-01-03 0:37

Hello Sayeed. A very interesting photo. It lives on lines, forms, colors and structures. The graphic effect is outstanding. Beautifully and worth seeing. Best regards, Wolfgang.

coco (30439) 2008-04-29 5:57

Hi Sayed.

Good work with the deep and the composition. It's a good and nice landscape as also it is a nice work.

Regards.

banyanman (7797) 2008-08-20 8:36

I like the overall impact of this shot, Sayeed. By cropping it closer than a typical landscape shot from this POV you've introduced an abstract feel to it, but at the same time you've retained just enough of the shorelines on either side for us to appreciate the landscape through which this river runs. Cheers . . . David

moni05ro (56) 2008-09-14 2:27

Hi Sayeed,

Very nice picture, love the colors and the composition,

TFS,

kind regards,
monica

lestans (17258) 2009-04-15 0:32

Hi Sayeed!
what a fantastic landscape!! colors are great. I like also the little sno over the dark ground. You had a very nice POV to capture such a beauty!
Compliments, greetings!
Livia

MarcT (20964) 2009-04-26 22:09

Hi Sayed,
Superb colors of these land and water stripes. It becomes very graphical with those different tones.
Best wishes
Marc

kiks (12805) 2009-05-08 2:27

What a strange ans beautifuk combination of elements on this composition! The emerald green water on a snowy desert. Wonderful!!
Best regards
KIKs

devimeuxbe (58557) 2009-05-19 12:48

Hello Sayeed
i love the colors you get in this landscape; Very intertesting perspective on the river
well done
Bertrand

rasto1893 (522) 2009-10-25 1:31

Hello Sayeed,
Beautiful photo ... with very nice colours a dreamy landscape and place that you share with us ...

My best Regards
rastislav

giorgimer (35017) 2010-01-17 6:50

Hi Sayeed,

wonderful nature, extraordinary emerald water, very good POV

TFS

G

rezon (24) 2010-01-19 12:01

Simple, wonderful colors, excellent, breathtaking scene,
regards,
rezon

eversmile (11636) 2010-03-13 9:37

Hi Sayeed

A very different kind of shot but I like this too. The colors are gorgeous and the combination of white and blue are absolutely fascinating. I am just disappointed that you didn't dare to jump like the pilot Veer Pratap Singh when he saved Zaara, to get a better point of view on the second strap of water.Lol.
Regards
Marine

photilus (5550) 2010-03-16 11:35

Hi Sayeed,
I did not see this picture before. Very good work, beautiful colors, nice scenery.
I would like to go there of of this day !!!
Regards
Patrick