Leading from Behind+REPOST

Anand, I really enjoyed looking at this photo. Even though maybe not technically perfect as you said, it sure does tell alot about the life of these people and their goats/sheep. The smallness of the man and the animals really give scale to the huge mountains surrounding them.

Your image is splendid (Large view highly recommended). Is that drop off as deep as it seems? The human is not so far from what appears the edge.

Charlie

Thanks for the kind words carol and charlie.

@ charlie, There is a large stream that is frozen solid at the valley floor. You can see a large leafless willow at the bottom left corner. The person is in a fairly safe section, but you can see some sheep grazing precariously close to the drop. The scary part is actually towards the right edge of the frame, its pretty steep and the snow is icy/patchy and the rocks underneath give away easily. Those village folk are as sure footed as their sheep, it is we who need to be cautious.

Humans may all be the same specie but we live so differently around the world. Thanks for responding. this is a very interesting and I think very well done photo.

Amazing scene!! Did you shoot his in RAW?? If so, it might be possible to recover the highlites. Very nice regardless--thanks for sharing.

@stan, I did shoot raw. There is a bit of detail in the hot whites but when i attempted to selectively tame them using the shadow/highlights tool, it looked a little odd to me. So i held back quite a bit. For some strange reason, the harsh whites didnt bother me. It sort of reminds of the harsh blinding snow. I shall do a rework with your suggestion in mind in a couple of days.

This shot awe me & made me feel nostalgic... of my village in the mountains of Nepal. The image tells a story of the life of mountain people. Thanks for sharing this Anand.

Definitely a shot that needs to be seen larger to appreciate the scale. I can appreciate the problems with doing too much burning to get the highlight details, if the information exists on the RAW, it will require some delicate double processing and blending to look right.

The sense is ore evident in the larger version Anand. You image definitely tells a story. Did you take any exposure bracketed images?

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@butch, Glad you liked it !

@ kah and eva, I did not take multiple exposures. It was a grab shot. Just had enough time to grab the battery out of my jacket and take the gloves off to take a couple of frames. It was the first day of a week long stay there (no electricity) . I was saving my batteries from the cold (got to -26C one night).
The good news is, I might have messed up the processing in the first attempt by blowing the whites while attempting a contrast boost.
Here is a rework. Used the recovery slider (set to 21) during RAW conversion, then slight contrast boost and sharpening. Let me know if its better. Thanks again for all the help.

Neat shot. The longer I look, the more I think the blown highlights on the distant slopes add to the image.