Attempting to photograph landscapes in an area such as the Himalayas in Nepal comes with a certain set of challenges. The most obvious being the altitude that you would be working in. Durring my last 22 day trip to the Everest Region of Nepal, I spent more then 10 days well above 15,000 ft. Although I live in Denver, CO (The mile high city), that was not easy. The second biggest challenge is light. While I had the fortunate or unfortunate experience of being snowed on every single day that I was in the Himalayas, the mountains them selves are so massive, the typically block out the nice soft light in both the morning and or evening. In fact, because of the afternoon storms I did not see the sun set once durring the entire time. In order to overcome this challenge, you have to get creative. While most people rely heavily on their wide angle lenses in the mountains, I find myself splitting my time with a nice mid level telephoto lens as well. It allows you to control depth of field in a way that is near impossible with a wide angle lens.

CAMERA: Canon 1D Mark IV
LENS: Canon 70 – 200 2.8L IS II
ISO: 100
EXPOSURE: f / 11 at 1/320 of sec

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“Rocky Silhouette” – Arches National Park, Utah – 2009

This photos was taken near Turret Arch in Arches National Park one morning last Spring. The clouds offered a unique backdrop to the blue skies that helped give the silhouette of this beautiful rock.