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Lake Wanaka is the 4th largest lake in New Zealand and located on the South Island. It was formed by a u-shaped valley of a glacier which melted in the last ice age. The Southern Alps are on it’s western shores and the Wanaka town lies at it’s southern tip. It is very close to the Queenstown – the adventure spots hotspot and the birthplace of modern bungee jumping.
More technical details about the photo at my photoblog (click on Image Info).
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There are two major glowworm caves in New Zealand. Waitomo caves on the North Island and Te Anau caves on the South Island. Te Anau is the gateway to the Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound, both famous fiords in the south-western coastal part of New Zealand called as Fiordland. Knowing that we would not be able to make it to Waitomo caves due to lack of time, we went to the Te Anau glowworm caves.
This photo is of the wharf on the shores on Te Anau in the Murchison Mountains. It was taken during twilight. More technical details about the photo at my photoblog (click on Image Info).
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The town of Mount Abu is the only hill station in the state of Rajasthan. Since it is close to the state of Gujarat, it is a popular vacation spot for tourists from that state. The two main attractions of the town are the Dilwara Temples and the Nakki Lake. The carvings in the Dilwara Temples is exquisite. It is so fine that you are afraid to touch thinking that it might crumble to pieces. Alas they wouldn’t let you take any pictures.
The above photo is of a restuarant on the shores of the Nakki lake. It’s not a floating restaurant but looks like one from the vantage point it was taken from. More technical information (click on Image Info) about this photo at my Photoblog Lens.
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Continuing my Ladakh Photograph series with another photo. This photo was taken along the south-western bank of the Pangong Tso (pronounced with a silent T – Tso means Lake in Ladakhi). Part of the lake lies in China (Aksai Chin). You will need a inner-line permit (easily obtainable with the help of a local travel agent) to visit. If you are on a budget or are constrained by time you will have to choose between visiting one of the two major lakes in Ladakh – Pangong Tso and Tso moriri. Camping on the shores of Pangong Tso by night is an amazing experience because of the extremely clear skies.
To take this photo I put it my camera very close to the waters of the Pangong Tso to get a better wideangle shot. I have used this extremely well for shooting water-bodies. More technical details about the photo at my photoblog (click on Image Info).